LG-C305 User Guide - English LG-C300 Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-C300 LG-C305 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Some of 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 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, the product is subject to 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.
Getting to know your phone Earpiece Main LCD Send key •D ials a phone number and answers a call. • In standby mode: Shows the history of calls. Alpha numeric keys • In standby mode: Input numbers to dial Hold down – International calls – Connect voice mail centre to – Speed dials - Hold the key down to go Silent mode • In editing mode: Enter numbers & characters Multitasking key Go to Home screen or Menu directly. Clear / lock key • Clears a character with each press.
Getting to know your phone Side keys • In standby mode: Controls the ring volume. • During a call: Earpiece volume adjustment • During playing MP3 music: Audio volume adjustment Micro SD memory card socket Camera key Charger/USB cable connector TIP: Please ensure the phone is powered on, external memory card is inserted and in idle mode before connecting the USB cable for Mass Storage.
Installing the SIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover Press the battery cover release latch. 2 Remove the battery Lever the bottom edge of the battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment. 3 I nstall the SIM card Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the reverse direction.
Installing the SIM and battery 5 Replace the battery cover 4 Install the battery Insert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press down the bottom of the battery until it clips into place. 14 LG LG-C300 | User Guide 6 Charging your phone Pull out the cover of the charger socket on the top of your LGC300. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket.
Memory card Installing a memory card You can expand the memory available on your phone using a memory card. Note: A memory card is an optional accessory. Slide the memory card into the slot until it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold contact area is facing downwards. Removing a memory card Carefully remove the memory card by gently pushing it in to the phone and quickly releasing it. Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted.
Your home screen The status bar Icon Description The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life, as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth connection is active. WAP service is connected The table below explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.
Using the Multitasking function Press the multitasking key to open the multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications you have running. (Some applications such as camera and video camera can not use the multitasking function.) When you have an application running in the background, will appear in the status bar.
Menu map Games & Apps Calling Organiser Browser 1. My games & apps 2. Settings 1. Call logs 2. Call durations 3. Data volume 4. Call costs 5. Call divert 6. Call barring 7. Fixed dial numbers 8. Call waiting 9. Common setting 1. Calendar 2. To do 3. Memo 4. Secret memo 5. Date finder 6. Settings 1. Home 2. Enter address 3. Bookmarks 4. Saved pages 5. History 6. Settings Multimedia Messaging My stuff Connectivity 1. Camera 2. Video camera 3. Music 4. FM radio 5. Voice recorder 1.
Calling Making a call Answering and rejecting a call 1 Make sure your phone is on. 2 You can use the keypad. To delete a digit press or the back arrow. 3 Press to begin the call. 4 To end the call, press . When your phone rings, press Accept or press to answer the call. While your phone is ringing you can press Silent to mute the ringing. This is useful if you have forgotten to change your profile to silent for a meeting. Press in order to reject an incoming call.
Calling 2 Y our voicemail is preset to speed dial 1 and you cannot change this. Select any other number either by using the navigation keys and selecting Add or by pressing the hard key number. 3 Your contacts will open. Select the contact you’d like to assign to that number using the navigation keys then select OK. To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will begin automatically and there .
Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details. TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Call divert from calling menu then select Options then select Deactivate all. TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from the calling menu to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. When activated, only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.
Calling Call costs - View the charges applied to your last call or all calls. This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this. Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls. Call barring - Select which calls you would like to be barred. Fixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting.
Contacts Searching for a contact 1 P ress Menu and select Contacts then choose Search. 2 Using the keypad enter the first letter of the name of the contact you want to call. 3 To scroll through the contacts and their different numbers use the navigation keys. Or, using the slightly quicker method… 1 Enter the number you wish to search on the home screen and select Options. 2 Choose Search contacts in option menu.
Contacts Make call - Directly make voice call to a contact you choose. Add new contact - Add a new contact. Edit - Change any of the contact’s details. Add to group - Add a contact to a group. Mark/Unmark - Choose whether to mark a contact or unmark. Search by - Search a contact by Number or Group. Save to Handset/SIM - Choose to move or copy to the phone or SIM card (depending on where you originally saved the contact). Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes only if you are sure.
Using service dial numbers Changing your contact settings You can view the list of Service Dial Numbers (SDN) assigned by your service provider (if supported by the SIM card). Such numbers include emergency, directory enquiries and voicemail numbers. After selecting a service number, press to dial that service. 1 P ress Menu and select Contacts. 2 Select Settings.
