Unlocking Sim Card; Unlocking Phone; Connecting To Network - Lenovo E156 Manual

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3.7 Unlocking SIM card

To prevent illegal usage, PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is

adopted to encrypt for protection of your SIM card. Selecting this

option and if having set up PIN code protection, you have to enter PIN

code each time you start it, unlocking SIM card to use the mobile

phone.

Users can erase SIM card password; however, in this case SIM card

cannot prevent illegal usage.

Press and hold the End key to power on the phone;

Enter PIN code, use right soft key to delete input-errors, left soft key for

"OK". For instance, if PIN setting is 1234, then enter the following input:

1 2 3 4 "OK".

If there are three consecutive input errors, your SIM card will be locked

up by the network, the phone will inquire PUK code.

Note: Your service provider will set up a standard PIN (4 to 8 digits)

number for your SIM card; you should change it into your private

password as soon as possible.

The phone lock protects your phone from unauthorized use. The

default phone lock code is 1122. You can change it into any numeric

string of 4 to 8 digits.

If the phone lock function is enabled, you need to enter the correct

phone lock code when the phone is powered on or in the standby

mode.

After SIM card is successfully unlocked, the phone will automatically

search available network (with searching showing on the screen).

Once the connection is made, the name of the service provider will be

displayed on the top central part of the text and graphic area. At this

time your phone has been connected to the service network.

Note: If the screen prompts "Emergency ", this means you have moved

out of the normal network coverage (service range) or your card has

not passed authentication, but you can still transmit emergency calls

based on signal strength.

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