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LG-A290 

User Guide

 — English

This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. 
It will provide you with useful explanations of features on your 
phone.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone 
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

Summary of Contents for LG-A290

Page 1: ...ll help you understand your new mobile phone It will provide you with useful explanations of features on your phone Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider ...

Page 2: ... installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by on...

Page 3: ...ested for typical body worn operations with the back of the phone kept 1 5cm 0 59 inches between the user s body and the back of the phone To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements a minimum separation distance of 1 5cm 0 59 inches must be maintained between the user s body and the back of the phone Third party belt clips holsters and similar accessories containing metallic components should not...

Page 4: ...reil portatif avec une distance de 1 5cm 0 59 pouces entre l arrière de l appareil et le corps de l utilisateur Pour satisfaire aux exigences de la FCC en matière d exposition aux radiofréquences une distance d au moins 1 5cm 0 59 pouces doit être maintenue entre le corps de l utilisateur et l arrière du téléphone Les pinces de ceinture les étuis et autres accessoires semblables d autres marques e...

Page 5: ...ys Use for quick access to phone functions End Power key Ends or rejects a call Turns the phone on off Returns to the home screen when you use the menu TIP A variety of widget applications is already set to your home screen On the home screen press the up navigation key and select the widget you want using the left and right navigation keys If you access the SNS application by selecting the widget...

Page 6: ...hown in the diagram Note A memory card is an optional accessory Formatting the memory card From your home screen press Menu and select Settings Choose Memory info select External memory and press Format and insert security code WARNING When you format your memory card all the content will be wiped If you do not want to lose the data on your memory card back it up first Headset Charger USB Cable co...

Page 7: ...portant 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 only 2G 2 5G SIM supported Illustrations Open battery cover Remove the battery Insert your SIM Insert your battery Close the battery cover Charge your battery 1 2 3 4 5 6 WARNING Do not remove the battery when the phone ...

Page 8: ...elect Names from the home screen 1 2 3 1 Using the keypad enter the first letter of the contact you want to call Press to initiate the call TIP To scroll through your contacts use the up and down navigation keys Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings press to answer the call While your phone is ringing select Silent to mute the ringing This is useful if you have forgotten to change y...

Page 9: ...d holding the speed dial number Viewing your call logs Press to view your call logs You can also check the call record of missed received and dialled calls by using the left and right navigation keys Changing the call settings You can set the menu relevant to a call Press Menu select Settings and choose Call Contacts Searching for a contact Select Names from the home screen Using the keypad enter ...

Page 10: ... message editor combines text message and multimedia messages 3 1 2 into one intuitive and easy to switch between editor The default setting of the message editor is text message Enter your message using either theT9 predictive mode or Abc manual mode or 123 mode You can switch text input modes by pressing the key Enter the phone number or press Options and select Send to add a contact from the li...

Page 11: ...Schedule Business card Text field or Subject is added to the message editor it will be automatically converted to MMS mode and you will be charged accordingly 7 Entering text You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone s keypad The following text input methods are available in the phone T9 mode Abc mode and 123 mode To change modes press the key Note Some fields may allow only one text i...

Page 12: ...u to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the required letter 1 2 once twice three or four times until the letter is displayed 123 mode Type numbers using one keystroke per number You can also add numbers while remaining in letter modes by pressing and holding the desired key Inserting symbols If you want to insert symbols press the key then you can choose a symbol Or you can press Optio...

Page 13: ...or a quick reply You can add edit and delete emoticons You can insert the emoticon which you preferred on writing a message Settings Your message settings are pre defined so that you can send messages immediately If you would like to change the settings you can do this using the settings options E mail Setting up your e mail You can stay in touch on the move using e mail on your LG A290 It s quick...

Page 14: ... in your phone you can take pictures of people Additionally you can send photos to other people and select photos as wallpaper 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taking a quick photo Press Menu and select Media Select Camera to open the viewfinder Holding the phone and point the lens towards the subject of the photo Press key to take a photo Video camera Shooting a quick video Press Menu and select Media then choose Vid...

Page 15: ...n some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material Please 1 2 3 4 5 6 check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such materials FM radio Your LG A290 has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations and listen on the move During listening to the FM radio you can also record a short clip and save it Note You will n...

Page 16: ...ents will be saved in Gallery as mp3 file Note After recording your radio you can listen to all of 1 2 1 2 the radio recordings you have saved by selecting Options and Go to Radio recordings TIP To configure your recording settings such as the saved memory record type or Pre recording press Options and select Recording settings TIP Pre recording lets you record from some seconds before you press t...

Page 17: ...st of folders Applications Your LG A290 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare If you choose 2 3 4 to download any additional games or applications they will be saved into this folder Press Menu and select Applications Choose My games apps Note An additional cost is incurred when connecting to this service Check your data charges with your network provider Organi...

Page 18: ...f world clock You can also check the current time of major cities around the world Using your calculator Menu Organiser Calculator The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions addition subtraction multiplication division and Scientific applications also Date finder Menu Organiser Date finder Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be after a certain amount of...

Page 19: ...ated profile on Internet Profiles You can also manually enter an URL address and access the associated wap page Press Menu and select Internet Note An additional cost is incurred when connecting to this service and downloading content Check your data charges with your network provider Settings Personalising your profiles Menu Settings Profiles You can personalise each profile setting Choose the pr...

Page 20: ... use this menu You can configure the network setting and data access profiles in this menu Changing your Bluetooth settings Press Menu and select Settings then choose Bluetooth Select Settings Make your changes to My device visibility Choose whether to Visible Hidden or Visible for 1 min your device to others My device name Enter a name for your LG A290 Supported services Shows what it supports My...

Page 21: ...tooth connection is now ready 2 3 4 5 6 TIP 1 When you use a Bluetooth headset A2DP and AVRCP profiles are not supported while you play video It means you will not listen video sound if you use Bluetooth headset 2 Bluetooth file transferring function will be blocked under some applications running Voice call Camera Camcorder MusicPlayer UMS PCSync 1 2 Changing your phone settings Menu Settings Pho...

Page 22: ...rmation safe PIN code request Choose a PIN code to be requested when you turn your phone on Handset lock Choose to lock your handset Application lock Choose the application menu to lock from the list Lock if SIM is changed If you activate this option your phone will request a security code when you change your SIM card Change codes Change your PIN code PIN2 code or Security code SOS mode In an eme...

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