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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 o, 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 set to block calls 
without numbers, the following type of incoming calls will not 
ring, and the calls will be terminated.
 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 123.
Block uncategorized calls
If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to block 
uncategorized calls, the following type of incoming calls will 
not ring, and the calls will be terminated.
 Calls with numbers that are not in your directory, allow list 
or block list, or with absent caller ID number.
 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:
 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 83 and Save 
a caller ID log entry to the allow list on page 86. 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 89.
 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 123.
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CALLS W/O NUM
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Star name list
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 Answering sys
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UNCATEGORIZED
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