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 VOICE/MUTE/DELETE on the handset to mute the ringer
temporarily.
Screen robocalls
If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set profile to screen robocalls, the telephone plays a screening
announcement to the caller when receiving the following incoming home calls. It asks the caller to press the pound
key (#) before putting the call through to you.
Incoming home calls with numbers that are “out of area“ or with numbers set to “Private“;
Incoming home calls with absent caller ID numbers;
Incoming home calls with numbers that are not in your phonebook, allow list, nor block list; or
Incoming home calls with names that are not in your star name list.
Screen calls without asking for caller names
When screening a home call, the telephone announces to the caller, “Hello. Calls to this number are being
screened by Smart call blocker. If you’re a family member, friend or invited caller,please press pound to be
connected. If you’re a solicitor, please hang up now.” After the caller presses the pound key (#), the telephone
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