Contacts Send all contacts via Bluetooth Send all contacts information to another handset by Bluetooth. Backup contacts - You can save all the phonebook data in the handset to an external memory card by the form of vcard. Restore contacts - You can restore all the phonebook data in an external memory card to the phone memory by the form of vcard. Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Memory info. - You can check how much memory you’ve got left on your handset or your SIM card.
Messaging Messaging Your LG-C300 includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) as well as the network’s service messages. To use these functions, press Menu and select Messaging. Sending a message 1 P ress Menu, select Messaging and choose Create new message. 2 A new message editor will open. Message editor combines SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is easy to switch between. The default setting of the message editor is SMS mode.
Messaging Entering text Setting up your email You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in contacts, writing a message and creating scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text. The following text input methods are available in the phone: Abc mode, and 123 mode. You can stay on the move using email on your LG-C300. It’s quick and simple to set up a e-mail or Other email accounts. 1 Press Menu, select Messaging and choose Settings.
Retrieving your email 1 P ress Menu and select Messaging then choose Mailbox. 2 Select the account you want to use. 3 Choose Retrieve and the phone will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages. Message folders Press Menu and select Messaging. The folder structure used on your LGC300 should be self-explanatory. Create new message - Create your new message. Inbox - All the messages you receive are placed into your Inbox. From here you can reply, forward and more.
Messaging Forward - Send the selected message on to another person. Make call - Call the person who sent you the message. Save number - Save the number of the message. Delete - Delete the selected message. Threaded view/General view Choose to type of message view. Options are changed depending on the view type. Create new message - Write a new message or email regardless who sent you message. Mark/Unmark - Mark a message or all.
Changing your text message settings Changing your multimedia message settings Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and Text message. You can make changes to: Text message centre - Enter the details for your message centre. Delivery report - Choose to receive confirmation that your message have been delivered. Validity period - Choose how long your messages are stored at the message centre. Message types - Convert your text into Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email.
Messaging Delivery time - Configures the delivery time of message to the recipient. The multimedia message centre will deliver the message after the delivery time. Multi msg centre - Allows you to configure network information such as the multimedia service centre and the internet profile to send a multimedia message. Changing your email settings 1 P ress Menu, select Messaging and choose Settings.
Changing your other settings Press Menu, select Messaging, and choose Settings then: Text message - You can configure text message related options. Multimedia message -You can configure multimedia message related options. E-mail -You can adapt your email settings to your own preferences. Voicemail - Add a new voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information on the service they provide. Service message - Choose to receive or block service messages.
Camera Taking a quick photo 1 P ress and hold the key on the right side of the phone. 2 Point the lens towards the subject of the photo. 3 Press to take a photo. TIP! To access this function press unlock. After you’ve taken your photo Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The following options are available: Back - Go back to previous menu. Album - View the My images you have taken in your album. Send - Send the photo as MMS, as an Email or via Bluetooth.
Zoom - Adjust the zoom using the navigation key on the middle of your phone. The zoom function is only available wh en the image size is set to 640x480 or below. TIP! Press down key of navigation key twice to disappear options.(Press up key to view the options.) Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder select Settings to open all the advanced settings options. Use the navigation key to navigate through the options. Image size - Change the size of the photo.
Camera Hide icons - Hide the icons to the side of the viewfinder. Shutter sound - Select one of three different shutter sounds. Note: Always press Select after selecting a new setting to implement the changes you’ve made. The settings menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture. Adjusting the brightness Contrast defines the difference between light and dark in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.
Video camera Shooting a quick video 1 P ress and hold the key on the right side of the phone. 2 Select Video menu by pressing navigation key < in the quick menu. 3 Focus the camera on what to record. 4 Press once to start recording. 5 Rec will appear at the bottom of the viewfinder. Press again to stop recording. After you’ve shot your video A still image representing your captured video will appear on screen. The following options are available: Back - Go back to previous menu.
Video camera Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder select Settings to open all the advanced settings options. Use the navigation key to navigate through the options. Colour effect - Choose an effect tone to apply to the video you’re recording. White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your photos is realistic. In order for your camera to correctly adjust the white balance you may need to determine the light conditions.
Music MP3 Player Your LG-C300 has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite music. Note: • Before using music player, you will need to transfer music file onto your phone. • Music player supports codec types as follows: MP3, WMA, AAC. Music player does not necessarily support all features and variations of file formats. To access the music player, press Menu and select Multimedia and select Music.
Music Playing a song 1 P ress Menu and select Multimedia, then choose Music. 2 C hoose All tracks then select the song you want to play. Select . 3 Select to pause the song. 4 Select to skip to the next song. to skip to the previous 5 S elect song. 6 Select Back to stop the music and return to the All tracks menu. TIP! To change the volume while listening to music, use the volume keys on the left hand side of your phone.
