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Using Caller ID service
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mportant:
R 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.
Caller ID features
Base unit / Handset
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hen an outside call is being received, the caller’s
name and phone number are displayed.
Caller information for the last 50 callers is logged
in the caller list from the most recent call to the
oldest.
R If the unit cannot receive caller information, the
following is displayed:
– “Out of area”: The caller dials from an
area which does not provide a Caller ID
service.
– “Private caller”: The caller requests not
to send caller information.
– “Long distance”: The caller makes a long
distance call.
R If the unit is connected to a PBX system, caller
information may not be properly received.
Contact your PBX supplier.
Missed calls
Base unit / Handset
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f a call is not answered, the unit treats it as a
missed call. The display shows “Missed call”.
Note:
R Even when there are unviewed missed calls,
“Missed call” disappears from the standby
display if the following operation is performed by
one of the units:
– A handset is replaced on the charger.
– Pressing MOFFN on a handset.
– Pressing MEXITN on the base unit.
Phonebook name display
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hen 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.
Talking Caller ID
Base unit / Handset
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his feature lets you know who is calling without
looking at the display.
To use this feature, you must:
– subscribe to a Caller ID service of your service
provider/telephone company.
– turn this feature on (page 22).
When caller information is received, the handsets
and base unit announce the caller’s name or
phone number received from your service provider/
telephone company following every ring.
The unit announces in English only.
R Name pronunciation may vary. This feature may
not pronounce all names correctly.
R Caller ID service has a limit of how many
characters can be displayed. If the caller’s name
is too long, the unit may not be able to display or
announce the entire name.
R The announcement is heard at the same level
as the ringer volume (page 14, 21, 22).
R If you turn on the answering system and set the
number of rings “2 rings” (page 34), the
unit does not announce the caller information. If
“Toll saver” is selected and there is a new
message, the unit does not announce the caller
information.
R When you receive a call while on the phone, the
2nd caller’s name is not announced even if you
subscribe to both Caller ID and Call Waiting with
Caller ID services.
Phonebook name announcement
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hen caller information is received and it matches
a phone number stored in the phonebook, the
stored name in the phonebook is announced.
Ringer ID
This feature can help you identify who is calling by
using different ringer tones for different groups of
callers. When adding an entry to the phonebook,
you can assign it to the desired group (page 17).
When a call is received from a caller assigned to a
group, the ringer you selected for that group rings
after caller information is displayed. If you select
“Current ringer” (default), the unit uses the
ringer tone you selected on page 22 when calls
from this group are received.
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Caller ID Service
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