GE 28118 manual Answering Calls, Call Timer, Auto Standby, Flash/Call Waiting, Last Number Redial

Answering Calls

1. When the phone rings, press the speaker button on the handset, - OR -

Pick up the handset and press the talk button.

2.When finished, press the end button to hang up.

NOTE: Adjust the handset volume by pressing the vol/CID ( 6 or 5) button during a call.

Call Timer

After you press the talk or speaker button on the handset, the built-in call timer shows on the display and counts the length of time of the call in minutes and seconds.

Auto Standby

If you place the handset in the cradle while the handset is off the hook (during a call), the call is automatically disconnected.

Flash/Call Waiting

If you subscribe to the combined Call Waiting Caller ID service from your local telephone company, you will receive Caller ID information (if available) on Call Waiting calls. During a phone call, you will hear a beep to indicate another call is waiting on the line and Caller ID information for the waiting call shows on the handset display.

•To connect to the waiting call, press the talk or speaker button on the handset, and your original call is put on hold.

•To switch between the two calls, press the talk or speaker button.

Last Number Redial

You may redial a number up to 32 digits long. To quickly redial the last number you dialed:

1.Press the talk or speaker button.

2.Press the redial button.

-OR-

Press the redial button first, then use the vol/CID ( 6 or 5) button to select the desired redial number.

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