Screen Robocalls - VTech IS8128 User Manual

Screen robocalls

If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set
profile to screen robocalls, the telephone
plays a screening announcement to
the caller when receiving the following
incoming home calls. It asks the caller to
press the pound key (#) before putting
the call through to you.
• Incoming home calls with numbers
that are "out of area" or with numbers
set to "Private";
• Incoming home calls with absent
caller ID numbers;
• Incoming home calls with numbers
that are not in your phonebook, allow
list, nor block list; or
• Incoming home calls with names that
are not in your star name list.
Screen calls without asking for caller
names
When screening a home call, the
telephone announces to the caller,
Calls to this number are being screened
by Smart call blocker. If you're a family
member, friend or invited caller,please
press pound to be connected. If you're
a solicitor, please hang up
the caller presses the pound key (#),
the telephone announces to the caller
"Please wait a moment while your call
is connected.". The telephone starts
ringing, and you can answer the call.
This option is suitable for you to filter
calls that uses autodialers to deliver
prerecorded messages, for example,
robocalls and telemarketing calls.
NOTES
• The telephone announces to the caller
with
being screened by Smart call
If you have recorded your name in
the screening announcements, your
recorded name will replace
number" in the announcements. See
Screening
• The screening feature of Smart call
blocker is applicable to home calls
only.
• If the caller hangs up before the home
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 home call is being screened,
you can press
call.
• If Smart call blocker is on and you
"Hello.
receive a call waiting home call:
• Smart call blocker will not screen
now." After
• After you have picked up a screened
90
"Hello. Calls to this number are
announcements.
to stop screening and answer the
a call waiting home call without
number while on a call. You can
press HOME/FLASH or
take the new call.
home call, the telephone checks
whether the call waiting number is
in the phonebook, block list or allow
list. It also checks whether the caller
name is in the star name list. After
that, The telephone then displays
the caller ID information or "Blocked
call" accordingly. You can press
blocker..."
"this
HOME/FLASH or
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