LG KG300 User Guide

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    ENGLISH KG300 USER GUIDE Some of contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
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    Contents Contents General information 5 Battery care 5 Access codes 6 Care and Maintenance 7 Important safety information 7 Your phone 11 Standby mode 13 Getting Started 14 Installing the SIM card and the battery 14 Switching the phone on and off 15 Call functions 16 Answering or
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    | Contents Multimedia 28 Games [Menu 4-1 28 Camera [Menu 4-2 28 Image Viewer [Menu 4-3 30 Video recorder [Menu 4-4 30 Video player [Menu 4-5 32 Voice recorder [Menu 4-6 33 Melody composer [Menu 4-7 33 FM radio [Menu 4-8 35 Schedule FM record [Menu 4-9 35 Messaging 36 Text message [Menu
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    58 Connectivity 60 Bluetooth [Menu 0-1 60 Network [Menu 0-2 62 Settings 64 Time & Date [Menu #-1 64 Display [Menu #-2 65 Phone [Menu #-3 65 Call [Menu #-4 66 Security [Menu #-5 68 Restore factory settings [Menu #-6 69 Troubleshooting 70 Emergency calls 73 Accessories 74 Technical data
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    can affect the ability of your battery to charge. • Do not use any charger or battery that is damaged in any way. • Use the battery only for its intended purpose. • Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery. • Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places, such
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    times in succession, you may need to key in PUK2 code. ! Note If you key in an incorrect PUK code ten times in succession, the SIM card cannot be used anymore. Contact your service provider for a new card. Phone code Phone code protects the phone against unauthorized use. It is not on when you buy
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    and prevent normal use. • Treat your mobile phone with care, keep it in a clean and dust free place. • Do not use the phone if the antenna is damaged. If a damaged antenna contacts skin, it may cause a light burn. Please contact an LG Authorized Service Center to replace the damaged antenna. • Do
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    Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. Tests for SAR are conducted using standardized method with the phone the SAR levels of various LG phone models, they are all designed phone, therefore: • Don not use your mobile phone near medical equipment without requesting permission. Pacemaker Mobile phones
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    systems, you must not use your mobile phone while the plane is in the air. Potentially explosive atmospheres Switch off your phone when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. It is rare, but your phone or its accessories could generate sparks
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    in motor vehicles such as car stereo, safety equipment etc. in addition, some vehicle manufacturers do not allow use of mobile phones, unless the installation is supported by a handsfree kit with an external antenna in their vehicles. Check with your vehicle manufacturer's representative to be sure
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    Status LED Main display Left soft key (LSK) Talk key / Yes key * key | Your phone Your phone Earpiece Volume key Navigation key Right soft key (RSK) Power on / End call Camera key # key MP3 player Earphone Jack MicroSD slot 11
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    current functions are displayed in the bottom line of LCD. Access main menu and contacts accordingly. 5. Off Hook S To make phone call after dialling phone number or to pick up a phone call. 6. On Hook E • To end a call • Or power on/off use. 7. Navigation key In standby mode, quick access to • Up
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    : The signal strength of the cellular network at your current location. The battery charge level. Phone locked Phone is in general profile Phone is in meeting profile Phone is in outdoor profile Phone is in vibrate profile. Phone is in silent profile. Phone is in headset profile The alarm clock
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    . 1. Press the back cover release button (1) and lift the battery away (2). (1) (2) 2 ➞ 1 2. Insert and slide the SIM card (3) and battery (4). (3) (4) ➞ Charging the battery You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. 1. Connect the lead from the travel
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    battery becomes too weak indicated by " " on the display, it switched off automatically. Switching the phone on and off • Press and hold E key. ! Note If the phone shows "Insert SIM" when SIM card is properly inserted, contact your network operator or service provider. • If the phone asks PIN code
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    functions This gives you the information about all calling services that are supported in your phone. Making a call from the Contacts 1. In for the international prefix (character +). 2. Key in the country code, area code and the phone number. Press S to call. Answering or rejecting an incoming
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    shortcut to Messaging menu. 6. Voice recorder: to record your conversation during an active phone call. 7. Mute on/off: set On/ Off to mute the call during the End all: end a multi-party call. 16. H-Free/H-Held: to choose either Hands free or held when multi-party call. 17. Split: to suspend the multi-
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    You can key in text by using the traditional method or predictive smart input. Your phone is designed to support English languages. To select input method 1. When key in text, press Options and select Input method. Quick way to change input method • Short press * to change the input method To insert
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    | Input method Text entry with "T9" "T9" uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used word for every sequence of key presses. The selected input method icon will be shown in the indication bar. You can choose to turn on or off your T9 input method in options list. T9 Abc T9 abc
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    Call cost 8. Text message counter 9. GRPS counter Organizer [Menu 3] 1. Calendar 2. To do Multimedia [Menu 4] 1. Games 2. Camera 3. Image Viewer 4. Video recorder 5. Video player 6. Voice recorder 7. Melody composer 8. FM radio 9. Schedule FM record Messaging [Menu 5] 1. Text message 2. Multimedia
