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KE850 ENGLISH P P l l e e a a s s e e r r e e a a d d t t h h i i s s m m a a n n u u a a l l c c a a r r e e f f u u l l l l y y b b e e f f o o r r e e o o p p e e r r a a t t i i n n g g y y o o u u r r m m o o b b i i l l e e p p h h o o n n e e .
KE850 USER GUIDE Some of contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software version of the phone or your service provider. Disposal of your old appliance 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.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GUIDELINES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT USE 10 KE850 FEATURES 10 Part of the phone Display information 14 On-Screen Icons 15 INSTALLATION 15 Installing the SIM card and the handset battery 17 Charging the Battery 17 Disconnecting the charger...
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38 Templates 38 Settings 40 BROWSER 40 Home 40 Bookmarks 40 Go to URL 40 Settings 42 MULTIMEDIA 42 MY STUFF 42 Images 43 Sounds 43 Videos 46 Documents 46 Others 47 CAMERA 49 CAMCORDER 50 VOICE RECORDER 51 MP3 PLAYER 51 All songs 52 Playlist 52 Settings...
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59 Call 60 Security 62 Connectivity 62 Flight mode 63 Reset setting 63 Memory status 64 BLUETOOTH 64 Bluetooth on/off 64 Device list 64 Bluetooth settings 64 Supported services 65 SIM SERVICE 66 ACCESSORIES 67 NETWORK SERVICE 68 TROUBLESHOOTING 70 TECHNICAL DATA...
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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact Prada phone by LG, 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 optimal performance and to prevent any damage to or misuse of the phone.
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Please read these simple guidelines. Not following these guidelines may be dangerous or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this manual. WARNING Mobile Phones must be switched off at all times ° in an aircraft. Do not hold the phone in your hand while driving. °...
While there may be differences between the ° SAR levels of various LG phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves. The SAR limit recommended by the international °...
EFFICIENT PHONE OPERATION ELECTRONICS DEVICES All mobile phones may get interference, which could affect performance. Do not use your mobile phone near medical ° equipment without requesting permission. Avoid placing the phone over pacemakers, i.e. in your breast pocket. Some hearing aids might be disturbed by mobile °...
Unlike other battery systems, there is no memory effect that could compromise the battery’s performance. Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG chargers ° are designed to maximize the battery life. Do not disassemble or short-circuit the battery °...
PART OF THE PHONE 1. EARPIECE 2. MAIN LCD Top: Signal strength, battery level and various ° function Bottom: Menu/Dialling/Message/Phonebook ° indications 3. SEND KEY Dials a phone number and answers incoming ° calls. 4. CLEAR KEY Deletes a character with each press. °...
REAR VIEW FLASH CAMERA LENS SELF PORTRAIT MIRROR HANDSTRAP HOLE CABLE CONNECTOR /BATTERY CHARGING CONNECTOR To connect the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network. SIM CARD SOCKET LOCK KEY CAMERA AND MP3 HOT KEY MEMORY CARD SLOT BATTERY...
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This product’s keys on the LCD screen are touch keys. ° Be sure to read “Cautions for Touch Keys” before using this product. ° CAUTIONS FOR TOUCH KEYS 1. Make sure your hands are clean and dry. Remove all moisture from the surface of your °...
DISPLAY INFORMATION ICON DESCRIPTION Used to enter menu directly. Used to make a call or send text/ multimedia message. Used to send the text/ multimedia message and to view the messages in the inbox. You can activate various functions related to messages. Used to access the phonebook list.
The screen displays several icons. These are described below. ON-SCREEN ICONS ICON/INDICATOR Tells you the strength of the network signal. Indicates that you are using GPRS. Indicates that you are using EDGE service. Indicates that you are out of network or under weak signal.
INSTALLING THE SIM CARD AND THE HANDSET BATTERY Make sure the power is off before you remove the battery. 1. REMOVE THE BATTERY COVER. Press the battery release latch and lift the battery cover from the bottom of the phone. Removing the battery from the phone when the power is on may cause the phone to malfunction.
3. INSTALL THE SIM CARD. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure that the SIM card is inserted properly and that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the SIM card, press down lightly and pull it in the reverse direction.
