LG Electronics 221C User manual

LG221C 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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Phone Overview

1. Earpiece Lets you hear the caller.

2. LCD Screen Displays messages and indicator

icons. When the phone is turned on, Power

Save mode automatically dims the screen and

then darkens it if no keys are pressed.

3. Left Soft Key Use to access the Main menu

from the standby screen, or the function

immediately above it.

4. Speakerphone Key Use to turn Speaker On or Off.

5. SEND Key Use to place or answer calls.

6. Alphanumeric Keypad Use to enter numbers

and characters and select menu items.

7.

Vibrate Mode Key

Use to set the vibration

mode from standby mode, press and hold for

about 2 seconds.

8. Navigation Key Use to navigate through

menus and options. When on the Standby

screen, use for quick access to Messages,

Contact List, Games and Sound.

9. Right Soft Key Use to access the Browser

menu from the standby screen, or the function

immediately above it.

10.

Menu/OK

Key Use to access Prepaid menu.

11. CLR Key Deletes single spaces or characters

with a quick press, but press and hold to

delete the text entered in a text field. Will also

back you out of menus, one level at a time.

Also you are allowed to access Navigation Key

by pressing CLR key from home screen.

12.

PWR/END K

ey

Use to turn the po

wer on/off

and to end a call. Also, use to exit from any

function and return to the standby menu.

13.

Lock Mode K

ey

Use to lock the phone from

standby mode, pr

ess and hold for about 2 seconds.

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1. Earphone Jack Allows the use of a headset

to hear caller's voice.

2. Side Volume Keys Use to adjust the ringer

volume in standby mode and the earpiece

volume during a call.

3. Charger/Accessory Port Connects the

phone to the battery charger or other

available accessories.

4. Voice command Key Use for quick access

to Voice command function.

Charging with PC USB

You can use your computer to charge your

phone. Connect one end of a USB cable to

the charging accessory port on your phone

and the other end to a high-power USB

port on your PC (commonly located on the

front panel of the computer).

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Prepaid

1. Add Airtime

2. Buy Airtime

3. My Phone

Number

4. Airtime Info

5. Airtime Display

6. Serial Number

7. Code Entry Mode

Contacts

1. New Contact

2. Contact List

3. Groups

4. My vCard

5. Speed Dials

Messages

1. New Message

2. Inbox

3. Outbox

4. Drafts

5. Voicemail

6. Templates

7. Settings

1. Entry Mode

2. Signature

8. Delete All

1. Delete Inbox

2. Delete Outbox

3. Delete Drafts

4. Delete All

Messages

Recent Calls

1. Missed Calls

2. Received Calls

3. Dialed Calls

4. All Calls

5. Call Timer

6. Data Counter

Games

1. Buy Games

Bubble Bash 2

Platinum Solitaire

2

UNO

Menus Overview

Menu Access

While in standby mode, press Left Soft Key Menu to access

twelve phone menus. There are two methods of accessing menus

and submenus:

●

Use the navigation key to highlight a menu/option and to select it.

●

Press the number key on the keypad that to activate the

corresponding menu/option.

