LG LG-A190 User manual

USER GUIDE
LG-A190
P/NO : MFL67217602 (1.0) www.lg.com
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LG- A190 USER GUIDE
This guide will helpyou to understand your new mobilephone. Itwill
provide you with useful explanations of the features on your phone.
Someof the contents of this manual may dier from your phone
depending on the phone software or your serviceprovider.
Product Registration Program
Dear LG Mobilecustomer,
You are entitled for one year warranty on this
model.
For automatic registration, One SMS containing
the IMEI no. of your phone will be automatically
sent to LG servers @ Rs.0.06ponly.
Inreturn you will get one year warranty from the
date of purchase at any authorized LG Mobile
Servicecenter.
Weassure you the information will be kept
condential and used for internal purpose only.
LG ElectronicsIndia Pvt. Ltd. does not haveany
revenue sharing with any cellphone operators for
proceeds from SMS of automatic registration.

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Getting to know your phone .........3
Installing the SIMCard and
Charging the Battery.........................4
Display Information...........................5
Menu and Options.............................6
Keypad Information...........................7
Menu Map.......................................... 10
Entering Text..................................... 11
Making aCall..................................... 12
Messaging.......................................... 14
Contacts.............................................. 15
Call history ......................................... 17
Games.................................................. 17
FMradio (Wireless FM) .................. 18
Proles................................................. 18
Tools..................................................... 19
Organiser............................................ 20
Settings............................................... 20
Guidelines for safe and ecient
use......................................................... 23
Accessories ........................................ 30
Troubleshooting .............................. 31
Technical Data .................................. 34
Contents

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Getting to know your phone
# Key
Long press this key to
enter Silent Mode.
Charger port
Hand Strap Hole
Earpiece
Earphone jack Torch
Display screen
Soft keys
Eachof these keys
performsthe functions
indicated by the texton
the display immediately
abovethem.
Send key
You can dial aphone
number and answer
incoming calls.
Navigation keys
Use for quick access to
phone functions.
(up) :Contacts
(down) :Keypad Lock
(left) :Messaging
(right) :FMradio
End/Power key
Allowsyou to power the
phone on or o,end calls,
or return to Standby mode.
Alphanumeric keys
Most of the time, the
numeric keys are used
to input numbers or
characters.
* Key (Symbol key)
Insert symbol when
writing amessage.
0 Key
Insert spacewhen writing
amessage.

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Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to amobile
phone network,you are provided
with aplug-in SIMcard whichis
loaded with your subscription
details, suchas your PIN,any
optional services availableand
many others.
Important!
› The plug-in SIMcard and its
contacts can easilybe damaged
by scratches or bending, so be
careful when handling, inserting
or removing the card. Keep all
SIMcards out of the reachof
small children.
› only2G SIMsupported
Illustrations
1Open battery cover
2Removethe battery
3Insert your SIM
4Insert the battery
5Close the battery cover
6Charge your battery
WARNING: Donot remove
the battery whilethe phone is
switched on, as this may damage
the phone.
Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery
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Icon areas
Textand graphic area
Soft key indications
Menu Contacts
On-Screen Icons
Tellsyou the strength of the network signal.
Indicates the battery charge level.
Indicates new textmessage(s).
Indicates new voicemessage(s).
Indicates that the alarm clock is set.
Indicates that your phone is using the general settings.
Indicates that your phone is using the silent settings.
Indicates that your phone is using the outdoor settings.
Indicates that your phone is using the headset setting.
Indicates that all callsare being diverted to another number.
Indicates that your phone is in Flight mode.
Indicates new schedule(s).
Display Information

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Menu and Options
Your phone oers aset of functions that allow you to customise it. These
functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, whichare accessed via
the left and right soft keys. The label at the bottom of the display screen
immediatelyabovethe soft keys indicates their current function.
Press the right soft key
to access contacts.
Press the left soft key to
access the availablemenu.
Menu Contacts

