VTech IS7256-3 User Manual

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Voice guide to set Smart call
blocker
This feature is an easy and alternative way
for you to do the basic setup of Smart call
blocker. You can follow the voice guide
to set your telephone system to allow or
to screen all incoming home calls, or to
screen home calls that do not display a
phone number.
1. Press CALL BLOCK on the handset or
telephone base to enter the call block
menu when the telephone is not in
use.
- OR -
Press MENU/SELECT to enter the
main menu when the handset is
not in use. Then, press q CID or
p DIR to scroll to Smart call blk. Press
MENU/SELECT.
2. Press q CID or p DIR to scroll
to Voice guide, then press
MENU/SELECT.
3. You hear a voice prompt “Hello! This
voice guide will assist you with the
basic setup of Smart call blocker...”
4. Set up your Smart call blocker feature
by inputting the designated numbers,
as instructed in the voice guide.
• Press 1 if you want to screen home
calls with telephone numbers that
are not saved in your directory,
allow list or star name list; or
• Press 2 if you do not want to screen
calls, and want to allow all incoming
calls to get through.
NOTES
• The screening feature of Smart call
blocker is applicable to home calls
only. All incoming cell calls will get
through and ring. If you want to block
a cell call, add the number to the block
list. See Block list.
• You can press CANCEL on the
telephone base to quit the voice
guide at any time.
• After a power outage, the telephone
base prompts you to set the date and
time. After the date and time setting is
done or skipped, the telephone base
will prompt if you want to set up Smart
call blocker via voice guide. Press
MENU/SELECT to start the setup.
Call handlings with Smart
call blocker
Allowed calls
If Smart call blocker is on, the following
types of incoming calls can get through
to you and ring on your telephone
system:
• Home calls with numbers saved in
your allow list.
• Home calls with numbers saved in
your directory, but not on your block
list.
• Home calls with caller ID names
saved in your star name list.
• Cell calls with numbers not saved in
your block list.
NOTES
• When Smart call blocker is off, all
incoming home and cell calls will ring
on your telephone system, including
calls with numbers saved in the block
list.
• Allow unknown is the default profile
setting. If you have not selected
another profile, all unknown home
calls will ring. However, the caller’s
numbers, if available, will not be
saved to the allow 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 block list and
Save a caller ID log entry to allow
list. If you want to retrieve the name
from caller ID log and save it to the
star name list. See Save a caller ID log
entry to star name list.

VTech IS7256-3 Specifications

General

Brand	VTech
Model	IS7256-3
Category	Cordless Telephone
Language	English