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Changing Your Settings
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Security
Security
The Security feature enables you to restrict the use of your phone by the others and
to restrict the types of calls.
Various codes and passwords are used to protect the features of your phone.
1.
When the Idle screen displays, press the
Menu
soft key.
2.
Select
Settings
and press the
Select
soft key or the
key.
3.
Select
Security
and press the
Select
soft key or the
key.
The following options are available. Use the
Up
or
Down
Navigation key to
scroll to and set options.
Phone Lock
When the Phone lock feature is enabled, the phone is locked and you must enter the
4- to 8-digit phone password each time the phone is switched on. To change the
phone password, see
"Change Phone Password"
on page 93. Once the correct
password has been entered, you can use the phone until you switch it off. The
following options are available:
•
Off
: you are not asked to enter the phone password when you switch on the phone.
•
On
: you are required to enter the phone password when you switch on the phone.
SIM Lock
When the
SIM Lock
feature is enabled, your phone only works with the current SIM.
You must enter the lock code to unlock the SIM so you can use a different SIM card.
•
Once you have entered the lock code, you are asked to confirm your password.
Reenter your password and press the
OK
soft key.
PIN Check
When the PIN Check feature is enabled, you must enter your PIN each time you
switch on the phone. Consequently, any person who does not have your PIN cannot
use your phone without your approval.
Note:
Before disabling the PIN Check feature, you must enter your PIN.
The following options are available:
•
Off
the phone connects directly to the network when you switch it on.
•
On
: you must enter the PIN each time the phone is switched on.
Lock Applications
Using this menu, you can lock the following categories: