VTech VS 113, User Manual

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• After you have picked up a screened
home call, the telephone checks
whether the call waiting number is
in the directory, block list or allow
list. It also checks whether the caller
name is in the star name list. After
that, The telephone then displays
the caller ID information or “Blocked
call” accordingly. You can press
HOME/FLASH or to take
the new call, or press CALL BLOCK
to block it.
• While the telephone is screening
a home call, the new call will be
ignored and logged as missed call
in the caller ID log.
• Robocalls are unable to respond
to the screening announcement,
and therefore, will not get through
and ring. If you want to allow some
robocalls on the home line to get
through, save their names in the star
name list. See
Star name list .
• The telephone can respond to remote
access code while it is playing the
screening announcement. This allows
you to access your answering system
from an unknown number remotely.
See
Answering system remote access .
Option while on a call
When you are on a home or cell call
and speaking to the caller, and you do
not want to continue the call, you can
press
CALL BLOCK to end 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, and the call will be terminated.
The caller’s number, if available, will be
added to your block list.
• Press
CALL BLOCK on the handset
or telephone base. The screen
displays
Block and end? and the
caller’s number, if available. Press
MENU/SELECT
to end the call.
NOTES
• You can press CALL BLOCK to end the
call even if Smart call blocker is turned
off.
Retrieve voicemail
When you received a voicemail, the
handset and the telephone base display
New voicemail and .
To retrieve, you typically dial an access
number provided by your telephone
service provider, and then enter a
security code. Contact your telephone
service provider for instructions on how
to configure the voicemail settings and
listen to messages.
NOTE
• After you have listened to all new
voicemail messages, the indicators
on the screen turn off automatically.
Answering system
Difference between the built-in
answering system and voicemail service
Your telephone has separate indicators
for two different types of voice
messages: those recorded on its built-
in digital answering system and those
recorded in your telephone service
provider’s voicemail (fees may apply).
Your telephone’s built-in digital
answering system messages and
voicemail messages are separate.