LG KG210: General functions

General functions: LG KG210

General functions

Making and answering calls

3. If you find out the desired item through searching

by name or a number, press to call.

Making a call

Adjusting the volume

1. Key in phone number including the area code.

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If you want to delete number, press .

If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a

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

2. Press to call the number.

to increase and down side key to decrease the

3. Press to end the call.

volume.

Note

International calls

]

In standby mode, pressing the side keys adjusts the key

tone volume.

1. Press and hold the key for the international

prefix. “+” character may replace with the

Answering a call

international access code.

When you receive a call, the phone rings. If the caller

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

can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name

number.

if saved in the phonebook) is displayed.

3. Press .

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

(When Flip open has been set as the answer

Making a call using the phonebook

mode. See page 60 (menu 9.3.2))

1. In standby mode, press [Names].

Note

2. When the menu is displayed, select Search by

]

If Press any key has been set as the answer mode (see

pressing .

page 60), any key press will answer a call except for the

or the right soft key.

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]

To reject an incoming call, press and hold one of

Entering text

the side keys on the left side of the phone without

opening the phone.

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the

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

]

You can answer a call while using the phonebook or

phonebook, writing a message, creating a personal

other menu features.

greeting. The following text input methods are

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

available in the phone.

key.

T9 Mode

This mode lets you enter words with only one

Manner mode (Quick)

keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has

more than one letter. The T9 mode automatically

You can activate the manner mode by pressing and

compares your keystrokes with an internal

holding down the key after opening the phone.

dictionary to determine the correct word, thus

requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional

ABC mode. This is sometimes known as predictive

Signal strength

text.

You can check the strength of your signal by the

ABC Mode

signal indicator ( ) on the LCD screen of your

phone. Signal strength can vary, particularly inside

This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the

key labeled with the required letter once, twice,

buildings. Moving near to a window may improve

three or four times until the letter is displayed.

reception.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To

change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press

the key until 123 mode is displayed.

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Changing the text input mode

1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input

mode, start entering a word by pressing keys

1. When you are in a field that

to . Press one key per letter.

allows characters to be

entered, you will notice the

]

The word changes as letters are typed. Ignore

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text input mode indicator in

what’s on the screen until the word is typed

the upper right corner of

completely.

the LCD screen.

]

If the word is still incorrect after typing

2. Change the text input mode

completely, press the down navigation key once

by pressing . You can

or more to cycle through the other word

check the current text input

options.

mode in the upper right

Example:

Press to type

Good

.

corner of the LCD screen.

Press [down

navigation key] to type

Home

.

]

Using the T9 mode

The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter

]

If the desired word is missing from the word

words easily with a minimum number of key presses.

choice list, add it using the ABC mode.

As you press each key, the phone begins to display

]

You can select the language of the T9 mode.

the characters that it thinks you are typing based on

Press the left soft key [Option], then select

T9

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

languages

. Select the desired language of T9

the dictionary. As new words are added, the word

mode. You can also turn off the T9 mode by

changes to reflect the most likely candidate from the

selecting

T9 off

. The default setting on the

dictionary.

phone is T9 enabled mode.

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Options Insert

text input mode

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting

Characters in the order display

any keystrokes.

Key

Upper Case Lower Case

3. Complete each word with a space by pressing the

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

key. To delete letters, press . Press and

hold down to erase entire words.

A B C 2 a b c 2

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D E F 3 d e f 3

Note

G H I 4 g h i 4

]

To exit from the text input mode without saving your

input, press . The phone goes back to standby

J K L 5 j k l 5

mode.

M N O 6 m n o 6

P Q R S 7 p q r s 7

]

Using the ABC mode

T U V 8 t u v 8

Use the to keys to enter your text.

W X Y Z 9 w x y z 9

1. Press the key labeled with the required letter:

Space 0 Space 0

]

Once for the first letter

]

Using the 123 (Number) mode

]

Twice for the second letter.

The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a

]

And so on.

text message (a telephone number, for example).

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

Press the keys corresponding to the required digits

To delete letters, press the key. Press and

before manually switching back to the appropriate

hold down the key to clear the whole display.

text entry mode.

Note

]

Refer to the table below for more information on the

characters available using the alphanumeric keys.

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General functions

In-call menu

Swapping between two calls

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a

To switch between two calls, select [Options],

call is different to the default main menu reached

then select Swap or just press [Send] key.

from the idle screen, and the options are described

You can make one of two calls focused by pressing

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here.

up/down arrow key. If you want to end one of two

calls, make the call you want to end focused, then

press [End] key when the call you want to end is

During a call

focused.

Putting a call on hold

Answering an incoming call

When a call is made or answered, press the

To answer an incoming call when the handset is

[Send] to place it on hold. When a call is held, press

ringing, simply press the [Send] key.

the [Send] to make it active.

