GE 25880, 00004228 manual When the answering system picks up

You may access the answering system on the base with the handset buttons.

You may also access your answering system from any touch-tone phone by entering a 3-digit security code after you hear the outgoing announcement. A voice menu system guides you through the steps.

USING THE HANDSET

Press the format/answerer button to access the answering system.

After you access the answering system, use the marked handset keys just as if you were pressing the corresponding buttons on the base (see "Answering System Operation" for details on functions). To make it easy for you, the functions are listed on the handset above each number. For example, to play messages:

1.Press the format/answerer button.

2.Press the 2 key (play/stop).

3.When you are finished listening to your messages, press format/ answerer again to quit, or you may listen to the voice menu at any time by pressing 7.

ANSWERING SYSTEM INDICATOR

The answering system is active by default. The display will show ANSWERER OFF when the answering system is turned off.

SCREENING CALLS FROM THE HANDSET

Use the handset to screen calls even when you can't hear the answering system.

When the answering system picks up:

1.Press the format/answerer button on the cordless handset to access the answering system.

2.Listen as the caller leaves a message.

3.Press the talk/end/call back button to speak to the caller, or press the format/answerer button to stop screening the call.

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