LG C300 TOWN User Guide

Dials a phone number and answers a call.

In standby mode: Shows the history of calls.

 In  standby  mode: Input numbers to 
dial Hold down

 -  International calls
 -  Connect voice mail centre

 

 to 

 -  Speed dials

 -  Hold the key dow n to go Silent mode

 In editing mode: Enter numbers & 
characters

Selects menu options and confirms actions.

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Some of the content of this manual may differ from your phone 
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

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Make sure your phone is on.
 You can use the keypad. To delete a digit press 

 

or the 

back arrow.
Press 

 

to begin the call.

 To end the call, press 

 

.

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

It’s easy to call anyone whose number you have stored in 
your Phonebook.

Press Menu to open the main menu. Select Phonebook.
Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the contact you 
want to call and scroll to the Phonebook.
Press 

 

to begin the call.

When your phone rings, press Accept or press 

 to answer 

the call.
While your phone is ringing you can press Silent to mute the 
ringing. This is useful if you have forgotten to change your 
profile to silent for a meeting.
Press 

 or select Reject in order to reject an incoming call.

NOTE: In call when speaker is activated, the speaker icon 
is displayed with red colour cross, when the speaker is 
deactivated speaker icon is displayed without red colour cross.

You can assign a speed dial number to a contact you call 
frequently.

You can only check the log of missed, received and dialed 
calls if the network supports Calling Line Identification (CLI) 
within the service area.

You can set call-specific functions. Press Menu, select 
Settings and choose Call.

Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls.

Call barring - Select which calls you would like to be 
barred.

Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting.

Fixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that can be 
called from your phone.

Call reject settings - Select Off or On and choose to reject 
all calls, those from specific groups, contacts, unregistered 
numbers (those not in your list of contacts) or those with 
no caller ID.

Send my number - Choose whether your number will 
be displayed when you call someone. (Depends on your 
network provider.)

Auto redial - Allows you to set the auto redial function 
when a call attempt has failed.

Minute minder - Determines whether to sound a tone 
every 1 minute when you are in the call.

Bluetooth answer mode - Choose how to answer a call 
when using a Bluetooth headset. Select Hands-free or 
Handset.

Save new number - Selecting this option will save 
numbers that are not already in your contacts upon 
ending the call.

Call costs - View the charges applied to your last call or all 
calls. This service is network dependent, some operators 
are unable to support this.

 Press Menu and select Camera and Camera.
 When the camera has focused on your subject, select the 
Capture icon on the bottom-centre of the screen  and press 
OK to take a photo.

Your LG-C300 has a built-in music player so you can play all 
your favourite music.

NOTE: 
•  Before using music player, you will need to transfer music 

file onto your phone.

•  Music player supports codec types as follows: MP3, WMA, 

AAC. Music player does not necessarily support all features 
and variations of file formats.

To access the music player, press Menu and select Music and 
select MP3 player. From here you can access to:

Recently played - View all of the songs you have played 
recently.

All songs - Contains all of the songs you have on your 
phone.

My Playlists - Contains all playlists you have created.

Artists - Allows you to view all tracks sorted by artist.

Albums - Allows you to view all tracks sorted by album.

Genres - Allows you to view all tracks sorted by genre.

Shuffle all songs - Allows you to play all of the songs in 
random order.

To send/receive an email, you should set up an email 
account.

 Press  Menu, select E-Mail and choose the account you 
want to use.
 Choose  Write e-mail and a new email window will open.
 Write a subject line then press OK.
 Enter your message using the keypad.

Press Menu and select Music, then choose FM radio.
 Select the channel number of the station you would like 
to listen to. 

NOTE: If you are in an area with bad radio reception, you may 
have difficulty listening to the radio.
It is recommended that you insert headphones into the 
hands-free connector when listening to the radio to ensure 
good radio reception.

You can launch the WAP browser and access the homepage 
of the activated profile on web settings. You can also 
manually enter a URL address and access the associated 
WAP page.

 Press  Menu and select Web.
 To go straight to the browser home page, select Home. 
Alternately, select Enter address and type in the URL, 
followed by Connect.

 You will incur extra cost by connecting to these 

services and downloading content. Check data charges with 
your network provider.

Your LG-C300 includes functions related to SMS (Short 
Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) as well 
as the network’s service messages. To use these functions, 
press Menu and select Messaging.

 Press  Menu, select Messaging and choose Write message.
 A new message editor will open. Message editor combines 
SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is easy to switch 
between. The default setting of the message editor is 
SMS mode.
 Enter your message using the keypad. See Entering text on 
the right for more information on how to enter text.
 Select  Options and choose Insert to add an Image, Video, 
Sound, Template, Emoticon, Name & Number, New slide, 
Subject or More (Business card/Schedule/Memo/Task/My 
business card).
Choose Send to.
 Choose a contact from the list of contacts or enter the 
phone number.

Select Send.

 WARNING: Image, Sound, Video, New slide, Subject, 

Business card, Schedule or My business card is added to the 
message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS 
mode and you will be charged accordingly.

