AT&T CLP99287 Quick Start Manual page 23

Smart call blocker
Call categories
Unknown calls
(for home calls
only)
Calls without numbers
Ì
−
Numbers that are
"out of area" or set
to "Private".
Uncategorized calls
Ì
−
With absent caller ID
number.
−
Numbers not found
in directory.
−
Numbers not found
in allow list.
−
Numbers not found
in block list.
−
With caller ID names
not found in star
name list
Call control and options
You can choose one of the following
five options:
Screening with caller name
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
hear the caller's name announced
if you have turned on the caller ID
announce feature. You can then
decide whether to accept or reject
the call, or to forward the call to the
answering system.
Screening without caller name
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 (default settings)
The telephone allows the calls to get
through and ring.
Answering system
The telephone forwards these calls to
the answering system without ringing.
Block
The telephone rejects these calls with
block announcement.
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