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Table of Contents Introduction Games & Apps Games For Your Safety Applications Guidelines for safe and Network profiles efficient use KP215 features Call history Parts of the phone All calls Display Information Missed calls On-Screen Icons Dialled calls Getting started...
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Multimedia Voicemail number Push messages Camera Info message Video camera Voice recorder My stuff Images Messaging Sounds New message Videos Text Others Multimedia Games & Apps Inbox External memory Drafts Outbox Sent Google Listen voicemail Info messages Contacts Read Search Topics New contact Templates...
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Table of Contents Information Cache Cookies Service dial number Security certificates Own numbers Show image My business card Java script Memory in use Tools Information Alarm clock Calculator MP3 player Stopwatch All songs Unit converter My playlist World clock Settings SIM services Settings Browser...
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Backlight timer Change codes Brightness Flight mode Home screen shortcut Power save Theme Reset Menu style Memory status Standby text Network name Accessories Colourful dial font Connectivity Technical data Network USB connection mode Call Call divert Answer mode Send my number Call waiting Minute minder Auto redial...
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KP215 mobile phone, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. This user’s guide contains important information on the use and operation of this phone. Please read all the information...
For Your Safety WARNING! CAUTION! • Mobile Phones must be switched • Switch off the phone in any off at all times in aircrafts. area where required by special regulations. For example, do not • Do not hold the phone in your use your phone in hospitals or hand while driving.
► While there may be differences detailed information is given in this between the SAR levels of various manual. LG phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio Exposure to radio waves. frequency energy ►...
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► Product care and The coating of the phone may be damaged if covered with wrap or maintenance vinyl wrapper. Warning! ► Do not use harsh chemicals (such Only use batteries, chargers and as alcohol, benzene, thinners, etc.) accessories approved for use or detergents to clean your phone.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use ► Efficient phone Minor interference may affect TVs, radios, PCs, etc. operation To enjoy optimum performance Road safety with minimum power consumption please: Check the laws and regulations on the use of mobile phones in the ►...
If you are listening to music whilst Potentially explosive out and about, please ensure that the atmospheres volume is at a reasonable level so that you are aware of your surroundings. ► Do not use the phone at a This is particularly imperative when refueIling point.
KP215 features Parts of the phone 1. Earpiece 2. Main LCD 3. Send key ► Dials a phone number and answers a call. ► In standby mode: Shows a history of calls. 4. Alpha numeric keys ► In standby mode:...
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KP215 features 1. Navigation key ► In standby mode: Briefly: Write Text message Hold down: Pop up notification for message box Briefly: Go to Contacts list Briefly: Go to Favorites menu Briefly: Popup Sound profiles box Hold down: Activate/Deactivate Vibrate mode ►...
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1. Side keys ► In standby mode (opened): Keypad tones volume adjustment ► In standby mode (closed): Short press - The sub LCD backlight on. Long press(Down key only) - Go to Camera preview. ► During a call: Earpiece volume adjustment ►...
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KP215 features Battery terminals Holes for a Battery carrying strap cover Battery pack microSD card slot SIM card terminals SIM card socket...
Display Information On-Screen Icons The screen displays several icons. Icon area There are described below. Text and Icon Description graphic area Indicates the strength of the network signal.* Menu Contacts Soft key Indicates that GPRS indications service is available. Indicates that flight mode Area Description has been activated.
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KP215 features Icon Description Icon Description Indicates that a call is in General menu in profile. progress. Silent menu in profile. All calls are diverted. Vibrate only menu in Indicates that the phone is profile. accessing the WAP. Outdoor menu in profile.
Getting started Installing the SIM 2. Remove the battery. Hold the top edge of the battery card and the handset and lift the battery from the battery battery compartment. Make sure the power is off before you remove the battery. 1.
Getting started Caution! The metal contact of the SIM card can be easily damaged by scratches. Pay special attention to the SIM card while handling. Follow the instructions supplied with the SIM card. 4. Install the battery. Charging the Battery Insert the bottom of the battery To connect the mains adapter to the first into the bottom edge of the...
2. Connect the other end of the mains WARNING! adapter to the mains socket. Use • Unplug the power cord and only the included packing charger. charger during lightning storms to avoid electric shock or fire. 3. The moving bars of battery icon will •...
Getting started How to use a microSD memory card <microSD memory card> Note < How to insert a microSD memory ► Ensure the battery is fully charged card> before first using the phone. 1. Turn the phone off. Inserting or ►...
