Answering A Call - nVideon TLC User Manual

 Answering a Call
Tel-Lynx can be set to operate in one of four global answer modes:
 Ring-through mode,
 Personal Assistant mode I (default out of the box),
 Personal Assistant mode II, and
 Personal Assistant mode III.
The global answering mode
line can be individually set to answer in Ring-through mode
global answering mode.
In Ring-through mode, your calls are not screened like they are in the Personal
Assistant modes. Your home telephone rings as soon as an incoming call is
received, if the call is
are waiting for an emergency return call or for an automated return call from your
bank or other institution. You can set Ring-through mode on a permanent or
temporary basis. You can also set Ring-through mode on a
In Personal Assistant modes I, II, and III, Tel-Lynx checks to see if the call is
allowed by the Do-Not-Disturb setting and then answers and screens each call.
Calls from your personal phone book contacts are allowed right through;
otherwise, Tel-Lynx's patented process qualifies new callers. Personal Assistant
mode I allows qualified new callers to ring your telephones; mode II sends all
qualified new callers to voice mail; and mode III sends all qualified new callers to
voice mail and requires the
Assistant modes eliminate calls from automated calling machines used by sales
and political advertisers, and they allow you to control which calls you get and
when.
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Answering in Ring-through Mode
In Ring-through mode, Tel-Lynx checks an incoming call's contact type against
the Do-Not-Disturb override timer
the call should be allowed through. If the incoming call's phone number is not in
Tel-Lynx 's phone book, the contact is considered a
allowed, Tel-Lynx rings the inside line and does not answer or screen it. When
you answer, Tel-Lynx instantly connects you to the caller. If you hang up within
one second after answering, or if you do not answer after a preset number of
rings, Tel-Lynx sends the call to its voice mail.
If you dial 911, Tel-Lynx automatically goes into Ring-through mode and
overrides the Do-Not-Disturb schedule so that all calls come directly through for
the next hour.
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is applied to all outside lines, however, each outside
allowed by the Do-Not-Disturb setting. This is useful if you
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