Using The Telezapper Feature; General Information - VTech TELEZAPPER VT 2528 Operating Instructions Manual

USING THE TELEZAPPER FEATURE

General Information

The TeleZapper feature in your VT 2528 is a patented device that helps you eliminate
those annoying telemarketers who call you.
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The TeleZapper feature in your VT 2528 covers all the telephones and
answering machines on one phone line in your home or office.
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Whenever you or your answering machine answers a call, a special tone
is played into the telephone line.
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The tone tells the telemarketer's predictive dialing computer to take your
number off the list because the computer thinks your number is
"disconnected."
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When the telemarketer's hear the tone, their computer immediately hangs
up and removes your phone number from their list of numbers to call
again! Your number will also not be sold to other telemarketers either!
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Other than hearing the tone when you pick up your telephone, the
TeleZapper feature has no other effect on the operation of your
telephones, answering machines, or other services like Caller ID or Call
Waiting.
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When you activate the TeleZapper feature in your VT 2528, you'll notice
that you get quite a few "hang-ups" where no one is there when you
answer your telephone. Most of the time, this means you've "zapped" a
telemarketer! Over a period of a few weeks, you'll notice that you are
receiving fewer and fewer telemarkerting calls.
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For even more effective screening, let your answering machine pick up.
Programming Instructions
The TeleZapper feature in your VT 2528 has two levels of privacy to help "zap"
computer dialed telemarketing calls. Your VT 2528 is shipped with the BASIC
level of privacy activated, which will help with the majority of telemarketing
calls. At this level, the TeleZapper feature will emit a single tone which is the
first of three (3) tones for the disconnected signal. The ADVANCED level of
privacy will switch the TeleZapper feature to all three tones of the disconnected
signal and will "zap" even more telemarketing calls.
Here are instructions to switch from BASIC to ADVANCED privacy or to
disable the feature.
1. Press PROG/CHAN, then press
BAS.
2. Press SELECT. The current option is flashing.
3. Use or
4. Press SELECT to activate the selected option.
to choose BAS, ADV or OFF.
until the screen displays TELEZAPPER:
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