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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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
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networks consist of MSO (Mobile
Switching Office), BSC (Base
Station Controller), BTS (Base
Station Transmission System), ,
MS (Mobile Station).
*TSB-74: Protocol between an
IS-95A system and ANSI J-
STD-008
1xRTT system receives twice as
many subscribers in the
wireless section as IS-95. Its
battery life is twice as long as
IS-95. High-speed data
transmission is also possible.
The following table listssome
major CDMA standards.
FCC RF Exposure Information
WARNING! Read this
information beforeoperating
the phone.
In August 1996, the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) of the United States, with
its action in Report and Order
FCC 96-326, adopted an
updated safety standard for
human exposure to Radio
Frequency (RF) electromagnetic
energy emitted by FCC
regulated transmitters. Those
guidelines are consistent with
the safety standard previously
set by both U.S. and
international standards bodies.
The design of this phone
complies with the FCC
guidelinesand these
international standards.
Bodily Contact During
Operation
This device was tested for typical
use with the back of the phone
kept 0.79 inches (2.0 cm) from
the body. To comply with FCC
RF exposure requirements, a
minimum separation distance

of 0.79 inches (2.0 cm) must
be maintained between the
user’s body and the back of
the phone, including the
antenna, whether extended or
retracted. Third-party belt-
clips, holsters, and similar
accessories containing metallic
components should not be
used. Avoid the use of
accessories that cannot
maintain 0.79 inches (2.0 cm)
distance between the user’s
body and the back of the
phone and havenotbeen
tested for compliance with FCC
RF exposure limits.
Vehicle-Mounted the External
Antenna
(Optional, if available.)
To satisfy FCC RF exposure
requirements, keep 8 inches
(20 cm) between the user /
bystander and vehicle-mounted
the external antenna. For more
information about RF exposure,
visit the FCC website at
www.fcc.gov.
FCC Notice and Cautions
This device and its accessories
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 its accessories must accept
any interference received,
including interference that
causesundesired operation.
Any changes or modifications
notexpressly approved in this
user guide could void your
warranty for this equipment.
Use only the supplied antenna.
Use of unauthorized antennas
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(or modifications to the
antenna) could impair call
quality, damage the phone,
void your warranty and/or
violate FCC regulations.
Don't use the phone with a
damaged antenna. A damaged
antenna could cause a minor skin
burn. Contact your local dealer
for a replacement antenna.
Caution
Use onlythe supplied and
approved antenna. Use of
unauthorized antennasor
modifications could impair call
quality, damage the phone, void
your warranty and/or result in
violation of FCC regulations. Do
not use the phone with a
damaged antenna. If a damaged
antenna comes into contact
with the skin a minor burn may
result. Contact your local dealer
for a replacement antenna.
Part 15.19 statement
This device and its accessories
comply with part15 of FCC
rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its
accessories may not cause
harmful interference.
(2) This device & its
accessories must accept
anyinterference received,
including interference that
maycause undesired
operation.
Part 15.21statement
Change or Modifications that
are not expressly approved by
the manufacturer could void
the user's authority tooperate
the equipment.

Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been
tested and found to comply
with the limits for a class B
digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a
residential installation. This
equipment generates uses and
can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if notinstalled and
used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio
communications. However,
there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a
particular installation. if this
equipment does cause harmful
interference or television
reception, which can be
determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or
more of the following
measures:
-Reorient or relocate the
receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation
between the equipment and
receiver.
-Connect the equipment into
an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the
receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an
experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
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Phone Overview
1. Earpiece Lets you hear the caller.
2. LCD Screen Displays messages and indicator
icons. When the phone is turned on, Power
Save mode automatically dims the screen and
then darkens it if no keys are pressed.
3. Left Soft Key Use to access the Main menu
from the standby screen, or the function
immediately above it.
4. Speakerphone Key Use to turn Speaker On or Off.
5. SEND Key Use to place or answer calls.
6. Alphanumeric Keypad Use to enter numbers
and charactersand select menu items.
7. Vibrate Mode Key Use to set the vibration
mode from standby mode, press and hold for
about 2 seconds.
8. Navigation Key Use to navigate through
menus and options. When on the Standby
screen, use for quick access to Favorites
,easyedge,Calendar and My Menu.
9. Right Soft Key Use toaccess the Browser
menufrom the standbyscreen, or the function
immediately above it.
10. Menu/OK Key Lets you access the phone's
main Menu and also selects the highlighted
choice when navigating through a menu or
function.
11. CLR Key Deletes single spaces or characters
with a quick press, but press and hold to
deletethe text entered in a text field. Will also
back you out of menus, one level at a time.
Also you are allowed to access Voice command
by pressing CLR key from home screen.
12. PWR/END Key Use toturn the power on/off
and to end a call. Also, use to exit from any
function and return to the standby menu.
13. Lock Mode Key Use tolock the phone from
standby mode, press and hold for about 2 seconds.

