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Answering system

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or "Blocked call" accordingly. You Option while on a call can press HOME/FLASH or to take the new call, or press CALL When you are on a home or cell call BLOCK on the handset to block it. and speaking to the caller, and you do • While the telephone is screening not want to continue the call, you can a home call, the new call will be press CALL BLOCK to end the call. The ignored and logged as missed call telephone plays the block announcement in the caller ID log. "The number you are calling is not • Robocalls are unable to respond accepting your call. Please hang up." to to the screening announcement, the caller, and the call will be terminated. and therefore, will not get through The caller's number, if available, will be and ring. If you want to allow some added to your block list. robocalls to get through, save their names in the star name list. See Star • Press CALL BLOCK on the handset. name list. The screen displays Block and end? • The telephone can respond to remote and the caller's number, if available. access code while it is playing the Press to end the call. screening announcement. This allows you to access your answering system NOTE from an unknown number remotely. • You can press CALL BLOCK on the See Remote access. handset to end the call even if Smart call blocker is turned off. Answering system The main differences between them are: Difference between the built-in answering system and voicemail service Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages: those recorded on its built- Category Built-in answering system Voicemail from telephone service Messages are Messages are stored in the stored in a in digital answering system and those recorded in your telephone service provider's voicemail (fees may apply). t e l e p h o n e server or system base. provided by your telephone service. Your telephone's built-in digital answering system messages and voicemail messages are separate. Storage Your messages Your messages will not be may be deleted automatically automatically. deleted after a period of time. You have to delete your messages manually. Contact your telephone service provider for more details. When you When you received new received new messages, messages, the screen displays screen displays XX new and New messages. voicemail. Method to retrieve messages • Press MENU, and then select Play messages on the handset; OR • Access remotely with an access code. • Press and hold on the dialpad, and enter an access number from your telephone service provider; OR • Press and hold to dial if you have saved the access number. 82 83

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or “Blocked call” accordingly. You
can press
HOME/FLASH
or
to take the new call, or press
CALL
BLOCK
on the handset to block it.
While the telephone is screening
a home call, the new call will be
ignored and logged as missed call
in the caller ID log.
Robocalls are unable to respond
to
the
screening
announcement,
and therefore, will not get through
and ring. If you want to allow some
robocalls to get through, save their
names in the star name list. See
Star
name list
.
The telephone can respond to remote
access code while it is playing the
screening announcement. This allows
you to access your answering system
from an unknown number remotely.
See
Remote access
.
Option while on a call
When you are on a home or cell call
and speaking to the caller, and you do
not want to continue the call, you can
press
CALL BLOCK
to end the call. The
telephone plays the block announcement
“The number you are calling is not
accepting your call. Please hang up.”
to
the caller, and the call will be terminated.
The caller’s number, if available, will be
added to your block list.
Press
CALL BLOCK
on the handset.
The screen displays
Block and end?
and the caller’s number, if available.
Press
to end the call.
NOTE
You can press
CALL BLOCK
on the
handset to end the call even if Smart
call blocker is turned off.
Answering system
Difference
between
the
built-in
answering system and voicemail service
Your telephone has separate indicators
for
two
different
types
of
voice
messages: those recorded on its built-
in digital answering system and those
recorded in your telephone service
provider’s voicemail (fees may apply).
Your
telephone’s
built-in
digital
answering
system
messages
and
voicemail messages are separate.
The main differences between them
are:
Category
Built-in
answering
system
Voicemail
from
telephone
service
Storage
Messages
are
stored in the
t e l e p h o n e
base.
Messages are
stored in a
server or system
provided by
your telephone
service.
Your messages
will not be
deleted
automatically.
You have to
delete your
messages
manually.
Your messages
may be
automatically
deleted after a
period of time.
Contact your
telephone
service provider
for more
details.
Method to
retrieve
messages
When you
received new
messages,
screen displays
XX new
messages
.
When
you
received
new
messages,
the
screen
displays
and
New
voicemail
.
• Press
MENU
,
and then
select
Play
messages
on the
handset; OR
• Access
remotely
with an
access code.
• Press and hold
on the
dialpad, and
enter an access
number from
your telephone
service
provider; OR
• Press and hold
to dial
if you have
saved the
access number.