LG 235C User manual

Read these instructions. Breaking the rules may be dangerous
or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this user guide.
WARNING! Violation of the instructions may cause serious injury or
death.
1. Never use an unapproved battery since this
could damage the phone and/or battery and
could cause the battery to explode.
2. Never place your phone in a microwave oven as
it will cause the battery to explode.
3. Never store your phone in temperatures less
than
-4°F or greater than 122°F.
4. Do not dispose of your battery by fire or with
hazardous or flammable materials.
5. When riding in a car,do notleave your phone
or setup the hands-free kit near to the air bag.
If wireless equipment is improperly installed and
the air bag is deployed, you may be seriously
injured.
6. Do not use a hand-held phone while driving.
7. Do not use the phone in areas where its use is
prohibited. (For example: aircraft)
Important Safety Precautions

1. Do not expose the battery charger or adapter to
direct sunlight or use it in places with high
humidity, such as a bathroom.
2. Do not use harsh chemicals (such as alcohol,
benzene, thinners, etc.) or detergents to clean
your phone. This could cause a fire.
3. Do not drop, strike, or shake your phone severely.
It may harm the internal circuit boards of the
phone.
4. Do notuse your phone in high explosive areas as
the phone maygenerate sparks.
5. Do notdamage the power cord by bending,
twisting, pulling, or heating. Do not use the plug
if it is loose as it may cause a fire or electric
shock.
6. Do not place any heavy items on the power cord.
Do notallow the power cord to be crimped as it
may cause electric shock or fire.
7.Do not handle the phone with wet hands while it
is being charged. It may cause an electric shock
or seriously damage your phone.
8. Do not disassemble the phone.
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Important Safety Precautions

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1. Do not place or answer calls while charging the phone as it
may short-circuit the phone and/or cause electric shock or fire.
2. Do not hold or let the antenna come in contact with your
body during a call.
3. Make sure that no sharp-edged items such as animal’s
teeth or nails, come into contact with the battery. This
could cause a fire.
4. Store the battery out of reach of children.
5. Be careful that children do not swallow any parts (such as
rubber plugs, earphone, connection parts of the phone,
etc.) This could cause asphyxiation or suffocation
resulting in serious injury or death.
6. Unplug the power cord and charger during lightning
storms to avoid electric shock or fire.
7. Only use the batteries and chargers provided by LG. The
warranty will not be applied to products provided by
other suppliers.
8. Only authorized personnel should service the phone and
its accessories. Faulty installation or service may result in
accidents and consequently invalidate the warranty.
9. Your service provider programs one or more emergency
phone numbers, such as 911, that you can call under any
circumstances, even when your phone is locked. Your
phone’s preprogrammed emergency number(s) may not
work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call
cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or
interference issues.

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Table of Contents
Important Safety
Precautions 1
Welcome 8
Technical Details 9
Phone Overview 15
Menus Overview 17
Getting Started with
Your Phone 21
The Battery 21
Charging the Battery 21
Battery Charge Level 22
Turning the Phone On and
Off 22
Signal Strength 23
Screen Icons 23
Making Calls 23
Correcting Dialing 23
Redialing Calls 24
Receiving Calls 24
Quick Access to
Convenient Features 25
Quick Volume Adjustment 25
Call Waiting 25
Caller ID 25
Speed Dialing 26
Entering and Editing
Information 27
Contacts in Your Phone’s
Memory 28
The Basics of Storing Contacts
Entries 28
Phone Numbers With Pauses 28
Searching Your Phone’s
Memory 30
Making a Call From Your
Phone’s Memory 31

