Caller Id Announce - AT&T TL96457 User Manual

Telephone settings
Handset and telephone base settings

Caller ID announce

The caller ID announce feature lets you know who's calling without having to
look at the display. When you have an incoming call, the handset and/or base
announces "Call from..." and the name of the caller based on the directory or
caller ID information. If the caller's name is private or unknown, the phone
number up to the last 11 digits will be announced. If the caller's phone number
is also private or unknown, no information will be announced. By default, the
caller ID announce feature is On.
To turn on or off the caller ID announce feature:
MENU
1. Press
2. Press or
CID
press SELECT.
3. Press or
CID
You hear a confirmation tone and the screen shows
CID Annc ON/OFF on all HS & BS briefly before returning
to the previous menu.
been turned on or off on all handsets and on the telephone
base.
Notes:
To use the caller ID announce feature, you must subscribe to caller ID service from your
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telephone service provider.
If you have paired an AT&T TL80133 DECT 6.0 cordless speakerphone to the telephone
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base, the caller ID announce setting for all devices also applies to the cordless
speakerphone. When the setting is On, the cordless speakerphone speaks "Call from..."
and the name of the caller based on the directory or caller ID information during an
incoming call. If the caller's name is unavailable, the phone number up to the last 11 digits
will be announced.
When there are up to five handsets registered, the telephone system supports caller ID announce for all handsets.
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If six or more handsets are registered, the system supports caller ID announce for the first four registered handsets
only.
This feature does not announce information for call waiting calls.
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When this feature is on, the telephone plays both the caller ID information and the ringer at the same time when there is
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an incoming call.
It takes at least two rings for the phone to receive caller ID information and announce it. If the phone is answered
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before the end of the second ring, the phone will not have time to announce the caller's information.
Pronunciation of names may vary with this feature. Not all names may be pronounced correctly.
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Caller ID announce is available in English only.
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in idle mode.
to highlight Caller ID annc, then
DIR
to select On or Off, then press SELECT.
DIR
The caller ID announce feature has
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Cal l block
Ringers
Set date/time
Cal ler ID annc
BACK SELECT
CALLER ID ANNC
Off
On
BACK SELECT
Bluetooth
Ringers
Set date/time
Cal ler ID annc
BACK SELECT
CALLER ID ANNC
Off
On
BACK SELECT