LG LG800G User manual

User Guide
LG800G
P/N : MFL67107201 (1.0) www.lg.com
E N G L I S H
ESPAÑOL
(Printed in China)
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LG800G User Guide - English
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
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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.
Installing the SIM card and the handset battery
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Illustrations
Always switch the device off
and disconnect the charger
before removing the battery.
1Remove the back cover by
sliding it downwards.
2Lift the battery up and
remove it using the fingertip
cutout near the bottom of
the battery compartment.
3Insert the SIM card. Make
sure the gold area is facing
downwards.
4Align the battery contacts
with the phone terminals
near the top of the battery
compartment and insert the
battery into place.
5Align the back cover and
slide it upwards until it clicks
into place.
6 Connect the small end of
the charger to the phone
and the other end to a wall
outlet.
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Phone Components
Earpiece
Lets you listen to the caller or
automated prompts.
Call key
Dials a phone number and answers
incoming calls.
End key
Ends a call or returns to the Home
screen.
Clear key
Go back to a previous screen.
Volume keys
•When the screen
is at the Home
screen: Controls
the ring tone and
touch tone volume.
•During a call:
Controls the
earpiece volume.
•Down volume key:
Press and hold to
activate/ deactivate
Silent mode.
Handsfree or Stereo
earphone connector
Power/Lock key
•Short press to turn on/off the
screen.
•Long press for power on/off.
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Phone Components
Touch screen tips
•To select an item, touch the
center of the icon.
•Do not press too hard. The
touchscreen is sensitive
enough to pick up a light, firm
touch.
•Use the tip of your finger to
touch the option you require.
Be careful not to touch any
other keys.
•Whenever your LG800G is not
in use, it will return to the lock
screen.
Control the touch screen
The controls on the LG800G
touch screen change
dynamically depending on the
task you are carrying out.
Home Screen Shortcuts
Call Opens the dial pad
and allows you to make
calls.
Contacts Opens your list
of contacts.
Messages Opens the
Messages menu.
Menu Opens the phone’s
main menu.
Using your touch screen
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Screen 1
Prepaid
Contacts
Messages
Voice Call
Recent Calls
Camera
Gallery
Music
Games & Apps
Alarms
Browser
Settings
Screen 2
My Stuff
Voice Recorder
Calendar
Tasks
Memo
Profiles
Bluetooth
Calculator
World Clock
Stopwatch
Unit Converter
Menu Map
Note
To switch between the screens,
swipe your finger from right to
left and vice versa.
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Calls
Making a Call
1Touch to open the
keypad.
2Enter the number using the
keypad.
3Touch to initiate the call.
TIP! To enter + for making
an international call, press
and hold 0+.
Press the Power/Lock key to
lock the touchscreen to prevent
calls being made by mistake.
Making a call from your
contacts
1From the Home screen,
touch to open Contacts.
2Touch the Search field at the
top of the screen and enter
the first few letters of the
contact you would like to call
using the keypad.
3From the filtered list, touch
the Call icon next to
the contact you want to call.
The call will use the default
number if there is more than
one for that contact.
OR
Touch the contact name and
select the number to use
if there is more than one
number available. You can
also touch to initiate the
call to the default number.
Answering and rejecting
a call
When your phone rings, press
key to answer the call.
To mute the ringing, touch the
Silent tab in the incoming call
screen. This is useful if you
forgot to change your profile
to Silent for a meeting. Touch
the Reject tab to reject an
incoming call in the incoming
call screen.
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Changing the Common
Settings
1Touch , then Settings
and Call.
2Touch Common Settings.
The following settings are
available:
•Call Reject - Slide the switch
left for ON. You can touch
Reject List to choose All
Calls, Contacts, Groups,
All Unknown Callers and
All Unknown Numbers and
reject those type of calls.
•Send My Number - Choose
whether to display your
number on an outgoing call.
•Auto-Redial - Slide the
switch left for ON or right
for OFF.
•Answer Mode
Press Send Key: Allows you
to only answer an incoming
call by pressing the key.
Press Any Key: Allows you to
answer an incoming call by
pressing any key, except the
key and Volume keys.
•Minute Minder - Slide the
switch left to ON to hear a
tone every minute during
a call.
•BT Answer Mode
To Answered Device: Allows
you to answer a call using
an earpiece or a Bluetooth
headset. You can press
key to answer a call using an
earpiece or you can press the
answer key on a Bluetooth
headset.
Always to Handsfree: Allows
you to answer a call using a
Bluetooth headset.
Always to Handset: Allows
you to answer a call using the
phone.
•Save New Number - Select
ON or OFF to prompt you to
save a number when you
receive a call from a number
not stored in your contacts or
when a new number is dialed.
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Contacts
Searching for a contact
1Touch and Contacts.
2Your Contacts List will be
displayed. To search for a
contact, touch the Search
field and enter the first letters
in the contact’s name. The
contact will be displayed.