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Browser

1. Start Browser

Multimedia

1. Record Voice

2. Images

1. My Images

2. Default

3. Buy Graphics

3. Sounds

1. My Sounds

2. Default

3. Buy Ringtones

Voice Command

1. Start Command

1. Call<Name> or

2. Voicemail

3. Missed Calls

4. Messages

5. Time & Date

6. Help

2. Command Mode

1. Normal

2. Speed

3. Announce Alert

1. Disable

2. Announce

3. Announce +

Ring

4. Train Word

1. Voice

Command

2. Answer

3. Digit Dial

5. Best Match

1. 1Match

2. 4Matches

My Schedule

1. Alarm Clock

2. Calendar

3. Notepad

Bluetooth

1. Paired Devices

2. Power

3. My Visibility

4. My Bluetooth

Info

Tools

1. Calculator

2. Ez Tip Calculator

3. World Clock

4. Stopwatch

5. Unit Converter

1. Currency

2. Area

3. Length

4. Mass

5. Temperature

6. Volume

7. Velocity

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Menus Overview

Settings

1. Sound

1. Ringtones

1. All Calls

2. Caller ID

3. No Caller

ID

4. Buy

Ringtones

2. Volume

1. Master

Volume

2. Keypad

3. Earpiece

4. Speaker

3. Message

Alerts

1. Message

2. Voicemail

3. Message

Reminder

4. Alert Type

5. Service Alerts

1. Minute

Beep

2. Call

Connect

3. Back to Top

4. Low Battery

5. Roam Alert

6. Power On/Off

Tone

7. Flip Tone

8. Emergency

Tone

2. Display

1. Wallpaper

1. My Images

2. Default

3. Buy

Graphics

2. Backlight

1. Display

2. Keypad

3. Brightness

3. Menu Style

4. Languages

(Idiomas )

5. Clocks &

Calendar

1. Main

Screen

2. Front

Screen

6. Font Settings

1. Font Type

2. Dial Font

Style

3. Dial Font

Size

7. Wo r d

Prediction

8. Name Match

for Dialing

3. Security

1. Lock Phone

2. Change

Lock Code

3. Reset

Default

4. Call Settings

1. Answer

Options

2. Auto Retry

3. One Touch

Dial

4. Airplane Mode

5. TTY Mode

5. System

1. Network

1. System

Select

2. Serving

System

2. Location

6. Memory

1. Reserved

Memory

2. Multimedia

7. Phone Info

1. My Number

2. ESN/MEID

3. Icon Glossary

4. Version

7

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The Battery

The phone comes with a

rechargeable battery. The

battery charge level is shown at

the top of the LCD screen.

Installing the Battery

Remove the battery cover by

pressing down below the LG

logo and sliding the cover up.

Align the battery with the

terminals near the top of the

phone, then snap the rest of

the battery into place. Align

the battery cover then slide it

upward until it clicks into place.

Removing the Battery

Turn the phone off. Slide the

battery cover upward to

remove it. Use the opening

near the bottom of the battery

to lift the battery out.

Charging the Battery

Use the charger provided with

your phone:

Warning! Use only the charger

provided with the phone. Using

any charger other than the one

included with the LG221C may

damage your phone or battery.

Getting Started with Your Phone

Note

It is important to fully charge the

battery before initial use of the

phone.

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1. Plug the end of the adapter

into the phone’s charger

port and the other end into

an electrical outlet.

2. The charge time varies

depending upon the battery

level.

Battery Charge Level

The battery charge level is

shown at the top right of the

LCD screen. When the battery

charge level becomes low, the

low battery sensor alerts you in

up to three ways: sounding an

audible tone, blinking the

battery icon, and displaying a

warning message. If the battery

charge level becomes

exceedingly low, the phone

automatically switches off and

any function in progress is not

saved.

Turning the Phone On

and Off

Turning the Phone On

1. Install a charged battery or

connect the phone to an

external power source.

2. Press for about 3

seconds until the LCD

screen lights up.

Turning the Phone Off

1. Press and hold until

the display turns off.

Notice

Please make sure that the 'B' Side

faces up before inserting a

charger or data cable into the

charger port of your phone.

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Getting Started with Your Phone

Signal Strength

Call quality depends on the

signal strength in your area.

The signal strength is indicated

on the screen as the number of

bars next to the signal strength

icon the more bars, the

better the signal strength. If

the signal quality is poor, move

to an open area. If you are in a

building, the reception may be

better near a window.

Screen Icons

To see the icon glossary, go to

Menu

-

>

Settings

-

>

Phone Info

-

>

Icon

Glossary

on your phone.

Making Calls

1. Make sure the phone is

turned on. If not, press

for about 3 seconds to turn

it on.

2. Enter the phone number

(include the area code if

needed).

3. Press .

4. Press to end the call.

Correcting Dialing

If you make a mistake while

dialing a number, press

once to erase the last digit

entered, or hold down for

at least 2 seconds to go to the

standby mode.

