Screened Call Options - AT&T CL83210 Abridged User Manual

Smart call blocker
Screen unknown calls
If Smart call blocker is on and you receive a call waiting call:
- Smart call blocker will not screen a call waiting call without number while on a call. You can press
/SPEAKER to take the new call.
- After you have picked up a screened 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
press CALL BLOCK on the handset to block it.
- While the telephone is screening a 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 to get through, save their names in the star name list. See page 60.
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 Remote access on page 88.

Screened call options

After the telephone screened a call and starts ringing, the screen displays
Screened call. Press
you have turned on the caller ID announce feature, the telephone announces
"Call from..." and the caller's name. After you picked up the call, the telephone
announces "
Allow
Press 1 to answer the call. The telephone number will not be added to your
allow list.
Always allow
Press 2 to answer the call. The telephone number will be added to your allow
list.
Block this call
Press 3 or CALL BLOCK to block the call. The telephone plays the 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.
End this call
If you do not want to take the call, press
or /SPEAKER to pick up the call. If
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or /SPEAKER to take the new call, or
to end the call.
or