LG VX8300 Tutorial for Newbies

Being somewhat of a newbie, I've been cobbling together some helps and shortcuts for this great cell phone.

I will post them here and I encourage others to add theirs in subsequent posts. Then in a week or so we can put them all together and make a great and quick read for the phone and maybe help some people just getting it.

What do you think?

Step by step to enable mp3: Two part process.
To enable outside phone buttons to play mp3:
From main screen press OK and then the number 0 seven times (you’ll see a series of question marks disappear). Then scroll all the way down and press #11 (Music Setting). Finally, choose My mp3.

To get MP3s to play, including ringtones – Press OK (Menu) and go to Settings and Tools, press 5 (phone settings), press 2 (shortcut key), press 5 (play key), and choose my mp3s.

To make ringtones:
I found a program to easily make ringtones, Audacity, which is compatible for both Mac and Windows. And it's small and free.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (For Macs.)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ (For Windows.)

And to save your audio to MP3, you'll need to download a small, free program, which then works in tandem with Audacity.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/hel.l&item=lame-mp3

It works beautifully. It's also pretty easy to learn and use.

Here's a step-by-step to make ringtones for your 8300:

I drag the song to my desktop, open Audacity and choose File and Open, and select the song (I have the song file in AIFF). I then use the selection tool (top left corner, looks like a capital "I") to select the portion of the song I want, or I put the cursor where I want the portion to end and go to Edit, Select, and choose one of the options. I then go to File and Export Selection As MP3. I save it to my desktop. (By the way, I often increase the volume of these ringtones. Find the slider next to the small speaker emblem at the top left and move it to the right. I set them to 6 or 7, depending upon the original audio quality.)
I then open my email program (Entourage - Mac) and attach the file and send it to my tendigitcellnumber@vzwpix.com
Remember to keep the file size to less than 350kb. When it arrives to your phone, open it and it will begin playing. Choose Options (right softkey) and save it.

Oh, and unless you have one of those text messaging deals with Verizon, I think sending them costs .25 or something.

Talking Ringtones:
When receiving a call, you can enable your 8300 to first announce who it is that’s calling (if you have their information in your phone) and then to play the assigned ring tone.
Do the following:
Press OK (Menu), and go to SETTINGS & TOOLS. Press #2 (Tools), and then press #1 (Voice Commands). Then on the right softkey, chose Settings, and press 5. (Call Alert). Finally, choose Name + Ring

Ear Piece Volume changes:
For those experiencing earpiece volume issues, the 8300 is set to Voice Privacy, a feature which decreases the volume when you move your ear away from the phone. Intended to keep those near you from listening to the other person on your phone, you may want to play with this feature to optimize your call quality.
Press OK (Menu) and go to SETTINGS & TOOLS. Next, press #6 (Call Settings), and then press #5 (Voice Privacy). Choose "Off."

How to assign ringtones, remove ringtones, etc.
Press OK (Menu), and go to GET IT NOW. Choose #1 (Get Tunes & Tones), and press #3 (My Ringtones). Scroll to your ringtones and to erase one, press the right softkey (Options). To set a ringtone as someone’s ringtone, press the left softkey (Set As). You may select either of three choices: Ringtone (your phone will play this when receiving a call unless you’ve chosen a specific ringer for a person), Contact ID (from here you may assign specific tones for specific people in your address book), and Alert Sounds (you may choose a ringtone for specific alerts).

How to record a voice memo (& make it a ringtone), &/or record a conversation:
With the phone open, push in the button on the left side for voice commands and hold it for a few seconds. You will see Press OK to start recording. When done, press OK to end the recording. MY SOUNDS screen comes up and what you’ve just recorded appears as a jumbled series of numbers, right under #1 Record New. Scroll to it and you may choose Options (right softkey) and rename it, &/or send it to your cell number. When your phone receives it, follow the usual method of saving it as a ringtone.
When looking for your recording, you will find it by pressing OK (Menu), going to GET IT NOW, choosing #1 (Get Tunes & Tones), and by choosing #5 (My Sounds). And there it is.
You can also do this while on the telephone, but it only picks up the person on the other end.

How to turn on the flash:
When you open the phone, press the camera key on the right side. On the screen, you will see a Lightning Bolt on the bottom left. If it is grayed-out, the flash is off. If it is yellow, the flash is on. Right under the volume buttons there is a Flash Button on the left site. If you press it, the lightning bolt should turn to yellow. The flash is now on.

How to use the 4x digital zoom on VX8300:
The 8300 has a 4X zoom which can be used with still or video. To use it with still photography, the resolution must first be reduced below 1280X960. Why that is I can’t say. But once you bump it down, you can zoom. You may zoom while in still or video mode by pressing the right or left buttons on the center wheel.

That's it from me. Comments? Additions?

I am not only new to the 8300 but also new to any cell phone, this is my first. You have been a great help. I hope everyone keeps sharing like you have. PS: I am 60 years old and I might be new to cell phones but I am good with computers, he he he !!

Thank you, and you're welcome!

That was a huge help!
Do you know whether im better off to buy a mem card to bring pics/music/data onto my phone, or get the data cable...
or should i get both?!

once again, that was a huge help:)

just got my phone today and you have just provided me with some excellent information. thank you very much. if I find out and good tricks I will be sure to post them. so once you buy the data cable you can take any mp3 off your pc and transfer it on to the phone? i've heard the phone itself doesnt hold much (maybe a song or 2) in which you would be forced to buy a mem card...correct?

um does the psp cable for the psp work on the 8300 becuase it does on the razr and i was just wondering

not sure about the psp cable... but i do know another trick. If you press ok (menu) then 0 it will bring you to a hidden menu screen, the pass code is all zeros. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see music settings, press ok and you can then enable MP3s to work on the phone instead of only WMA format songs.

Two things I am curious about...

On the 8100 I read you can turn the flash to constant during a video recording, it could act as a small flashlight. I cant figure out how its done or if possible on the 8300??

Did I do something wrong or is the time on the front display supposed to be that tiny? (it is set to digital)

Great thread!

um isnt intunes mp3 based or watever can you use that for the 8300

Naruto2005, look at the beginning of this thread. iTunes is mp3 and you can enable the 8300 to play them.

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