Vtech VS112-17 User Manual - Page 55

an unknown number remotely. Screen unknown home calls asks whether you want to answer or reject the call, or to forward the call to the answering system. If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set profile to screen unknown home calls, the telephone plays a screening announcement to the caller when receiving the following incoming home calls. It asks the caller to respond before putting the call through to you. • Incoming home calls with numbers that are "out of area" or with numbers set to "Private"; • Incoming home calls with absent caller ID numbers; • Incoming home calls with numbers that are not in your phonebook, allow list, nor block list; or • Incoming home calls with names that are not in your star name list. Screen calls and ask for caller names When screening a home 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 the handset screen displays Screened call. Afteryou pick up the call, the telephone announces the caller's name, and then NOTES • You can set Smart call blocker to screen and filter all unknown home calls. You can easily add incoming phone numbers to your allow list and block list. This allows you to build up your lists of allowed and blocked numbers, and Smart call blocker will know how to deal with these calls when they come in again. • The telephone announces to the caller with "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker..." If you have recorded your name in the screening announcements, your recorded name will replace "this number" in the announcements (See Screening announcement). • The screening feature of Smart call blocker is applicable to home calls only. • If the caller hangs up before the home call is screened, or without leaving his/her name while the call is being screened, the call will be logged as missed call in the caller ID log. • While a home call is being screened, you can press or to stop screening and answer the call. • After the telephone screened a home call, and is ringing and 55