LG VX8300 – Tips and Tricks
The VX series of LG phones has earned a reputation for being very high on multimedia and very stylish looking, and the VX8300 is no different in fusing a host of brilliant multimedia features such as megapixel cameras, superior MP3 quality and, camcorder capabilities of course.
On the connectivity front, the phone comes with EV-DO high-speed internet capabilities that will make it one of the good phones for the web on the go. The overall design of the phone is conservative and will make people who are not comfortable with a prominent antenna in their cell phone design stay away from the phone. Some quick access buttons on the side of the phone that can be operated even with the flip closed, is a very remarkable feature that will find favor with many users.
The 1.3-megapixel camera clicks decent images, but the video clip recording was quite grainy and found to be lacking in many aspects, including screen resolution. A phone whose design will catch your eye and whose functions will impress you, but which will make you think long and hard before deciding to buy it.
What are the “quick access” functions of the LGVX8300?
Phone features that can be conveniently accessed using fewer keys are known as “quick access” features. On an LGVX8300, the following functions are available for “quick access”.
o To set the phone to vibrate: From normal ring mode, if you want to switch to vibrate mode, press the * key and hold it for a few seconds. To return to ring mode, repeat the same.
o To lock your phone: To instantly lock your phone and make it inaccessible to unauthorized entry, press and hold the # key for three seconds. To unlock, select the soft key to the right and enter the password. The default password to lock your phone is the last four digits of your mobile phone number.
o To activate the mute function: the mute function prevents the caller from hearing your voice during a call. To activate it, press the left soft key. To deactivate it, press the same key again.
o To adjust the phone volume: Quick adjustments to the earpiece and ringer volumes can be made by pressing the keys on the left side of the phone. The side key at the top increases the ringer volume and the side key at the bottom decreases it. The earpiece volume can be increased or decreased only while a call is in progress and to adjust the volume of the key tone, you must necessarily access the menu and not the side keys. To turn off all sounds simultaneously, select and hold the bottom side key for 3 seconds with the flip open. Go back to normal mode by doing the same with the top side key.
o To switch between calls: This is a function that depends on the service provider. So if call waiting is activated, there is a beep during a call indicating that there is another incoming call and this call is received by pressing the left key “SEND” while holding the previous call. After answering the second call, doing the same thing again will revert you to the previous call.
How to set display settings on LGVX8300 phone?
Display settings help you modify phone screen display features such as banner, wallpaper, fonts, themes, clock face, and backlight.
All of the above features can be accessed through a submenu under DISPLAY SETTINGS as part of the SETTINGS & TOOLS icon on the main menu.
FLAG
In the DISPLAY SETTINGS submenu, enter the BANNER menu and select the MAIN / FRONT BANNER option and enter your own text in the space provided and once you are done press OK.
ERI FLAG
The ERI BANNER will be displayed if you are using the ERI service. Use the up and down navigation buttons to scroll through the options and select OK to choose one.
WALLPAPER
This option allows you to have a background of your choice on the phone screen. There are many colorful and exciting options including animations. To set WALLPAPER, in WALLPAPER submenu, select MAIN / FRONT WALLPAPER, then you can browse the various images in MY PHOTO or MY VIDEO or BACKGROUND ANIMATIONS.
SOURCES
This option allows you to choose between fonts that are NORMAL or, as some people would like, BIG.
TOPICS
This setting allows you to choose the color scheme of the phone screen. Some of the display theme options available on the phone are: DEFAULT / PULSE / TROPICAL / SILVER SPIN / BLUE
CLOCK FORMAT
This option allows you to choose the type of clock to be displayed on the screen. There are two clocks for the display, the MAIN CLOCK, which will have options of NORMAL or ANALOG or DIGITAL or DUAL or OFF. For CLOCK AHEAD, you can choose between DIGITAL or MINIMIZE or OFF. All options can be configured through the CLOCK FORMAT submenu.
