Caller ID Service
Using Caller ID service
Important:
L This unit is Caller ID compatible. To use Caller ID features, you must subscribe to a Caller ID service. Contact your service provider/ telephone company for details.
L For all local and national incoming calls, your display will show the area code (e.g. 09 for Auckland) or the cellular prefix (e.g. 0274 for Telecom Cellular) followed by the caller’s telephone number. An Auckland caller’s number will be displayed as 09XXXXXXX. The seven X’s represent the seven digits of the caller’s telephone number. A caller from a
L The Caller ID information will not be
presented on incoming fax calls if Telecom FaxAbility is used.
Using toll services from Telecom or another company
Your telephone company may charge you for a local call if the number dialled has the area code prefix included. If this is unacceptable, dial only the
Caller ID features
When an outside call is being received, the caller’s phone number is displayed.
Caller information for the last 50 callers is logged in the caller list from the most recent call to the oldest.
L If the unit cannot receive caller information, the following is displayed:
–“Out of Area”: The caller dialled from an area which does not provide a Caller ID service.
–“Private Caller”: The caller requested not to send caller information.
L If the unit is connected to a PBX system, caller information may not be properly received. Contact your PBX supplier.
Missed calls
If a call is not answered, the unit treats it as a missed call and yis displayed. This lets you know if you should view the caller list to see who called while you were away.
Even if only one missed call in the caller list is viewed (page 29), y disappears from the display. When you receive another new call, y is displayed again.
Phonebook name display
When caller information is received and it matches a phone number stored in the phonebook, the stored name in the phonebook is displayed and logged in the caller list.
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