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with caller names saved in your star then answer the call, and hear the name list will also ring. caller's name announced. You can • All incoming calls on your cell line will decide whether to accept or reject get through and ring. the call, or to forward the call to the answering system. Unwelcome calls Screen robot Call category • Numbers saved in block list. • The telephone plays the screening announcement, and then ask the caller to press the pound key (#) before the Call handling /Set profile options call rings on your telephone. You can • The telephone does not ring when then answer the call. there is an incoming call with number Allow unknown (default settings) saved in your block list, and the call • The telephone allows these calls to will be rejected. get through and ring. The caller's number, even if it is available, will not Unknown calls (for home calls only) be saved to the allow list. Call category Unknown to answering system • The telephone forwards these calls to • Calls without numbers the answering system without ringing. • Numbers that are "out of area" or set to "Private". Block unknown • The telephone rejects these calls • Uncategorized calls with block announcement without • With absent caller ID number. ringing. The caller's number, even if • Numbers not found in phonebook. it's available, will not be saved to the • Numbers not found in allow list. block list. • Numbers not found in block list. • With caller ID names not found in NOTE star name list • You can set to screen, allow, or block Call handling /Set profile options all unknown home calls without You can select one of the following five profile options for handling all unknown home calls. Screen unknown • The telephone plays the screening announcement, and then ask the caller to say his/her name before the numbers, or unknown home calls with numbers not saved in your phonebook, allow list or star name list. You can also send these calls to the answering system. Allow unknown is the default profile setting. To change the setting, see Set profile. call rings on your telephone. You can 66 Set Smart call blocker on/off Set profile The Smart call blocker feature is set to on by default. There are five profile setting options, which allows you to quickly set up Smart call blocker. 1. Press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu when the handset is not in use. 1. Press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu when the handset is not in use. 2. Press q CID or p to scroll to Smart call blk. Press MENU/SELECT. 2. Press scroll q CID to Smart or p call blk. to Press 3. Press MENU/SELECT again to select MENU/SELECT. SCB On/Off. 3. Press q CID or p to scroll to Set 4. Press q CID or p to highlight On profile, then press MENU/SELECT. or Off, then press MENU/SELECT to save the setting. You hear a confirmation tone. 4. Press q CID or p to select one of the following options, then press MENU/SELECT. NOTE Screen unknown • If you set SCB On/Off to Off, all • Screen any home calls without settings under Set profile will be numbers or with numbers not saved invalid. in the directory, allow list, or star name list. • This profile setting sets the telephone to screen all unknown home calls and asks the callers to say their names before putting the calls through to you. See Screen unknown home calls. Screen robot • Screen robocalls. - This profile setting sets the telephone to screen all unknown home calls and asks the callers to press the pound key (#) before putting the calls through to you. See Screen robocalls. 67