Adding a new contact
1Touch , Contacts and
Add.
2Choose whether to save
the contact to your Internal
memory or SIM.
3Enter the contact’s first and
last name.
4You can enter up to five
different numbers per
contact.
5Add an email addresses. You
can enter up to two different
email addresses per contact.
6Assign the contact to one or
more groups.
7Touch Save to save the
contact.
Changing your contact
settings
You can adapt your contact
settings so that your Contacts
suits your own preferences.
Touch the Options key and
touch Settings. The following
settings are available:
•Display Name - Choose
whether to display the first or
last name of a contact first.
•Copy - Copy your contacts
from your SIM to Internal
memory or vice versa.
• Move - This works in the same
way as Copy, but the contact
is stored at the new location
only. Therefore, once a contact
is moved from the SIM to
the Internal memory it will be
deleted from the SIM card.
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•Send all contacts via
Bluetooth - Sends all contacts
to the other handset via
Bluetooth.
•Backup Contacts / Restore
Contacts - Save or restore
the contacts data to the other
storage.
•Clear Contacts - Delete
all your contacts from your
phone or SIM card. Touch Yes
if you are sure you want to
delete all your contacts.
Messaging
Your LG800G combines SMS
and MMS into one intuitive and
easy-to-use menu.
Sending a message
1Touch , then Messages
and Create New Message
to begin composing a new
message.
2Touch Insert to add an
image, video, sound,
template or other
information.
3Touch the To field at the
top of the screen to enter
the recipients. Then enter
the number or touch to
select a contact. You can
even add multiple contacts.
4Touch Send when ready.
WARNING: If an
image, video or sound is
added to an SMS, it will be
automatically converted to
an MMS and you will be
charged accordingly.
Entering Text
You can choose your input
method by touching and
selecting Input method.
Touch to turn T9 mode on
or off. This icon is only shown
when you choose Keypad as
the input method.
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Touch to change between
numbers, symbols and text
input.
Use the Shift key to change
between capital or lowercase
input.
Handwriting recognition
In Handwriting mode, you
simply write on the screen and
your LG800G will convert your
handwriting into your message.
Changing your text
message settings
Touch , then Messages
and Settings. Select Text
Message. The following
settings are available:
Text Message Center -
Displays the details of your
message center.
Email Gateway - Allows you
to edit your email gateway
number.
Character Encoding - Choose
how your characters are
encoded. This impacts the size
of your messages and therefore
data charges.
Send Long Text As - Choose
to send long messages as
Multiple SMS or as an MMS.
Changing your
multimedia message
settings
Touch , then Messages and
Settings. Select Multimedia
Message. The following
settings are available:
Slide Duration - Choose how
long your slides appear on the
screen.
Unsupported Attachment -
Choose whether the
unsupported attachment is
restricted or not.
Delivery Time - Choose how
long to wait before a message
is delivered.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
1Touch , then Camera.
2When the camera has
focused on your subject,
touch on the right-center
of the screen to take a photo.
TIP: To switch to the
camera mode or video
mode, slide the camera or
video icon on the center-
right of the viewfinder up
or down.
After taking a photo
Your captured photo will appear
on the screen.
The following options are
available.
Touch to delete the image.
Touch to take another
photo immediately.
Touch to view a gallery of
your saved photos.
Touch for the following
options:
Send - Touch to send the photo
as a Message or via Bluetooth.
Use As - Touch to set as
Homescreen Wallpaper,
Lockscreen Wallpaper, Contacts
Image, Incoming Call Image or
Outgoing Call Image.
Rename - Touch to rename
the photo.
Edit - Touch to edit the photo.
Using the advanced
settings
From the viewfinder, touch
to open all advanced settings
options.
After selecting an option, touch
the OK button. The following
options are available:
Size - Change the size of the
photo to save memory.
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White balance - Choose
between Auto, Incandescent,
Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy.
Color Effect - Choose a color
tone for your new photo.
Continuous Shot - Position
the subject in the viewfinder,
then press the capture button
as if taking a normal photo. The
camera will take shots in quick
succession.
Self-timer - The self-timer
allows you to set a delay after
the shutter is pressed. Select
Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or
10 seconds. This is ideal if you
want to be included in a photo.
Night Mode - Useful to take
photos in dark places.
Image Quality - Choose
between Super Fine, Fine, and
Normal. The finer the quality,
the sharper the photo. However,
the file size will increase as a
result, which means you’ll be
able to store fewer photos in
the memory.
Select Storage - Choose
whether to save your photos to
the Handset memory or to the
External memory.
Hide Icons - Select whether
to hide the icons in the camera
menu automatically or manually.
Show Captured Image -
Choose On to display the
picture you took right away.
Shutter Sound - Select one of
the four shutter sound options.
Grid screen - Choose between
Off, Simple cross, or Trisection.
Reset Settings - Restore all
camera default settings.
