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KG290 User Guide - English This document is the user guide for the LG KG290 Mobile Phone. All rights for this document are reserved by LG Electronics. Copying, modifying and distributing this document without the consent of LG Electronics are prohibited.
Guidelines for Safe Changing and Efficient Use 8 Saved pages the text input mode Settings Using the T9 Mode KG290 Features 15 Network profiles Using the ABC Mode 28 View style Using the 123 mode Parts of the phone Cache...
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Call history Tools Multimedia All calls Alarm clock MP3 player All songs Missed calls Calendar My playlist Dialled calls Calculator Settings Received calls Memo Camera Call duration To do Video camera Call costs Stopwatch FM radio Data information Unit converter Voice recorder World time SIM services...
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Table of Contents Messaging Settings Profiles Text message New message Multimedia message 55 Text Contacts Voicemail number Multimedia Search Push message Inbox New contact Info message Drafts Speed dials Outbox Groups My stuff Sent Copy all Images Listen voicemail Delete all Sounds Info messages Settings...
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Settings Connectivity Flight mode Bluetooth Power save Date & Time Network Reset Set date USB connection mode 72 Date format Memory status Call Set time Call divert Time format Accessories Answer mode Send my number Languages Technical data Call waiting Display Minute minder Wallpaper...
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KG290 mobile phone, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. This user’s guide contains important information on the use and operation of this phone. Please read all the information carefully for...
For Your Safety Please read these simple guidelines. • Not to charge a handset near flammable material as the handset Not following these guidelines may can get hot and smoulder the Material, be dangerous or illegal. Further hence possible house fire. detailed information is given in this manual.
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use Please read these simple guidelines. general population. The guidelines were Not following these guidelines may developed by independent scientific be dangerous or illegal. Further organizations through periodic and detailed information is given in this thorough evaluation of scientific studies.
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device while operating can be well ear or when positioned at least below the maximum value. This is 1.5 cm away from the body. because the device is designed to When a carry case, belt clip or operate at multiple power levels so as holder is used for body-worn to use only the power required to operation, it should not contain...
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Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use * The SAR limit for mobile devices Product care and used by the public is 2.0 maintenance watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged WARNING! over ten grams of body tissue. Only use batteries, chargers and The guidelines incorporate a accessories approved for use with this substantial margin of safety to give particular phone model.
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Do not drop. Do not expose the phone to liquid or moisture. Do not subject this unit to mechanical vibration or shock. Use accessories, such as earphones and headsets, with The coating of the phone may be caution. Ensure that cables are damaged if covered with wrap or tucked away safely and do not vinyl wrapper.
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Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use Some hearing aids might be RF energy may affect some disturbed by mobile phones. electronic systems in your motor vehicle such as a car stereo or Minor interference may affect TVs, safety equipment. radios, PCs, etc. If your vehicle is equipped with an air bag, do not obstruct it with Road safety...
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Potentially explosive Children atmospheres Keep the phone in a safe place out of small children's reach. It includes Do not use the phone at a small parts which if detached may refueling point. Don't use near fuel cause a choking hazard. or chemicals.
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Do not expose the battery charger Use only LG batteries and to direct sunlight or use it in high chargers. LG chargers are humidity, such as the bathroom. designed to maximize the battery Do not leave the battery in hot or life.
KG290 Features Parts of the phone Rear view Left side view Holes for a carrying strap Side keys In standby mode: Camera lens Keypad volume adjustment. During a call: Earpiece volume adjustment. Camera hot key SIM card External Battery socket...
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KG290 Features Open view Earpiece Main screen Navigation keys Top: Icons showing In standby mode: signal strength, battery Briefly: Write new level and various other Message (Hold down: present functions Messages pop-up) Bottom: Soft key Briefly: List of Contacts indications...
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Display Information The screen displays several icons. These are described below. Icon area On-Screen Icons Text and Icon/Indicator Description graphic area Tells you the strength of the network signal. Right key Menu Contacts indicators You can use GPRS service. Area Description The alarm has been set First line...
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KG290 Features Icon/Indicator Description Note The quality of the conversation may You have received a change depending on network voice message. coverage. When the signal strength Vibrate only menu in is below 2 bars, you may experience muting, call drop and poor audio.
Getting Started Installing the SIM card card, press down lightly and pull it in the reverse direction. and battery 1. Installing the SIM card. Your SIM card contains your phone number, service details and contacts and must be inserted into your handset.
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Getting Started Note The metal contact of the SIM card can easily be damaged by scratches. Pay special attention to the SIM card while handling. Follow the instructions supplied with the SIM card. 2. Installing the battery. Insert the battery aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the battery terminals (gold contacts) in the battery compartment.
