VTech VT 9162 - Manual (Page 14)

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NOTE : Caller ID and Call Waiting ID are subscription services, provided by your regional phone
company. You must subscribe to these services in order to benefit from the Caller ID features of
your
VT 9162. Contact your regional phone service provider for details.
RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS
As new Caller ID/Call Waiting ID records are received,
NEW followed by the number of new Caller ID records
received will be displayed on the Handset.
Your VT 9162 will store the most current 50 Caller
ID and Call Waiting ID records. To review Caller ID
records, press while the Handset is in the idle mode.
Keep pressing to scroll through more records.
ABOUT CALL HISTORY
This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 50. The most recent call will have the
highest number. When the memory is full, the oldest call information is deleted to make room for
new incoming call information.
For each call that comes in, the screen displays the following information between the first and
second rings:
• Your caller’s name (15 letters are sent by your telephone company);
• The caller’s area code and telephone number;
• The time and date of the call; and
• The position of the call in call history.
If you answer a call before the information appears on the screen, it will not be in the call history.
Note: Press OFF at any time to exit Caller ID review mode.
REVIEW CALLER ID
The screen displays call information for about 15 seconds after it has been received.
1. Press (CID) to view Caller ID.
2. Use and to scroll through records in call history.
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