Caller ID Service
Using Caller ID service
Important:
L This unit is Caller ID compatible. To use
Caller ID features (such as displaying caller phone numbers), you must subscribe to Caller ID service. Consult your service provider for details.
Caller ID features
When an outside call is received, the caller’s phone number can be displayed.
L Phone numbers of the last 50 different callers will be logged in the caller list.
L While listening to a message recorded by the answering system using the handset, you can call back the caller without having to dial the phone number (page 53).
L When caller information is received and it
matches a phone number stored in the unit’s phonebook:
–The stored name will be displayed and logged in the caller list.
–The handset will use the ringtone assigned to the caller’s category.
–Both the base unit and handset will announce the audible call recording you made.
L If the unit is connected to a PBX system, you may not receive the caller information.
L When the caller dialled from an area which does not provide Caller ID service, “Out of Area” will be displayed.
L When the caller requested not to send caller information, either no information or “Private Caller” will be displayed.
Missed calls
If a call is not answered, the unit treats the call as a missed call. The number of missed calls is shown on the display. This lets you know if you should view the caller list to see who called while you were out.
Call waiting and Caller ID compatible
If you subscribe to Caller ID service, your handset displays the second caller’s information while talking. After you hear a
You can answer the second call, keeping the first call on hold. Follow Telstra or your service provider instructions using {R}.
L If the phone number is stored in the phonebook with its name, the caller’s name will also be displayed.
L Please contact Telstra or your service provider for details and availability in your area.
Using Caller ID type II
When you receive a second call during a conversation, you will hear a signal tone following the call waiting tone and the conversation will be interrupted or muted for a short period of time. This is not the fault of the product as these events are normal.
Note:
L The tones are generated by the service provider.
Category features for handset phonebook
Categories can help you identify who is calling by using different ringtones for different categories of callers. When adding an entry to the handset phonebook you can assign it to the desired category (page 22). When a call is received from a caller assigned to a category, the category’s ringtone you select is used.
Changing category ringtones
You can select a ringtone for each category. If you select “Ext. Ringtone”, the unit will use the external ringtone you set on
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