Unlocking Your Phone
To unlock your phone:
1. From the Locked display, press (left softkey).
2. Enter your lock code.
Locking the Keypad
Locking the keypad helps avoid accidental key presses without blocking
incoming calls or messages. This feature can only be activated when your
phone is in Standby mode.
To lock your keypad:
1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu.
2. Highlight Key Guardand press .
OR
1. From the Standby mode, press and hold .
Unlocking the Keypad
1. Press and hold .
Changing the Lock Code
To change your lock code:
1. From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu” on
page 52), highlight SecuritySettingand press .
2. Highlight Change Lockand press .
3. Select the box under New Codeand enter new lock code “1234”, for
example.
4. Select the box under Reenter Codeand enter the new lock code again.
Unlock
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Accessing the Security Menu
You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu.
To access the Security menu:
1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu.
2. Highlight Settingsand press .
3. Highlight Securityand press .
4. Enter your lock code.
Tip:If you can’t recall your lock code, try using the last four digits of either
your Social Security number or PCS Phone Number or try 0000. If none of
these work, call PCS Customer Service Solutions at 1-888-211-4PCS (4727).
Locking Your Phone
When your phone is locked, your phone allows you to restrict incoming calls
and make calls to 911, PCS Customer Service Solutions or special numbers.
To lock your phone:
1. From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu” on
page 52), highlight Lock Phoneand press .
2. Highlight Lock Nowor On Power-upand press .
3. Depending on your preference, highlight either FullLock or
ExceptIncomCall, and press .
Full Lock:All phone calls except for Emergency#, (PCS
Customer Service Solutions) or Special #s cannot be made. And no
phone calls can be received except for Special #s.
Except IncomCall:All phone calls except for Emergency#,
(PCS Customer Service Solutions) or Special #s cannot be made. But all
incoming calls can be received.
Tip: If you want to cancel the “On Power-up” setting before turning the
phone off, select Unlocked at the step 2 above.
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