Pantech G300 User Manual

CHARACTERISTIC SPECIFICATION

Display

Dual clamshell TFT Main LCD .

Main LCD : 260,000 TFT Color Display (128 X 128) Sub LCD : B&W Display ( 96x65)

Melody

40 Polyphonic Ringtone

Dimension &Weight

76*40*23.5mm with Slim Battery 90g with Slim Battery

Performance

Talk time: up to 180minutes (with 680 mAh Battery) Standby time:up to 150hours (with 680 mAh Battery)

Operating Frequency

GSM 900MHz / DCS 1800MHz Dual Band

Some of the contents in this User Manual would differ from that in your phone. It may differ depending on the S/W version and the network provider you subscribed to.

CAUTION

Please check and follow simple guidelines below for your safety and proper operation of the phone.

ANTENNA

Using unapproved antenna can cause severe damage or malfunction to the phone.

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Firstly, check and make sure you are aware of the traffic regulations related to the wireless phone use. Don’t use a hand-held phone while driving a vehicle. If you want to use the phone while driving, please install a car kit.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN VEHICLE

RF(Radio Frequency) signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic devices.

CAUTION

PUBLIC PLACE

Do not turn on the phone in the area where wireless phone use is prohibited.

BOARDING AN AIRCRAFT

Switch off your phone before boarding an aircraft. The use of wireless telephones in an aircraft may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft.

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES

Switch off your phone in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Do not separate battery from the phone in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

HANDS-FREE KITS

Do not install the hands-free kits in the area over the air bag, in the air bag deployment area, or in the area where serious injury could result.

MEDICAL DEVICES

Switch the phone off in hospitals. Follow any regulations or rules of the hospital. Switch the phone off to avoid interference with pacemaker, or even other medical devices. Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device if you have any questions about using the phone in hospital.

USER GUIDE

If the phone does not work properly, take it to the nearest qualified service facility. Always use only approved accessories and batteries. Do not connect incompatible devices. RF(Radio Frequency) from the phone can affect to the human body, so avoid prolonged exposure to RF as possible. Remember to make backup copies of important data, such as phonebook, etc.

CAUTION

EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES

Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the limits of exposure to RF energy recommended by independent scientific organizations through evaluation of scientific studies. Use only batteries, chargers and accessories approved by the authorized manufacturer. The use of unauthorized items can not guarantee the permitted guidelines, and also can not ensure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.

PROPER USAGE

Use the phone only in its normal operating positions. Don’t touch or bend the antenna unnecessarily while you are calling. It may degrade the call quality and eventually limit the battery’s performance. Do not attempt to disassemble the phone. Non-expert handling may cause damages Use only the supplied or approved batteries, chargers and accessories with this phone model. The use of any unauthorized items may invalidate the warranty.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PACKING ITEMS.........................................................................................................10

HANDSET DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................11

INTERNAL LCD(MAIN LCD).......................................................................................12

MAIN LCD DISPLAY...........................................................................................................12

SCREEN STATUS, DISPLAY AND FUNCTION.................................................................12

FUNCTION KEYS........................................................................................................13

FUNCTION KEYS................................................................................................................13

INSTALLING SIM CARD.............................................................................................14

USING THE BATTERY................................................................................................15

INSTALLING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................15

REMOVING THE BATTERY..............................................................................................15

CHARGE THE BATTERY.............................................................................................16

GETTING STARTED ................................................................................ 17

TURN ON/OFF THE PHONE POWER.........................................................................18

MAKE A CALL.............................................................................................................19

END A CALL................................................................................................................20

ANSWER A CALL........................................................................................................20

ADJUST THE EARPIECE VOLUME............................................................................21

BROWSE MAIN MENU ..............................................................................................21

TYPE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON HANDSET ......................................................22

BASIC CALL FUNCTIONS....................................................................... 23

SPEED DIALING..........................................................................................................24

MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL CALL............................................................................24

MISSED CALL MESSAGE ..........................................................................................25

PHONEBOOK SHORTCUT .........................................................................................25

LAST NUMBER DIALED (RECEIVED, MISSED) ........................................................26

INCOMING CALL WAITING .......................................................................................27

DURING CALL OPTIONS............................................................................................28

HOW TO USE T9.........................................................................................................29

T9 ENGLISH........................................................................................................................30

MULTI-TAP ENGLISH.........................................................................................................30

MENU FUNCTIONS................................................................................. 31

MESSAGES.................................................................................................................32

SMS/EMS............................................................................................................................32

MMS....................................................................................................................................38

VOICEMAIL.........................................................................................................................42

