Smart call blocker Call block settings Screening announcements If you have set to screen calls without numbers and/or screen uncategorized calls, the callers of one or all of the following incoming call categories will hear a screening announcement. Calls that are “out of area“ or with numbers set to “Private“. Calls with numbers that are not in your directory, allow list, or block list, or with absent caller ID number. Calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list.
Smart call blocker Call block settings Play your current announcement of screening without caller name: Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: SMART CALL BLK 1. Press CALL BLOCK when it is not in use. Calls w/o num -ORUncategorized Screening annc Press MENU to enter the main menu when it is not in use. BACK SELECT Press CID or DIR to scroll to Smart call blk, then press SELECT. SCREENING ANNC 2. Press CID or DIR to scroll to Screening annc, then press Rec your name SELECT. Play annc Reset annc 3.
Smart call blocker Call block settings Reset all your screening announcements: Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: 1. Press CALL BLOCK when it is not in use. -ORSMART CALL BLK Calls w/o num Press MENU to enter the main menu when it is not in use. Uncategorized Press CID or DIR to scroll to Smart call blk, then press Screening annc SELECT. BACK SELECT 2. Press CID or DIR to scroll to Screening annc, then press SELECT. SCREENING ANNC Rec your name 3.
Smart call blocker Call block settings Voice guide to set Smart call blocker 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 calls, or to screen calls that do not display a phone number. This feature is only available in the telephone base. Press CALL BLOCK on the telephone base when it is not in use. -ORPress MENU to enter the main menu when it is not in use.
Smart call blocker Allowed calls If Smart call blocker is on, the following types of incoming calls can get through to you and ring on your telephone system: Calls with numbers saved in your allow list. Calls with numbers saved in your directory, but not in your block list. Calls with caller ID names saved in your star name list.
Smart call blocker Allowed calls Allow uncategorized calls If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to allow uncategorized calls, the following type of incoming calls will ring on your telephone system. Calls with numbers that are not in your directory, allow list or block list, or with absent caller ID number. Calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list.
Smart call blocker Blocked calls If Smart call blocker is on, incoming calls with numbers saved in your block list will not ring. The telephone plays the block announcement “Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker. The number you are calling is not accepting your call. Please hang up.” to the caller, and the call will be terminated. Note: If Smart call blocker is off, incoming calls with numbers saved in your block list will ring on your telephone system.
Smart call blocker Blocked calls Block uncategorized calls If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set to block uncategorized calls, the following type of incoming calls will not ring, and the calls will be terminated. Calls with numbers which are not in your directory, allow list or block list, or with absent caller ID number. Calls with caller ID names that are not in your star name list. The telephone plays the block announcement “Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker.
Smart call blocker Screen calls without numbers If Smart call blocker is on, and your telephone is set to screen calls without number, the telephone will not ring when receiving incoming calls that are “out of area“ or with numbers set to “Private”. It plays a screening announcement to the caller and asks the caller to respond before putting the call through to you. The telephone has two screening options.
Smart call blocker Screen calls without numbers ff ff ff ff ff ff ff If the caller hangs up before the 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 call is being screened, you can press ANSWER, HOME/FLASH, CELL 1 , CELL 2 or /SPEAKER to stop screening and answer the call.
Smart call blocker Screen calls without numbers Send call to answering system 1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays Screened call: On the handset, press HOME/FLASH, CELL 1 , CELL 2 , or /SPEAKER to pick up the call. -OROn the telephone base, press HOME, CELL 1 or CELL 2 to pick up the call. If you have turned on the caller ID announce feature, the telephone announces “Call from...” and the caller’s name.
Smart call blocker Screen uncategorized calls If Smart call blocker is on, and your telephone is set to screen uncategorized calls, the telephone will not ring when receiving the following incoming calls: Incoming calls with absent caller ID numbers; Incoming calls with numbers that are not in your directory, allow list, nor block list; or Incoming calls with names that are not in your star name list.
Smart call blocker Screen uncategorized calls ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff Notes: You can set Smart call blocker to screen and filter all uncategorized calls from numbers or names that are not saved in your directory, allow list, block list, or star name list. 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.
