AT&T CL83107 - Page 107

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Smart call blocker
Screen calls without numbers
If Smart call blocker is on, and your telephone is set to screen calls without
number, the telephone will not ring when receiving incoming calls that
are “out of area“ or with numbers set to “Private“. The caller will hear the
screening announcement. The announcement asks the caller to say his/her
name before putting the call through to you.
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announces to the caller “Please wait a moment while your call is connected.“.
The telephone starts ringing and announces the caller’s name. The telephone
screen displays Screened call and you can pick up the call. The telephone will
then ask whether you want to accept or reject the call, or to forward the call
to the answering system.
Notes:
f Screening is the default setting for calls without numbers. To change the setting, see Control calls without
numbers on page 67.
f The telephone announces to the caller with “Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker, please
say your name after the tone, then press pound.” If you have recorded your name in the screening announcement, your
recorded name will replace “this number“ in the announcement. See Screening announcement on page 98.
f If the caller hangs up before the call is screened, or without leaving his/her name while the call is being screened, the call
will be logged as missed call in the caller ID log.
f If Smart call blocker is on and you receive a call waiting call:
- After you have picked up a screened call, the telephone checks whether the number of the new call is in the
directory, block list or allow list, and displays the caller ID information or “Blocked call” accordingly. You can press
or /SPEAKER to take the new call, or press CALL BLOCK on the handset to block the
new call.
- While the telephone is screening a call, the new call will be ignored and logged as missed call in the caller ID log.
f If you have other telephone system sharing the same telephone line, and you answer the call on the other telephone
system while the screening is in progress, the screening process will be terminated and connect you to the caller on the
other telephone system.
f The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the screening announcement. This allows you to
access your answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Remote access on page 111.