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Troubleshooting

Message

Possible causes

Possible corrective measures

Number not

allowed

The Fixed dialling

number function

is on.

Check the Settings menu and turn

the function off.

Impossible to

receive / send

SMS & photos

Memory full

Delete some messages from your

phone.

Files do not open

Unsupported file

format

Check the supported file formats.

The screen does

not turn on when

I receive a call.

Proximity sensor

problem

If you use a protection tape or case,

make sure it has not covered the

area around the proximity sensor.

Make sure that the area around the

proximity sensor is clean.

No sound

Vibration mode

Check the settings status in the

sound menu to make sure you are

not in vibration or silent mode.

Hangs up or

freezes

Intermittent software

problem

Try to perform a software update via

the website.

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Page 1: ...ENGLISH 00000000 1 0 User Guide LG D300f www lg com All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

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Page 5: ...ll information in this document is subject to change without notice This handset is not suitable for people who have a visual impairment due to the touch screen keyboard Copyright 2013 LG Electronics Inc All rights reserved LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners All manuals and user guides a...

Page 6: ...ing battery life Extend your battery s life between charges by turning off features that you don t need to have running constantly in the background You can monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power Extending your phone s battery life Turn off radio communications when you re not using If you are not using Wi Fi Bluetooth or GPS turn them off Reduce screen brightness and ...

Page 7: ...t work normally or a serious error may occur You must uninstall those applications and all associated data and settings from the phone 4 Using an Passcode lock Set an Passcode lock to secure your phone Touch Phone lock from Privacy Security Passcode lock if Lock Screen is enabled when enabled you need to touch the unlock icon and enter a passcode to unlock the phone s screen and keys 5 Using the H...

Page 8: ...g press Home key to move to another app while using an app This does not stop the previous app running in the background on the device 7 Hold your phone upright Hold your cell phone vertically as you would a regular phone Your phone has an internal antenna Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone as this may affect performance When making receiving calls or sending receiving data ...

Page 9: ...tically turns the backlight off and locks the touch screen by sensing when the phone is near your ear This extends battery life and prevents you from unintentionally activating the touch screen during calls WARNING Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage the LCD and touch screen functions Do not cover the LCD proximity sensor with protective film This could cause the sensor...

Page 10: ...e Home screen Control ringer volume During a call Control your earpiece volume When playing a song Control volume continuously Battery cover Flash microSD Card slot SIM card slot Speaker Battery Camera lens Getting to know your phone All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 11: ...ne you ll need to set it up To insert the SIM card and battery 1 To remove the battery cover hold the phone firmly in one hand With your other hand lift off the battery cover with your thumbnail as shown in figure All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 12: ...n the card is facing downwards 3 Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery 1 and pressing it down until it clicks into place 2 4 Align the battery cover over the battery compartment 1 and press it down until it clicks into place 2 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 13: ...ove battery lifetime Do not open the battery cover while your phone is charging WARNING Use only LG approved chargers batteries and cables When using unapproved chargers or cables it may cause battery charging slowly or pop up the message regarding slow charging Or unapproved chargers or cables can cause the battery to explode or damage the device which are not covered by the warranty All manuals ...

Page 14: ...lps to prevent accidental touches and saves battery power When you are not using your phone press the Power Lock key to lock your phone If there are any programs running when you lock your screen they may be still running in Lock mode It is recommended that you exit all programs before entering Lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges e g phone calls web access and data communications To wake up you...

Page 15: ...ll through a list or browse through the different Home screens by swiping from left to right and vice versa Double tap Double tap to zoom on a webpage or a map For example quickly double tap a section of a webpage to adjust that section to fit the width of the screen You can also double tap to zoom in and out when taking a picture using the Camera and when using Maps Pinch to Zoom Use your index f...

Page 16: ...the messaging menu This is where you can create a new message Customizing the Home screen You can customize your Home screen by wallpapers To set wallpapers on your Home screen 1 Touch and hold the empty part of the Home screen Or swipe left in the Home screen to find the Settings app And touch Settings Display Wallpaper 2 Touch Wallpaper Gallery or Camera to select the new wallpaper you wish to s...

Page 17: ...ions appear on the left and system icons showing things like Wi Fi or bat tery strength on the right NOTE The available options may vary depending on the region or service provider Pending notifications Bluetooth Wi Fi battery status Swipe down for notifications settings Swipe down from the status bar to open the notifications panel To close the notifications panel swipe up the bar that is at the ...

Page 18: ... calls new messages calendar events device status and more The icons displayed at the top of the screen provide information about the status of the device The icons listed in the table below are some of the most common ones Icon Description Icon Description No SIM card Ringer is silenced No signal Vibrate mode Airplane mode Battery fully charged Connected to a Wi Fi network Battery is charging Wir...

