Cricket Wave User manual

Cricket Wave™

Contents
Getting started ..................................................7
... 7Installing the nano-SIM/microSD card ..........................
Charging the battery ...........................................8
Extending the battery life ........................................8
Powering your phone on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Locking/Unlocking the screen and keys . ...........................9
Using the touch screen.........................................10
Getting to know your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Key functions .................................................13
Getting to know the home screen ................................14
Personalizing ...................................................15
Changing the system language .................................15
Setting the date and time.......................................15
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Turning system sounds on/off....................................16
Adjusting volumes.............................................
Switching to silent mode or vibration mode ........................
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Using Do not disturb mode......................................17
Applying new wallpapers .......................................17
Changing the screen brightness .................................17
Protecting your phone with screen locks. ....................... . . . 18
Protecting your phone with screen pinning . .................... . . . 19
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Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending
on the software of the phone.Actual color may vary.
Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to access a wide variety of
content.For your protection, we want you to be aware that some applications
that you enable may involve the location of your phone being shared. For
applications available through Cricket, we offer privacy controls that let you
decide how an application may use the location of your phone and other
phones on your account.However, the Cricket privacy tools do not apply to
applications available outside of Cricket.Please review the terms and
conditions and the associated privacy policy for each location-based service
to learn how location information will be used and protected. In addition,
your Cricket phone may be used to access the Internet and to download,
and/or purchase goods, applications, and services from Cricket or elsewhere
from third parties. Cricket provides tools for you to control access to the
Internet and certain Internet content.These controls may not be available for
certain devices which bypass Cricket controls.
Service provided by Cricket Wireless.Portions © 2018 Cricket Communications,
Inc.All rights reserved. Cricket is a registered trademark of Cricket
Communications,Inc. Other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Knowing the basics............................................ . . 20
Monitoring the phone status .................................. . . 20
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Managing shortcuts and widgets .............................. . . 23
Organizing with folders ....................................... . . 24
Rearranging the primary shortcuts ............................. . . 25
Google keyboard ........................................... . . 25
Editing text ................................................. . . 28
Opening and switching apps ................................. . . 29
Uninstalling or disabling an app ............................... . . 29
Connecting to networks and devices ............................ . . 30
Connecting to mobile networks................................ . . 30
Connecting to Wi-Fi ......................................... . . 31
Using Wi-Fi Direct ........................................... . ..
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Connecting to Bluetooth devices.............................. . . 35
Connecting to your computer via USB .......................... . . 37
Using the microSD card as portable storage ................... . . 38
Connecting to virtual private networks .......................... . . 40
Phone calls .................................................. . . 41
Placing and ending calls ..................................... . . 41
Answering or rejecting calls ................................... . . 42
Working with the call history ................................... . . 42
Calling your contacts ........................................ . . 44
Checking voicemail ......................................... . . 44
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Contacts 51
Checking contact details..................................... .
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Adding a new contact ....................................... . . 51
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Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts ...................... . . 52
Working with favorite contacts ................................. . . 53
Working with groups ......................................... . . 54
Searching for a contact ...................................... . . 55
Editing contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Accounts .................................................... . . 57
Adding or removing accounts................................. . . 57
Email ........................................................ . . 58
Writing and sending an email ................................. . . 59
Checking your emails........................................ . . 60
Marking an email as unread .................................. . . 60
Deleting an email ........................................... . . 60
Replying to or forwarding an email ............................. . . 60
Deleting an email account ................................... . . 61
Adding and editing email accounts ............................ . . 61
Changing general email settings .............................. . . 61
Using options during a call.................................... . . 44
Managing multi-party calls ................................... . . 45
Adjusting your call settings.................................... . . 46
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Setting up the rst email account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Messaging ................................................... . . 62
Opening the messaging screen ............................... . . 62
Sending a text message...................................... . . 62
Replying to a message ....................................... . . 63
Deleting messages or threads ................................. . . 63
Forwarding a message....................................... . . 64
Changing message settings .................................. . . 64
Camera ...................................................... . 66
Capturing a photo ........................................... . 66
Recording a video............................................ . 68
Customizing camera and video settings.......................... . 68
Sound Recorder
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Recording a voice memo...................................... . 69
Playing a voice memo ........................................ . 70
More apps ................................................... . 70.
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Calculator ................................................. .
Clock ..................................................... .
Downloads................................................. . 71
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Play™Store 73
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YouTube™. 73
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Voice Search™73
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Device 75................................................. . . .
Settings . . 74......................................................
Wireless & networks . 74...........................................
Photos™.................................................... . 73.
Maps™.................................................... . 73.
Play Movies & TV ............................................ . 73.
Personal. . . . 78.. ................................................ . . .
Accounts 79................................................. . . .
System . . . . 81.. ................................................ . . .
For your safety . . 85
General safety . . .. . 85
Radio frequency (RF) energy . . 86
Hearing aid compatibility (HAC) regulations for mobile phones . . . . . . . 88
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FCC compliance. . . .. . 87
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Distraction . . . 90
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Explosive environments 97
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Product handling 90
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CTIA requirements . 94
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Electrical safety . . . 93
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Radio frequency interference . . 95
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Getting started
Installing the nano-SIM card/microSD card
The nano-SIM card and the microSD card can be installed or removed
while the phone is turned on.
