LG LGA390 Owner’s Manual [in]
ENGLISH
User guide
LG-A390
MFL67787703 (1.0) www.lg.com
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LG-A390 User Guide - ENGLISH
This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you with useful
explanations of features on your phone.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of
the phone or your service provider.
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Dear LG Mobile customer,
You are entitled for one year warranty on this model. For automatic registration, One SMS containing
the IMEI no. of your phone will be automatically sent to LG servers.
In return you will get one year warranty from the date of purchase at any authorized LG Mobile
Service center.
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proceeds from SMS of automatic registration.
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Disposal of your old appliance
1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product
it means the product is covered by the e-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules, 2011.
2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately
from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities
appointed by the government or the local authorities.
3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human health.
4. For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance,
please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.
5. This product does not contain any of the hazardous substances as
specified in the rule 13 (1) and (2) of the e-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules, 2011.
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Contents
Getting to know your phone ....................6
Installing the SIM Card and Charging the
Battery.........................................................8
Installing the SIM Card ..........................8
Menu Map .................................................. 11
Turning Your Phone On and Off .......12
Lock/Unlock Your Keypad ................... 12
Calls ........................................................... 12
Making a call ........................................... 12
Making a call from your contacts .....12
Answering and rejecting a call .......... 13
Using the speakerphone ..................... 13
Speed dialling ......................................... 14
Viewing your call logs ........................... 14
Changing the call settings .................. 14
Contacts .................................................... 15
Searching for a contact........................15
Adding a new contact .......................... 16
Adding a contact to a group .............16
Messaging ................................................. 16
Sending a message .............................. 16
Entering text .............................................17
T9 mode ................................................... 18
Using the T9 Mode ...............................18
Abc mode ................................................ 19
123 mode ................................................ 19
Inserting symbols ................................... 19
Changing the language ....................... 19
Message folders ....................................20
E-mail ........................................................21
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Setting up your e-mail ......................... 21
Sending an e-mail using your new
account...................................................... 21
Camera ..................................................... 22
Taking a quick photo ...........................22
Video camera .......................................... 22
Shooting a quick video .......................22
Media Player ............................................ 22
Playing a song .......................................22
FM radio ................................................... 23
Searching for stations .......................... 24
Listening to the radio ..........................24
Recording your radio............................24
Voice recorder ......................................... 25
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Recording your voice memo .............25
Applications ............................................. 25
LGFunBox ...............................................25
NewsHunt ................................................ 26
Nimbuzz ................................................... 26
Facebook .................................................26
Organizer ................................................. 27
Setting your alarm ............................... 27
Using the calendar .............................. 27
Adding an item to your To-do list ... 27
Adding a note ....................................... 27
Adding a city to your world time ...... 27
Using your calculator ..........................28
Converting a unit .................................28
Using the stopwatch ............................28
Shortcuts ................................................ 28
Internet ....................................................28
Accessing the internet browser ........28
Settings .................................................... 29
Switching your SIM cards .................29
Activating SIM cards ............................29
Setting Phone Profile ...........................29
Changing your display settings ........29
Changing your connectivity settings 30
Changing your Bluetooth settings ...30
Pairing with another Bluetooth device..
....................................................................30
Changing your phone settings .......... 31
Changing your security settings .......33
Resetting your phone ..........................33
Installing LG PC Suite on your
computer .................................................34
Phone Software update ......................... 34
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use 35
Accessories .............................................. 45
Technical Data .........................................46
Troubleshooting ...................................... 47
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Getting to know your phone
LED Blinker
LED indicator blink with respective color on
pressing of SIM Switching Key(SSK) in the idle
screen, notification popup(Message and missed
call) and glow continuously while charging.
Main screen
Soft keys
Each of these keys performs the functions
indicated by the text on the display immediately
above them.
OK key
Selects menu options and confirms actions.
Call key
Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.
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Headset jack
Navigation keys
Use for quick access to phone functions
• In standby mode:
Press Up Navigation Key: Media Player
Press Down Navigation Key: Messaging
Press Right Navigation Key: FM Radio
Press Left Navigation Key: Camera
• In menu: Scroll up, down, right & left.
End/Power key
• Ends or rejects a call.
• Returns to the home screen when you use
the menu.
• Long press to turn On/Off your phone.
Charger / USB Cable connector
SIM Switch Key
SIM Switch Key is used to switch
between 2 SIM cards. You can
switch to another SIM card by
pressing the SIM Switch Key
more than 0.5 seconds.
Camera lens
MicroSD Card
slot
SIM card slots
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Back cover
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Battery
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Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery
Installing a Memory card
Remove the Back cover and insert a micro
SD card with the golden contact area facing
downwards as shown in the diagram. To
remove the Memory card, gently pull it.