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    2. World clock 3. Calculator 4. Unit converter 5. Currency converter 6. Health 7. STK Browser [Menu *] 1. WAP 2. Data account Connectivity [Menu 0] 1. Bluetooth 2. Network Settings [Menu #] 1. Time & Date 2. Display 3. Phone 4. Call 5. Security 6. Restore factory settings 21 | Listing of Functions
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    key. You also may download the music content via USB or other connection. Music During a call, the playback is paused. Play the music Four ways Navigation Key U Up D Down L Left R Right Audio Play mobile phone is designed to be able play the music during flight. You have to go to Settings ➝ Phone
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    Settings: Allows you to select your play list from phone or card, to change the skin, equalizer... another "My Music" folder created by phone automatically with no tracks unless you input new you need to. - Connect the handset and PC by plugging in USB cable, screen shows two options: - Mass Storage
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    calls in Missed, Dialed & Received calls per each list. ! Note For Missed, Dialed & Received calls, you can press talk key S to have a quick review. Your phone provides your several options to Delete, Save to contact, Dial, Edit, Send text message or Send multimedia message if you select a certain
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    check the cost while making phone call. Your phone provides the following selections for your option: • Last call cost: cost of Last call you dialled • Total cost: Sum of all costs you dialled so far • Reset cost: To reset the counter • Max cost: To set the max cost allowed • Price per unit: To set
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    history Call history Text message counter [Menu 2-8] This function allows you to check the numbers of message. It is a counter. You may press reset to restart the counter. • Sent: The number of messages you sent • Received: The number of messages you received GRPS counter [Menu 2-9] This function
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    save or not to save the task. Your phone provides the following selections for your option: To by entering time, data, note. • Delete task: To delete the specific task. 3. You can choose to turn on the alarm as the list. or save to file Your to-do list will then be shown in this
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    : Start to play the game • Game help: Show the play rule for the game • Game Settings - Background Music - Sound Effect - Vibration Camera [Menu 4-2] You can use this phone in taking photos with the phone's built-in camera and adjust its settings. Your phone supports horizontal OSD type operation
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    different camera settings and right & left to select your preference. The options list including: Video Camera You can jump to video camera mode mode by pressing OK Album mode You can review pictures you have taken by pressing OK Image Size 240x320, 320x240, 640x480, 800x600,1600x1200 Quality
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    store your pictures either in phone or memory card. ! Note Sending picture via MMS, the default size cannot be larger than 300KB. However, the maximum size of sending picture via MMS will be determined by your service provider. Video recorder [Menu 4-4] You can record the video clip through build-in
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    clips you have taken by pressing OK. Playlist mode You can review video clips you have taken by pressing OK. Rec Time Limit. No size limit / 95KB / 195KB / 295KB File Size Limit No time limit / 95KB / 195KB / 295KB Video Quality High / Normal / Low / Fine Record Audio Audio on / Audio off
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    by selecting this option. Video player [Menu 4-5] This folder saves videos that are saved from phone or downloaded from PC. This phone supports .3GP and .MP4 form with 176x144 video size. To play the video [Menu 4-5-1] 1. In Multimedia menu, choose Video player, select the file you wish to play
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    and choose OK to start it. ! Note Recording, you may pause or stop the voice recording anytime by pressing soft keys. ! Note After recording, the file is saved as AMR/WAV format. Your phone provides the following selections for your option: • Record: Allows you to record the sound during your
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    favor instrument. • Save: Allows you to save the melody Your phone provides the following selections for your option when you have saved several Rename: Allows you to rename a file. • Delete: Allows you to delete selected melody in this folder. • Delete all files: Allows you to delete all content
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    file. • File list: Allows you to listen the radio program you have recorded. ! Note You have to plug-in the earphone in order to use the FM radio. Schedule FM record [Menu 4-9] This phone , to set up channel by listing or manually and to set up file format and storage. ! Note You must inset headset as
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    and send the message to others via this menu. Text message [Menu 5-1] Your phone services voice mail notification messages and text messages. Voice mail and text message service are network service. Your phone also allows you to send and receive text messages contain pictures or melodies. A message
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    by pressing Options. ! Note To use picture message function, your network operator or service provider support is necessary. Only phones that contain this function can receive and display picture messages. Your phone provides the following selections for your send option: • Send only: Allows
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    once. Successful sent messages will not be stored in outbox. • Send by group: Allows you to send a group you have grouped in the phone. Keypad information Key Character Shift the cursor. * Insert symbol. # Change input method. Outbox Message [Menu 5-1-4] After sending out the message, the message is
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    to send the message that contain text, sound and a picture. Depending on the network, you may receive a text message that includes an Internet address where you can view the multimedia message. Your phone supports the following formats in MMS function. • Picture: JPG, GIF and BMP. • Sound: Scalable
