LG Electronics 501C User Manual

LG501C User Guide - English

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone

depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

1. Earphone Jack Allows the use of a hands-free

headset.

2. Side Volume Keys Use to adjust the ringer volume

in standby mode and the earpiece volume during

a call.

3. Charger/Accessory Port Connects the phone to

the battery charger or other available accessories.

4. Camera Lens Used to take photos. Keep it clean

for optimal photo quality.

Charging with PC USB

You can use your computer to charge your

phone. Connect one end of a USB cable to

the charging accessory port on your phone

and the other end to a high-power USB port

on your PC. When charging a USB hub, be

sure to use a powered USB hub.

Phone Overview

Internal Qwerty Keypad

Your phone features a QWERTY keyboard, specifically designed for

easy and comfortable text entry. The QWERTY keyboard uses a

standard layout.

1. Function Key allows you enter the alternate

5. Symbols/Speaker Key lets you enter symbols

character (such as $ for the W key) on the

when composing text messages. Pressing this

QWERTY keyboard (See "Entering and Editing

key from Home screen allows you to turn

Information" on page 28 for more

information). To lock the function key (as

when entering a series of numbers or alternate

characters), press twice.

speaker On/Off.

6. Voice Command Key allows you to begin the

voice command.

7. ENTER Key lets you move the cursor to the

beginning of the next line when composing

text messages.

2. SHIFT Key lets you change letter capitalization

when entering text, using the QWERTY

keyboard.

8. Back key Deletes single spaces or characters

3. SPACE Key lets you enter a space.

with a quick press, but press and hold to

4. Lock Mode Key allows you to lock the

delete the text entered in a text field. Will also

back you out of menus, one level at a time.

function. Press Right Option Key then OK key

to unlock the phone.

Menus Overview

Menu Access

Press

Menu to access the nine phone menus. There are two

methods of accessing menus and submenus:

Use the navigation key to highlight and select, or

Press the number key that corresponds with the menu (or submenu).

9. Delete All

Prepaid

Messages

1. Delete Inbox

2. Delete Outbox

3. Delete Drafts

1. My Phone Number

2. Airtime Info

1. New Text Message

2. New Picture

Message

3. Airtime Display

4. Serial Number

5. Code Entry Mode

3. Inbox

4. Delete All

Messages

4. Outbox

5. Drafts

6. Voicemail

7. Templates

8. Settings

1. Entry Mode

2. Signature

Recent Calls

1. Missed Calls

2. Received Calls

3. Dialed Calls

4. All Calls

Contacts

1. New Contact

2. Contact List

3. Groups

4. My vCard

5. Call Timer

5. Speed Dials

6. Data Counter

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Voice Command

1. Start Command

2. Command Mode

3. Announce Alert

4. Train Word

Tools

1. Buy Games

Chequered Flag

WordAttack

1. Calculator

2. Ez Tip Calculator

3. World Clock

4. Stopwatch

5. Unit Converter

Browser

5. Best Match

1. Start Browser

My Schedule

1. Alarm Clock

2. Calendar

Settings

1. Sound

Multimedia

1. Take Photo

2. Record Voice

3. Images

1. Ringtones

2. Volume

3. Notepad

3. Message Alerts

4. Alert Type

5. Service Alerts

4. Sounds

Bluetooth

1. Paired Devices

2. Power

6. Power On/Off

Tone

3. My Visibility

4. My Bluetooth Info

2. Display

4. Call Settings

1. Answer Options

2. Auto Retry

3. One Touch Dial

4. Airplane Mode

5. TTY Mode

5. System

1. Wallpaper

2. Backlight

3. Auto Keyguard

4. Menu Style

5. Languages

(Idiomas)

6. Clocks &

Calendar

1. Network

2. Location

7. Font Settings

6. Memory

8. Word Prediciton

1. Reserved

3. Security

Memory

1. Lock Phone

2. Multimedia

7. Phone Info

1. My Number

2. ESN/MEID

3. Icon Glossary

4. Version

2. Camera

Restriction

3. Change Lock

Code

4. Reset Default

Getting Started with Your Phone

The Battery

The phone comes with a

rechargeable battery. The battery

charge level is shown at the top

of the LCD screen.

Note

It is important to fully charge the

battery before initial use of the

phone.

Removing the Battery

Turn the phone off. Slide the

battery cover downward to

remove it. Use the opening near

the bottom of the battery to lift

the battery out.

Installing the Battery

Remove the battery cover by

pressing down at the top-center

of the battery cover, then sliding

the cover downward. Align the

Charging the Battery

battery with the terminals near

the top of the phone (see image

1), then snap the rest of the

battery into place (see image 2).

Align the battery cover then slide

it upward until it clicks into place

(see image 3).

To use the charger provided with

your phone:

Warning! Use only the charger

provided with the phone. Using

any charger other than the one

included with the LG501C may

damage your phone or battery.

displaying a warning message. If

the battery charge level becomes

exceedingly low, the phone

automatically switches off and

any function in progress is not

saved.

Notice

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the charger port of your phone.

Turning the Phone On and Off

1. Plug the end of the adapter

Turning the Phone On

and the other end into an

1. Install a charged battery or

electrical outlet.

connect the phone to an

external power source.

2. The charge time varies

depending upon the battery

level.

2. Press

for about 3

seconds until the LCD screen

lights up.

Battery Charge Level

Turning the Phone Off

The battery charge level is shown

at the top right of the LCD

1. Press and hold

display turns off.

until the

screen. When the battery charge

level becomes low, the low

battery sensor alerts you in three

ways: sounding an audible tone,

blinking the battery icon, and

Getting Started with Your Phone

Signal Strength

Screen Icons

Call quality depends on the

To see the icon glossary, go to

signal strength in your area. The

signal strength is indicated on

the screen as the number of bars

Phone Info

Glossary on your phone.

Settings

Icon

on the signal strength icon

The more bars, the better the

Making Calls

signal strength. If the signal

quality is poor, move to an open

area. If you are in a building, the

reception may be better near a

window.

1. Make sure the phone is

turned on. If not, press

for about 3 seconds to turn it

on.

2. Enter the phone number

(include the area code if

needed).

Note

The call quality is also affected by

environmental factors such as

weather conditions.

3. Press

4. Press

to end the call.

Correcting Dialing Mistakes

Tip

To choose answer options:

If you make a mistake while

Menu ->

Settings ->

dialing a number, press

Call Settings ->

Answer

once to erase the last digit

Options

entered, or hold down

for

at least 2 seconds to go to the

Choose from the following options:

SEND Key Only/ Any Key/

Auto Answer Handsfree

standby mode.

Redialing Calls

1. Press

twice to redial the

Note

last number you dialed. The

All Calls list will display the 60

most recent calls. The last

120 numbers (40 missed, 40

received and 40 dialed) are

If you press

(the side

keys), while the phone is ringing,

the ringing or vibration is muted for

that call.

stored in the call history list

and you can also select any of

these to redial.

2. Press

to end the call.

Receiving Calls

1. When the phone rings and/or

vibrates, press

to answer.

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Lock Mode

Quick Volume Adjustment

Sets your phone to require a 4-

Use the side keys to adjust the

digit password in order to use

the phone.

Master Volume while in standby

mode, and the earpiece volume

during a phone call. The upper

key increases the volume and the

lower key decreases the volume.

Note

Until you change it, the default

lock code/password is the last 4

digits of your phone number.

Note

Keypad Volume can be adjusted

To quickly lock your phone press

for three seconds and then

enter your Lock Code. To unlock,

press Right Option Key

through the Sound Volume menu:

Menu ->

Settings ->

Sound ->

Volume ->

Keypad -> Use

to adjust

Unlock, enter the password.

volume and press

Mute Function

Call Waiting

The Mute function is available

during a phone call. To quickly

activate Mute during a call, press

Your cellular service may offer

call waiting. While a call is in

progress, a beep indicates

another incoming call. When call

waiting is enabled, you may put

the active call on hold while you

answer the other incoming call.

Left Option Key

Mute, then

to cancel press Left Option Key

Unmute.

Check with your cellular service

and holding down a number key,

provider for information about

this function.

your phone will recall the phone

number and dial that phone

number for you. Speed Dial

Number 1 is set to your Voice

Mailbox by default and is

unchangeable.

1. During a call, press

answer the incoming call (Call

Waiting).

2. Press

again to switch

Dialing Single Digit Speed Dials

(from 2 to 9)

between calls.

Caller ID

Press and hold the Speed Dial

number.

Caller ID displays the phone

number or name of the incoming

call. If the caller’s identity is stored

in Contacts, the name will appear

along with the phone number.

Check with your service provider

for availability.

Enter the Speed Dial number

and press

Dialing Double Digit Speed

Dials (from 10 to 99)

Press the first digit and then

press and hold the key of the

second digit.

