LG-A310 User Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-A310 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. Disposal of your old appliance 1 W hen this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
This device is not intended for sale in the USA. Part 15.21 statement " Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. “ Part 15.105 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Part 15 Class B Compliance This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Body-worn Operation This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
Calls Making a call or a video call 1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 K ey in the number using the keypad. 3 Touch to initiate the call. 4 T o end the call, touch the end key. TIP! To enter + for making an international call, touch and hold . TIP! Press the power key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake. Making a call from your contacts 1 F rom the home screen touch to open the Contacts.
In-call options T ouch this icon to put a call on hold. hoose to search your C contacts during a call. T ouch this icon to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you. TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items become visible. T ouch this icon to turn on the speaker phone.
Calls Making a second call Changing the call settings 1 D uring your initial call, touch and type the number you want to call. You can set the menu relevant to a call. From the home screen, touch and select Call settings on the SETTINGS tab. 2 Touch to connect the call. 3 B oth calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold. 4 T o change between the calls, or touch the number of touch the held call.
Call durations - View the charges applied to your dialled numbers and the call duration of all your calls; received and dialled. (This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this.) Data volume - View the amount in kilobytes of all your received and sent data. Common settings - Please see Changing the common call setting. Video call settings - Change the settings of your video calling.
Contacts Searching for a contact 1 From the home screen, touch and select Contacts on the COMMUNICATION tab. 2 Touch Search. 3 Y ou see a list of contacts. Typing in the first letter of a contact’s name in the Name field box will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list. TIP! The alphabetical keypad is displayed once you tap the Name field box. Adding a new contact 1 From the home screen, touch and select Contacts on the COMMUNICATION tab, then touch Add contact.
Changing your contact settings You can adapt your contact settings so that your contacts suits your own preferences. 1 From the home screen, touch and select Contacts on the COMMUNICATION tab, then touch SETTINGS. 2 F rom here, you can adjust the following settings: Contact list settings - Adjust the Contacts location, Name display, and Quick command key settings. Copy - Copy your contacts from your handset to your SIM or from your SIM to your handset. You can choose one at a time, or all at once.
Messaging/E-mail Messaging Entering text Your phone combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive and easy-touse menu. There are five ways to enter text: Keypad, Keyboard, HandwritingScreen, Handwriting-Box, and Handwriting-Double Box. Sending a message You can choose your input method and Input method. by tapping 1 From the home screen, touch and select Messaging on the COMMUNICATION tab. And touch New message to begin composing a new message. Touch to turn on T9 mode.
Abc mode This mode allows you to enter letters by touching the key labeled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed. 123 Mode This mode allows you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.
Messaging/E-mail 2 Touch the account you want to use. Sending an email using your new account 1 From the home screen, touch and select E-mail on the COMMUNICATION tab. 2 Touch New e-mail and a new email will open. 3 Complete the message. 4 Touch Send and your email will be sent. Changing your email settings 1 From the home screen, touch and select E-mail on the COMMUNICATION tab.
Message folders You’ll recognise the folder structure used on your LG-A310, which is fairly self-explanatory. From the home screen, touch and select Messaging on the COMMUNICATION tab. And choose from the list below: Inbox - All the messages you receive are placed into your inbox. TIP! When you receive the message, you can reply quickly by using Quick reply function. This is useful if you need to reply the message during a meeting. TIP! While you see the message, and select Extract.
Messaging/E-mail Validity period - Choose how long your messages are stored at the message centre. Message types - Convert your text into Text, Voice, Fax, X.400 or E-mail. Character encoding - Choose how your characters are encoded. This impacts the size of your messages and therefore data charges. Send long text as - Choose to send long messages as Multiple SMS or as an MMS. Changing your multimedia message settings From the home screen, touch and select Messaging on the COMMUNICATION tab.
Voicemail - Touch to add a new Voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information about the service they provide. Service message - Choose to receive or block service messages. You can also set your message security by creating trusted and untrusted lists of senders in Service security option. Message counter - Choose to set period for counting messages. Info. service - Choose whether to turn cell broadcast on/off and select your channels and languages.
Messaging/E-mail Friends: You can find many friends in SNS and view their status. Search your friends in facebook by selecting Search tap. Message: You can see the Inbox/ Sent folder, and write a SN message. TIP! Using Facebook Feed Widget You can add the facebook feed widget to your home screen. Drag the facebook feed widget from widget tray and touch OK. You can also access the facebook application directly by touching up the feed widget.
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Camera Taking a quick photo 1 P ress the camera key on the right side of the phone. 2 H olding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the photo. 3 P ress the camera key lightly and a focus box will appear in the centre of the viewfinder screen. 4 P osition the phone so you can see the photo subject in the focus box. 5 W hen the focus box turns green, the camera has focused on your subject. 6 P ress the camera key fully to capture the shot.
Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder, touch to open all the advanced settings options. Shot mode - Choose from Normal shot, Continuous shot and Panorama shot. Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you’re taking. There are four colour tone options: Off, Black & White, Negative or Sepia. NOTE: You can change a picture taken in colour to black and white or sepia, but you cannot change a picture taken in black and white or sepia to colour.
Camera •F ace tracking - Your camera can automatically identify face and have another rectangular for better focus. •O ff - Focus mode is off. View mode - Choose your view mode. Swap cam - Switch between the inner camera and the outer camera. More... •M emory - Choose whether to save your photos to the Handset memory or to the External memory. •H ide icons - Choose the camera settings icons to be hidden manually or automatically.
Video camera Making a quick video After making a video 1 P ress the camera key on the right side of the phone for a few seconds. A still image representing your captured video will appear on the screen. The following options are available: TIP! To switch to the camera mode or video mode, slide up/down the camera or video icon on the right centre of the viewfinder. 2 H olding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video.
Video camera Using the advanced settings TIP! If you choose MMS duration, choosing a lower image quality will enable you to shoot a longer video. From the viewfinder, touch SETTINGS to open all the advanced settings options. View mode - Choose your view mode. Colour effect - Choose a colour tone to use on your new video from Off, Black & White, Negative, and Sepia. White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your videos is realistic.
Your photos and videos Viewing your photos and videos Adjusting the volume when viewing a video 1 From the home screen, touch and select Gallery on the ENTERTAINMENT tab. Or, touch on your camera preview screen. You can check your pictures and videos. To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, touch the volume bar on the screen bottom after touching the loudspeaker symbol. Alternatively, use the volume keys on the side of the phone. 2 Y our gallery will appear on the screen.
Your photos and videos WARNING: Some functions will not work properly if the multimedia file has not been recorded on the phone. Viewing your photos as a slide show Slide show mode will show all the photos in your Gallery one at a time as a slide show. Videos can not be viewed as a slide show. 1 T ouch in the Gallery, then scroll and select Slide show. 2 The slide show will begin. There are options within slide show: to go back. Touch Touch to pause the slide show on a particular photo.
Add writing to the picture. ecorate your photo with D stamps. Choose from the different stamps and colours and touch your photo where you want to place them. E rase whatever you draw. You can also select the eraser size. T ouch to send the photo as a message, e-mail or via Bluetooth. T ouch to return to the gallery. S ave the changes you have made to the photos. Select to save the changes over the Original file, or as a New file. If you select New file, enter a file name.
Your photos and videos Changing your photo Adding an effect to a photo 1 From the editing screen, touch . 2 Choose to alter your photo: Rotate - Rotate or flip your photo for fun or better view. Mirror - Reverse the photo to a mirror image. Resize - Resize your photo. Frame - Add a frame to your photo. Morphing - Morphing a photo is great for changing the facial expressions of friends, or just for distorting a photo for artistic effect.
Sketch - Apply an effect that makes the picture look like a sketch. Emboss - Give an emboss effect. Solarize - Change the effect of exposure to the light. Vivid - Give an effect of clearness and brilliance. Moonlight - Change the light to look like moonlight. Antique - Give an old-looking effect. Glow - Give a light beam effect. Cartoon - Give a cartoon effect. Water color - Give a watercolour effect. 3 To undo an effect simply touch Undo .
Your photos and videos Merging a photo with a video 1 O pen the video you want to edit, and touch . select 2 Select Edit and choose Image merge. 3 The My stuff folder will open select either My Images or My memory card (if fitted). Choose the photo you would like to merge into your video, and touch Select. 4 Touch and slide the photo to move it to the end or the beginning of the video.
3 T he My stuff folder will open select either My images or My memory card (if fitted). Choose the photo you would like to overlay your video and touch Select. 4 T ouch and indicate when you want the photo to appear using . 5 T ouch the area of the screen where you want the photo to appear and touch OK. If the photo is too big it will overlay the whole screen, not just the selected area. 6 T ouch to mark when you want the photo to disappear.
Your photos and videos 3 T he quality of the original audio will be affected by adding a voice recording. Touch Yes to continue. 4 T ouch to view your video. When you get to the part you want to record your voice over, touch . 5 T ouch or to stop recording and playback. 6 T ouch Preview to ensure you are happy with the voice recording. 7 T ouch Save followed by Yes to save. Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. 8 R epeat these steps to add more voice recordings to the video.
