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Page 114 KG290 GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 54.5g +55°C +45°C -10°C...
Page 117 KG290 User Guide - English This document is the user guide for the LG KG290 Mobile Phone. All rights for this document are reserved by LG Electronics. Copying, modifying and distributing this document without the consent of LG Electronics are...
Page 118: Table Of Contents
For Your Safety Enter address Calculator History Memo Guidelines for Safe and Saved pages To do Efficient Use Settings Stopwatch KG290 Features Network profiles Unit converter Parts of the phone View style World time Cache On-Screen Icons SIM services Cookies Security Certificates...
Page 119 Info messages Contacts Connectivity Read Bluetooth Search Topic Network New contact USB connection mode Templates Speed dials Call Text Groups Multimedia Call divert Copy all Answer mode Settings Delete all Send my number Text message Settings Call waiting Multimedia message View options Minute minder Voicemail number...
Page 120: For Your Safety
For Your Safety Please read these simple guidelines. Not CAUTION! following these guidelines may be • Switch off the phone in any area where dangerous or illegal. Further detailed required by special regulations. For information is given in this manual. example, do not use your phone in hospitals or it may affect sensitive WARNING!
Page 121: Guidelines For Safe And Efficient Use
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) 0.752W/kg (10g) and when worn on the information body is 1.01W/kg (10g). This mobile phone model KG290 has been SAR data information for residents in designed to comply with applicable safety countries/regions that have adopted the SAR requirements for exposure to radio waves.
Page 122 Do not keep the phone next to credit contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. cards or transport tickets; it can affect Please contact an LG Authorised Service the information on the magnetic strips. Centre to replace the damaged antenna.
Page 123 Use accessories, such as earphones and Road safety headsets, with caution. Ensure that Check the laws and regulations on cables are tucked away safely and do the use of mobile phones in the areas not touch the antenna unnecessarily. when you drive. Do not use a hand-held phone while Electronic devices driving.
Page 124 Potentially explosive memory effect that could compromise the battery's performance. atmospheres Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG Do not use the phone at a refueling chargers are designed to maximize the point. Don't use near fuel or chemicals. battery life.
Page 125 Do not expose the battery charger to Avoid damage to your direct sunlight or use it in high humidity, hearing such as the bathroom. Damage to your hearing can occur if you Do not leave the battery in hot or cold are exposed to loud sound for long places, this may deteriorate the battery periods of time.
Page 126: Kg290 Features
KG290 Features Parts of the phone Holes for a carrying strap Ear piece Camera lens Front screen SIM card External Navigation keys Battery socket memory slot...
Page 127 Side keys In standby mode (open/closed): Keypad volume adjustment. During a call: Earpiece Headset volume adjustment. Camera hot key...
Page 128 KG290 Features Earpiece Navigation keys Main screen In standby mode: Top: Icons showing signal strength, battery level Briefly: Write new Message and various other functions (long press: present Messages pop-up) Bottom: Soft key Briefly: List of Contacts indications Briefly: List of Profiles...
Page 129: On-Screen Icons
Display Information On-Screen Icons Icon area Icon Description Tells you the strength of the network signal. Text and You can use GPRS service. graphic area The alarm has been set and is on. Menu Contacts The bluetooth is set to On. Tells you the status of the Area Description...
Page 130 KG290 Features Icon Description Silent menu in profile. General menu in profile. Outdoor menu in profile. Headset menu in profile. All calls are diverted.
Page 131: Getting Started
Getting Started Installing the SIM card and battery 1. Installing the SIM card. Your SIM card contains your phone number, service details and contacts and must be inserted into your handset. If your SIM card is removed then your handset becomes unusable (other than To insert the SIM card emergency calls) until a valid one is inserted.
Page 132 Getting Started 2. Installing the battery. 3. To remove the battery. Insert the battery aligning the gold Turn the power off. (If the power is left on, contacts on the battery with the battery there is a chance you could lose the stored terminals (gold contacts) in the battery telephone numbers and messages.) Press the battery release latches ‚...
Page 133: Charging The Battery
Charging the Battery CAUTION! • Do not force the connector as this may Before connecting the travel adapter to the damage the phone and/or the travel phone you must first install the battery. adapter. • If you use the battery pack charger when abroad, use an attachment plug adaptor for the proper configuration.
Page 134: Disconnecting The Charger
Getting Started Disconnecting the charger Disconnect the travel adapter from the phone as shown in the diagram below.
Page 135: General Functions