Smart call blocker Screen uncategorized calls Allow call once 1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays Screened call: On the handset, press HOME/FLASH, CELL 1 , CELL 2 , or /SPEAKER to pick up the call. -OROn the telephone base, press HOME, CELL 1 or CELL 2 to pick up the call. If you have turned on the caller ID announce feature, the telephone announces “Call from...” and the caller’s name. After you picked up the call, the telephone announces “To answer the call, press 1.
Smart call blocker Screen uncategorized calls Block call 1. When the telephone starts ringing, and the screen displays Screened call: On the handset, press HOME/FLASH, CELL 1 , CELL 2 , or /SPEAKER to pick up the call. Home Screened -ORcall 888-883-2445 On the telephone base, press HOME, CELL 1 or CELL 2 to MUTE pick up the call. If you have turned on the caller ID announce feature, the telephone announces “Call from...” and the caller’s name.
Smart call blocker Option while on a call When you are on a 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. Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: Press CALL BLOCK.
Answering system Answering system settings Use the answering system menu of a system handset or the telephone base to set up the announcement message, turn on or off the answering system or message alert tone, activate call screening, or change the number of rings, remote access code or message recording time. If you turn off the answering system and you change any setting in the answering system setup menu, the answering system automatically turns on again.
Answering system Answering system settings To record a new outgoing announcement: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to scroll to Answering sys, then press Recording SELECT. announcement... 3. Press SELECT to select Announcement. STOP 4. Press SELECT again to select Record annc. The system announces, “Record after the tone. Press STOP when you are done.” Playing 5. After the tone, speak towards the microphone of the announcement... handset or the telephone base. Press STOP to end recording.
Answering system Answering system settings Answer on/off If you turn the answering system on, it answers calls and records messages only on the home line. If your paired cell phone has voicemail, callers can leave messages with that voicemail service. If your answering system is turned off and you change any of its settings, the answering system automatically turns on again. When the answering system is turned on, the ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base is on.
Answering system Answering system settings Voice guide to set up answering system This feature is an alternative way for you to do the basic setup of the answering system. You can follow the voice guide to record your own announcement, set the number of rings, and set the message alert tone. To use the voice guide feature: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press CID or DIR to highlight Voice guide, then press SELECT.
Answering system Answering system settings Call screening Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over the speaker when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you hear the incoming message. While monitoring an incoming message, you can answer the call by pressing HOME/FLASH or /SPEAKER on the handset, or HOME on the telephone base. To turn on or off the call screening feature: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2.
Answering system Answering system settings Number of rings You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, three, four, five, or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. By default, the answering system answers an incoming call after four rings. To set the number of rings: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press CID or DIR to highlight Ans sys setup, then press SELECT. 4.
Answering system Answering system settings Remote access code To access your answering system remotely from any touch-tone phone, you need to enter a two-digit number (00-99). By default, the remote access code is 19. To change the remote access code: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press CID or DIR to highlight Ans sys setup, then press SELECT. 4. Press CID or DIR to highlight Remote code, then press SELECT. 5.
Answering system Answering system settings Message alert tone When the message alert tone is set to On, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds. The tone stops when all new messages have been reviewed. By default, the message alert tone is Off. To turn on or off the message alert tone: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press CID or DIR to highlight Ans sys setup, then press SELECT. 4.
Answering system Answering system settings Message recording time You can set the recording time limit for each incoming message. The default setting is three minutes. To set the message recording time: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press CID or DIR to highlight Ans sys setup, then press SELECT. 4. Press CID or DIR to highlight Recording time, then press SELECT. 5.
Answering system About the answering system Answering system and voicemail 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. Each alerts you to new messages differently.
Answering system About the answering system Message capacity The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each message can be up to 3 minutes in length depending on the message length set. The total storage capacity for the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 22 minutes. The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics. Messages remain available for replay until you delete them.
Answering system About the answering system Call screening To screen calls at the telephone base: If the answering system and call screening are on, the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base when a call is answered by the answering system. Options while a message is being recorded: Press /VOLUME/ on the telephone base to adjust the call screening volume. Press /PLAY/STOP or SILENCE to temporarily silence the call screening.
