Guidelines for safe and ecient
use
Pleasereadthesesimpleguidelines.Failuretofollow
theseguidelinesmaybedangerousorillegal.More
detailedinformationisgiveninthismanual.
WARNING
•Mobilephonesmustbeswitchedoatalltimesinan
aircraft.
•Donotholdthephoneinyourhandwhiledriving.
•Donotuseyourphonenearpetrolstations,fueldepots,
chemicalplantsorblastingoperations.
•Foryoursafety,useONLYspeciedORIGINALbatteries
andchargers.
•Donothandlethephonewithwethandswhileit
isbeingcharged.Itmaycauseanelectricshockor
seriouslydamageyourphone.
•Keepthephoneinasafeplaceoutofreachofsmall
children.Itincludessmallpartswhichifdetachedmay
presentachokinghazard.
•Donotchargethephonewhenitisonsoftfurnishings.
•Thephoneshouldbechargedinawellventilatedarea.
CAUTION
•
Switchthephoneoinanyareawhererequiredby
specialregulations.Forexample,donotuseyourphone
inhospitalsoritmayaectsensitivemedicalequipment.
•Emergencycallsmaynotbeavailableonallmobile
networks.Therefore,youshouldneverdependsolelyon
thephoneforemergencycalls.
•OnlyuseORIGINALaccessoriestoavoiddamagetoyour
phone.
•Allradiotransmitterscarryrisksofinterferencewith
electronicsincloseproximity.Minorinterferencemay
aectTVs,radios,PCs,etc.
•Batteriesshouldbedisposedofinaccordancewith
pertinentlegislation.
•Donotdismantlethephoneorbattery.
Exposure to radio frequency energy
Radio wave exposure and Specic Absorption
Rate (SAR) information
ThismobilephonemodelLG-A190hasbeendesignedto
complywithapplicablesafetyrequirementsregarding
exposuretoradiowaves.Thisrequirementisbasedon
scienticguidelinesthatincludesafetymarginsdesignedto
assurethissafetyofallpersons,regardlessofageandhealth.
Children
Keepthephoneinasafeplaceoutofreachofsmall
children.Itincludessmallpartswhichifdetachedmay
presentachokinghazard.
Emergency calls
Emergencycallsmaynotbeavailableonallmobile
networks.Therefore,youshouldneverdependsolelyon
thephoneforemergencycalls.Checkwithyourlocal
serviceprovider.
Battery information and care
•Youdonotneedtodischargethebatterycompletely
beforerecharging.Unlikeotherbatterysystems,thereis
nomemoryeectthatcouldcompromisethebattery’s
performance.
•UseonlyLGbatteriesandchargers.LGchargersare
designedtomaximisethebatterylife.
•Donotdisassembleorshort-circuitthebatterypack.
•Keepthemetalcontactsofthebatterypackclean.
•Replacethebatterywhenitnolongerprovides
acceptableperformance.Thebatterypackmaybe
rechargedhundredsoftimesbeforeitneedsreplacing.
•Rechargethebatteryifithasnotbeenusedforalong
timetomaximiseusability.
•Donotexposethebatterychargertodirectsunlightor
useitinhighhumidity,suchasthebathroom.
•Donotleavethebatteryinhotorcoldplacesasthis
mayimpairbatteryperformance.
•Thereisriskofexplosionifthebatteryisreplacedbyan
incorrecttype.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothe
manufacturer’sinstructions.Pleaserecyclewhen
possible.Donotdisposeashouseholdwaste.
•Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,takeittothenearest
authorisedLGElectronicsservicepointordealerfor
assistance.
•Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafter
thephoneisfullychargedtosaveunnecessarypower
consumptionbythecharger.
•Theradiowaveexposureguidelinesemployaunitof
measurementknownastheSpecicAbsorptionRate,
orSAR.TestsforSARareconductedusingstandardised
methodwiththephonetransmittingatitshighest
certiedpowerlevelinallusedfrequencybands.
•
WhiletheremaybedierencesbetweentheSARlevelsof
variousLGphonemodels,theyarealldesignedtomeet
thepertinentguidelinesforexposuretoradiowaves.
•TheSARlimitrecommendedbytheInternational
CommissiononNon-IonizingRadiationProtection
(ICNIRP)is2W/Kgaveragedoverten(10)gramoftissue.
•ThehighestSARvalueforthismodelphonetestedby
DASY4foruseattheearis0.936W/Kg(10g)andwhen
wornonthebodyis0.856W/Kg(10g).