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3. To remove the battery. Turn the power off. (If the power is left on, there is a chance you could lose the stored telephone numbers and messages.) Press the battery release latches and open the battery . Then remove the battery.
Getting Started Charging the Battery 2. Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the main socket. Before connecting the travel adapter 3. The moving bars on the battery to the phone you must first install icon will stop after charging is the battery.
Disconnecting the WARNING! • Unplug the power cord and charger charger during lightning storms to avoid electric shock or fire. Disconnect the travel adapter from the phone as shown in the diagram • Make sure that no sharp-edged items such as animal teeth or nails, come below.
General Functions Making and answering 1. Press to access the contacts list. calls 2. Scroll to the contact to which you wish to make a call. Making a voice call 3. Press to make a voice call. 1. Enter the number including the full area code, or select the phone 4.
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In idle mode with the phone open, Note you can adjust the key volume To reject an incoming call, press using . or the right soft key twice. If you set Answer mode as Slide Answering a call open (Menu 9.5.2), you can answer the call simply by opening the When you receive a call, the phone slide.
General Functions Signal strength T9 mode You can check the strength of the This mode lets you enter words signal by the signal indicator ( with only one keystroke per on the left top of your phone screen. letter. Each key on the keypad Signal strength can vary, particularly has more than one letter.
Using the T9 Mode 123 mode (Number mode) The T9 predictive text input mode Type numbers using one allows you to enter words easily keystroke per number. with a minimum number of key To change to 123 mode in a text presses.
General Functions If the word is still incorrect after Using the ABC Mode typing completely, press once to enter your text. or more to scroll through the 1. Press the key labelled with the other word options. required letter: Example Once for the first letter.
Using the 123 (Number) mode Characters in the order display Upper Case Lower Case The 123 mode enables you to enter . , / ? ! - : ' " @ 1 . , / ? ! - : ' " @ 1 numbers in a text message A B C 2 À...
Overview of Menu Functions You can launch a menu by pressing in the idle screen. Move to the desired item and press to go into the sub menu. From the main menu you can also go into a submenu by directly pressing the corresponding numeric key as follows.
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4. Multimedia 6. My stuff 8. Contacts 4.1 MP3 player 6.1 Images 8.1 Search 8.2 New contact 4.2 Camera 6.2 Sounds 8.3 Speed dials 4.3 Video camera 6.3 Videos 8.4 Groups 4.4 FM radio 6.4 Others 8.5 Copy all 4.5 Voice recorder 6.5 Games &...
Browser Home Connecting to a desired Menu 1.1 bookmark You can launch the web browser and Press or select Connect from the access the homepage of the web Options menu. service provided by your Service Provider. Adding a new folder 1.
History View style (Menu 1.6.2) Menu 1.4 You can change the browser screen Shows the list of web pages titles size. (full screen or fit to screen) accessed recently. You can access the web page easily. Cache (Menu 1.6.3) Enabling Cache allows you to store Saved pages accessed pages to your phone.
Browser Security Certificates Java script (Menu 1.6.5) (Menu 1.6.7) If stored, a list of root/ca certificates This menu allows you to activate the required for WTLS/TLS can be found Java Script while you use the web here. Certificates can be viewed browser.
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Call history You can check the record of missed, Missed calls Menu 2.2 received, and dialled calls only if the Allows you to view missed call network supports Calling Line records, make a call, send a Identification (CLI) within the service message and save the number in area.
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Call history Call duration Call costs Menu 2.5 Menu 2.6 Allows you to view the duration of Allows you to check the cost of your your incoming and outgoing calls. last call, all calls, remaining and You can also reset the call times. reset the cost.
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Tools Alarm clock Menu 3.1 If you see marked date in the You can set the alarm clock to go on calendar, it means that there is a at a specified time. schedule or memo that day. This 1. Select On and enter the alarm function helps to remind you of your time you want.
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Tools 2. Use a navigation key to select a Note sign for calculation. If you want to change the text input mode, press the in order..3. Then input the numbers. 4. Press key to view the result. 5.
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Stopwatch 2. Select the unit you want to Menu 3.6 convert by pressing 1. Press [Start] to take time and It’s impossible to input “-” symbol record the lap time by pressing in unit converter. [Lap]. 3. Select the standard value by using 2.
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Tools SIM services Menu 3.9 This is a SIM service menu. It depends on SIM and the network services. Calendar settings Menu 3.0 In this menu, you can set a base time format for the calendar.(A.D or Hijriya or Farsi)
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Multimedia MP3 player Repeat (Menu 4.1.3.2) Menu 4.1 If you select One, only one song you selected will be repeated. And all All songs (Menu 4.1.1) the songs in your playlist will be You can view all the music files repeated if you select All.