Speed Dialing

Speed Dialing is a convenient

feature that allows you to make

phone calls quickly. A number

key can be assigned to a specific

phone number. Then, by pressing

Enter the first and second

digits and press

Entering and Editing Information

Shift Key: Press to change

Text Input

capitalization

You can customize and enter text

in many of the functions in your

phone. Including, but not limited

to: the Banner, Calendar,

T9Word : T9Word ->

T9WORD -> T9word

Abc : Abc -> ABC -> abc

Space: Press to complete

Contacts and messages. While

a word and insert a space.

entering text, the following are

your options:

Clear: Press to delete a

single space or

Key Functions

character. Hold to delete

Left Option Key:

Press to scroll through the

following text input

modes:

the text entered.

FN Key: Corresponding

special characters on the

QWERTY keypad can be

entered, one at a time.

Pressing this twice

T9 Word: T9WORD/

T9Word/ T9word

Abc: ABC/ Abc/ abc

123

repeatedly allows you to

FN lock.

Symbols

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

The Basics of Storing

Contacts Entries

Phone Numbers With

Pauses

When you call automated

1. From standby mode, enter the

phone number you want to

save (up to 48 digits).

systems, such as voice mail or

credit billing numbers, you often

have to enter a series of numbers

2. Press

Save.

to navigate through the system.

Instead of entering these

3. Select either Add New

numbers by hand, you can store

the numbers in your Contacts

Contact or Update Existing.

4. Use

to highlight a Label

separated by special pause

and press

characters (W, P). There are two

different types of pauses you can

use when storing a number:

Mobile 1/ Home 1/ Office

1/ Mobile 2/ Home 2/

Office 2/ Fax

Wait (W)

The phone stops dialing until

you press Right Option Key

Release to advance to the next

string of digits.

Note

Use Update Existing to add

another phone number to a

contact already stored in memory.

Pause (P)

5. Enter a name for the phone

number (up to 32 characters)

The phone waits 2 seconds

before sending the next string of

digits.

and press

. A confirmation

message is displayed briefly.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Storing a Number with Pause

or Wait

5. Press Left Option Key

Edit

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

6. Use

to highlight the

number.

Contacts

7. Press Right Option Key

New Contact

Options

4. Enter a name (up to 32

characters) and enter a number.

6. Press

Wait or

Pause

5. While entering a number,

press Right Option Key

Options.

9. Enter additional number(s),

then press

Save

Searching Your Phone’s

Memory

6. Press

Wait or

Pause

7. Enter additional number(s)

The LG501C phone is able to

then press

Save

perform a dynamic search of the

contents in your phone’s

Adding a Pause or Wait to an

Existing Number

Contact List. A dynamic search

compares entered letters or

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

4. Use

numbers on the Dialpad against

the entries in your Contacts. A

matching list is displayed in

descending order. You can then

select a number from the list to

call or view it.

Contacts

Contact List

to highlight the

Contact entry to edit, then

press

View

Searching by Letter

4. Highlight a contact and press

Right Option Key

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

Options

Contacts

5. Select an option.

Contact List

Send Message: Send a text

4. Start entering the Contact

name. The matching entries will

be automatically highlighted.

message or picture message

to the selected contact.

Delete: Delete the selected

entry in your Contacts.

Scrolling Through Your

Contacts

Edit: Edit the selected

contact information.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

Delete Multiple: Choose

Contacts

from Selective

All to

Contact List

delete multiple entries at

one time.

4. Use

list.

to scroll through the

Send via Bluetooth: Send a

contact(vCard) via

Contacts Options

Bluetooth .

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

Set Speed Dial/ Remove

Contacts

Speed Dial: Set as speed

dial or remove as speed dial.

Contact List

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

From Call History

Making a Call From Your

Phone’s Memory

1. Press

2. Press

3. Use

Once you have stored phone

Recent Calls

numbers in your Contacts, you

can place calls to those numbers

quickly and easily.

to highlight the type

of recent call, then press

By pressing the Right Option

Missed Calls/Received

Key

Contacts

Calls/Dialed Calls/All Calls

highlighting a number and

pressing

4. Use

to highlight the

phone number.

By using Speed Dialing.

5. Press

to place the call.

From Contacts

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

Speed Dialing

Contacts

For a single-digit Speed Dial,

Contact List

press and hold the digit or press

the digit, then press

. For a

4. Use

to highlight the

phone number.

double-digit Speed Dial, press

the first digit and hold the

second digit or press the first

and second digits, then press

to call.

Contact entry, then press

View

5. Use

to highlight the

to place the call.

6. Press

Using Phone Menus

3. My Phone Number

Prepaid

My Phone Number displays the

The Prepaid Menu provides

phone's phone number.

shortcuts to access useful

account information.

1. Press

1. Add Airtime

4. Airtime Info

Allows you to add airtime.

Airtime Info displays the amount

of airtime by the unit and due

date information.

1. Press

2. Enter airtime PIN. and press

1. Press

3. Read the displayed message,

5. Airtime Display

then select Yes or No

Airtime Display allows you to

disable/enable the display of idle

screen, prepaid-related

information.

2. Buy Airtime

Allows you to buy airtime.

1. Press

2. Use

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight an

airtime and press

Balance/ Due Date and press

60 mins./ 120 mins./ 200

mins./ 450 mins.

On/ Off

Contacts

6. Serial Number

Contacts

Serial Number simply displays

the information of your phone’s

MEID.

The Contacts Menu allows you

to store names, phone numbers

and other information in your

phone’s memory.

1. Press

Note

7. Code Entry Mode

When you access your Contacts,

the number in parentheses

Code Entry Mode will allow the

phone to accept Tracfone-related

represents the number of entries

you have stored (up to 1000).

codes in order to add units,

modify specific data and

troubleshoot the phone. In using

the Code Entry Mode, you can't

receive incoming calls or use

events alert.

1. New Contact

Allows you to add a new contact

to your Contact List.

1. Press

Note

Using this submenu, the number is

saved as a new Contact. To save

the number into an existing

Contact, edit the Contact entry

through the Contact List.

1. Press

2. Contact List

Allows you to view your Contact

2. Enter the name, then press

List.

1. Press

3. Highlight the field you wish to

store the contact information.

2. Choose from the following

options:

4. Enter the phone number or

e-mail address.

Press

to scroll through

your Contacts alphabetically.

5. Continue adding the desired

contact information to the

entry.

Press Right Option Key

Options to select one of

the following:

6. When you are finished

Send Message/ Delete/

Edit/ Delete Multiple/

Set(Remove) Speed Dial

entering the desired contact

information, press

save the entry into your

Contact List.

Save to

Press

information.

View to view the

contact's information.

Press Left Option Key

New to store new contact

Contacts

3. Groups

4. My vCard

Allows you to view your grouped

Allows you to edit your vCard,

Contacts, add a new group,

which you can then send to

change the name of a group, or

delete a whole group.

others via Bluetooth.

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight the field

2. Choose from the following

options:

you wish to edit, and press

Left Option Key

Edit

Use

to highlight a

3. Edit the information as

group, then press

View

desired and press

Save

to view the contacts in the

selected group.

Note

Press Left Option Key

You cannot edit the Mobile 1 field,

but you can add additional contact

info.

New to add a new group.

Use

to highlight a

group, then press Right

Option Key

Options

to choose from the

following options:

Delete/ Send Message/

Rename Group/

Group Ringtone/ Delete

All

Messages

5. Speed Dials

Messages

Allows you to view your Speed

Dials list, designate new Speed

Dials, or remove Speed Dial

designations entered in your

Contacts.

The phone can store up to 835

messages, including a maximum

of 500 SMS and 100

MMSmessages 100 MMS

notification messages in the

Inbox, 50 SMS and 50 MMS in

the Outbox, and 15 SMS and 20

MMS in the Draft. The

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight the

desired Speed Dial location

information stored in the

(or enter the Speed Dial

message is determined by phone

model and service capability.

Other limits such as available

characters per message may

digit), and press

Assign

3. Use

to highlight the

Contact then press

exist. Please check with your

service provider for system

features and capabilities.

4. Use

to highlight the

number (if applicable), then

press

1. New Text Message

A confirmation message is

displayed.

Allows you to send text messages

and e-mail transmissions.

Messages

The Basics of Sending a Text

Message

Call History To select a

recipient from your Call History.

Recent Messages Choose

1. Press

Inbox/ Sent to select a recipient

from your Recent Messages.

2. Enter the recipient's address.

3. Press

field.

to access the text

Groups Select a recipient from

your Groups.

4. Type your message (text or

e-mail).

Cancel Cancels editing your

message.

5. Press

Send.

4. Complete your message and

send or save it.

