AT&T DL72240 Quick Start Manual page 20

Smart call blocker
Call categories
Unknown calls
(for home calls
only)
Calls without numbers
Ì
−
Numbers that are
"out of area" or set
to "Private".
Uncategorized calls
Ì
−
With absent caller ID
number.
−
Numbers not found
in directory.
−
Numbers not found
in allow list.
−
Numbers not found
in block list.
−
With caller ID names
not found in star
name list
Call control and options
You can select one of the following
five profile options for handling all
unknown home calls.
Screen unknown
The telephone plays the screening
announcement, and then ask the
caller to say his/her name before the
call rings on your telephone. You can
then answer the call, and hear the
caller's name announced. You can
decide whether to accept or reject
the call, or to forward the call to the
answering system.
Screen robot
The telephone plays the screening
announcement, and then ask
the caller to press the pound key
(#) before the call rings on your
telephone. You can then answer the
call.
Allow unknown
(default settings)
The telephone allows these calls to
get through and ring. The caller's
number, even if it is available, will not
be saved to the allow list.
Unknown to answering system
The telephone forwards these calls to
the answering system without ringing.
Block unknown
The telephone rejects these calls
with block announcement without
ringing. The caller's number, even if
it's available, will not be saved to the
block list.
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