VTech IS 8121-3 User Manual page 84

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NOTES
• You can set Smart call blocker to screen
and filter all unknown home calls.
You can easily add incoming phone
numbers to your allow list and block
list. This allows you to build up your
lists of allowed and blocked numbers,
and Smart call blocker will know how
to deal with these calls when they
come in again.
• The telephone announces to the caller
with
"Hello. Calls to this number are
being screened by Smart call
If you have recorded your name in
the screening announcements, your
recorded name will replace "this
number" in the announcements. See
Screening
announcements.
• 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
to stop screening and answer the
call.
• After the telephone screened a home
call, and is ringing and announcing
the caller's name, you can press
OFF/CANCEL to mute the ringer, or
press CALL BLOCK to reject the call
directly.
• After you picked up a screened home
call and the telephone is announcing
blocker..."
HOME/FLASH or
the screening options, you can press
OFF/CANCEL to hang up the call.
• If Smart call blocker is on and you
receive a call waiting home call:
• Smart call blocker will not screen
a call waiting home call without
number while on a call. You can
HOME/FLASH or
press
take the new call.
• After you have picked up a screened
home call, the telephone checks
whether the call waiting number is
in the directory, 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
HOME/FLASH or
the new call, or press CALL BLOCK
on the handset block it.
• While the telephone is screening
a home call, the new call will be
ignored and logged as missed call
in the caller ID log.
• Robocalls are unable to respond
to the screening announcement,
and therefore, will not get through
and ring. If you want to allow some
robocalls to get through, save their
names in the star name list. See
name
list.
• The telephone can respond to remote
access code while it is playing the
screening announcement. This allows
you to access your answering system
from an unknown number remotely.
See
Answering system remote
84
to
to take
Star
access.

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