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    audio: Allows you to add an audio file in your message. • Add attachment: Allows you to attach a file in your message. After adding text into To use picture message function, your network operator or service provider support is necessary. Your phone provides the following selections for your option
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    you to choose to save or not save the message you have written. Keypad information Key Character Shift the cursor in text edit mode. * Insert symbol. message. • Use number: Allows you to either dial or save the phone number. Outbox [Menu 5-2-4] Multimedia messages that have not been sent will save
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    selected message. • Delete all: Allows you to delete the all message. • Use number: Allows you to either dial or save the phone number. Draft [Menu 5-2-5] Your phone saves the multimedia messages that have not been sent in the Draft folder of the Multimedia messages menu. To read unsent multimedia
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    press OK. 3. Your phone provides the following selections following option Creation Mode: Free / Restricted Image Resizing: want to receive report from service provider. - Priority: You network: The option of home network includes Immediate / Delayed / Restricted Roaming: the option of roaming network
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    's internal memory is unoccupied and still how messages can be stored in SIM card's or Phone's memory. ! Note To finish the MMS setting, you may contact with your network service operator. Chat [Menu 5-3] You can chat with friends through here. There are 2 chat rooms. Before chatting, you need to
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    the following selections: Voice mail server [Menu 5-4] Your phone allows you to access your voice mailbox with a quick way if your operator supports this function. Your voice mail number will be provided by your service provider and showed in the phone. In the Voice Mail submenu, you can choose
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    : • Memory card You may check files saved in your memory card • Phone You may check files saved in your phone To start view/organizing the My stuff Format. 3. Your phone provides the following options when you select the one of those folders (Audio, Images, My Music, Photos, Video, Received) 4.
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    You can set following different profiles to adapt to different environment conditions. Your phone provides 7 different profiles, including: • General: Standard profile as phone defaults setting. • Meeting: Ring volume is set to be low and key tone is switched off. • Outdoor: Ring and key tone volume
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    , Light only and Beep once. • Intelligent call alert: Allows your phone to have a phone number pronounced before ringing. • Ring type: Allows you to either, other tones. • Answer mode: Allows you to choose the way to answer the phone. • Status LED: Allows you to choose enable or disable your status LED if
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    : Allows you to send vCard to the selected contact person. New contact [Menu 8-2] Allow you add new name and number in the Contacts. To add a phone number and a name in Contacts 1. In Contacts menu, choose New contact, press OK. 2. Choose the storage you wish to save by selecting To SIM or
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    you to set a video clip for the group. • Member list: Allows you to add a member in the specified group. Speed dial [Menu 8-4] If you assign the number to one of the speed dialing keys (from 2 to 9) saved in the Contacts, you can call the phone number by long pressing the key in
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    file transfer. Extra number [Menu 8-6] Allows you to edit owner number, service dial number and SOS number for your personal preference. ! Note Your service provider may program some special phone numbers into your SIM. It is not possible to modify the Service dial numbers if doesn't support. Copy
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    voice prompt: Your phone designed to able to play human voice for 0~9, * and # keys. You can choose either turn on or off the human voice keypad tone. ! Note You could get PC suite tool via www.wowlg.com. PC suite tool could let you to manage your contact lists stored in mobile and SIM 52 Contacts
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    • In Tools menu, choose Calculator and press OK Your phone provides the following compose mappings for your option: • Four way key Up: + (Addition) • Four way key Down: - (Subtraction) • Four way key Left: x (Multiplication) • Four way Right: ÷ (Division) • Numeric # key: . (Point) • Numeric * key
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    Tools Unit converter [Menu 9-4] This feature helps you to either convert the weight or length in different unit. With Weight converter, you can convert Kg units into Pound or Ounce units. With Length converter, you can have the following options: • Km units expressed in Mile units • Meter units
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    available in the phone, your service provider may offer additional service In Tools menu, choose STK, press Select ! Note For availability, you need to register for the services from your service provider. ! Note Accessing these services may involve sending an SMS for which you may be charged
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    describe in the following are supported by your service provider. If you cannot connect either one of those services, you might contact with your service provider for further information. WAP [Menu *-1] Your phones support Web Browser. You can obtain various services such as up-to date news, weather
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    sending and receiving data over the mobile network. The applications that use GPRS are WAP services, MMS and SMS messaging and GPRS dial-up (such as Internet and e-mail). You can set the phone to automatically register to a GPRS network when you switch the phone on. WAP setting • If the settings