A confirmation message is

displayed.

Customize Your Text Message

Using Options

Select Recipient(s) Using

Options

While you are composing the

text of a message, you have

various options to customize the

text.

1. Press

2. Press Right Option Key

Options

3. Use

to highlight an

1. Press

option and press

2. Enter the recipient's address.

Contacts To select a recipient

3. Use

or press

from your Contact List.

access the text field.

4. Press Right Option Key

Sent

Options

Failed Text/Picture Message

Failed Multiple Text/Picture

Messages

5. Use

to highlight an

option and press

Sent Text/Picture Message

Insert Templates

Signature/

Send Multiple Text/ Picture Message

Name & Number

Drafts

Save As Drafts/Templates

Priority Level High/ Normal

Draft Text Message

Draft Picture Message

Cancel Cancels editing your

message.

2. New Picture Message

6. Complete your message and

send or save it.

Allows you send messages with

Text, Image and Audio

attachments.

Message Icon Reference

1. Press

Inbox

2. Enter the recipient's address,

or press Right Option Key

Options to search recent

New/Unread Text/Picture Message

Opened/Read Text/Picture Message

New/Unread Notification Message

Opened/Read Notification Message

Priority High

contacts and press

select the desired contact.

3. Use

to access the

Subject and Text fields.

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the message fields. The

message.

following options are available:

5. Withthe Image field, press

* Editing the To: field

Left Option Key

Add

Contacts/ Call History/

Recent Messages/ Groups/

Cancel

and press

to select:

Image/ Take Photo

* Editing the Subject field

6. Use

to highlight a file,

Preview/ Add/ Go to/ Save

As/ Priority Level/ Delivery

Notice/ Remove/ Cancel

then press Left Option Key

Set

7. With the Audio field

* Editing the Text field

highlighted, press Left Option

Key

Add to enter My

Preview/ Add/ Go to/ Save

As/ Priority Level/ Delivery

Notice/ Remove/ Cancel

Sounds and select from the

following options:

Press the Left Option Key

* Editing the Image field

Voice to record new audio.

Preview Add Slide/ Go to/

Press

Play to play the

Save As Draft/ Priority Level/

Delivery Notice/ Remove/

Cancel

highlighted file.

Right Option Key

Set to

attach the highlighted file.

8. Press the Right Option Key

Options

to customize

* Editing the Audio field

Viewing Your Inbox

Up to 700 (500 SMS, 100 MMS and

100 MMS Notifications) messages

can be stored in the Inbox.

Preview Add Slide/ Go to/

Save As Draft Priority Level/

Delivery Notice/ Remove

Cancel

1. Press

12. Press

Send

2. Use

to highlight an inbox

message.

3. Inbox

3. Press Left Option Key

The phone can alert you in

several ways when you receive a

new message, including:

Reply/ D-load to reply to the

message or download the

attachment, Right Option Key

Displaying a notification

Options

message on the screen.

The following options are

Displaying the message icon

available in the Options menu:

on the status bar (It

For text messages: Delete/

Forward/ Save Contact/

Lock/ Message Info/ Delete

Multiple

blinks when the message is

urgent).

Ringing and/or Vibrating

(depending on the Volume

settings).

For picture messages:

Delete/ Forward/ Save

Contact/ Lock/ Message

Info/ Delete Multiple

Received messages are displayed

from newest to oldest.

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View

Note

option for the message, press

For picture messages:

Play Again/ Delete/ Reply as Picture

Message*/ Forward/ Save Contact/

Save/ Lock(Unlock)/ GoTo URL/

Extract Address/ Message Info

Left Option Key

Reply to

reply, or Right Option Key

Options to view

additional options.

* If the Reply Setting (Menu >

Messaging > Settings > All

Messages > Reply Setting) is set to

Text Message Only.

Delete Deletes the selected

message.

Forward Forwards the message

to other destination address(es).

4. Outbox

Save Contact Stores the callback

number, e-mail address, and numbers

in the received message into your

Contacts.

Up to 100 sent messages (50

SMS and 50 MMS) can be

stored in the Outbox folder. View

the contents of sent messages

and verify whether the

Save as Template Stores the

message as a template for future

messages.

transmission was successful (if

verification is supported by

network).

GoTo URL

Lock/Unlock Locks or unlocks

1. Press

the selected message.

Message Info Shows the message

type, priority, and status.

Forward Forwards the message

2. Use

to highlight a sent

to other destination address(es).

message.

Save Contact Stores the callback

number, e-mail address, and

numbers in the received message

into your Contacts.

3. Press Left Option Key

Resend to resend the

message to the recipient,

View to view the message, or

Right Option Key

Lock/Unlock Locks or unlocks

the selected message.

Options to access the

following options:

Message Info Shows the

message type, priority, and

status.

Delete/ Forward/ Save

Contact/ Lock/ Message

Info/ Delete Multiple

Note

4. While viewing the selected

For picture messages:

sent message, press Left

Play Again/ Delete/ Forward/

Save Contact/ Save/ Lock(Unlock)/

Option Key

Resend to

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resend the message to the

recipient, or Right Option Key

Options to access the

additional options:

Delete Multiple Allows you to

time.

Delete Deletes the selected

message.

Messages

5. Drafts

6. Voicemail

Allows you to access new voice

Displays saved draft messages.

messages recorded in your voice

1. Press

mail box. Your phone will notify

you when you receive a new

voice message.

2. Use

to highlight a

Draft/Saved message. Options

available are:

Checking Your Voicemail Box

1. Press

Press

Edit

2. Choose from the following

Press Right Option Key

Options for the following

options:

Press Left Option Key

Clear to clear the voicemail

Delete Deletes the selected

message from the Drafts

folder.

counter.

Press

to listen to the

message(s).

Save Contact Add New

Press Right Option Key

Exit to return to the Messaging

menu.

Contact

Update Existing

Lock/Unlock Locks a message

so that it is not erased if the

Delete Drafts or Delete All

feature is used.

Delete Multiple Selective

All

7. Templates

8. Settings

Allows you to display, edit, and

add text phrases. These text

strings allow you to reduce

manual text input into messages.

Allows you to configure Messaging

settings.

1. Press

2. Use

1. Press

to highlight Entry

Mode/ Signature then press

2. Press Left Option Key

New to create a new template.

3. Use

to highlight one of

the submenus and press

to select it.

3. Enter text and press

Save

to save the template.

4. Use

to highlight a

Message Settings Sub-Menu

Descriptions

template and press Right

Option Key

Options

then highlight an option and

1. Entry Mode

press

to select:

Allows you to select the

default input method between

T9Word, Abc and 123.

Edit/ Delete

2. Signature (On/ Off/ Edit)

Allows you to make/edit a

signature to automatically

send with your messages.

Messages/ Recent Calls

9. Delete All

Recent Calls

Allows you to erase the messages

stored in your Inbox, Outbox, or

Drafts message folders. You can

also erase all messages at the

same time.

The Recent Calls Menu is a list

of the last phone numbers or

Contacts entries for calls you

placed, accepted, or missed. It is

continually updated as new

numbers are added to the

beginning of the list and the

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight an

oldest entries are removed from

option: Delete Inbox/ Delete

Outbox/ Delete Drafts/

Delete All Messages then

the bottom of the list.

Note

To quickly view a list of all your

press

recent calls, press SEND Key

from standby mode.

3. Use

to highlight Yes

and press

1. Missed Calls

Allows you to view the list of

missed calls; up to 40 entries.

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight an entry.

2. Received Calls

5. Call Timer

Allows you to view the list of

Allows you to view the duration

incoming calls; up to 40 entries.

of selected calls.

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight a call

2. Use

to highlight an entry.

type (below).

3. Dialed Calls

Last Call

Home Calls

Roam Calls

All Calls

Allows you to view the list of

outgoing calls; up to 40 entries.

6. Data Counter

1. Press

Allows you to view the amount of

2. Use

to highlight an

received and sent data.

entry.

1. Press

Received Data

All Data

4. All Calls

2. Use

list.

to scroll through the

Allows you to view the list of

missed, received and dialed calls;

up to 120 entries.

Sent Data

1. Press

2. The history of all calls are

displayed.

Games/ Browser

Games

Browser

Allows you to use the preloaded

The Web feature allows you to

games or buy new games.

view Internet content.

Accessibility and selections

within this feature are dependent

1. Buy Games

upon your service provider. For

1. Press

specific information on Web

contact your service provider.

Select the preloaded games:

1. Start Browser

Chequered Flag/ WordAttack

Allows you to initiate an Web

session.

1. Press

2. An air time charges prompt

can appear if the setting is

enabled.

3. After a few seconds, you will

see the home page.