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Note: Memory card is an optional accessory.
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Formatting the Memory card
From your home screen, Press Menu and
select Gallery, Select External memory and
From Options choose Format and enter
Phone Password to format the Memory card.
WARNING: When you format your Memory
card, all the content will be Erased. If you do
not want to lose the data on your Memory card,
take a backup first.
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network,
you are provided with a SIM card loaded
with your subscription details, such as your
PIN, any optional services available and
many others.
Important!
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scratches or bending, so be careful when
handling, inserting or removing the card.
Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of
small children.
› Only 2G/2.5G SIM cards are supported.
Illustrations
1. Open back cover.
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2. Remove the battery.
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3. Insert your SIM Cards.
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4. Insert your battery.
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6. Charge your battery.
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5. Close the back cover.
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WARNING: Do not remove the battery when
the phone is switched on, as this may damage
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the phone.
Menu Map
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Turning Your Phone On and Off
You can power the phone on and off by
pressing and holding the Power key.
Lock/Unlock Your Keypad
To lock, press Menu (LSK) in main screen
and then press Keylock (RSK).
To Unlock, press Unlock(LSK) and then
press Ye s (RSK).
Calls
Making a call
1. Enter the number using the keypad. To
delete a digit press Clear.
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2. Press to initiate the call.
3. To end the call, press .
TIP! To enter + when making an international
call, press and hold 0.
TIP! To control the volume during a call, press
the up and down navigation keys.
TIP! You can record your conversation during a
call. Press Options and select Voice recorder.
Making a call from your contacts
1. Select Contacts from the home screen.
2. Using the keypad, enter the first letter
of the contact you want to call and scroll
through the Contacts.
3. Press to begin the call.
TIP! To scroll through your contacts, use the
up and down navigation keys.
TIP! You can make a call from any of the two
SIM cards, by selecting SIM Switching Key.
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press to
answer the call.
While your phone is ringing, select Silent to
mute the ringing.
This is useful if you have forgotten to
change your profile to Silent while in a
meeting.
Press or select Silent then Reject to
reject the incoming call.
TIP! You can change the settings on your
phone to answer your calls in different ways.
Press Menu, select Settings and choose Call.
Select Advanced settings then select Answer
mode and choose from Any key, Auto answer
when headset mode.
Using the speakerphone
During a call, you can activate speakerphone
by pressing RSK (H-Free) and you can use
the handset in hands-free mode.
If the speakerphone is active, press RSK
(H-Held) again to resume normal handset
conversation mode.
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Speed dialling
Press Menu and select Contacts > Options
> Phonebook settings, then choose
Speed dial. Set the Status and choose
Set numbers. Assign contacts to any keys
between 4 and 8.
Speed dial 1 is set to your voice mail, 9 key
is set to SOS mode and 2 & 3 keys are
assigned to Speed SIM Budget. so you can
not change these keys.
TIP! Speed SIM budget is the function that
is easy way for checking SIM budget. If you
register Speed SIM budget, you can get the
information of SIM budget by long press of ‘2’
/ ‘3’ in idle screen.
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Note : To activate Speed dial , status should be
On (Speed dial > Status)
Viewing your call logs
Press to view your missed, received and
dialled call logs.
Changing the call settings
You can set the menu relevant to a call.
Press Menu, select Settings and choose
Call.
Cost save mode
Every contact is added along with assigned
SIM when adding in phone book. During
Calling, matching operator SIM is identified
and the operation is completed using the
matching operator SIM. This makes possible
to use benefit from using same operator.
To use Cost save mode feature,make sure
the feature is On [Settings -> Call -> Cost
save mode]
Note: Cost save mode doesn’t work during
in-call.
Advanced settings
Blacklist - This menu shows you the phone
numbers of person you have chosen to
reject. You can add the new number in
Blacklist numbers. The incoming calls of
Blacklist numbers will be rejected when
Reject number in blacklist option is set to
On.
Fake call: You can set a fake incoming call
which will come after specific time.
Note: Fake call can be activated or
deactivated from idle screen using shortcut
code #*#.
Contacts
Searching for a contact
1. Select Contacts from the home screen.
2. Using the keypad enter the first letter of
the contact you want to call.
3. Press Up/Down navigation key to scroll
through the contacts.
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Adding a new contact
1. Select Contacts from the home screen.
Select Add new contact.
2. Choose the contact storage location.
3. Then enter the Name, Number & details
of your new contact, select Options then
choose Save.