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    You can choose either receive or not receive the service message which would be saved in the service inbox sent by your service provider. Clear cache The information or date you have accessed are all stored in the cache of the phone. A cache is a file buffer used to store date only temporarily. You
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    | Browser GSM data Press Edit to change the data account settings, including: Account name, Number, User name, Password, Line type, Speed and DNS. GPRS Press Edit to change the data account settings, including: Account name, APN, User name, Password and Auth. type. 59
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    . The Bluetooth connection can be used to send images, video, texts and vCard. ! Note Your phone support Bluetooth profiles includes HSP (Headset-free), HFP (Hands-free), SPP (Serial port), DUN (Dial-up networking & FTP (File Transfer Profile).). To start using Bluetooth technology You will need
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    Allows you to inquire new device(s). To use your mobile phone as modem Your phone can be used as modem for dialing up network. This function can only be used by PC supported Bluetooth technology. You will need to check with your service provider for setting. To send data using Bluetooth connectivity
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    you to transfer the file from PC. Please follow the instruction showed on your PC. To setup your BT technology Your setting list including: • Visibility: You may choose to turn on or off the visibility of your phone when other devices are trying to search devices supported BT technology. • Change
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    . The location numbers in the preferred network list show the search priority PUK code. Your service provider's network will be shown in the display. This feature helps you to select your GSM/ GPRS network if your service provider does provide more than one network choice. However, please make sure
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    , press OK. 2. Choose Set format, press OK. 3. You could set Time and Date format as you wish. After finish, press OK. Auto update This function is to set the phone for updating the time and date automatically according to the current time zone. 1. In Time & Date sub menu in Settings, choose Auto
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    either from System or User define. The operation press is the same as Wallpaper display setting. • Power on/off display: This phone allows you to set the power-on/off animation from system, My Stuffs or disable animation. The support format will be MP4/3GP. • LCD backlight: Allows you to adjust LCD
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    send or hide your ID during calling or sending out the message. By default your phone is set in Set by network which means your ID is determined by your service provider. Call waiting [Menu #-4-2] This network service enables you to be informed when someone is trying to reach you during another call
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    enables you to change your barring call password. To know the default password setting, please contact your service operator. Line switching [Menu #-4-5] This is a network service to select phone line 1 or 2 that is subscriber number for making calls within ALS (auto line switching) setup submenu
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    calls. Security [Menu #-5] SIM lock [Menu #-5-1] This function allows you to lock the phone with a specific SIM card. The feature is designed to prevent the use of your phone by means of another person's SIM cards if your phone becomes lost. You can switch on or off to activate the PIN lock function
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    • PIN2: This allows you to change the PIN2 number. • Phone lock: This allows you to change the password. Restore factory settings [Menu #-6] This function allows you to reset the entire phone setting to the original setting when it is produced. The security code is needed to access. | Settings 69
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    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Telephone cannot be switched on Battery empty The battery doesn't charge properly or the phone sometimes turns itself off Usage time of battery becomes shorter Charging error - Temperature out of range Charging error - Wrong charger Charging error - Battery
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    Troubleshooting | Problem Phone loses network You have entered a number but it was not dialed Your correspondent cannot reach you Your correspondent cannot hear you speaking The audio quality of the call is poor Possible Corrective measures The network connection has been lost. You may be in a
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    the service. Your subscription does not include data capability. You will need to contact your service provider to apply the service. Take note of the model number of your mobile phone and a clear description of the problem. Contact your phone dealer or LG Service Center for help. Troubleshooting
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    cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, you should never rely solely upon any wireless phone for essential communications (e.g. medical emergencies) Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when certain network services and/or phone features are in use. Check with local
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    for your mobile phone. You can select these options according to your personal communication requirements. Standard Battery Travel Adapter This charger allows you to charge the Phone's battery. Headset Allows hands free operation. Data cable You can connect your phone to PC to exchange
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    General Product name : KG300 System : GSM 900/ DCS 1800/ PCS 1900 Ambient temperatures Max : +55°C Min : -10°C Technical data Technical data | 75
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    band E-GSM 900/ DCS 1800/PCS1900 Cellular Mobile Radio with bluetooth Model Name KG300 Trade Name LG 0678 Applicable Standards Details R&TTE Directive 1999 Seog, Kim / Director Issued Date 13.June. 2006 LG Electronics Logistics and Service B.V. Veluwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands Tel
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ENGLISH
KG300
USER GUIDE
Some of contents in this manual may differ
from your phone depending on the software
of the phone or your service provider.