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6 Call records
Finding out who called you (Call List)
If you have subscribed to caller ID service, your phone automatically stores the last 20 incoming calls. Each record
stores a name up to 8 characters and a number up to 20 digits.
If you have more than one handset, each handset has its own call list.
Checking your call records
1. press the Caller id key. the caller name of the most recent call record is displayed.
2. press the ok key to view the number.
3. press the ok key again to see the date / time when the call was received.
the following table describes the available number display formats.
Calling back from a call record
while you are viewing a call record, you can return the call, provided that it contains a valid phone
number, by pressing the Talk key.
call records
Order of display
If caller’s name is available (subscription may be needed), the first 8 characters will be displayed. If the name is
not available, the first 12 digits of the caller’s number will be displayed.
Matching your phonebook record
If the caller’s number matches a phone number stored in the phonebook, that phonebook name will be displayed
note: whether you are viewing the name, number or date / time, pressing the Up key will display the next
older record and the down key the next newer record.
note: The caller ID will be formatted according to the local area code entered in the AREA CODE menu. If the
number is not formatted correctly, Flash/Format button lets you change the format of the displayed number. Long
distance code “1” will be added to out of area numbers so that a call can be returned to the number correctly.
number of digits explanation example
11 digits Long distance code “1” + 13175551234
3-digit area code +
7-digit telephone number
10 digits 3-digit area code + 3175551234
7-digit telephone number
7 digits 7-digit telephone number 5551234
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