LG F2410: General functions

General functions: LG F2410

General functions

Making and answering calls

Making an international call

Making a call

1. Press and hold the key for the international

prefix. The ‘+’ character automatically selects the

1. Make sure your phone is switched on.

international access code.

2. Enter a phone number, including the area code.

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

] Press and hold the clear key ( ) to erase

number.

the entire number.

3. Press .

3. Press the send key ( ) to call the number.

Ending a call

4. To end the call, press the end key ( ) or the

When you have finished your call, press the end

right soft key.

( ) key.

Making a call using the send key

Making a call from the contacts

1. In standby mode, press the send key ( ), and

You can save the names and phone numbers dialled

the latest incoming, outgoing and missed phone

regularly in the SIM card and/or phone memory, which

numbers will be displayed.

is the Contacts. You can dial a number by simply

2. Select the desired number by using the up/down

looking up the desired name in the contacts.

navigation key.

3. Press .

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General functions

Adjusting the volume

] You can answer a call while using the Contacts or

other menu features.

If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a

call, use the side keys ( ) . Press the up side key to

2. To end the call, close the phone or press the

increase and down side key to decrease the volume.

key.

n Note In standby mode, pressing the side keys adjusts the

Manner mode (Quick)

key tone volume.

You can activate the manner mode by pressing and

Answering a call

holding down the key after opening the phone.

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the

Signal strength

flashing phone icon appears on the screen. If the

caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number

You can check the strength of your signal by the signal

(or name if saved in the contacts) is displayed.

indicator ( ) on the LCD screen of your phone.

Signal strength can vary, particularly inside buildings.

1. To answer an incoming call, open the phone. (When

Moving near to a window may improve reception.

Flip open has been set as the answer mode. See

page 70 [Menu 7-4-2].)

Entering text

n Note If Press any key has been set as the answer

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the

mode (see page 70), any key press will answer a

call except for the or the right soft key.

phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in the

contacts, writing a message, creating a personal

] To reject an incoming call, press and hold one of

greeting.

the side keys on the left side of the phone without

opening the phone.

The following text input methods are available in the

phone.

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General functions

Changing the text input mode

T9 mode

1. When you are in a field that

text input mode

This mode lets you enter words with only one

allows characters to be entered,

keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has

you will notice the text input

more than one letter. The T9 mode automatically

mode indicator in the upper right

compares your keystrokes with an internal

corner of the LCD screen.

dictionary to determine the correct word, thus

requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional

2. Change the text input mode by

ABC mode. This is sometimes known as predictive

pressing . You can check the

text.

current text input mode in the

Options Insert

upper right corner of the LCD

ABC mode

screen.

This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key

] Using the T9 mode

labelled with the required letter once, twice, three

or four times until the letter is displayed.

The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter words

easily with a minimum number of key presses. As you

123 mode (Number mode)

press each key, the phone begins to display the

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To

characters that it thinks you are typing based on the

change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press

built-in dictionary. You can also add new words in the

thekey until 123 mode is displayed.

dictionary. As new words are added, the word

changes to reflect the most likely candidate from the

dictionary.

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

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any

start entering a word by pressing keys to

keystrokes.

. Press one key per letter.

3. Complete each word with a space by pressing the

- The word changes as letters are typed. Ignore

key. To delete letters, press . Press and

what’s on the screen until the word is typed

hold down to erase entire words.

completely.

n Note To exit from the text input mode without saving your

- If the word is still incorrect after typing completely,

input, press . The phone goes back to standby

mode .

press the down navigation key once or more to

cycle through the other word options.

] Using the ABC mode

Example:

Use the to keys to enter your text.

Press to type

Good

1. Press the key labelled with the required letter:

Press [Down navigation key]

- Once for the first letter

to type Home

- Twice for the second letter

- If the desired word is missing from the word

- And so on

choice list, add it using the ABC mode.

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

- You can select the language of the T9 mode. Press

delete letters, press the key. Press and hold

the left soft key [Option], then select T9 languages.

down the key to clear the whole display.

Select the desired language of T9 mode. You can

also turn off the T9 mode by selecting T9 off. The

default setting on the phone is T9 enabled mode.

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n Note Refer to the table below for more information on the

] Using the 123 (Number) mode

characters available using the alphanumeric keys.

The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a text

message (a telephone number, for example).

Characters in the order display

Key

Press the keys corresponding to the required digits

Upper Case

Lower Case

before manually switching back to the appropriate text

. , / ? ! - : ' '' 1

. , / ? ! - : ' '' 1

entry mode.

