Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a mobile phone network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card which is loaded with
your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.
Important! › The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can easily be 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.
› only 2G SIM supported
Illustrations
1 Open battery cover
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2 Remove the battery
3 Insert your SIM
4 Insert the battery
5 Close the battery cover
6 Charge your battery
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WARNING: Do not remove the
battery while the phone is
switched on, as this may
damage the phone.
Entering Text
You can enter alphanumeric characters via the phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in Contacts, writing a
message and scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text. To change modes, press the
key.
The input method is displayed in the upper right corner of your phone.
Indicator
Function (English Smart mode)
Numeric
Multitap Abc
Multitap abc
Multitap ABC
T9 Mode
In Editor, Press Options Choose “Set T9” Select On. This mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke
per letter. Each key on the keypad is associated with more than one letter. T9 mode automatically compares your
keystrokes with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes
than the traditional ABC mode.
Quick feature reference
Messaging
Sending a message
1 Press Menu, select Messaging and choose New message.
2 A new message editor will open. The default setting of the message editor is SMS mode.
3 Enter your message using either the T9 predictive mode or Abc manual mode or 123 mode. You can switch text
input modes by pressing
.
4 Press Options and choose Insert to add an Symbol, Template, Contact, Business card.
5 Press Send to.
6 Enter the phone number or press Options and select Contacts or Recent list to open your contacts list.
7 Press Options and choose Send.
• Inbox – You will be alerted when you have received a message. It will also be saved here.
• Drafts – This menu shows the message you have saved.
• Outbox – This menu allows you to view the message which is about to be sent or could not be sent.
• Sent – This menu allows you to view the messages which have already been sent, including time and content.
• Listen voicemail – This menu provides you with a quick way to access your voice mailbox.
Games
Your LG-A100 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. Press Menu and
select Games.
Profi les
You change your profi le, then choose from General, Silent, Outdoor, Flight mode and Headset.
• General – After setting up this profi le, the indicator
will be displayed on the standby screen.
• Silent – Ring tone is disabled and Vibrate is activated. When you set up this profi le, the indicator
will be
displayed on the standby screen.
• Outdoor – This is the default profi le. Ring tone and key tone volume are set to maximum. When you set up this
profi le, the indicator
will be displayed on the standby screen.
• Flight Mode – When you set up this profi le, the indicator
will be displayed on the standby screen.
• Headset – When the headset is connected to the phone, the indicator
will be displayed on the standby screen.
You can personalise your call alert type, ring tones, ring volume, message alert type, message tones, message
volume, keypad tones, keypad volume, eff ect sound volume and power on/off volume.