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Screen calls without numbers
If Smart call blocker is on, and your
telephone is set to screen calls without
number, the telephone will not ring when
receiving incoming calls that are “out of
area“ or with numbers set to “Private“. It
plays a screening announcement to the
caller and asks the caller to respond before
putting the call through to you.
The telephone has two screening options.
You can set your Smart call blocker to
screen these calls by asking the callers
to record their names and then press
the pound key (#). Alternatively, you can
screen these calls by only asking the callers
to press the pound key (#). See Screening
announcements on page 43.
• 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 announcement on page
43.
• If the caller hangs up before the 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 call is being screened, you can press
TALK or on the cordless handset to stop
screening and answer the call.
• When the telephone rings and announces
the caller’s name after screening a call, you
can press OFF to silence the ringer. You
can also press CALL BLOCK on the cordless
handset or telephone base to reject the
call directly, and the caller’s number will be
added to the block list.
• If you pick up a screened call, the telephone
then announces the screening options. You
can press OFF on the cordless handset to
hang up the call. The caller’s number will not
be added to the block list.
• If you receive a call waiting call without
number while on a call, Smart call blocker
will not screen the new call. You can press
TALK or on the cordless handset to take
the new call.
• Robocalls are unable to respond to the
screening announcement, and therefore,
will not get through and ring. If you want to
allow some robocalls to get through, save
their names in the star name list. See page
37.
• 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 Remote access on
page 58.
Options for screened calls without
numbers
1. When the telephone starts ringing,
and the screen displays Screened
call, press TALK or on the cordless
handset or lift the corded handset 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 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.
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