AT&T CL83217 Complete User's Manual page 117

Smart call blocker
Screen calls without numbers
After the telephone screened a call, and is ringing and announcing the caller's name, you can press
f
/CANCEL to mute the ringer, or press CALL BLOCK to reject the call directly.
OFF
After you picked up a screened call and the telephone is announcing the screening options, you can press
f
/CANCEL to hang up the call.
OFF
If you receive a call waiting call without number while on a call, Smart call blocker will not screen the new call. You
f
can press
Robocalls are unable to respond to the screening announcement, and therefore, will not get through and ring. If
f
you want to allow some robocalls to get through, save their names in the star name list. See page 98.
The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the screening announcement. This allows you
f
to access your answering system from an unknown number remotely. See Remote access on page 137.
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 "You have a
call from..." and the caller's name. After you picked up the call, the telephone
announces "To answer the call, press 1. To send this call to the answering
system, press 4. To repeat these options, press *".
2. Press 1 to answer the call. The telephone number will not be added to your
allow list.
Notes:
To turn on or off caller ID announce, see page 21 and page 32.
f
When the telephone is ringing, you can press
f
or /SPEAKER to take the new call.
or /SPEAKER to pick up the call. If you have turned
/CANCEL to mute the ringer temporarily.
OFF
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