LG -A353 User Manual

LG-A353 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 content of this manual may differ from your phone depending on the
software of the phone or your service provider.
Making an Emergency call when there is no
USIM card present in the handset:
1. Enter emergency number 111 or 112
2. Press Voice call to activate Emergency call.
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Calls
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press
Making a call
While your phone is ringing, press Silent to mute the
1 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, ringing. This is great if you've forgotten to change your
press .
profile to Silent for a meeting!
2 Press to initiate the call.
Press or select Reject to reject the incoming call.
3 To end the call, press .
Speed dialing
You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed
TIP! To enter + when making an international call,
dial number.
press and hold .
1 Press Menu and select Contact.
2 Select Options and choose Speed dials.
Making a call from your contacts
To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned
1 Select Contacts from the Standby screen.
number until the contact appears on screen. The call will
2 Using the keypad, enter the first few letters of the
begin automatically and there is no need to press
contact you want to call.
Changing the call settings
3 Press or select options>call>make voice call/make
video call.
You can set call-specific functions. Press Menu, select
Settings and choose Call.
• C all divert - Choose whether to divert your calls.
T9 predictive mode • C onversation box - You can view all messages by each
sender.
T9 predictive mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognize
• I nbox - All the messages you receive are stored in your
the words you are writing based on the key sequences
Inbox.
you press. Simply press the number key associated with
•
the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will D rafts - If you don't have time to finish writing a
recognize the word once all the letters are entered. message, you can save what you have done so far
here.
ABC manual mode
• O utbox - This is a temporary storage folder while
This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key
messages are being sent. It also stores any messages
labeled with the required letter once, twice, three or four
that have failed to send.
times until the letter is displayed.
• S ent - This menu allows you to view the messages
which have already been sent, including time and
123 Mode
content.
Type numbers using one keystroke per number. You can
• W indow Live Messenger
also add numbers while remaining in letter modes by
user to make new friends and stay connected.
pressing and holding the desired key.
• M y folders - You can move your personal messages
Message folders
from Inbox , Sent items & Drafts to My folder.
•
T emplates - A list of useful pre-written templates that
Press Menu and select Messaging. The folder structure
can be used for a quick reply.
used on your LG-A353 is fairly self-explanatory.
• E moticons
•
W rite message - Allows you to create new messages.
writing message.
Playing a song Listening to the radio
1 Press Menu and select Multimedia and then choose 1 Press Menu and select Multimedia, then choose FM
MP3 player. radio.
2 Choose All songs then select the song you want to 2 Select the channel number of the station you would
play, press the center button to Play. like to listen.
3 While music is playing, press center button to pause
YouTube
the song.
YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can
4 Press right navigation key to skip to next song.
upload, share, and view videos.
5 Press left navigation key to skip to previous song.
Unregistered users may watch videos, and registered
6 While music is playing, press "Back" key to return to
users may upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos
the MP3 player menu.
that are considered to contain potentially offensive
You can view and play songs, add/delete songs to/from
content are available only to registered users 18 and older.
My playlists, set any song as ringtone from My playlists.
E-mail
FM radio
Contains all your e-mail messages. Select the account
With embedded FM antenna, you can listen to FM
you want to use then select Retrieve. Your LG-A353 will
radio with an external earphone. You can listen to your
connect to your e-mail account and retrieve your new
favourite radio station anytime.
messages.
Installing the SIM card and the handset battery
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are
provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional
services available and many others.
Important !
› The plug-in SIM card can be easily damaged by
scratches or bending, so be careful when handling,
inserting or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out
of the reach of small children.
› 2G/2.5G/3G SIM supported.
Illustrations
1 Open the back cover
2 Remove the battery
3 Insert your SIM
4 Insert your battery
5 Close the back cover
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6 Charge your battery
• C all barring - Select when you would like calls to be
barred.
to answer the call.
• C all waiting – Select Active or cancel call waiting.
• F ixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that
can be called from your phone. You will need your
PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included
in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.
• S elf call - Self call imitates a real incoming call. Press
' #*# ' on the home screen to make a self call. This
doesn't charge any fee.
• C all rejection list - This menu shows you the phone
numbers of person you have chosen to reject. you can
add the new number using add button. The incoming
calls received from the Call rejection list numbers will
be automatically rejected. In call log, rejected icon
.
would be shown for such calls.
•
E xcuse messages - Before you reject an incoming call,
you can use "Excuse messages" to send a message to
explain why you do not receive an incoming call.
•
S end my number - Choose whether your number will
be displayed when you call someone. This depends on
• S ettings
- This menu allows you to set the features of
your network service provider.
Logs
• A ll calls
- Displays the lists of all three types of calls
(Received/Dialled/Missed) by time.
• M issed logs
- Displays the list of calls you have
missed.
• O utgoing logs - Displays the list of calls you have
made.
• I ncoming logs
- Displays the list of calls you have
received.
• C all durations
- Allows you to view the duration of
- This application enables
your Last call, outgoing calls. Incoming calls and All
calls.
• D ata volume
- Allows you to view the received data
and sent data.
- Manages text emoticon list to use in
Setting up your email
You can stay in touch on the move using email on your
LG-A353. It's quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4
email account.
