announces to the caller “Please wait a moment while your call is connected.”. The telephone starts ringing, and
you can answer the call.
This option is suitable for you to filter calls that uses autodialers to deliver prerecorded messages, for example,
robocalls and telemarketing calls.
NOTES
The telephone announces to the caller with “Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call
blocker…” If you have recorded your name in the screening announcements, your recorded name will replace
“this number” in the announcements. See Screening announcements.
The screening feature of Smart call blocker is applicable to home calls only.
If the caller hangs up before the home call is screened, or without leaving his/her name while the call is being
screened, the call will be logged as missed call in the caller ID log.
While a home call is being screened, you can press HOME/FLASH or to stop screening and answer
the call.
If Smart call blocker is on and you receive a call waiting home call:
• Smart call blocker will not screen a call waiting home call without number while on a call. You can press
HOME/FLASH or to take the new call.
After you have picked up a screened home call, the telephone checks whether the call waiting number is in the
directory, block list or allow list. It also checks whether the caller name is in the star name list. After that, The
telephone then displays the caller ID information or “Blocked call” accordingly. You can press
HOME/FLASH or to take the new call, or press CALL BLOCK to block it.
While the telephone is screening a home call, the new call will be ignored and logged as missed call in the
caller ID log.
Robocalls are unable to respond to the screening announcement, and therefore, will not get through and ring. If
you want to allow some robocalls on the home line to get through, save their names in the star name list. See
Star name list.
The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the screening announcement. This allows
you to access your answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Answering system remote
access.
Option while on a call
When you are on a home or cell call and speaking to the caller, and you do not want to continue the call, you can
press CALL BLOCK to end the call. The telephone plays the block announcement “The number you are calling is
not accepting your call. Please hang up.” to the caller, and the call will be terminated. The caller’s number, if
available, will be added to your block list.
Press CALL BLOCK on the handset or telephone base. The screen displays Block and end? and the caller’s
number, if available. Press MENU/SELECT to end the call.
NOTES
You can press CALL BLOCK to end the call even if Smart call blocker is turned off.
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