CELL BROADCASTS...........................................................................................................43

CALL LOGS .................................................................................................................44

RECEIVED CALLS...............................................................................................................44

DIALED CALLS....................................................................................................................45

MISSED CALLS...................................................................................................................46

CLEAR LOGS ......................................................................................................................47

CALL INFO ..........................................................................................................................47

GPRS INFO..........................................................................................................................50

SOUND..........................................................................................................................51

RINGING SETTINGS ............................................................................................................51

MESSAGE ALERT ................................................................................................................53

KEY TONE.............................................................................................................................54

FLIP OPEN TONE..................................................................................................................55

SOUND EFFECT ...................................................................................................................56

SETTINGS.....................................................................................................................57

DISPLAY................................................................................................................................57

DATE&TIME..........................................................................................................................62

LANGUAGE ..........................................................................................................................64

RESET SETTING...................................................................................................................64

INFORMATION.....................................................................................................................65

VOICE LED ............................................................................................................................66

AUTO POWER ALARM ........................................................................................................66

NET SERVICES .............................................................................................................67

DIVERT CALLS......................................................................................................................67

CALL SETTINGS...................................................................................................................72

NETWORK SETTING............................................................................................................74

SECURITY SETTINGS..........................................................................................................76

ORGANIZER..................................................................................................................82

ALARM..................................................................................................................................82

SCHEDULER .........................................................................................................................84

MEMO...................................................................................................................................87

CALCULATOR.......................................................................................................................88

CONVERTER.........................................................................................................................89

STOP WATCH.......................................................................................................................90

FUN&TOOLS ................................................................................................................91

GAME....................................................................................................................................91

DOWNLOADED ....................................................................................................................98

VOICE RECORD ..................................................................................................................101

WAP ....................................................................................................................................102

MEMORY INFO...................................................................................................................108

STK..............................................................................................................................109

PHONEBOOK..............................................................................................................110

GROUP SEARCH ...............................................................................................................110

NAME SEARCH .................................................................................................................111

ADD NEW NAME ...............................................................................................................113

SPEED DIAL LIST ...............................................................................................................114

SETTINGS...........................................................................................................................115

APPENDIX ............................................................................................... 117

CARE AND MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................118

TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................119

“INSERT SIM CARD” MESSAGE APPEARS ....................................................................119

“HANDSET LOCKED ENTER PASSWORD” MESSAGE APPEARS.................................119

“ENTER PIN1” APPEARS ..................................................................................................119

“NO SERVICE”, “NETWORK FAILURE” IS DISPLAYED .................................................119

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AUDIO QUALITY IS POOR. ECHO, OR NOISE MAKES IT HARD TO HEAR...................120

CORRESPONDENCE CANNOT HEAR YOU SPEAKING..................................................120

THE STANDBY TIME BECOMES SHORT.........................................................................120

THE PHONE IS NOT TURNED ON....................................................................................120

UN ABLE TO SEND MESSAGE.........................................................................................120

UN ABLE TO MAKE A CALL .............................................................................................120

UN ABLE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY.............................................................................121

UN ABLE TO INPUT DATA IN THE PHONEBOOK...........................................................121

UN ABLE TO CHOOSE CERTAIN FUNCTION..................................................................121

USING THE BATTERIES............................................................................................122

SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................................................123

ROAD SAFETY...................................................................................................................123

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................124

ELECTRONIC DEVICES..............................................................................................125

EMERGENCY CALLS .................................................................................................126

IMPORTANT! .....................................................................................................................126

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PACKING ITEMS

The package items may differ from the ones shown below. The items depend on the service provider’s specification, and the picture below is for user reference only.

HANDSET DESCRIPTION

Earpiece

LCD display

Navigation/Hot Keys

Sub display

Handset

Batteries(Standard x 2)

Alphanumeric keys

Microphone

Charging Connector / Cable Connecto

User manual

Antenna

Travel Adaptor

Ear-Microphon

Ear-Microphone

Side keys

INTERNAL LCD(MAIN LCD)

FUNCTION KEYS

There are two LCD displays (Main and Sub). The line at the top of the display is for icons showing the status of the mobile phone.

Main LCD Display

Icons are displayed when specific functions are active or when you have received a message. The figure above shows the list of all possible icons and threir position.

Screen Status, display and function

For the description of each icons, please refer to the table below.

Signal strength

In use

Ringing tone

Vibration

Vib+Melody

Short message

Alarm

This icon shows the radio signal strength. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal.

This icon indicates call active state.

This icon will appear when ring type is “Ringing tone“.

