Turning The Phone On And Off; Unlocking The Phone Lock; Unlocking The Sim Card - Philips S890 Owner's Manual

Turning the Phone On and Off

To turn the phone on or off, hold down
If you turn on the phone without inserting the SIM
card, the phone will display
the SIM card, the phone will automatically check if
the SIM card is useable.
The following will be displayed in this order:
Enter Phone Lock Code: if you have set Phone Lock.
•
Enter PIN: if you have set SIM Lock.
•
• Searching: The phone will search for the appropriate
network connections.

Unlocking the Phone Lock

To protect against unauthorized usage, a lock code
may be set for your phone. If you choose this option,
then every time you turn on your phone, you must
enter the lock code before you can use the mobile
phone as normal. You may turn off the phone lock
code protection. In this case, you cannot prevent
unauthorized use of your mobile phone.
• Enter the lock code. Press
#
Confirm with or press
For example, if your phone lock code is set as 0000,
then enter the following:
# ,
0 0 0 0 or 0 0 0 0
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.
Insert SIM. After inserting
R
to delete mistakes.
OK.
L
If you forget your lock code, you must contact your
retailer or local authorized repair and maintenance
service centre to have the lock code opened.

Unlocking the SIM card

To protect against unauthorized usage, the SIM card
uses a PIN (Personal Identification Number) number.
If you choose this option, then every time you turn on
your phone and enter the Phone Lock number (if you
have set a Phone Lock number), you must also enter
the PIN so as to unlock the SIM card before you can
use the mobile phone. You may turn off the SIM card
protection. In this case, you cannot prevent
unauthorized use of the SIM card.
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• Hold down to turn on the mobile phone;
• Enter the PIN number. Press
mistakes. Confirm with
For example, if PIN is set as 1234, then enter the
following:
# ,
1 2 3 4 or 1 2 3 4
If an incorrect number is entered three times in
succession, your SIM card will be locked by the
network and the mobile phone will prompt you for
the PUK number.
R
to delete
# L
OK.
or press
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