LG A7150: Settings

Settings: LG A7150

Settings

Sounds Menu 9.1

There can be 5 sound modes. Normal, Manner, Silent, Ear Mic and Car

Kit. Normal, Manner, Silent modes can be changed on Volume menu. In

addition, long last key on idle mode can swap Normal and Manner

mode. Ear Mic and Car Kit is available when instruments are attached.

Ringtones (Menu 9.1.1)

Shows and plays ringtones. A7150 supplies 10 default ringtones. There can

be downloaded ringtones from Ringtone shops.

Volume (Menu 9.1.2)

Can control Ringtone, Key Tone, In call Volume and Ear Mic attached

volume. The others (slide tone volume, message tone volume, etc...)

depend on Ringtone volume.

Ring alert type (Menu 9.1.3)

Supports 3 ring alert type. Ring, Ring & Vibration and Ring After

Vibration. It is available on Ringtone volume level 1~5.

Message alert tones (Menu 9.1.4)

You can select 4 message alert tones.

Key tones (Menu 9.1.5)

You can select 5 key tones including Voice Keytone.

Slide tones (Menu 9.1.6)

You can select 3 slide tones. It will be played on slide on and off.

Voice recorder (Menu 9.1.7)

See page 90 for further details.

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Settings

Display Menu 9.2

Wallpaper (Menu 9.2.1)

You can select the background pictures in standby mode. There are 2

folders that include graphics and pictures originated from built-in camera

or web sites. No Wallpaper make the background be white.

Backlight timeout (Menu 9.2.2)

You can set the light-up duration of the internal display. There are 3 light-

up durations, 10, 20, 30 seconds.

Languages (Menu 9.2.3)

You can change the language for the display texts in your phone. This

change will also affect the Language Input mode. A7150 supports English,

French, Spanish.

Menu style (Menu 9.2.4)

You can change the top menu styles, iconic grid and list style.

Greeting note (Menu 9.2.5)

If you select On, you can edit the text which is displayed in standby mode.

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Note If Info messages are enabled on Channel 50, the standby text is shown

alternatively with the location name. See [Menu 5-8] for more

information about Info messages.

Handset scheme (Menu 9.2.6)

You can choose 4 kinds of color schemes, Metalic style, Clean style, Clear

style and Paper style.

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Settings

Information window (Menu 9.2.7)

You can preview the current state of the selected menu before open the

menu. The state is shown at bottom of the display.

Date & Time Menu 9.3

You can set functions relating to the date and time.

Set date (Menu 9.3.1)

You can enter the current date.

Date format (Menu 9.3.2)

You can set the Date format such as YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY,

MM/DD/YYYY. (D: Day / M: Month / Y: Year).

Set time (Menu 9.3.3)

You can enter the current time.

Time format (Menu 9.3.4)

Your can set the time format between 24-hour and 12-hour.

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Settings

Call Menu 9.4

To change the settings for call diverting:

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Call forwarding (Menu 9.4.1)

When this network service is activated, you can direct your incoming calls

to another number, for example, to your voice mailbox number. For

details, contact your service provider. Select one of the divert options, for

example, select If busy to divert voice calls when your number is busy or

when you reject incoming calls.

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All voice calls: Diverts voice calls unconditionally.

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If busy: Diverts voice calls when the phone is in use.

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If no reply: Diverts voice calls which you do not answer.

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If out of reach: Diverts voice calls when the phone is switched off or

out of coverage.

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All data calls: Diverts to a number with a PC connection

unconditionally.

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All fax calls: Diverts to a number with a fax connection

unconditionally.

The following menu corresponds to each option:

• Activate: Activates the corresponding service.

- To other number: Inputs the number for diverting.

- To favourite number: You can check recent five diverted numbers.

• Cancel: Cancels the corresponding service.

• View status: Checks the status of the service.

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Cancel All: Cancels all call divert service.

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Answer mode (Menu 9.4.2)

Allows you to determine when to answer the phone.

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Slide open: When the phone rings, you can answer a call simply by

sliding up the keypad.

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Any key: You can answer an incoming call by pressing any key, except

the key.

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Send only: You can answer an incoming call by only pressing the

key.

Send my number (Menu 9.4.3)

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This network service allows you to set your phone number to be displayed

On or hidden Off from the person to whom you are calling. Select Set by

network to reset the phone to the setting that you have agreed upon with

your service provider.

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Call waiting (Menu 9.4.4)

The network will notify you of a new incoming call while you have a call

in progress. Select Activate to request the network to activate call waiting,

Cancel to request the network to deactivate call waiting, or View status, to

check if the function is active or not.

Minute minder (Menu 9.4.5)

This option allows you to specify whether the phone must beep every

minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of the

call.

Auto redial (Menu 9.4.6)

Select On, and your phone will make a maximum of three attempts to

connect the call after an unsuccessful call attempt.

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Send DTMF (Menu 9.4.7)

You can send the DTMF (dual tone multi-frequency) tones of the number

on the display during a call.

This option is helpful for entering a password or account number when you

call an automated system, like a banking service.

