LG M6100: GENERAL FUNCTIONS

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Adjusting the volume

Note

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If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a

If Press any key has been set as the answer

call, use the side keys (

[) . Press the up side key to

mode any key press will answer a call except

increase and down side key to decrease the

for the E or the right soft key.

volume.

• To reject an incoming call, press and hold one

Note

of the side keys on the left side of the

In standby mode with the phone open/closed,

phonewithout opening the phone.

pressing the side keys adjusts the key tone

• You can answer a call while using the address

volume.

book or other menu features.

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

Ekey.

Answering a call

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the

Manner mode (Quick)

flashing phone icon appears on the screen. If the

You can activate the manner mode by pressing and

caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number

holding down the

Lkey after opening the phone.

(or name/photo if saved in the phonebook) is

displayed.

Signal strength

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

You can check the strength of your signal by the

(When

Slide open has been set as the answer

signal indicator ( ) on the LCD screen of your

mode. [Menu 7.3.2].)

phone. Signal strength can vary, particularly inside

buildings. Moving near to a window may improve

reception.

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Entering text

123 mode (Number mode)

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using

Type numbers using one keystroke per number.

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

To change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press

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the phonebook, writing a message, creating a

the

#key until 123 mode is displayed.

personal greeting.

Changing the text input mode

The following text input methods are available in the

1. When you are in a field that

phone.

allows characters to be

T9 mode

entered, you will notice the

text input mode indicator in

This mode lets you enter words with only one

the top right corner of the

keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has

LCD screen.

more than one letter. The T9 mode automatically

compares your keystrokes with an internal

2. Change the text input mode

dictionary to determine the correct word, thus

by pressing

#. You can

requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional

check the current text input mode in the top right

ABC mode. This is sometimes known as predictive

corner of the LCD screen.

text.

Using the T9 mode

ABC mode

The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter

This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key

words easily with a minimum number of key

labelled with the required letter once, twice, three

presses. As you press each key, the phone begins to

or four times until the letter is displayed.

display the characters that it thinks you are typing

based on the built-in dictionary.

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text input mode

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You can also add new words in the dictionary. As

mode. You can also turn off the T9 mode by

new words are added, the word changes to reflect

selecting

T9 off. The default setting on the phone

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the most likely candidate from the dictionary. You

is T9 enabled mode.

can turn the T9 mode on or off, and change the T9

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting

language by holding down the (

*) key.

any keystrokes.

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

3. Complete each word with a space by pressing the

start entering a word by pressing keys

2 to

0key. To delete letters, press C. Press and

9. Press one key per letter.

hold down

C to erase entire words.

• The word changes as letters are typed. Ignore

what’s on the screen until the word is typed

Note

completely.

To exit from the text input mode without saving

• If the word is still incorrect after typing

your input, press E. The phone goes back to

completely, press the down navigation key once

standby mode.

or more to cycle through the other word options.

Example: Press 4 6 6 3 to type Good.

Using the ABC mode

Press 4 6 6 3 [down

Use the 2 to 9 keys to enter your text.

navigation key] to type Home.

1. Press the key labelled with the required letter:

• If the desired word is missing from the word

choice list, add it using the ABC mode.

• Once for the first letter.

• You can select the language of the T9 mode.

• Twice for the second letter.

Press the left soft key [Option], then select

T9

• And so on.

languages

. Select the desired language of T9

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2. To insert a space, press the 0key once. To

Using the 123 (Number) mode

delete letters, press the

C key. Press and hold

The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a

down the

C key to clear the whole display.

text message (a telephone number, for example).

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Note

Press the keys corresponding to the required digits

before manually switching back to the appropriate

Refer to the table below for more information on

the characters available using the alphanumeric

text entry mode. You can quickly switch from letters

keys.

to numbers by pressing and holding down the (

#)

key.

Characters in the order display

Key

Upper Case Lower Case

In-call menu

1

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

Your phone provides a number of control functions

that you can use during a call. To access these

2

A B C 2

a b c 2

functions during a call, press the left soft key

3 D E F 3 d e f 3

[Options].

4 G H I 4 g h i 4

During a call

5 J K L 5 j k l 5

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a

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M N O 6 m n o 6

call is different to the default main menu displayed

7 P Q R S 7 p q r s 7

when in standby mode, and the options are

8 T U V 8 t u v 8

described below.

9 W X Y Z 9 w x y z 9

0 Space 0 Space 0

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GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Making a second call

If

Call waiting is activated, you can put the first call

You can get a number you wish to dial from the

on hold and answer the second, by pressing

Sor

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phonebook to make a second call. Press the right

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

soft key then select

Search. To save the dialled

You can end the current call and answer the waiting

number into the phonebook during a call, press the

call by selecting the left soft key and then

End &

right soft key then select

Add new.

Answer.

Switching between two calls

Rejecting an incoming call

To switch between two calls, press the left soft key

You can reject an incoming call without answering

then select

Swap.

by simply pressing the

Ekey.

During a call, you can reject an incoming call by

Answering an incoming call

pressing the left soft key [Menu] key and selecting

To answer an incoming call when the handset is

the

Conference/Reject or by pressing the E.

ringing, simply press

Sthe key. The handset is also

able to warn you of an incoming call while you are

Muting the microphone

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

You can mute the microphone during a call by

the display will show that a second call is waiting.

pressing the [Options] key then selecting

Mute on.

This feature, known as

Call waiting, is only available

The handset can be unmuted by selecting Mute off.

if your network supports it. For details of how to

When the handset is muted, the caller cannot hear

activate and deactivate it see

Call waiting [Menu

you, but you can still hear them.

7.3.4].

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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

soft key, and then select

DTMF on. DTMF tones can

call. Enter the second number and press the

Skey.

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be turned off the same way. DTMF tones allow your

When the second 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

Multiparty or conference calls

selecting

Swap.

The multiparty or conference service provides you

with the ability to have a simultaneous conversation

Setting up a conference call

with more than one caller, if your network operator

Place one call on hold and while the active call is

supports this feature. A multiparty call can only be

on, press the left soft key and then select the

set up when you have one active call and one call

Conference/Join all.

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

Press the left soft key, then select the

the multiparty call but still connected to you) by the

Conference/Hold all.

person who set up the multiparty call. These options

are all available from the In-Call menu. The

Activate the conference call on hold

maximum callers in a multiparty call are five. Once

Press the left soft key, then select the

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

Conference/Join all.

only you can add callers to the multiparty call.

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GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Adding calls to the conference call

Ending a conference call

To add a call to an existing conference call, press

The currently displayed caller from a conference

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the left soft key, then select the

Conference/Join all.

call can be disconnected by pressing the

Ekey.

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

Displaying callers in a conference call

then select the

Conference/End multiparty.

To scroll through the numbers of the callers who

After pressing the left soft key, selecting

make up a conference call on the handset screen,

Conference/End all will end all the active and on-

use the up/down navigation keys.

hold calls.

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

Conference/Private to put all the

other callers on hold.

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