Answering system About the answering system Call intercept When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system, you can stop recording and talk to the caller by pressing HOME/FLASH or /SPEAKER on the handset, or pressing HOME on the telephone base. Temporarily turn off the message alert tone If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every ten seconds when there are new messages. Pressing any telephone base key (except /FIND HS) temporarily silences the message alert tone.
Answering system Message playback On the telephone base, if you have new messages, the telephone plays only the new messages in chronological order. If there are no new messages, the telephone plays back all messages in chronological order. On the handset, if you have both new and old messages, you can play either new or old messages. The caller ID information displays on the handset screen when you play messages and you can call back the caller.
Answering system Message playback Options during playback When a message is playing, you can adjust the playback volume, skip, repeat, pause or delete the message. When messages are playing on the telephone base: Press /VOLUME/ to adjust the message playback volume. Press /SKIP or SKIP to skip to the next message. Press /REPEAT or REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT or REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message. Press X/DELETE to delete the current message.
Answering system Message playback When messages are playing on a handset: Press /SPEAKER to play the messages through the handset earpiece. Press /SPEAKER again to return to playing messages through the speakerphone. Press CID/VOLUME/ DIR to adjust the message playback volume. Press SKIP to skip to the next message. Press REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message. Press MUTE/DELETE to delete the current message.
Answering system Message playback Delete all old messages You can only delete old (reviewed) messages. You cannot delete new messages until you review them. You cannot retrieve deleted messages. Using the telephone base: 1. Press X/DELETE in idle mode. The telephone announces, “To delete all old messages, press DELETE again.” 2. Press X/DELETE again. All previously reviewed messages are erased and the telephone announces, “All old messages deleted.” -OR1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2.
Answering system Record and play memos Memos are your own recorded messages used as reminders for yourself or others using the same answering system. You can record your own memos using a system handset or the telephone base. Play and delete them the same way as incoming messages. Record a memo 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press CID or DIR to highlight Record memo, then press SELECT. The system announces, “Record after the tone.
Answering system Remote access You can reach your answering system remotely by dialing your home telephone number from any touch-tone telephone. To remotely access the answering system 1. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone. 2. Once the system plays your announcement, enter the two-digit remote access code (19 is the default code, see page 115 to change it). The system automatically announces the number of new or old messages (if any), and then begins to play them. 3.
Answering system Remote access Print out and carry the remote access wallet card at the back of this user’s manual for quick reference. ff ff ff ff ff Notes: If you do not press any keys after you enter the remote access code, all new messages play. If there are no new messages, all old messages play. Once the new messages have played, the telephone announces the help menu options. If you do not press any key within 20 seconds, the remote access call automatically disconnects.
Appendix Add and register handsets/headsets/speakerphones Your telephone can support up to 12 DECT 6.0 cordless handsets (AT&T model TL90077, sold separately) or up to 10 cordless handsets and two cordless headsets and speakerphones (sold separately). Visit www.telephones.att.com/accessories for a list of compatible DECT 6.0 cordless headsets and speakerphones. Each new handset, headset or speakerphone must be registered to the telephone base before use.
Appendix Add and register handsets/headsets/speakerphones If registration fails, the system will automatically try to register again. If registration fails after the third try, Registration failed appears on both screens. The handset shows To register, see user manual and the telephone base returns to idle mode. This may take up to five minutes to occur. Please start again from Step 1. Method 2: 1. Press and hold /FIND HS on the telephone base for about four seconds and it shows Registering... Please wait.
Appendix Deregister handsets You may need to deregister your handsets if: You have 12 registered handsets and need to replace a handset. -ORYou wish to change the designated handset number of your registered handsets. You must first deregister ALL handsets, and then register each handset you wish to use again, one at a time. ff ff Please read carefully through all the instructions on this page before beginning the deregistration process.
Appendix Screen icons Handset screen icons HOME line - On steadily when the home line is in use or there is an incoming home call. Search - you can perform 3-character alphabetical search to find entries quickly. 1 CELL line- On steadily when a cell line is in use or there is an incoming cell call. 2 1 2 Bluetooth connected devices - There are Bluetooth connected devices on the active devices list.