Security settings Menu 9.5

Various codes and passwords are used to protect the features of your

phone. They are described in the following sections (see pages 24).

PIN Code request (Menu 9.5.1)

When the PIN code request feature is enabled, you must enter your PIN

each time you switch the phone on. Consequently, any person who does

not have your PIN cannot use your phone without your approval.

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Note Before disabling the PIN code request feature, you must enter your PIN.

The following options are available:

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Enable: You must enter the PIN each time the phone is switched on.

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Disable: The phone connects directly to the network when you switch it

on.

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Warning If you enter the wrong PIN code more than three times on

switching on the phone, the SIM card blocks itself. If the PIN is

blocked you must enter the PUK code. The PUK code can be

entered up to 10 times. If you enter the wrong PUK code more than

10 times, it will be impossible to unblock the SIM card. In this case

contact your network operator.

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Settings

Phone lock (Menu 9.5.2)

You can use security code to avoid unauthorized use of the phone. If you

set phone lock to When SIM Changed, your phone will request security

code only when you change your SIM card. If you want to lock your phone

after power on, set Phone Lock to Immediately.

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When switch on

• Off: No security code needs to be entered when switching on the

phone.

• Always on: The security code is requested whenever the phone is

switched on.

• When SIM changed: The security code is only requested if the SIM

card is changed.

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Immediately

After entering the correct security code, the telephone becomes inactive

and locks. If you wish to disable the telephone lock feature, the correct

security code must be entered after pressing the right ‘Unlock’ key. If

your telephone is locked when switched off, it will still be locked when

switched back on.

Auto Key Lock timeout (Menu 9.5.3)

When you enable Automatic key lock, keypad will be lock automatically

on an idle screen after selected seconds without any key requesting. if you

set to Off, keypad will not be locked automatically.

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Note

If you want to unlock your phone keypad, press the left soft key [unlock]

key and then press right key. But if you enabled Automatic key lock

before, your phone keypad will be unlock and then after selected seconds

the keypad will be lock up again automatically.

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Settings

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Call barring (Menu 9.5.4)

Call barring allows you to restrict from making and receiving calls with

your phone. For this function, you need the barring password, which you

can obtain from your service provider.

The following options are available:

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All outgoing calls: Calls cannot be made.

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Outgoing international: International calls cannot be made.

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O/G (Outgoing) international except home country: When abroad,

calls can be made only to numbers within the current country and to your

home country, which is where your home network provider is located.

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All incoming: Calls cannot be received.

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Incoming when abroad: Calls cannot be received when you are using

your phone outside your home service area.

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Cancel all : All call barring settings are deactivated; calls can be made

and received normally.

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Change password: You can set and change the call barring password

obtained from your service provider using this option. You must enter

the current password before you can specify a new one. Once you have

entered a new password, you are asked to confirm it by entering it again.

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Note To use Call Barring service, you must input the network password.

When calls are barred, calls may be possible to certain emergency

numbers in some networks.

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Fixed dial number (Menu 9.5.5)

Allows you to restrict your outgoing calls to selected phone numbers, if

this function is supported by your SIM card. The PIN2 code is required.

The following options are available:

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Enable: You can only call phone numbers stored in the Contact. You

must enter your PIN2.

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Disable: You can call any number.

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Number List: You can view the number list saved as fixed dial number.

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Note Not all SIM cards have a PIN2. If your SIM card does not, this menu

option is not displayed.

Change codes (Menu 9.5.6)

The Change codes feature allows you to change your current password to a

new one. You must enter the current password before you can specify a

new one.

You can change the access codes: Security code, PIN1 Code, PIN2 Code.

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Note PIN: Personal Identification Number.

Connection Menu 9.6

Network

(Menu

9.6.1)

You can select a network which will be registered either automatically or

manually. Usually, the network selection is set to Automatic.

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Note A different network other than the local network can only be selected if

the roaming contract with the national network provider offers said

service.

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Automatic

If you select Automatic mode, the phone will automatically search for and

select a network for you. Once you have selected “Automatic”, the phone

will be set to “Automatic” even though the power is off and on.

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Manual

The phone will find the list of available networks and show you them.

Then you can select the network which you want to use if this network has

a roaming agreement with your home network operator. The phone let you

select another network if the phone fails to access the selected network.

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Preferred

You can set a list of preferred networks and the phone attempts to register

with first, before attempting to register to any other networks. This list is

set from the phone’s predefined list of known networks.

GPRS attach

(Menu

9.6.2)

If you select Switch on and you are in a network that supports packet data, the

phone registers to the GPRS network and sending short messages will be done

via GPRS. Also, starting an active packet data connection, for example, to send

and receive e-mail, is quicker. If you select When Needed, the phone will use

a packet data connection only if you start an application or action that needs it.

The GPRS connection is closed after it is not used by any application.

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Note If there is no GPRS coverage and you have chosen Switch on, the phone

will periodically try to establish a packet data connection.

Reset settings Menu 9.7

You can easily reset your phone to its default configuration. To do so,

proceed, as follows.

1. Select the Reset Settings menu option.

2. Enter the 4-digit phone password.

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Note The password is preset to 0000.

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