Using On-Screen Menus
Tip: When you have unread Caller ID calls:
The telephone icon in the channel banner will be highlighted white.
If you’ve set the Caller ID Light to On in the Caller ID Setup menu, the front panel light will flash (when the digital satellite receiver is off).
Tip
If you’d like more information to appear in your Caller ID banner and call list, or if you’d like to subscribe to Caller ID, check with your local phone company about the availability of different types of Caller ID service.
Receiving Calls
When your phone rings twice and Caller ID Message is set to On, a banner appears at the bottom of the screen temporarily. To clear the caller ID banner from the screen, press the CLEAR button on the remote control.
The banner may include the phone number, date, and time; or the name, phone number, date, and time. The banner information depends on the type of service your telephone company provides.
The Caller ID banner will override closed captioning at the bottom of the screen and will appear for the amount of time selected in the Caller ID Setup screen. The Caller ID banner will not be displayed if you are in the menu system or a timer is active when you receive a call.
Note: If using your telephone and another call arrives, the new call’s information won’t appear in the banner or be recorded in the Caller ID List screen unless you have type II service and a type II Caller ID box in your house.
If you have a timer set to record, the Caller ID banner will be temporarily overridden for the duration of that timer. When the record timer event is over, the Caller ID banner will display as selected under Caller ID Message.
When viewing or recording manually (not using a timer) the Caller ID banner will display (and be recorded if recording) as selected under Caller ID Message.
At all times Caller ID messages will be stored in the Caller ID List screen (unless a call arrives when you are on the telephone and you do not have a Type II box or Type II service).
Message Indicators
The following is text that may appear in the incoming Caller ID banner and call list.
Out of Area The name and/or phone number of the incoming call is coming from outside the local area.
Private Name The name of the incoming call is sent as “Blocked” from the phone company.
Private Number The phone number of the incoming call is sent as “Blocked” from the phone company.
Unknown Name The name of the incoming call is not provided by the telephone company or the information is unreadable.
Unknown Number The number of the incoming call is not provided by the telephone company or the information is unreadable.
Note: To clear the Caller ID banner from the screen, press CLEAR on the remote control.
The Caller ID List Screen
The digital satellite receiver can store up to 20 call entries in the Caller ID List screen. When the memory is full, a new call automatically replaces the oldest call in memory. The list also tells you if you have received multiple calls from the same number.
To access the call list:
•Select Caller ID List from the Messages menu, or
•Press the INFO button on the remote control and select the phone icon.
Deleting Calls
From the Caller ID List screen, you can delete entries:
1.Highlight the call you wish to delete and press SELECT.
2.A crumpled paper icon appears to indicate that you wish to delete the call.
3.To permanently delete the call, exit the screen. If you change your mind before exiting the screen, highlight the call then press SELECT to restore it. The crumpled paper icon should disappear.
Tip: Don’t Forget About the CLEAR Button
Press the CLEAR button on the remote control to remove the
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