FM radio Using the FM radio To manually tune: 1 Press Menu and select Your LG-C300 has an FM radio Multimedia, then choose FM feature so you can tune into your radio. favourite stations to listen on the move. 2 To enter your station, you can use Note: You will need to insert your the navigation key to search or you headset in order to listen to the can enter the frequency using the radio. Insert the plug into the headset keypad, then select Set. connector.
FM radio Listening to the radio 1 P ress Menu and select Multimedia, then choose FM radio. 2 Select the channel number of the station you would like to listen to. Note: You can listen to the radio via built-in speaker. Press Options, select Listen via speaker.
Voice recoder Using the Voice recorder Sending a voice recording Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds. 1 O nce you have finished recording, select Options. 2 Select Send and choose from Message, Email or Bluetooth. If you choose Message or Email, the recording will be added to the message and you can write and send it as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on.
My stuff My stuff You can store any multimedia files on your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all of your images, sounds, videos, games and apps, flash contents ,others and my memory card. You can also save your files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory. My images My images contains a list of My images including default images pre-loaded onto your phone, images downloaded by you and images taken on your phone’s camera.
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. Moving or copying an image 1 Press Menu and select My stuff, then choose My images. 2 Select Options and choose Sort by. 3 Choose from Date, Type or Name. You can move or copy an image between the phone memory and the memory card. You might want to do this to either free up some space in one of the memory banks or to safeguard your images from being lost.
My stuff 4 T o unmark an image, select the image again so that the tick disappears from the box. 5 Once you have marked all of the appropriate images, choose one of the options to apply to all of them. Note: Allow for a delay in loading if you have several images stored on memory card. Checking your memory status You can check to see how much of your memory you have used and how much you have remaining. Menu and select My stuff, 1 Press then choose My images. 2 Select Options and choose Memory info.
Sending a video clip 1 P ress Menu and select My stuff then choose My videos. 2 Select a video and choose Options. 3 Select Send and choose from Message, E-mail or Bluetooth. 4 If you choose Message or Email, your video clip will be attached to the message and you can write and send the message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on and your phone will search for a device to send the video to. Note: The video may need to be resized before it can be sent by MMS.
My stuff Flash contents The Flash contents folder contains all of your default and downloaded flash contents. Others The Others folder is used to store files which are not My images, My sounds, My videos, games or applications. My memory card If you purchase an optional external microSD memory card, you can manage more content. Installing a Java game & application Depending on the service provider, all Java based programs such as Java games can be downloaded and run on your phone.
Facebook Facebook is free social networks on the internet. They allow their users to keep in touch with friends and other users worldwide by publishing contents like pictures, movies and profiles. 1 Press Menu and select My stuff then choose Games & apps. 2 Select Applications and choose Facebook.
Games & Apps Games & Apps Your LG-C300 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. If you choose to download any additional games or applications they will be saved into this folder. Note: An additional cost is incurred when connecting to this service. Check your data charges with your network provider. Playing a game 1 P ress Menu and select Games & Apps. 2 Select My games & apps and choose Games. 3 Choose the game you want to play and select Launch.
Organiser & Tools Setting your alarm 1 P ress Menu and select Tools, then choose Alarms. 2 Press Options and select Add new. 3 Scroll down and enter the time you would like the alarm to sound at. 4 Choose the repeat type to indicate whether you would like your alarm to sound Not repeated, Daily, Mon - Fri, Mon - Sat, Except holiday, or Choose weekday. 5 Scroll down and choose whether you would like the alarm to Alarm Ring, Vibration, Ring & vibration or Follow profile, FM radio.
Organiser & Tools 5 S croll down again and choose whether you would like to set an Alarm for the event. Scroll left or right to see the available options. You can set the alarm to go off at the starting time of the event or at a set period of time before the event starts to remind you the event is coming up. 6 S croll down once more to select whether the event is occurring Not repeated or repeated at Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Annually intervals. Also you can choose User setting.
Secret memo Restore calendar & Tasks - You can reset the backup files of calendar or You can write the private memo to tasks when you insert an external protect your privacy. You enter the memory. security code to use this menu. Memory info. - You can view the information of available memory Date finder regarding Calendar, Tasks, Memo and Date finder is a handy tool to help you Secret memo. calculate what the date will be after a Clear all - You can delete all data certain amount of days has passed.
Organiser & Tools Using the stopwatch 1 P ress Menu and select Tools, then choose Stopwatch. 2 Select Start to begin the timer. 3 Choose Lap if want to record a lap time. Up to 20 lap times can be saved. 4 Select Stop to end the timer. 5 Choose Resume to restart the stopwatch at the time you stopped it at or select Reset to return to zero. Converting a unit 1 P ress Menu and select Tools, then choose Converter.