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Multimedia Camera • To take a picture Menu 4.2 Hold down the camera button. Using the camera module built in - To take clear pictures, press the your phone, you can take pictures. camera button while holding the Additionally, you can camera without any movement.
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1. Hold down the in standby mode. Save to [ ]: You can set the space after taking a picture. 2. Focus on the subject to capture (External/Phone) the image, and then press [OK]. Multi shot [ ]: Allows to take 3.
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Multimedia Video camera FM radio Menu 4.3 Menu 4.4 1. Select Video camera menu. 2. Video camera settings menu is the Title Descriptions same with Photo camera settings, Shows the frequency except following items: Frequency indicating the current cursor. Volume Controlling the volume FM frequency and channel number...
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You can search radio stations and Voice recorder Menu 4.5 enjoy listening to the radio. In this feature you can record over 10 1. Press the corresponding number voice memos, up to a maximum of key of a channel to store the 60 seconds each.
Messaging New message Options Menu 5.1 Send to: Sends text messages. This menu includes functions related 1. Enter numbers of recipient. to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message 2. Press key to add more Service), voice mail, as well recipients.
Clear text: You can clear text - Text templates: You can use Text while writing SMS. templates already set in the Exit: If you press Exit while phone. writing a message, you can end - Contacts: You can add phone the writing message and back to numbers present in the new Message menu.
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Messaging Maximum available file size, that Save: You can save multimedia can be inserted to MMS-message, messages To drafts or As is 300 kb. templates. Edit subject: Allows you to Options modify the multimedia message Send to: You can send multimedia you have chosen.
Inbox For notified multimedia message, Menu 5.2 you have to wait for downloading You will be alerted when you have and processing of the message. received messages. They will be To read a message, select one of the stored in Inbox. messages by pressing the left soft If the phone shows ‘No space for SIM message’, you have to delete...
Messaging Information: You can view Drafts Menu 5.3 information about received Using this menu, you can preset messages; Sender’s address, multimedia messages that you use Subject (only for Multimedia most frequently. This menu shows message), Message date & time, the preset multimedia message list. Message type, Message size.
Multi delete: Deletes selected Delete all: Deletes all of the drafts at one time. messages in the folder. Delete all: You can delete all Outbox the messages in the outbox. Menu 5.4 The Outbox is a temporary storage Sent place for messages waiting to be Menu 5.5 sent.
Messaging Info messages Read (Menu 5.7.1) Menu 5.7 1. When you have received an info (Dependent to network and service message and select Read subscription) to view the message, it will be Info service messages are text displayed on the screen. You can messages delivered by the network read another message by scrolling to your handset.
Active list: You can select info The following options are available. service message numbers in the View: Select this to view the active list. if you activate an info selected template. service number, you can receive Edit: Use this to edit the selected messages sent from the number.
Messaging Multimedia Settings (Menu 5.8.2) Menu 5.9 After you have saved a new Text message (Menu 5.9.1) template, you can use the following Message types: options. Text, Voice, Fax, Natl. paging, View: You can see multimedia X.400, Email, ERMES templates. Usually, the type of message is set Edit: You can edit multimedia to Text.
Reply charging: When a Validity period: This network service allows you to set how long message is sent, it allows the recipients to reply and charge the your text messages will be stored at the message centre. cost of the reply to your telephone bill.
Messaging multimedia messages only when Voicemail number (Menu 5.9.3) you are registered to your home You can receive voicemail if your network (not roaming). network service provider supports Network profiles: If you select this feature. When a new voicemail the multimedia message server, is received, a symbol will be you can set the URL for the displayed on the screen.
Info message Languages (Menu 5.9.5) - You can select the language you Receive want by pressing - On: If you select this menu, your Then, the info service message phone will receive Info service will be shown in the language messages.
My stuff Images New folder: You can create a Menu 6.1 new folder within the folder The Images folder consists of currently selected. embedded links for downloading Multi delete: Deletes the pictures through the Internet. selected image. Pictures taken using the camera are Delete all: Deletes all images.
File > > Information/ File info: again to start playing. You can view the file information. The followings are available using the left soft key [Options] in the New folder: You can create a Video list. new folder within the folder currently selected.
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My stuff Multi delete: Deletes the When viewing video clips in the selected video file. Media Player, the following options are available: Delete all: Deletes all video files. File > > Information: You can You can view a video using the video check information on files being player.
Others Menu 6.4 Note When you format your SD Card, you Any type of file can be stored here. should set the file system as FAT This folder is mainly used for not FAT32. This system doesn't transporting files from one PC to provide FAT32 file format.