Video camera
Recording a quick video
To switch to the camera mode
or video mode, slide the camera
or video icon on the right center
of the viewfinder up or down.
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1Holding the phone
horizontally, point the lens
towards the subject of the
video.
2Touch .
3REC will appear at the
bottom of the viewfinder
with a timer at the bottom
showing the length of the
video.
4To pause the video, touch
and resume by touching .
5Touch on screen to stop
the video recording.
After making a video
A still image representing your
captured video will appear on
the screen. The name of the
video runs along the bottom
of the screen. The following
options are available:
Touch to play the video.
Touch to delete the video
you have just recorded and
confirm by touching Yes. The
viewfinder will reappear.
Touch to record another
video immediately. Your current
video will be saved.
Touch to view a gallery of
saved videos and images.
Touch for the following
options:
Send - Touch to send the video
as a Message or via Bluetooth.
Rename - Touch to rename
the video.
Using the advanced
settings
From the viewfinder, touch
to open all advanced settings
options. After selecting an
option, touch the OK button.
The following options are
available:
Color Effect - Choose a color
tone to use for your new video.
White Balance - The white
balance ensures any the white
areas in your video are realistic.
To enable your camera to adjust
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the white balance correctly, you
may need to determine the light
conditions. Choose between
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny,
Fluorescent, and Cloudy.
Quality - Choose between
Super Fine, Fine and Normal.
The finer the quality, the
sharper a video will be, but
the file size will increase. As a
result, you will be able to store
fewer videos in the phone’s
memory.
Duration - Set a duration limit
for your video. Choose between
Normal and MMS to limit the
maximum size to send as an
MMS message.
Select Storage - Choose
whether to save your videos to
the Handset memory or to the
External memory.
Audio Recording - Choose
Mute to record a video without
sound.
Hide Icons - Select whether
to hide the icons in the camera
menu automatically or manually.
Reset Settings - Reset all the
video camera settings.
Music
To access the music player,
touch , then Music. From
here, you can access the
following folders:
Recently Played - Displays the
songs you have played recently.
All Tracks - Contains the songs
you have on your phone except
the pre-loaded default music.
Artists - Browse through your
music collection by artist.
Albums - Browse through your
music collection by album.
Genres - Browse through your
music collection by genre.
Playlists - Contains all the
playlists you have created.
Shuffle Tracks - Play your
tracks in a random order.
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Transferring music onto
your phone
The easiest way to transfer
music onto your phone is via
Bluetooth or the USB cable.
To transfer music using
Bluetooth:
1Make sure both devices have
Bluetooth switched on and
are connected to each other.
2Select the music file on the
other device and select send
via Bluetooth.
3When the file is sent, you
will have to accept it on your
phone by touching Yes.
4The file should appear in
Music > All tracks.
NOTE: If the file size is more
smaller than 300Kb, it will
be not displayed in Music.
Managing files
You can store multimedia files
in your phone’s memory so you
have easy access to all your
pictures, sounds, videos and
games. You can also save your
files to a memory card. Using
a memory card allows you to
free up space in your phone’s
memory.
By touching My Stuff, you can
open a list of the folders that
store all your multimedia files.
Games and Apps
You can download new games
and applications to your phone
for you to enjoy.
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Applications
Adding an event to your
Calendar
1Touch and then
Calendar.
2Select the date you would
like to add an event to.
3Touch Add.
4Choose the type of event and
enter any relevant details.
5Touch Save to save the
event.
Setting your Alarm
1Touch and then Alarms.
2Touch Add and enter the
Alarm details.
3Touch Save to save the
Alarm.
Voice Recorder
Use your voice recorder to
record voice memos or other
audio files.
Using your Calculator
1Touch and then
Calculator.
2Touch the number keys to
enter numbers.
Converting a unit
1Touch and then Unit
Converter.
2Choose whether you want
to convert Currency, Area,
Length, Weight, Temperature,
Volume or Velocity.
3Then select the unit and
enter the value you would
like to convert from.
4The units are automatically
converted after you enter an
amount.
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The web
Browser gives you a fast, full-
color world of games, music,
news, sport, entertainment and
loads more, straight to your
mobile phone. Wherever you
are and whatever you’re into.
Accessing the web
1Touch and then
Browser.
2To go straight to the browser
home page, select Home.
Alternately, select Enter
Address and type in the
URL, then touch Connect.
NOTE: You will incur extra
cost by connecting to these
services and downloading
content. Check data
charges with your network
provider.
Settings
Personalizing your
profiles
You can personalize each profile
setting.
1Touch and then Profiles.
2Choose the profile you want
to edit.
3You can then change all the
sounds and alert options
available in the list, including
your Ringtone and Volume,
Message tone settings and
more.
4Touch Save to save your
changes.
Changing your phone
settings
Use the freedom of adapting
the LG800G to your own
preferences.
From the Home screen, touch
, Settings and then Phone.
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