CHARGING THE BATTERY Before connecting the charger to the phone you must first check the battery is installed. 1. Ensure the battery is fully charged before using the phone. 2. With the arrow on the plug facing down, push the plug on the charger into the socket on the side of the phone.
MEMORY CARD Slide the memory card into the slot until the memory card is fully inserted into the slot, as shown in the figure below: INSTALLING THE MEMORY CARD Slide the memory card in with the metal contacts facing down. REMOVING THE MEMORY CARD 1.
MAKING A CALL 1. Make sure your phone is powered on. 2. In standby mode, tap icon. 3. Enter a phone number including the area code. To edit a number on the display screen, simply press the key to erase one digit at a time. If you press key or tap °...
SIGNAL STRENGTH If you are inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception. You can see the strength of your signal by the signal indicator ) on your phone’s display screen. ENTERING TEXT You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the keypad on the touch screen.
USING THE T9 MODE The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to enter words easily with a minimum number of key presses. As you press each key, the phone begins to display the characters that it thinks you are typing based on a built-in dictionary.
The touch screen consists of the menus as follow: Title menu ICON Call menu Multimedia menu Tool menu Setting menu The top menu icons of title can be different depending on the theme. (The default mode is Black theme.) DESCRIPTION...
Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. To access these functions during a call, press the left soft [Options]. If you activate Key lock, you can select Mute key. DURING A CALL The menu displayed on the handset screen during a call is different than the default main menu displayed when in idle screen, and the options are...
The display and keypad backlights will turn off after a few seconds while in a call if no keys are pressed. To turn on the backlight press any key. DTMF is not sent when the backlight is off. To activate the keypad in a call, press the on the side.
ENDING A CONFERENCE CALL A currently displayed caller from a conference call can be disconnected by pressing the key.
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This icon refers to the menus related to call, message and browser. Dialling Contacts 1 Search 2 New contact 3 Speed dials 4 Groups 5 Settings 6 Information Call history 1 All calls 2 Missed calls 3 Dialled calls 4 Received calls 5 Call charges 6 Data information Message...
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3 Settings FM Radio Games & Apps 1 Default games 2 Downloaded 3 Information 4 Settings This icon refers to the menus related to Tool for user's convienience. Alarm clock Calculator World clock Unit converter 1 Currency 2 Area 3 Length 4 Weight 5 Temperature 6 Volume...
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Bluetooth 1 Bluetooth on/off 2 Device list 3 Bluetooth settings 4 Supported services SIM service This menu depends on SIM and the network services.
DIALLING (Menu 1) This icon stands for the menu related to Call. If you select this icon, you can make a call, and send a message. You can enter Dialing, Message and Contacts menu directly in standby mode by tapping the corresponding icon.
CONTACTS (Menu 2) 1. Tap icon or menu icon in standby mode. 2. Select Contacts menu. Search (Menu 2.1) 1. Tap Search in Contacts menu. 2. You can view the list of contacts you saved. 3. If you want to edit, delete, or copy an entry, select icon.
Groups (Menu 2.4) You can list up to the members per each group. There are 7 groups you can make lists to. Set group ringtone: Allows you to specify ring ° tone for the group members’ call. Set group icon: Allows you to select the icon °...
CALL HISTORY (Menu 3) You can check the record of missed, received, and dialled calls only if the network supports the Calling Line Identification (CLI) within the service area. The number and name (if available) are displayed together with the date and time at which the call was made.
Set tariff: You can set the currency type and ° the unit price. Contact your service providers to obtain charging unit prices. To select the currency or unit in this menu, you need the PIN2 code. Auto display: This network service allows you to °...
MESSAGE (Menu 4) This menu includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), Email, voice mail, as well as the network’s service messages. New text message You can write and edit text message, checking the number of message pages. 1.
Options menu in Slide tab Insert: You can insert image, video, sound, slide, ° text template, contact, business card, vCard, and vCalendar. Preview: You can preview multimedia messages ° you wrote. Save: You can save multimedia messages to ° drafts or as templates. Edit subject: Modifies the subject of multimedia °...
Signature (Menu 4.3.3) You can make your signature. - For each e-mail account you may save up to 20 messages (totally 100 for five accounts). In the Inbox folder you may save not more than 20 messages, in Drafts and Outbox folders - 5 messages, and in Sent folder up to 10 messages.
