•Donottransportorstoreammablegas,liquid,or
explosivesinthecompartmentofyourvehiclewhich
containsyourmobilephoneandaccessories.
In aircraft
Wirelessdevicescancauseinterferencewithaircraft.
•Turnoyourmobilephonebeforeboardinganyaircraft.
•Donotuseitontheaircraftwithoutpermissionfromthe
cabincrew.
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.
•Donotleavethebatteryinhotorcoldplacesasthismay
impairbatteryperformance.
•Thereisriskofexplosionifthebatteryisreplacedbyan
incorrecttype.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothe
manufacturer’sinstructions.Pleaserecyclewhen
possible.Donotdisposeashouseholdwaste.
•Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,takeittothenearest
authorisedLGElectronicsservicepointordealerfor
assistance.
•Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafter
thephoneisfullychargedtosaveunnecessarypower
consumptionbythecharger.
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.
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-A100hasbeendesignedto
complywithapplicablesafetyrequirementsregarding
exposuretoradiowaves.Thisrequirementisbasedon
scienticguidelinesthatincludesafetymarginsdesigned
toassurethissafetyofallpersons,regardlessofageand
health.
•Theradiowaveexposureguidelinesemployaunitof
measurementknownastheSpecicAbsorptionRate,
orSAR.TestsforSARareconductedusingstandardised
methodwiththephonetransmittingatitshighest
certiedpowerlevelinallusedfrequencybands.
•WhiletheremaybedierencesbetweentheSARlevels
ofvariousLGphonemodels,theyarealldesignedto
meetthepertinentguidelinesforexposuretoradio
waves.
•TheSARlimitrecommendedbytheInternational
CommissiononNon-IonizingRadiationProtection
(ICNIRP)is2W/Kgaveragedoverten(10)gramoftissue.
•ThehighestSARvalueforthismodelphonetestedby
DASY4foruseattheearis0.974W/Kg(10g)andwhen
wornonthebodyis0.653W/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.
•Donotsubjectthisunittomechanicalvibrationor
shock.
•Thecoatingofthephonemaybedamagedifitis
coveredwithwrappingorvinylwrapper.
•Useadryclothtocleantheexterioroftheunit.(Donot
usesolventssuchasbenzene,thinneroralcohol.)
•Donotexposethisunittoexcessivesmokeordust.
•Donotkeepthephonenexttocreditcardsortransport
tickets;itcanaecttheinformationonthemagnetic
strips.
•Donottapthescreenwithasharpobject;otherwise,it
maydamagethephone.
•Donotexposethephonetoliquidormoisture.
•Useaccessoriessuchastheearphonecautiously.Donot
presstheantennaunnecessarily.
Quick feature reference
Messaging
Sending a message
1PressMenu,selectMessagingandchooseNew
message.
2Anewmessageeditorwillopen.Thedefaultsetting
ofthemessageeditorisSMSmode.
3EnteryourmessageusingeithertheT9predictive
modeorAbcmanualmodeor123mode.Youcan
switchtextinputmodesbypressing
.
4PressOptionsandchooseInserttoaddanSymbol,
Template,Contact,Business card.
5PressSend to.
6EnterthephonenumberorpressOptionsandselect
Contacts or Recent listtoopenyourcontactslist.
7PressOptionsandchooseSend.
Contacts
YoucansearchforacontactinyourContacts.
1PressContactsandchooseSearch,selectContacts
fromtheMenuscreenorpress
(rightsoftkey)
fromthestandbyscreen.
2Onthekeypadentertherstletterofthecontactyou
wanttocall.
3Toscrollthroughthecontacts,usetheupanddown
navigationkeys.Toscrollthroughtheirdierent
numbersusetheleftandrightnavigationkeys.
Tools
• Torch–Turnon/othetorchdirectlybyholdingthe
rightnavigationkey.
Settings
• Date & Time–Youcansetfunctionsrelatingtothe
dateandtime.
Making a Call
1Keyinthenumberonthekeypad.
2Press
toinitiatethecall.
3Toendthecall,press
.
TIP!Toenter+whenmakinganinternationalcall,press
andhold0.
Making a call from your contacts
1Press (up)toopentheaddressbook.
2Onthekeypad,entertherstletterofthecontact
youwanttocall.
3Toscrollthroughyourcontacts,usetheupanddown
navigationkeys.Andtoscrollthroughtheirdierent
numbers,usetheleftandrightnavigationkeys.
