LG VX7000 Review - Settings & Tools

Settings & Tools Menu

Tools	· Calendar · Date · Time · Title Information · Recurring Event · Alarm Reminder · Ring Alarm · Schedule · Alarm Clock · Alarm 1 · Once · Daily · Mon - Fri · Weekends · Alarm 2 · Alarm 3 · Quick Alarm · World Clock · Voice Memo · Notepad · Calculator · EZ Tip Calc	Calendar allows users to keep their agenda convenient and easy to access. Store appointments and the phone will alert with a reminder of appointments. World Clock is useful if you need to make a call to another country and aren't sure of the time difference. Notepad allows users to read, add, edit, or erase notes to yourself. Calculator allows users to calculate simple mathematical computations of up to the second decimal place. EZ Tip Calc lets users quickly and easily calculate the amounts for a bill, the amount of the tip, and the number of people as variables.
Sounds	· Master Volume · Call Sounds · Call Ringtone · Caller ID · No Caller ID · Restricted Calls · All Calls · Call Vibrate · Alert Sounds · Pix · Txt · Voice · Email · Page · Alert Vibrate · 2-Min Reminder · Quick Alarm · Keypad Volume · Earpiece Volume · Service Alerts · Service Change · ERI Sounds · Minute Beep · Call Connect · Back To Top · Power On / Off Sound	Customize the options of the VX7000's sounds. Call Sounds sets ring tones for types of incoming calls. Service Alerts allows users to set any of the four alert options to either On or Off. Service Change alerts users when service changes. ERI Sounds alerts users the status of cellular service. Minute Beep alerts users 10 seconds before the end of every minute during a call. Call Connect alerts users when the call is connected. Power On / Off Sounds lets users set the phone to sound a tone when the phone is powered on, powered off, or both.
Display	· Banner · Backlight · Main LCD · 7 Seconds · 15 Seconds · 30 Seconds · Always On / Off · Front LCD · 7 Seconds · 15 Seconds · 30 Seconds · Always Off · Front Contrast · Wallpaper · Main LCD · Front LCD · Display Themes · Default · Business · Tropical · Blue · Fonts · Normal · Large · Power On / Off Anim.	Customize the options of the VX7000's display screen. Banner allows users to enter a string of up to 15 characters which displays on the LCD screen. Backlight lets users set the duration for illuminating the backlight.
System	· Network · System Select · Home Only · Automatic A · Automatic B · Set NAM · NAM 1 / NAM 2 · Auto NAM · Serving System · Device Info · My Phone Number · SW Version · Icon Glossary · Location · Security · Lock Phone · Emergency Num. · Change Code · Erase Contacts · Reset Default · Language · Shortcut Key	The System menu allows users to designate specific system network settings. System Select lets users set up the phone producer's management environment. Set NAM allows users to select the phone's NAM (Number Assignment Module) if the phone is registered with multiple service providers. Location is the menu for GPS (Global Positioning System). Emergency Numbers allows users to enter three emergency numbers. Language allows users to set teh bilingual feature according to preferences. Choose between English and Spanish.
Call Settings	· Answer Options · Flip Open · Any Key · Send Only · Auto Answer · Auto Retry · Off · Every 10 Seconds · Every 30 Seconds · Every 60 Seconds · TTY Mode · TTY Full · TTY + Talk · TTY + Hear · TTY Off · One-Touch Dial · Voice Privacy · Enhanced · Standard · Auto Volume · Data Settings · Data / Fax · PC Connection · USB · RS-232C (Com Port) · Closed · Voice Services · Voice Dial · Key Press · Flip Open · Disable · Train Words · DTMF Tones · Normal · Long	Answer Options lets users determine how to initiate an answered call. Auto Retry lets users set the length of time the VX7000 waits before automatically redialing a number when the attempted call fails. TTY allows users to attach a TTY device enabling them to communicate with parties also using a TTY device. A phone with TTY support is able to translate typed characters to voice. Voice can also be translated into characters and then displayed on the TTY. Voice Privacy lets users to set CDMA calls as Enhanced or Standard. CDMA offers inherent voice privacy. Check service provider for availablilty. Data Settings allows users to use wireless data communication services. Data / Fax lets users use the VX7000 to transmit data and faxes. PC Connection lets users select the data port. Train Words lets users help the VX7000 distinguish their voice when using voice commands. During the voice recognition process, if users cannot clearly recognize the words Yes or No, they can record their own voice with this feature.
Clock Format	· Normal · Analog	Choose the kind of clock to be displayed on the LCD screen.
Ringer ID		Alerts users with the designated ringer ID when the phone rings
Picture ID		Shows users the designated picture ID when the phone rings.

The Settings and Tools Menu contains most of the functions found on the VX7000. Handy built-in applications such as the Calendar with Notepad allow busy users to store appointments and tasks much like a standard organizer. Other applications such as the Calculator and World Clock are self explanatory and straightforward.

Additionally the Sounds and Displays submenus allows consumers to customize the VX7000's look and feel. Ringtones are CMX MIDI polyphonic or MP3 format, screensavers are animated gifs, and wallpapers are 176 x 220 px images. Even tailor the menu structure by changing font sizes and selecting one of the display themes.

To get more wallpaper or ringtones, Verizon has BREW platform technology. BREW allows users to use Verizon's Get It Now service to download content at up to 230.4 kpbs. Most applications are subscription based and run on average anywhere between $3-5.

Games can also be purchased and downloaded through BREW as well. However, the added convenience of getting applications without having to navigate through WAP comes at the expensive of a view extra dollars.

The VX7000 can function as a modem for a laptop allowing users to send faxes or connect to the internet. However, the data cable accessory and Verizon's Dialer software is required for the connection.

Additionally it can record the voice dial commands for handsfree dialing. Train Words allows the VX7000 learn how users talk, so it knows when people are issuing a voice command or when they're just talking. With the Voice Memo, short messages can be recorded so users can remind themselves of tasks to do.

One note: It is possible to record one's own voice, music from a CD, or any other input source and use it as a ringtone. All that needs to be done is to send the recorded voice file as a picture message through email and save it on the phone.

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