Delete all: Deletes all of the messages in the ° folder. Outbox (Menu 4.7) This menu allows to view the message which is about to send or is failed sending. After sending the message successfully, the message will be moved to sent menu. Resend: You can send the message.
Templates (Menu 4.11) Text template (Menu 4.11.1) You have 6 text templates as below; • Please call me back. • I'm late. I will be there at • Where are you now? • I am on the way. • Urgent! Please contact. •...
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Network profile: If you select multimedia ° message server, you can set the URL for multimedia message server. Permitted msg type ° Personal: Personal message. Advertisement: Commercial message. Information: Necessary information. Email (Menu 4.12.3) This menu allows you to edit, delete or add an email account.
BROWSER (Menu 5) You can access various WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) services such as banking, news, weather reports and flight information. These services are specially designed for mobile phones and they are maintained by WAP service providers. Check the availability of WAP services, pricing and tariffs with your network operator and/or the service provider whose service you wish to use.
Cache (Menu 5.4.2) The information or services you have accessed are saved in the cache memory of the phone. Clear cache: Removes all context saved in ° cache. Allow cache: If you select On, you can use ° cache memory to save the contents temporarily. Security certificates (Menu 5.4.3) A list of the available certification is shown.
MULTIMEDIA If you tap the Multimedia icon, you can enter the menu related to Multimedia such as camera, video camera, voice recorder, MP3, Radio, and Java games. Do not change the default folder names, or it will not work properly. MY STUFF (Menu 1) Images...
If you tap icon in a JPG/BMP/GIF/PNG list, you can view the submenus as follows (in List view): Send via: You can send the image through ° MMS/Email/Bluetooth. Set as wallpaper: You can set the image as a ° wallpaper. (Only for JPG/BMP/PNG) Delete: You can delete the selected image.
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Internal memory (Phone) If you don’t insert the external memory card into a phone, the warning message “No external memory inserted” will be displayed. If you tap the icon in a list, you can view the submenus as follows (in Thumbnail view): Send via: Send the selected file to another °...
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Normal view • You can set the volume of video file by pressing volume soft key. • You can continue to play from the stop point. In Continue to play popup menu, you can activate this function if you select Yes. If you convert the screen to wide version, you can use the functions as follow: A few specific files may not be activated FF...
Wide screen Full screen You can set the image file as a wallpaper as follow: - JPG: Not supported Greay scale format, Progressive format - BMP: Maximum up to 24bit - PNG : No limit Documents (Menu 1.4) Show the text documents in SIM or phone memory.
CAMERA (Menu 2) Do one of the following to display the camera capture screen: 1. Press the key at least two seconds to enter camera capture mode directly. Or, tap the Multimedia icon, and then select Camera menu. 2. Focus on the subject to capture the image, and then press the key.
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If you tap on the screen, you can view the menu as follows: Brightness Menu Icon Setting You can change the setting. Mode You can change the mode from camera to camcorder. You can move the picture to Folder each folder. You can go back to previous Cancel menu.
CAMCORDER (Menu 3) 1. Select Camcorder menu. Once the settings are displayed on the screen, you can scroll through them touching the icons. Scroll to the setting you wish to change, tap the screen and it will bring up the setting values. Scroll to your preferred choice.
VOICE RECORDER You can record voice memo in Voice recorder menu. If you select with no voice file, you can view the submenus as follow: My stuff: You can enter the Voice records menu ° directly. Storage: You can select the storage to save the °...
MP3 PLAYER (Menu 5) All songs (Menu 5.1) The KE850 has an integrated MP3 player built-in. You can enjoy listening to MP3 music files on a memory in your phone using a compatible headset or via the internal loudspeaker. Because of the small dimension of the...
1. Press the MP3 key on the side of the phone to open the MP3 player. Then select the play list to play. 2. Press the left soft key the following menus. Set as ringtone: You can set as a ringtone the °...
FM RADIO (Menu 6) Radio (Menu 6.1) You can search radio stations and enjoy listening to the radio. - To improve the radio reception, extend the headset cord which functions as the FM antenna. - You cannot use FM radio without headset. Options Volume control 1.
GAMES & APPS (Menu 7) In this menu, you can manage the Java applications installed in your phone. You can play or delete downloaded applications, or set the connect option. Default games (Menu 7.1) You can enjoy four default games. If you want to know the contents of games, you can use Help in a game.