Ending an Web Session

End an Web session by pressing

Navigating Through the

Browser

Scrolling

Use

to scroll through the

content if the current page does

not fit on one screen. The

currently selected item is

indicated by a cursor on the

screen.

On-screen items may be

presented in one of the following

ways:

Numbered options

You can use your numeric

Fast Scrolling

keypad or you can select the

items by moving the cursor

and pressing the appropriate

Option Key(s).

Press and hold

to quickly

move the cursor up and down on

the current screen.

Links embedded in content

Option Keys

You can act on the options or

the links by using the Option

Keys at the bottom of the

display screen.

The Left Option Key

is used

primarily for first options or

selecting an item, but its

function may change depending

on the content displayed.

Text or numbers

You can select the items by

moving the cursor and

pressing the appropriate

Option Keys.

The Right Option Key

used primarily for secondary

options or a menu of secondary

options.

Browser

Entering Text, Numbers, or

Symbols

Initiating a Phone Call From

Web

When prompted to enter text,

the current text entry method

appears above the Right Option

You can make a phone call from

Web if the site you are using

supports the feature.

Key

as ABC(Abc/abc),

The browser connection is

terminated when you initiate the

call. After you end the call, your

phone returns to the screen from

which you initiated the call.

Sym, 123, etc. To change the

input mode, press the Right

Option Key

. To change to

upper case, press

Clearing Out Text/Numbers

Entered

When entering text or numbers,

press

to clear the last

number, letter, or symbol. Press

and hold

to clear the input

field completely.

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Multimedia

1. Take Photo

Gallery to access My Images

or press the Right Option Key

Options for the following

options:

1. Press

2. Press

to access the

Options Tab

following camera options:

Color Effects Color/ Sepia/

Mono/ Negative

Brightness

White Balance Auto/ Sunny/

Cloudy/ Tungsten/ Fluorescent

Night Mode On/ Off

Resolution 480X640/

240X320/ 144X176/

120X160

Self Timer Off/ 3 Seconds/

Capture

Zoom

5 Seconds/ 10 Seconds

Frame On/ Off

Settings Tab

Multishot Off/ 3 shots/

6 shots

Quality Fine/ Normal/

Economy

Shutter Sound None/ Sound

1/ Sound 2/ Sound 3/ Say

Cheese

Auto Save On/ Off

Send Reminder On/ Off

Reset Yes/ No

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2. Record Voice

Capture.

Record Voice allows you to

record short verbal/voice

messages.

5. Select Send

Send to Online

Album, or View after the

picture is taken. Send will

open a new Picture Message.

View will offer the following

options:

1. Press

2. Press

Record to record a

new voice memo.

Save

3. Talk into the microphone, then

press

Stop. The default

Gallery

memo title is the date and

time of recording.

Send to send by Picture

Message, via Bluetooth, or

to your Online Album.

4. Once recording has stopped,

press Right Option Key

Options to access the

following:

Set As to set as the

Wallpaper or as a Picture ID.

Delete

Set As/ Rename/ Delete

3. Images

4. Sounds

Images allows you to view your

Audios allows you to access

saved images, some of which can

saved audio clips and record new

ones.

be set as your phone's Main

Screen or Picture ID.

1. Press

2. Select the My Sounds/

Default/ Buy Ringtones

folder or one of the files listed,

2. Select My Images

Default/

Buy Graphics then press

then press

3. Highlight the image you want

to display.

Press Left Option Key

Send to send the selected

Press Right Option Key

audio clip to somebody else.

Options to access and apply

options.

Press

Play to play the

selected audio clip.

Press

View to view the

selected image.

Press Right Option Key

Options to access and

apply options.

Press Left Option Key

Send to send the selected

image to somebody else.

(This option is only available

in My Images).

Voice Command

1.2 Voicemail

Voice Command

1. Press

Allows you to make phone calls

quickly and easily by voice. Your

phone recalls the number from

2. The phone will announce any

new Voicemail(s).

your Contacts, displays it briefly,

and then dials it. This menu also

includes features that are useful

for those who are driving or blind.

1.3 Missed Calls

You can hear details about

missed calls.

It delivers time information by

voice and allows you to check

1. Press

missed calls, messages and

voicemails.

1.4 Messages

This voice command feature will

read out information from

messages received.

1. Start Command

1. To enter the Voice Command

Menu, press

1. Press

1.1 Call <Name> or

1.5 Time & Date

This voice command feature will

1. Press

read out the current time &

date.

2. Say the name as it is saved in

your Contact List or say the

number.

1. Press

more information about an

incoming call in addition to, or

instead of, the Ring/Ringtone.

1.6 Help

Allows you to view more

information about the features in

Voice Control.

1. Press

2. between the options: Disable/

Announce/ Announce + Ring

2. Command Mode

4. Train Word

Allows you to choose between

Normal or Speed settings. The

Speed setting allows you to

access the Voice Command

Allows you to train the voice

recognition for improved results.

1. Press

functions more quickly with a

non-verbal prompt.

2. Select options.

Voice Command/ Answer/

Digit Dial

1. Press

2. Select options.

5. Best Match

Normal/ Speed

Allows you to customize Best

Match settings.

3. Announce Alert

Allows you to customize the

Announce Alert function. Alert

Announce allows you to hear

1. Press

2. Select options.

1 Match/ 4 Matches

My Schedule

6. Use

to highlight

My Schedule

1. Alarm Clock

Ringtones, press Left Option Key

Set and select a ringtone.

Allows you to set up to five

7. Press

Save

alarms. At the alarm time, any set

alarm will sound the tone of your

choice, and an alarm message will

be displayed on the LCD screen.

2. Calendar

Allows you to store and access

your agenda(s). Simply enter

1. Press

your appointments in the

Calendar, and your phone will

alert you with a reminder.

2. Use

to highlight the

alarm you wish to set, then

1. Press

2. Use

press

to select it.

to highlight the

3. Press Left Option Key

scheduled day.

Set to set the alarm time.

Moves cursor to the

4. Use

to highlight Repeat

previous day.

(recurrence setting).

Moves cursor to the next

5. Press

to select one of

day.

the following.

Moves to the previous

week.

Once

Daily

Mon - Fri/

Weekends

Moves to the next week.

Bluetooth

3. Press Left Option Key

New

The LG501C is compatible with

4. Use

to highlight the field

devices that support the

you wish to edit, then press

Push. You^®may create and store

Bluetooth Headset, HandsFree,

Left Option Key

edit your schedule

information:

Set to

Phonebook Access, and Object

20 pairings within the LG501C

and connect to one device at a

time. The approximate

Subject

End time

Repeat

Start time

Reminder

Until

communication range for

Ringtone

Bluetooth wireless technology is

5. Press

Save

up to 30 feet (10 meters).

Bluetooth QD ID B017358

3. Notepad

Allows you to add, read, edit,

and erase notes to yourself.

1. Press

2. Press Left Option Key

New to write a new note.

3. Type the note, then press

Save

A confirmation message

displays briefly, then displays

your list of notes.

Bluetooth

Note

3. Press Left Option Key

Read the user guide of each Bluetooth

accessory that you are trying to pair

with your phone because the

instructions may be different.

4. If Bluetooth power is set to

off, you will be prompted to

turn power on. Highlight Yes

The Bluetooth features available on

this handset may not be compatible

and press

with all Bluetooth enabled devices.

Your service provider or handset

manufacturer cannot be held

5. Select New Search/Last

Search. The device will appear

in the Device Found menu

once it has been located.

responsible for compatibility issues

with devices not sold by the service

provider or handset manufacturer.

1. Paired Devices

Highlight the device and press

Pair

Pairing is the process that allows

the handset to locate, establish

and register 1-to-1 connection

with the target device.

6. Depending on the type of

device:

- The phone will Autopair.

For pairing new Bluetooth^®

device

- You will need to confirm

matching codes.

1. Press

- You will need to enter a

the device to pairing^®mode.

2. Follow the Bluetooth

passkey. Consult the

accessory instructions to set

Bluetooth accessory

instructions for the correct

passkey (typically “0000” - 4

zeroes). Enter the passkey and

Note

By default, your device’s Bluetooth

functionality is turned off.

press

3. My Visibility

7. The handset will prompt you

for your connection

Allows you to set the visibility of

preferences. Highlight Always

Ask or Always Connect and

your Bluetooth function.

1. Press

2. Use

press

to highlight a setting,

8. Once connected, you will see

then press

the device listed in the Paired

Devices menu.

On/ Off

2. Power

4. My Bluetooth Info

Allows you to set the Bluetooth

Allows you to view information

power to On/Off.

regarding the Bluetooth

function.

1. Press

2. Use

1. Press

to highlight a

setting, then press

Off

Tools

Press Right Option Key

Operator for additional

calculating options.

equation.

Your phone is equipped with

helpful tools, including:

Use Navigation Keys to

enter functions.

