4. Telephone
4.6 Caller ID service
This unit is compatible with Caller ID service offered by your local telephone company. To use this feature, you must subscribe to Caller ID service.
4.6.1 How Caller ID is displayed
When an outside call is received, the calling party’s telephone number or name will be displayed. You then have the option of whether or not to answer the call.
The unit will automatically store caller information (telephone number, name, date and time of the call) of the last 50 different callers. Caller information is stored by the most recent to the oldest call. When the 51st call is received, the oldest call is deleted.
Caller information can be viewed on the display one item at a time (page 39) or confirmed by printing the Caller ID list (page 106).
Note:
LWhen caller information is received and it matches a telephone number stored in the unit’s phonebook:
–The stored name will be displayed.
–The cordless handset will use the ringer
indicator colour and type assigned to the caller’s category.
LIf the unit is connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) system, caller information may not be received properly. Consult your
PBX supplier.
LIf the unit cannot receive caller information, the following will be displayed:
“OUT OF AREA”/“Out of Area”: The caller dialled from an area which does not provide Caller ID service.
“PRIVATE CALLER”/“Private Caller”: The caller requested not to send caller information.
Note for Australian users:
LAlthough Telstra and Optus do not currently send caller name information, the caller’s name will be displayed as stored in the
directory, when a call from that caller is received.
LThe area code will need to be stored with the
Note for New Zealand users:
LAlthough Telecom New Zealand and TelstraClear do not currently send caller name information, the caller’s name will be
displayed as stored in the directory, when a call from that caller is received.
LYour telephone service provider may charge you for a local call when it is dialled with an area code prefix. If the charge for local call is unacceptable, only the
To confirm caller information by printing the Caller ID list
–To print manually, see page 106.
–To print automatically after every 50 new calls, activate feature #26 (page 68).
Private category
Private categories can help you identify who is calling by using different ringer indicator colours and ringer types for different categories of callers.
You can assign items in the cordless handset phonebook to a category (page 34), change the category names (Friends, Family, etc., page 75), and search for phonebook items by category (page 35). When a call is received from a caller assigned to a category, the ringer indicator colour (page 75) and ringer type (page 74) you select is used.
Call Waiting Caller ID
This is a service of your service provider and will only operate if you have subscribed to this service. When you hear a call waiting tone during a conversation, the display will show the second caller’s information. You can answer the second call, keeping the first call on hold. Please consult your service provider for details of this service.
Note:
LThe second caller’s information will not be displayed when:
–the answering machine is recording an incoming message,
–another telephone on the same line is in use, or
–you are sending or receiving a fax document.
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