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PIN codes
Settings > Security > PIN codes
The phone and SIM card are protected
against misuse by several security codes.
PIN control
The PIN is the password provided by
your network operator and is usually
requested each time the phone is
switched on. You can deactivate this
feature but you risk unauthorised use of
your SIM card. Some network operators
do not permit deactivating the control.
Activating/deactivating PIN status
1. Select PIN control.
2. Enter PIN and confirm with .
Change PIN
You can change the PIN to any 4 to 8-
digit number you find easier to
remember.
1. Enter current PIN code and confirm
with .
2. Enter new PIN code and confirm
with .
3. Re-enter new PIN code and confirm
with .
Change PIN2
(Display only if PIN2 is available).
Proceed as with Change PIN.
Change phone code
You define the phone code
(4 to 8-digits) when you activate a
phone-code protected function for the
first time. It is then valid for all phone-
code protected functions.
Keep these confidential numbers in a safe
place where you can access them again if
required.
• If you enter the PIN incorrectly three
times in a row, the SIM card will be
locked. You have to enter the PUK for
that SIM card in order to unlock it.
Please contact your network operator to
obtain a PUK.
• If the PUK has been lost, please contact
your network operator.
PIN (Personal Identification
Number) Protects your SIM
card from unauthorized use.
PIN2 This is needed to set the
charge detail display and to
access additional functions
on special SIM cards.
PUK
PUK2
(Personal Unblocking Key)
Used to unlock SIM cards
after the wrong PIN has been
entered incorrectly three
consecutive times.
Phone
code
Protects your phone from
unauthorized use.
Must be entered at the first
security setting.