Calculator, Ez Tip Calculator,

World Clock, Stopwatch, Unit

Converter.

Press

to complete

1. Calculator

2. Ez Tip Calculator

Allows you to perform simple

mathematical calculations. You

can enter numbers up to the

ninth decimal place.

Allows you to quickly and easily

estimate the tip and total

amount of a bill by inputting the

bill amount before tip, the tip

1. Press

percentage, and dividing it by

the number of people paying.

2. Enter data.

1. Press

Use keypad to enter

numbers.

2. Enter the variable fields (Bill,

Tip(%), Split).

Use

to enter decimals.

to set as ( ).

3. Press Left Option Key

Press Left Option Key

Reset for another calculation.

Clear to the entry.

1. Press

3. World Clock

2. Press

press

Start to start, and

Allows you to determine the

current time in another time

zone or country.

Stop to stop.

You can use the Lap

1. Press

function by pressing Left

Option Key

Lap to

2. Press Left Option Key

New to check other time zone

or country.

record up to 99 laps and

lap times.

3. Press Right Option Key

3. Use

to select other

country and press Right

Reset to reset.

Option Key

5. Unit Converter

4. Use

to scroll through all

available cities on the map.

Allows you to convert units of

Area, Length, Temperature, Mass,

Volume and Velocity.

5. Press

to save world clock.

6. Press Right Option Key

1. Press

Options

Daylight Saving Time/

Delete/ Delete All

2. Press the unit of measurement

you want to convert:

Currency/ Area/ Length/

Mass/ Temperature/

Volume/ Velocity

4. Stopwatch

Allows you to use the Stopwatch

function of the phone.

Settings

1.2 Volume

Settings

1. Sound

Allows you to set various volume

settings.

Options to customize your

1. Press

phone's sounds:

2. Select Master Volume

1.1 Ringtones

Keypad

Earpiece

Speaker

Allows you to assign ringtones

3. Use

to adjust the volume

for incoming calls.

of the function, then press

to save the setting.

1. Press

2. Select All Calls

Caller ID

1.3 Message Alerts

No Caller ID

Buy Ringtones

Allows you to select the alert

3. The My Sounds/ Default/

tone for a new message.

Buy Ringtones folders will be

1. Press

displayed. Press

to open

the desired folder.

2. Select Text Message

Picture

All

Message

Voicemail

4. Use

to highlight the

Messages

Message

ringtone.

Reminder.

5. Press

Play to play the

3. Use

to select a setting,

ringtone, and Left Option Key

then press

Set to set the ringtone to

your phone.

1.5.1 Minute Beep

1.4 Alert Type

Alerts you 10 seconds before the

Allows you to select the alert

end of every minute during a call.

types.

1. Press

2. Use

1.5.2 Call Connect

Alerts you when the call is

to highlight the alert

connected.

you wish to edit.

Call Alert/ Message Alert/

Schedule Alert/ Alarm Alert

1.5.3 Back to Top

Alerts you when you scroll

through the end of a menu list.

3. Use

to scroll through the

alert types.

1.5.4 Low Battery

Ring Only/ Vibrate Only/

Ring & Vibrate

Alerts you when the battery

charge level is low.

4. Press

to save

1.5.5 Roam Alert

1.5 Service Alerts

3. Use

to On/ Off, then

Allows you to set any of the 5 Alert

press

.(Options for Low

options to On or Off.

Battery are: Announce/ Tone

)

1. Press

2. Select an alert option.

Settings

3. Press View to preview the

wallpaper, or Left Option Key

Set to set the wallpaper

to your phone.

1.6 Power On/Off Tone

Allows you to set the phone to

sound a tone when the phone is

powered on and off.

1. Press

2.2 Backlight

2. Use

press

to set On

Off, then

Allows you to set the duration

for illuminating the backlight.

1. Press

2. Display

2. Choose a submenu (options

Options to customize your

below), then press

phone's display screen.

Display/ Keypad/ Brightness

3. Use

to select a setting,

2.1 Wallpaper

then press

Allows you to choose the kind of

background to be displayed on

the phone.

2.3 Auto Keyguard

1. Press

2.4 Menu Style

2. Select My Images

Default or

Allows you to view the main

Buy Graphics

Menu items as icons or on a list.

1. Press

2. Select Icon or List and press

2.7 Font Settings

Allows you to select the type of

font displayed on LCD.

2.5 Languages (Idiomas)

1. Press

Allows you to use the bilingual

feature according to your

preference. Choose between

English and Español.

2. Choose a sub-menu and press

Font Type/ Dial Font Style/

Dial Font Size

1. Press

2. Use

to select English or

3. Use

to highlight an

Spanish, then press

option, then press

Options for Font Type

2.6 Clocks & Calendar

LG Gothic/ LG Greentea/ LG

Mint/ LG Round/ LG Secret

Allows you to select the type of

clocks displayed on the main LCD.

Options for Dial Font Size

1. Press

2. Use

Normal Large

to highlight an

Options for Font Style

option, then press

Digital/ Blackboard/

Normal Clock/ Analog

Clock/ Digital 12 Clock/

Digital 24 Clock/ Dual

Clock/ Calendar/ Off

Sketchbook/ Sky/ Basic

Settings

1. Press

2.8 Word Prediction

2. Enter the four-digit lock code

Allows you to activate word

and press

prediction, a function that uses

your past text entries to predict

what your next word will be.

The default lock code is

commonly the last 4 digits of

your phone number.

1. Press

3. Press

Lock Phone

2. Use

to highlight On

4. Use

to select an option,

Off, then press

then press

3. Security

Unlock The phone will remain

unlocked.

The Security menu allows you to

Lock The phone is locked

secure the phone electronically.

until it is unlocked again.

When locked, you can receive

incoming calls and make only

emergency calls.

3.1 Lock Phone

Keeps your phone from

unauthorized use. Once the

phone is locked, it is in restricted

On Power Up The phone is

locked when it is turned on.

mode until the lock code is

entered. You can still receive

phone calls and make emergency

calls. You can modify the lock

code by setting a New Lock code

within the Security menu.

4. Enter a new 4-digit lock code

3.2 Camera Restriction

and press

Allows you to restrict Camera.

5. For confirmation, it will ask

1. Press

you to enter the new lock

code again.

2. Enter the four-digit lock code.

3. Press

Camera

Restriction.

3.4 Reset Default

Allows you to reset your phone

4. Use

to select between

to the factory default settings.

Unlock/ Lock then press

1. Press

3.3 Change Lock Code

2. Enter the four-digit lock code

Allows you to enter a new four-

and press

digit lock code.

3. Press

Reset Default.

1. Press

4. A message will pop up that

says "Preference settings will

be set to factory defaults.

Press <OK> to continue."

2. Enter the four-digit lock code

and press

3. Press

Change Lock Code

and select Phone Only/

Press

Camera

5. Use

to highlight an

option (below) and press

Revert/ Cancel

Settings

Off

Every 10 Seconds/

4. Call Settings

Every 30 Seconds

Every 60 Seconds

The Call Settings menu allows

you to designate how the phone

handles both incoming and

outgoing calls.

4.3 One Touch Dial

Allows you to initiate a speed dial

call by pressing and holding the

speed dial digit. If set to Off,

4.1 Answer Options

Allows you to determine how to

Speed Dial numbers designated in

your Contacts will not function.

answer an incoming call.

1. Press

2. Use

1. Press

to select a setting

2. Use

to select a setting,

(from below), then press

then press

SEND Key Only/ Any Key/

Auto with Handsfree

On/

Off

4.4 Airplane Mode

4.2 Auto Retry

Allows you to use features on

your phone that do not require

wireless communications.

Allows you to set the length of

time the phone waits before

automatically redialing a number

when the attempted call fails.

1. Press

2. Use

2. Read the displayed message

and press

to continue.

to select a setting,

then press

3. Use

to select a setting,

5. System

then press

The System menu allows you to

Off

designate specific system

network settings.

4.5 TTY Mode

5.1 Network

Allows you to attach a TTY

(Teletype writer) device, enabling

you to communicate with parties

also using a TTY device.

5.1.1 System Select

Allows you to set up the phone

producer’s management

A phone with TTY support is

able to translate typed characters

to voice. Voice can also be

environment. Leave this setting as

the default unless you want to

alter system selection as instructed

by your service provider.

translated into characters and

then displayed on the TTY.

1. Press

2. Read the displayed message

2. Use

to highlight

and press

to continue.

Home Only / Automatic then

3. Use

to select a setting,

press

then press

5.1.2 Serving System

TTY Full

TTY + Talk

TTY + Hear

TTY Off

Identifies the channel number of

a system that is served as an SID

Settings

Number. This information should

only be used for technical

support.

