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Options for screened uncategorized
calls
1. When the telephone starts ringing,
and the screen displays Screened call,
press TALK or on the handset or
press on the telephone base to
pick up the call. If you have turned on
the caller ID announce feature, the
telephone announces “You have a call
from...” and the caller’s name.
2. After you pick up the call, the
telephone 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 *”.
Answer a screened call once only:
• Press 1 on the handset or telephone
base to answer the call. The telephone
number will not be added to your allow
list.
Answer and always allow a screened call:
• Press 2 on the handset or telephone
base to answer the call. The telephone
number will be added to your allow list.
Block a screened call:
• Press 3 or CALL BLOCK on the cordless
handset or telephone base 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.
Forward a screened call to the answering
system:
• Press 4 on the cordless handset or
telephone base to forward the call to
the answering system.
• The caller is sent to the answering system
and can leave a message even if the
answering system is off.
End a screened call:
• If you do not want to take the call, press
OFF on the cordless handset to end the
call.
Option while on a screened call
When you are on a call and speaking to
the caller, and you do not want to continue
the call, you can end the call with block
announcement and add the number to the
block list.
Press CALL BLOCK on the handset or
the telephone base 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 will be added to your
block list.
• Press CALL BLOCK. The handset screen
displays Block and end? and the caller’s
number, if available. Press SELECT to
end the call.
• The caller’s number, if available, will be
saved to the block list. The screen displays
Added to block list after pressing CALL
BLOCK, then press SELECT. If caller’s number
is not available, the screen displays No
number available to block.
• You can press CALL BLOCK to end the call
even if Smart call blocker is turned off.