LG S5000: GENERAL FUNCTIONS

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

MAKING AND ANSWERING

Making an international call

CALLS

1. Press and hold the key for the international

prefix. The ‘+’ character automatically selects the

Making a call

international access code.

1. Make sure your phone is switched on.

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

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

number.

edit a number on the display screen, simply press

3. Press key.

the key to erase one digit at a time.

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Press and hold the clear key ( ) to erase

Ending a call

the entire number.

When you have finished your call, press the end

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

key.

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

right soft key.

Making a Call From the Contact list

You can store names and phone numbers dialled

Making a Call by Send Key

frequently in the SIM card as well as the phone

memory known as the Contact list. You can dial a by

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

simply looking up a name in the contact list. For

outgoing and missed phone numbers will be

more details on the Contacts feature, please refer to

displayed.

page 43.

2. Select the desired number by using the navigation

key.

3. Press the key.

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Adjusting the Volume

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

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key.

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece

volume, use the side keys ( ) of the phone.

Notice

In idle mode, you can adjust the key volume using

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You can answer a call while using the Address

the side keys.

Book or other menu features.

Answering a Call

Vibrate Mode (Quick)

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the

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 key after opening the phone.

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

Signal strength

1. Open the flip and press the key or the left

soft key to answer an incoming call. If the Any Key

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

menu option (Menu 7.4.2) has been set to ,

give you better reception. You can see the strength

any key press will answer a call except for the

of your signal by the signal indicator ( ) on

key.

your phone’s display screen.

Notice

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To reject an incoming call, press and hold the

side keys on the left side of the phone.

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Entering text

four times until the letter is displayed.

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the

123 mode (Number mode)

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

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To

Address Book, writing a message, creating scheduling

change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press

events in the calendar all require entering text.

key until 123 mode is displayed.

The following text input methods are available in the

Symbolic Mode

phone.

This mode allows you to enter special characters.

Note

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Some fields may allow only one text input mode

Changing the text input mode

(e.g. telephone number in address book fields).

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.

T9 mode

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

This mode allows you to enter words with only one

available modes are changed.

keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more

than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares

Using the T9 mode

your keystrokes with an internal linguistic dictionary

The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter

to determine the correct word, thus requiring far

words easily with a minimum number of key presses.

fewer keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode.

As you press each key, the phone begins to display

ABC mode

the characters that it thinks you are typing based on

the built-in dictionary. As new letters are added, the

This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key

word changes to reflect the most likely candidate

labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or

from the dictionary.

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2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting

Notice

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You can select a different T9 language from the

any keystrokes.

menu option or press hold down the key .

3. Complete each word with a space by pressing the

The default setting on the phone is T9 enabled

key.

mode.

To delete letters, press . Press and hold

down to erase the letters continuously.

1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input

mode, start entering a word by pressing keys

Notice

to . Press one key per letter.

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To exit the text input mode without saving your

input, press . The phone returns to the idel

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The word changes as letters are typed - ignore

screen.

what’s on the screen until the word is typed

completely.

Using the ABC mode

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If the word is still incorrect after typing

Use the to keys to enter your text.

completely, press the down navigation key once

or more to cycle through the other word

1. Press the key labelled with the required letter:

options.

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Once for the first letter

Example: Press to type

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Twice for the second letter

Good

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And so on

Press [Down

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

navigation key] to type Home

delete letters, press the key. Press and hold

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If the desired word is missing from the word

down the key to erase the letters

choices list, add it by using the ABC mode.

continuously.

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