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Smart call blocker
Screen calls without numbers
While a call is being screened, you can press or /SPEAKER to stop screening and answer the
call.
When the telephone rings and announces the caller’s name after screening a call, you can press
OFF/CANCEL to
silence the ringer. You can also press CALL BLOCK to reject the call directly, and the caller’s number will be added to
the block list.
If you pick up a screened call, the telephone then announces the screening options. You can press
OFF/CANCEL to
hang up the call. The caller’s number will not be added to the block list.
If you receive a call waiting call without number while on a call, Smart call blocker will not screen the new call. You can
press or
/SPEAKER to take the new call.
Robocalls are unable to respond to the screening announcement, and therefore, will not get through and ring. If you want
to allow some robocalls to get through, save their names in the star name list. See page 88.
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 123.
Answer call once
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays
Screened call, press or /SPEAKER to
pick up the call. If you have turned on the caller ID announce
feature, the telephone announces “You have a call from...”
and the caller’s name. Aer you pick up the call, the
telephone announces “To answer the call, press 1. To send
this call to the answering system, press 4. To repeat these
options, press *”.
2. Press 1 to answer the call. The telephone number will not
be added to your allow list.
Notes:
To turn on or off caller ID announce, see page 22 or 33.
When the telephone is ringing, you can press
OFF/CANCEL to mute the ringer temporarily.
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