Vtech DS6251-2 User Manual - Page 47

Send call to answering system 1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays Screened call, press LINE 1, LINE 2, or on the handset, or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base to pick up the call. The telephone announces "Call from..." and the caller's name. The telephone then announces "To answer the call, press 1. To send this call to the answering system, press 4. To repeat these options, press *". 2. Press 4 to send the caller to the answering system. • When the telephone is ringing, you can press MUTE to mute the ringer temporarily. • The caller is sent to the answering system and can leave a message even if the answering system is off. End call 1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays Screened call, press LINE 1, LINE 2, or on the handset, or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base to pick up the call. The telephone announces "Call from..." and the caller's name. The telephone then announces "To answer the call, press 1. To send this call to the answering system, press 4. To repeat these options, press *". 2. If you do not want to take the call, press OFF on the handset, or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base to end the call. Screen uncategorized calls If Smart If Smart call blocker is on, and your telephone is set to screen uncategorized calls, the telephone will not ring when receiving the following incoming calls: • Incoming calls with absent caller ID numbers; • Incoming calls with numbers that are not in your phonebook, allow list, nor block list; or • Incoming calls with names that are not in your star name list. The telephone plays a screening announcement to the caller and asks the caller to respond before putting the call through to you. There are two screening options. You can set your Smart call blocker to screen these calls by asking the callers to record their names and then press the pound key (#). Alternatively, you can screen these calls by only asking the callers to press the pound key (#). Screen uncategorized calls and ask for caller names When screening a call, the telephone announces to the caller, "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker. Please say your name after the tone, then press pound." After the caller completes the request, the telephone announces to the caller "Please wait a moment while your call is connected.". The telephone starts ringing and announces the caller's name. The telephone screen displays Screened call and you can pick up the call. The telephone will then ask whether you want to answer or reject the call, or to forward the call to the answering system. 39