LG LGC195 Owner's Manual

LG-C195 User’s 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 content of this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider, region and/or country.

Contents

Getting to know your phone ...

.............................................................4

Installing the SIM and battery 6

Memory card .................................8

Calling ..............................................9

Making a call ..............................9

Making a call from your

contacts ........................................9

Answering and rejecting a

call ..................................................9

Logs ................................................10

Games & apps. ...........................10

Internet .........................................11

SNS

(Social network services) 11

Messaging ...................................12

Messaging ................................12

Sending a message ..............12

Entering text ...........................12

Text input mode using the

keypad .......................................13

Multimedia ..................................13

Camera ......................................13

Video camera ..........................13

Album ........................................13

MP3 Player ...............................14

FM Radio ...................................14

My stuff .........................................15

SIM services ................................15

E-mail .............................................16

Sending an email using your

new account ...........................16

Phonebook..................................16

Searching for a contact ......16

Adding a new contact.........16

Tools ...............................................17

Quick menu .............................17

Alarm clock ..............................17

Calculator .................................17

Voice recorder ........................17

Stopwatch ................................17

Unit converter ........................17

World clock ..............................17

Organizer .....................................17

Calendar ...................................17

Tasks ...........................................17

Memo .........................................17

Calculate date .........................17

Settings .........................................18

Profiles .......................................18

Device ........................................18

Display .......................................18

Calls .............................................19

Connectivity ............................19

Wi-Fi ............................................19

Synchronize your phone

with your PC ...........................20

Backing up and restoring

your phone’s information .. 20

Viewing your phone files on

your PC ......................................20

Phone Software update .....21

Accessories ..................................22

Troubleshooting .......................23

Guidelines for safe and

efficient use.................................25

Getting to know your phone

Earpiece

Send key

• It dials a phone

number and answers a call.

• In standby mode:

It shows the history of calls.

Alphanumeric keys

• In standby mode:

Input numbers to dial. Hold down below keys:

- Insert ‘+’ symbol to make international calls.

- Connect voice mail center.

To - Speed dials.

- SOS Mode.

- Hold the key down to activate or deactivate silent mode.

• In editing mode:

Enter numbers and characters.

Navigation key

• In standby mode:

This key performs the function Indicated in:

Menu, Settings, Display, Homescreen, Widget settings and Key assignments.

• In menu: Scroll up, down, right and left.

Function keys (Left key/Right key)

• These keys perform

the function Indicated in the bottom of the display.

End/Power key

• Switch on/off (hold down).

• End or reject a call.

Confirm key/OK key

• It selects menu options and confirms actions.

Lock/Customize key

• Short press to access customize key.

• Long press to lock/ unlock in any screen.

Charger/USB cable connector

Stereo earphone connector

Memory card slot

Camera lens

SIM card slot

Back cover

Battery

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the back cover

2 Remove the battery

Lever the top edge of the battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment.

WARNING: Do not remove

the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make sure that the golden contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the

SIM card, pull it gently in the reverse direction.

4 Install the battery

First insert the bottom of the battery into the bottom edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press top of the battery until it clips into place.

5 Insert the back cover

6 Charging your phone

Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your LG-C195 will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full” appears on screen.

Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory available on your phone using a memory card.

Note: A memory card is an

optional accessory.

Slide the memory card into the slot until it clicks into place. Make sure that the golden contact area is facing downwards.

Removing a memory card

Carefully remove the memory card by gently pulling it outside as shown in the above diagram.

Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If your memory card isn’t formatted, you will need to format it before you can begin using it.

1 From the home screen press

Menu then select Settings.

2 Choose Device, Memory

info. and External memory.

3 Press Format and enter

the password, which is set to 0000 as default. Your memory card will be formatted and ready to use.

4 To view the new formatted

folders on your LG-C195 press Menu, select

Multimedia and My stuff.

WARNING: When you format

your memory card, all the content will be wiped. If you do not want to lose the data on your memory card, back it up rst.

Do not remove your MicroSD card during the data transfer.

Calling

Making a call

1 Make sure your phone is on. 2 You can use the keypad.

To delete a digit press back arrow.

3 Press 4 To end the call, press

TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0.

Making a call from your contacts

It’s easy to call anyone whose number you have stored in the folder Phonebook.

1 Press Menu to open

the main menu. Select Organizer and Phonebook.

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.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press

to answer the call.

While your phone is ringing you can press Silent to mute the ringing.

This is useful if you have forgotten to change your profile to silent for a meeting.

Press or select Reject in order to reject an incoming call.

Note: In call when speaker is activated, the speaker icon is displayed with red color slash, when the speaker is deactivated speaker icon is displayed without red color slash.