Entertainment You can store any multimedia files on your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. Using a memory card allows you to free space in your phone’s memory. To access the My and select My stuff stuff, touch on the ENTERTAINMENT tab. You can open a list of the folders that store all your multimedia files. TIP! To delete any files in My stuff, touch then Delete.
Entertainment Contacts image - Allocate an image to a particular person in your contacts list so that their picture shows when they call you. Start up image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone on. Shut down image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone off. Printing an image 1 From the home screen, touch and select My stuff on the ENTERTAINMENT tab, then select Images. Select the picture you . want and touch 2 T ouch Print then choose between Bluetooth and PictBridge.
5 C hoose from Voice ringtone, Video ringtone, Message tone, Start-up and Shut down. Videos The Videos shows a list of downloaded videos and videos you have recorded on your phone. Watching a video 1 From the home screen, touch and select My stuff on the ENTERTAINMENT tab, then select Videos. 2 Select a video to play. Sending a video clip 1 S elect a video you want to send. 2 Touch then Send and choose from Message, E-mail and Bluetooth.
Entertainment 4 O nce installed, the Java program can be viewed in the Games or Applications menu where you can select, execute, or delete. TIP! You can also download Java MIDlet in your phone by using the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) services. Please note that additional costs may be incurred when using online services. To transfer using Bluetooth: Documents 4 T he file should appear in your Documents or Others folder.
Music Your phone has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, from the home screen, and select Music on the touch ENTERTAINMENT tab. NOTE: LG-A310 is one of few mobile phones to apply Dolby Mobile™ for music, providing Dolby™ sound quality to your mobile phone. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Recently played - Plays the songs you have played recently.
Entertainment Playing a song 1 From the home screen, touch and select Music on the ENTERTAINMENT tab. 2 Select one of the folders and the song you want to play. 3 Touch to pause the song. 4 Touch to skip to the next song. 5 Touch to go back to the previous song. 6 Touch to return to the Music menu. You may touch more than once to return to the menu. TIP! To change the volume while .
NOTE: The copyright of music files can be protected by international treaties and national copyright laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission or a license to reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Before downloading or copying the file, please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such material.
Entertainment 2 S elect a frequency that you want to tranmit an FM signal on, and then touch Transmit. 3 T hen set your tuner to the same frequency. NOTE: The operating distance of the FM transmitter is up to a maximum of 2 metres (6.5 feet). The transmission maybe subject to interference due to obstructions, such as walls, other electronic devices, or from public radio stations. To avoid interference, always search for a free FM frequency on the receiver before using the FM transmitter.
Utilities Setting your alarm 1 From the home screen, touch and select Alarm on the UTILITIES tab. Widget alarm should appear in the list as default and you can not delete it. 8 F inally, you can set the snooze interval to 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes, 1 hour or off. 9 O nce you have set your alarm, touch Save. 2 Touch New alarm. NOTE: You can set up to 5 alarms including Widget alarm. 3 S et the time you would like the alarm to sound in the Time field box.
Utilities 6 C heck and enter the date and the time you would like your event to begin. For Appointment and Anniversary enter the time and date your event finishes in the lower two time and date boxes. Enter the location if it is an Appointment. 7 Set Alarm and Repeat. 8 S elect Save and your event will be saved in the calendar. A square cursor will mark the day that any events have been saved to and a bell will ring at the start time of your event, so that you can stay organised.
Voice recorder Using your calculator Use your voice recorder to record voice memos or other audio files. From the home screen, touch and scroll then select More on the UTILITIES tab and select Voice , then recorder, then choose SETTINGS to change settings: 1 From the home screen, touch and scroll then select More on the UTILITIES tab, then select Calculator. 2 Touch the numeric keys using the keypad to input numbers.
Utilities 4 T he corresponding value will appear on the screen. Adding a city to your world clock 1 From the home screen, touch and scroll then select More on the UTILITIES tab, then select World clock. 2 T ouch the city. , followed by New 3 S croll the globe, touch the area you want and choose the city on and the map. Or touch the type the name of the city you require in the search field box.
To change the setting of the Sweet draw feature, from the home and scroll then screen, touch select Sweet draw on the UTILITIES tab. NOTE: This feature may not be used for infringement upon the copyright of any third party like the image of the gallery, wallpaper, speed dial etc. Adding a memo with the sweet draw 1 From the home screen, touch and scroll then select Sweet draw on the UTILITIES tab. 2 Touch Add drawing. 3 Draw your memo on the touch screen LCD followed by .
PC sync You can synchronise your PC with your phone to make sure all your important details and dates match. You can also backup your files to put your mind at ease. TIP! You will need to install the application PC suite from http://www.lgmobile.com. (Path: www.lgmobile.com - select country - PRODUCTS > Manual & Software) Installing LG PC suite on your computer 1 F rom the home screen, touch and select Connectivity on the SETTINGS tab. 2 S elect USB connection mode and touch PC suite.
