71
Smart call blocker
Blocked calls
If Smart call blocker is on, incoming calls with numbers saved in your block list
will not ring. The telephone plays the block announcement “Calls to this number
are being screened by Smart call blocker. The number you are calling is not
accepting your call. Please hang up.“ to the caller, and the call will be terminated.
Note: If Smart call blocker is off, or you have set the profile setting to Ring all calls, incoming calls with numbers
saved in your block list will ring on your telephone system.
Block calls without numbers
If Smart call blocker is on, and you have selected the customized setting to
block calls without numbers, the following type of incoming calls will not ring,
and the calls will be terminated.
f Calls that are “out of area“ or with numbers set to “Private“.
The telephone plays the block announcement “Calls to this number are being
screened by Smart call blocker. The number you are calling is not accepting your
call. Please hang up.“ to the caller.
Note: The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the block announcement. This allows
you to access your answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Remote access on page 95.
Block uncategorized calls
If Smart call blocker is on, and you have selected the customized setting to
block uncategorized calls, the following type of incoming calls will not ring, and
the calls will be terminated.
f Calls with numbers which are not in your directory, allow list or block list, or
with absent caller ID number.
f Calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list.
The telephone plays the block announcement “Calls to this number are being
screened by Smart call blocker. The number you are calling is not accepting your
call. Please hang up.“ to the caller.
Notes:
f If you have set to block all uncategorized calls, the caller’s numbers will not be saved to the block list. If you want to
save the caller’s number to your allow list or block list, you can retrieve the number from caller ID log and save it to the
allow list or block list. See Save a caller ID log entry to the block list on page 55 and Save a caller ID log entry
to the allow list on page 60. You can also retrieve the name from caller ID log and save it to the star name list. See
Save a caller ID log entry to the star name list on page 64.
f The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the block announcement. This allows you to access your
answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Remote access on page 95.
To Next Page
Loading...