Logs

Press Calls. You can check the record of

all logs, calls only, missed, outgoing, incoming logs and messages only. The number and name (if available) are displayed together with the date and time at which the call was made. You can also view the number of times you have called.

All logs: View a complete list of all your dialed, received and missed calls and also send and received messages.

Calls Only: View a list of all the numbers you have called, received calls and missed calls.

Messages Only: View a list of all the numbers you have sent or received messages.

Missed logs: View a list of any calls you have missed.

Outgoing logs: View a list of all the numbers you have called.

Incoming logs: View a list of all the numbers that have received.

Games & apps.

You can install new games and applications on your phone to keep you amused when you have spare time. Press Menu and select Games.

Internet SNS

You can launch the internet browser and access the homepage of your service provider. You can also manually enter a URL address and access the associated Web page.

Navigate web pages using the following keys:

Navigation - Scroll up, down, right or left on a web page.

OK Key - Select an item. Back - Return to the previous

page. Options - Access a list of

browser options.

Note: You will incur extra cost by connecting to these services and downloading content. Check data charges with your network provider.

Your LG-C195 has SNS that lets you enjoy and manage your social network. You can update your own SN place status and view your friend’s SN updates.

Touch Menu and

Applications.

Note: SNS feature is a data

intensive application. Additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check your data charges with your network provider.

(Social network services)

Messaging

Your LG-C195 includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) as well as the network’s service messages.

Sending a message

1 Press Menu, select

Messaging and choose Write message.

2 A new message editor

will open. Message editor combines SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is easy to switch between. The default setting of the message editor is SMS mode.

3 Enter your message using

the keypad.

4 Select Options and choose

Insert to add an image, video, sound, text template, multimedia template, emoticon, or others.

5 Choose Send to. 6 Choose a contact from the

list of contacts or enter the phone number.

7 Select Send.

WARNING: If image, sound,

video, slide, subject, business card, or other 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. For example, storing names in contacts, writing a message and creating scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text. The following text input methods are available in the phone: Abc mode and 123 mode.

Note: Some elds may allow only one input mode (e.g. telephone number in contact elds).

Text input mode using the keypad

When you want to enter text, for example when writing a message, the keypad will default to Abc mode. If you are entering a number, for example when making a call, the keypad number keys will default to numbers. To enter the small symbol (such as @) or the number (such as 0) at upper right of the keys, press the Fn Key . Press it once for just the next letter, or twice quickly for all letters.

Multimedia

Camera

1 Press Menu, select

Multimedia and choose Camera.

2 When the camera has

focused on your subject, select the capture icon on the bottom-center of the screen and press OK Key to take a photo.

Video camera

1 Press Menu, select

Multimedia and choose Video camera. The video

camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen.

2 Focus the video camera on

what to record.

3 Select the Rec. icon on the

bottom-center of the screen and press OK Key to shoot a video. Rec will appear at the bottom of the viewfinder. Press again to stop recording.

Album

View the pictures and videos you have taken in your album.

Multimedia

MP3 Player

Your LG-C195 has a built-in music player, so you can play all your favorite music.

Notes:

• Before using music

player, you will need to transfer music file onto your phone.

• Music player supports

codec types as follows: MP3, WMA, AAC. Music player does not necessarily support all features and variations of file formats.

Playing a song

1 Press Menu, Multimedia,

then choose MP3 player.

2 Choose All songs then

select the song you want to play. Select .

3 Select to pause the

song.

4 Select to skip to the next

song.

5 Select

to skip to the

previous song.

TIP! To change the volume

while listening to music, press Up/Down navigation keys.

Note: The copyright of music les can be protected in international treaties and national copyright laws. Therefore, it may be necessary to obtain a permission or a license to reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Before downloading or copying the le, please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such material.

FM Radio

Your LG-C195 supports FM radio feature so you can tune

into your favorite stations and listen on the move.

Note: Insert headphones to listen to a FM radio.

Listening to the radio

1 Press Menu, Multimedia

and choose FM radio.

2 Select the channel number

of the station you would like to listen to.

Recording the Radio

1 Press Rec. during listening to

the radio.

2 The recording time is

displayed on your phone.

If you want to stop the recording, press Stop. If recording is done, the recorded contents will be saved in My stuff > Sounds as mp3 file.

My stu

View the images, sounds, videos and others files in My

stuff folder.

SIM services

This feature depends on SIM and the network services.

E-mail

Sending an email using your new account

To send/receive an email, you should set up an email account.

1 Press Menu, select Email

and choose the account you want to use.

