Vtech DS6251-2 User Manual - Page 35

Call categories Calls are classified into four categories: Welcome calls • Welcome calls are calls with telephone numbers saved in your allow list or phonebook, and not in your block list. Welcome calls also include calls with caller names saved in your star name list. • There are many organizations like schools, medical offices, and pharmacies that use robocalls to communicate important information to you. Robocall uses an autodialer to deliver pre-recorded messages. By entering the name of the organizations into the star name list, it ensures these calls will ring through when you only know the caller names but not their numbers. Unwelcome calls • Unwelcome calls are calls with telephone numbers saved in your block list, and you want to block their calls. Calls without numbers • Calls without numbers are calls that are "out of area" or with numbers set to "Private". Uncategorized calls • Uncategorized calls include calls with absent caller ID number, calls with numbers that are not in your phonebook, allow list, or block list, or calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list. • The allow list stores up to 200 entries, the block list stores up to 1,000 entries, and the star name list stores up to 10 names. • The allow list, block list, and the star name list are shared by both line 1 and line 2. Call controls • Smart call blocker is on, and to allow all incoming calls by default. When Smart call blocker is on, the first ring of all incoming calls will be muted. • If your phonebook, allow list, star name list and block list are empty when Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to screen calls, the telephone will screen all incoming calls and asks callers to announce their names or press the pound key (#). • If Smart call blocker is off, all incoming calls ring, including numbers saved in the block list. • If QUIET mode is on, and Smart call blocker is on and in screening mode, all screened calls will be sent to the answering system after screening. Smart call blocker handles calls in the following ways: Call category Welcome calls Call control Allow The telephone rings when there is an incoming call with number saved in your allow list or phonebook, but not in your block list. Robocalls with caller names saved in your star name list will also ring. Unwelcome calls Block The telephone does not ring when there is an incoming call with number saved in your block list, and the call will be rejected. 27