1 Press Menu, select E- Mail.
2 Select E-mail and choose New e-mail account.
3 Follow the pop up instruction and enter the
information required.
Games & apps
Games
Your LG-A353 comes with preloaded games to keep you
amused in your spare time. If you choose to download
any additional games they will be saved in this folder.
Applications
You can use the Google Maps.
Getting to Know Your Phone
Earpiece
1 2
Soft keys
Each of these
keys performs the
functions indicated
by the text on the
3 4
display immediately
above them.
Multitasking Key
Call key
Dials a phone
number and answers
5 6
incoming calls.
your network provider. > Speaker mode: You can use the integrated
Speakerphone during a Video Call by selecting On .
• A uto redial
> Mirror: Select to activate the mirror effect or not.
> On: When this function is activated, the phone will
- On : Displays the image flipped side to side.
automatically try to redial in the case of failure to
- Off : Displays the image as it is.
connect a call.
• C all costs - View the charges applied to your last call
> Off: Your phone will not make any attempts to redial
or all calls. This service is network dependent, some
when the original call has not connected.
operators are unable to support this.
• Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone every
Messaging
minute during a call.
• B luetooth answer mode - Select Hands-free to be
Your LG-A353 includes functions related to SMS (Short
able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset,
Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service),
or select Handset to press a key on the handset to
and email, as well as the network's service messages.
answer a call.
• Sending a message
S ave new number - Choose On or Off.
• V ideo call settings - You can set the screen display
1 Press Menu, select Messaging and choose Write
when making/receiving a video call.
message.
> Use Private Image: This menu allows you to
2 A new message editor will open. Message editor
substitute your picture with another picture.
combines SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is
> Set as private image: Select an image to be
easy to switch between.
displayed. The default setting of the message editor is SMS
mode.
Contacts SNS (Social network services)
Your LG-A353 has SNS that lets you enjoy and manage
Searching for a contact
your social network.
1 Press Menu, select contacts.
Facebook
2 Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the contact
you want to call. Facebook is a social networking website.
3 To scroll through the contacts, use the up and down 1 Press Menu and select SNS.
navigation keys.
2 Select Facebook.
Adding a new contact
• H ome - Log in and you will see your friend's updated
status. Input your comment about new status or check
1 Press Menu, select Contacts and choose New contact.
others.
2 Enter required information in the fields provided and
Press Options to Update my status, Upload and
select Done.
Logout.
Adding a contact to a group
• P rofile - You can select the Wall and write the current
You can save your contacts in groups; for example, to status. See your info detail in Info and upload or take a
keep your colleagues and family contacts separate. There
picture in Photos.
are a number of groups already set up in the phone
• F riends - You can find many friends in SNS and view
(Family, Friends, Colleagues, School, VIP). You can add
their status. Search your friends in facebook by
new groups by selecting New group.
selecting Search tap.
More contents • N ew - Take another photo straight away.
•
S et as - Use the image as Wallpaper, as a contacts
User can access AccuWeather, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo
image.
news from this menu.
• D elete - Delete the photo you have just taken and
Camera
confirm by selecting Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.
Camera
TIP! When using the camera, power consumption
increases. If
Taking a quick photo
recharge the battery before use.
1 Press Menu and select Camera then select Camera.
2 When the camera has focused on your subject, You
Using the advanced settings
can press the CSK [Capture] key on the phone firmly.
From the viewfinder, select Setting to open all advanced
settings options. You can change the camera settings.
After taking a photo
After selecting the option, choose the Close option.
Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The
image name is shown on the bottom of the screen with
five icons.
• I mages - View the pictures and videos you have taken
in your Album.
•
S end - Send the image as MMS, as an Email or via
Bluetooth.
Earphone jack
Main screen
Navigation key
Use for navigating
through the menu.
End/Power key
Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone
on/off. Returns to the
standby screen when
you use the menu.
WARNING: Do not remove your
MicroSD card during the data transfer.
3 Enter your message.
4 Select Options and choose Insert to add an Image,
Video, Sound, Text Template, Multimedia Templates
, Symbol, Emoticon, Name & number, slide, Subject
or More (Business card/Schedule/Memo/Tasks/My
Profile).
5 Press Send to.
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone's
keypad. The following text input methods are available
on the phone: T9 predictive mode, ABC manual mode
and 123 mode.
Note: Some fields may allow only one text input
mode (e.g. telephone numbers in the address book
fields).
• I nbox - It will show all your SN messages. You can see
the Inbox/Sent folder.
Twitter
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging
service.
1 Press Menu and select SNS.
2 Select Twitter.
NOTE: An additional costs may be incurred when
connecting and using online services. Check your
data charges with your network provider.
Multimedia
MP3 player
Your LG-A353 has a built-in music player so you can play
all your favourite music.
Video Camera
Video Camera (Menu>Camera> Video
Camera)
Shooting a quick video
1 The video camera's viewfinder will appear on screen.
icon appears indicating low battery,
2 Focus the camera on what to record.
3 Press to start recording.
Rec will appear at the bottom of the viewfinder. Press
again to stop recording.
After you've shot your video
A still image representing your captured video will
appear on screen.
After recording a video clip, you can check the menu
as follow:
• V ideos - View the videos you have taken in your
Album.
•
P lay - Play the file.
Charger,
USB Cable
connector