Getting started with your phone, Turning the phone on and off, Signal strength – LG LGVX8575LK User Manual
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Getting Started with Your Phone
Turning the Phone On and
Off
Turning the Phone On
1. Install a charged battery or
connect the phone to an
external power source.
2. Press the PWR/END
Key
for a few seconds until the
Touch Screen lights up.
Turning the Phone Off
1. Unlock the Touch Screen by sliding
the Slide icon
up to unlock or
press the Unlock Key ( ) on the
right side of your phone.
2. Press and hold the PWR/END
Key until the display turns
off.
Signal Strength
Call quality depends on the signal
strength in your area. You can tell
how much signal strength you have
by the number of bars next to the
signal strength icon: the more bars,
the stronger the signal. If you’re
having problems with signal quality,
move to an open area or, when
inside a building, try moving near a
window.
Screen Icons
When the phone is on, the top line
of the LCD screen displays phone
status icons. To view what they mean:
1. Unlock the Touch Screen by sliding
the Slide icon
up to unlock or
press the Unlock Key ( ) on the
right side of your phone and touch
the Menu Touch Soft Key
.
2. Touch the Settings icon
.
3. Scroll the list up, then touch
Phone Info
.
4. Touch
Icon Glossary
.
Making Calls
1. Unlock the Touch Screen by sliding
the Slide icon
up to unlock or
press the Unlock Key ( ) on the
right side of your phone.
2. Touch the Phone Touch Soft Key
, to display the dialpad you
can use to dial. Enter the phone
number you want to call.
NOTE
You can search your Contact List
(
) or Recent Calls
(
) and select a number to
call instead of manually dialing.
3. Press the SEND
Key or
touch the Call touch key
to place the call.
CALL
RECENT
CONTACTS
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