LG A190 User Guide

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 – Use this function to switch the Flight mode On or Off  . You will not be able to make calls or send 

messages  also cannot play FM radio when Flight mode is switched On.

•  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.

• 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 , 

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 received calls.
•  Call duration – Allows you to view the duration of your incoming and outgoing calls.

Your LG-A190 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. Press Menu and 

select Games.

With embedded FM antenna, you can receive FM radio without an external earphone. You can listen to your 

favourite radio station anytime.
Note: In weak FM radio signal area the sensitivity can degrade with wireless and antenna mode. So it is advisable to 

insert the ear-mic for better and enhanced FM quality.

1 Press Menu and select FM radio.
2 Select the channel number of the station you would like to listen to.
Note: You can listen to the radio via built-in speaker. Press Options, select Listen via  Speaker when ear-mic is 

inserted.

•  Listen voicemail – This menu provides you with a quick way to access your voice mailbox.
•  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 

new 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(Up navigation key) and choose Search or  press 

(right soft key) from the standby screen or 

select Contacts from the Menu screen.

2 On the keypad, enter the fi rst few 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.

•  New contact – You can add phonebook entries by using this menu.
•  Speed dials – Assign contacts to any keys between 2 and 8. 
•  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 of your SIM and phone.

1 Press 

(up) to open the contacts.

2 On the keypad, enter the fi rst few 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 used 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 

press Call choose Common settings. 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 press Call then choose 

SIM1 or SIM2. 
•  Call divert – Select methods for diverting calls.
•  Call waiting – Select Active or cancel call waiting.
•  Fixed dial number – Entering a PIN2 code to enable 

fi xed dial number lets you restrict calls to only those 

in Contacts.

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.

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 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 send or that have failed to send.
•  Sent – This menu allows you to view the messages which have already been sent, including time and content.

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, 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).

Important!  ›  The 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 reach of small children.

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.

Dear Customers,

To protect all LG customers from counterfeit and grey market products and make sure that 

you receive offi   cial warranty service, LG is now running a product authentication program. To 

make sure your handset is a genuine product of LG, ONLY one SMS containing the IMEI No. of 

your purchased handset will be automatically sent to LG on the date of purchase. Once your 

phone is authenticated, you will receive the message ‘Your handset is a genuine LG product.’ 

The customer shall bear the cost of one SMS for the product authentication program. In 

return, you will receive one additional month of warranty for free. One additional month of 

warranty covers only mobile phone, not batteries and accessories. The IMEI No. sent to LG 

guarantees your handset to be free from manufacturing defects during the warranty period 

from the date of purchase without proof of purchase or warranty card.

P/N: MFL67217604 (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.

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.

Each of these keys 

performs the functions 

indicated by the text on 

the display immediately 

above them.

You can access the call 

logs, call a dialed phone 

number and answer 

incoming call.

Navigation keys
Use for quick access to 

phone functions.

(up) : Contacts

(down) : Keypad Lock

(left) : Messaging

(right) : FM radio

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.

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