Vtech vt9162 User Manual - Page 14

CALLER ID/CALL WAITING ID NOTE: Caller ID and Call Waiting ID are subscription services, provided by your regional phone company. You must subscribe to these services in order to benefit from the Caller ID features of your VT 9162. Contact your regional phone service provider for details. RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS As new Caller ID/Call Waiting ID records are received, NEW followed by the number of new Caller ID records received will be displayed on the Handset. Your VT 9162 will store the most current 50 Caller ID and Call Waiting ID records. To review Caller ID records, press while the Handset is in the idle mode. Keep pressing to scroll through more records. ABOUT CALL HISTORY This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 50. The most recent call will have the highest number. When the memory is full, the oldest call information is deleted to make room for new incoming call information. For each call that comes in, the screen displays the following information between the first and second rings: • Your caller's name (15 letters are sent by your telephone company); • The caller's area code and telephone number; • The time and date of the call; and • The position of the call in call history. If you answer a call before the information appears on the screen, it will not be in the call history. Note: Press OFF at any time to exit Caller ID review mode. REVIEW CALLER ID The screen displays call information for about 15 seconds after it has been received. 1. Press to view Caller ID. 2. Use and to scroll through records in call history. 14 ADVANCED OPERATION