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Menu and Options Keypad Information
Your phone oers a set of functions that allow you to customise it. These
functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, which are accessed via
the left and right soft keys. The label at the bottom of the display screen
immediately above the soft keys indicates their current function.
Press the right soft key
to access contacts.
Press the left soft key to
access the available menu.
Menu Contacts
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Menu Map
1 Messaging
1.1 New message
1.2 Inbox
1.3 Drafts
1.4 Outbox
1.5 Sent
1.6 Listen voicemail
1.7 Info messages
1.8 Templates
1.9 Settings
2 Contacts
2.1 Search
2.2 New contact
2.3 Speed dials
2.4 Copy all
2.5 Delete all
2.6 Memory status
2.7 Information
3 Call history
3.1 All calls
3.2 Missed calls
3.3 Dialled calls
3.4 Received calls
3.5 Call duration
4 Games
4.1 Spaceball
5 FM radio
6 Profiles
6.1 General
6.2 Silent
6.3 Outdoor
6.4 Flight mode
6.5 Headset
7 Tools
7.1 Torch
7.2 Selfcall
7.3 Calculator
7.4 Stopwatch
7.5 Unit converter
7.6 Worldclock
7.7 SIMservices
8 Organiser
8.1 Alarms
8.2 Calendar
8.3 Memo
9 Settings
9.1 Dual SIM
9.2 Date & Time
9.3 Language
9.4 Display
9.5 Call
9.6 Auto key lock
9.7 Security
9.8 Power save
9.9 Network
selection
9.10 SOS service
9.* Reset settings
9.# Memory status
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Entering Text
You can enter alphanumeric characters via the phone’skeypad. For
example, storing names in Contacts, writing amessage and scheduling
events in the calendar all require entering text. Tochange 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
InEditor, Press Options Choose “Set T9”SelectOn. This mode allows
you to enter words with onlyone keystrokeper letter. Eachkey on the
keypad is associated with more than one letter. T9 mode automatically
compares your keystrokes with an internal linguistic dictionary to
determine the correctword, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the
traditional ABCmode.
Note: T9 mode is onlyavailablefor English and Hindi language.
Turning Your Phone On and O
You can power the phone on and o by pressing or holding the power
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Making a Call
1Key in the number on the keypad.
2Press to initiate the call.
3To end the call, press .
TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0.
Making a call from your contacts
1Press (up) to open the address book.
2On the keypad, enter the rst letter of the contact you want to call.
3To scroll through your contacts, use the up and down navigation keys.
And to scroll through their dierent numbers, use the left and right
navigation keys.
4Press to initiate the call.
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press Accept or press to answer the call.
While your phone is ringing, select Silent to mute the ringing. This
is great if you have forgotten to change your prole to Silent for a
meeting.
Press or Reject to reject the incoming call.
TIP! You can change the settings on your phone to answer your calls in dierent
ways. Press Menu, select Settings and choose Call. Select Common settings >
Answer mode and choose Any key or Send key only.
• Any key – You can answer a call by pressing any key.
• Send key only – You can answer a call only by pressing the Send key.
Changing your call settings
You can set the menu depending on the call. Press Menu, select
Settings and choose Call > SIM1 or SIM2.
• Call divert – Select methods for diverting calls.
• Call barring – Choose a barring password for all outgoing calls,
outgoing international, outgoing international except to home country,
all incoming calls, or incoming when abroad.
• Call waiting – Select Active or cancel call waiting.
• Fixed dial number – Choosing a PIN2 code to enable xed dial number
lets you restrict calls to only those in Contacts.
Checking your call history
You can check the record of all, missed, dialled, received calls and call
durations. The number and name (if available) are displayed together
with the date and time at which the call was made. You can also view the
number of times you have called. Press Menu, select Call history.