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3. Insert the memory card into the Note slot. The gold contacts must be ► Avoid using the memory card kept on the back of the microSD when the battery is low. memory card. If the memory card ► When writing to the card, wait for doesn’t go into the slot easily, you the operation to complete before may be trying to insert it in the...
General Functions Making and Making an international call answering calls 1. Press and hold the key for the international prefix. Making a call The ‘+’ character automatically 1. Make sure your phone is powered selects the international access code. 2. Enter a phone number including 2.
Answering a call 2. To end the call, close the phone or press the key. When you receive a call, the phone rings and the flashing phone icon Signal strength appears on the screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone You can check the strength of your number (or name if saved in the signal by the signal indicator (...
General Functions Changing the text T9 (T9 Abc) mode input mode This mode lets you enter words with only one keystroke per 1. When you are in a field that allows letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter. The T9 characters to be entered, you mode automatically compares will notice the text input mode...
1. When you are in the T9 predictive Using the ABC mode text input mode, start entering a Use the keys to enter word by pressing keys your text. Press one key per letter. 1. Press the key labelled with the 2.
General Functions Using the 123 (Number) mode The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example). Press the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.
Selecting functions and options Your phone offers a set of functions that allow you to customise the Menu Contacts phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys marked . Each menu and sub-menu lets you view and alter the settings of a particular function.
Menu Tree The menu in this phone can be displayed in 2 ways. One is by grid view or secondly by list view. Please note that menu number options are different in each view. The default setting on the phone is set to show the menu in grid view, so therefore all the menu number selections throughout the manual are shown according to that setting.
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Menu Tree . Browser 5. Messaging 8. Contacts .1 Home 5.1 New message 8.1 Search .2 Bookmarks 5.2 Inbox 8.2 New contact .3 Enter address 5.3 Drafts 8.3 Speed dials .4 History 5.4 Outbox 8.4 Groups .5 Saved pages 5.5 Sent 8.5 Copy all .6 Settings 5.6 Listen voicemail...
Games & Apps [Menu 1] Games Menu 1.1 Caution Only J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) You can access a great selection of based programs will run in a phone games on your phone. environment. The J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition) based programs Note will only run in a PC environment.
Call history [Menu 2] You can check the record of missed, Received calls Menu 2.4 received, and dialled calls only if the Allows you to view received call network supports the Calling Line records, make a call, send a message, Identification (CLI) within the service and save the number in the contacts.
Call history Call duration Menu 2.7 Allows you to view the duration of your incoming and outgoing calls. You can also reset the call timers. The following timers are available: ► Last call: Length of the last call. ► All calls: Total length of all calls made and incoming calls since the timer was last reset.
Organiser [Menu 3] ► Calendar Go to date: You can go the chosen Menu 3.1 date directly. You can refer to your schedule by ► Delete old: Select this to delete the months. The cursor is on the current expired schedule notes that you date, and the registered date is have already been notified of.
Organiser To do Menu 3.3 You can view, edit and add tasks to do. Tasks are displayed in time order. Tasks that have been completed or not completed are displayed in different ways. 1. If the entry is empty, press the left soft key [New].
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Multimedia [Menu 4] You can enjoy your multimedia • To take a picture function such as camera, video - To take clear pictures, press the camera, voice recorder for your fun camera key while holding the and convinience. camera without any movement. - Appropriately adjust distance to the Note object that you want take a picture...
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Multimedia ► Quality: Allows you to set the Note image quality from Normal, Fine ► You can adjust the brightness by and Super fine. using the ► Timer: Allows you to select the ► The zoom function varies delay time (Off/3 Secs/5 Secs/10 depending on the resolution the camera is set to.
► Video camera White balance: Allows you to Menu 4.2 change the settings according to You can record and save a video clip. the enviroment. (Auto/Daylight/ 1. To start recording press the OK key. Incandescent/Cloudy/Fluorescent) As soon as it starts to record a timer ►...
Multimedia Voice recorder Menu 4.3 You can record a voice memo. 1. Press the OK key to start recording. Once recording is started, the message “REC” and the recording time are displayed, talk into the microphone. 2. If you want to finish recording, press the right soft key [Stop].
Messaging [Menu 5] New message 4. Press the left soft key [Options] and Menu 5.1 then select Send after entering This menu includes functions related numbers. The message will to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS automatically be saved in the Sent (Multimedia Message Service), as well folder.