6. Memory

Allows you to check out the

memory status of your phone

and change Save options.

1. Press

2. Use

5.2 Location

to highlight

Reserved Memory/

Menu for GPS (Global

Multimedia, and press

Positioning System: Satellite

assisted location information

system) mode.

7. Phone Info

The Phone Info menu provides

you with specific information

pertaining to your phone model.

1. Press

2. Use

to highlight

setting, then press

1. Press

2. Use

Location On

E911 Only

to highlight an

option and press

, or

Note

press the corresponding

number key.

GPS satellite signals are not always

transmitted, especially under bad

atmospheric and environmental

conditions, indoors etc.

My Number

ESN/MEID/

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For Your Safety

Important Information

Before You Start

This user guide contains

Safety Instructions

important information on the use

and operation of this phone.

Please read all the information

carefully for optimal performance

and to prevent any damage to or

misuse of the phone. Any

WARNING! To reduce the

possibility of electric shock, do

not expose your phone to high

humidity areas, such as the

bathroom, swimming pool, etc.

changes or modifications not

expressly approved in this user

guide could void your warranty

for this equipment. Any changes

or modifications not expressly

approved by the manufacturer

could void the user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

Always store your phone away

from heat. Never store your

phone in settings that may

expose it to temperatures less

than 32 °F or greater than 104°F,

such as outside during extreme

weather conditions or in your car

on a hot day. Exposure to

excessive cold or heat will result

in malfunction, damage and/or

catastrophic failure.

For Your Safety

Be careful when using your

phone near other electronic

devices. RF emissions from your

mobile phone may affect nearby

in adequately shielded electronic

equipment. You should consult

with manufacturers of any

Safety Information

Read these simple guidelines.

Breaking the rules may be

dangerous or illegal. Further

detailed information is given in

this user guide.

personal medical devices such as

pacemakers and hearing aides to

determine if they are susceptible

to interference from your mobile

phone.

Do not disassemble this unit.

Take it to a qualified service

technician when repair work is

required.

Keep away from electrical

Turn off your phone in a medical

facility or at a gas station. Never

place your phone in a microwave

appliances such as TVs,

radios, and personal

computers.

oven as this will cause the

battery to explode.

The unit should be kept away

IMPORTANT! Please read the

TIA SAFETY INFORMATION on

page 94 before using your

phone.

from heat sources such as

radiators or cookers.

Do not drop.

Do not subject this unit to

mechanical vibration or shock.

The coating of the phone may

Use the accessories like an

be damaged if covered with

wrap or vinyl wrapper.

earphone cautiously. Do not

touch the antenna

unnecessarily.

Use dry cloth to clean the

exterior of the unit. (Do not

use solvent such as benzene,

thinner or alcohol.)

Memory card information

and care

The memory card cannot be

Do not subject this unit to

excessive smoke or dust.

used for recording copyright-

protected data.

Do not keep the phone next

to credit cards or transport

tickets; it can affect the

information on the magnetic

strips.

Keep the memory card out of

the small children’s reach.

Do not leave the memory card

in extremely hot location.

Do not disassemble or modify

the memory card.

Do not tap the screen with a

sharp object; otherwise, it

may damage the phone.

Do not expose the phone to

liquid or moisture.

For Your Safety

FCC RF Exposure

Information

CAUTION

Use only the supplied and

WARNING! Read this

approved antenna. Use of

information before operating the

unauthorized antennas or

phone.

modifications could impair call

In August 1996 , the Federal

quality, damage the phone, void

Communications Commission

your warranty and/or result in

(FCC) of the United States, with

violation of FCC regulations. Do

its action in Report and Order

not use the phone with a

FCC 96 -326 , adopted an

damaged antenna. If a damaged

updated safety standard for

antenna comes into contact with

human exposure to radio

skin, a minor burn may result.

frequency (RF) electromagnetic

Contact your local dealer for a

energy emitted by FCC regulated

transmitters. Those guidelines are

replacement antenna.

Body-worn Operation

consistent with the safety

standard previously set by both

U.S. and international standards

bodies.

This device was tested for typical

body-worn operations with the

back of the phone kept 0.79

The design of this phone

complies with the FCC guidelines

and these international

standards.

inches (2cm) between the user’s

body and the back of the phone.

To comply with FCC RF exposure

requirements, a minimum

separation distance of 0.79

inches (2cm) must be

maintained between the user’s

body and the back of the phone.

Third-party belt-clips, holsters,

and similar accessories

Part 15.105 statement

This equipment has been tested

and found to comply with the

limits for a class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This

containing metallic components

should not be used. Body-worn

accessories that cannot maintain

0.79 inches (2cm) separation

distance between the user’s body

and the back of the phone, and

have not been tested for typical

body-worn operations may not

comply with FCC RF exposure

limits and should be avoided.

equipment generates uses and

can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio

FCC Part 15 Class B

Compliance

communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular

installation.

This device and its accessories

comply with part 15 of FCC

rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1)

This device and its accessories

may not cause harmful

If this equipment does cause

harmful interference or television

reception, which can be

interference, and (2) this device

and its accessories must accept

any interference received,

determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of

including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

For Your Safety

the following measures:

water or other liquids, expose

to fire, explosion or other

hazard.

Reorient or relocate the

receiving antenna.

Only use the battery for the

system for which it is

Increase the separation

between the equipment and

receiver.

specified. Only use the battery

with a charging system that

Connect the equipment into

has been qualified with the

an outlet on a circuit different

system per this standard. Use

from that to which the

receiver is connected.

of an unqualified battery or

charger may present a risk of

fire, explosion, leakage, or

other hazard.

Consult the dealer or an

experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

Do not short circuit a battery

or allow metallic conductive

Cautions for Battery

objects to contact battery

terminals.

Do not disassemble or open

crush, bend or deform,

puncture or shred.

Replace the battery only with

another battery that has been

qualified with the system per

this standard, IEEE-Std-1725 -

200x.

Do not modify or

remanufacture, attempt to

insert foreign objects into the

battery, immerse or expose to

Use of an unqualified battery

For those host devices that

may present a risk of fire,

utilize a USB port as a

explosion, leakage or other

hazard.

charging source, the host

device’s user manual shall

include a statement that the

phone shall only be

Promptly dispose of used

batteries in accordance with

local regulations.

connected to products that

bear the USB-IF logo or have

completed the USB-IF

Battery usage by children

should be supervised.

compliance program.

Avoid dropping the phone or

Adapter (Charger)

Cautions

battery. If the phone or

battery is dropped, especially

on a hard surface, and the

user suspects damage, take it

Using the wrong battery

charger could damage your

phone and void your warranty.

to a service center for

inspection.

The adapter or battery

charger is intended for indoor

use only.

Improper battery use may

result in a fire, explosion or

other hazard.

Do not expose the adapter or

battery charger to direct sunlight

or use it in places with high

humidity, such as the bathroom.

For Your Safety

Avoid damage to your

hearing

Damage to your hearing can

occur if you are exposed to

loud sound for long periods of

time. We therefore

recommend that you do not

turn on or off the handset

close to your ear. We also

recommend that music and

call volumes are set to a

reasonable level.

If you are listening to music

while out and about, please

ensure that the volume is at a

reasonable level so that you

are aware of your

surroundings. This is

particularly imperative when

attempting to cross the street.

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set by both U.S. and

TIA Safety Information

international standards bodies:

Provided herein is the complete

TIA Safety Information for

Wireless Handheld phones.

ANSI C95 .1 (1992 ) *

NCRP Report 86 (1986)

ICNIRP (1996 )

Inclusion of the text covering

Pacemakers, Hearing Aids, and

Other Medical Devices is

Those standards were based on

comprehensive and periodic

evaluations of the relevant

required in the owner’s manual

for CTIA Certification. Use of the

remaining TIA language is

scientific literature. For example,

over 120 scientists, engineers,

encouraged when appropriate.

and physicians from universities,

government health agencies, and

industry reviewed the available

body of research to develop the

ANSI Standard (C95 .1).

Exposure to Radio

Frequency Signal

Your wireless handheld portable

telephone is a lowpower radio

transmitter and receiver. When it

is ON, it receives and also sends

out radio frequency (RF) signals.

In August, 1996 , the Federal

Communications Commissions

(FCC) adopted RF exposure

* American National Standards

Institute; National Council on

Radiation Protection and

Measurements; International

Commission on Non-Ionizing

Radiation Protection The design

of your phone complies with the

FCC guidelines (and those

standards).

guidelines with safety levels for

handheld wireless phones. Those

guidelines are consistent with

the safety standards previously

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Antenna Care

Driving

Use only the supplied or an

Check the laws and regulations

approved replacement antenna.

on the use of wireless phones in

Unauthorized antennas,

the areas where you drive. Always

modifications, or attachments

obey them. Also, if using your

phone while driving, please:

could damage the phone and

may violate FCC regulations.

