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LG L38C User Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG
L38C phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile
communication technology.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
the visually impaired because of its
touch-screen keypad.
rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are
registered trademarks of LG Group and
are the property of their respective
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  • Page 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG L38C phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
  • Page 2 About this user manual keep it handy for future reference. Some features and services may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan and version of phone software. Screen displays and illustrations on this user manual may differ from those you see on the actual phone. Designs and specifications of the phone and other accessories are subject to change without any notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Consumer Information on SAR Contents (Specific Absorption Rate) This model phone meets the Government's Important notice ......6 Connecting to Bluetooth requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio Devices ..........Getting to know your phone ..13 transmitter and receiver.
  • Page 4 ........ standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional The Web ........63 Multimedia ........54 protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. Browser ................LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 5 Bodily Contact During Operation This device was tested for typical use with the back of the phone kept 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) from the body. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) must be Using the web toolbar ....

  • Page 6: Important Notice

    Uninstall, then touch OK to uninstall the application you selected. 2. Optimising battery life applications and system resources consume battery power. Extending your battery's life Reduce screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 7 applications. Some applications you have downloaded may cause your battery life to be reduced. Checking the battery charge level 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key , then select Settings > About phone > Status. Monitoring and controlling what uses the battery 1.
  • Page 8 WARNING: Precautions to take when using pattern lock. When you can’t recall your unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password: If you have forgotten pattern Forgot pattern? to unlock your phone. have to perform a Hard reset. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 9 Home Key + Volume Down Key + Power/Lock Key LG logo, release the Power/Lock Key Leave your phone for at least a minute while it performs the hard reset, then your phone will be turned on. Caution: before performing a hard reset.
  • Page 10 Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key then select Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Wi-Fi networks. indicated by a lock icon. to that network by touching Connect. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 11 7. Opening and switching applications application before opening another. Use and switch between several open them as needed to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily. Stopping applications 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key then select Settings >...
  • Page 12 9. Hold your phone straight up L38C has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as that causes loss of performance. lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. Doing so may affect 10.

  • Page 13: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Power/Lock Key for 3 seconds. Power/Lock Key for 3 seconds, then touch Power off and OK. Speaker/Receiver Power/Lock key Switch your phone on/off by pressing and holding Proximity sensor Menu key Check what options are available. Home key Return to home from any screen.
  • Page 14 On the home screen: Control ringer volume. During a call When playing a track: Control volume continuously. TIP! second to use the QuickMemo function. Stereo Earphone Jack Power/Lock Key Back Cover Camera Lens Battery microSD Card Slot Charger/USB Port LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 15 Installing the battery fingertip under the ledge at the top of the phone to gently lift back the cover to remove it. by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery.

  • Page 16: Charging Your Phone

    Charging your phone outlet. NOTE: battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 17 Installing the memory card NOTE: To insert a memory card the back cover. facing downwards.
  • Page 18 Settings > Storage. Unmount SD card and touch OK to confirm. Erase SD card, then confirm your choice. Erase everything. NOTE: different after formatting since all the files will be deleted. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 19: Your Home Screen

    Your Home screen Touch screen tips Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone. Touch Touch and hold move, touch and hold it. Drag Flick NOTE: Do not press too hard; the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.

  • Page 20: Unlock Screen

    Google account first in order to successfully unlock the phone if you forget your unlock pattern. Caution: Important Notice. Unlock screen your finger from bottom to top to unlock the screen. Silent mode Ringer mode to change to Vibrate mode Silent mode LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 21: Home Screen Panels

    Home screen panels Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view the Home screen panels. NOTE: Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider. the most. Phone Key to display the dial pad to make a call. Contacts Key to open the contact list.
  • Page 22 TIP! screen, touch and hold the application you want to add. TIP! the icon you want to remove, then drag it to NOTE: LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 23 Returning to recently-used applications Home Key icons of applications you used recently. Back Key return to the current application. Notifications panel Sound/ Bluetooth Data Vibrate/ connectivity Silent Notifications panel.

  • Page 24: Viewing The Status Bar

    Or, from the Home screen, touch the Menu Key and select Notifications. as other notifications. Viewing the Status Bar signal strength, new messages, battery life and active Bluetooth and data connections. Status Bar. [Status Bar] LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 25 Icon Description No signal Call in progress Call hold Speakerphone Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device System warning New voicemail...
  • Page 26 Icon Description Ringer is silenced Vibrate mode Battery fully charged Battery is charging Data in and out Downloading data Uploading data 3 more notifications not displayed Data is syncing Download finished New Gmail LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 27: On-Screen Keyboard

    Icon Description New message Song is playing Upcoming event On-screen keyboard Using the keypad & entering text touch and hold this key to view the Settings menu.
  • Page 28 Pen select to save the Volume Up and type, Color, Eraser, the memo with the Volume Down Keys and create a current screen. for one second on the memo. screen you want to capture. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 29 NOTE: Using the QuickMemo options options. - Select if you want to use the background screen or not. - Select the pen type and the color. - Set the location where you want to save the memo. - Save the memo with the current screen. Viewing the saved QuickMemo Gallery...