•SARdatainformationforresidentsofcountries/regions
thathaveadoptedtheSARlimitrecommendedbythe
InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE),
whichis1.6W/Kgaveragedoverone(1)gramoftissue.
Product care and maintenance
WARNING
Onlyusebatteries,chargersandaccessoriesthathave
beenapprovedforusewiththisphonemodel.Theuseof
anyothertypesmayinvalidateanyapprovalorwarranty
applyingtothephone,andmaybedangerous.
•Donotdisassemblethisunit.Takeittoaqualied
servicetechnicianwhenrepairworkisrequired.
•KeepawayfromelectricalappliancessuchasTVs,radios,
andpersonalcomputers.
•Theunitshouldbekeptawayfromheatsourcessuchas
radiatorsorcookers.
•Donotdrop.
•
Donotsubjectthisunittomechanicalvibrationorshock.
•Thecoatingofthephonemaybedamagedifitis
coveredwithwrappingorvinylwrapper.
•Useadryclothtocleantheexterioroftheunit.(Donot
usesolventssuchasbenzene,thinneroralcohol.)
•Donotexposethisunittoexcessivesmokeordust.
•
Donotkeepthephonenexttocreditcardsortransport
tickets;itcanaecttheinformationonthemagneticstrips.
•Donottapthescreenwithasharpobject;otherwise,it
maydamagethephone.
•Donotexposethephonetoliquidormoisture.
•Useaccessoriessuchastheearphonecautiously.Donot
presstheantennaunnecessarily.
Ecient phone operation
Electronics devices
Allmobilephonesaresusceptibletointerference,which
mayaectperformance.
•Donotuseyourmobilephonenearmedicalequipment
withoutrequestingpermission.Avoidplacingthephone
overpacemakers,i.e.inyourbreastpocket.
•Somehearingaidsmightbedisturbedbymobile
phones.
•MinorinterferencemayaectTVs,radios,PCs,etc.
Road safety
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofmobile
phonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
•Donotuseahand-heldphonewhiledriving.
•Giveyourfullattentiontodriving.
•Useahands-freekit,ifavailable.
•Pullotheroadandparkbeforemakingoransweringa
callifdrivingconditionssorequire.
•RFenergymayaectsomeelectronicsystemsinyour
vehiclesuchascarstereosandsafetyequipment.
•Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithanairbag,donot
obstructwithinstalledorportablewirelessequipment.
Itcanfailorcauseseriousinjuryduetoimproper
performance.
Ifyouarelisteningtomusicwhilstoutandabout,please
ensurethatthevolumeisatareasonablelevelsothat
youareawareofyoursurroundings.Thisisparticularly
imperativewhennearroads.
Avoid damage to your hearing
Yourhearingmaybedamagedifyouareexposedtoloud
soundsforlongperiodsoftime.Wethereforerecommend
thatyoudonotturnthehandsetonoroclosetoyour
ear.Wealsorecommendthatmusicandcallvolumesare
settoareasonablelevel.
Note:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonescan
causehearingloss.
Blasting area
Donotusethephonewhereblastingisinprogress.
Observerestrictions,andfollowanyregulationsorrules.
Potentially explosive atmospheres
•Donotusethephoneatarefuellingpoint.Donotuse
nearfuelorchemicals.
•Donottransportorstoreammablegas,liquid,or
explosivesinthecompartmentofyourvehiclewhich
containsyourmobilephoneandaccessories.
In aircraft
Wirelessdevicescancauseinterferencewithaircraft.
•Turnoyourmobilephonebeforeboardinganyaircraft.
•Donotuseitontheaircraftwithoutpermissionfromthe
cabincrew.
Quick feature reference
Messaging
Sending a message
1 PressMenu,selectMessagingandchooseNew
message.
2 Anewmessageeditorwillopen.Thedefaultsetting
ofthemessageeditorisSMSmode.
3 EnteryourmessageusingeithertheT9predictive
modeorAbcmanualmodeor123mode.Youcan
switchtextinputmodesbypressing
.
4 PressOptionsandchooseInserttoaddSymbol,
Template,Contact,Business card.
5 PressSend to.
6 EnterthephonenumberorpressOptionsandselect
ContactsorRecent listtoopenyourcontactslist.
7 PressOptionsandchooseSend.
Contacts
YoucansearchforacontactinyourContacts.
1 PressContacts(Upnavigationkey)andchoose
Searchorpress
(Rightsoftkey)fromthestandby
screenorselectContactsfromtheMenuscreen.
2 Onthekeypad,entertherstfewletterofthe
contactyouwanttocall.
3 Toscrollthroughthecontacts,usetheupanddown
navigationkeys.Toscrollthroughtheirdierent
numbersusetheleftandrightnavigationkeys.
