AT&T CL83519 User Manual page 79

Smart call blocker
Screen calls without numbers
Notes:
The telephone announces to the caller with "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker..." If you have
recorded your name in the screening announcements, your recorded name will replace "this number" in the announcements.
See Screening announcement on page 66.
If the caller hangs up before the call is screened, or without leaving his/her name while the call is being screened, the call will
be logged as missed call in the caller ID log.
While a call is being screened, you can press
After the telephone screened a call, and is ringing and announcing the caller's name, you can press OFF/
the ringer, or press CALL BLOCK to reject the call directly.
After you picked up a screened call and the telephone is announcing the screening options, you can press OFF/
hang up the call.
If you receive a call waiting call without number while on a call, Smart call blocker will not screen the new call. You can press
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 63.
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 95.
Answer call once
1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays Screened call,
press
on the caller ID announce feature, the telephone announces "
call from...
announces "
2. Press 1 to answer the call. The telephone number will not be added to your
allow list.
Note: To turn on or off caller ID announce, see page 16.
or /SPEAKER to take the new call.
or /SPEAKER to pick up the call. If you have turned
or /SPEAKER to stop screening and answer the call.
".
73
to mute
CANCEL
to
CANCEL