LG A133 User manual

LG-A133
User Guide— English
This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone.
It will provide you with useful explanations of features on your
phone.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate 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 not installed 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.
This device is not intended for sale in the USA.

Part 15 Class B Compliance
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 any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations
with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance
of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.
Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain
metallic components.

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Getting to know your phone
Call key
Dials a phone
number and answers
incoming calls.
Main screen
Soft keys
Each of these
keys performs the
functions indicated
by the text on the
display immediately
above them.
OK key
Selects menu
options and
confirms actions.
Music key
Go to Music
function directly.
Navigation keys
Use for quick
access to phone
functions.
Camera key
Go to Camera
function
directly.
End/Power key
Ends or rejects
a call. Turns the
phone on/off.
Returns to the
home screen
when you use
the menu.

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Installing a memory card
Lift the memory card cover
and insert a micro SD card
with the golden contact area
facing downwards. Close the
memory card cover so that it
clicks shut.
To remove the memory card,
gently push it as shown in the
diagram.
Note: A memory card is an
optional accessory.
Formatting the memory
card
From your home screen, press
Menu and select Settings.
Choose Memory Info, select
External memory and press
Format, and insert security
code.
WARNING: When you format
your memory card, all the
content will be wiped. If you do
not want to lose the data on your
memory card, back it up rst.
Headset /
Charger /
USB Cable
connector
Volume key
Memory card slot

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Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a
cellular network, you are
provided with a SIM card
loaded with your subscription
details, such as your PIN, any
optional services available
and many others.
Important!
› The SIM card can be easily
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.
Illustrations
1 Open battery cover
2 Remove the battery
3 Insert your SIM
4 Insert your battery
5 Close the battery cover
6 Charge your battery
WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched
on, as this may damage the phone.

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Menu map
1. Messaging
1.1 Create
message
1.2 Inbox
1.3 My mailbox
1.4 Drafts
1.5 Outbox
1.6 Sent items
1.7 Saved items
1.8 Emoticons
1.9 Message
settings
2. Contacts
2.1 Names
2.2 Settings
2.3 Groups
2.4 Speed dials
2.5 Service dial
numbers
2.6 Own number
2.7 My business
card
3. Call log
3.1 Call log
3.2 Missed calls
3.3 Received calls
3.4 Dialled
numbers
3.5 Call duration
3.6 Packet data
counter
3.7 Call costs
4. Settings
4.1 Proles
4.2 Display
4.3 Date and time
4.4 Connectivity
4.5 Call
4.6 Phone
4.7 Network
4.8 Internet
proles
4.9 Access points
4.10 Packet data
conn.
4.11 Security
4.12 Memory info.
4.13 Restore
factory
settings
5. Gallery
5.1 My memory
card
5.2 My images
5.3 My sounds
5.4 My videos
5.5 My games &
apps
5.6 Others

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Menu map
6. Media
6.1 Camera
6.2 Video
6.3 Music
6.4 FM radio
6.5 Voice recorder
6.6 Ringtone
creator
7. Organiser
7.1 Alarm clock
7.2 Calendar
7.3 To-do list
7.4 Notes
7.5 Secret notes
7.6 Cash Book
7.7 BMI Calculator
7.8 Calculator
7.9 Stopwatch
7.10 Date nder
7.11 Converter
7.12 World time
7.13 Go to
7.14 SIM Services
7.15 Settings
8. Applications
8.1 My games &
apps
8.2 Settings
9. Web
9.1 Home
9.2 Bookmarks
9.3 Last web
address
9.4 Settings
9.5 Go to address
9.6 Saved pages