Browser With Browser at the tip of your fingers, you can get up-to-date news and weather forecasts as well as information on sports or traffic whenever you need it. In addition, Browser allows you to download the latest music, ringtones, wallpapers and games. Accessing the web 1 P ress Menu and choose Browser. 2 To access the Browser homepage directly, select Home. Alternatively, select Enter address and type in your desired URL, followed by Open.
Browser Saving a page 1 A ccess your required webpage as described above. 2 Select Options and Save items, then choose Save this page. 3 Enter a name for the webpage so you can easily recognise it. 4 Select Save. Accessing a saved page 1 P ress Menu and choose Browser. 2 Select Saved pages. 3 Select Open to connect to the saved page. Viewing your Browser history 1 P ress Menu and choose Browser, then select History. 2 A list of web page titles you have accessed recently will be displayed.
Connectivity Changing your connectivity settings Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone straightaway. If you want to change any settings, use this menu. Press Menu and select Connectivity. Your options are: Bluetooth - Set up your LG-C300 for Bluetooth use. You can adapt your visibility to other devices or search through devices your phone is paired with.
Connectivity Pairing with another Bluetooth device By pairing your LG-C300 and another device, you can set up a passcode protected connection. This means your pairing is more secure. 1 Check your Bluetooth is Turn on and Visible. You can change your visibility in the Settings menu, by selecting My device visibility, then Visible. 2 From Bluetooth, choose Turn on and select Search new device. 3 Your LG-C300 will search for devices. When the search is completed Add and Refresh will appear on screen.
To switch Bluetooth on: 1 Press Menu and select Connectivity then select Bluetooth. 2 Select Turn on. 3 Select Turn off to switch Bluetooth off. To send a file: 1 Open the file you want to send, typically this will be a photo, video or music file. 2 Select Options and choose Send, then Bluetooth. 3 Select Yes to turn Bluetooth on if it is not already activated. 4 Your LG-C300 will automatically search for other Bluetooth enabled devices within range.
Connectivity Synchronise your phone with your PC Viewing your phone files on your PC You can synchronise your phone with your PC to make sure all your important details and dates match, but also to backup your files to put your mind at ease. 1 C onnect the USB cable to your phone and your PC. 2 Select the PC suite from the popup menu in your phone. 3 After searching the phone it will be connected automatically.
4 S elect Phone memory. Your PC will export your contacts to your handset. 5 Click on File and select Save. You can now select where you would like to save your contacts to. Note: To backup contacts saved to your SIM card, click on the SIM card folder on the left side of your PC screen. Right-click your contact then Select All. Right-click your contact again and select Copy to Phone Memory. Now click on the Handset folder on the left of your screen and all your numbers will be displayed.
Yahoo! Search You can access Yahoo Mobile Internet Service. To access Yahoo services, press Menu and Yahoo! Search. Note: You may be unable to access Yahoo in some countries. This is dependent on network services.
Settings Changing your profiles 1 P ress Menu and select Settings. 2 Select Profiles and then choose the profile you want to edit. 3 Select Options and choose Edit. 4 You can change all of the tones, its volumes and alert options from here. Using flight mode To turn on flight mode, press Menu and then select Settings and Profiles. Select Flight mode to activate. Flight mode will not allow you to make calls, connect to the internet or send message.
Settings TIP! The longer the backlight is on for, the more battery power is used and you may need to charge your phone more often. Handset theme - Quickly change the whole look of your screen. Greeting message - After selecting On, you can write a welcome message. The message will appear on screen whenever you start-up the phone. Changing the date & time 1 P ress Menu and select Settings. 2 Select Date & Time and choose from the list below: Time - You can enter the current time.
Handset lock - Choose a security code to lock your phone When switching on, If SIM changed or Immediate. Change codes - Change your PIN code (This menu item will appear if PIN code request is set to On), PIN2 code, Security code or ATMT code. Anti Theft Mobile Tracker - When the handset is stolen, handset sends the SMS to the numbers configured by real owner. To activate the ATMT feature, you will need to set ATMT on, and configure the ATMT settings with name, primary number and secondary number.
Settings If you insert an external memory card in your phone, you can also select Primary storage settings then choose the default location you prefer items to be saved to. Resetting your phone Use Reset settings in Settings menu to reset all the settings to the factory definitions. You need the security code to activate this function. Software Upgrade LG Mobile Phone Software Upgrade Program “For more information on installing and using this program, please visit http://lgmobile.com.