Give full attention to driving -

driving safely is your first

responsibility;

Phone Operation

NORMAL POSITION: Hold the

phone as you would any other

telephone with the antenna

pointed up and over your

shoulder.

Use hands-free operation, if

available;

Pull off the road and park

before making or answering a

Tips on Efficient Operation

call if driving conditions so

require.

For your phone to operate most

efficiently:

Do not touch the antenna

unnecessarily when the phone

is in use. Contact with the

antenna affects call quality

and may cause the phone to

operate at a higher power

level than otherwise needed.

Persons with pacemakers:

Electronic Devices

Most modern electronic

Should ALWAYS keep the

equipment is shielded from RF

phone more than six inches

from their pacemaker when

the phone is turned ON;

signals. However, certain

electronic equipment may not be

shielded against the RF signals

from your wireless phone.

Should not carry the phone in

a breast pocket.

Pacemakers

Should use the ear opposite

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the pacemaker to minimize the

potential for interference.

Manufacturers Association

recommends that a minimum

separation of six (6’) inches be

maintained between a handheld

wireless phone and a pacemaker

to avoid potential interference

If you have any reason to

suspect that interference is

taking place, turn your phone

OFF immediately.

with the pacemaker. These

recommendations are consistent

with the independent research

by and recommendations of

Wireless Technology Research.

Hearing Aids

Some digital wireless phones may

interfere with some hearing aids.

In the event of such interference,

you may want to consult AT&T.

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Other Medical Devices

Vehicles

If you use any other personal

RF signals may affect improperly

medical device, consult the

installed or inadequately

manufacturer of your device to

shielded electronic systems in

determine if they are adequately

motor vehicles. Check with the

shielded from external RF energy.

manufacturer or its

Your physician may be able to

representative regarding your

assist you in obtaining this

vehicle. You should also consult

information.

the manufacturer of any

equipment that has been added

to your vehicle.

Health Care Facilities

Turn your phone OFF in health

Posted Facilities

care facilities when any

regulations posted in these areas

Turn your phone OFF in any

instruct you to do so.

facility where posted notices so

Hospitals or health care facilities

require.

may use equipment that could

Aircraft

be sensitive to external RF

energy.

FCC regulations prohibit using

your phone while in the air. Turn

your phone OFF before boarding

an aircraft.

petroleum gas (such as propane

or butane); areas where the air

contains chemicals or particles

(such as grain, dust, or metal

powders); and any other area

where you would normally be

advised to turn off your vehicle

engine.

Blasting Areas

To avoid interfering with blasting

operations, turn your phone OFF

when in a ‘blasting areas or in

areas posted: ‘Turn off two-way

radio’. Obey all signs and

instructions.

Potentially Explosive

For Vehicles Equipped with

an Air Bag

Atmosphere Turn your phone

OFF when in any area with a

potentially explosive atmosphere

and obey all signs and

An air bag inflates with great

force.

DO NOT place objects, including

either installed or portable

wireless equipment, in the area

over the air bag or in the air bag

deployment area. If in-vehicle

wireless equipment is improperly

installed and the air bag inflates,

serious injury could result.

instructions. Sparks in such areas

could cause an explosion or fire

resulting in bodily injury or even

death.

Areas with a potentially explosive

atmosphere are often, but not

always, marked clearly. Potential

areas may include: fueling areas

(such as gasoline stations);

below deck on boats; fuel or

chemical transfer or storage

facilities; vehicles using liquefied

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place out of reach of children.

Charger and Adapter

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Keep the battery’s metal

contacts clean.

The charger and adapter are

intended for indoor use only.

Replace the battery when it

no longer provides acceptable

performance. The battery can

be recharged several hundred

times before replacement.

Battery Information and

Care

Please dispose of your battery

properly or take it to your

local wireless carrier for

recycling.

Recharge the battery after

long periods of non-use to

maximize battery life.

The battery does not need to

Battery life will vary due to

usage patterns and

be fully discharged before

recharging.

environmental conditions.

Use only LG-approved

Use of extended backlighting,

MEdia Net Browsing, and data

connectivity kits affect battery

life and talk/standby times.

chargers specific to your

phone model since they are

designed to maximize battery

life.

Do not disassemble or impact

the battery as it may cause

electric shock, short-circuit,

and fire. Store the battery in a

The self-protection function

of the battery cuts the power

of the phone when its

it is dirty.

When using the power plug,

ensure that it is firmly

connected.

operation is in an abnormal

state. In this case, remove the

battery from the phone,

reinstall it, and turn the phone

on.

If it is not, it may cause

excessive heat or fire. If you

put your phone in a pocket or

bag without covering the

receptacle of the phone

(power plug pin), metallic

articles (such as a coin,

Actual battery life will depend

on network configuration,

product settings, usage

patterns, battery and

paperclip or pen) may short-

environmental conditions.

circuit the phone. Always

cover the receptacle when not

in use.

Explosion, Shock, and Fire

Hazards

Do not short-circuit the

Do not put your phone in a

place subject to excessive dust

and keep the minimum

battery. Metallic articles such

as a coin, paperclip or pen in

your pocket or bag may short-

circuit the + and – terminals

of the battery (metal strips on

the battery) upon moving.

Short-circuit of the terminal

required distance between the

power cord and heat sources.

Unplug the power cord prior

to cleaning your phone, and

clean the power plug pin when

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may damage the battery and

cord unplugged.

cause an explosion.

Using the phone in proximity

to receiving equipment (i.e.,

TV or radio) may cause

General Notice

Using a damaged battery or

interference to the phone.

placing a battery in your

mouth may cause serious

injury.

Do not use the phone if the

antenna is damaged. If a

damaged antenna contacts

skin, it may cause a slight

burn. Please contact an LG

Authorized Service Center to

replace the damaged antenna.

Do not place items containing

magnetic components such as

a credit card, phone card,

bank book or subway ticket

near your phone. The

Do not immerse your phone

in water. If this happens, turn

it off immediately and remove

the battery. If the phone does

not work, take it to an LG

magnetism of the phone may

damage the data stored in the

magnetic strip.

Talking on your phone for a

long period of time may

reduce call quality due to heat

generated during use.

Authorized Service Center.

Do not paint your phone.

The data saved in your phone

might be deleted due to

careless use, repair of the

When the phone is not used

for a long period time, store it

in a safe place with the power

phone, or upgrade of the

software. Please backup your

important phone numbers.

(Ring tones, text messages,

voice messages, pictures, and

videos could also be deleted.)

The manufacturer is not liable

for damage due to the loss of

data.

The available scientific evidence

does not show that any health

problems are associated with

using wireless phones. There is

no proof, however, that wireless

phones are absolutely safe.

Wireless phones emit low levels

of radiofrequency energy (RF) in

the microwave range while being

used. They also emit very low

levels of RF when in the Home

screen. Whereas high levels of RF

can produce health effects (by

heating tissue), exposure to low

level RF that does not produce

heating effects causes no known

When you use the phone in

public places, set the ring

tone to vibration so as not to

disturb others.

Do not turn your phone on or

off when putting it in your ear.

adverse health effects. Many

studies of low level RF exposures

FDA Consumer Update

have not found any biological

effects. Some studies have

The U.S. Food and Drug

Administration Center for

Devices and Radiological Health

Consumer Update on Mobile

Phones.

suggested that some biological

effects may occur, but such

findings have not been confirmed

by additional research. In some

cases, other researchers have had

difficulty in reproducing those

studies, or in determining the

1. Do wireless phones pose a

health hazard?

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reasons for inconsistent results.

phone industry to take a number

of steps, including the following:

2. What is the FDA’s role

concerning the safety of

wireless phones?

Support needed research into

possible biological effects of

RF of the type emitted by

wireless phones;

Under the law, the FDA does not

review the safety of

radiationemitting consumer

products such as wireless phones

before they can be sold, as it

does with new drugs or medical

devices. However, the agency has

Design wireless phones in a

way that minimizes any RF

exposure to the user that is

not necessary for device

function; and

authority to take action if

wireless phones are shown to

emit radiofrequency energy (RF)

at a level that is hazardous to the

user. In such a case, the FDA

could require the manufacturers

Cooperate in providing users

of wireless phones with the

best possible information on

possible effects of wireless

phone use on human health.

of wireless phones to notify

users of the health hazard and to

repair, replace, or recall the

phones so that the hazard no

longer exists. Although the

existing scientific data do not

justify FDA regulatory actions,

the FDA has urged the wireless

The FDA belongs to an

interagency working group of

the federal agencies that have

responsibility for different

aspects of RF safety to ensure

coordinated efforts at the

federal level. The following

agencies belong to this

working group:

Communications Commission

(FCC). All phones that are sold

in the United States must comply

with FCC safety guidelines that

limit RF exposure. The FCC relies

National Institute for

Occupational Safety and

Health

on the FDA and other health

agencies for safety questions

about wireless phones.