FM radio (Wireless FM)
WithembeddedFMantenna,youcanreceiveFMradio
withoutanexternalearphone.Youcanlistentoyour
favouriteradiostationanytime.
Tools
• Torch–Turnon/othetorchorturnon/othe
torchdirectlybyholdingtheupnavigationkeyfor
3seconds.
Making a Call
1 Keyinthenumberonthekeypad.
2 Press
toinitiatethecall.
3 Toendthecall,press
.
TIP!Toenter+whenmakinganinternationalcall,press
andhold0.
Making a call from your contacts
1 Press (up)toopenthecontacts.
2 Onthekeypad,entertherstfewletterofthe
contactyouwanttocall.
3 Toscrollthroughyourcontacts,usetheupanddown
navigationkeys.Andtoscrollthroughtheirdierent
numbers,usetheleftandrightnavigationkeys.
4 Press
toinitiatethecall.
Answering and rejecting a call
Whenyourphonerings,pressAcceptorpress
toanswerthecall.Whileyourphoneisringing,
selectSilenttomutetheringing.Thisisgreatifyou
haveforgottentochangeyourproletoSilentfora
meeting.
Press
orRejecttorejecttheincomingcall.
TIP!Youcanchangethesettingsonyourphonetoanswer
yourcallsindierentways.PressMenu,selectSettingsand
chooseCall.PressCommon settings,selectAnswer mode
andchooseAny keyorSend keyonly.
• Any key–Youcanansweracallbypressinganykey.
• Send key only–Youcanansweracallonlyby
pressingtheSendkey.
Changing your call settings
Youcansetthemenudependingonthecall.Press
Menu,selectSettingsandpressCallthenchooseSIM1
orSIM2.
•Call divert–Selectmethodsfordivertingcalls.
• Call waiting–SelectActiveorcancelcallwaiting.
Checking your call history
Youcanchecktherecordofall,missed,dialled,
receivedcallsandcalldurations.Thenumberandname
(ifavailable)aredisplayedtogetherwiththedateand
timeatwhichthecallwasmade.Youcanalsoviewthe
numberoftimesyouhavecalled.PressMenu,select
Call history.
Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery
Installing the SIM Card
Whenyousubscribetoamobilephonenetwork,youareprovidedwithaplug-inSIMcardwhichisloadedwith
yoursubscriptiondetails,suchasyourPIN,anyoptionalservicesavailableandmanyothers.
Important! ›Theplug-inSIMcardanditscontactscaneasilybedamagedbyscratchesorbending,sobecarefulwhen
handling,insertingorremovingthecard.KeepallSIMcardsoutofthereachofsmallchildren.
›only2GSIMsupported
Illustrations
1Openbatterycover
2Removethebattery
3InsertyourSIM
4Insertthebattery
5Closethebatterycover
6Chargeyourbattery
WARNING:Donotremove
thebatterywhilethephoneis
switchedon,asthismay
damagethephone.
Getting to know your phone
LG-A190 User Guide -English
Thisguidewillhelpyoutounderstandyournewmobilephone.Itwill
provideyouwithusefulexplanationsofthefeaturesonyourphone.
Someofthecontentsofthismanualmaydierfromyourphone
dependingonthephonesoftwareoryourserviceprovider.
P/N:MFL67217616(1.0)
Settings
• Dual SIM–YoucanseetwoNetworkSignalicons
ontheleft-topofthescreenwhenyouinserttwo
SIM-Card.
• Date & Time–Youcansetfunctionsrelatedtothe
dateandtime.
• Language–Youcanchangethelanguageforthe
displaytextsinyourphone.Thischangewillalso
aecttheLanguageInputmode.
• Display–Youcanadjustsettingsforthephone
display.
• Call–Youcansetthemenudependingonthecall.
•Auto key lock–Lockthekeypadautomaticallyin
standbyscreen.
• Security–Thismenuallowsyoutosetthephone
security.
› PIN code request–ChooseaPINcodetobe
requestedwhenyouturnyourphoneon.
› Phone lock–Chooseasecuritycodetolock
yourphone,Whenpoweron,WhenSIMchangedor
Immediately.
› Anti Theft Mobile Tracker (ATMT) – Anti-theft
mobiletracker(ATMT)allowsyoutotrackyourlost
phone.Whensomeoneusesyourphonewithout
yourpermission,thetrackingservicewillbe
activated.Youareremindedbyatextmessagesent
tothedefaultphonenumberyouhaveset,without
theunauthorizeduser’sknowledge.Youcanalways
activatetheATMTandcongureyourpersonal
settings.