General Functions Entering text 123 mode (Number mode) You can enter alphanumeric characters Type numbers using one keystroke per using the keypad. For example, storing number. To change to 123 mode in a names in Contacts, writing a message, text entry field, press until 123 creating a personal greeting or scheduling mode is displayed.
Page 136: Contacts
General Functions 1. When you are in the T9 predictive text Characters in the order display input mode, start entering a word by Upper Case Lower Case pressing keys . Press one . , / ? ! - : ' " @ 1 .
Page 137: Overview Of Menu Functions
Overview of Menu Functions 1. Browser 4. Multimedia 7. Profiles 1.1 Home 4.1 MP3 player General 1.2 Bookmarks 4.2 Camera Silent 1.3 Enter address 4.3 Video camera Vibrate only 1.4 History 4.4 FM radio Outdoor 1.5 Saved pages 4.5 Voice recorder Headset 1.6 Settings 1.7 Information...
Page 138: Browser
Browser Home Saved pages Menu 1.1 Menu 1.5 Connects to a homepage. The homepage The phone can save the page on display will be the site which is defined in the as an offline file. activated profile. It will be defined by the service provider if you have not defined it Settings Menu 1.6...
Page 139 Cookies Information (Menu 1.6.4) Menu 1.7 The information or services you have You can view the information of WAP accessed are saved in the cache memory browser version. of the phone. Security Certificates (Menu 1.6.5) You can see the list of personal certificates that have been stored in your phone.
Page 140 Call history You can check the record of missed, Received calls Menu 2.4 received, and dialled calls only if the This option lets you view the last 50 network supports the Calling Line incoming calls. Identification (CLI) within the service area. The number and name (if available) are Call duration displayed together with the date and time...
Page 141 Tools Alarm clock To change the day, month, and year. Menu 3.1 Description Key Description You can set the alarm clock to go on at a specified time. Yearly Weekly 1. Select On and enter the alarm time you Monthly Daily want.
Page 142: Calculator
Tools Calculator To do Menu 3.3 Menu 3.5 This contains the standard functions such You can view, edit and add tasks to do. as +, -, x, n : Addition, Subtraction, Tasks are displayed in time order. Tasks Multiplication, and Division. that have been completed or not completed are displayed in different ways.
Page 143: World Time
World time Menu 3.8 The World clock function provides time information on major cities worldwide. You can view the time of the desired country or city by navigating using . You can select a desired city as a base. SIM services Menu 3.9 This menu depends on SIM and the network services.
Page 144: Multimedia
Multimedia MP3 player Equalizer (Menu 4.1.3.3) Menu 4.1 You can choose the equalizer among All songs several genres of music. Jazz, Rock, Pop, (Menu 4.1.1) etc. You can view all the music files stored in the phone/external Player skin (Menu 4.1.3.4) memory.
Page 145 • To take a picture Self timer: Allows you to select the delay time (Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, Hold down the camera button. The 10 seconds). Then the phone takes a camera will be ready to use and you may photo after the specified time.
Page 146: Video Camera
Multimedia Video camera FM radio Menu 4.3 Menu 4.4 1. Select Video camera menu. You can search radio stations and enjoy listening to the radio. 2. Video camera settings menu is the same with Photo camera settings, 1. Tap the corresponding number key of a except following items: channel to store the currently selected radio station into.
Page 147: Messaging
Messaging New message Insert Menu 5.1 - Symbol: You can add different symbols. This menu includes functions related to - Image: You can insert the images. You SMS (Short Message Service), MMS can also save some EMS Images here (Multimedia Message Service), voice mail, from some images of received SMS as well as the network’s service messages and use it when sending to...
Page 148 Messaging Multimedia Preview: You can preview multimedia (Menu 5.1.2) messages you have created. You can write and edit multimedia Save: You can save multimedia messages, checking message size. messages to drafts or as templates. 1. Enter the New message menu by Edit subject: You can edit a subject of pressing the left soft key [OK].
Page 149 Inbox Sent Menu 5.2 Menu 5.5 You will be alerted when you have This menu allows you to view the received messages. They will be stored in messages which are already sent. You can Inbox. check the time and the contents of message.
Page 150: Info Messages
Messaging Info messages Topic (Menu 5.7.2) Menu 5.7 New topic: You can add info service (Dependent to network and subscription) message numbers in the phone memory Info service messages are text messages with its nickname. delivered by the network to GSM. They View list: You can see Info service provide general information such as message numbers which you have...
Page 151: Multimedia
• Very urgent! Please contact me. Delivery report: If you set to Yes, you can check whether your message is sent • I love you successfully. Multimedia (Menu 5.8.2) Reply charging: When a message is sent, it allows the recipients to reply After saving new template, you can use and charge the cost of the reply to your the following options.
Page 152: Voicemail Number
