Screen Calls Without Numbers - AT&T CL84107 User Manual

Smart call blocker

Screen calls without numbers

If Smart call blocker is on, and your telephone is set to screen
calls without number, the telephone will not ring when
receiving incoming calls that are "out of area" or with numbers
set to "Private". It plays a screening announcement to the
caller and asks the caller to respond before putting the call
through to you.
The telephone has two screening options. You can set your
Smart call blocker to screen these calls by asking the callers
to record their names and then press the pound key (#).
Alternatively, you can screen these calls by only asking
the callers to press the pound key (#).
Screen calls without numbers and ask for caller names (default screening
mode)
When the telephone is screening a call, the caller hears the telephone
announces "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call
blocker. Please say your name after the tone, then press pound." After the
caller completes the request, the telephone announces to the caller "Please
wait a moment while your call is connected.". The telephone starts ringing and
announces the caller's name. The telephone screen displays Screened call
and you can pick up the call. The telephone will then ask whether you want to
answer the call, or to forward the call to the answering system.
Note: If Caller ID announce is turned off, the telephone will not announce the caller's name.
Screen calls without numbers and ask caller to press the pound key (#)
When the telephone is screening a call, the caller hears the telephone
announces "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker.
If you're a family member, friend or invited caller, please press pound to be
connected. If you're a solicitor, please hang up now." After the caller presses the
pound key (#), the telephone announces to the caller "Please wait a moment
while your call is connected.". The telephone starts ringing, and you can answer
the call. This setting enables you to filter unwanted calls that uses autodialers to
deliver pre-recorded messages, for example, robocalls and telemarketing calls.
Notes:
Screening and asking for caller name is the default setting for calls without numbers. To change the setting, see Control
f f
calls without numbers on page 80.
The telephone announces to the caller with "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker..." If
f f
you have recorded your name in the screening announcements, your recorded name will replace "this number" in the
announcements. See Screening announcements on page 91.
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Smart call blk
Screening...
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Screened call
PRIVATE CALLER
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Smart call blk
Screening...
10:01 10/15
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Screened call
PRIVATE CALLER
10:01 10/15
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