Call Handling - AT&T DAL75121 Complete User's Manual

Smart call blocker
About Smart call blocker

Call handling

Smart call blocker is set to on, and to allow all incoming calls by default.
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When Smart call blocker is on, the first ring of all incoming calls will be muted.
If your phonebook, allow list, star name list and block list are empty when
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Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to screen calls, the telephone will
screen all incoming home calls and asks callers to announce their names or
press the pound key (#).
If Smart call blocker is off, all incoming home and cell calls ring, including
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numbers saved in the block list.
If QUIET mode is on, and Smart call blocker is on and in screening mode, all
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screened home calls will be sent to the answering system after screening.
Smart call blocker handles calls in the following ways:
Welcome calls
Unwelcome
calls
Call category
Numbers saved in
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allow list.
Numbers saved in
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phonebook.
Numbers not found in
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block list.
Caller ID names saved
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in star name list.
Numbers saved in
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block list.
Set profile options
The telephone rings when
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there is an incoming home
call with number saved in
your allow list or phonebook,
but not in your block list.
Robocalls with caller names
saved in your star name list
will also ring.
All incoming calls on your cell
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line will get through and ring.
The telephone does not ring when
there is an incoming call with
number saved in your block list,
and the call will be rejected.
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