Ericsson R290 manual Unblocking with Personal Unblocking Key PUK, To Disable the Phone PIN

R290 User’s Guide

3. Press 2 to select Enable.

4. Enter the 4 digit phone PIN and press YES.

The message ‘ Phone PIN Enabled’ will be shown on the screen and the phone will return to the Setup menu.

To Disable the Phone PIN

1.Enter the PHONE PIN Options Menu and press 3. If the PIN has already been disabled, you will not be prompted to enter the PIN, otherwise the display will be:

Enter the 4 digit phone PIN and press YES. The message ‘ Phone PIN Disabled’ will be shown on the screen and the phone will return to the Setup menu.

NOTE:

If you enter the PIN incorrectly, you will be notified of this and asked to re-enter it. If you enter it incorrectly three times, the phone will be disabled for all foreign SIMs and the message ‘ Phone Disabled’ will be shown on the display.

If you try to disable the PHONE PIN when it is enabled and you are using a foreign SIM, you will be given the message ‘ Phone PIN Disable Not Allowed’.

To Change the Phone PIN

You can only change the Phone PIN when it has been enabled.

1.Select Phone PIN Menu, press 1.

2.Enter the old PIN digits and press YES. The display will now show ‘ Enter New Phone PIN’.

3.Enter the new PIN digits and press YES. The PIN must be 4 digits long.

4.Enter the new PIN digits again to confirm and press YES. The display will show ‘ New Phone PIN Accepted’ before returning to the Setup Menu.

NOTE:

•If you enter the old PIN incorrectly, the message ‘ Phone PIN Error’ will be shown. If it is entered incorrectly three times, the phone will become disabled.

•If you make a mistake when confirming the PIN, the message ‘ Phone PIN Confirmation Error’ will be shown and you will be asked to re- enter the new PIN again.

•When the PIN has been successfully confirmed, the phone will return to the Setup Menu.

•If the Master SIM (the SIM fitted when the phone PIN was first enabled) is not used when attempting to change the phone PIN, the

message ‘ Request Rejected’ will be given.

If you cannot find the Master PIN, contact your service provider.

Unblocking with Personal Unblocking Key (PUK)

When you buy your SIM Card, you obtain a 4- to 8- digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) and a Personal Unblocking Key (PUK). The PIN is the code that you enter to get access to and activate your subscription. PIN 2 is used with special functions, such as price. The PUK

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