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Security
Screen lock
To prevent accidental touches, you can make the
touchscreen lock when it goes to sleep. Touch
Menu
>
System settings
>
Security
>
Screen lock
,
then select the lock type:
•
None
—turn off the screen lock.
•
Slide
—flick
to the right to unlock.
•
Pattern
—draw a pattern to unlock.
•
PIN
—enter a numeric PIN to unlock.
•
Password
—enter a password to unlock.
Note:
You can make emergency calls on a locked phone
(see “
Emergency calls
” on page 16). A locked phone still
rings,
but you need to unlock it to answer
.
Lock pattern
To set the lock pattern, touch
Menu
>
System settings
>
Security
>
Screen lock
>
Pattern
.
Follow the instructions to
draw your lock pattern.
When prompted, draw the
pattern to unlock the phone.
Draw an unlock pattern
PIN lock
To set a PIN, touch Menu
>
System settings
>
Security
>
Screen lock
>
PIN
.
Enter a numeric PIN, then confirm it.
When prompted, enter the PIN to unlock the phone.
Password lock
To set the password, touch Menu
>
System settings
>
Security
>
Screen lock
>
Password
.
Enter a password (up to eight characters), then confirm
it.
When prompted, enter the password to unlock the
phone.
Personalize your lock screen
To change your timeout, touch Menu
>
System
settings
>
Display
>
Sleep
. If you don’t touch the screen
or press any keys for the amount of time you select, the
screen locks automatically.
Lock & unlock
To lock your phone screen, do any one of these:
•
Press the Power key.
•
Let the screen time out (don’t press anything).
•
Switch off the power.
