Vtech IS8121-2 User Manual - Page 33

Call categories NOTES Calls are classified into four categories: • Smart call blocker is on, once you install your telephone. It allows all Welcome calls • incoming calls to get through and ring by default. You can change the Smart call blocker settings to screen incoming calls. For more details, see Set profile. With call screening active, Smart call 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. blocker screens and filters all incoming home calls from numbers or names NOTES that are not yet saved in your directory, • All incoming calls on your cell lines allow list, block list, or star name list. will get through and ring, unless the You can easily add incoming phone caller's numbers are saved in your numbers to your allow list and block block list. If you want to block a cell list. This allows you to build up your call, add the number to the block list. lists of allowed and blocked numbers, See Block list. and Smart call blocker will know how • There are many organizations to deal with these calls when they like schools, medical offices, and come in again. pharmacies that use robocalls to • To turn off Smart call blocker, see Set communicate important information Smart call blocker on/off. 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. * Includes licenced QaltelTM technology. QaltelTM is a trademark of Truecall Group Limited. 64 Calls without numbers (for home calls Call handling only) • Smart call blocker is set to on, and to Calls without numbers are calls that are allow all incoming calls by default. "out of area" or with numbers set to When Smart call blocker is on, the "Private". first ring of all incoming calls will be muted. Uncategorized calls (for home calls only) • If your directory, allow list, star name Uncategorized calls include calls with list and block list are empty when absent caller ID number, calls with Smart call blocker is on, and you have numbers that are not in your phonebook, set to screen calls, the telephone will allow list, or block list, or calls with caller screen all incoming home calls and ID names that are not in your star name asks callers to announce their names list. or press the pound key (#). • If Smart call blocker is off, all incoming home and cell calls ring, including NOTES numbers saved in the block list. • The allow list stores up to 200 entries, • If QUIET mode is on, and Smart call the block list stores up to 1,000 blocker is on and in screening mode, entries, and the star name list stores all screened home calls will be up to 10 names. sent to the answering system after screening. Smart call blocker handles calls in the following ways: Welcome calls Call category • Numbers saved in allow list. • Numbers saved in phonebook. • Numbers not found in block list. • Caller ID names saved in star name list. Call handling /Set profile options • The telephone rings when there is an incoming home call with number saved in your allow list or phonebook, but not in your block list. Robocalls 65