Using The Telezapper Feature - VTech TeleZapper VT2558 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the TeleZapper
General Information
The TeleZapper feature in your VT 2558 is a patented device that helps you eliminate
many of those annoying telemarketing calls.
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The TeleZapper feature in your VT 2558 covers all the telephones and answering
machines connected to that line in your home or office.
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When you or your answering machine pick up the phone, the TeleZapper emits
a special tone that fools the computer into thinking your number is disconnected.
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Instead of connecting you to a salesperson, the computer drops the call and
stores your number as disconnected in its database.
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As your number is eliminated from more and more lists, those annoying
computer-generated calls just about stop altogether.
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The TeleZapper won't interfere with manually dialed calls, or with answering
machines, Caller ID or Call Waiting.
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Once you've activated the TeleZapper feature in your VT 2558, keep in mind
that if you answer your telephone and there's no one there, the odds are that
you just "zapped" a telemarketer. After a few weeks, you'll notice that you
are receiving fewer and fewer of these calls.
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The TeleZapper even works with your answering system to "zap" telemarketers
when you are away or when you prefer not to answer the phone. When your
answering machine picks up a call for you, the TeleZapper emits its special
tone to "zap" the telemarketer. We recommend that you re-record your
message and delay speaking for a few seconds to allow time for the TeleZapper
tone prior to the start of your recorded message.
Programming Instructions
The TeleZapper feature in your VT 2558 has two levels of privacy to help "zap" computer
dialed telemarketing calls. Your VT 2558 is shipped with the BASIC level of privacy
activated, which will help with the majority of telemarketing calls. At this level, the
TeleZapper feature will emit a single tone which is the first of three (3) tones for the
disconnected signal. The ADVANCED level of privacy will switch the TeleZapper feature
to all three tones of the disconnected signal and will "zap" even more telemarketing calls.
Here are the instructions to switch from
BASIC to ADVANCED privacy, or to
disable the feature:
1. Look on the underside of the Base
Unit, and locate the 3-position
TeleZapper selector switch.
2. Your switch has 3 settings: BAS
(Basic), ADV (Advanced) and OFF
(Off). Choose your desired setting.
NOTE: If you are dialing in Pulse (rotary) mode from another phone sharing
the same line, your TeleZapper feature must be set to either BASIC or OFF.
TeleZapper Q&A:
Q. How does the TeleZapper feature work?
A. The TeleZapper uses the technology of telemarketers' automatic dialing equipment
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