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Calls
Making a call
1Key in the number using
the keypad. To delete a
digit press CLR.
2Press to initiate the
call.
3To end the call, press .
TIP! To enter + when making
an international call, press and
hold 0.
TIP! To control the volume
during a call, press volume key.
Making a call from your
contacts
1Select Names from the
home screen.
2Using the keypad, enter the
first letter of the contact
you want to call. For
example, for Office, Press 6
three times to select the
first character, “O”.
3Select Make call from
Options or press to
initiate the call.
Answering and rejecting
a call
When your phone rings, press
to answer the call.
To mute your phone while it
is ringing, simply select Silent.
This is useful if you have
forgotten to change your
profile to Silent for a meeting.
Press or select Reject to
reject the incoming call.
Using the speakerphone
During a call, you can activate
speakerphone by pressing
key and you can use the
handset in hands-free.
If the speakerphone is active,
press key again to resume
normal handset conversation
mode.

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Speed dialling
Press Menu and select Contacts,
then choose Speed dials.
You can assign a speed dial
number to a contact you call
frequently.
Speed dial 1 is set to your
voice mail and you can not
change it.
TIP! There are two LG Mobile
customer care numbers
provided in phone book. You
can directly call the LG
Customer Care I or edit LG
Customer Care II with area code
and make the call.
Viewing your call logs
Press Menu and select Call
log, then choose Call log.
You can check the call
record of missed, received,
and dialled calls only if the
network supports the Calling
Line Identification (CLI) within
the service area.
Changing the call settings
You can set the menu
relevant to a call. Press Menu,
select Settings and choose
Call.
Call divert - Choose whether
to divert your calls.
Call barring - Select when
you would like calls to be
barred.
Fixed dial numbers - Choose
a list of numbers that can be
called from your phone. You’ll
need your PIN2 code from
your operator. Only numbers
included in the fixed dial
list can be called from your
phone.
Call waiting - Be alerted
when you have a call waiting.
(Depends on your network
provider.)

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Call reject - Select Off or On
and choose to reject all calls,
those from specific groups,
contacts, unregistered
numbers (those not in your
list of contacts) or those with
no caller ID.
Send my number - Choose
whether your number will
be displayed when you call
someone. (Depends on your
network provider.)
Auto redial - Allows you to
set the auto redial function
when a call attempt has
failed.
Answer mode - Allows you
to set the answering method.
You can choose from Press
send key, Open flip or Press
any key.
Free Call Time Tracker -
Choose whether to show your
free call time or not.
Minute minder - Determines
whether to sound a tone
when you are on the phone
as per the set time.
BT answer mode - Choose
how to answer a call when
using a Bluetooth headset.
Set Hands-free or Handset.
Save new number - Choose
Yes or No.
Contacts
Searching for a contact
1Select Names from the
home screen.
2Using the keypad enter the
first letter of the contact
you want to call.
3To scroll through the
contacts and their different
numbers use the navigation
keys.
Adding a new contact
1Press Menu and select
Contacts then choose
Names. Press Options and
Add new contact.

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2Enter the first and last name
of your new contact. You
do not have to enter both,
but you must enter one or
the other.
3Enter the number and
select Options then choose
Save.
Note: If you add more
information, press Options and
choose Add detail then select
options you want.
Note: When you are storing a
contact’s e-mail address, press
key and select a symbol @
then OK.
Adding a contact to a
group
You can save your contacts
into groups, for example,
keeping your work colleagues
and family separate. There are
a number of groups including
Family, Friends, Colleague,
School and VIP already set up
on the phone.
Messaging
Your LG-A130/LG-A133
includes functions related to
SMS (Short Message Service),
MMS (Multimedia Message
Service), e-mail as well as the
network’s service messages.
Sending a message
1Press Menu, select
Messaging, and choose
Create message.
2Choose Message to send
an SMS or MMS.
3A new message editor will
open. The message editor
combines Text message
and Multimedia messages
into one intuitive and easy
to switch between editor.
The default setting of the
message editor is text
message.
4Enter the phone number
or press Options and select
Send to add a contact from
the list of your contacts.