TOOLS You can use various tools installed in the phone such as alarm, calculator, world clock, unit converter, and scheduler. ALARM CLOCK (Menu 1) You can set alarm clocks to go off at a specified time. 1. Select On and enter the alarm time you want. : You can set the alarm by tapping On or °...
1. You can select one of seven unit types by tapping the menu. 2. Input the number you want to convert in each bar. It's impossible to input "-" symbol in unit converter. 3. If you want to reset the value, tap Reset. CALENDAR (Menu 5) When you enter this menu a calendar will show...
SETTINGS You can configure the settings related to the phone. DISPLAY (Menu 1) Wallpaper (Menu 1.1) You can select the background pictures in standby mode. A few items of background such as the butterfly or the clock can move with a finger. Backlight (Menu 1.2) You can set the light-up duration of the display.
PROFILE (Menu 2) In Profile, 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. Activate (Menu 2.X.1) 1.
SETTINGS (Menu 3) Date & Time (Menu 3.1) You can set the date and time. Date (Menu 3.1.1) You can enter the current date. Date format (Menu 3.1.2) You can set the date format such as YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY. (D: Day / M: Month / Y: Year) Time (Menu 3.1.3) You can enter the current time.
Send my number (Menu 3.4.2) (network and subscription dependent) Set by network ° If you select this, you can send your phone number depending on two line service such as line 1 or line 2. ° You can send your phone number to another party.
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Auto key lock (Menu 3.5.2) If you activate this function, the key will be locked automatically in standby mode without requesting the action of key. Handset lock (Menu 3.5.3) You can use a security code to avoid unauthorized use of the phone. Whenever you switch on the phone, the phone will request security code if you set phone lock to When switch on.
Connectivity (Menu 3.6) Network selection (Menu 3.6.1) You can select a network type. Automatic: If you select Automatic mode, the ° phone will automatically search for and select a network for you. Once you have selected “Automatic”, the phone will be set to “Automatic”...
Reset setting (Menu 3.8) You can initialize all factory defaults. You need Security code to activate this function. Restore default settings: Allows you to restore ° default settings. Clear multimedia memory: Allows you to ° format the multimedia memory and create a default directory.
You can set the function so that your phone is shown on the other peoples Bluetooth devices. My name ° You can set the name of your Bluetooth device. The default name is KE850. My address ° You can check the address of Bluetooth device you activated.
SIM SERVICE (Menu 5) This menu depends on SIM and the network services. - In case the SIM card support SAT(i.e. SIM Application Toolkit) services, this menu will be the operator specific service name stored on the SIM card. - In case the SIM card does not support SAT services, this menu will be Profiles.
ACCESSORIES There are various accessories for your mobile phone. You can select these options according to your personal communication requirements. Travel Adapter This charger allows you to charge the battery while away from home or your office. Standard Battery Data cable/CD You can connect your phone to PC to exchange the data between them.
NETWORK SERVICE The wireless phone described in this guide is approved for use on the GSM 900, DCS 1800, PCS1900 network. Dualband is a network dependent feature. Check ° with your local service provider if you can subscribe to and use this feature. A number of features included in this guide are °...
TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require that you call your service provider, but most of problems you encounter are easy to correct yourself. MESSAGE POSSIBLE CAUSES There is no SIM card in the phone or SIM error you may have inserted it incorrectly.
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Check the battery contacts, clean them if necessary. Plug in to a different socket or check voltage. If the charger does not warm up, replace it. Only use original LG accessories. Replace battery. Reconnection to another service provider is automatic. Check settings.
TECHNICAL DATA General Product name : KE850 System : GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 Ambient Temperatures Max. : +55°C (discharging) +45°C (charging) Min : -10°C...
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1 1 . . W W H H A A T T T T H H I I S S W W A A R R R R A A N N T T Y Y C C O O V V E E R R S S : : LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed phone and its enclosed accessories will be free...
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LG, including damage caused by shipping, blown fuses, spills of food or liquid. (3) Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by defects in material or workmanship. (4) A warranty repair if the Customer Service Department at LG or other agreed service agent was not notified by the consumer of the alleged defect or malfunction of the product during the applicable limited warranty period.
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