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Changing your call settings
You can set the menu depending on the call.Press Menu,select
Settings and choose Call > SIM1 or SIM2.
tCall divert – Selectmethods for diverting calls.
tCall barring – Choose abarring password for all outgoing calls,
outgoing international,outgoing international except to homecountry,
all incoming calls, or incoming when abroad.
tCall waiting – SelectActiveor cancel call waiting.
tFixed dial number – Choosing aPIN2 code to enablexed dial number
lets you restrictcallsto onlythose in Contacts.
Checking your call history
You can check the record of all,missed, dialled, received callsand call
durations. The number and name(if available) are displayed together
with the date and timeat whichthe call was made. You can also view the
number of times you havecalled. Press Menu,selectCall history.

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Messaging
tNew message
1Press Menu,selectMessaging and choose New message.
2A new message editor will open. The defaultsetting of the message
editor is SMS mode.
3Enter your message using either the T9 predictivemode or Abc
manual mode or 123 mode. You can switchtextinput modes by
pressing .
4Press Options and choose Insert to add an Symbol,Template,
Contact,Business card.
5Press Send to.
6Enter the phone number or press Options and selectContacts or
Recent list to open your contacts list.
7Press Options and choose Send.
Note:
Move/Copy to SIM/Phone memory: Messages whichare stored in
Phone or SIMmemory can be moved/copied either to SIMor Phone
memory.
Send to: You can send SMS to maximum of 3 contacts at atime.
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tInbox – You will be alerted when you havereceived amessage. Itwill
also be saved here.
tDrafts – This menu showsthe message you havesaved.

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tOutbox – This menu allowsyou to view the message whichis about to
be send or that havefailed to send.
tSent – This menu allowsyou to view the messages whichhavealready
been sent, including timeand content.
tListen voicemail – This menu provides you with aquick way to access
your voicemailbox.
tInfo messages – Info servicemessages are textmessages that are
delivered by the network to your handset.
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tTemplates – There are pre-dened messages in the list. You can view
and edit the template messages or create new messages.
tSettings – This menu allowsyou to set the features of your network
serviceprovider.
Contacts
You can searchfor acontactin your Contacts.
1Press Contacts and choose Search,selectContacts from the Menu
screen or press (right soft key) from the standby screen.
2Onthe keypad enter the rst letter of the contactyou want to call.
3Toscroll through the contacts, use the up and downnavigation
keys. Toscroll through their dierent numbers use the left and right
navigation keys.
tSearch - You can Searchfor contacts in Phonebook.
Note: Instant searching is availableby inputting the initial letter of the
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tNew contact – You can add phonebook entries by using this menu.
tSpeed dials – Assign contacts to any keys between 2 and 8.
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Anemergencymessage can be sent to the predened number’s(3
maximum) by long press of 9 Key. Onlong press of 9 key, apopup
comes, ‘Set SOS message?’.Press ‘Yes’ then type the required message
and input 3 numbers for whichyou want to send the message in
emergencymode and press options selectSave.
tCopy all – You can copy all entries from the SIMcard memory to the
Phone memory or from the Phone memory to the SIMcard memory.
tDelete all – You can delete all entries from the SIMcard memory or
Phone memory.
tMemory status – You can check the memory status for your SIMand
phone.
tInformation
› Service dial numbers – Access the list of servicenumbers assigned
by your serviceprovider securely.
› Own number – You can saveand check your ownnumbers on the
SIMcard.
› Business card – You can saveand check your business card
containing information including your name, mobilephone, home,
oceand email,and send it in amessage.
Tips! LG Customer Care number is availableby defaultin Contactlist
(18001809999).

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Call history
You can check the record of all,missed, dialled, received callsand call
durations. The number and name(if available) are displayed together
with the date and timeat whichthe call was made. You can also view the
number of times you havecalled.
tAll calls – Displays the lists of all three types (Received/Dialled/Missed
calls) by time.
tMissed calls – This option lets you view the last 20 unanswered calls.
tDialled calls – This option lets you view the last 20 outgoing calls
(called or attempted).
tReceived calls – This option lets you view the last 20 incoming calls.
tCall duration – Allowsyou to view the duration of your last call,all calls,
dialled callsand received calls.
Games
Your LG- A190 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when
you havetimeto spare. Press Menu and selectGames.