Profiles In Profiles, you can adjust and customise the phone tones for different events, environments, or caller groups. There are five preset profiles: General, Silent, Vibrate only, Outdoor and Headset. Each profile can be personalised (Except Vibrate only, Silent menu).
Contacts Search New message: After you have Menu 8.1 found the number you want, you 1. Select Search by press the left can send a message (Text/ soft key [OK]. Multimedia/Email) to the selected 2. Enter the name that you want to number.
Contacts New contact 5. You can set a ringtone and a photo Menu 8.2 for the entry by pressing left soft key You can add phonebook entry by [Options]. using this function. Phone memory capacity is 1000 entries. SIM card Speed dials memory capacity depends on the Menu 8.3...
4. After assigning the number as Remove member: You can speed dial, you can change and remove the member from the delete the entry. You can also Group member list. But the name make a call or send a message to and the number will be remained this number.
Contacts Name only: Set the phonebook Phone to SIM: You can copy the list with displaying only name. entry from Phone memory to SIM With picture: Set the phonebook Card. list with the information of picture. Delete all Name and number: Set the phonebook Menu 8.6 list...
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My Business card This option allows you to create your own business card featuring Name and an mobile phone number. To create a new business card, press the left soft key [New] and enter the information into the fields. If you want to edit, delete or to send a business card, select left soft key [options].
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Settings Date & Time Menu 9.1 Time format You can set functions relating to the (Menu 9.1.4) date and time. You can set the time format between 24 hours and 12 hours. Set date (Menu 9.1.1) You can enter the current date. Languages Menu 9.2 Date format...
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Backlight timer Menu style (Menu 9.3.2) (Menu 9.3.6) You can set the light-up duration of You can select the desired menu the display. style (Grid view or List view). Brightness Standby text (Menu 9.3.3) (Menu 9.3.7) You can set the brightness of LCD: If you select On, you can edit the 100%, 80%, 60%, 40% text which is displayed in standby...
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Settings Connectivity Menu 9.4 Bluetooth Network (Menu 9.4.1) (Menu 9.4.2) You can select a network which will Bluetooth connection be registered either automatically or Your phone has built-in Bluetooth manually. wireless technology which makes it possible for you to connect your Network selection (Menu 9.4.2.1) phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth...
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Automatic: If you select Preferred: You can set a list of Automatic mode, the phone will preferred networks and the phone automatically search for and select attempts to register with first, a network for you. Once you have before attempting to register to selected “Automatic”, the phone any other networks.
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Settings GPRS attach 1. Click on the notification area. (Menu 9.4.2.3) [Unplug or Eject Hardware] You can set GPRS service depending on various situations. 2. Select USB Mass Storage Device, click on Stop. Access point (Menu 9.4.2.4) The following message will Allow you to select the access point appear: “The ‘USB Mass Storage from the list.
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Call divert (Menu 9.5.1) Cancel all: Cancels all call divert The Call divert service allows you to service. divert incoming voice calls, fax calls, The submenus and data calls to another number. For details, contact your service provider. Call divert menus have the submenus shown below.
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Settings Answer mode On: You can send your phone (Menu 9.5.2) number to another party. Your Slide open: If you select this phone number will be shown on menu, you can receive an the receiver’s phone. incoming call when you open the Off: Your phone number will not slide.
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Send DTMF tones Minute minder (Menu 9.5.5) (Menu 9.5.8) If you select On, you can check the You can send touch tones during an call duration by a beep sound given active call to control your voice every minute during a call. mailbox or other automated phone services.
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Settings 3. If you want to change the setting, Phone lock (Menu 9.6.3) you need to enter PIN code when You can use a security code to avoid you switch on the phone. unauthorized use of the phone. 4. If you enter the wrong PIN code Whenever you switch on the phone, more than 3 times, the phone will the phone will request security code...
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All outgoing Cancel all barrings The barring service for all You can cancel all barring outgoing calls. services. Outgoing international Change password The barring service for all You can change the password for outgoing international calls. Call Barring Service. O/G international except home The submenus: country - Activate...
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Settings Fixed dial number Change codes (Menu 9.6.5) (Menu 9.6.6) (SIM dependent) PIN is an abbreviation of Personal You can restrict your outgoing calls Identification Number to prevent use to selected phone numbers. The by unauthorized person. numbers are protected by your PIN2 You can change the access codes: code.
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Flight mode Power save Menu 9.7 Menu 9.8 This allows you to use only the If you set On, you can save the phone’s features that do not require power when you don’t use the the use of the wireless network phone.
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Portable Handsfree Note Always use genuine LG accessories. This connects to your phone, Failure to do this may invalidate your allowing warranty. handsfree Accessories may be different in operation.
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Technical data General Product name : KG290 System : GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 Ambient Temperatures Max : +55°C Min : -10°C...