› Change codes–ChangeyourSecuritycode,PIN
code,PIN2codeorATMTcode.
• Power save–IfyousetAlwayson,youcansavethe
batterypowerwhenyouarenotusingthephone.
Choosetoswitchbetweenpowersavesettings
Always on,Night onlyorO.
• Network selection–Youcanselectanetworkthat
willberegisteredeitherautomaticallyormanually.
• SOS service–ThisallowsyoutosendSOSmessageto
yourfriendsautomaticallybylongpressNo.9keyon
yourkeypadwhenyouareinemergency.
• Reset settings–UseReset settingstorestorethe
factorysettings.Youneedthesecuritycodeto
activatethisfunction.Thedefaultnumberis“0000”.
• Memory status–Youcancheckthememorystatusof
yourSIMandphone.
Earpiece
Earphone jack Torch
Display screen
Soft keys
Eachofthesekeys
performsthefunctions
indicatedbythetexton
thedisplayimmediately
abovethem.
Send key
Youcandialaphone
numberandanswer
incomingcalls.
1 2 3
4 5 6
Navigation keys
Useforquickaccessto
phonefunctions.
(up):Contacts
(down):KeypadLock
(left):Messaging
(right):FMradio
End/Power key
Allowsyoutopowerthe
phoneonoro,endcalls,or
returntoStandbymode.
Alphanumeric keys
Mostofthetime,the
numerickeysareusedto
inputnumbersorcharacters.
Charger port
Hand Strap Hole
www.lg.com
Ambient Temperatures
› Max :+55°C(discharging)
+45°C(charging)
› Min :-10°C
Technical Data
Therearevariousaccessoriesforyourmobilephone.
Youcanselecttheseoptionsaccordingtoyour
personalcommunicationrequirements.
Standard Battery Travel Adapter
Note
›AlwaysusegenuineLGaccessories.Failuretodothis
mayinvalidateyourwarranty.
›Accessoriesmaybedierentindierentregions;
pleasecheckwithourregionalservicecompanyor
agentforfurtherenquires.
Accessories
Doo Haeng Le e / Director
GSM 900 / DCS 1800 Dual band T e rminal Equipment
R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
20. Apr . 2011
EN 301 489-01 V1.8.1, EN 301 489-07 V1.3.1
EN 301 511 V9.0.2
EN 50360:2001, EN 62209-1:2006, EN 62209-2:2010
EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009
The conformity to above standards is verified by the following Notified Body(BABT)
BABT, Forsyth House-Churchfield Road - Walton-on-ThamesSurrey - KT12 2TD , United Kingdom
Notified Body Identification Number : 0168
LG Electronics Inc. – EU Representative
V e luwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands
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LG Electronics Inc. LG Twin Towers 20,
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hereby
declare
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the
product
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declaration relates complies with the above mentioned
standards, regulation and directives
Disposal of your old appliance
1.Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbol
isattachedtoaproductitmeansthe
productiscoveredbytheEuropeanDirective
2002/96/EC.
2.Allelectricalandelectronicproductsshould
bedisposedofseparatelyfromthemunicipal
wastestreamviadesignatedcollection
facilitiesappointedbythegovernmentorthe
localauthorities.
3.Thecorrectdisposalofyouroldappliance
willhelppreventpotentialnegative
consequencesfortheenvironmentand
humanhealth.
4.Formoredetailedinformationaboutdisposal
ofyouroldappliance,pleasecontactyour
cityoce,wastedisposalserviceortheshop
whereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
Disposal of waste batteries/accumulators
1.Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbol
isattachedtobatteries/accumulatorsofYour
productitmeanstheyarecoveredbythe
EuropeanDirective2006/66/EC.
2.Thissymbolmaybecombinedwithchemical
symbolsformercury(Hg),cadmium(Cd)or
lead(Pb)ifthebatteryContainsmorethan
0.0005%ofmercury,0.002%ofcadmiumor
0.004%oflead.
3.Allbatteries/accumulatorsshouldbedisposed
separatelyfromthemunicipalwastestreamvia
designatedcollectionfacilitiesappointedbythe
governmentorthelocalauthorities.
4.ThecorrectdisposalofYouroldbatteries/
accumulatorswillhelptopreventpotential
negativeconsequencesfortheenvironment,
animalandhumanhealth.
5.Formoredetailedinformationaboutdisposalof
Youroldbatteries/accumulators,pleasecontact
Yourcityoce,wastedisposalserviceorthe
shopwhereYoupurchasedtheproduct.