2 From Options choose Write

e-mail and a new email window will open.

3 Enter address in To field then

write a subject line and press down navigation key.

4 Enter your message using

the keypad then press Ok key to send the email.

Phonebook

Searching for a contact

1 Press Menu, Organizer and

select Phonebook.

2 Using the keypad, enter the

first letter of the name of the contact you want to call.

3 To scroll through the

contacts, use the up and down navigation keys. And to scroll through their different numbers, use the left and right navigation keys.

Adding a new contact

1 Press Menu, Organizer and

select Phonebook.

2 Press Options and select

New contact.

3 Enter the information you

want in the fields provided and select Done. If you want to save more than one number, the contact should be saved on phone memory.

Tools

Press Menu and Tools.

Quick menu

Press Add and choose the menu you want to quickly approach.

Alarm clock

You can set up to 5 alarm clocks.

Calculator

This contains the standard functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Voice recorder

Use this function to record voice memos or other sounds.

Stopwatch

This option allows you to use the function of a stopwatch.

Unit converter

This converts many measurement into a unit you want.

World clock

It allows you to determine the current time in another time zone or country.

Organizer

Press Menu and 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.

Tasks

Set and save tasks.

Memo

You can register your own memos here.

Calculate date

You can calculate the date after it has passed a certain amount days.

Settings

Press Menu and select Settings.

NOTE:

Some functions may be different depending on your phone provider and/or country.

Profiles

Choose the profile you want to edit.

Flight mode: Flight mode will not allow you to make calls, connect to the internet or send message.

Device

Set the date and time, check the battery status, change the language, lock the keypad automatically in standby screen, change the security settings, activate SOS service, check the memory information, set primary storage to choose the default location you prefer items to be saved to, reset the device (only settings or data & settings) and view technical information for your phone.

Security: Change your security to keep your phone protected.

PIN code request: You can activate/deactivate the PIN code request when you turn your phone on.

Device lock: Choose when to lock your phone. (Default code is ‘0000’)

Application lock: Choose what functions you want to lock.

Change codes: Change the security codes. You will need the current security code.

SOS service: This enables SOS service. After enabling if you press long key “9” in idle screen, the SOS message is sent and the phone stays in SOS Mode. In SOS mode, SOS message will be sent to the assigned receivers and incoming calls by them will be automatically accepted. All notification sound will be muted. To exit the SOS mode, press the End key in homescreen.

Display

You can adjust settings for the phone display.

Calls

You can set the menu relevant to a call.

Connectivity

Bluetooth: Set up your

LG-C195 for Bluetooth use. You can adapt your visibility to other devices or search through devices your phone is paired with.

Note: Pair LG-C195 with any device supporting BT version above 2.0, then pass code is not asked, since pass code is auto generated. Pair LG-C195 with any device supporting lesser BT versions such as 1.2 etc, then pass code is asked.

USB connection mode:

You can select the USB connection mode on your phone for several uses.

Network:

Select network: If you set Automatic, your phone

automatically searches for the network and registers the handset to the network.

Preferred lists: Select

preferred network lists to display and saves in your SIM Card. You can edit the current preferred network list.

* : Shown only if supported by the SIM Card.

Wi-Fi

Wireless Manager allows you to manage Internet connections via Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) on your device. It allows the phone to connect to local wireless networks or access the Internet wirelessly.

NOTE: The LG-C195 supports

WEP and WPAPSK/2 encryption, but not EAP or WPS encryption. If your Wi- Fi service provider or network administrator sets encryption for network security, ll in the key in the pop-up window. If encryption is not set, this popup window will not be shown. You can obtain the key from your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator.

Settings

Synchronize your phone with your PC

You can synchronize your phone with your PC to make sure all your important details and dates match, but also to backup your files to put your mind at ease.

Backing up and restoring your phone’s information

1 Connect the USB cable to

your phone and your PC.

2 Select PC Suite from the

popup menu in your phone and run PC Suite Program in your PC.

3 Click the “Phone Backup &

Restore” in PC suite (Tools > Phone Backup & Restore), and select Backup or Restore.

4 Mark the contents you

would like to back up or restore. Select the location you would like to backup information to, or restore information from. Select Backup or Restore and click Finish.

5 Your information will be

backed up or restored.

Viewing your phone files on your PC

1 Connect the USB cable to

your phone and your PC.

2 Select PC Suite from the

popup menu in your phone and run PC Suite Program in your PC.

3 Open LG PC Suite icon in

your PC which is already installed, after searching the phone it will be connected automatically.

TIP! Viewing the contents of

your phone on your PC helps you to arrange les, organize documents and remove contents you no longer need.

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