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• Allow unknown (default setting)
- allow all unknown home calls to
ring, except calls with numbers
saved in the block list.
• This profile setting sets the
telephone to allow all unknown
home calls to get through and
ring. Calls with numbers saved
in the block list will be rejected.
• Unknown To Ans. S - forward
all unknown home calls to the
answering system.
• This profile setting sets the
telephone to forward all
unknown home calls to the
answering system.
• Block unknown - block all
unknown home calls.
• This profile setting sets
the telephone to block all
unknown home calls.
After selecting a profile setting, make
sure you have not turned off Smart call
blocker. Refer to the Turn on or off Smart
call blocker to turn it on.
NOTES
• If you turn SCB On/Off to Off,
selected setting under Set profile will
be invalid, and all incoming home
and cell calls will ring, including calls
with numbers in your block list.
• There may be robocalls that you
do not want to miss. For example,
robocalls with announcements or
notices from schools or pharmacies.
You can set up your star name list
with these caller names to allow their
calls to get through to you.
Set Smart call blocker through voice
guide
This feature is an easy and alternative way
for you to do the basic setup of Smart call
blocker. You can follow the voice guide
to set your telephone system to allow or
to screen all incoming home calls, or to
screen home calls that do not display a
phone number.
1. Press MENU/SELECT to enter the main
menu when the handset is not in use.
Then, press p/q to scroll to Smart
call blk. Press MENU/SELECT.
2. Press p/q to scroll to Voice guide,
then press MENU/SELECT.
3. You hear a voice prompt “Hello! This
voice guide will assist you with the
basic setup of Smart call blocker...”
4. Set up your Smart call blocker feature
by inputting the designated numbers,
as instructed in the voice guide.
• Press 1 if you want to screen home
calls with telephone numbers that
are not saved in your directory,
allow list or star name list; or
• Press 2 if you do not want to
screen calls, and want to allow all
incoming calls to get through.
NOTES
• The screening feature of Smart call
blocker is applicable to home calls
only. All incoming cell calls will get
through and ring. If you want to
block a cell call, add the number to
the block list. (See
Block list).
• You can press
on the handset
to quit the voice guide at any time.
• After a power outage, the
telephone base prompts you to
set the date and time. After the
date and time setting is done or
skipped, the telephone base will
prompt if you want to set up Smart
call blocker via voice guide. Press
MENU/SELECT to start the setup.
Star name entry/ list
Add a star name entry
There are many organizations like
schools, medical offices, and pharmacies
that use robocalls to communicate
important information to you. Robocall
uses an autodialer to deliver pre-
recorded messages. By entering the
name of the organizations into the star
name list, it ensures these calls will ring
through when you only know the caller
names but not their numbers. If the first
15 characters of the incoming caller ID’s
name match a name saved in your star
name list, the call will get through and
ring. The star name list stores up to 10
names.
1. Press MENU/SELECT to enter the
main menu when the handset is not
in use. Then, press p/q to scroll to
Smart call blk. Press MENU/SELECT.
2. Press p/q to scroll to Star name list,
and then press MENU/SELECT.
3. Press p/q to scroll to Add new
entry, then press MENU/SELECT.
4. When the screen displays Enter
name, use the dialing keys to enter
a name (up to 15 characters). Press
a key repeatedly until the desired
character appears. The first character
of every word is capitalized.
• Press p/q to move the cursor to
the left or right.
• Press 0 to add a space.
• Press MUTE/DELETE on the