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Send call to answering system
1. When the telephone starts ringing,
and the screen displays Screened
call
, press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
, or on
the handset, or
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
on
the telephone base to pick up the
call. The telephone announces “
Call
from... ” and the caller’s name. It
then announces “ To answer the call,
press 1. To answer and always allow
this number, press 2. To block this
number, press 3. To send this call to the
answering system, press 4. To repeat
these options, press *
”.
2. Press 4 to forward the caller to the
answering system.
• When the telephone is ringing, you can
press MUTE to mute the ringer temporarily.
• The caller is forwarded to the answering
system and can leave a message even if the
answering system is off.
End call
1. When the telephone starts ringing,
and the screen displays Screened
call , press LINE 1 , LINE 2 , or on
the handset, or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on
the telephone base to pick up the
call. The telephone announces “
Call
from... ” and the caller’s name. It
then announces “ To answer the call,
press 1. To answer and always allow
this number, press 2. To block this
number, press 3. To send this call to the
answering system, press 4. To repeat
these options, press *
”.
2. If you do not want to take the call,
press OFF on the handset, or LINE 1 or
LINE 2 on the telephone base to end
the call.
Always allow
1. When the telephone starts ringing,
and the screen displays Screened
call
, press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
, or on
the handset, or
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
on
the telephone base to pick up the
call. The telephone announces “
Call
from... ” and the caller’s name. It
then announces “ To answer the call,
press 1. To answer and always allow
this number, press 2. To block this
number, press 3. To send this call to the
answering system, press 4. To repeat
these options, press *
”.
2. Press 2 to answer the call. The
telephone number will be added to
your allow list.
• When the telephone is ringing, you can
press MUTE to mute the ringer temporarily.
Block call
1. When the telephone starts ringing,
and the screen displays Screened
call , press LINE 1 , LINE 2 , or on
the handset, or
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
on
the telephone base to pick up the
call. The telephone announces “
Call
from... ” and the caller’s name. It
then announces “ To answer the call,
press 1. To answer and always allow
this number, press 2. To block this
number, press 3. To send this call to the
answering system, press 4. To repeat
these options, press *
”.
2. Press 3 or CALL BLOCK to block the
call. The telephone plays the block
announcement “
T he number you
are calling is not accepting your call.
Please hang up.
” to the caller. The
telephone number will be added to
your block list.
• When the telephone is ringing, you can
press MUTE to mute the ringer temporarily.