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Messaging ► Save to drafts: Stores messages Options in Drafts. ► Send to: You can send multimedia ► T9 languages: Select the language messages to multiple recipients, for T9 input mode. You can also priorities your message, and make deactivate T9 input mode by it sent later as well.
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► Delete slide: You can delete the Note desired slide. If you select the picture (200K) ► Remove media: (Dynamic menu) on writing multimedia message, loading duration will take around 10 You can select and remove seconds at least. Furthermore, you attached image, video, sound, and can’t activate any key during loading attachment.
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Messaging ► Information: You can view ❈ SIM message information about received SIM message means the message messages. exceptionally stored in SIM card. You can move this message to the ► Multi delete: After selecting the phone. messages you want to remove, you can delete the selected messages.
► ► Information: You can view Edit: Modifies the message you information about the message choose. you choose. ► Information: You can check ► Multi delete: After selecting the information of each message. messages you want to remove, ► Multi delete: Select and delete the press the OK key and you can selected messages.
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Messaging listen to voice mail. You can also hold When you have received an info down the key in standby mode service message, you can see the to listen to voicemail. popup message to show you that you have received a message or the info Note service message is directly displayed.
You can select info service message template list. numbers in the active list. if you ► Send via activate an info service number, you - Text message: Use this to send can receive messages sent from the the selected template message number.
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Messaging ► ► Edit: Use this to write a new Validity period: This network message or edit the selected service allows you to set how long multimedia template message from your messages will be stored at the the multimedia template list. message centre.
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► ► Priority: You can set the priority of Permitted message types the message you choose. - Personal: Personal message. ► Validity period: This network - Advertisements: Commercial service allows you to set how long message. your text messages will be stored at - Informational: Necessary the message centre.
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Messaging Info message (Menu 5.9.5) ► Receive - On: If you select this menu, your phone will receive Info service messages. - Off: If you select this menu, your phone will not receive Info service messages any more. ► Alerts - On: Your phone will beep when you have received Info service message numbers.
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My stuff [Menu 6] Images - Move to folder: Move the Menu 6.1 selected file to the folder. The Images folder consists of - Move to external memory embedded links for downloading / Move to phone memory: pictures through the internet and Move the selected file to the default images.
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My stuff ► Thumbnail view/List view: Allows - Move to folder: Move the you to set the view type. selected file to the folder. - Move to external memory / Move to phone memory: Sounds Menu 6.2 Move the selected file to the The Sounds folder consists of external memory (if inserted) embedded links for downloading...
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Videos - Move to external memory Menu 6.3 / Move to phone memory: Shows the list of video files at My Move the selected file to the media/Videos in Multimedia memory. external memory (if inserted) Supports only .3gp files, that are or multimedia memory in your encoded with MPEG4 and h.263 phone.
My stuff Others Menu 6.4 Other files except images, sounds, videos are stored in this folder. Games & Apps Menu 6.5 You can easily download games and other applications in this menu. Please note that additional costs may be incurred when using online services.
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Google [Menu 7] You can launch the web browser and access the homepage of the web service provided by Google. For further details, please contact your service provider.
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Contacts [Menu 8] ► Search New message: After you have Menu 8.1 found the number you want, 1. Select Search and enter the name you can send a text/multimedia that you want to search. message to the selected number. ► Send via: You can send the data of Note the contacts via SMS/MMS.
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New contact 1. Open the Contacts first by pressing Menu 8.2 the right soft key [Contacts] in You can register a new contact standby mode. address. You can enter the name, 2. Scroll to Speed dial, then press the different phone numbers and left soft key [OK].
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Contacts ► ► View members: Shows the group SIM to phone: You can copy the members you have selected. entry from SIM card to phone memory. ► Group ringtone: Allows you to ► specify ring tone for the group Phone to SIM: You can copy the members call.
Information Menu 8.8 Service dial number (Menu 8.8.1) You can view the list of Service Dialling Numbers (SDN) assigned by your service provider (if supported by the SIM card). Own numbers (SIM dependent) (Menu 8.8.2) You can save and check your own number in SIM card.
Tools [Menu 9] Alarm clock Calculator Menu 9.1 Menu 9.2 You can set the alarm clock to go on The calculator module allows you to at a specified time. perform basic arithmetic functions such as addition, subtraction, 1. If there is no alarm, press the left multiplication, and division as well as soft key [New] to add a new alarm.
