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Device lock, Change code, To activate the device lock, To change a code - unlock code

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This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Device lock The device lock protects your P900 and the data in it against unauthorized use. If the device lock is set to When SIM changed, it means that the P900 is not normally locked. However, if the SIM has been changed, the P900 asks you to enter the code to unlock the P900 before you can use it. This means that if someone steals your P900 and puts another SIM card into it, they will not be able to use it. Note Your operator can block your SIM, if you report that your phone has been stolen. The device lock is not on when you buy your P900. You can change the device lock code to any four to eight digit personal code. The default device lock code is 0000. To activate the device lock 1. Select Control panel > Device > Locks. 2. Select a lock option. 3. Select Done. You can choose to have the P900 locked every time you turn it on, locked when the SIM card has been changed, or unlocked. It is also possible to use the device lock in combination with the screen saver. Just mark the checkbox Control panel > Device > Display > Screen > Screen saver device lock to have the device lock activated when the screen saver goes on. Note When using the screen saving device lock, make sure you have set the device lock to activate at Power on. Otherwise your P900 will be unprotected after Power on, until the screen saver goes on. Change code To change a code 1. Select Control panel > Device > Locks. 2. Select Change Codes. 3. Select the code you want to change. 4. First enter the old code, then the new one. (To ensure that you have typed the new code correctly you have to enter it twice.) 36 Getting to know your P900

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36
Getting to know your P900
This is the Internet version of the user’s guide. © Print only for private use.
Device lock
The device lock protects your P900 and the data in it against
unauthorized use.
If the device lock is set to
When SIM changed
, it means that the
P900 is not normally locked. However, if the SIM has been
changed, the P900 asks you to enter the code to unlock the P900
before you can use it. This means that if someone steals your
P900 and puts another SIM card into it, they will not be able to
use it.
Note
Your operator can block your SIM, if you report that your
phone has been stolen.
The device lock is not on when you buy your P900. You can
change the device lock code to any four to eight digit personal
code.
The default device lock code is 0000.
To activate the device lock
1. Select
Control panel
> Device > Locks.
2.
Select a lock option.
3. Select
Done
.
You can choose to have the P900 locked every time you turn it
on, locked when the SIM card has been changed, or unlocked.
It is also possible to use the device lock in combination with the
screen saver. Just mark the checkbox
Control panel > Device >
Display > Screen > Screen saver device lock
to have the device lock
activated when the screen saver goes on.
Note
When using the screen saving device lock, make sure you
have set the device lock to activate at Power on. Otherwise your
P900 will be unprotected after Power on, until the screen saver
goes on.
Change code
To change a code
1. Select
Control panel
> Device > Locks.
2.
Select Change Codes.
3.
Select the code you want to change.
4.
First enter the old code, then the new one. (To ensure that
you have typed the new code correctly you have to enter it
twice.)