BACKLIGHT
This option allows you to choose the amount of time the backlight stays on. The settings must be set individually for the keyboard, the front screen and the main screen. For each of the settings, access the BACKLIGHT submenu and access the DISPLAY / KEYPAD option. You can choose the backlight to be ALWAYS ON or ALWAYS OFF. Also, there is another option where you can set the display to 5 SECONDS, 15 SECONDS or 30 SECONDS.
How to configure and use the sound settings on the LGVX8300?
Sound settings provide options to set and modify the various sounds on your phone. The SOUND SETTINGS menu is a submenu of SETTINGS & TOOLS. In this submenu, there are options to modify the main volume, alert sounds, keypad volume, service alerts, call sounds, alarm sounds, and power on/off sounds.
MAIN VOLUME
This allows you to set the main volume of the phone. Once inside the menu, the volume can be adjusted using the up and down navigation keys and choosing OK to save a volume level. At each level, the left softkey mentions PLAY and allows you to preview the volume at that level.
CALL SOUNDS
This option allows you to set the ringtone for all incoming calls. Enter RINGTONE submenu, select between CALLER ID / NO CALLER ID / RESTRICTED CALLS or NO CALLS and then scroll up and down using navigation keys and choose the ringtone you want and press OK.
To set the vibration mode on the phone, enter the CALL VIBRATE submenu and choose ON or OFF
ALERT SOUNDS
This feature allows you to set alert sounds for new messages of all kinds, such as text messages, picture messages, and voicemail messages. Once inside the submenu, scrolling up and down and pressing OK will allow you to save the sound. Each of the alert sounds can have options of TONE, VIBRATION or REMINDER.
ALERT SERVICE
This allows you to turn each of the four alert features on or off. Enter the submenu and choose one of the alert functions
o ERI – cellular service alert
o MINUTE BEEP: alerts you at the 50th second of each minute of each call in progress
o CALL CONNECTION: notifies you when the phone connects to a call
ALARM SOUNDS
This option allows you to set ringtones or choose the vibration mode. In the ALARM SOUNDS submenu, choose TONE or VIBRATION. Then, using the up and down navigation button, choose the settings and save them by selecting OK.
ON/OFF SOUNDS
Like other sound options, enter the ON/OFF submenu and use the navigation keys to choose a tone that will sound every time the phone is turned on and off.
How to access and use the phone book in the LGVX8300?
This phone has the ability to store 500 phone book entries with up to 5 numbers for each entry.
STORE NUMBERS:
1. You can enter up to 48 digits for a phone number and press the soft key to the left mentioned ‘SAVE’.
2. Now use the up and down navigation button to select CREATE NEW or UPDATE EXISTING.
3. Use the up and down keys again to choose between MOBILE 1, MOBILE 2, HOME, WORK and FAX.
4. Now enter a name for the phone up to a maximum of 22 characters and select OK.
5. Finally choose to press SEND to call, END to exit and the right soft key to see the options.
CUSTOMIZE EACH TICKET:
Select the right soft key to enter CONTACTS and the left soft key to enter EDIT mode. Now use the up and down key to choose each of the features you want to customize. Change entries on the fly and select OK when you want to save a particular feature setting.
GROUP – Allows you to organize numbers into predefined groups
RINGTONE: allows you to assign a specific ringtone for a number
TEXT MESSAGE ALERT – Alerts you in your chosen tone when you receive a text message from that particular number
PICTURE ID: allows you to assign a picture to be displayed when the number calls you
EMAIL: allows you to assign an email id corresponding to the number
PHONE MEMORY SEARCH:
This phone allows you to dynamically search the phone’s contents and display them in alphabetical or letter order.
Choosing CONTACTS from the right soft key options allows you to view phone book entries in alphabetical order. Now, if you want to search for names in a particular letter, enter the search letter and the screen will immediately display all the names that start with that letter. In both options, scrolling up and down with the navigation keys helps you focus on the name you were looking for.
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