This icon will appear when ring type is “Vibration” and in Etiquette mode .

This icon will appear when ring type is “Vib+Melody“.

This icon will blink if SIM message box is full, or it will appear if there are unread messages.

This icon will indicate alarm set.

There are function keys, which have one or more features. Following table shows list of function keys.

Function keys

Key Icon Name Key Function

SEND KEY

END KEY

OK KEY

MENU KEY

CLEAR KEY

NAVIGATION KEYS with shortcut keys to WAP, Sound setting, Message and Phonebook

SIDE UP and DOWN KEYS

Press this key to make a call,or answer incoming call. Press this key once to retrieve the list of All Calls(recently dialed, received, and missed call numbers)

Press this key to end a call. Press this key to return to standby state. (Cancel, Exit). Press and hold this key to turn the phone on or off.

Use this key to confirm the selected function or menu on the display.

Press this key to enter menu. When pressed, the menu will be displayed on the screen.

Press this key to delete a single letter and press and hold this key to clear a line. Press this key to return to the previous screen.

Press these keys to move the cursor up/down or left/right in menu or in list. During a call, press ‘up’ key to see recently received call list and press ‘down’ key to see missed call list. These keys may act as shortcut keys by which you can easily access Phonebook, Sound Setting, Messages and WAP browser.

Press these keys to adjust the phone speaker volume during a call With the phone closed, press [down] key to change the type of display. When the phone is open, you can see the calendar with the same key.

Roaming

Battery

This icon will appear when roaming service is applied.

This indicates the remaining power of the battery.

INSTALLING SIM CARD

USING THE BATTERY

Follow the steps below for the first time use; Install the SIM card When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details (PIN, optional services available and so on).

1) If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down [ ]

key until the powering down message is displayed.

2) Make sure the battery is removed.

3) Clear the SIM slot, and place the SIM card into slot in the direction of the arrow.

4) If you want to remove the SIM card, push it in the opposite direction of the arrow.

Installing the battery

(1)Insert the bottom of battery into the groove at the bottom of the handset. Then (2)press in the top of the battery until it snaps.

Removing the battery

Push the tab (1)with one hand and lift the top of the battery (2)to separate.

The battery must be correctly placed in the battery compartment. If battery is incorrectly inserted, the handset will not turn on or the battery may slip out during use.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A travel adapter is provided with your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local PANTECH dealer for further details. The phone can be used while the battery is charging To Charge, make sure the battery is in position on the phone. Plug the charging connector into the slot at the bottom side of the phone, and plug the adaptor to a standard AC wall outlet. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter by pressing the gray tabs at the side of the connector and pulling against the slot. Also, disconnect the adaptor from the AC wall outlet.

GETTING ST

Turn on/off the phone power Make a call End a call Answer a call Adjust the earpiece volume Browse main menu Type numbers and letters on handset

ARTED

TURN ON/OFF THE PHONE POWER

MAKE A CALL

Turn on the phone power

Press and hold the [ ]key for 3 seconds to turn the phone power on.

(Do the same to turn off the power) If the handset is in the lock mode, enter your 4 digit secret number. (Initially,"0000" for SIM lock code, "1234" for handset lock code.)

Make sure the phone power is on. Insert SIM card into the SIM slot if “Insert SIM card” message is shown. Enter your PIN1(Maximum up to 8 digits) to unlock handset (if applicable) After the PIN is accepted, network search will start automatically. When you press the wrong number, press [ ]key to delete. (Press and hold to delete all) In the idle mode, dial the phone number with area code. Then press [ ]key to make a call. When you’d like to make an international call, press and hold [ ]key until ‘+’ sign appears. Then dial national code, area code and telephone number. With long press [ ]key, you can add ‘P’ pause symbol. If the number you want to call has an extension number, use this key between the main number and the ext. number to call directly to the extension.

END A CALL

ADJUST THE EARPIECE VOLUME

Press [ ]key to end or cancel a call

ANSWER A CALL

When the phone rings or vibrates, the screen will display the name or the number of the caller (If the network you subscribe to supports this). The displayed name is dependent on the data in the Phone book. Press [ ]key to answer a call in normal answering mode option. With the Any Key option, you could answer a call by pressing any key except [ ]key.

When you are speaking with your phone, press the volume adjustment keys on the side of the phone to adjust earpiece volume. Seven levels of volume are available for your selection.

BROWSE MAIN MENU

Press [ ]key to enter main menu in standby mode. Press [ ]key to exit menu to standby screen. With navigation keys, [ ][ ]and[ ][ ], you can

browse among menu items. To make a decision or answer the question, press [ ]key as YES, or [ ]key as NO.