The handset is also able to warn you of an incoming

Making a second call

call while you are already in a call. A tone sounds in

the earpiece, and the display will show that a second

You can get a dial number from phonebook to make

call is waiting. This feature, known as Call Waiting, is

a second call.

only available if your network supports it. For details

Press [Names] then select

Search

. To save the

of how to activate and deactivate it see Call waiting

dial number into phonebook during call, press

(Menu 9.3.4).

[Names] then select

Add new

.

If Call Waiting is on, you can put the first call on hold

and answer the second, by pressing [Send] or by

selecting [Answer], then

Hold & Answer

.

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You can end the current call and answer the waiting

switchboard, select [Options], then

DTMF On

.

call by selecting [Menu], then

End & Answer

.

DTMF tones can be turned off the same way.

Rejecting an incoming call

Calling up messages and SIM tool kit

When not in a call you can reject an incoming call

main menu

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without answering it by simply pressing the [End]

The Messages and SIM Tool kit main menu options

or for a long time when the flip is closed.

can be reached from the in-call menu by selecting

When in a call you can reject an incoming call by

[Options]. SIM Tool kit menu is shown only

pressing the [Menu] key and selecting

when SIM in the handset supports SIM Tool kit

Multiparty / Reject or by pressing [End] key.

service.

Muting the microphone

Multiparty or conference calls

You can mute the microphone during a call by

The multiparty or conference service provides you

pressing the [Options] key then selecting

Mute

.

with the ability to have a simultaneous conversation

The handset can be unmuted by pressing the

with more than one caller, if your network service

[Unmute].

provider supports this feature.

When the handset is muted, the caller cannot hear

A multiparty call can only be set up when you have

you, but you can still hear them.

one active call and one call on hold, both calls having

been answered. Once a multiparty call is set up, calls

Switching DTMF tones on during a call

may be added, disconnected or separated (that is,

To turn DTMF tones on during a call, for example, to

removed from the multiparty call but still connected

allow your handset to make use of an automated

to you) by the person who set up the multiparty call.

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The maximum callers in a multiparty call is five. Once

Activate the multiparty call on hold

started, you are in control of the multiparty call, and

To make a multiparty call on hold active, select

only you can add calls to the multiparty call.

[Options] then

Multiparty / Join all

.

Making a second call

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Adding calls to the multiparty call

You can make a second call while you are already in a

To join an active call to the held multiparty call,

call. To do this, enter the second number and press

select [Options] then

Multiparty / Join all

.

[Send]. When you get second call the first call is

automatically put on hold. You can swap between

calls by selecting [Options] then

Swap

.

Displaying callers in a multiparty call

To scroll though the numbers of the callers who make

Setting up a multiparty call

up a multiparty call on the handset screen, press

and keys.

You can connect a call on hold to the currently active

call to form a multiparty call by selecting

[Options] then

Multiparty / Join all

.

Putting a member of a multiparty call

on hold

Putting the multiparty call on hold

To place one selected caller (whose number is

To put a multiparty call on hold, select

currently displayed on-screen) of a multiparty call on

[Options] then

Multiparty / Hold all calls

.

hold, select [Options] then

Multiparty /

Exclude

.

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A private call in a multiparty call

To have a private call with one caller of a multiparty

call, display the number of the caller you wish to talk

to on the screen, then select [Options] and

Multiparty / Private

to put all the other callers on

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hold.

Ending a multiparty call

The currently displayed caller of a multiparty call can

be disconnected by pressing the [End] key. To

end a multiparty call, press [Options] then

select

Multiparty / End

multiparty.

Selecting [Options] then

Multiparty / End all

,

will end all the active and on-hold calls.

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Access codes

PUK code (4 to 8 digits)

You can use the access codes described in this

The PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) code is required to

section to avoid unauthorized use of your phone.

change a blocked PIN code. The PUK code may be

The access codes (except PUK and PUK2 codes) can

supplied with the SIM card. If not, contact your local

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be changed by using (Menu 9.4.5).

service provider for the code. If you lose the code,

also contact your service provider.

PIN code (4 to 8 digits)

PUK2 code (4 to 8 digits)

The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code

protects your SIM card against unauthorized use.

The PUK2 code, supplied with some SIM cards, is

The PIN code is usually supplied with the SIM card.

required to change a blocked PIN2 code. If you lose

When

PIN code

is set

On

, your phone will request

the code, also contact your service provider.

the PIN code every time it is switched on. On the

contrary, when

PIN code

is set

Off

, your phone

Security code (4 to 8 digits)

connects to the network directly without the request

The security code protects the unauthorized use of

PIN code.

your phone. It is usually supplied with the phone.

This code is required to delete all phone entries and

PIN2 code (4 to 8 digits)

to activate “Reset settings” menu. The default

The PIN2 code, supplied with some SIM cards, is

number is “0000”.

required to access some functions such as Advice of

call charge, Fixed Dial number. These functions are

only available if supported by your SIM card.

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