LG KG245: General Functions

Note

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

General Functions

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In standby mode with the phone open, pressing

key.

the side keys adjusts the key tone volume.

Vibrate only mode

Answering a call

You can activate the manner mode by pressing and

holding down the key after opening the phone.

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the

flashing phone icon appears on the screen. If the

Signal strength

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

name if saved in the phonebook) is displayed.

You can check the strength of your signal by the

signal indicator ( ) on the LCD screen of your

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

phone. Signal strength can vary, particularly inside

(When Flip open has been set as the answer

buildings. Moving near to a window may improve

mode. See page 66 [Menu 7-4-3].)

reception.

Note

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If Press any key has been set as the answer

Entering text

mode (see page 66), any key press will answer a

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the

call except for the or the right soft key.

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

phonebook, writing a message, creating a personal

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To reject an incoming call, press and hold one of

greeting. The following text input methods are

the side keys on the left side of the phone

available in the phone.

without opening the phone.

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You can answer a call while using the address

book or other menu features.

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General Functions

General Functions

T9 mode

Changing the text input mode

This mode lets you enter words with only one

1.

When you are in a field that

text input mode

keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more

allows characters to be

than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares

entered, you will notice the

your keystrokes with an internal dictionary to

text input mode indicator in

determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer

the lower right corner of the

keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode. This is

LCD screen.

sometimes known as predictive text.

2.

Change the text input mode by

ABC mode

pressing . You can check

Options Insert

This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key

the current text input mode in

labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or

the lower right corner of the

four times until the letter is displayed.

LCD screen.

123 mode (Number mode)

Using the T9 mode

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To

The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter

change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press

words easily with a minimum number of key presses.

thekey until 123 mode is displayed.

As you press each key, the phone begins to display

the characters that it thinks you are typing based on

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

the 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

keystrokes.

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mode, start entering a word by pressing keys

3.

Complete each word with a space by pressing the

to . Press one key per letter.

key. To delete letters, press . Press and

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The word changes as letters are typed. Ignore

hold down to erase entire words.

what’s on the screen until the word is typed

completely.

Note

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To exit from the text input mode without saving

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If the word is still incorrect after typing

your input, press . The phone goes back to

completely, press the down navigation key once

standby mode.

or more to cycle through the other word

options.

Using the ABC mode

Example: Press to type Good

Use the to keys to enter your text.

Press [Down

navigation key] to type Home

1. Press the key labelled with the required letter:

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If the desired word is missing from the word

Once for the first letter

choice list, add it using the ABC mode.

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Twice for the second letter

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You can select the language of the T9 mode.

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And so on

Press the left soft key [Option], then select T9

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

languages. Select the desired language of T9

To delete letters, press the key.

mode. You can also turn off the T9 mode by

Press and hold down the key to clear the

selecting T9 off. The default setting on the

whole display.

phone is T9 enabled mode.

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any

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General Functions

General Functions

Note

Using the 123 (Number) mode

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Refer to the table below for more information on

The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a text

the characters available using the alphanumeric keys.

message (a telephone number, for example). Press the

keys corresponding to the required digits before

Characters in the order display

manually switching back to the appropriate text entry

Key

Upper Case Lower Case

mode.

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

Contacts

AB C 2 Ä À Á Â Ã Å Æ Ç a b c 2 ä à á â ã å æ ç

You can store phone numbers and their

D E F 3 Ë È É Ê d e f 3 ë è é ê

corresponding names in the memory of your SIM

G H I 4 Ï Ì Í Î ˝ g h i 4 ï ì í î ©

card.

J K L 5 j k l 5

In addition, you can store up to 1000 numbers and

M N O 6 Ñ Ö Ø Ò Ó Ô Õ Œ m n o 6 ñ ö ø ò ó ô õ œ

names in the phone memory.

The SIM card and phone are both used in the same

P Q R S 7 ß Í p q r s 7 ß ß

way in the Contacts menu.

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

In-call menu

Space 0 Space 0

Your phone provides a number of control functions

that you can use during a call. To access these

functions during a call, press the left soft key

[Options].

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During a call

if your network supports it. For details of how to

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activate and deactivate it see Call waiting [Menu 7-

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a

4-5] on page 66.

call is different to the default main menu displayed

when in standby mode, and the options are

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

described below.

on hold and answer the second, by pressing or

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

can end the current call and answer the waiting call

Making a second call

by selecting left soft key and then End & Answer.

You can get a number you wish to dial from the

phonebook to make a second call. Press the right

Rejecting an incoming call

soft key then select Search. To save the dialled

You can reject an incoming call without answering by

number into the phonebook during a call, press the

simply pressing the key.

right soft key then select Add new.

During a call, you can reject an incoming call by

Switching between two calls

pressing the left soft key [Menu] key and selecting

To switch between two calls, press the left soft key

the Multiparty/Reject or by pressing the .

then select Swap.

Muting the microphone

Answering an incoming call

You can mute the microphone during a call by

To answer an incoming call when the handset is

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

ringing, simply press the key. The handset is also

handset can be unmuted by selecting Mute off.

able to warn you of an incoming call while you are

When the handset is muted, the caller cannot hear

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

you, but you can still hear them.

the display will show that a second call is waiting.

This feature, known as Call waiting, is only available

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General Functions

General Functions

Switching DTMF tones on during a call

Making a second call

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

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

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

Enter the second number and press the key.

be turned off the same way. DTMF tones allow your

When thesecond call is connected, the first call is

phone to make use of an automated switchboard.

automatically placed on hold. You can swap between

calls by pressing the left soft key then selecting Swap.

Multiparty or conference calls

The multiparty or conference service provides you

Setting up a conference call

with the ability to have a simultaneous conversation

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

with more than one caller, if your network operator

press the left soft key and then select the

supports this feature. A multiparty call can only be

Multiparty/Join all.

set up when you have one active call and one call on

hold, both calls having been answered. Once a

multiparty call is set up, calls can be added,

Putting a conference call on hold

disconnected or separated (that is, removed from the

Press the left soft key, then select the

multiparty call but still connected to you) by the

Multiparty/Hold all calls.

person who set up the multiparty call. These options

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

Activate the conference call on hold

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

Press the left soft key, then select the

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

Multiparty/Join all.

add callers to the multiparty call.

Adding calls to the conference call

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

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

General Functions

Displaying callers in a conference call

To scroll through the numbers of the callers who

make up a conference call on the handset screen, use

the up/down navigation keys.

Taking a private call during a

conference call

To have a private call with one caller from a

conference call, display the number of the caller you

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

key. Select the Multiparty/Private to put all the

other callers on hold.

Ending a conference call

The currently displayed caller from a conference call

can be disconnected by pressing the key . To

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

select the Multiparty/End multiparty. After

pressing the left soft key, selecting Multiparty/End

all cslls will end all the active and on-hold calls..

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