Allowed Calls; Blocked Calls - VTech IS8151-1S User Manual

Allowed calls

If Smart call blocker is on, the following types of incoming calls
can get through to you and ring on your telephone system:
• Home calls with numbers saved in your allow list.
• Home calls with numbers saved in your phonebook, but not
in your block list.
• Home calls with caller ID names saved in your star name list.
• Cell calls with numbers not saved in your block list.
NOTES
• When Smart call blocker is off, all incoming calls will ring on your
telephone system, including calls with numbers saved in the block
list.
• Allow unknown is the default profile setting. If you have not
selected another profile, all unknown home calls will ring.
However, the caller's numbers, if available, will not be saved to the
allow list. If you want to save the caller's number to your allow list or
block list, you can retrieve the number from caller ID log and save
it to the allow list or block list. See Save a caller ID log entry to the
block list and Save a caller ID log entry to the allow list. If you want
to retrieve the name from caller ID log and save it to the star name
list. See Save a caller ID log entry to the star name list.

Blocked calls

If Smart call blocker is on, incoming home or cell calls with
numbers saved in your block list will not ring. The telephone
plays the block announcement "Calls to this number are being
screened by Smart call blocker. The number you are calling is
not accepting your call. Please hang up." to the caller, and the
call will be terminated.
NOTE
• When Smart call blocker is off, all incoming home and cell calls will
ring on your telephone system, including calls with numbers saved
in the block list.
• If you have set profile to Block unknown, all unknown home calls
will be rejected. However, the caller's numbers, if available, will not
be saved to the block list. If you want to save the caller's number to
the block list, you can retrieve the number from caller ID log and
save it to the block list. See Save a caller ID log entry to the block
list. You can also retrieve the number and save it to your allow
list. See Save a caller ID log entry to the allow list. If you want to
retrieve the name from caller ID log and save it to the star name list.
See Save a caller ID log entry to the star name list.
• The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is
playing the block announcement. This allows you to access your
answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Remote
access.
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