LG-A290 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.
This device is not intended for sale in the USA. Part 15.21 statement " Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. “ Part 15.105 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
FCC Part 15 Class B Compliance This device and its accessories comply with part 15 of FCC rules and ICES-003 Class B digital apparatus requirements for Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) This device and its accessories may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device and its accessories must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Conformité aux normes FCC Part 15 Class B Cet appareil et ses accessoires sont conformes aux normes FCC Part 15 Class B de la Federal Communications Commission et aux exigences pour appareils numériques ICES-003 Class B d’Industrie Canada.
Getting to know your phone 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. Navigation keys Use for quick access to phone functions. End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Returns to the home screen when you use the menu. TIP! A variety of widget applications is already set to your home screen.
Headset / Charger / USB Cable connector Installing a memory card Lift the memory card cover and insert a micro SD card with the golden contact area facing downwards. Close the memory card cover so that it clicks shut. To remove the memory card, gently push it as shown in the diagram. Memory card slot Note: A memory card is an optional accessory. Formatting the memory card From your home screen, press Menu and select Settings.
Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery 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! › The SIM card can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting or 1 2 4 5 removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children. › only 2G/2.
Turning Your Phone On and Off You can power the phone on and off by pressing and holding the power key. Calls Making a call 1 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press Clear. 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 a voice memo during a call. Press Options and select Record.
Using the speakerphone During a call, you can activate speakerphone by pressing key and you can use the handset in hands-free. If the speakerphone is active, key again to resume press normal handset conversation mode. Speed dialling Press Menu and select Contacts, then choose Speed dials. You can assign a speed dial number to a contact you call frequently. Speed dial 1 is set to your voice mail and you can not change it.
3 Enter the number and select Options then choose Done. Note: If you add more information, press Options and choose Add detail then select options you want. Adding a contact to a group You can save your contacts into groups, for example, keeping your work colleagues and family separate. There are a number of groups including Colleagues, Family, Friends, School and VIP already set up on the phone. Messaging Sending a message 1 Press Menu, select Messaging, and choose Write to send an SMS or MMS.
Image, Video clip, Sound clip, Schedule, Business card, Note, Text field, To-do, or a Text template. 7 Press Send to send the message. Your message is displayed and responses appear in the same window, creating a message thread with that contact. TIP! You can select your message type as SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than 1 page in the message field. If you want to change the type of message to send, press Menu > Messaging > Options > Settings > Text message, and choose Send long text as.
Using the T9 Mode 1 When you are in the T9 predictive text input mode, start entering a word by to . pressing keys Press one key per letter. - If the word is still incorrect after typing completely, key once or press the more to cycle 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 before editing or deleting any keystrokes. - To delete letters, press Clear. - Complete each word with a space by pressing the key.
options may differ depending on the language you choose. Message folders Press Menu, select Messaging. Choose Options and select the folder you want. 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. Saved Items - You can access your Saved messages, Text templates and Multimedia templates. Emoticons - A list of useful emoticons already written for a quick reply.
Sending an e-mail using your new account To send/receive an e-mail, you should set up an e-mail account. 1 Select Menu, select E-mail and choose Options. 2 Choose Write e-mail and a new e-mail will open. 3 Enter the recipient’s address and write a subject. 4 Enter your message. 5 Press Options, select Attach to add an Image, Video, Sound, Name & number or More. 6 Press Send and your e-mail will be sent. Camera Using the camera module built in your phone, you can take pictures of people.
Music Your LG-A290 has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite music. check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such materials. Playing a song FM radio 1 Press Menu and select Media, then choose Music. 2 Choose All songs then select the song you want to play. to pause the song. 3 Select to skip to the 4 Select next song. to skip to the 5 Select previous song. 6 Select Back to stop the music and return to the music player menu.
You can also use the left and right navigation keys to search for stations. Listening to the radio 1 Press Menu and select Media, 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 Listen via speaker. 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 key.
2 Press key to begin recording. 3 Choose Stop to end the recording. 4 Press Options and select Play last recorded to listen to the recording. Gallery You can store any media files into your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all of your images, sounds, videos, others and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory. All your multimedia files will be saved in Gallery.
Adding an item to your to do list (Menu > Organiser > To-do list) Using your calculator (Menu > Organiser > Calculator) You can view, edit and add tasks to do. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and Scientific applications also. Adding a note (Menu > Organiser > Notes) You can register your own notes here. Secret notes (Menu > Organiser > Secret notes) You can write the private memo to protect your privacy.
Go to (Menu > Organiser > Go to) It helps you to go to the menu you search for. You can set the item as Go to. SIM services (Menu > Organiser > SIM services) This feature depends on SIM and the network services. In case the SIM card supports SAT (i.e. SIM Application Toolkit) services, this menu will be the operator specific service name stored on the SIM card. Internet Accessing the internet browser You can launch the wap browser and access the homepage of the activated profile on Internet Profiles.
Changing your display settings (Menu > Settings > Display) You can change the settings for the phone display. Changing your date & time (Menu > Settings > Date & Time) You can set functions relating to the date and time. Changing your connectivity settings (Menu > Settings > Connectivity) Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone from switch on. If you want to change any settings, use this menu.
2 Select Search new device from the Bluetooth menu. 3 Your LG-A290 will search for devices. When the search is completed Add and Refresh will appear on screen. 4 Choose the device you want to pair with, then handset create passcode by default everytime you connect. 5 Your phone will then connect to the other device. 6 Your passcode protected Bluetooth connection is now ready. TIP! 1 1 When you use a Bluetooth headset, A2DP and AVRCP profiles are not supported while you play video.
My navi key - You can change the shortcuts of 4 navigation keys. Language - You can change the language for the display texts in your phone. This change will also affect the language input mode. Battery status - Choose to switch the power save settings Auto, Always on or Off. If you set Always on, you can save the battery power. Handset information - View the technical information for your LG-A290.