LG F2300: General Functions

General Functions: LG F2300

F2300 USER GUIDE

General Functions

Making a Call

1. Make sure your phone is powered on.

2. Enter a phone number including the area code. To edit a number

on the display screen, simply press the key to erase one

digit at a time.

] Press and hold the key to erase the entire number.

3. Press the key to call the number.

4. When finished, press the key.

Making a Call by Send Key

1. Press the key, and the most recent incoming, outgoing and

missed phone numbers will be displayed.

2. Select the desired number by using the navigation key.

3. Press the key.

Making International Calls

1. Press and hold the key for the international prefix.

The ‘+’ character can be replaced with the international access

code.

2. Enter the country code, area code, and the phone number.

3. Press the key.

Ending a Call

When you have finished a call, press the key.

Making a Call From the Contact list

You can store names and phone numbers dialled frequently in the

SIM card as well as the phone memory known as the Contact list.

You can dial a number by simply looking up a name in the contact list.

For more details on the Contacts feature, please refer to page 45.

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General Functions

Adjusting the Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece volume, use the side

keys of the phone.

In idle mode, you can adjust the key volume using the side keys.

Answering a Call

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the flashing phone icon

appears on the screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s

phone number (or name if stored in your Address Book) is displayed.

1. Open the Slide and press the key or the left soft key to answer

an incoming call. If the Any Key menu option (Menu 7.4.2) has

been set to , any key press will answer a call except for the

key or the right soft key.

n Notice To reject an incoming call, press and hold the side keys on the

left side of the phone.

2. End the call by closing the phone or pressing the key.

n Notice You can answer a call while using the Address Book or other

menu features.

Vibrate Mode (Quick)

Vibrate Mode can be activated by pressing and holding left key.

Signal Strength

If you are inside a building, being near a window may give you better

reception. You can see the strength of your signal by the signal

indicator ( ) on your phone’s display screen.

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General Functions

Entering Text

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the phone’s keypad.

For example, storing names in the Address Book, writing a message,

creating scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text.

The following text input methods are available in the phone.

n Note Some fields may allow only one text input mode (e.g. telephone

number in address book fields).

T9 Mode

This mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per

letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter. The T9 mode

automatically compares your keystrokes with an internal linguistic

dictionary to determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer

keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode.

ABC Mode

This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with

the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is

displayed.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To change to 123

mode in a text entry field, press key until 123 mode is displayed.

Symbolic Mode

This mode allows you to enter special characters.

Changing the Text Input Mode

1. When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you

will notice the text input mode indicator in the upper right corner of

the display.

2. If you want to change modes, press . The available modes are

changed.

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General Functions

Using the T9 Mode

The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to enter words easily

with a minimum number of key presses. As you press each key, the

phone begins to display the characters that it thinks you are typing

based on a built-in dictionary. As new letters are added, the word

changes to reflect the most likely candidate from the dictionary.

n Notice You can select a different T9 language from the menu option or

press hold down the key . The default setting on the phone is

T9 disabled mode.

1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input mode, start entering a

word by pressing keys to Press one key per letter.

] The word changes as letters are typed - ignore what’s on the

screen until the word is typed completely.

] If the word is still incorrect after typing completely, press the

down navigation key once or more to cycle through the other

word options.

Example: Press to type

Good.

Press [down navigation key] to type

Home.

] If the desired word is missing from the word choices list, add it by

using the ABC mode.

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any keystrokes.

3. Complete each word with a space by pressing the key or

key.

To delete letters, press . Press and hold down to erase the

letters continuously.

n Notice To exit the text input mode without saving your input,

press . The phone returns to the idel screen.

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General Functions

Using the ABC Mode

Use the to keys to enter your text.

1. Press the key labeled with the required letter:

] Once for the first letter.

] Twice for the second letter.

] And so on.

2. To insert a space, press the key once. To delete letters, press

the key. Press and hold down the key to erase the

letters continuously.

n Notice Refer to the table below for more information on the characters

available using the keys.

Characters in the Order Display

Key

Upper Case Lower Case

. , / ? ! - : ' " 1 . , / ? ! - : ' " 1

A B C 2 Ä Å Ç É a b c 2 ‡ · ‚ „

D E F 3 Ñ Ö Ü á d e f 3 ‰ Â Á Ê

G H I 4 à â ä ã g h i 4 Ë È Í Î

J K L 5 å ç é è j k l 5 Ï Ì Ó Ô

M N O 6 ê ë í ì m n o 6  Ò Ú Û

P Q R S 7 î ï ñ ó p q r s 7 Ù ı ˆ ˜

T U V 8 ò ô ö õ t u v 8 ¯ ˘ ˙ ˚

W X Z Y 9 ú ù û ü w x y z 9 ¸ ˝ ˛ fl

Space 0 Space 0

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General Functions

Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode

The 123 Mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message

(a telephone number, for example).

Press the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually

switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.

Using the Symbol Mode

The Symbol Mode enables you to enter various symbols or special

characters.

To enter a symbol, press the key. Use the navigation keys to

select the desired symbol and press the [OK] key.

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F2300 USER GUIDE

Selecting Functions and Options

Your phone offers a set of functions that allow you to customize the

phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus,

accessed via the two soft keys marked and . Each menu

and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular

function.

The roles of the soft keys vary according to the current context; the

label on the bottom line of the display just above each key indicates

its current role.

Menu Names

Press the left soft key to

Press the right soft key to

access the available

access the available

Menu.

Names.

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