LG cricket Escape 3 - Smartphone Quick Start Guide

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User manual (120 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Getting to know your LG Escape 3
2 Phone setup
3 Touch screen
4 Personalize
5 Calls and voicemail
6 Text and picture messaging
7 Email
8 Cricket services
9 Apps on Google Play
10 Camera and video
11 QuickMemo+
12 Knock Code and Knock On
13 More information
14 Accessories
15 Documents / Resources
- 15.1 References
- 15.2 Download manual

LG cricket Escape 3 - Smartphone Quick Start Guide

Getting to know your LG Escape 3^™

Overview

Phone setup

Inserting the battery, nano-SIM card, and microSD^™ card

Carefully remove the back cover by using a finger or thumb to pull from the bottom left-hand side of the device.
Insert the nano-SIM into the slot as shown with the goldcolored contacts facing down.
Insert the microSD card (optional) into the microSD slot as shown with the gold-colored contacts facing down.
Replace the back cover (the cover is secure when it clicks into place) and charge your phone.

Touch screen

Using the touch screen

Use your fingertip to lightly touch the screen.
Tap, drag, or slide your finger up, down, left, and right on the touch screen to perform different functions.
To return to the previous screen, tap the Back key .
Press the Home key at any time to return to the main home screen.
Tap the Recent apps key to view and access a list of apps you've recently used.
Tap Apps to access applications on your phone.

Notifications panel

View a quick summary of alerts on your phone, such as new messages, emails, calls, and software updates with the Notifications panel.

Swipe down from the top of any home screen to access the Notifications panel.
Clear individual notifications by swiping left or right on the alert, or tap CLEAR to remove all notifications.

Personalize

Customizing home screens

Personalize your home screen with apps, widgets, and wallpapers. Tap and hold a blank part of the home screen to access customization options, then select Apps, Widgets, or Wallpapers. Browse options by swiping to scroll through, and tap or drag an item to add it to a home screen.

Organizing home screens

To move a widget, shortcut, or folder, tap and hold it and then drag it to a new location.
To delete, tap and hold and then drag an item to Remove.
To create a folder, tap and hold an icon and drag it on top of another icon.
To rename a folder, tap it, tap the folder name, and tap the Folder name field to bring up the keyboard.

Calls and voicemail

Make a call

From the home screen, tap Phone .
Select an option to place a call:

Dial: Manually enter telephone numbers.
Call logs: Retry or return recent calls.
Contacts: Call a saved contact from your address book.
Favorites: Call or add a favorite contact.
Groups: Find contacts more easily by their groups.

Use call waiting

With call waiting, you can take two calls at once.

While on a call, you will hear a tone if another call comes in.
Tap Answer and swipe in any direction to receive the call. Your current call will automatically be placed on hold, and both calls will be listed on screen.
Simply tap a call in the list to make it active.

Check voicemail

From the home screen, tap Phone.
From the Dial tab, tap Voicemail .

Text and picture messaging

Send a text message

From the home screen, tap Messaging .
Tap Compose to begin a new message.
In the To field, enter a number or a contact name, or tap Contacts to select a contact from the address book.
Tap the Enter message field and enter your text.
Tap Send.

Send a picture message

Follow steps 1- 4 above.
Tap Attach .
Tap Image and select a picture, or choose another file to attach.
Tap Send.

Please don't text and drive.

Email

Email setup

From the home screen, tap Apps and then tap Email .
Select an email provider.
Enter the email address and password and then tap NEXT.
Once your email has synced with your phone, tap DONE. You can now read and send emails.

Create and send an email message

From the home screen, tap Apps and then tap Email .
To compose a new message, tap Compose .
Tap the To field and enter an email address or name, or tap Contacts to select a contact from the address book.
Enter a subject and message.
To attach files, tap ATTACH and follow on-screen instructions.
Tap SEND.

Note: To set up corporate email, contact your IT administrator.

Cricket services

These services make using Cricket even better and easier!

My Cricket: Access billing, make a quick payment, view usage, and access support from the palm of your hand.

Cricket Wi-Fi Manager: Helps you save your high speed data by seeking out free and open Wi-Fi^® hotspots whenever you're near them. Also remembers your favorite Wi-Fi hotspots and connects you automatically. Cricket does the searching so you can do the saving.

Visual Voicemail: Quickly view, access, and play back your voicemail messages. Easily save important numbers to your Favorites list and respond to messages by calling back or texting.

Deezer: Listen on-the-go with ad-free streaming music, download your favorites to your phone, and get customized playlists based on your preferences.

Apps on Google Play^™

Access Google Play

From the home screen, tap Play Store .
Use your existing Google ™ account to log in, or create one following the on-screen instructions.

Navigate Google Play

Find apps, games, and more in the Play Store.

Tap a category to browse popular apps, games, movies, and music organized by popularity or category.
Tap the search bar at the top of the screen to search the Play Store for a specific game or app.
To install, tap the app and follow the on-screen instructions. Once installed, you will see an alert in the Notifications panel. Open the app from this notification or by locating it in Apps .

Note: You will need to set up a payment method in the My account folder in the Play Store settings to purchase apps.

Camera and video

Take a picture

From the home screen, tap Camera , then tap Menu .
Tap Settings to adjust your camera settings, such as timer, grid, or resolution. Zoom in and out by pinching/spreading two fingers on the screen.
Tap Shutter or press the Volume up/down key to take a photo.

View pictures

From the home screen, tap Apps .
Tap Gallery .

Take a video

In camera mode, tap Camcorder to automatically start recording.
Tap Stop recording to end recording. You may also pause a recording and continue later by tapping Pause , > Continue Recording and capture photos while recording by tapping .

Send a picture

After taking a picture or video, tap the Gallery thumbnail in the corner of the screen, tap the screen, and then tap Share .
Tap to share your picture or video via messaging, email, Bluetooth^®, and more.

QuickMemo^®+

Create memos with QuickMemo+

From the home screen, tap Apps , then tap QuickMemo+.
Tap to add a new memo, or to take a photo to add text or draw on the image.
Tap Done to save your memo.
To add a time or location reminder to a memo, tap a memo and then tap Add reminder.

Knock Code^™ and Knock On^™

Set Up Knock Code

Knock Code allows you to unlock your phone with a simple tap pattern code.

From the home screen, long press the Recent apps key , then tap Lock screen settings.
Tap Select screen lock and then tap Knock Code.
Tap NEXT.
Tap the quadrants on the screen to set your unlock pattern.
Tap NEXT, enter your tap pattern again, and then tap CONFIRM.
Tap NEXT.
Enter a backup PIN and tap NEXT. Confirm it and tap OK.
Select the type of notifications you'd like to have shown on the Lock screen and tap OK.

Wake up your screen with Knock On

While the phone is in sleep mode, tap the screen twice with your finger.
When the screen wakes up, you may view notifications, access apps on your lock screen, or unlock your phone.

More information

On the web
Detailed support information, including device specifications and the full user manual, is available at: www.cricketwireless.com/support/devices.

On the phone

Call Customer Care at 1-855-246-2461 or
Dial 611 from your phone

Accessories

Cricket offers a full line of accessories. For more information, go to www.cricketwireless.com/shop/ accessoriesor visit your local Cricket retailer.

Product meets FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines—FCC ID ZNFK373. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

Copyright © 2016 LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. LG, LG Life's Good, and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Corp. Escape 3 is a trademark of LG Electronics, Inc. All features, functionality, and other product specifications are subject to change without notice. Screen shots are simulated and subject to change.