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the screening announcement. This
allows you to access your answering
system from an unknown number
remotely. See Answering system
remote access.
Screened call options
After the telephone screen a home call
and starts ringing, the handset screen
displays Screened call. Press
HOME/FLASH or to pick up the
call.
After you picked up the call, the
telephone announces “Call from...” and
the caller’s name, and then announces,
“To answer the call, press 1. To answer
and always allow this number, press 2.
To block this number, press 3. To send
this call to the answering system, press
4. To repeat these options, press *”.
Allow this call once:
• Press 1 to answer the call. The
telephone number will not be added
to your allow list.
Always allow this call:
• Press 2 to answer the call. The
telephone number will be added to
your allow list.
Block this call:
• Press 3 or CALL BLOCK to block the
call. The telephone plays the block
announcement “The number you
are calling is not accepting your call.
Please hang up.” to the caller. The
telephone number will be added to
your block list.
Send this call to the answering system:
• Press 4 to forward the call to the
answering system.
End this call:
• If you do not want to take the call,
press OFF/CANCEL to end the call.
NOTES
• For home calls that are “out of area”,
“Private”, or without caller ID, only
options 1 and 4 will be available. The
telephone announces “To answer
the call, press 1. To send this call to
the answering system, press 4. To
repeat these options, press *”.
• If you select option 4 to send the call
to the answering system, the caller
can leave a message even if the
answering system is off.
• When the telephone is ringing, you
can press MUTE/DELETE/VOICE
on the handset to mute the ringer
temporarily.