LG C300 User Manual

LG-C300 User Guide
Some of the content of this manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
P/N: MMBB0392955(1.0)
Installing the SIM Card and Charging the 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.
Illustrations
1 2
1 Open the battery cover
2 Remove the battery
3 Insert your SIM
4 Insert your battery
5 Close the battery cover
6 Charge your battery 4 5
› If the phone won't turn on, or if
the display freezes or doesn't
respond, follow the instructions
for installing the battery again.
Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.
WARNING:
After taking a photo 3 Select the Rec. icon on the bottom-centre of the screen and
Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The image press OK to take a video. Rec will appear at the bottom of
name is shown on the top of the screen with five icons on the viewfinder. Press
the bottom side.
After you've shot your video
Album - View the pictures you have taken in your Album.
• A still image representing your captured video will appear
on screen.
Send - Send the photo as Message, as an Email or via
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Bluetooth. After recording a video clip, you can check the menu as follow:
New - Take another photo straight away. Album - View the videos you have taken in your Album.
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Play - Play the file.
Set as - Use the image as Wallpaper, as a Contact image, or
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in your Start up image or Shut down image.
New - Press to shoot another video straight away.
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Delete - Delete the photo you have just taken. The
• Send - Send the video as Message, as an Email or via
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viewfinder will reappear.
Bluetooth.
Delete - Delete the video you have just made. The
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Video Camera
viewfinder will reappear.
Shooting a quick video
Music
1 Press Menu and select Camera and choose Video Camera.
The video camera's viewfinder will appear on screen.
MP3 Player
2 Focus the camera on what to record.
Your LG-C300 has a built-in music player so you can play all
your favourite music.
5 Choose Send to. Changing your text message settings
6 Choose a contact from the list of contacts or enter the Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and
phone number.
Text message. You can make changes to:
7 Select Send.
Text message centre - Enter the details for your message
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centre.
WARNING: Image, Sound, Video, New slide, Subject,
Delivery report - Choose to receive confirmation that your
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Business card, Schedule or My business card is added to the
message have been delivered.
message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS
Validity period - Choose how long your messages are
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mode and you will be charged accordingly.
stored at the message centre.
Message types - Convert your text into Voice, Fax, X.400
Entering text
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or Email.
You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone's
keypad. For example, storing names in contacts, writing a Character encoding - Choose how your characters
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message and creating scheduling events in the calendar all are encoded. This affects the size of your message and
require entering text.
therefore data costs.
The following text input methods are available in the phone:
Send long text as - Choose whether to send your message
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Abc mode, and 123 mode.
as Multiple SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than
2 pages in the message field.
NOTE: Some fields may allow only one input mode (e.g.
Changing your multimedia message settings
telephone number in contact fields).
Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and
Multimedia message. You can make changes to:
Getting to Know Your Phone
Earpiece
Send key
Dials a phone number and answers a call.
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In standby mode: Shows the history of calls.
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Alpha numeric keys
In standby mode: Input numbers to
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dial Hold down
- International calls
- Connect voice mail centre
to - Speed dials
- Long press key to activate silent mode.
In editing mode: Enter numbers &
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characters
Confirm key / OK key
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Selects menu options and confirms actions.
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Bluetooth QD ID B016671
Calling
Making a Call
1 Make sure your phone is on.
2 You can use the keypad,To delete a digit press the back
arrow key.
3 Press to begin the call.
4 To end the call, press .
3
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
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your Phonebook.
1 Press Menu to open the main menu. Select Phonebook.
2 Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the contact you
want to call and scroll to the Phonebook.
3 Press to begin the call.
NOTE:
• Before using music player, you will need to transfer music
again to stop recording.
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.
To access the music player, press Menu and select Music and
select MP3 player. From here you can access to:
Recently played - View all of the songs you have played
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recently.
All songs - Contains all of the songs you have on your
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phone.
My Playlists - Contains all playlists you have created.
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Artists - Allows you to view all tracks sorted by artist.
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Albums - Allows you to view all tracks sorted by album.
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Genres - Allows you to view all tracks sorted by genre.
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Shuffle all songs - Allows you to play all of the songs in
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random order.
Retrieval mode - Choose to automatically or manually
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download multimedia messages depending on whether
you are at home or roaming.
Delivery report - Choose to request or allow a delivery
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report.
Read reply - Choose to request or allow a read reply.
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Priority - Choose the priority level of your multimedia
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message.
Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored
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at the message centre.
Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on
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screen.
Creation mode - Allows you to select the contents type
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supported by MMS.
Delivery time - Configures the delivery time of message to
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the recipient. The multimedia message centre will deliver
the message after the delivery time.
Multi msg centre - Allows you to configure network
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information such as the multimedia service centre and the
internet profile to send a multimedia message.
Soft keys (Left soft key / Right soft key)
These keys perform the function Indicated in
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the bottom of the display.
Main LCD
End key
Switch on/off (long press)
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End or reject a call.
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Navigation key
In standby mode:
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Installing a memory card
Briefly: Mp3 player
Slide the memory card into the
Briefly: Camera
slot until it clicks into place. Make
Briefly: Toolbar when it was set.
sure that the gold contact area is
(Menu > Settings > Display >
facing downwards.
Homescreen > Display Items)
Removing a memory card
In menu: Scroll up & down. Carefully remove the memory
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card by gently pushing it in to the
phone and quickly releasing it.
