Sanyo PM-8200 Resetting and Locking Your Phone Through SMS

Resetting and Locking Your Phone Through SMS
When your phone is lost or stolen,you can erase your important
personal information (such as Contacts entries,call history,and
messages)and lock your phone by sending a special formatted SMS
message to your phone.
From your computer,sign on to www.sprintpcs.comand send a
message to your phone (input your 10-digit PCS Phone Number
followed by “@messaging.sprintpcs.com.”)in the following format:
\ \ RESET **<Passcode>** RESET
<Passcode> –your defined passcode.
The default passcode is your phone’s 11-digit ESN
(Electronic Serial Number),which is written on the
package or on the phone itself.
The locked phone will display the following message:
“If found,please call PCS Customer Solutions1-888-211-4727.”
To activate this feature,the following presetting is required:
1. Press to access the main menu.
2. Select Settingsand press .
3. Select Securityand press .
4. Enter your lock code.
5. Select Othersand press .
6. Select Found Meand press .
7. Select Reset/Lockand press .
8. Select Enableand press .
To unlock a phone that has been locked through SMS,bring the
phone to a Sprint Store.
Changing the Passcode
To change the passcode for the special formatted SMS messages:
1. Follow steps 1-6 above.
2. Select Chg Passcodeand press .
3. Enter new passcode in the box under New Passcode(11 digits).
4. Reenter the new passcode in the box under Reenter Code.
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