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4. If you select Screening, press q or
p to choose one of the following
options, and then press SELECT.
• w/Caller name - ask the caller to
say his/her name before the call
rings on your telephone. You can
then answer the call, and hear the
caller’s name announced. You can
decide whether to answer or reject
the call, or to forward the call to the
answering system.
• w/o Caller name - ask the caller to
press the pound key (#) before the
call rings on your telephone. You
can then answer the call.
• Robocalls will be classified as uncategorized
calls. If you select Screening, the telephone
screens and filters these calls. It asks
the caller to press the pound key (#) or
announces his/her name before putting the
call through to you. There may be robocalls
that you do not want to miss. For example,
robocalls with announcements or notices
from schools or pharmacies. You can set up
your star name list with these caller names to
allow their calls to get through to you. See
Add star name list entry on page 35.
Screening announcements
If you have set to screen calls without
numbers and/or screen uncategorized
calls, the callers of one or all of the
following incoming call categories will
hear a screening announcement.
• Calls that are “out of area“ or with
numbers set to “Private“.
• Calls with numbers that are not on your
phonebook, allow list, or block list, or
with absent caller ID number.
• Calls with caller ID names that are not on
your star name list.
The telephone has two screening options,
and each option has its default screening
announcements.
Screening with caller name - “Hello. Calls
to this number are being screened by
Smart call blocker. Please say your name
after the tone, then press pound.”
-OR-
Screening without caller name - “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.” You can
use these announcements, or record your
own name to replace “this number” in both
announcements. See Record your name
for all screening announcements.
Play announcement of screening with
caller name:
1. Press CALL BLOCK on the cordless
handset when it is not in use.
-OR-
Press MENU to enter the main menu
when it is not in use. Press q or p
to scroll to Smart call blk, then press
SELECT.
2. Press q or p to scroll to Screening
annc, and then press SELECT.
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