Answering and rejecting a call Changing the call settings
When your phone rings, press to answer the call. You can set call-specific functions. Press Menu, select
While your phone is ringing you can press Silent to mute the Settings and choose Call.
ringing. This is useful if you have forgotten to change your
Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls.
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profile to silent for a meeting.
Call barring - Select which calls you would like to be
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Press or select Reject in order to reject an incoming call.
barred.
Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting.
NOTE: In call when speaker is activated, the speaker icon
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is displayed with red colour cross, when the speaker is
Fixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that can be
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deactivated speaker icon is displayed without red colour cross.
called from your phone.
Excuse message - Before you reject an incoming call, you
Speed dialing
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can use "Excuse messages" to send a message to explain
You can assign a speed dial number to a contact you call
why you do not receive an incoming call.
frequently.
Call reject settings - Select Off or On and choose to reject
Viewing your Call History •
all calls, those from specific groups, contacts, unregistered
Press Menu and select Logs.
numbers (those not in your list of contacts) or those with
You can view logs of Missed, Incoming, Outgoing calls and
no caller ID.
Messages if the network supports Calling Line Identification
(CLI) within the service area. Send my number - Choose whether your number will
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be displayed when you call someone. (Depends on your
network provider.)
E-Mail
NOTE: If you are in an area with bad radio reception, you may
have difficulty listening to the radio.
Sending an email using your new account
It is recommended that you insert headphones into the
To send/receive an email, you should set up an email
hands-free connector when listening to the radio to ensure
account.
good radio reception.
1 Press Menu, select E-mail and create email using New e-
mail address or others
Web
2 Choose Write e-mail and a new email window will open.
Accessing the web
3 Write a subject line then press OK.
You can launch the WAP browser and access the homepage
4 Enter your message using the keypad.
of the activated profile on web settings. You can also
FM Radio
manually enter a URL address and access the associated
WAP page.
Listening to the Radio
1 Press Menu and select Web.
1 Press Menu and select Music, then choose FM radio.
2 To go straight to the browser home page, select Home.
2 Select the channel number of the station you would like
Alternately, select Enter address and type in the URL,
to listen to.
followed by Connect.
Tip: LG-C300 supports Wireless FM radio feature .
NOTE: You will incur extra cost by connecting to these
services and downloading content. Check data charges with
your network provider.
Phonebook Adding an event to your calendar
1 Press Menu and select Tools and select Organiser, then
Searching for a contact
choose Calendar.
1 Press Menu and select Phonebook.
2 Select the date you would like to add an event to. You can
2 Using the keypad enter the first letter of the name of the
choose a date either by scrolling to it using the navigation
contact you want to call.
keys or by selecting Options and Go to date in order to
3 To scroll through the contacts and their different numbers
enter a date.
use the navigation keys.
Adding an item to your task list
Adding a new contact
You can edit an item by selecting it, pressing Options and
1 Press Menu and select Phonebook.
Edit. Confirm your amends by selecting Done.
2 Press Option and select New contact.
Adding a memo
3 Choose whether to store your new contact on your Handset
You can lock a saved memo. Press Option and select Lock for
or SIM card.
the private memo to protect privacy.
4 Enter the information you want in the fields provided and
Date finder
select Done.
Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the
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date will be once a certain number of days have passed.
Voice recoder
Setting your Alarm
Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other
Press Menu and select Tools, then choose Alarm clock.
sounds. Press Menu and select More, then choose Voice
This allows you to set alarms.
recorder.
Charger/USB cable Side keys
connector
In standby mode: Controls the ring volume.
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During a call: Earpiece volume adjustment
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TIP: Please ensure the
During playing MP3 music: Audio volume adjustment
phone is powered on •
, external memory
card is inserted and
in idle mode before
connecting the USB
cable for Mass Storage.
Camera lens
SIM card
holder
Auto redial - Allows you to set the auto redial function
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when a call attempt has failed.
Minute minder - Determines whether to sound a tone
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every 1 minute when you are in the call.
Bluetooth answer mode - Choose how to answer a call
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when using a Bluetooth headset. Select Hands-free or
Handset.
Save new number - Selecting this option will save
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numbers that are not already in your contacts upon
ending the call.
Call costs - View the charges applied to your last call or all
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calls. This service is network dependent, some operators
are unable to support this.
Camera
Taking a quick photo
1 Press Menu and select Camera and Camera.
2 When the camera has focused on your subject, select the
Capture icon on the bottom-centre of the screen and press
OK to take a photo.
Vodafone Live!
You can access Vodafone Live! By pressing RSK from idle
screen.
Messaging
Your LG-C300 includes functions related to SMS (Short
Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) as well
as the network's service messages. To use these functions,
press Menu and select Messaging.
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. See Entering text on
the right for more information on how to enter text.
4 Select Options and choose Insert to add an Image, Video,
Sound, Template, Emoticon, Name & Number, New slide,
Subject or More (Business card/Schedule/Memo/Task/My
business card).
Sending a voice recording
Once you have finished recording, select Options.
Using your calculator
1 Press Menu and select More, then choose Calculator.
2 Press the numeric keys to input numbers.
Using the stopwatch
1 Press Menu and select More, then choose Stopwatch.
2 Select Start to begin the timer.
Converting Units
1 Press Menu and select More, then choose Unit converter.
2 Choose whether you would like to convert Currency, Area,
Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume or Velocity.
Adding a city to your World clock
1 Press Menu and select More, then choose World clock.
2 To find out the time of specific city, press Options and
select New city.
Headset
Battery cover
Battery pack