Screened Call Options - AT&T DL72119 Quick Start Manual

Smart call blocker
Screen unknown home calls
If Smart call blocker is on and you receive a call waiting home call:
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- Smart call blocker will not screen a call waiting home call without number while on a call. You can press
- 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
/SPEAKER to take the new call, or press
- 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
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want to allow some robocalls to get through, save their names in the star name list. See page 59.
The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the screening announcement. This allows you to
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access your answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Remote access on page 83.

Screened call options

After the telephone screen a home call and starts ringing, the handset screen
displays Screened call. Press
After you picked up the call, the telephone announces "Call from..." and the
caller's name, and 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 *".
Allow this call once:
Press 1 to answer the call. The telephone number will not be added to your
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allow list.
Always allow this call:
Press 2 to answer the call. The telephone number will be added to your allow
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list.
Block this call:
Press 3 or
VOICE
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block announcement "The 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.
Send this call to the answering system:
Press 4 to forward the call to the answering system.
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End this call:
If you do not want to take the call, press
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or /SPEAKER to take the new call.
/CALL BLOCK to block the call. The telephone plays the
CALL BLOCK on the handset to block it.
VOICE/
or
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/SPEAKER to pick up the call.
to end the call.
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