  • Page 30: Google Account Set-Up

    Once you have set up your Google account on your phone, your phone Your contacts, Gmail messages, calendar events and other information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with your on your phone. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 31: Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi Turning on Wi-Fi From the Home screen, open the Notifications panel and touch Or from the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi Connecting to Wi-Fi , you need to enter a password to connect. NOTE: additional charges may apply.

  • Page 32: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    To add a VPN 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key Settings > Wireless & networks > VPN settings. Add VPN. Menu Key and touch Save. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 33 Connecting to Mobile Networks to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data. your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile network available for data. You can also configure your phone to access a different set of networks entirely, or to behave in specific ways when roaming.
  • Page 34 To install a secure certificate from the microSD card 2. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key Settings > Location & security. Install from SD card. Only the names of certificates that you have not already installed on your phone are displayed. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 35: Calls

    Calls Making a call 1. From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key to open the keypad. Clear Call Key to make a call. End Key TIP! Calling your contacts 1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key to open your contacts.

  • Page 36: Viewing Your Call Logs

    NOTE: You are charged for each call you make. Viewing your call logs From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key and choose the Call log tab. View a complete list of all dialed received and missed voice calls. TIP! LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 37: Call Settings

    TIP! Menu Key , then touch Delete all to delete all the recorded items. Call settings You can configure phone call settings and other special features offered by your carrier. 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key to open the applications screen.

  • Page 38: Contacts

    , enter the new contact’s number, then touch the Menu Key Add to contacts and then Create new contact. Choose from Capture picture or Pick from Gallery. 3. Select the contact type by touching contact. Save. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 39: Favorite Contacts

    Favorite contacts Adding a contact to your favorites 1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key to open your contacts. Removing a contact from your favorites list 1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key to open your contacts.

  • Page 40: Messaging

    Menu Key to open the options menu. Choose from Add subject, Discard, Attach, Insert smiley and All messages. Send to send your message. view and send additional messages, a message thread is created. WARNING: WARNING: LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 41: Using Smilies

    Menu Key , then Insert smiley. Changing your message settings Your LG L38C message settings are predefined, so you can send messages immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences. Messaging in the home screen and touch the Menu Key >...

  • Page 42: Email

    From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Email, then select the email service provider. The Accounts screen accounts. 1. Open the Email the Menu Key and touch Accounts. your accounts. send email by default is indicated with a checkmark. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 43 To open your Combined Inbox account, you can view all messages sent to all accounts in your Combined 1. Open the Email application. Combined inbox Load more messages at the bottom of the emails list. Composing and Sending Email To compose and send a message Email application, touch the Menu Key and touch Compose.
  • Page 44 Sent folder, touch the Menu and touch Folders Sent folder. TIP! sound or vibration. Working with Account Folders Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Drafts folders. Depending on the features supported by your account’s service provider, you may have additional folders. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 45 Adding and Editing email Accounts Applications and select Email. 2. Select an email provider and enter the account settings. Menu Key then tap Add account appear in outgoing mail, then touch the Done button. To change an account’s settings menu that opens, touch Account settings. To delete an email account Remove account in the menu that opens.

  • Page 46: Camera

    Scene mode - Choose from Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sunset and Night. Image size Settings Video mode - Slide this icon down to switch to video mode. Capture Gallery your Gallery and view saved photos from within camera mode. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 47: Once You've Taken The Photo

    Taking a quick photo 1. Open the Camera application. 2. Hold the phone horizontally and point the lens towards the subject you want to photograph. Capture button Once you’ve taken the photo Bluetooth, Gmail, Google+, Share Messaging, Picasa or any other application that supports sharing. Set as Contact icon or Wallpaper.
  • Page 48 NOTE: Storage – Choose whether to save your photos to the Internal memory or SD card. – Restore all camera default settings. TIP! photo. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 49: Viewing Your Saved Photos

    TIP! image change behind the Settings menu. Viewing your saved photos Camera mode. Just touch the image preview at the bottom of the screen to access your Gallery. TIP! Flick left or right to view other photos or videos. More for the following options.

  • Page 50: Video Camera

    “+” to increase it. Video size Audio recording Settings Camera mode - Slide this icon up to switch to camera mode. Record Gallery your Gallery and view your saved videos from within video mode. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 51 Recording a quick video 1. Open the Camera application and slide the Camera mode button down. 3. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject you want to capture in your video. Record button button once to start recording. screen.

  • Page 52: Using The Advanced Settings

    Auto review Storage – Choose whether to save your video clip to the Internal memory or SD card. – Restore all video camera default settings. Watching your saved videos 2. Your video appears on the screen. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 53 Adjusting the volume when viewing a video the left-hand side of the phone.

  • Page 54: Multimedia

    Music Your LG L38C has a music player that lets you play all your favourite tracks. Applications then touch Music. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 55 Playing a song 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select Music. Songs tab. 3. Select the song you want to play. to pause the song. twice to return to the previous song. the left-hand side of the phone. Play, Add to playlist, Use as ringtone, Delete, Details, Share and Search.