TIP! Assign SIM field is used to assign the
Contact to Default SIM/SIM1/SIM2. Call will
be originated via assigned SIM for the Contact
when Cost Save mode is ON.
Adding a contact to a group
You can save your contacts into groups,
for example, keeping your work colleagues
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and family separate. To make a group press
Option from the Contacts menu. And select
Caller groups. You can set the Group name,
Group picture, Group ringtone in Add new
group.
Messaging
Sending a message
1. Press Menu, select Messaging, and choose
Write message to send an SMS or MMS.
2. A new message editor will open. The
message editor combines text message
and multimedia messages into one
intuitive and easy to switch between
editor. The default setting of the
message editor is text message.
3. Enter your message using either the T9
predictive mode or Abc manual mode
or 123 mode. You can switch text input
modes by pressing the ke y.
4. If you want to add some images or
videos etc, select Options and choose
Add Picture, Add sound, Add video, Add
subject.
5. From Options choose Send to then
Select Enter recipient, Add from
Phonebook or Recent input. You can
even add multiple contacts by marking
the contacts.
Note: Message can be sent to a group also.
Edit the message then press OK Key to send
and select Add from phonebook. Navigate to
the right to select Caller groups and select the
group you want.
6. Press Send icon to send the
message.
TIP! You can select your message type as
SMS or MMS when you enter text by pressing
Options > Switch to MMS/SMS.
WARNING: Image, Video clip, Sound clip or
Subject is added to the message editor, it will
be automatically converted to MMS mode and
you will be charged accordingly.
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric characters
using the phone’s keypad. The following text
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input methods are available in the phone:
T9 mode, Abc mode and 123 mode.
To change modes, press the ke y.
Note: Some fields may allow only one text
input mode (e.g. telephone number in address
book fields).
T9 mode
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to
recognise words you’re writing based on
the key sequences you press. Simply press
the number key associated with the letter
you want to enter, and the dictionar y will
recognise the word once all the letters are
entered.
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Using the T9 Mode
1. When you are in the T9 predictive text
input mode, start entering a word by
pressing keys to . Press one
key per letter.
- If the word is still incorrect after typing
completely, press the Up & Down
navigation keys to scroll through the
other word options.
- If the desired word is missing from the
word choices list, add it by using the
Abc mode.
2. Enter the whole word.
- To delete letters, press Clear.
- Complete each word with a space by
pressing the ke y.
Abc mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by
pressing the key labeled with the required
letter once, twice, three or four times until
the letter is displayed.
123 mode
Type numbers using one keystroke per
number. You can also add numbers while
remaining in letter modes by pressing and
holding the desired key.
Inserting symbols
If you want to insert symbols, press the
key, then you can choose a symbol. Or you
can press Options and then choose Insert
symbol.
Changing the language
LG-A390 supports various languages.
There are two ways to change the writing
language from the writing screen. You can
press Options, go to Writing language and
then set the language you want or long
press key in editor.
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Message folders
Press Menu, select Messaging. And select
the folder you want.
Inbox - You will be alerted when you have
received messages. They will be stored in
Inbox.
TIP! Messages can be sorted with the given
sorting options for an easy access of messages
(Inbox > Options > Sort by : Sender, Subject,
Unread/read, Message size and Message type).
Drafts - If you don’t have time to finish
writing a message, you can save what you
have written so far in here.
Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder
used while messages are being sent.
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Sent messages - After sending out the
message, the text message or multimedia
message is saved in the Sent folder.
Archive - You can access your saved
messages.
Broadcast messages - Choose whether
to receive, block, view or edit channels
to receive information service messages
(broadcast messages). Also choose the
languages of information service messages.
Message settings - Your message settings
are pre-defined so that you can send
messages immediately. If you would like to
change the settings, you can do this using
the settings options.
Setting up your e-mail
You can stay in touch on the move using
e-mail on your LG-A390. It’s quick and
simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail
account.
1. Press Menu Select Messaging and
choose E-mail.
2. The first time you open the E-mail, you
need to setup an email account. A setup
wizard opens to help you add an e-mail
account.
3. Follow the pop up instruction and enter
the information required.
Sending an e-mail using your new account
To send/receive an e-mail, you should set
up an e-mail account.
1. From Menu Select Messaging and
choose E-mail.
2. From Options Choose Write e-mail and a
new e-mail editor screen will open.
3. Enter the recipient’s address and write
a subject.
4. Enter your message.
5. Press Options, select Add attachments
to add a file.
6. From Options Choose Send to sent your
e-mail.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
1. Press Menu and select Multimedia.
Select Camera to open the viewfinder.
2. Hold the phone and, point the lens
towards the subject of the photo.
