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Voice guide to set Smart call blocker, Allowed calls, Allow calls without numbers

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Voice guide to set Smart call blocker This feature is an easy and alternative way for you to do the basic setup of Smart call blocker. You can follow the voice guide to set your telephone system to allow or screen all incoming calls, or to screen calls that do not display a phone number. This feature is only available in the telephone base. 1. Press Call block on the telephone base when it is not in use. -ORPress MENU on the telephone base when it is not in use. Press q or p to scroll to Smart call blk and then press SELECT. 2. Press q or p to choose SCB Setup, then press SELECT. 3. Press q or p to choose Line 1 or Line 2, then press SELECT. 4. Press q or p to choose Voice guide, then press SELECT. 5. You hear a voice prompt "Hello! This voice guide will assist you with the basic setup of Smart call blocker..." 6. Set up your Smart call blocker feature by inputting the designated numbers, as instructed in the voice guide. • Press 1 if you want to screen calls with telephone numbers that are not saved in your phonebook, allow list or star name list; • Press 2 if you only want to screen calls that do not display a phone number; or • Press 3 if you do not want to screen calls, and want to allow all incoming calls to get through. • After a power outage, the system prompts you to set the date and time. After the date and time setting is done or skipped, the system will prompt if you want to set up Smart call blocker via voice guide. Press YES to start the setup. Allowed calls If Smart call blocker is on, the following types of incoming calls can get through to you and ring on your telephone system: • Calls with numbers saved in your allow list. • Calls with numbers saved in your phonebook, but not in your block list. • Calls with caller ID names saved in your star name list. • When Smart call blocker is off, all incoming calls will ring on your telephone system, including calls with numbers saved in your block list. Allow calls without numbers If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to allow calls without numbers, the following type of incoming calls will ring on your telephone system: • Calls that are "out of area" or with numbers set to "Private". Allow uncategorized calls If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to allow uncategorized calls, the following types of incoming calls will ring on your telephone system: • Calls with numbers that are not in your phonebook, allow list or block list, or with absent caller ID number. • Calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list. • You can press CANCEL to quit the voice guide at any time. 36

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Voice guide to set Smart call
blocker
This feature is an easy and alternative way
for you to do the basic setup of Smart call
blocker. You can follow the voice guide
to set your telephone system to allow or
screen all incoming calls, or to screen calls
that do not display a phone number.
This feature is only available in the
telephone base.
1.
Press
Call block
on the telephone base
when it is not in use.
-OR-
Press
MENU
on the telephone base
when it is not in use. Press
q
or
p
to
scroll to
Smart call blk
and then press
SELECT
.
2.
Press
q
or
p
to choose
SCB Setup
,
then press
SELECT
.
3.
Press
q
or
p
to choose
Line 1
or
Line
2
, then press
SELECT
.
4.
Press
q
or
p
to choose
Voice guide
,
then press
SELECT
.
5.
You hear a voice prompt “
Hello! This
voice guide will assist you with the
basic setup of Smart call blocker...
”
6.
Set up your Smart call blocker feature
by inputting the designated numbers,
as instructed in the voice guide.
• Press
1
if you want to screen calls
with telephone numbers that are
not saved in your phonebook, allow
list or star name list;
• Press
2
if you only want to screen
calls that do not display a phone
number; or
• Press
3
if you do not want to screen
calls, and want to allow all incoming
calls to get through.
•
You can press
CANCEL
to quit the voice
guide at any time.
•
After a power outage, the system prompts
you to set the date and time. After the date
and time setting is done or skipped, the
system will prompt if you want to set up
Smart call blocker via voice guide. Press
YES
to start the setup.
Allowed calls
If Smart call blocker is on, the following
types of incoming calls can get through to
you and ring on your telephone system:
•
Calls with numbers saved in your allow list.
•
Calls with numbers saved in your
phonebook, but not in your block list.
•
Calls with caller ID names saved in your
star name list.
•
When Smart call blocker is off, all incoming
calls will ring on your telephone system,
including calls with numbers saved in your
block list.
Allow calls without numbers
If Smart call blocker is on, and you have
set to allow calls without numbers, the
following type of incoming calls will ring
on your telephone system:
•
Calls that are “out of area” or with
numbers set to “Private”.
Allow uncategorized calls
If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set
to allow uncategorized calls, the following
types of incoming calls will ring on your
telephone system:
•
Calls with numbers that are not in your
phonebook, allow list or block list, or with
absent caller ID number.
•
Calls with caller ID names that are not in
your star name list.