User's Manual

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Smart call blocker
About Smart call blocker
Smart call blocker handles calls in the following ways:
Call category Call control
Welcome calls Allow
The telephone rings when there is an incoming call
with number saved in your allow list or directory,
but not in your block list. Robocalls with caller
names saved in your star name list will also ring.
Unwelcome calls Block
The telephone does not ring when there is an
incoming call with number saved in your block list,
and the call will be rejected.
Calls without numbers
f You can set to screen,
allow, or block all calls
of this call category, or
to send these calls to
the answering system.
Screening with caller
name is the default
setting. To change the
setting, see Control
calls without numbers
on page 80.
Screening with caller name
(default settings)
The telephone plays the screening announcement,
and then ask the caller to say his/her name
before the call rings on your telephone. You can
then answer the call, and hear the caller’s name
announced. You can decide whether to accept
or reject the call, or to forward the call to the
answering system.
Screening without caller name
If you have selected this option, the telephone
plays the screening announcement, and then ask
the caller to press the pound key (#) before the
call rings on your telephone. You can then answer
the call.
Allow
If you have selected this option, the telephone
allows the calls to get through and ring. The
caller’s name and number, if available, will be saved
to the allow list.
Answering system
If you have selected this option, the telephone
forwards the calls to the answering system
without ringing.
Block
If you have selected this option, the telephone
rejects the calls with block announcement without
ringing. The caller’s name and number, if available,
will be saved to the block list.
Uncategorized calls
f You can set to screen,
allow, or block all calls
of this call category, or
to send these calls to
the answering system.
Screening with caller
name is the default
setting. To change the
setting, see Control
uncategorized calls on
page 81.