A B C 2 Ä À Á Â Ã Å Æ Ç

a b c 2 ä à á â ã å æ ç

Contacts

You can store phone numbers and their corresponding

D E F 3 Ë È É Ê

d e f 3 ë è é ê

names in the memory of your SIM card.

G H I 4 Ï Ì Í Î

ˇ

G

g h i 4 ï ì í î g

ˇ

In addition, you can store up to 1000 numbers and

J K L 5

j k l 5

names in the phone memory.

The SIM card and phone are both used in the same

M N O 6 Ñ Ö Ø Ò Ó Ô Õ Œ

m n o 6 ñ ö ø ò ó ô õ œ

way in the Contacts menu.

P Q R S 7 ß

S

¸

p q r s 7 ß

s

¸

T U V 8 Ü Ù Ú Û

t u v 8 ü ù ú û

W X Y Z 9

w x y z 9

Space 0

Space 0

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General functions

In-call menu

Switching between two calls

Your phone provides a number of control functions

To switch between two calls, press the left soft key

that you can use during a call. To access these

then select Swap.

functions during a call, press the left soft key

[Options].

Answering an incoming call

To answer an incoming call when the handset is

During a call

ringing, simply press the key. The handset is also

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a

able to warn you of an incoming call while you are

call is different to the default main menu displayed

already on a call. A tone sounds in the earpiece, and

when in standby mode, and the options are described

the display will show that a second call is waiting.

below.

This feature, known as Call waiting, is only available if

your network supports it. For details of how to activate

Activating the speaker phone

and deactivate it see Call waiting [Menu 7-4-4] on

The speaker icon appears during a call. With the OK

page 70.

key, you can turn the speaker phone on/off.

If Call waiting is activated, you can put the first call

Making a second call

on hold and answer the second, by pressing or

by selecting left soft key, then Hold & Answer. You

You can get a number you wish to dial from the

can end the current call and answer the waiting call

contacts to make a second call. Press the right soft

by selecting left soft key and then End & Answer.

key then select Search. To save the dialled number

into the contacts during a call, press the right soft key

then select Add new.

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Rejecting an incoming call

Multiparty or conference calls

You can reject an incoming call without answering by

The multiparty or conference service provides you

simply pressing the key.

with the ability to have a simultaneous conversation

During a call, you can reject an incoming call by

with more than one caller, if your network operator

pressing the left soft key [Menu] key and selecting the

supports this feature. A multiparty call can only be set

Conference/Reject or by pressing the .

up when you have one active call and one call on

hold, both calls having been answered. Once a

Muting the microphone

multiparty call is set up, calls can be added,

disconnected or separated (that is, removed from the

You can mute the microphone during a call by

multiparty call but still connected to you) by the

pressing the [Menu] key then selecting Mute on. The

person who set up the multiparty call. These options

handset can be unmuted by selecting Mute off. When

are all available from the In-Call menu. The maximum

the handset is muted, the caller cannot hear you, but

callers in a multiparty call are five. Once started, you

you can still hear them.

are in control of the multiparty call, and only you can

Switching DTMF tones on during a call

add callers to the multiparty call.

To turn DTMF tones on during a call, press the left soft

Making a second call

key, and then select DTMF on. DTMF tones can be

You can make a second call while currently on a call.

turned off the same way. DTMF tones allow your

Enter the second number and press the key.

phone to make use of an automated switchboard.

When the second call is connected, the first call is

automatically placed on hold. You can swap between

calls by pressing the left soft key then selecting Swap.

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Setting up a conference call

Taking a private call during a conference call

Place one call on hold and while the active call is on,

To have a private call with one caller from a

press the left soft key and then select the

conference call, display the number of the caller you

Conference/Join all.

wish to talk to on the screen, then press the left soft

key. Select the Conference/Private to put all the other

Activate the conference call on hold

callers on hold.

Press the left soft key, then select the

Ending a conference call

Conference/Join all.

The currently displayed caller from a conference call

Adding calls to the conference call

can be disconnected by pressing the key. To end

To add a call to an existing conference call, press the

a conference call, press the left soft key, then select

left soft key, then select the Conference/Join all.

the Conference/End multiparty. After pressing the left

soft key, selecting Conference/End all will end all the

Displaying callers in a conference call

active and on-hold calls.

To scroll through the numbers of the callers who make

up a conference call on the handset screen, use the

up/down navigation keys.

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