AT&T CL82319 - Page 83

Smart call blocker
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About Smart call blocker
Call category Call handling /
Set prole options
Unknown
calls
f Calls without
numbers
 Numbers that
are “out of
area“ or set to
“Private“.
You can select one of the following
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unknown calls.
Screen unknown
The telephone plays the screening
announcement, and then ask the
caller to say his/her name before
the call rings on your telephone.
You can then answer the call, and
hear the caller’s name announced.
You can decide whether to accept
or reject the call, or to forward the
call to the answering system.
Screen robot
The telephone plays the screening
announcement, and then ask
the caller to press the pound key
(#) before the call rings on your
telephone. You can then answer the
call.
Allow unknown (default settings)
The telephone allows these calls to
get through and ring. The caller’s
number, even if it is available, will
not be saved to the allow list.
Unknown to answering system
The telephone forwards these calls
to the answering system without
ringing.
Block unknown
The telephone rejects these calls
with block announcement without
ringing. The caller’s number, even
if it’s available, will not be saved to
the block list.
f Uncategorized
calls
 With absent
caller ID
number.
 Numbers
not found in
directory.
 Numbers not
found in allow
list.
 Numbers not
found in block
list.
 With caller ID
names not
found in star
name list
Note: You can set to screen, allow, or block all unknown calls without numbers, or unknown
calls with numbers not saved in your Directory, Allow list or Star name list. You can also send
these calls to the answering system. Allow unknown is the default prole setting. To change
the setting, see Set prole on page 77.