Vtech IS8121-3 User Manual - Page 44

Screen robocalls If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set NOTES profile to screen robocalls, the telephone • The telephone announces to the caller plays a screening announcement to with "Hello. Calls to this number are the caller when receiving the following beingscreenedbySmartcallblocker..." incoming home calls. It asks the caller to press the pound key (#) before putting the call through to you. If you have recorded your name in the screening announcements, your recorded name will replace "this • Incoming home calls with numbers number" in the announcements. See that are "out of area" or with numbers Screening announcements. set to "Private"; • The screening feature of Smart call • Incoming home calls with absent blocker is applicable to home calls caller ID numbers; only. • Incoming home calls with numbers • If the caller hangs up before the home that are not in your phonebook, allow call is screened, or without leaving list, nor block list; or his/her name while the call is being • Incoming home calls with names that screened, the call will be logged as are not in your star name list. missed call in the caller ID log. • While a home call is being screened, Screen calls without asking for caller you can press HOME/FLASH or names to stop screening and answer the When screening a home call, the call. telephone announces to the caller, "Hello. • If Smart call blocker is on and you Calls to this number are being screened receive a call waiting home call: by Smart call blocker. If you're a family • Smart call blocker will not screen member, friend or invited caller,please a call waiting home call without press pound to be connected. If you're number while on a call. You can a solicitor, please hang up now." After press HOME/FLASH or to the caller presses the pound key (#), take the new call. the telephone announces to the caller • Afteryou have picked up a screened "Please wait a moment while your call home call, the telephone checks is connected.". The telephone starts whether the call waiting number is ringing, and you can answer the call. in the directory, block list or allow This option is suitable for you to filter calls that uses autodialers to deliver prerecorded messages, for example, robocalls and telemarketing calls. list. It also checks whether the caller name is in the star name list. After that, The telephone then displays the caller ID information or "Blocked call" accordingly. You can press 86 HOME/FLASH or to take Option while on a call the new call, or press CALL BLOCK When you are on a home or cell call to block it. and speaking to the caller, and you • While the telephone is screening do not want to continue the call, you a home call, the new call will be can press CALL BLOCK to end the ignored and logged as missed call. The telephone plays the block • call in the caller ID log. Robocalls are unable to respond announcement "The number you are calling is not accepting your call. Please hang up." to the caller, and the call will to the screening announcement, be terminated. The caller's number, if and therefore, will not get through available, will be added to your block and ring. If you want to allow some list. robocalls on the home line to get • Press CALL BLOCK on the handset. through, save their names in the star The screen displays Block and end? name list. See Star name list. and the caller's number, if available. • The telephone can respond to Press MENU/SELECT to end the call. remote access code while it is playing the screening announcement. This NOTES allows you to access your answering • You can press CALL BLOCK to end system from an unknown number the call even if Smart call blocker is remotely. See Answering system turned off. remote access. 87