LG A100 Owner's Manual

Your LG-A100 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. Press Menu and 

select Games.

You change your profi le, then choose from General, Silent, Outdoor, Flight mode and Headset.
•  General – After setting up this profi le, the indicator 

 will be displayed on the standby screen.

•  Silent – Ring tone is disabled and Vibrate is activated. When you set up this profi le, the indicator 

 will be 

displayed on the standby screen.

•  Outdoor – This is the default profi le. Ring tone and key tone volume are set to maximum. When you set up this 

profi le, the indicator 

 will be displayed on the standby screen.

•  Flight Mode – When you set up this profi le, the indicator 

 will be displayed on the standby screen.

•  Headset – When the headset is connected to the phone, the indicator 

 will be displayed on the standby screen. 

You can personalise your call alert type, ring tones, ring volume, message alert type, message tones, message 

volume, keypad tones, keypad volume, eff ect sound volume and power on/off  volume.

•  Info messages – Info service messages are text messages that are delivered by the network to your handset.
•  Templates – There are pre-defi ned messages in the list. You can view and edit the template messages or create ne 

w messages.

•  Settings – This menu allows you to set the features of your network service provider. 

You can search for a contact in your Contacts.
1 Press Contacts and choose Search, select Contacts from the Menu screen or press 

(right soft key) from the 

standby screen.

2 On the keypad enter the fi rst letter of the contact you want to call.
3 To scroll through the contacts, use the up and down navigation keys. To scroll through their diff erent numbers 

use the left and right navigation keys.

•  Search – You can search for a contacts in your phonebook.
•  New contact – You can add phonebook entries by using this menu.
•  Speed dials – Assign contacts to any keys between 2 and 9. 
•  Copy all – You can copy all entries from the SIM card memory to the Phone memory or from the Phone memory to 

the SIM card memory.

•  Delete all – You can delete all entries from the SIM card memory or Phone memory.
•  Memory status – You can check the memory status for your SIM and phone.
• Information
  ›  Service dial numbers – Access the list of service numbers assigned by your service provider securely.
  ›  Own number – You can save and check your own numbers on the SIM card.
  ›  Business card – You can save and check your business card containing information including your name, mobile 

phone, home, offi  ce and email, and send it in a message.

You can check the record of all, missed, dialled, received calls and call durations. The number and name (if available) 

are displayed together with the date and time at which the call was made. You can also view the number of times 

you have called. 
•  All calls – Displays the lists of all three types (Received/Dialled/Missed calls) by time.
•  Missed calls – This option lets you view the last 20 unanswered calls.
•  Dialled calls – This option lets you view the last 20 outgoing calls (called or attempted).
•  Received calls – This option lets you view the last 20 incoming calls.
•  Call duration – Allows you to view the duration of your incoming and outgoing calls.

1 Press Menu, select Messaging and choose New message.
2 A new message editor will open. The default setting of the message editor is SMS mode.
3 Enter your message using either the T9 predictive mode or Abc manual mode or 123 mode. You can switch text 

input modes by pressing 

.

4 Press Options and choose Insert to add an Symbol, Template, Contact, Business card.
5 Press Send to.
6 Enter the phone number or press Options and select Contacts or Recent list to open your contacts list.
7 Press Options and choose Send.
•  Inbox – You will be alerted when you have received a message. It will also be saved here.
•  Drafts – This menu shows the message you have saved.
•  Outbox – This menu allows you to view the message which is about to be sent or could not be sent.
•  Sent – This menu allows you to view the messages which have already been sent, including time and content.
•  Listen voicemail – This menu provides you with a quick way to access your voice mailbox.

You can power the phone on and off  by pressing or holding the power key.

1 Key in the number on the keypad.
2 Press 

 to initiate the call.

3 To end the call, press 

.

TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0. 

1 Press 

(up) to open the address book.

2 On the keypad, enter the fi rst letter of the contact you want to call. 
3 To scroll through your contacts, use the up and down navigation keys. And to scroll through their diff erent 

numbers, use the left and right navigation keys.

4 Press 

 to initiate the call.

When your phone rings, press Accept or press 

 to answer the call. While your phone is ringing, select Silent to 

mute the ringing. This is great if you have forgotten to change your profi le to Silent for a meeting. 
Press 

 or Reject to reject the incoming call.

TIP! You can change the settings on your phone to answer your calls in diff erent ways. Press Menu, select Settings and 

choose Call. Select Answer mode and choose Any key or Send key only.
•  Any key – You can answer a call by pressing any key.
•  Send key only – You can answer a call only by pressing the Send key.

You can set the menu depending on the call. Press Menu, select Settings and choose Call.
•  Call divert – Select methods for diverting calls.
•  Call waiting – Select Active or cancel call waiting.

You can check the record of all, missed, dialled, received calls and call durations. The number and name (if available) 

are displayed together with the date and time at which the call was made. You can also view the number of times 

you have called. Press Menu, select Call history.

Your phone off ers a set of functions that allow you to customise it. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-

menus, which are accessed via the left and right soft keys. The label at the bottom of the display screen immediately 

above the soft keys indicates their current function.

Press the right soft key 

to access contacts.

Press the left soft key to access 

the available menu.

Icon areas

Text and graphic area

Soft key indications

Menu 

Contacts

Tells you the strength of the network signal.
Indicates the battery charge level.
Indicates new text message(s).
Indicates new voice message(s).
Indicates that the alarm clock is set.
Indicates that your phone is using the general 

settings.

Indicates that your phone is using the silent 

settings.

Indicates that your phone is using the outdoor 

settings.

Indicates that your phone is using the headset 

setting.

Indicates that all calls are being diverted to 

another number.
Indicates that your phone is in Flight mode.
Indicates new schedule(s).

When you subscribe to a mobile phone network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card which is loaded with 

your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.
Important!  ›  The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can easily be damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when 

handling, inserting or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

 

› only 2G SIM supported

1 Open battery cover
2 Remove the battery
3 Insert your SIM
4 Insert the battery
5 Close the battery cover
6 Charge your battery
WARNING: Do not remove the 

battery while the phone is 

switched on, as this may 

damage the phone.

- English

This guide will help you to understand your new mobile phone. It will provide 

you with useful explanations of the features on your phone.
Some of the contents of this manual may diff er from your phone depending on 

the phone software or your service provider.

P/N: MFL67206621 (1.0)

You can enter alphanumeric characters via the phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in Contacts, writing a 

message and scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text. To change modes, press the 

 key.

The input method is displayed in the upper right corner of your phone.

Function (English Smart mode)
Numeric
Multitap Abc
Multitap abc
Multitap ABC

In Editor, Press Options Choose “Set T9” Select On. This mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke 

per letter. Each key on the keypad is associated with more than one letter. T9 mode automatically compares your 

keystrokes with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes 

than the traditional ABC mode.

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Each of these keys 

performs the functions 

indicated by the text on 

the display immediately 

above them.

You can dial a phone 

number and answer 

incoming calls.

Navigation keys
Use for quick access to 

phone functions.

(up) : Contacts

(down) : Keypad Lock

(left) : Messaging

(right) : Torch

End/Power key
Allows you to power the 

phone on or off , end calls, or 

return to Standby mode.

Alphanumeric keys
Most of the time, the 

numeric keys are used to 

input numbers or characters.