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You can even add multiple
contacts by selecting Add
recipient.
Note: Message can be sent to
a group also. Edit the message
then press send and select
contact group and select the
group you want.
You can send SMS to many
users at a time. In To field , go
to Send options and select
Contacts, it will open the
contacts list where in user
can mark/unmark contacts
for sending message. First 20
contacts marked will be chosen
if Mark all is selected.
You can send SMS at
predefined time to the
particular contact by creating
new scheduled SMS in Calendar
menu. You can move messages
from SIM memory to Phone
memory & Vice Versa.
5Enter your message.
6Select Options and choose
Insert to add an Image,
Video clip, Sound clip,
Schedule, Business card,
Note, Text field, To do, or a
Text template.
7Press Send.
TIP! You can select your
message type as SMS or MMS
when you enter a text longer
than 1 page in the message
field. If you want to change the
type of message to send, press
Menu > Messaging > Message
settings > Text message, and
choose Send long text as.
WARNING: Image, Video clip,
Sound clip, Schedule, Business
card, Text field or Subject is
added to the message editor, it
will be automatically converted
to MMS mode and you will be
charged accordingly.
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric
characters using the phone’s
keypad. The following text
input methods are available
in the phone: T9 mode, Abc
mode and 123 mode.

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Note: Some fields may allow
only one text input mode (e.g.
telephone number in address
book fields).
T9 mode
T9 mode uses a built-in
dictionary to recognise words
you’re writing based on the
key sequences you press.
Simply press the number key
associated with the letter
you want to enter, and the
dictionary will recognise the
word once all the letters are
entered.
Using the T9 Mode
1When you are in the T9
predictive text input mode,
start entering a word by
pressing keys to .
Press one key per letter.
- If the word is still incorrect
after typing completely,
press the key once or
more to cycle through the
other word options.
- If the desired word is
missing from the word
choices list, add it by using
the Abc mode.
2Enter the whole word
before editing or deleting
any keystrokes.
- To delete letters, press the
CLR.
- Complete each word with
a space by pressing the
key.
Abc mode
This mode allows you to enter
letters by pressing the key
labeled with the required
letter once, twice, three or
four times until the letter is
displayed.
123 mode
Type numbers using one
keystroke per number. You
can also add numbers while
remaining in letter modes
by pressing and holding the
desired key.

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Setting up your e-mail
You can stay in touch on the
move using e-mail on your
LG-A130/LG-A133. It’s quick
and simple to set up a POP3
or IMAP4 e-mail account.
1Press Menu, select
Messaging, and choose
Message Settings.
2Select E-mail then E-mail
accounts.
3Press Add and follow the
pop up instruction and
enter the information
required.
Sending an e-mail using
your new account
To send/receive an e-mail,
you should set up an e-mail
account.
1Select Menu, select
Messaging and choose
Create message.
2Choose E-mail and a new
e-mail will open.
3Enter the recipient’s
address and write a subject.
4Enter your message.
5Press Options, select Insert
to add an Image, Video
clip, Sound clip, Business
card, Schedule or a Note.
6Press Send and your e-mail
will be sent.
Message folders
Press Menu, select
Messaging. The folder
structure used on your LG-
A130/LG-A133 is fairly self
explanatory.
Create message - Allows you
to create new message.
Inbox - All the messages you
receive are placed into your
Inbox. From here you can
reply, forward and more.
My mailbox - All your e-mails
you receive are placed into
My mailbox.

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Drafts - If you don’t have time
to finish writing a message,
you can save what you have
written so far in here.
Outbox - This is a temporary
storage folder used while
messages are being sent.
Sent items - Copies of all the
messages you send are kept
into your Sent items.
Saved Items - You can access
your Saved messages, Text
templates and Multimedia
templates.
Emoticons - A list of useful
emoticons already written for
a quick reply. You can add,
edit and delete emoticons.
You can insert the emoticon
which you preferred on
writing a message.
Message settings - Your
message settings are pre-
defined so that you can send
messages immediately. If
you would like to change the
settings, you can do this using
the settings options.
Camera
Using the camera module
built in your phone, you
can take pictures of people.
Additionally, you can send
photos to other people and
select photos as wallpaper.
Taking a quick photo
1Press Menu and select
Media. Select Camera to
open the viewfinder.
2 Holding the phone and,
point the lens towards the
subject of the photo.
3Press key to take a
photo.

