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Smart call blocker
Call block settings
Screening announcements
If you have set to screen home calls without numbers and/or screen
uncategorized home calls, the callers of one or all of the following incoming call
categories will hear a screening announcement.
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Home calls that are “out of area“ or with numbers set to “Private“.
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Home calls with numbers that are not in your directory, allow list, or block
list, or with absent caller ID number.
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Home calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list.
The telephone has two screening options, and each option has its default
screening announcements.
Screening with caller name
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“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
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“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.
Play your current announcement of screening with caller name:
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1. Press
CALL BLOCK
when it is not in use.
-OR-
Press
MENU
to enter the main menu when the it is not in
use. Press
CID
or
DIR
to scroll to
Smart call blk
, then
press
SELECT
.
2. Press
CID
or
DIR
to scroll to
Screening annc
, then
press
SELECT
.
3. Press
CID
or
DIR
to scroll to
Play annc
, then
press
SELECT
.
4. Press
SELECT
again to select
w/ Caller name
.
SMART CALL BLK
Calls w/o num
Uncategorized
Screening annc
BACK
SELECT
SCREENING ANNC
Rec your name
Play annc
Reset annc
BACK
SELECT
PLAY ANNC
w/ Caller name
w/o Caller name
BACK
SELECT