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1. Earphone Jack Allows the use of a headset
to hear caller's voice.
2. Side Volume Keys Use to adjust the ringer
volume in standby mode and the earpiece
volume during a call.
3. Charger/Accessory Port Connects the
phone to the battery charger or other
available accessories.
4. Camera Key Use for quick access to
Camera function.
5. Camera Lens Lets you take pictures and
videos.
Phone Overview
Charging with PC USB
You can use your computer to charge your
phone. Connect one end of a USB cable to
the charging accessory port on your phone
and the other end to a high-power USB
port on your PC (commonly located on the
front panel of the computer).

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Prepaid
1. Add Airtime
2. BuyAirtime
3. My Phone Number
4. Aurtime Info
5. Airtime Display
6. Serial Number
7. Code Entry Mode
Contacts
1. NewContact
2. Contact List
3. Groups
4. My vCard
5. Speed Dials
Messaging
1. NewMessage
2. NewPicture
Message
3. Inbox
4. Outbox
5. Drafts
6. Voicemail
7. Templates
8. Settings
1. Entry Mode
2. Signature
9. Delete All
1. Delete Inbox
2. Delete Outbox
3. Delete Drafts
4. Delete All
Messages
Recent Calls
1. Missed Calls
2. Received Calls
3. Dialed Calls
4. All Calls
5. Call Timer
6. Data Counter
Games
1. BuyGames
2. Bubble Bash 2
3. Platinum Solitaire
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4. UNO
Menus Overview
Menu Access
While in standby mode, press Menu to access twelve phone
menus. There are two methods of accessing menus and submenus:
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Use the navigation key to highlight a menu/option and to select it.
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Press the number key on the keypad that to activate the
corresponding menu/option.

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Menus Overview
Browser
1. Start Browser
Multimedia
1. Take Photo
2. Record Voice
3. Images
1. My Images
2. Default
3. Buy Graphics
4. Sounds
1. My Sounds
2. Default
3. Buy Ringtones
Voice Command
1. Start Command
1. Call<Name> or
<Number>
2. Voicemail
3. Missed Calls
4. Messages
5. Time & Date
6. Help
2. Command Mode
1. Normal
2. Speed
3. Announce Alert
1. Disable
2. Announce
3. Announce +
Ring
4. Train Word
1. Voice Command
2. Answer
3. Digit Dial
5. Best Match
1. Match
2. 4 Matches
My Schedule
1. Alarm Clock
2. Calendar
3. Notepad
Bluetooth
1. Paired Devices
2. Power
3. My Visibility
4. My Bluetooth Info
Tools
1. Calculator
2. Ez Tip Calculator
3. World Clock
4. Stopwatch
5. Unit Converter
1. Currency
2. Area
3. Length
4. Mass
5. Temperature
6. Volume
7. Velocity
Settings
1. Sound
1. Ringtones
1. All Calls
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3. No Caller ID
4. Buy Ringtones
2. Volume
1. Master
Volume
2. Keypad
3. Earpiece
4. Speaker
3. Message Alerts
1. Message
2. Picture
Message
3. Voicemail
4. Message
Reminder
4. Alert Type
5. Service Alerts
1. Minute Beep
2. Call Connect
3. Back to Top
4. Low Battery
5. Roam Alert
6. Power On/Off
Tone
7.Flip Tone
8. Emergency Tone
2. Display
1. Wallpaper
1. My Images
2. Default
3. Buy Graphics
2. Backlight
1. Display
2. Keypad
3. Brightness
3. Menu Style
4. Languages
(Idiomas )
5. Clocks &
Calendar
6. Font Settings
1. Font Type
2. Dial Font
Style
3. Dial Font Size
7. Word Prediction
8. Name Match
for Dialing
3. Security
1. Lock Phone
2. Camera
Restriction
3. Change Lock
Code
4. Reset
Default
4. Call Settings
1. Answer Options
2. Auto Retry
3. One Touch Dial
4. Airplane Mode
5. TTY Mode
5. System
1. Network
1. System
Select
2. Serving
System
2. Location
6. Memory
1. Reserved
Memory
2. Multimedia
7.Phone Info
1. My Number
2. ESN/MEID
3. Icon Glossary
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Welcome