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Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS
Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS
Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS
Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS
When your phone is lost or stolen, you can erase your important personal information (such as
phone book entries, call history and messages) and lock your phone by sending a special
formatted SMS message to your phone.
Send the following format from your computer:
\\
RESET **<Passcode>**RESET
<Passcode> – your defined passcode.
Default Passcode is 11-digit ESN(Electronic Serial Number) which is written on
the package or phone itself.
To activate this feature, the following presetting is required:
1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu.
2. Select Settings
Settings
Settings
Settings and press MENU/OK.
3. Select Security
Security
Security
Security and press MENU/OK.
4. Enter your lock code.
5. Select Others
Others
Others
Others and press MENU/OK.
6. Highlight Found Me
Found Me
Found Me
Found Me and press MENU/OK.
7. Highlight Reset/Lock
Reset/Lock
Reset/Lock
Reset/Lock and press MENU/OK.
8. Select Enable
Enable
Enable
Enable and press MENU/OK.
To unlock a phone that has been locked through SMS, bring the phone to Customer center.
Changing the Passcode
Changing the Passcode
Changing the Passcode
Changing the Passcode
To change the passcode for the special formatted SMS messages.
1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu.
2. Select Settings
Settings
Settings
Settings and press MENU/OK.
3. Select Security
Security
Security
Security and press MENU/OK.
4. Enter lock code.
5. Select Others
Others
Others
Others and press MENU/OK.
6. Highlight Found Me
Found Me
Found Me
Found Me and press MENU/OK.
7. Highlight Chg passcode
Chg passcode
Chg passcode
Chg passcode and press MENU/OK.
8. Enter new passcode in the box under New Passcode
New Passcode
New Passcode
New Passcode (11 digits).
9. Reenter the new passcode in the box under Reenter Cod
Reenter Cod
Reenter Cod
Reenter Code.