Unlocking your BlackBerry 8703E takes a few simple key strokes.
The "Lock" function on your BlackBerry allows you to lock the phone to prevent unauthorized users from dialing numbers on the phone or keys from being accidentally pressed when the phone is in a bag, purse or pocket. There are two ways to lock and unlock a BlackBerry 8703e -- with or without setting a password -- using keys on the phone.
Instructions
With a Password
1. Roll the tracking wheel, located on the upper right hand side of the BlackBerry, downward to scroll through the icons on the home screen. Stop when you arrive at "Options" and click on it with the wheel. This icon looks like a wrench and provides a menu of the device's tools.
2. Click on "Security Options" under the "Options" menu with the trackwheel.
3. Click "General Settings" from the submenu.
4. Scroll through the menu options under "General Settings" and click the "Password" option. Click the trackwheel on "Enabled."
5. Type in a chosen password using the phone's keyboard. Click on "Save."
6. Click on the trackwheel to go back to the home screen. Scroll to and click on the "Lock" option, located under the "Security Options" menu.
7. Roll the tracking wheel to "Unlock" and click on it.
8. Type in your previously chosen password, when prompted.
9. Press the "Enter" key, which is the key with the curved arrow located in the bottom right hand corner of the keypad of the phone.
Without a Password
10. Click on the tracking wheel to get to the home screen of your BlackBerry.
11. Scroll through the icons on the home screen with the tracking wheel and click the "Keyboard Lock" option. Click on the "Keyboard Lock" option to lock the keyboard.
12. Press the asterisk key (or the"*" key) on your keyboard at the same time as the "Send" key to unlock the cell phone.
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