Note

The call quality may also be affected

by the places where you are and

weather/ambient conditions.

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Redialing Calls

1. Press twice to redial

the last number you dialed.

The last 150 numbers (50

missed, 50 received and 50

dialed) are stored in the call

history list and you can also

select any of these to redial.

Receiving Calls

1. When the phone rings

and/or vibrates, press

to answer.

2. Press to end the call.

Tip

To choose answer options:

Menu

->

Settings

->

Call Settings

->

Answer Options

. Choose

from the following options:

Flip Open/ SEND Key Only/

Any Key/ Auto with Handsfree

Note

If you press or (the side

keys), while the phone is ringing,

the ringing or vibration is muted for

that call.

Mute Function

The Mute Function is used

during a phone call. To quickly

activate Mute press Left Soft Key

Mute, then to cancel press

Left Soft Key Unmute.

Quick Volume Adjustment

Quickly adjust ringer and

earpiece volumes by pressing

the upper side volume key to

increase and lower side key to

decrease.

Call Waiting

Your cellular service may offer

call waiting. While a call is in

progress one beep indicates an

incoming call. When call

waiting is enabled, you may put

the active call on hold while

you answer the other incoming

call. Check with your cellular

service provider for information

about this function.

1. Press to receive a

waiting call.

2. Press again to switch

between calls.

Caller ID

Caller ID displays the phone

number or name of the

incoming call. If the caller’s

identity is stored in Contacts,

the name will appear along

with the phone number. Check

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Quick Access to Convenient Features

Note

Keypad Volume is adjusted

through the Sound Volume

menu:

Menu

-

>

Settings

-

>

Sound

-

>

Volume

-

>

Keypad

with your service provider to

ensure they offer this feature.

Speed Dialing

Speed dialing is a convenient

feature that allows you to make

phone calls quickly. A number

key can be assigned to a

specific phone number. By

pressing and holding down a

number key, your phone will

recall the phone number

associated from the Contact

List and display it briefly while

simultaneously dialing that

phone number for you. Speed

Dial Number 1 is set to Voice

Mailbox by default and is

unchangeable.

Dialing Single Digit Speed

Dials (from 2 to 9)

Press and hold the Speed

Dial number.

OR

Enter the Speed Dial

number and press .

Dialing Double Digit Speed

Dials (from 10 to 99)

Press the first digit and then

press and hold the key of

the second digit.

OR

Enter the first and second

digits and press .

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Text Input

You can input and edit your

Banner, Calendar, Contacts,

Alarm Clock, Notepad, and

Messages plus much more.

When Entering Text Without

the QWERTY

Key Functions

Left Soft Key:

Press to scroll through

the following text input

modes:

T9Word

(T9WORD/T9Word/

T9word) -> Abc

(ABC/Abc/abc) -> 123

-> Symbols

Shift

: Press to change

case.

T9 text : T9Word ->

T9WORD -> T9word

Abc text : Abc -> ABC -

> abc

to display other

matching words.

Space: Press to

complete a word if text

is in T9 mode or insert

a space.

Clear: Press to delete a

single space or

character. Hold to delete

the whole message.

Punctuation: Press to

insert punctuation in a

word and complete a

sentence.

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Entering and Editing Information

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The Basics of Storing

Contacts Entries

1. From standby mode enter

the phone number you want

to save (up to 48 digits).

2. Press

Save

.

3. Select either

Add New

Contact

or

Update

Existing.

4. Use to highlight a Label

and press .

Mobile / Home / Office /

Fax

5. Enter a name for the phone

number (up to 32 characters)

and press . A confirmation

message is displayed briefly.

Phone Numbers With

Pauses

When you call automated

systems, such as voice mail or

credit billing numbers, you

often have to enter a series of

numbers to navigate through

the system. Instead of entering

these numbers by hand, you

can store the numbers in your

Contacts separated by special

pause characters (W, P). There

are two different types of

pauses you can use when

storing a number:

Wait (W)

The phone stops dialing until

you press Left Soft Key

Release

to advance to the next

number.

