Call Screening - AT&T EL52119 User Manual

Answering system
Answering system overview

Call screening

Call screening at the base:
If the answering system and call screening
are on, the announcement and the
incoming message can be broadcast at the
telephone base when a call arrives.
You can turn call screening on or off using
the handset (see Call screening on page
57). When call screening is off, you can
temporarily turn on the call screening by
pressing PLAY/STOP or VOL
on the telephone base. The call screening
will automatically be off for the next incoming call.
If call screening is on and you want to silence the telephone base while it is
recording messages, press PLAY/STOP on the telephone base. The call
screening will be on for the next incoming call.
Call screening at the handset:
If the answering system is turned on, when there is an incoming call and it is
answered by the answering system, the handset screen shows To screen call
and press [SELECT], alternately. By pressing /SELECT, you can screen
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the call at the handset.
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