Phone Lock; Sim Card Lock - Sony Ericsson P990i User Manual

Phone lock

This is a lock code that you can use to protect your phone
from unauthorized use. When you start the phone for the
first time, the lock code is 0000, but you can change it to
any four-to-eight digit code in the
setting options are:
Phone lock
• – you will be requested to enter the
At power on
code every time you turn the phone on.
• – the lock is turned off; no code will be
Off
requested.
• – the code will only be
When SIM changed
requested if the SIM card has been changed.

SIM card lock

Your PIN (Personal Identification Number) code
consists of four to eight digits and is used to protect your
SIM card against unauthorized use. It is needed for the
access of the SIM card. You get it from your operator
with the SIM card, but you can change it in the
menu. Your
SIM card lock
• – you will be requested to enter your
At power on
PIN code every time you turn the phone on.
• – the lock is turned off; no code will be
Off
requested.
An error message informs you if an incorrect PIN code
has been entered. Usually, the SIM card will be blocked
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menu. Your
Locks
Locks
setting options are:
after three incorrect attempts (the number of attempts is
operator-dependent). To unblock the SIM card you must
use your PUK code.
The PUK code consists of eight digits. When you have
entered the right PUK code you must enter a new PIN
code. You have ten attempts to enter the PUK code. If all
ten attempts fail, the SIM card will be unusable and you
need to contact your operator. You cannot change the
PUK code.
The PIN2 code
Some special SIM card services, such as Call meter and
Fixed Numbers, can be protected by a secondary code
feature, the PIN2 code. The code properties are:
• cannot be disabled, but the four-to-eight digit
PIN2
code can be changed in the
• will be blocked after three incorrect attempts.
PIN2
To unblock the code, a PUK2 code must be entered.
• After 10 unsuccessful PIN2 unblocking attempts,
the card can still be used, but access to the PIN2-
protected SIM features is permanently barred.
• Not every SIM card has a PIN2 lock.
Inactivity lock
If you mark the
Inactivity lock
requested code, this lock will be activated.
Phone lock
menu.
Locks
check box and enter the
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