Kyocera Wild Card manual Security, Lock phone, Change lock code, Emergency numbers, Erase contacts

Security

This section describes all the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. All security features are shielded by a four-digit lock code.

Lock phone

When your phone is locked, you can call only emergency numbers or Virgin Mobile’s customer service number. You can still receive incoming calls.

1.Select Menu > Settings > Security.

2.Enter your four-digit lock code.

3.Select Lock phone and one of the following:

–Never leaves the phone always unlocked.

–On power up locks the phone every time you turn it on.

–Now locks the phone immediately.

To unlock the phone:

1.From the main screen, select Unlock.

2.Enter your four-digit lock code.

Change lock code

Change your lock code from the default provided by the service provider. The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number.

1.Select Menu > Settings > Security.

2.Enter your four-digit lock code.

3.Select Change lock code > Yes.

4.Enter a new four-digit code.

5.Re-enter your new lock code. The lock is now changed.

Emergency numbers

The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is locked.

1.Select Menu > Settings > Security.

2.Enter your four-digit lock code.

3.Select Emergency numbers.

4.Select an Unassigned slot.

5.Enter the phone number, including the area code. Do not enter 1 before the area code.

6.Select Done.

You can view these numbers only when they’re being entered for the first time. To make a call to an emergency number from a locked phone, you must dial the number (including area code) exactly as it is stored in Emergency numbers.

Erase contacts

You can erase all entries from your contacts list.

1.Select Menu > Settings > Security.

2.Enter your four-digit lock code.

3.Select Erase contacts > Yes > Yes.

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