Caller ID

Caller ID is a telephone service that allows the subscriber to see a display of the caller’s phone number or name as the telephone rings. It is a fast way to screen your calls. You can respond quickly to calls you missed, because Caller IDs are received and stored in your machine memory.

Note

To get the Caller ID Service: apply for the Caller ID service at your local telephone company, if available.

Advantages of Caller ID

For Business

All businesses profit from a quicker response to customer calls. Businesses that provide mail order services, money-lending services or provide confidential information, can protect themselves from false orders or acceptance of false identification.

At Home

Residential customers can protect themselves from unwanted calls.

Telephone and External devices

How Does the Caller ID Work?The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your Telephone Rings

As your telephone rings, the display shows you the caller’s phone number or name if the name has stored in the One-Touch and Speed-Dial. Once you answer the call, the caller’s ID disappears. You will see up to the first 16 characters of the number on the display.

Note

•If ID Unknown appears on the display, it means that the call came from outside your caller ID service area or a public

phone. 1

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• If ID Withheld appears on the display, it

means the caller intentionally blocked the

 

transmission of his/her ID. 1

 

1Depends on network function.

The Caller ID is Stored in Your Machine Memory

The machine can store a maximum of the last 30 incoming caller IDs in the memory, along with the time and date of reception. The 31st call will cause the oldest ID to be erased.

The Caller ID information stored in the memory can be used for the following.

„Printing the Caller ID List.

You can review calls you received by checking the Caller IDs in memory. This report will list the Date, Time, Phone Number (Caller ID) name, and type of Call (Comment) if available.

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