TYPE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON HANDSET

To enter number, press the number keypad, as you want. To enter letters into handset, you can either be in ‘T9’ mode or in Multi-tab mode (e.g. Phone book, Message). Letters can be erased by pressing [ ]key.

BASIC CALL FUNCTIONS

Speed Dialing Make an international call Missed call message Phonebook shortcut Last number dialed (received, missed) Incoming call waiting During call options

SPEED DIALING

MISSED CALL MESSAGE

You can retrieve and call the desired number by pressing and holding the number of the phonebook in which you saved the number to call. For instance, if the number is saved in the Phonebook number 5, press and hold [ ]key to make a call. (For more details, please refer to “HOT KEY/Phonebook”)

MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL CALL

Firstly, press and hold [ ]key until “+” shows up on the display or enter the outgoing national code. Then enter the number you want to call.

If for any reason, an incoming call cannot be answered, a missed call message will appear on the screen to remind you of the call you missed (Network and subscription dependent feature, not available in all areas). To reply to the missed call, first press [ ]key, then press [ ] [ ]key to select the number you want to reply to and press [ ]key to dial it.

PHONEBOOK SHORTCUT

Under standby mode, you can press the [ ]key to enter the Phone book and browse the sub menu entries.

LAST NUMBER DIALED/RECEIVED/ MISSED

INCOMING CALL WAITING

Press [ ]key to access the list of latest dialed/received/missed numbers. Press [ ][ ]Key to scroll through the last dialed numbers. Press [ ]key to send the call if the number shown is correct.

This is Network and subscription dependent feature. Please check with your Network provider before using this function.

When a call comes in, you can press [ ] keys to enter the call options.

1. Answer

2. Reject

3. I am busy

If another call comes in while you are on the phone, you can: Press [ ]key to reject the incoming call. Press [ ]key to hold on the active call and connect to the incoming call.

DURING CALL OPTIONS

HOW TO USE T9

When you are on a telephone call, you can press [ ]keys to enter the call options.

1. Phonebook

2. Messages

3. Volume

4. Hold

5. End current

6. Mute on

7. DTMF on/off

Each function is described as follows in detail.

Phonebook: You can look through the phonebook. Message: You can read and write SMS/EMS and check Voicemail. Volume: You can adjust the phone speaker volume. Hold - This function allows you to put a currently active call on hold, so

that you can initiate a new call. End current - You can end a current call by selecting this function. Mute - When you want no sound to be heard by your caller during a

call, you can choose the Mute function to do so. DTMF on/off - This function allows you to turn DTMF tone on/off.

If DTMF(Dual Tone Multi Frequency) is turned off, the recipient will not hear the key sounds while you’re pressing the keys.

Key

LONG

press

LONG

press

LONG

press

T9 Number T9 English

1 2

3 4 5 6

7 8 9

*+-/ =

(SPACE)

Next candidate

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL MNO PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

Smart period

T9Number

OPR

(SPACE)

Shift-

CapsLOCK T9 Emoticon

Multitap

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

Smart punctuation

T9Number

OPR

(SPACE)

Shift-Caps

LOCK

T9 Emoticon

HOW TO USE T9

T9 English

The more types you enter,the more complete word you can get using T9 English editor.

For example If you like to make the word, “English”, then press the keys, [ ] for E,

[ ] for n, [ ] for g, [ ] for l, [ ] for i, [ ] for s, and [ ] for h. If you could not find the word what you want, just press [ ] key for next possible candidates. You can switch the lowercase to the capital letter or the capital letter to one capital letter mode by pressing [ ]key. Also you can insert period by pressing key [ ]. Blank space can be added by pressing [ ]. You can shift input mode by pressing [ ] or [ ] arrow keys. Alternately, you can switch to T9 number mode by long pressing [ ]key and to T9 Symbol mode by long pressing [ ]key.

Multi-tap English

In this mode, you can insert special English word something like name, nickname, abbreviations and so on. T9 English has special dictionary to find and to list candidates up. As like ordinary mobile phone, you can input alphabets by pressing a key several times ‘til finding the character. By pressing key [ ] you can easily shift to Capitalized letter to lowercase to T9 number easily.

Menu functions

MENU TYPE

There are three ways to access the menu. One is the main menu by pressing [ ]key, second is the shortcut menu by pressing [ ]key.

Messages Call logs Sound Settings Net Services Organizer Fun &Tools STK Phonebook Hot folder

MESSAGES

You can send new messages, and check received messages.

SMS/EMS

In EMS(Enhanced Messaging Service) messages you can add pictures, animation, melodies, emoticons to a text message.