You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s 
keypad. For example, storing names in contacts, writing a 
message and creating scheduling events in the calendar all 
require entering text. 
The following text input methods are available in the phone: 
Abc mode, and 123 mode.

NOTE: Some fields may allow only one input mode (e.g. 
telephone number in contact fields).

Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and 
Text message. You can make changes to:

Text message centre - Enter the details for your message 
centre.

Delivery report - Choose to receive confirmation that your 
message have been delivered.

Validity period - Choose how long your messages are 
stored at the message centre.

Message types - Convert your text into Voice, Fax, X.400 
or Email.

Character encoding - Choose how your characters 
are encoded. This affects the size of your message and 
therefore data costs.

Send long text as - Choose whether to send your message 
as Multiple SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than 
2 pages in the message field.

Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and 
Multimedia message. You can make changes to:

Retrieval mode - Choose to automatically or manually 
download multimedia messages depending on whether 

Select the date you would like to add an event to. You can 
choose a date either by scrolling to it using the navigation 
keys or by selecting Options and Go to date in order to 
enter a date.

You can edit an item by selecting it, pressing Options and 
Edit. Confirm your amends by selecting Done.

You can lock the memo. Press Option and select Lock for the 
private memo to protect privacy.

Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the 
date will be once a certain number of days have passed.

Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other 
sounds.

Once you have finished recording, select Options.

 Press  Menu and select More, then choose Calculator.
 Press the numeric keys to input numbers.

1   Press Menu and select More,, then choose Stopwatch.
2  Select Start to begin the timer.

1   Press Menu and select More, then choose Unit converter.
2   Choose whether you would like to convert Currency, Area, 

Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume or Velocity.

1   Press Menu and select More, then choose World clock.
2   To find out the time of specific city, press Options and 

select New city.

 Press  Menu and select Settings.
 Select  Profiles and then choose the profile you want to edit.
 Select  Options and choose Personalise.

you are at home or roaming.

Delivery report - Choose to request or allow a delivery 
report.

Read reply - Choose to request or allow a read reply.

Priority - Choose the priority level of your multimedia 
message.

Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored 
at the message centre.

Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on 
screen.

Creation mode - Allows you to select the contents type 
supported by MMS.

Delivery time - Configures the delivery time of message to 
the recipient. The multimedia message centre will deliver 
the message after the delivery time. 

Multi msg centre - Allows you to configure network 
information such as the multimedia service centre and the 
internet profile to send a multimedia message.

Press Menu and select Phonebook.
Using the keypad enter the first letter of the name of the 
contact you want to call.
To scroll through the contacts and their different numbers 
use the navigation keys.

Press Menu and select Phonebook.
Press Option and select New contact.
Choose whether to store your new contact on your Handset 
or USIM card.
Enter the information you want in the fields provided and 
select Done.

Finally you can set the snooze interval at 5, 10, 20, 30 
minutes, 1 hour or off.

Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The image 
name is shown on the bottom top of the screen with five 
icons on the bottom side.

Album - View the pictures and videos you have taken in 
your Album.

Send - Send the photo as Message, as an Email or via 
Bluetooth.

New - Take another photo straight away.

Set as - Use the image as Wallpaper, as a Contact image, or 
in your Start up image or Shut down image.

Delete - Delete the photo you have just taken. The 
viewfinder will reappear.

 Press  Menu and select Camera and choose Video Camera. 
The video camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen.
 Focus the camera on what to record.

 Select the Rec. icon on the bottom-centre of the screen and 
press OK to take a video. Rec will appear at the bottom of 
the viewfinder. Press 

 again to stop recording.

A still image representing your captured video will appear 
on screen.
After recording a video clip, you can check the menu as 
follow:

Album - View the pictures and videos you have taken in 
your Album.

Play - Play the file.

New - Press to shoot another video straight away.

Send - Send the video as Message, as an Email or via 
Bluetooth.

Delete - Delete the video you have just made. The 
viewfinder will reappear.

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, 
such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.
Important! ›  The plug-in SIM card can be easily 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.

Open the battery cover
Remove the battery
Insert your SIM
Insert your battery
Close the battery cover
Charge your battery

›   If the phone won’t turn on, or if 

the display freezes or doesn’t 
respond, follow the instructions 
for installing the battery again.

 WARNING: 

Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.

1.  When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it 

means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2.  All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately 

from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities 
appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3.  The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human health.

4.  For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, 

please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where 
you purchased the product.

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These keys perform the function Indicated in 
the bottom of the display.

Switch on/off (hold down)

End or reject a call.

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In standby mode:

 

 Briefly: Mp3 player 

 

 Briefly: Camera

   Briefly: 

Toolbar when it was set. 
(Menu > Settings > Display > 
Homescreen > Display Items)

In menu: Scroll up & down.

 In standby mode: Controls the ring volume.

 During a call: Earpiece volume adjustment

 During playing MP3 music: Audio volume 
adjustment

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TIP: Please ensure the 
phone is powered on 
, external memory 
card is inserted and 
in idle mode before 
connecting the USB 
cable for Mass Storage.

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