4 Y our information will be backed up. Viewing phone files on your PC 1 C onnect your phone to your PC by using the USB cable. 2 Click on the Manage Files icon. 3 I mages and videos you have saved on your phone will be displayed on the screen in the LG Phone folder. TIP! Viewing the contents of your phone on your PC helps you to manage files you no longer need. Synchronising your contacts 4 C lick on Menu and select Export. You can now select where you want to save your contacts to.
PC sync 2 F rom the home screen, touch and select Connectivity on the SETTINGS tab. 3 Select USB connection mode. 4 T ouch Mass storage. This mode will be saved. 5 C onnect the phone to your PC by using the USB cable. Your phone will display Connected. 6 D rag and drop your images, videos, music or documents into the correct folders. 7 S afely remove your phone by clicking on the safely remove hardware icon in your PC toolbar.
Browser Accessing the web 1 From the home screen, touch and select Browser on the UTILITIES tab. 2 T o go straight to the browser home page, select Home. Alternately, select Enter address and type in the URL, followed by Connect. Google You can access Google mobile internet service. To access Google services, from the home screen, and select Google on the touch UTILITIES tab. NOTE: You may be unable to access Google in some countries. This is dependent on network services.
Browser 3 T o add a new bookmark, touch Add bookmark. Enter a name for your bookmark followed by the URL in the corresponding field box. 4 T ouch Save. Your bookmark will now appear in the list of bookmarks. 5 T o access the bookmark simply touch the Connect icon next to the bookmark or touch the bookmark title and then touch Connect. You will be connected to your bookmark.
The web pages you have accessed recently will be displayed. To access any of these pages, simply select it. 3 C lick COMMUNICATION on your PC. Then click SETTINGS and select Modem. Changing the web browser settings 4 C hoose LG Mobile USB Modem and select OK. It will now appear on the screen. From the home screen, touch and select Browser on the UTILITIES tab, then select SETTINGS.You can choose to edit Profiles, Appearance settings, Cache, Cookies or Security settings.
Settings Personalising your profiles You can quickly change your profile on the home screen. You can also personalise each profile setting using the settings menu. 1 From the home screen, touch and select Profiles on the SETTINGS tab. 2 C hoose the profile you want to edit. 3 Y ou can then change all the sounds and alert options available in the list, including your ringtone, volume, message tone settings and more.
Changing your phone settings Enjoy the freedom of adapting how your phone works for your own style. From the home screen, touch and select Phone settings on the SETTINGS tab, then choose from the list below. Date & Time - Adjust your date and time settings or choose whether to update the time automatically or to use the daylight saving option. Power save - Change the factoryset power saving settings: Off, Night only or Always on. Languages - Change the language of your phone’s display.
Settings Change your touch settings SIM memory - View the memory From the home screen, touch and select Touch settings on the SETTINGS tab, then choose from the list below. Touchpad calibration - Reset your screen for ease of use. Touchscreen effect - Change the touchscreen settings. Using memory manager From the home screen, touch and select Phone settings on the SETTINGS tab, then choose Memory info.
My device name - You can name or rename your phone as it will appear on other devices. Your phone’s name will be shown on other devices only when My device visibility is set to visible. Supported services - You can view the list of devices, such as headsets and handsfree devices, supported by your Bluetooth-enabled phone. Remote SIM Mode - For connecting the hands-free kit with your phone, you can activate remote SIM mode related with the SAP (SIM Access Profile). My address - Show your Bluetooth address.
Settings 3 T ouch Ask before connect or Always connect and touch Yes to connect now. your phone will automatically switch to headset profile. If you select Always connect, the handset will prompt you every time the Bluetooth connection is available. TIP! Check the progress bar to make sure your file is sent. To receive a file: 1 T o receive files, your Bluetooth must be both ON and Visible. See Changing your Bluetooth settings below for more information.
From the home screen, touch and select Connectivity on the SETTINGS tab, then choose from the list below. Internet profiles - This menu shows Network settings Access points - Your network operator has already saved this information. You can add new access points using this menu. •S elect network - If you select Automatic, your phone automatically searches for the network and registers the handset to the network. This is recommended for best service and quality.
Settings Software Upgrade LG Mobile Phone Software Upgrade Program For more information on installing and using this program, please visit LG Mobile.com website. (Path: www.lgmobile.com - select country - PRODUCTS > Manual & Software) This feature allows you to upgrade your software to the latest version quickly and conveniently on the Internet without needing to visit our service centre.