  • Page 56: How To Transfer Music/Video Files To Your Phone

    USB storage Turn off USB storage to disconnect the phone. How to transfer music/video files to your phone USB Mass Storage Turn on USB storage storage. storage using a card reader. when playing the video file. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 57: Sending Data From Your Phone Using Bluetooth

    phone. Sending data from your phone using Bluetooth Sending data using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to send data by running a corresponding application, not from the Bluetooth menu as on most other mobile phones. * Sending pictures: Open the Gallery application, select a picture and touch Menu >...
  • Page 58 & networks > Bluetooth settings. Select the Discoverable NOTE screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. seconds. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 59: Utilities

    Utilities Setting your alarm 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select Clock. and select Add alarm. 3. Set the time to turn on the alarm. 4. Set Repeat, Ringtone or Vibrate, then add a Label to name the alarm. Done.

  • Page 60: Changing Your Calendar View

    Voice Recorder Use the voice recorder to record voice memos or other audio files. Recording a sound or voice 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select Voice Recorder. to begin recording. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 61: Sending The Voice Recording

    to end the recording. to listen to the recording. NOTE: touch to access your list of recordings. You can listen to the saved recording. Notice: Sending the voice recording 1. Once you have finished recording, you can send the audio clip by touching the Menu Key >...
  • Page 62 1. Open App Manager and touch the Running apps Stop NOTE To uninstall an application 1. Open App Manager and touch the Installed apps tab. Uninstall OK to confirm. Help App Manager Help and touch the tab. LG L38C | User Guide...

  • Page 63: The Web

    The Web Browser Browser gives you a fast, full-color world of games, music, news, sport, are and whatever you enjoy. NOTE: downloading content. Check data charges with your network provider. Using the web toolbar Back Key , which goes to the previous page. View and manage bookmark and show Most visited, Read it later and History.
  • Page 64 Set home page: Set the current web page as your Home page. Add shortcut to home: Home screen. Page info: Displays the web page information. Downloads: Displays your download history. Settings: Change web browser settings. NOTE Back Key LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 65 Settings From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key then touch Settings. Wireless & networks mobile networks and switch to airplane mode. Airplane mode are disabled. Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi settings Menu and touch Advanced. TIP! How to obtain the MAC address screen, touch the Applications Key >...
  • Page 66 Auto retry TTY mode DTMF tones Auto answer Call restrictions - Restrict incoming or outgoing call. Call duration - View the duration of calls including last call, all calls, dialed calls and received calls. Voice privacy LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 67 Sound < General > Silent mode have set. You must mute media and alarm sounds in their own applications. Vibrate incoming call. Volume you deselect the option to use ringtone volume for notifications, you can set the volume for ringtones and notifications separately. <...
  • Page 68 PIN or Password instead of a Pattern or leave it as None. your unlock pattern to unlock the screen. < Passwords > Visible passwords – Select to show passwords as you type them or deselect LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 69 to hide passwords as you type them. < Device administration > Select device administrators < Credential storage > Use secure credentials Install from SD card – Choose to install encrypted certificates from your SD card. Set password – Set or change the credential storage password. Clear storage –...
  • Page 70 Google server. Automatic restore: Set to restore your settings and application data when the applications are reinstalled on your device. < Personal data > Factory data reset: Reset your settings to the factory default values and LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 71 Storage <USB connection mode> Mass storage only mode. < Internal memory > Erase internal memory if you want to delete all data from the internal memory. < SD card > Unmount SD card for safe Erase SD card if you want to delete all data from the SD card.
  • Page 72 Default Engine: application you want to use, if you have more than one installed. Install voice data: data is already installed. Speech rate: the synthesizer to speak. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 73 Language: with Always use my settings variety of applications. Pico TTS: Configure the Pico TTS settings. Accessibility Use the Accessibility settings to configure accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. NOTE: Date & time Use Date & time settings to set your preference for how dates are displayed.
  • Page 74 Update history Last update: Displays the date of the last software update. Next update check update will occur. NOTE automated update will not be created. - You will not be charged for data for software updates. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 75 - Some features and service may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan and software version. - LG reserves the right to make firmware updates available only for selected models at its own discretion and does not guarantee the availability of the...
  • Page 76 Update your smart phone by connecting it to your PC center. 1. Go to www.lg.com > Support > Search for the model. 2. Scroll down and click on the SOFTWARE UPDATE tab. USB DRIVER and LG MOBILE SUPPORT TOOL by clicking the Download button.
  • Page 77 Copyrights and trademarks Rights to all technologies and products that comprise this device are the property of their respective owners: ® Bluetooth double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
  • Page 78 ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: to complete your registration. DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to 320x240. DivX®, DivX Certified® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under licence. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 79 This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that causes undesired operation. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 80 T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. T4 is the better/ higher of the two ratings. LG L38C | User Guide...
  • Page 81 For Your Safety Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you find this rating. Higher ratings mean that the hearing device is relatively immune to interference noise. The hearing aid and wireless phone rating values are then added together.

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