Caller ID Messages / Voice Mail Indication / Green Light.
The
green light is used for two telephone company services: Caller ID
and Voicemail. If you do not subscribe to these services, the green
light will remain off. The green light will flash if you have new
voicemail and it will remain on solid if you have new Caller ID
messages that have not yet been reviewed. If both conditions exist, the green
light will flash.
The PSM585 is compatible with both FSK and stuttered dialtone systems for
indicating that voicemail message is waiting. When a message waiting is
detected, the unit displays a message waiting “envelope” icon on the LCD, and
will flash the green light. You can choose to have an audible notification (beep
every minute) by selecting the MSG WAIT BEEP option (See section titled
“Setup Options.”)
VoiceAnnounce® Caller ID for Incoming Calls
When the phone rings, the caller’s 10-digit telephone number, audible category
(such as “friends” or “family”), “number unknown”, or “number blocked” is
announced. The telephone number, name listing (for caller ID deluxe customers)
and date and time of the call will also be displayed.
Sometimes the unit will display and announce NUMBER UNKNOWN or
NUMBER BLOCKED. Number unknown means that the telephone company
sends no information about the calling party. Often times this means that the call
is originating from a telemarketer.
Number Blocked means that the caller has decided not to have his or her caller
ID information sent to you. You can advise callers to “Un-Block” by dialing *82
before calling you.
You can disable the call announcement feature by turning the volume off (see
section titled Operating Modes.) Caller ID messages are stored in memory and
can be deleted by you at any time.
NOTE: TURNING THE VOLUME OFF WILL STOP CALLS FROM
BEING ANNOUNCED. THIS WILL ONLY EFFECT CALLER ID
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WILL NOT AFFECT PUBLIC SAFETY
ALARMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
If after a call, or while reviewing the call log, you would like to assign the phone
number to one of the audible categories, press the MODE key until SELECT
CATEGORY is displayed. Then press the FWD/REV keys until you hear the
desired category* and finally press the PROGRAM key to assign the caller to the
selected category. From now on when that caller calls you, your unit will speak
out the caller’s category, instead of their number.
* Audible categories are: Friends, Family, Work, School, Don’t Answer, “It’s
for you” (male and female voices), and Dog Barking (woof)
VoiceAnnounce® Caller ID for Call Waiting
If you subscribe to Call Waiting ID service, PSM585 will announce and display
information about your call waiting calls. In order for the unit to identify these
calls, you must be talking on the telephone that’s plugged into the PHONE jack
on the back of the unit. If you want, you can setup the unit to announce only call
waiting callers that have an audible category associated with their phone number
(see section titled Setup Options.)
If you are on another extension using a telephone that supports call-waiting ID,
the PSM585 will announce the identity of the call-waiting caller. This feature is
especially handy if you’re expecting a call when someone else is on the phone.