Page 19: ...ly display the keyboard simply touch a text field where you want to enter text Using the keypad entering text Tap once to capitalize the next letter you type Double tap for all caps Tap to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard You can then touch to find more Tap to enter a space Tap to create a new line in the message field Tap to delete the previous character Long Press on key to open specia...

Page 20: ...it to extend the life of your battery NOTE If you are out of the Wi Fi zone or have set Wi Fi to OFF additional charges may be applied by your mobile operator for mobile data use Turning Wi Fi on and connecting to a Wi Fi network 1 Touch Settings Wi Fi from the Network Connectivity 2 Set Wi Fi to on and start scanning for available Wi Fi networks 3 Tap the Wi Fi menu again to see a list of active ...

Page 21: ...music doesn t come out Because LG D300f doesn t support A2DP Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up your phone with a Bluetooth device You must pair your device with another device before you connect to it 1 Touch Settings Bluetooth to on from the Network Connectivity 2 Tap the Bluetooth menu again You will see the option to make your phone visible and option to search devices Now tap Search for devi...

Page 22: ...haring your phone s data connection USB tethering and Wi Fi hotspot are great features when there are no wireless connections available You can share your phone s mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable USB tethering You can also share your phone s data connection with more than one device at a time by turning your phone into a Wi Fi hotspot When your phone is sharing its dat...

Page 23: ...to configure the network with password 5 Touch OK ATTENTION If you set the security option as Open you cannot prevent unauthorised usage of online services by other people and additional charges may be incurred To avoid unauthorized usage you are advised to keep the security option active PC connections with a USB cable Learn to connect your device to a PC with a USB cable in USB connection modes ...

Page 24: ...contacts 2 Scroll through the contact list or enter the first few letters of the contact you want to call by touching Search 3 In the list touch to make the call Answering and rejecting a call When you receive a call in Lock state touch the to answer the call Touch the to reject the call Adjusting the in call volume To adjust the in call volume during a call use the Volume up and down keys on the ...

Page 25: ...elect all the recorded items And touch Delete to delete all items Call settings You can configure phone call settings such as call forwarding as well as other special features offered by your carrier 1 On the Home screen touch Settings 2 Tap Call Settings from the Network Connectivity and choose the options that you wish to adjust All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 26: ...ion and enter the details about your contact 5 Touch Done Favorite contacts You can classify frequently called contacts as favorites Adding a contact to your favorites 1 Touch to open your contacts 2 Touch a contact to view its details 3 Touch the star to the bottom The star will turn black color Removing a contact from your favorites list 1 Touch to open your contacts 2 Touch the tab and choose a...

Page 27: ...ttach the file you want to share to your message 4 Touch Send to send your message 5 Responses will appear on the screen As you view and send additional messages a message thread is created WARNING The 160 character limit may vary from country to country depending on the language and how the SMS is coded If an image video or audio file is added to an SMS message it is automatically converted into ...

Page 28: ...ouch Touch Add account To delete an email account Touch E Mail Touch Touch and touch the account you want to delete Delete account Delete Composing and sending email To compose and send a message 1 While in the E Mail application touch the 2 Enter an address for the message s intended recipient As you enter text matching addresses will be proposed from your Contacts Separate multiple addresses usi...

Page 29: ...Gallery Touch to view the last photo you captured This enables you to access your gallery and view saved photos within camera mode NOTE The memory capacity may differ depending on the shooting scene or shooting conditions Taking a quick photo 1 Open the Camera application 2 Holding the phone horizontally point the lens towards the subject you want to photograph 3 Touch to capture the photo Camera ...

Page 30: ...ou can share your photo with your SNS community NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming Viewing your saved photos You can access your saved photos when in camera mode Just tap the Gallery icon and your Gallery will be displayed To view more photos scroll down or up To zoom in or out double tap the screen or place two fingers and spread them apart move your ...

Page 31: ...you recorded This enables you to access your gallery and view your saved videos from within video mode Recording a quick video 1 Open the Camera application and touch the Video mode button 2 Hold your phone point the lens towards the subject you wish to capture in your video 3 Touch once to start recording 4 Touch on the screen to stop recording Video camera All manuals and user guides at all guid...

Page 32: ...ideo NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming Watching your saved videos 1 In the viewfinder tap 2 Your Gallery will appear on the screen 3 Tap a video to play it Adjusting the volume when viewing a video To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing use the volume keys on the left side of the phone All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 33: ...res Pictures are displayed by creation date in a folder Select a picture to view it full screen Scroll down or up to view the next or previous image Zooming in and out Use one of the following methods to zoom in on an image Double tap anywhere to zoom in Spread two fingers apart on any place to zoom in Pinch to zoom out or double tap to return Playing videos Video files show the icon in the previe...

