LG Electronics 1200 Display Settings

Section 2: Understanding Your PCS Phone

2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 33

Display Settings

Changing the Backlight Time Length

The backlight setting lets you select how long the display

screen and keypad are backlit after any key press is made.

To change the backlight setting:

1. Highlight Settings and press .

2. Highlight Display and press .

3. Highlight Backlight and press .

4. Highlight 8 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 30 Seconds, Off, or

Always On and press .

Note: Long backlight settings affect the battery’s talk and standby times.

Changing the Greeting

The greeting can be up to twelve characters and is displayed on

your phone’s screen in standby mode.

To display or change your custom greeting:

1. Highlight Settings and press .

2. Highlight Display and press .

3. Highlight Greeting and press .

4. Highlight Change and press .

5. Press and hold to clear the current greeting.

6. Enter your new greeting text. (See “Entering Text” on

page 25.)

7. When you are finished, highlight Save and press . To

discard your changes, highlight Exit and press .

Contents

Main Page Table of Contents Section 2: Understanding Your PCS Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2A.Your PCS Phone: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2B.Controlling Your Phones Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2C.Setting Your Phones Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2D.Controlling Your Roaming Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 2E.Navigating Through Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 2G.Using the Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 2H.Using the Scheduler, Calculator, and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Section 3: Using PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 3A.PCS Service Features: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information . 99 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Welcome to Sprint S Page Introduction to this Users Guide Page Page Page Section 1A Setting Up Service Getting Started With PCS Service Setting Up Your Voicemail Getting Help Page Page Page Section 2A Y Your PCS Phone: The Basics Front View of Phone Key Functions Viewing the Display Screen Features of Your PCS Phone by LG (1200) Turning Your Phone ON and OFF Using the Battery Page Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering Calls Making Calls Answering Calls Missed Call Notification Calling Emergency Numbers Dialing Options In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number Finding a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Four-Digit Calling Dialing From the Internal Phone Book Using One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input Adding a Word to the T9 Database Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad Entering Symbols and Numbers Page Section 2B Controlling Your Phones Settings Sound Settings Adjusting the Phones Volume Settings Selecting a Key Tone Length Ringer Types Alert Notification Silent Mode Display Settings Changing the Backlight Time Length Changing the Greeting Changing the Contrast Changing the Power On/Off and Screen Saver Display Options Changing the Display Language Roaming Settings Location Settings Security Settings Phone Setup Options Call Answer Mode Auto-Answer Mode TTY Use With PCS Service From Sprint Page Section 2C B Setting Your Phones Security Accessing the Security Menu Locking Your Phone Unlocking Your Phone Changing the Lock Code Calling in Lock Mode Using Special Numbers Erasing the Internal Phone Book Resetting Your Phone Section 2D R Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming Setting Your Phones Roam Mode Call Guard Section 2E Navigating Through Menus Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus Page Section 2F Managing Call History Viewing Call History Call History Options Making a Call From Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call History Page Section 2G N Using the Internal Phone Book Displaying an Internal Phone Book Entry Internal Phone Book Entry Options Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry Adding a Phone Number to an Internal Phone Book Entry Editing an Internal Phone Book Entrys Phone Number Editing an Internal Phone Book Entry Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry Secret Internal Phone Book Entries Managing Speed Dial Settings Dialing PCS Services Section 2H Y Using the Scheduler, Calculator, and Games Using the Scheduler Adding an Event to the Scheduler Event Alerts Event Alert Menu Viewing Events and Event Options Editing an Events Title Editing an Events Settings Erasing a Days Events Going to Todays Scheduler Menu Displaying the Week or Month View Purging Events Purging All Events Viewing Scheduler Memory Space Using the Calculator Playing Games Page Page Page Section 3A N PCS Service Features: The Basics Messaging Basics Knowing When You Have Messages Message Types Using Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail Voicemail Notification New Voicemail Message Alerts Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Page Voicemail Options Page Clearing the Message Icon Voicemail Menu Key PCS Messages Signing Up for Updates Message Notification Receiving New Messages Viewing Saved Messages Storing Messages Message Options Extracting Phone Numbers From a Message Prepending a Phone Number From a Message Extracting Email Addresses From a Message Creating Folders for Messages Editing Message Folders Erasing All PCS Messages Using Caller ID Responding to Call Waiting Making a Three-Way Call Using Call Forwarding Page Section 3B W PCS Voice Command Getting Started With PCS Voice Command Creating Your Own Address Book Making a Call With PCS Voice Command Accessing Information Using PCS Voice Command Page Page Page Section 4A P Safety Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Page Page Caring for the Battery Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice Page Owners Record User Guide Proprietary Notice Page Section 4B Manufacturers Warranty Manufacturers Warranty Page Page Page Page Index