Environmental Protection

Agency

The FCC also regulates the base

stations that the wireless phone

networks rely upon. While these

base stations operate at higher

Occupational Safety and

Health Administration

(Administración de la

seguridad y salud laborales)

power than do the wireless

phones themselves, the RF

exposures that people get from

Occupational Safety and

Health Administration

these base stations are typically

thousands of times lower than

those they can get from wireless

phones. Base stations are thus

not the subject of the safety

questions discussed in this

document.

National Telecommunications

and Information

Administration

The National Institutes of Health

participates in some interagency

working group activities, as well.

3. What kinds of phones are

the subject of this update?

The FDA shares regulatory

responsibilities for wireless

phones with the Federal

The term ‘wireless phone’ refers

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here to handheld wireless phones

4. What are the results of the

research done already?

with built-in antennas, often

called ‘cell’, ‘mobile’, or ‘PCS’

phones. These types of wireless

phones can expose the user to

measurable radiofrequency

The research done thus far has

produced conflicting results, and

many studies have suffered from

flaws in their research methods.

Animal experiments investigating

the effects of radiofrequency

energy (RF) exposures

energy (RF) because of the short

distance between the phone and

the user’s head. These RF

exposures are limited by FCC

characteristic of wireless phones

have yielded conflicting results

that often cannot be repeated in

other laboratories. A few animal

studies, however, have suggested

that low levels of RF could

safety guidelines that were

developed with the advice of the

FDA and other federal health and

safety agencies. When the phone

is located at greater distances

from the user, the exposure to RF

is drastically lower because a

person’s RF exposure decreases

rapidly with increasing distance

from the source. The so-called

‘cordless phones,’ which have a

base unit connected to the

telephone wiring in a house,

typically operate at far lower

power levels, and thus produce

RF exposures far below the FCC

safety limits.

accelerate the development of

cancer in laboratory animals.

However, many of the studies

that showed increased tumor

development used animals that

had been genetically engineered

or treated with cancer causing

chemicals so as to be pre-

disposed to develop cancer in

the absence of RF exposure.

Other studies exposed the

animals to RF for up to 22 hours

per day. These conditions are

not similar to the conditions

under which people use wireless

phones, so we don’t know with

certainty what the results of such

studies mean for human health.

Three large epidemiology studies

have been published since

years.

5. What research is needed to

decide whether RF exposure

from wireless phones poses a

health risk?

Acombination of laboratory

studies and epidemiological

studies of people actually using

wireless phones would provide

some of the data that are

December 2000. Between them,

the studies investigated any

possible association between the

use of wireless phones and

needed. Lifetime animal exposure

studies could be completed in a

few years. However, very large

numbers of animals would be

needed to provide reliable proof

of a cancer promoting effect if

one exists. Epidemiological

primary brain cancer, glioma,

meningioma, or acoustic

neuroma, tumors of the brain or

salivary gland, leukemia, or other

cancers. None of the studies

demonstrated the existence of

any harmful health effects from

wireless phone RF exposures.

However, none of the studies can

answer questions about long-

term exposures, since the

studies can provide data that is

directly applicable to human

populations, but 10 or more

years follow-up may be needed

to provide answers about some

health effects, such as cancer.

This is because the interval

between the time of exposure to

average period of phone use in

these studies was around three

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a cancercausing agent and the

leading participant in the World

time tumors develop - if they do-

Health Organization International

may be many, many years. The

Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

interpretation of epidemiological

Project since its inception in

studies is hampered by

1996 . An influential result of

difficulties in measuring actual RF

this work has been the

exposure during day-to-day use

development of a detailed

of wireless phones. Many factors

agenda of research needs that

affect this measurement, such as

has driven the establishment of

the angle at which the phone is

new research programs around

held, or which model of phone is

used.

the world. The project has also

helped develop a series of public

information documents on EMF

issues. The FDA and the Cellular

Telecommunications & Internet

Association (CTIA) have a formal

Cooperative Research and

6. What is the FDA doing to

find out more about the

possible health effects of

wireless phone RF?

The FDA is working with the U.S.

National Toxicology Program and

with groups of investigators

Development Agreement

(CRADA) to do research on

wireless phone safety. The FDA

provides the scientific oversight,

obtaining input from experts in

government, industry, and

around the world to ensure that

high priority animal studies are

conducted to address important

questions about the effects of

exposure to radiofrequency

academic organizations. CTIA-

funded research is conducted

through contracts with

energy (RF). The FDA has been a

independent investigators. The

watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg).

initial research will include both

The FCC limit is consistent with

laboratory studies and studies of

the safety standards developed

wireless phone users. The

by the Institute of Electrical and

CRADA will also include a broad

Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and

assessment of additional

the National Council on

research needs in the context of

Radiation Protection and

the latest research developments

around the world.

Measurement. The exposure limit

takes into consideration the

body’s ability to remove heat

from the tissues that absorb

energy from the wireless phone

and is set well below levels

known to have effects.

7. How can I find out how much

radio frequency energy

exposure I can get by using

my wireless phone?

All phones sold in the United

States must comply with Federal

Communications Commission

(FCC) guidelines that limit radio

frequency energy (RF)

Manufacturers of wireless phones

must report the RF exposure

level for each model of phone to

the FCC. The FCC website

(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety

) gives directions for locating the

FCC identification number on

your phone so you can find your

phone’s RF exposure level in the

online listing.

exposures. The FCC established

these guidelines in consultation

with the FDA and the other

federal health and safety

agencies. The FCC limit for RF

exposure from wireless

8. What has the FDA done to

measure the radio frequency

telephones is set at a Specific

Absorption Rate (SAR) of 1.6

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energy coming from wireless

phones?

greatly improve the consistency

of measurements made at

different laboratories on the

same phone. SAR is the

The Institute of Electrical and

Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is

developing a technical standard

for measuring the radio

measurement of the amount of

energy absorbed in tissue, either

by the whole body or a small

part of the body. It is measured

in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of

matter. This measurement is used

to determine whether a wireless

phone complies with safety

guidelines.

frequency energy (RF) exposure

from wireless phones and other

wireless handsets with the

participation and leadership of

FDA scientists and engineers.

The standard, ‘Recommended

Practice for Determining the

Spatial- Peak Specific Absorption

9. What steps can I take to

Rate (SAR) in the Human Body

reduce my exposure to

Due to Wireless Communications

radiofrequency energy from

my wireless phone?

Devices: Experimental

Techniques,’ sets forth the first

consistent test methodology for

measuring the rate at which RF is

deposited in the heads of

wireless phone users. The test

method uses a tissuesimulating

model of the human head.

Standardized SAR test

If there is a risk from these

products - and at this point we

do not know that there is - it is

probably very small. But if you

are concerned about avoiding

even potential risks, you can take

a few simple steps to minimize

your exposure to radiofrequency

energy (RF). Since time is a key

methodology is expected to

factor in how much exposure a

10. What about children using

wireless phones?

person receives, reducing the

amount of time spent using a

wireless phone will reduce RF

exposure. If you must conduct

extended conversations by

wireless phone every day, you

could place more distance

between your body and the

source of the RF, since the

exposure level drops off

The scientific evidence does not

show a danger to users of

wireless phones, including

children and teenagers. If you

want to take steps to lower

exposure to radiofrequency

energy (RF), the measures

described above would apply to

children and teenagers using

wireless phones. Reducing the

time of wireless phone use and

increasing the distance between

the user and the RF source will

reduce RF exposure. Some

groups sponsored by other

national governments have

advised that children be

dramatically with distance. For

example, you could use a

headset and carry the wireless

phone away from your body or

use a wireless phone connected

to a remote antenna. Again, the

scientific data do not

demonstrate that wireless

phones are harmful. But if you

are concerned about the RF

exposure from these products,

you can use measures like those

described above to reduce your

RF exposure from wireless phone

use.

discouraged from using wireless

phones at all. For example, the

government in the United

Kingdom distributed leaflets

containing such a

recommendation in December

2000. They noted that no

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evidence exists that using a

FDA, medical device

wireless phone causes brain

manufacturers, and many other

tumors or other ill effects. Their

groups, was completed in late

recommendation to limit wireless

2000. This standard will allow

phone use by children was

manufacturers to ensure that

strictly precautionary; it was not

cardiac pacemakers and

based on scientific evidence that

defibrillators are safe from

any health hazard exists.

wireless phone EMI. The FDA has

tested hearing aids for

11. What about wireless phone

interference with medical

equipment?

interference from handheld

wireless phones and helped

develop a voluntary standard