3. Press key to take a photo.
Video camera
Shooting a quick video
1. Press Menu and select Multimedia, then
choose Camera, Press Down Navigation Key
to change camera mode to Video Camera.
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2. Point the camera lens towards the
subject of the video.
3. Press key to start recording.
4. Recording will start in the viewfinder and
a timer will show the length of your video.
5. Select LSK [ ] to Pause recording
and RSK [ ] to Stop and save the
recorded Video.
Media Player
Your LG-A390 has a built-in Media player
so you can play all your favourite music.
Playing a song
1. Press Menu and select Multimedia, then
choose Media Player.
2. Choose My playlists then select the song
you want to play.
3. Select to pause the song.
4. Select to skip to the next song.
5. Select to skip to the previous song.
6. Select Back to minimise the music and
return to the Media player menu.
Note: Music is copyright protected in
international treaties and national copyright
laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission
or license to reproduce or copy music. In some
countries national law prohibits private copying
of copyrighted material.
Please check the national legislation of the
applicable country concerning the use of such
materials.
FM radio
Your LG-A390 has an FM radio feature so
you can tune into your favourite stations and
listen on the move.
During listening to the FM radio, you can
also record a short clip and save it.
Note: You will need to insert your headset in
order to listen to the radio. Insert the plug into
the headset connector in order to listen to the
radio and keep the good radio reception.
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Searching for stations
1. Press Menu and select Multimedia, then
choose FM radio
2. Select Options and choose Auto search.
You can also use the left and right
navigation keys to search for stations.
Listening to the radio
1. Press Menu and select Multimedia, then
choose FM radio.
2. Select the channel number of the station
you would like to listen to.
TIP! You can listen to the radio via built-in
speaker. Press Options, select Settings then
choose Loud speaker status as On.
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Recording your radio
1. Press key during listening to the
radio.
2. The recording time is displayed on your
phone. If you want to stop the recording,
press Stop.
The recorded contents will be saved in
Gallery as .amr/.wav file.
Note: After recording your radio, you can listen
to all of the radio recordings by selecting
Options and Choose File list.
TIP! To configure your settings such as the
Background play, Loud speaker, Audio quality
or Record storage, press Options and select
Settings.
Voice recorder
Use your Voice recorder to record voice
memos or other sounds.
Recording your voice memo
1. Press Menu and select Multimedia, then
choose Voice recorder.
2. Press key to begin recording.
3. Choose Stop to end the recording and
Press Ye s to Save audio.
4. Press Options and select Play to listen to
the last recorded audio.
Applications
Your LG-A390 comes with preloaded games
to keep you amused when you have time
to spare. If you choose to download any
additional games or applications they will be
saved into this folder. Press Menu and select
Applications. Choose My games & apps.
LGFunBox
LG fun box is an application store,
where you can download wallpapers,
ringtones, games & other useful
applications.
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NewsHunt
NewsHunt is a unique mobile
application designed to enable viewing
and reading newspapers in the
regional languages on the go.
Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz is a chat application that lets
you connect with your buddies 24x7
on Gtalk,Facebook, Yahoo, MSN etc.
Log in and you will see your friend’s
updated status. Input your comment
about new statusor check others.
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• Steps to be followed to set the required
language in Facebook Application:
After login:
Menu > Settings > Language, user can
select the language.
Before Login:
In login screen , the last option “Language” ,
user can select the language.
Organizer
Setting your alarm
(Menu > Organizer > Alarm clock)
You can set up to 5 alarms to invoke on a
specified time.
Using the calendar
(Menu > Organizer > Calendar)
When you enter this menu, a calendar
appears. A square cursor is located on the
current date. You can move the cursor to
another date using the navigation keys.
Adding an item to your To-do list
(Menu > Organizer > To-do list)
You can view, edit and add tasks to do.
Adding a note
(Menu > Organizer > Notes)
You can register your own notes here.
Adding a city to your world time
(Menu > Organizer > World time)
You can also check the current time of
major cities around the world.
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Using your calculator
(Menu > Organizer > Calculator)
The calculator provides the basic
arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division.
Converting a unit
(Menu > Organizer > Converter)
This converts any measurements into a unit
you want.
Using the stopwatch
(Menu > Organizer > Stopwatch)
This option allows you to use the function of
a stopwatch.
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Shortcuts
(Menu > Organizer > Shortcuts)
It helps you to go to the menu you search
for. You can set the item as Shortcuts.
Internet
Accessing the internet browser
You can launch the wap browser and access
the homepage of the activated profile on
Internet Profiles. You can also manually enter
an URL address and access the associated
wap page. Press Menu and select Internet.
Note: An additional cost is incurred when
connecting to this service and downloading
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