Using Phone Menus 33
Prepaid 33
1. Add Airtime 33
2. Buy Airtime 33
3. My Phone Number 33
4. Airtime Info 33
5. Airtime Display 33
6. Serial Number 34
7. Code Entry Mode 34
Contacts 34
1. New Contact 34
2. Contact List 35
3. Groups 35
4. My vCard36
5. Speed Dials 37
Messages 37
1. New Message 37
2. New Picture Message 40
3. Inbox 42
4. Outbox 43
5. Drafts 44
6. Voicemail 45
7. Templates 46
8. Settings 46
9. Delete All 47
Recent Calls 47
1. Missed Calls 47
2. Received Calls 48
3. Dialed Calls 48
4. All Calls 48
5. Call Timer 48
6. Data Counter 49
Games 49
1. Buy Games 49
Browser 50
1. Take Photo 52
2. Record Voice 54
3. Images 54
4. Sounds 55
Voice Command 56
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1. Start Command 56
1.1 Call <Name> or <Number> 56
1.2 Voicemail 56
1.3 Missed Calls 56
1.4 Messages 56
1.5 Time & Date 57
1.6 Help 57
2. Command Mode 57
3. Announce Alert 57
4. Train Word 58
5. Best Match 58
My Schedule 58
1. Alarm Clock 58
2. Calendar 59
3. Notepad 59
Bluetooth 60
1. Paired Devices 60
2. Power 61
3. My Visibility 61
4. My Bluetooth Info 62
Tools 62
1. Calculator 62
2. Ez Tip Calculator 63
3. World Clock 63
4. Stopwatch 64
5. Unit Converter 64
Settings 64
1. Sound 64
1.1 Ringers 64
1.2 Volume 65
1.3 Message Alerts 65
1.4 Alert Type 65
1.5 Service Alerts 66
1.6 Power On/Off Tone 66
1.7 Flip Tone 66
1.8 Emergency Tone 67
2. Display67
2.1 Wallpaper 67
2.2 Backlight 67
2.3 Menu Style 67
2.4 Languages 68
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2.5 Clocks & Calendar 68
2.6 Font Settings 68
2.7 Word Prediction 69
2.8 Name Match for Dialing 69
3. Security 69
3.1 Lock Phone 69
3.2 Camera Restriction 70
3.3 Change Lock Code 70
3.4 Reset Default 71
4. Call Settings 71
4.1 Answer Options 71
4.2 Auto Retry 72
4.3 One-Touch Dial 72
4.4 Airplane Mode 72
4.5 TTY Mode 73
5. System 73
5.1 Network 73
5.2 Location 74
6. Memory 74
7.Phone Info 74
Safety 77
For Your Safety 82
Safety Information 82
Warning! Important safety
information 88
FDA Consumer Update 90
10 Driver Safety Tips 101
Consumer Information on SAR105
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility
(HAC) Regulations for Wireless
Devices 108
Accessories 112
Limited Warranty Statement
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Index 118
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Thank you for choosing the
LG235C cellular phone;
designed to operate with the
latest digital mobile
communication technology,
Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA). Along with the many
advanced features of the
CDMA system, such as greatly
enhanced voice clarity, this
compact phone offers:
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Significantly enhanced voice
clarity.
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Slim and sleek design with
internal antenna (Internal
antenna described as antenna
throughout this user guide).
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Large, easy-to-read, backlit
LCD with status icons.
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Paging, messaging, voice mail,
and caller ID capabilities.
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23-key keypad.
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Speakerphone feature.
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Menu-driven interface with
prompts for easy operation
and configuration.
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Anykey answer, auto answer,
auto retry, one-touch and
speed dialing with 99 memory
locations.
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Bilingual (English and Spanish)
capabilities.
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Bluetooth®wireless technology.
Welcome
Note
The Bluetooth®wordmark and
logos areowned by the Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks
by LG Electronics is under license.
Other trademarks and trade names
are those of their respective
owners.

Important Information
This user’s guide provides
important information on the
use and operation of your
phone. Please read all the
information carefully prior to
using the phone for the best
performance and to prevent
any damage to or misuse of
the phone. Any unapproved
changesor modifications will
void your warranty.
FCC Part 15 Class B
Compliance
This device and itsaccessories
complywith part 15of FCC
rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This device and its
accessories may not cause
harmful interference, and (2)
this device and itsaccessories
must accept any interference
received, including interference
that causes undesired operation.
Technical Details
The LG235C is a trimode phone
that operates on among (Code
Division Multiple Access CDMA)
frequencies: cellular services at
800 MHz, (Personal
Communication Services PCS) at
1.9 GHz.
CDMA technology uses a
feature called DSSS (Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum)
thatenablesthe phone tokeep
communication from being
crossed and to use one
frequency channel by multiple
usersin the same specific area.
This resultsin a 10-fold
capacity increase when
compared with analog mode. In
addition, features such as soft
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/softer handoff, hard handoff,
and dynamic RF power control
technologies combine to
reduce call interruptions.
The Cellular and PCS CDMA
Technical Details
CDMA Standard
Basic Air
Interface
TIA/EIA-95A
TSB-74
ANSI J-STD-008
TIA/EIA-IS2000
ANSI TIA/EIA 553A
CDMA Dual Mode Air Interface
14.4kbps radio link protocol and
inter-band operations
IS-95 adapted for PCS frequency
band cdma2000 1xRTT AirInterface
MAS-BS
PCSC-RS
Intersystem operations
Non-signaling datacomm.
Cellular base station
Cellular mobile station
PCS personal station
PCS base station
Speech CODEC
TIA/EIA/IS-634
TIA/EIA/IS/651
TIA/EIA/IS-41-C
TIA/EIA/IS-124
TIA/EIA/IS-97
TIA/EIA/IS-98
ANSI J-STD-018
ANSI J-STD-019
TIA/EIA/IS-125
TIA/EIA/IS-96-B
TIA/EIA/IS-637
TIA/EIA/IS-657
IS-801
TIA/EIA/IS-707-A
Speech CODEC
Short message service
Packet Data
Position Determination
Service (gpsOne)
High Speed Packet Data
Network
Service
Performance
Designator Description