MESSAGES

Popup menu

When you read the message, in the “Inbox” or “Outbox” you can Edit, Delete, Forward, Reply or make a Voice Call by pressing [ ]key.

to enter the SMS/ EMS menu and arrive at the following options.

Entering the SMS/EMS menu

Each option is described below;

Create - To create a new SMS/EMS message. Inbox - Displays SMS/EMS messages Outbox - Displays messages waiting to be sent Archive - SMS/EMS messages stored in the phone

memory

Settings – There are 3 sub-options;

Each option is described as follows in detail. Message center - Allows the address (URL) of the proxy

relay or MMSC to be set.

Message lifetime - Controls the lifetime of created messages

(1 hour – 6 months)

Message format - (normal, fax, voicemail, ermes, nation’l

paging, x.400, internet)

Used space – State of SIM records

(Capacity, Used records, Unread records)

Each option is described below;

Edit - To edit incoming/outgoing messages. Delete - To delete the message. Forward - To forward the message to the desired number. Text Reply - To reply the message Voice call - To make a call to the originated number.

MESSAGES

Create

Scroll to “Create” and press [ ]key.

While writing your message press [ ]key.

Select “Insert items” and press [ ]key. Now, You can select “Picture”, “Animation”, “Melody”,

“Message” or “Emoticon” as you want. And then select from “Predefined” or “Load”

Select an item by using [ ]key and then press [ ]

There are two options in inserting an item.

Predefined - you can load predefined items in the phone. Load - load form File view or Media box

(Except Picture and Message)

(Access to File system)

Sending a text message

Scroll to “Create” and press [ ]key.

Write your message and press [ ]key. Scroll to “Send” and Press [ ]key.

Enter the number of the recipient. You can also search for the

number from the “phonebook list” by pressing [ ]key.

MESSAGES

Saving message

To save a text message (in the SIM)

1. After writing the message press [ ]key.

2. Select “Save” and press [ ]key.

To save in Archive (in the file system in the memory)

1. After writing your message press [ ]key.

2. Select “Archive” and press [ ]key.

3. Select “Save” and press [ ]key.

Receiving a message

When you received a text message, the user will be alerted to the arrival of a message by a bell sound as set by the user (no sound in case the user has selected that option) and the message received icon would be visible on the Idle screen.

To read the text message Messages are saved in “Inbox” in the Message menu.

Press [ ] to read the text message. To add the number of the message sender to the phonebook Enter “Inbox” and scroll to the message whose phone number’s not registered to the phonebook. Press [ ]to select “Add to P-book”

Saving incoming text message Incoming text messages are saved in the SIM card. When the SIM card is

full, you cannot receive messages any more. In this case, a special icon is displayed alerting that alerts the SIM card is full. Messages can be then received only by deleting one or more messages in the Inbox or by moving one or more messages to Archives. To move messages from Inbox to Archive:

- Enter Inbox and select the message that needs to be moved.

- Press OK to enter the message.

- Press MENU and select the EDIT function.

- Press OK and Select ARCHIVE.

- Press OK to Save message.

To save objects from a text message If a message text contains embedded components (such as picture,

animation, melody, message or Emoticon), you can save them to your phone memory. While you are reading a message, and when you put the cursor on the object, you can select it with [ ]key and save to the phone (File system). The objects, which you saved through the process above, can be loaded from the menu, which is <Load>menu from “insert item//Picture/ Animation/melody/Message/Emoticon// Predefined/Load”.

MESSAGES

MMS

A new message is created by accessing the "Create" menu. The user is presented with a screen showing the first page in a blank MMS message.

The screen displays the page with an informational/status bar above the message showing:

The presence of any sounds or attachments on the current page. The size of the whole MMS in bytes or kilobytes. The current page number/total number of pages.

Creating multimedia message

An MMS message can be a constitution of several objects, which are text, picture, photo, sound etc.

In Messages menu, select multimedia message

->Create and press [ ].

You can add some objects of multimedia message. To add an image, press [ ]key and select Add

picture or Add photo ->Load. Select a picture file(*.jpg)with the cursor keys.

To add a sound, press [ ]key and select Add sound ->Load. To add a new page (a text), press [ ]key and select Add

page.

If you select Add image, sound, or attachment, a list of items

opens. Scroll to the item you wish to add and press [ ]key. Press [ ] to view and edit your MMS message.

You can change the duration of showing each object;

Display after: To decide when the object will appear after opening the page. Display for: To decide how long the object will be shown for. Press [ ] to select and [ ]key to confirm your choice.

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