A password screen for the PRS-505?

gardenstate · 10-30-2008, 08:09 AM

Hi all,
After a year with the 500, I sold it on eBay and plan to pick up my 505 at a SonyStyle store today. (By the way -- the screen on the 700 did not have the great contrast that the 505 had - important to me).

Just wondering.....
My iPaq PDA has a login screen where you enter a password to gain access to the device.

Is it possible to have this option on the PRS-505?

thanks.

RSaunders · 10-30-2008, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardenstate

Just wondering.....
My iPaq PDA has a login screen where you enter a password to gain access to the device.

Is it possible to have this option on the PRS-505?

Your 500 had one. At the main screen, choose "0" for Settings and turn on "Screen Lock". It's more a PIN than a password, but when you only have number keys ...

HarryT · 10-30-2008, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardenstate

Just wondering.....
My iPaq PDA has a login screen where you enter a password to gain access to the device.

... and so did the PRS-500 which you claim to have owned for a year. Didn't you ever look at the menus in that year?

It's exactly the same on the 505.

gardenstate · 10-30-2008, 09:48 AM

thanks for your quick replies.

No..I did not look through the menu screens and only recently thought that this option would be nice to have since I just set up a password on my iPaq.

I guess it is like the my favorite old saying...
If all else fails...read the instructions....

HarryT · 10-30-2008, 10:03 AM

You enter a 4-digit PIN using the 0-9 number keys. Seems to work well when I played with it on my PRS-500, although I never used it "for real" because I didn't have anything "sensitive" on my Reader.

10-30-2008, 08:09 AM	#1
gardenstate Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 1069472 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago,IL USA suburb Device: Sony PRS-T1 and PRS-950	A password screen for the PRS-505? Hi all, After a year with the 500, I sold it on eBay and plan to pick up my 505 at a SonyStyle store today. (By the way -- the screen on the 700 did not have the great contrast that the 505 had - important to me). Just wondering..... My iPaq PDA has a login screen where you enter a password to gain access to the device. Is it possible to have this option on the PRS-505? thanks.

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10-30-2008, 09:48 AM	#4
gardenstate Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 1069472 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago,IL USA suburb Device: Sony PRS-T1 and PRS-950	thanks for your quick replies. No..I did not look through the menu screens and only recently thought that this option would be nice to have since I just set up a password on my iPaq. I guess it is like the my favorite old saying... If all else fails...read the instructions....

10-30-2008, 10:03 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You enter a 4-digit PIN using the 0-9 number keys. Seems to work well when I played with it on my PRS-500, although I never used it "for real" because I didn't have anything "sensitive" on my Reader.