Vtech i5868 User Manual - Page 20

Basic Operation Using The Telezapper® Feature General Information The TeleZapper feature in your i 5807 cordless telephone is a patented device that helps eliminate many of those annoying telemarketing calls. • The TeleZapper feature in your i 5807 covers all the telephones and answering machines connected to that phone line in your home or office. • When you or your answering machine picks up the phone, the TeleZapper emits a special tone that fools the computer into thinking your number is disconnected. • Instead of connecting you to a salesperson, the computer drops the call and stores your number as disconnected in its database. • As your number is eliminated from more and more lists, those annoying computer generated calls just about stop altogether. • The TeleZapper won't interfere with manually dialed calls, or with answering machines, Caller ID or Call Waiting features. • Once you've activated the TeleZapper feature in your i 5807, keep in mind that if you answer your telephone and there's no one there, the odds are that you just "zapped" a telemarketer. After a few weeks, you'll notice that you are receiving fewer and fewer of these calls. • The TeleZapper even works with your answering machine to "zap" telemarketers when you are away or when you prefer not to answer the phone. When your answering machine pick up a call for you, the TeleZapper emits its special tone to "zap" the telemarketer. We recommend that you re-record your message and delay speaking for a few seconds to allow time for the TeleZapper tone prior to the start of your recorded message. Programming Instructions The TeleZapper feature in your i 5807 has two levels of privacy to help "zap" computer dialed telemarketing calls. Your i 5807 is shipped with the BASIC level of privacy activated, which will help with the majority of telemarketing calls. At this level, the TeleZapper feature will emit a single tone, which is the first of three (3) tones for the disconnected signal. The ADVANCED level of privacy will switch the TeleZapper feature to all three tones of the disconnected signal and will "zap" even more telemarketing calls. To switch from BASIC to ADVANCED privacy or to disable the feature: 1. Press PROG/CHAN, then the key until the screen displays TELEZAPPER: BAS. 2. Press SELECT. The current option is flashing. 3. Use or to choose BAS, ADV or OFF. 4. Press SELECT to activate the selected option. NOTE: If you are dialing in Pulse (rotary) mode from another phone sharing the same line, your TeleZapper feature must be set to either BASIC or OFF. TeleZapper Q&A: Q. How does the TeleZapper feature work? A. The TeleZapper uses the technology of telemarketers' automatic dialing equipment against them. When you or your answering machine picks up a call, the TeleZapper emits a special tone that "fools" the computer into thinking your number is disconnected. 20