Stopwatch World clock Menu 9.3 Menu 9.5 This menu allows you to record the The World clock function provides elapsed time of an event. time information on major cities worldwide. 1. Press the left soft key [Start] to take time and record the lap time by You can select the following options pressing the right soft key [Lap].
Browser [Menu ] You can access various WAP (Wireless Using the phone keys Application Protocol) services such as When surfing the Internet, the phone banking, news, weather reports and keys function differently to phone flight information. These services are mode. specially designed for mobile phones and they are maintained by WAP Icon...
► Home View: You can see the selected Menu bookmark. Connects to a homepage. The ► Edit: You can edit the selected homepage will be the site which is bookmark. defined in the activated profile. It will ► Delete: You can delete the selected be defined by the service provider bookmark.
Browser Enter address There are default profiles for some Menu operators, stored in phone memory. You can connect directly to the site It’s impossible to rename default you want. After entering a specific profiles. URL, press the left soft key [Options] Each profile has submenus as follows: and select the Connect.
Cache Java script (Menu .6.3) (Menu .6.7) The information or services you have Select whether to turn Java script accessed are saved in the cache on or off. memory of the phone. Memory in use (Menu .6.8) Note You can check the status of the A cache is a buffer memory, which is used to save data temporarily.
MP3 player [Menu 0] The KP215 has an integrated MP3 Note player built-in. You can enjoy listening KP215 doesn’t support the variable to MP3 music files on your phone bit rate of all mentioned file types. using a compatible headset or via the Therefore, you can’t change the file...
All songs Menu 0.1 Note Music is copyright protected in You can see the all of music files. international treaties and national copyright laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission or a license to My playlist Menu 0.2 reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits You can set the music files of your private copying of copyrighted...
Settings [Menu #] Profiles The profile setting option opens. Set Menu #.1 the option as required. In Profiles, you can adjust and ► Call alert type: Set the alert type customise the phone tones for for incoming calls. different events, environments, or ►...
Auto update (Menu #.2.5) Note All profiles cannot be renamed. Select On, the phone will automatically update the data and time. Date & Time Menu #.2 Languages You can set functions relating to the Menu #.3 date and time. You can change the language for the display texts in your phone.
Settings Home screen shortcut Colourful dial font (Menu #.4.4) (Menu #.4.9) You can set the functions of 4 You can set the font color of the navigation keys for using shortcut in numbers which appear in the home the idle mode. screen when you type numbers.
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► Manual: The phone will find the the connection between phone list of available networks and show and network and data transfer you them. Then you can select is possible. When you end the the network which you want to application, GPRS connection is use if this network has a roaming ended but the registration to the...
Settings - APN: Input the APN of the GPRS. 2. Connect the phone while it is performing an operation or menu - User ID: The users identify for your function, and then move to the APN server. idle(or Top menu) screen. - Password: The password required 3.
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Data service All data calls: Diverts to a number with a PC connection Select the Data service menu to use unconditionally. the LG Mobile Sync program. ► All fax calls: Diverts to a number with a fax connection Call Menu #.6 unconditionally.
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Settings Answer mode Call waiting (Menu #.6.2) (Menu #.6.4) ► Flip open: If you select this menu, (network dependent) you can receive an incoming call ► Activate: If you select Activate, when you open the flip. you can accept a waiting (receiving) ►...
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Send DTMF tones 4. If you enter wrong PIN code more (Menu #.6.7) than 3 times, the SIM will lock out. If You can send touch tones during the PIN is blocked, you will need to an active call to control your voice key in PUK code.
Settings Call barring The submenus: (Menu #.7.3) - Activate: Allows to request the The call barring service prevents your network to set call restriction on. phone from making or receiving certain category of calls. This function - Cancel: Set the selected call requires the call barring password.
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► Change codes On: You cannot make (or receive) (Menu #.7.5) any calls, including emergency PIN is an abbreviation of Personal calls, or use other features that Identification Number to prevent use require network coverage. by unauthorised person. ► Off: You can deactivate the flight You can change the access codes: mode and restart your handset to Security code, PIN2 code.
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There are various accessories for your mobile phone. You can select these options according to your personal communication requirements. Standard Battery Hands free ear-microphone Travel Adapter Note This charger ► Always use genuine LG accessories. allows you to charge the ► Failure to do so may invalidate battery while your warranty.