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Caller ID, Setting up your area code (USA only)

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Telephone Services and External devices Caller ID 7 The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller ID subscriber service offered by many local telephone companies. Call your telephone company for details. This service shows the telephone number, or name if it is available, of your caller as the line rings. After a few rings, the LCD shows the telephone number of your caller (and name, if available). Once you answer a call, the Caller ID information disappears from the LCD, but the call information stays stored in the Caller ID memory. „ You can see the first 15 characters of the number (or name). „ The Unavailable message means the call originated outside your Caller ID service area. „ The PrivateCall message means the caller has intentionally blocked transmission of information. You can print a list of the Caller ID information received by your machine. (See Printing the Caller ID List on page 48.) Note • This feature may not be available in certain areas of the USA and Canada. • The Caller ID service varies with different carriers. Call your local telephone company to find out about the kind of service available in your area. Setting up your area code (USA only) 7 When returning calls from the caller ID history your machine will automatically dial "1" plus the area code for all calls. If your local dialing plan requires that the "1" not be used for calls within your area code enter your area code in this setting. With the area code setting, calls returned from the caller ID history to your area code will be dialed using 10 digits (area code + 7-digit number). If your dialing plan does not follow the standard 1 + area code + 7-digit number dialing system for calling outside your area code, you may experience problems returning calls automatically from the caller ID history. If this is not the procedure followed by your dialing plan, you will not be able to return calls automatically. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Fax. 7 Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Miscellaneous. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Caller ID. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose Area Code. Press OK. f Use the dial pad to enter your area code. Press OK. g Press Stop/Exit. 47

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Telephone Services and External devices
47
7
Caller ID
7
The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller
ID subscriber service offered by many local
telephone companies. Call your telephone
company for details. This service shows the
telephone number, or name if it is available,
of your caller as the line rings.
After a few rings, the LCD shows the
telephone number of your caller (and name, if
available). Once you answer a call, the Caller
ID information disappears from the LCD, but
the call information stays stored in the Caller
ID memory.
You can see the first 15 characters of the
number (or name).
The
Unavailable
message means the
call originated outside your Caller ID
service area.
The
PrivateCall
message means the
caller has intentionally blocked
transmission of information.
You can print a list of the Caller ID information
received by your machine. (See
Printing the
Caller ID List
on page 48.)
Note
This feature may not be available in
certain areas of the USA and Canada.
The Caller ID service varies with different
carriers. Call your local telephone
company to find out about the kind of
service available in your area.
Setting up your area code (USA only)
7
When returning calls from the caller ID history
your machine will automatically dial "1" plus
the area code for all calls. If your local dialing
plan requires that the “1”
not be used for calls
within your area code enter your area code in
this setting. With the area code setting, calls
returned from the caller ID history to your
area code will be dialed using 10 digits (area
code + 7-digit number). If your dialing plan
does not follow the standard 1 + area code +
7-digit number dialing system for calling
outside your area code, you may experience
problems returning calls automatically from
the caller ID history. If this is not the
procedure followed by your dialing plan, you
will not be able to return calls automatically.
a
Press
Menu
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Fax
.
Press
OK
.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Miscellaneous
.
Press
OK
.
d
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Caller ID
.
Press
OK
.
e
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Area Code
.
Press
OK
.
f
Use the dial pad to enter your area code.
Press
OK
.
g
Press
Stop/Exit
.