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6. Installing a new SIM card
Purchase a prepaid SIM card from your mobile specialist. You should preferably choose a provider that you know
offers good coverage in the location where you want to use the EquiAlarm.
Once you have purchased a SIM card, you need to activate it. You do this as follows:
• Insert the newly purchased SIM card into your own handset.
• If your telephone asks for a PIN-code after being switched on, input the code. The PIN will be stated in the booklet
or on the letter supplied with your SIM card. In most cases, the PIN is „0000“.
• Now attempt to make a call using the telephone. You may hear some form of welcome message from your provider
before the telephone connects the call, because this is the first time you are using the SIM. Listen to the message
in full.
• You must now check whether the voicemail for the SIM card is switched off. You can do so by calling the number
of the SIM card from another telephone. If, after a while, you are transferred to a voicemail service, this means that
the voicemail for the SIM card is switched on. If this is the case, you must personally deactivate the voicemail
service by calling the provider‘s customer services department, or by inputting a certain deactivation code. The
procedure for deactivating the voicemail service differs for each provider and will be stated in the instructions for
your SIM card.
• If you are asked to input a PIN code when you switch on the handset, this PIN security feature must be switched
off. Consult the manual for your handset for instructions on how to do this.
• Check how much credit is on the SIM card. You can do this by calling the credit/top-up service line for your provi-
der. Make sure there is at least € 10 on the card. If the amount of credit is insufficient, you must purchase a top-up
card (from a post office or supermarket).
When you have performed all of these steps, the new SIM card will be ready for installation and use in the Equi-
Alarm. (see 5.3)
7. Programming telephone numbers
In order to change the settings of your EquiAlarm, you must put the device into programming mode.
7.1 Programming mode
In order to programme the EquiAlarm directly, you must proceed as follows:
• Hold the rear end of the screwdriver to the symbol on the side of the box for several seconds
• Whilst you are doing this, the status indicator will first flash green 3 times, then blue.
• When the status indicator turns blue, you can remove the screwdriver.
• The EquiAlarm is now in programming mode.
When you are finished with programming wait 2-3 minutes, the EquiAlarm will automati-
cally exit the programming mode and return to normal mode. The EquiAlarm is now on
and ready for use.