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Video camera
Shooting a quick video
1Press Menu and select
Media, then choose Video.
2Point the camera lens
towards the subject of the
video.
3Press key to start
recording.
4REC will appear in the
viewfinder and a timer will
show the length of your
video.
5 Select Stop to stop
recording.
Music
Your LG-A130/LG-A133 has a
built-in music player so you can
play all your favourite music.
Playing a song
1Press Menu and select
Media, then choose Music.
2Choose All tracks then
select the song you want to
play.
3Select to pause the
song.
4Select to skip to the
next song.
5Select to skip to the
previous song.
6Select Back to stop the
music and return to the
music player menu.
Note: Music is copyright
protected in inte rnational
treaties and national copyright
laws. It may be necessary to
obtain permission or licence
to reproduce or copy music. In
some countries national law
prohibits private copying of
copyrighted material. Please
check the national legislation
of the applicable country
concerning the use of such
materials.

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FM radio
Your LG-A130/LG-A133 has
an FM radio feature so you
can tune into your favourite
stations and listen on the
move.
Note: You will need to insert
your headset in order to listen
to the radio. Insert the plug into
the headset connector in order
to listen to the radio and keep
the good radio reception.
Searching for stations
1Press Menu and select
Media, then choose FM
radio.
2Select Option and choose
Auto scan then select Yes.
You can also use the left
and right navigation keys to
search for stations.
Listening to the radio
1Press Menu and select
Media, then choose FM
radio.
2Select the channel number
of the station you would
like to listen to.
TIP! You can listen to the
radio via built-in speaker. Press
Options, select Listen via
speaker.
Recording the Radio
1Press key during
listening to the radio.
2The recording time is
displayed on your phone.
If you want to stop the
recording, press key.
If recording is done, the
recorded contents will be
saved in Gallery as mp3 file.

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Voice recorder
Use your Voice recorder to
record voice memos or other
sounds.
Recording your voice memo
1Press Menu and select
Media, then choose Voice
recorder.
2Press key to begin
recording.
3Choose key to end the
recording.
4Press Options and select
Play to listen to the
recording.
Ringtone creator
Creating your ringtone
1Press Menu and select
Media, then choose
Ringtone creator.
2Select the music what you
would like to use in music
lists, and then select
key.
3Select Cut when you want
to start recoding music to
use as a Ringtone while
playing music.
4Select Stop to stop.
5Select Save and choose
from Original file or New
file. Then select Save.

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Gallery
You can store any media files
into your phone’s memory
so that you have easy
access to all of your images,
sounds, videos, others and
games. You can also save
your files to a memory card.
The advantage of using a
memory card is that you
can free up space on your
phone’s memory. All your
multimedia files will be saved
in Gallery. Press Menu then
select Gallery to open a list
of folders.
Applications
Your LG-A130/LG-A133 comes
with preloaded games to keep
you amused when you have
time to spare. If you choose
to download any additional
games or applications they will
be saved into this folder. Press
Menu and select Applications.
Choose My games & apps.
Note: An additional cost is
incurred when connecting to
this service. Check your data
charges with your network
provider.
LG-A130/LG-A133 also comes
with preloaded applications.
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RockeTalk - RockeTalk is a
social networking application
to enable you to search and
make new friends and stay
connected with them using
free text and picture chat.
RockeTalk application also
includes a multiple Instant
Messenger (IM) chat feature
compatible with Yahoo, Google
Talk, MSN, AIM and ICQ.
Note: RocheTalk is free to
use. RockeTalk uses a data
(internet) connection, and
operator data costs will apply.
We recommend that you use an
unlimited (flat rate) data plan,
which you can get from your
operator.