LG S5200: General Functions

General Functions: LG S5200

General Functions

General Functions

Making and answering calls

Making an international call

1. Press and hold the key for the international

Making a call

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

number.

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Press and hold the clear key ( ) to erase

the entire number.

3. Press to call the number.

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 from the call history list

Making a call from the phonebook

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

You can save the names and phone numbers dialled

the latest incoming, outgoing and

regularly in Contacts. You can save them to the SIM

missed phone numbers will be displayed.

card and/or phone memory. You can dial a number

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

by simply looking up the desired name in the

navigation keys.

phonebook and pressing the ( ) key.

3. Press to call the number.

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Adjusting the volume

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To reject an incoming call, press and hold one of

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the side keys on the left side of the

If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a

phonewithout opening the phone .

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

increase and down side key to decrease the volume.

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You can answer a call while using the address

book or other menu features.

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

In standby mode with the phone open/closed,

key.

pressing the side keys adjusts the key tone

volume.

Manner mode (Quick)

Answering a call

You can activate the manner mode by pressing and

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the

holding down the key after opening the phone.

flashing phone icon appears on the screen. If the

caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number

Signal strength

(or name/photo 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 Slide open has been set as the answer

buildings. Moving near to a window may improve

mode. [Menu 7-3-3].)

reception.

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If Press any key has been set as the answer

mode any key press will answer a call except for

the or the right soft key.

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Entering text

123 mode (Number mode)

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To

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

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

phonebook, writing a message, creating a personal

key until 123 mode is displayed.

greeting.

The following text input methods are available in the

Changing the text input mode

phone.

1. When you are in a field that

text input mode

T9 mode

allows characters to be

entered, you will notice the

This mode lets you enter words with only one

text input mode indicator in

keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more

the top right corner of the

than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares

LCD screen.

your keystrokes with an internal dictionary to

determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer

2. Change the text input mode

keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode. This is

by pressing . You can

Options Insert

sometimes known as predictive text.

check the current text input

mode in the top right corner

ABC mode

of the LCD 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 press each key, the phone begins to display

the characters that it thinks you are typing based on

the built-in dictionary.

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You can also add new words in the dictionary. As new

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You can select the language of the T9 mode.

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words are added, the word changes to reflect the

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

most likely candidate from the dictionary. You can

languages. Select the desired language of T9

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

mode. You can also turn off the T9 mode by

language by holding down the ( ) key.

selecting T9 off. The default setting on the

phone is T9 enabled mode.

1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input

mode, start entering a word by pressing keys

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting

to . Press one key per letter.

any keystrokes.

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The word changes as letters are typed. Ignore

3. Complete each word with a space by pressing the

what’s on the screen until the word is typed

key. To delete letters, press . Press and

completely.

hold down to erase entire words.

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If the word is still incorrect after typing

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completely, press the down navigation key once

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To exit from the text input mode without saving

or more to cycle through the other word

your input, press . The phone goes back to

options.

standby mode.

Example: Press to type

Good.

Using the ABC mode

Press [down

Use the to keys to enter your text.

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

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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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And so on.

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

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Using the 123 (Number) mode

delete letters, press the key. Press and hold

The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a text

down the key to clear the whole display.

message (a telephone number, for example).

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Press the keys corresponding to the required digits

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Refer to the table below for more information

before manually switching back to the appropriate text

on the characters available using the

entry mode. You can quickly switch from letters to

alphanumeric keys.

numbers by pressing and holding down the ( ) key.

Characters in the order display

Contacts

Key

Upper Case Lower Case

You can store phone numbers and their

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corresponding names in the memory of your SIM

A B C 2 a b c 2

card.

D E F 3 d e f 3

In addition, you can store up to 1000 numbers and

names in the phone memory.

G H I 4 g h i 4

The SIM card and phone are both used in the same

J K L 5 j k l 5

way in the Contacts menu.

M N O 6 m n o 6

P Q R S 7 p q r s 7

In-call menu

T U V 8 t u v 8

Your phone provides a number of control functions

that you can use during a call. To access these

W X Y Z 9 w x y z 9

functions during a call, press the left soft key

Space 0 Space 0

[Options].

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During a call

This feature, known as Call waiting, is only available

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if your network supports it. For details of how to

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a

activate and deactivate it see Call waiting

call is different to the default main menu displayed

[Menu 7-3-4].

when in standby mode, and the options are

described below.

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

on hold and answer the second, by pressing or

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

Making a second call

You can end the current call and answer the waiting

You can get a number you wish to dial from the

call by selecting the left soft key and then End &

phonebook to make a second call. Press the right

Answer.

soft key then select Search. To save the dialled

number into the phonebook during a call, press the

Rejecting an incoming call

right soft key then select Add new.

You can reject an incoming call without answering by

simply pressing the key.

Switching between two calls

During a call, you can reject an incoming call by

To switch between two calls, press the left soft key

pressing the left soft key [Menu] key and selecting

then select Swap.

the Conference/Reject or by pressing the .

Answering an incoming call

Muting the microphone

To answer an incoming call when the handset is

You can mute the microphone during a call by

ringing, simply press the key. The handset is

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

also able to warn you of an incoming call while you

handset can be unmuted by selecting Mute off.

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

When the handset is muted, the caller cannot hear

and the display will show that a second call is waiting.

you, but you can still hear them.

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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 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 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 selecting

Multiparty or conference calls

Swap.

The multiparty or conference service provides you

Setting up a conference call

with the ability to have a simultaneous conversation

with more than one caller, if your network operator

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

supports this feature. A multiparty call can only be

press the left soft key and then select the

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

Conference/Join all.

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

Conference/Hold all.

person who set up the multiparty call. These options

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

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

Activate the conference call on hold

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

Press the left soft key, then select the

add callers to the multiparty call.

Conference/Join all.

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Adding calls to the conference call

After pressing the left soft key, selecting

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

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

hold calls.

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

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 Conference/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 Conference/End multiparty.

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