CID - CALLER ID

Your VT 1921 cordless phone is capable of displaying the name and/ or phone number of the person calling, before you answer the phone. Subscription to Caller ID service through your local phone company is required to utilize this feature.

If you subscribe to alphanumeric (name

&number) Caller ID service, the calling party'sname and phone number (when available) will be displayed on the LCD screen while the phone is ringing.

If you subscribe to numeric (number only) Caller ID service, the calling party's phonenumber(whenavailable) will be displayed on the LCD screen while the phone is ringing.

CALL WAITING CALLER ID (TYPE II CID)

Your VT 1921 cordless phone is also capable of displaying Caller ID

NOTE:

 

You must be in an area where CID

service is available and you mus

subscribe to it to use this feature.

I

If you do not subscribe to the CID service,4 the phone will still operate normally except that the CID information is no received or displayed.

Y ". , , . ,

Receiving and,storirig Calls

This unit receives and displays all CID information,including the caller's telephone number, the caller'sname and the exact date and time of the call.

The phone sequentially numbers these call records and retains them in the unit'sCID memory for later review. These call record numbers are displayed as the first two digits in the display. The unit can store up to 50 numbers in its memory.

Once the CID memory is full, any new

 

 

 

Special Message Indicators

 

 

 

 

Out Of Area Calls

 

the received telephone number will be

 

If for 'any reason the telephone

used.

Consequently, you would

 

number of the caller is unavailable, or

actually dial this: '

 

if the caller is outside the CID service

....

.I.............# ::...,,

 

area, the message UNAVAILABLE is

--

 

 

 

I"':::i -.,:...:....; :"':I

 

displayed on the LCD.

...

:

 

 

 

 

 

The VT 1921 was designed to

 

 

 

 

 

' accommodate this situation. If you

 

 

 

 

 

need to temporarily add a long

Private Calls

 

 

 

dlstance prefix and /or area code

If the caller has exercised the option

(suchas 1503)beforethe CID number,

to block his or her number from being

do the

following:

sent, then the display will show

Beginning from the standby mode,

PRIVATE.

key in the necessary digits. Your

 

 

 

 

 

display will look like this:

 

 

 

 

 

r

'.

 

 

 

 

 

1.-I

1-1 -2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, to temporarily add the last

 

Transmission Error

 

information in connection with a Call Waiting signal. If you are on a call, and receive a Call Waiting alert signal, the LCD will display the name and/or number (when available) of the party trying to reach you. As above, subscription to Call Waiting ID service through your local phone company is required in order to utilize this feature.

A WORD ABOUT CALLER ID - CID

ID informitionmay n i t be available for every call you receive. In addition, the calling party may intentionally block their name & phone number from being sent.

call forces a deletion of the oldest call record.

DIALING FROM CID MEMORY

NOTE:

Only the last 7 digits of any number are displayed when dialing from CID

For example, when you press and hold the 7CQkey to view the phone number, you would see the following:

.....,...'*:i'j...]

i...ii

ii . .

 

... i

I.....,

.....:

1 ....

,...I..:

m

: :

-...

:

.:.

7 digits only from a CID memory,

press (CID).

Using the a (*) and D(#) keys, scroll through the received calls to locate the number you wish to dial.

Once you have located the number ou wish to dial, simply press @ h l l The last seven digits will be added to the numbers already in the LCD, and the whole number shown below will be automatically dialed.

If an error is detected, then the CID information is incomplete and will not be displayed. "TRANSMISSION ERROR" will be displayed on the LCD screen.

The occasional appearance of "TRANSMISSION ERROR" on your display does not indicate a problem with your unit or your telephone line. However, if this appears frequently, you may want to notify your telephone company.

Page 17
Image 17
VTech VT 1921 manual Receiving and,storirig Calls, Private, Dialing from CID Memory