Pause (P)

The phone waits 2 seconds

before sending the next string

of digits.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Note

Use

Update Existing

to add

another phone number to a

contact already stored in memory.

Storing a Number with Pauses

1. Press

Menu

.

2. Press

Contacts

.

3. Press

New Contact

.

4. Enter a name (up to 32

characters).

5. Enter the number in any of

the text fields presented

(

Mobile / Email / Home /

Office).

6. While entering, press the

Right Soft Key

Options

.

7. Press

Wait

or

Pause

.

8. Enter additional number(s)

then press .

Adding a Pause to an Existing

Number

1. While in Standby Mode,

press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

to display

your Contacts

alphabetically.

2. Use to highlight the

Contact entry to edit, then

press

View

.

3. Press Left Soft Key

Edit

.

4. Use to highlight the

number.

5. Press Right Soft Key

Options

.

6. Press

Wait

or

Pause

.

7. Enter additional number(s),

then press .

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Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Searching Your Phone’s

Memory

The LG221C phone is able to

perform a dynamic search of the

contents in your phone’s

memory. A dynamic search

compares entered letters or

numbers against the entries in

your Contacts. A matching list is

displayed in descending order.

You can then select a number

from the list to call or edit.

Scrolling Through Your Contacts

1. Press Navigation Down Key

Contacts to display

your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Use to scroll through

the list.

Searching by Letter

1. While in Standby Mode,

press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

to display

your Contacts

alphabetically.

2. Press (or press repeatedly)

the key on the keypad that

corresponds with the search

letter.

Contact List Options

1. While in Standby Mode,

press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

and highlight

a Contact Entry.

2. Press Right Soft Key

Options

.

3. Select the search criteria in

the Contact List Search menu

(use then press , or

press the corresponding

number on the keypad):

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Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Send Message

: Send a

text message to the

selected contact.

Delete

: Delete the

selected entry in your

Contacts.

Edit

: Edit the selected

contact information.

Delete Multiple

: Choose

from

Selective

/

All

to

delete multiple entries at

one time.

Send via Bluetooth

:

Send a contact (vCard)

via Bluetooth. In case

Bluetooth power is not

on, a notice pops up to

turn Bluetooth on.

Set Speed Dial/ Remove

Speed Dial

: Set a speed

dial or remove the speed

dial.

Making a Call From Your

Phone’s Memory

Once you have stored phone

numbers in your Contacts, you

can place calls to those

numbers quickly and easily.

●

By pressing SEND Key

after searching for a phone

number in Contacts or Call

History and highlighting it.

●

By using Speed Dialing.

From Contacts

1. While in Standby Mode,

press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

to display

your Contacts.

2. Use to highlight the

Contact entry, then press

.

3. Use to highlight the

phone number.

4. Press to place the call.

From Call History

1. Press

Menu

.

2. Press

Recent Calls

.

3. Use to highlight the

type of recent call, then

press .

Missed Calls/ Received

Calls/ Dialed Calls/ All

Calls/ Call Timer/ Data

Counter

4. Use to highlight the

phone number.

5. Press to place the call.

Speed Dialing

For a single-digit Speed Dial,

press and hold the digit or

press the digit, then press

. For a double-digit Speed Dial,

press the first digit and hold

the second digit or press the

first and second digits, then

press .

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Prepaid

The Prepaid Menu provides

shortcuts to access useful

account information.

1. Add Airtime

Add Airtime allows you to start

an over-the-air request for

additional airtime.

1. Press , , .

2. Enter Airtime PIN Number

press .

2. Buy Airtime

Buy Airtime allows you to start

an over-the-air request for

purchase additional airtime.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight an

option and press .

60 mins./ 120 mins./

200 mins./ 450 mins.

3. My Phone Number

My Phone Number displays the

phone's phone number.

1. Press , , .

4. Airtime Info

Airtime Info displays the

amount of airtime by the unit

and due date information.

1. Press , , .

5. Airtime Display

Airtime Display allows you to

disable/enable the display of

idle screen, prepaid-related

information.

1. Press , , .

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Using Phone Menus

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