Warning! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any nonstandard
nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.You can get a standard nano-SIM card
from your service provider.
1. Here is the SIM card and here is the
SD card.
2. SIM card metal strip down and insert
SIM card slot.
3. MicroSD card metal strip down, insert
SD card slot.
4. Slide the battery into the back of the
phone so that the gold contacts at the
top right align, and push down until it
clicks into place.
5. Replace the cover on the back of the
phone; making sure it is lined up
before pressing it into place around
all of the edges.
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Consumer Limited Warranty . 100
How to get warranty service 103
Other warranty programs . . 103
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Charging the battery
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on,
soon as possible.
If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen.As you
charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time
you wake up your phone.
Warning! Use only approved chargers and USB Mico cables.The use of
unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to
explode.
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Note:If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power
on the phone even when it is being charged.In this case, try again
after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact customer
service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.
Extending the battery life
Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage,and
GPS functionality can drain your battery.You can follow the helpful tips below
to conserve your battery power:
• Use the Battery saver feature in Settings.
• Reduce the screen backlight time.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn auto-sync,Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not in use.
• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications using this
function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location;
each query drains your battery.
Powering your phone on/off
• Press and hold the Power key to power on your phone.
• To turn it off, press and hold the Power key to open the options menu.
Tap Power off.
Note: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, press and hold the
Power key for about 25 seconds to restart the phone.
settings (see Settings – Backup & reset), you may need to set it up before
using it.
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Locking/Unlocking the screen and keys
Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone
into Sleep mode) when not in use and also to turn the screen back on and
unlock it when you need it.
To lock the screen and keys:
To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys,press the Power key.
Note: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen
after a certain period of time when you leave it idle.You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.
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Select to either Copy your data from a phone or the cloud or Set up as
new to get a fresh start. Follow the prompts.
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To unlock the screen and keys:
ehtsserP.1 Power key to turn the screen on.
Note: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your phone (see
Settings–Security with screen locks), you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter
the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
Using the touch screen
Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of
touch gestures.
• Tap – When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard, select
onscreen items (such as application and settings icons),or press
• Press and Hold – To open the available options for an item (for example,
a message or link in a web page), press and hold the item.
• Swipe or Slide
vertically or horizontally across the screen.
• Drag
you have reached the target position.
• Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps and Photos), you can zoom in and
together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).
• Rotate the Screen – For most screens, you can automatically
change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning
the phone sideways.
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Getting to know your phone
Key functions
Key Function
Power key Press and hold to turn Airplane mode on or off, reboot,
or to power off.
Press to change your phone to Sleep mode.
Press to wake up your phone.
Flash
Camera
(back)
Volume key
Chargingport Microphone
Status and
Power key
Touch screen
Earpiece
Headset port Proximity and light sensor
Microphone
Camera lens
Home key Press to return to the home screen from any
application or screen.
Press and hold to access Google Search or
Recent apps key Press to see recently used applications.
Back key Press to go to the previous screen.
Volume key Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.
Recent appsBack keys
Home Google Assistant.
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Getting to know the home screen
The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions,
and menus.You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts,
folders, widgets, and more.
Folder
Primary shortcuts
Shortcut
Status and
Widgets
Personalizing
Changing the system language
ehtsserP.1 Home key > > > Languages & input > Languages.
2. Select the language you need.
Setting the date and time
ehtsserP.1 Home key > > > Date & time.
paT.2 Automatic date & time or Automatic time zone to manually set the
date, time, and time zone.
paT.3 Set date, Set time, or Select time zone to change each setting.
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You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default
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• See Contacts – Editing contacts – Setting a ringtone for a contact for how
to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.
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Turning system sounds on/off
ehtsserP.1 Home key > > > Sound >Other sounds.
paT.2 Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Charging sounds, Touch
sounds, or Vibrate on tap to toggle on and off.
Adjusting volumes
1. Press the Home key > > > Sound.
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to adjust the volume for each type of audio.
Note: You can adjust themedia volume when a media application is in use
by pressing the Volume key.Ifno media application is active, press the
Volume key to adjust the ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a
call), or tap and drag a media volume slider to adjust other types of volume.
Switching to silent mode or vibration mode
You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the following methods.
• Press and hold the Volume down key when no media application is
active to show the ringtone sound management window. When the phone
vibrates, it is switched to silent mode with vibration; press the Volume down
key again to switch to silent mode without vibration.
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switch the phone to vibrate or silent mode or turn on the sound.
Tap Default notication ringtone and Default alarm ringtone、
Wireless Emergency Alerts、Other sounds.
Using Do not disturb mode
You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode.This mode silences your
phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to.
Turning on Do not disturb mode
and swipe down again to access the Quick Settings.
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Applying new wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.
1. Press and hold any blank area of a home screen.
paT.2 WALLPAPERS.
Note: In addition,you can press the Home key > > > Display >
Wallpaper to pick an image from Photos, Wallpapers, or an
animation from Live Wallpapers.
Changing the screen brightness
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wallpaper.
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• Press the Home key > > > Sound.
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