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Smart call blocker
About Smart call blocker
Call category
Call control
Calls without numbers
(for home calls only)
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You can set to screen, allow, or
block all calls of this call category,
or to send these calls to the
answering system.
Allow
is the
default setting. To change the
setting, see
Control home calls
without numbers
on page 111.
Screening with caller name
If you have selected this option,
the telephone plays the screening
announcement, and then asks the
caller to say his/her name before the
call rings on your telephone. You will
hear the caller’s name announced
if you have turned on the caller ID
announce feature. Then, you can
decide whether to accept or reject
the call, or to forward the call to the
answering system.
Screening without caller name
If you have selected this option,
the telephone plays the screening
announcement, and then asks
the caller to press the pound key
(
#
) before the call rings on your
telephone. You can then answer the
call.
Allow
(default settings)
The telephone allows the calls to get
through and ring. The caller’s number
will not be saved to the allow list.
Answering system
If you have selected this option, the
telephone forwards the calls to the
answering system without ringing.
Block
If you have selected this option, the
telephone rejects the calls with block
announcement without ringing. The
caller’s number will not be saved to
the block list.
Uncategorized calls
(for home calls only)
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You can set to screen, allow,
or block all calls of this call
category, or to send these
calls to the answering system.
Allow
is the default setting. To
change the setting, see
Control
uncategorized home calls
on