4Press
toinitiatethecall.
Answering and rejecting a call
Whenyourphonerings,pressAcceptorpress
toanswerthecall.Whileyourphoneisringing,
selectSilenttomutetheringing.Thisisgreatifyou
haveforgottentochangeyourproletoSilentfora
meeting.
Press
or Rejecttorejecttheincomingcall.
TIP!Youcanchangethesettingsonyourphonetoanswer
yourcallsindierentways.PressMenu,selectSettingsand
chooseCall.SelectAnswer modeandchooseAny key or
Send key only.
• Any key–Youcanansweracallbypressinganykey.
• Send key only–Youcanansweracallonlyby
pressingtheSendkey.
Changing your call settings
Youcansetthemenudependingonthecall.Press
Menu,selectSettingsandchooseCall.
•Call divert–Selectmethodsfordivertingcalls.
• Call waiting–SelectActiveorcancelcallwaiting.
Checking your call history
Youcanchecktherecordofall,missed,dialled,
receivedcallsandcalldurations.Thenumberandname
(ifavailable)aredisplayedtogetherwiththedateand
timeatwhichthecallwasmade.Youcanalsoviewthe
numberoftimesyouhavecalled.PressMenu,select
Callhistory.
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:Donotremovethe
batterywhilethephoneis
switchedon,asthismay
damagethephone.
Getting to know your phone
• Language–Youcanchangethelanguageforthe
displaytextsinyourphone.Thischangewillalso
aecttheLanguageInputmodes.
• Display–Youcanadjustsettingsforthephone
display.
• Call–Youcansetthemenudependingonthecall.
•Auto key lock–Lockthekeypadautomaticallyin
standbyscreen.
• Security–Thismenuallowsyoutosetthephone
securely.
› PIN code request–ChooseaPINcodetobe
requestedwhenyouturnyourphoneon.
› Phone lock–Chooseasecuritycodetolockyour
phone,Whenpoweron,WhenSIMchangedor
Immediately.
› Call barring–Chooseabarringpasswordforall
outgoingcalls,outgoinginternational,outgoing
internationalwhenroaming,allincomingcalls,or
incomingwhenroaming.
› Fixed dial number–ChoosingaPIN2codetoenable
xeddialnumberletsyourestrictcallstoonlythose
inContacts.
› Change codes–ChangeyourSecuritycode,PIN
codeorPIN2code.
• Power save–IfyousetAlwayson,youcansavethe
batterypowerwhenyouarenotusingthephone.
Choosetoswitchbetweenpowersavesettings
Always on,Night only or O.
• Network selection–Youcanselectanetworkthat
willberegisteredeitherautomaticallyormanually.
• Reset settings–UseResettorestorethefactory
settings.Youneedthesecuritycodetoactivatethis
function.Thedefaultnumberis“0000”.
• Memory status–Youcancheckthefreespaceand
memoryusageofeachrepository.
1 2 3
4 5 6
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
LG-A100 User Guide -English
Thisguidewillhelpyoutounderstandyournewmobilephone.Itwillprovide
youwithusefulexplanationsofthefeaturesonyourphone.
Someofthecontentsofthismanualmaydierfromyourphonedependingon
thephonesoftwareoryourserviceprovider.
P/N:MFL67206619(1.0) www.lg.com
Disposal of your old appliance
1.Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolis
attachedtoaproductitmeanstheproductis
coveredbytheEuropeanDirective2002/96/
EC.
2.Allelectricalandelectronicproductsshould
bedisposedofseparatelyfromthemunicipal
wastestreamviadesignatedcollection
facilitiesappointedbythegovernmentorthe
localauthorities.
3.Thecorrectdisposalofyouroldappliancewill
helppreventpotentialnegativeconsequences
fortheenvironmentandhumanhealth.
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
separatelyfromthemunicipalwastestream
viadesignatedcollectionfacilitiesappointed
bythegovernmentorthelocalauthorities.
4ThecorrectdisposalofYouroldbatteries/
accumulatorswillhelptopreventpotential
negativeconsequencesfortheenvironment,
animalandhumanhealth.
5.Formoredetailedinformationaboutdisposal
ofYouroldbatteries/accumulators,please
contactYourcityoce,wastedisposalservice
ortheshopwhereYoupurchasedtheproduct.