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Programming Instructions
The TeleZapper feature in your phone has
two levels of privacy to help “zap” computer
dialed telemarketing calls. Your phone is
shipped with the basic level of privacy
activated, which will help with the majority of
telemarketing calls. At this level, the
TeleZapper feature will emit a single tone,
which is the first of three (3) tones for the
disconnected signal. The advanced level of
privacy will switch the TeleZapper feature to
all three tones of the disconnected signal
and will “zap” even more telemarketing calls.
Here are instructions to switch from basic to
advanced privacy or to disable the
feature.
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1. Lift the handset and press
PROG/CHAN
.
Then press
f
until the screen displays
TELEZAPPER:
, and the current setting.
2. Press
SELECT
. The current option is
flashing.
3. Use
f
or
g
to choose
BAS
(basic),
ADV
(advance) or
OFF
.
4. Press
SELECT
to activate the selected
option.
TeleZapper Q&A:
Q. How does the TeleZapper feature work?
A. The TeleZapper uses the technology of
telemarketers’ automatic dialing equipment
against them. When you or your answering
machine pick up a call, the TeleZapper
emits a special tone that “fools” the
computer into thinking your number is
disconnected. Instead of connecting you to
a salesperson, the computer stores your
number as disconnected in its database.
Over time, as your number is removed from
more and more databases, you’ll see a
dramatic decrease in the number of
annoying telemarketing calls you receive.
Q. How do I know when I’ve “zapped” a
telemarketer?
A. If you answer your telephone and there’s
no one there, the odds are that you just
“zapped” a telemarketer. Quite often you will
see the caller ID from such a call is
“unavailable.” After a few weeks, you will
notice that you receive fewer and fewer of
these calls.
Q. Do I need one for each telephone or
telephone jack in my home or office?
A. No. One phone with the TeleZapper
feature covers all telephones and answering
machines connected to the same line
(telephone number). If you have two lines,
you need an additional unit for your other
line.
Q. Will it interfere with my computer or fax
machine?
A. No. The TeleZapper does not interfere
with the operation of your computer, your fax
machine or other telecommunications or
electronic equipment. It plays the tone briefly
when the line is answered. Then goes to
“sleep” waiting for the next call.
Q. Will it interfere with my answering
machine?
A. No. This is the best way to use your
TeleZapper feature. Let your answering
machine pick up the line. The TeleZapper
feature “zaps” the telemarketer, and you
were not bothered at all! You will need to
delay your message for a few seconds to
allow the tone to play. A caller who wishes to
leave a message on your answering
machine will hear a short tone followed by
your recording.
Q. I have voicemail from the telephone
company. Will it work with this?
A. Yes and No. Your telephone must go “off-
hook” for the TeleZapper to emit its tone. As
long as you pick up a call, the phone goes
“off-hook” and the TeleZapper emits its tone
to “zap” telemarketers. If, instead, the
telephone company “answers” your calls
through voicemail, your phone does not go
“off-hook” and the TeleZapper cannot emit
its tone. The TeleZapper will not interfere
with the normal operation of your voicemail.
Q. Will the TeleZapper “zap” calls from
anyone other than telemarketers?
A. The TeleZapper is designed to “zap” calls
made by predictive dialer computers by
doing two things: first, by disconnecting
predictive-dialed calls before you can be
connected to a live telemarketer, and,
second, by deleting your phone number
from telemarketing computer lists. Whether
the TeleZapper will affect computer-dialed
calls from other sources depends on the
type of computer equipment and how that
equipment is being used. Therefore, it may
also “zap” calls from businesses and
organizations that use predictive dialing
systems – not just telemarketers. Many
companies and organizations do not rely
entirely on computerized calling systems to
reach you. Most have secondary means in
place to contact or notify people with
important information.
Furthermore, these organizations can
always contact you by simply dialing your
phone number manually. Manually dialed
calls will not be zapped. As such, you can
contact businesses and organizations to
determine if they use predictive dialers and,
if so, to ask that your phone number be
manually dialed or that alternate means be
used in order to contact you.
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NOTE
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• If you do not press any button within about
20 seconds during setup, the display returns
to normal display and the setting remains
unchanged.
• Press OFF at any time to exit programming.
• If you are dialing in pulse (rotary) mode from
another phone sharing the same line, your
TeleZapper feature must be set to either
BASIC or OFF.
• With your TeleZapper feature set to
ADV
(Advanced), if your answering device
‘answers’ the call before you do, the
answering device may not automatically stop
once you’ve answered (if your answering
device has an ‘Auto Stop’ feature). You
would need to press MAILBOX on this
answering device to return it to the idle, or
sleep mode. With the TeleZapper set to
BAS
(Basic), your answering system’s Auto Stop
feature should function normally when you
pick up a call.
