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10
Before use
After you install your telephone or power
returns following a power outage, the
handset and telephone base will prompt
you to set the date and time, and to
configure the Smart call blocker and the
answering system through voice guide.
Set date and time
• Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
• To skip setting the date and time, press
OFF
on the handset or
CANCEL
on the base.
1. Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter the
month (
MM
), date (
DD
) and year (
YY
).
Then press
NEXT
.
2. Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter the
hour (
HH
) and minute (
MM
). Then
press
q
or
p
to choose
AM
or
PM
.
3. Press
SAVE
to confirm.
After the date and time setting is done or
skipped, the handset and telephone base
will prompt if you want to set Smart call
blocker via voice guide.
Set Smart call blocker through
voice guide
This feature is an easy and alternative way
for you to do the basic setup of Smart call
blocker. You can follow the voice guide
to set your telephone system to allow or
screen all incoming calls, or to screen calls
that do not display a phone number.
1. Press
YES
to start the voice guide for
the Smart call blocker.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
All lines
,
Line
1
or
Line 2
, then press
SELECT
. You
hear the voice prompt
“Hello! This
voice guide will assist you with the
basic setup of Smart call blocker...”
3. Set up your Smart call blocker by
inputting the designated numbers, as
instructed in the voice guide.
• Press
1
if you want to screen calls
with telephone numbers that are
not saved in your phonebook, allow
list or star name list;
• Press
2
if you only want to screen
calls that do not display a phone
number; or
• Press
3
if you do not want to screen
calls, and want to allow all incoming
calls to get through.
• You can press
OFF
on the handset or
CANCEL
on the telephone base to quit the
voice guide at any time.
After the Smart call blocker setting is done
or skipped, the handset and telephone
base will then prompt if you want to set up
the answering system via voice guide.
Set answering system through
voice guide
This feature assists you to do the basic
setup of the answering system. You can
follow the voice guide to record your own
announcement, set the number of rings
and the message alert tone.
1. Press
YES
to start the voice guide for
the answering system setup.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Line 1
or
Line
2
, then press
SELECT
. You hear the
voice prompt
“Hello! This voice guide
will assist you with the basic setup of
your answering system.”
3. Set up your answering system by
inputting the designated numbers, as
instructed in the voice guide.
• You can press
OFF
on the handset or
CANCEL
on the telephone base to quit the
voice guide at any time.