Messaging Delivery report: If it is set to Yes in Voicemail number (Menu 5.9.3) this menu, you can check whether your You can receive the voicemail if your message is sent successfully. network service provider supports this Read report: You can receive the report feature.
Page 153: My Stuff
My stuff Images Note Menu 6.1 When you connect the phone with a PC Show the list of jpg, bmp, gif, wbmp, png via Bluetooth, you can both send and files at Images folder in Multimedia receive files to the Music and Video memory.
Page 154: Network Profiles
It’s impossible to rename default New Fantastic LG profiles. The KG290 works as a mass storage Each profile has submenus as device. If you connect the USB cable, follows: you can use the phone as a Activate: Activates the selected profile.
Page 155 Note MASS STORAGE function will only work when the phone is in idle mode. DO NOT remove the cable while you are downloading files. After you download the files, you need to click “Safely Remove Hardware” on the PC and then disconnect the cable.
Page 156: Profiles
Profiles In Profiles, you can adjust and customise Ring tones: Select the desired ring the phone tones for different events, tone from the list. environments, or caller groups. Ring volume: Set the volume of the There are five preset profiles: General, ringing tone.
Page 157 • After 5 secs: After 5 seconds, the phone will answer automatically. • After 10 secs: After 10 seconds, the phone will answer automatically. Note All profiles cannot be renamed.
Page 158: Contacts
Contacts Search Speed dials Menu 8.1 Menu 8.3 1. Select Search by press the left soft key You can assign any of the keys [OK]. with a Name list entry. You can call directly by pressing this key. 2. Enter the name that you want to search. Note Groups Menu 8.4...
Page 159: View Options
My business card: This option allows you View options (Menu 8.7.1) to create your own business card Scroll to highlight View options, and then featuring Name and an mobile phone press the left soft key [OK]. number. Name only: Set the phonebook list To create a new business card, press with displaying only name.
Page 160: Settings
Settings Date & Time Home screen shortcut (Menu 9.3.4) Menu 9.1 Selecting On displays the functionalities of You can set functions relating to the date 4 Navigation keys and Menu key as and time. pictures on the middle of the idle window. (Profiles/Messaging/ Favourites/Contacts).
Page 161: Colourful Dial Font
You can view all devices which your This handset supports built-in Bluetooth KG290 is already paired to. If you enter connectivity, which makes it possible to Paired devices, you access the options connect them with compatible Bluetooth...
Page 162: Network
Settings Network networks. This list is set from the (Menu 9.4.2) phone’s predefined list of known You can select a network which will be networks. registered either automatically or manually. Change frequency band (Menu 9.4.2.2) Allows you to select either PCS only or Network selection (Menu 9.4.2.1) EGM/DCS.
Page 163: Usb Connection Mode
Access point Call (Menu 9.4.2.4) Menu 9.5 Allow you to select the access point from You can set the menu relevant to a call by the list. pressing [Select] in the Setting menu. USB connection mode (Menu 9.4.3) Call divert (Menu 9.5.1) You can choose one mode : Data service The Call divert service allows you to divert...
Page 164: Answer Mode
Settings Call waiting Answer mode (Menu 9.5.4) (Menu 9.5.2) (network dependent) Slide open: If you select this menu, you can receive a call by lifting up the Activate: If you select Activate, you can slide of your phone. accept a waiting (receiving) call. Any key: If you select this menu, you Cancel: If you select Cancel, you can receive a call by pressing any key...
Page 165: Select Line
Select line 1. If you enter wrong PIN code more than (Menu 9.5.7) 3 times, the phone will lock out. If the (SIM dependent) PIN is blocked, you will need to key in This menu is shown only if the SIM PUK code.
Page 166: Call Barring
Settings If you set phone lock to When SIM Cancel all barrings: You can cancel changed, your phone will request security all barring services. code only when you change your SIM Change password: You can change card. the password for Call Barring Service. Call barring (Menu 9.6.4) Fixed dial number...
Page 167: Power Save
Power save Menu 9.8 If you set On, you can save the power when you don’t use the phone. Reset Menu 9.9 You can initialize all factory defaults. You will need Security code to activate this function. Memory status Menu 9.0 You can check free space and memory usage of each repository, Internal memory and Multimedia memory.
Page 168: Accessories
Note Portable Handsfree Always use genuine LG accessories. This connects to Failure to do this may invalidate your your phone, warranty. allowing Accessories may be different in different handsfree regions;...
Page 169: Technical Data
Technical data General Product name : KG290 System : GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 Ambient Temperatures Max : +55°C (normal), +45°C (battery charging) Min : -10°C...

LG KG290 User Manual

For Your Safety

Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use

Efficient Use 5

KG290 Features

Getting Started

General Functions

Overview of Menu Functions

Menu Functions 21

Browser

Multimedia

Messaging

My Stuff

Profiles

Contacts

Settings

Accessories

Technical Data

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