Page 34: ...available memory an error can occur when you open files Videos Your phone has a built in video player that lets you play all of your favorite videos To access the video player touch Video on the Home screen Playing a video 1 Touch Video 2 Select the video you want to play Touch to pause video playback Touch to resume video playback To change the volume while watching a video press the up and down ...

Page 35: ...to set shuffle mode Touch to set repeat mode Touch to pause playback Touch to resume playback Touch to skip to the next track on the album or in the playlist Touch to go back to the beginning of the song Touch twice to return to the previous song Touch to set the favourites To change the volume while listening to music press the up and down volume keys on the left hand side of the phone All manual...

Page 36: ...copyrighted material Before downloading or copying the file check the national laws of the relevant country concerning the use of such material FM radio Your LG D300f has a built in FM Radio so you can tune in to your favorite stations and listen on the go NOTE You need to use your headphones to listen to the radio Insert it into the headphone jack Searching for stations You can tune in to radio s...

Page 37: ...dio reception extend the headset cord as this also functions as the radio antenna If you connect a headset not specifically made for radio reception radio reception may be poor All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 38: ...umbers 3 For simple calculations touch the function you want to perform x or followed by Adding an event to your calendar 1 Touch Calendar on the Home Screen 2 On the screen you can find the different view types for the Calendar Month Week Day 3 Tap on the date for which you wish to add an event and touch 4 Touch Title and enter the event title 5 Touch Where and enter the location Check the date a...

Page 39: ...Browser Using the Browser toolbar Touch to go back one page Touch to go forward one page to the page you connected to after the current one This is the opposite of what happens when you touch the Back key which takes you to the previous page Touch to open a new browser tab or to switch between tabs Touch to access bookmarks Viewing webpages Tap the address field enter the web address and tap Openi...

Page 40: ... webpage tap address field and select Bookmarks History Tap address field History to open a webpage from the list of recently visited webpages To clear the history tap tap Clear browsing history in the Privacy Security Browser All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 41: ...nnection in some wireless networks with MAC filters you may need to enter the MAC address of your phone in the router You can find the MAC address in the following user interface Settings Wi Fi Manage networks on the Advanced settings MAC address Call settings Configure phone call settings such as call forwarding and other special features offered by your carrier Cellular Data Touch Cellular Data ...

Page 42: ...ange the wallpaper for the Home Screen and Lock Screen Brightness Adjust the screen brightness Screen timeout Set the time for screen timeout Notifications Select option to configure how notifications should be presented Date Time You can use these settings to set your own time and time zone rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile network Language Use the Language settings to select...

Page 43: ...cked Storage Enable USB storage Touch Enable USB storage to enable or disable USB storage You can check Enable to connect the phone to your computer via a USB cable USB Autorun Mode Touch Checking PC Driver to enable If PC driver is not installed it will be automatically installed Application storage View the internal storage usage except for media file Media storage View the internal and the SD c...

Page 44: ...ew legal information and check your phone status and software version Battery Manage the battery and check the power saving items Improve Firefox OS Help You can get help on how to use the device All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 45: ...t guarantee the availability of the newer version of the firmware for all handset models LG Mobile Phone software update via Over the Air OTA This feature allows you to conveniently update your phone s software to a newer version via OTA without connecting using a USB data cable This feature will only be available if and when LG makes a newer firmware version available for your device You should f...

Page 46: ...d registry settings being edited or operating system software being modified Any attempt to customize your operating system may cause the device or its applications to not work as they should Software audio wallpaper images and other media supplied with your device are licensed for limited use If you extract and use these materials for commercial or other purposes is you may be infringing copyrigh...

Page 47: ...ribed below may be optional Travel adaptor Battery Stereo headset Data cable Quick Start Guide NOTE Always use genuine LG accessories Failure to do this may void your warranty Accessories may vary in different regions Accessories All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 48: ... carrier network Move toward a window or into an open area Check the network operator coverage map Operator applied new services Check whether the SIM card is more than 6 12 months old If so change your SIM at your network provider s nearest branch Contact your service provider Codes do not match To change a security code you will need to confirm the new code by re entering it If you forget the co...

Page 49: ...the On Off key for at least two seconds Battery is not charged Charge battery Check the charging indicator on the display Charging error Battery is not charged Charge battery Outside temperature is too hot or cold Make sure phone is charging at a normal temperature Contact problem Check the charger and its connection to the phone No voltage Plug the charger into a different socket Charger defectiv...

Page 50: ...pported file formats The screen does not turn on when I receive a call Proximity sensor problem If you use a protection tape or case make sure it has not covered the area around the proximity sensor Make sure that the area around the proximity sensor is clean No sound Vibration mode Check the settings status in the sound menu to make sure you are not in vibration or silent mode Hangs up or freezes...

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