AT&T CL82167 Quick Start Manual page 24

Smart call blocker
Call categories
Unknown calls Calls without numbers
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Uncategorized calls
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Numbers that are
"out of area" or set to
"Private".
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 then answer the
call, and hear the caller's name announced.
You can 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 setting)
The telephone allows the calls to get
through and ring.
Answering system
The telephone forwards the calls to the
answering system without ringing.
Block
The telephone rejects the calls with block
announcement.
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