Make sure the installation procedures described above are properly done.
It may be a wiring problem. If you have changed your telephone service to digital service from a cable company
or a VoIP service provider, the telephone line may need to be rewired to allow all existing telephone jacks to
work. Contact your cable/VoIP service provider for more information.
Before use
Set date and time
After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage and battery depletion, the handset will
prompt you to set the date and time.
NOTE
Make sure you set the date and time including the year correctly; otherwise the answering system does not
announce the correct day of the week for your recorded messages time stamp.
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press MENU/SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then press ▼ or ▲ to choose AM or PM.
3. Press MENU/SELECT to save.
After the setting for the date and time, the screen will display Voice guide to… and set up Ans sys? alternatively.
Set up Smart call blocker through Voice Guide (Before use)
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 MENU/SELECT to start the voice guide for the Smart call blocker setup. You hear the voice prompt
“Hello! This voice guide will assist you with the basic setup of Smart call blocker…”
2. 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 phone book, 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.
Alternate way to set up
1. Press CALL BLOCK on the telephone base to enter the call block menu when in idle mode.
– OR – Press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu when the telephone is not in use. Then, press ▼ CID or
▲ to scroll to Smart call blk. Press MENU/SELECT.
2. Press ▼ CID or ▲ 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.