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Telephone Company Calling Features

Call Waiting CID

Provided you subscribe to Call Waiting CID service
from your phone company; if you receive an incoming
call and you are using a GE multi-handset system, a
beep indicates the presence of a Call Waiting call on
the line. The Call Waiting Caller ID information will be
displayed and stored in the history of all handsets in
the system.
Receiving Call Waiting Calls
If you receive a second incoming call while on an
active call, you will hear a beep in the earpiece. The
screen displays the Caller ID information.
1. Press the FLASH button to answer. The original call
will be put on hold and you will be connected to the
new call.
2. Press the FLASH button to go back to the original
caller and put the second call on hold.
3. Press the FLASH button to toggle between callers

Voice Mail Waiting

The VMW indicator on the handset ashes when you
receive a new message from your service provider
and the handset screen displays an icon in the top left
corner.
Caller Information Display
When using Call Waiting,
the display shows the caller
information of the call you are
connected to when you toggle
between the rst and seconds
calls.
If a Caller Hangs Up
If you have an original call and
a 2nd call from Call Waiting
active and one of these callers
hangs up, you may hear a
dialtone when you reconnect
to that caller. Press the FLASH
button again to be connected
to the remaining caller.
If one of the callers hangs up,
the phone may not recognize
this and may display the
incorrect caller information on
the display.
If You Forget a Waiting Call
It is possible you may have a
call on hold and nish your
conversation with another
caller and hang up. In this
case, the phone should ring
again with the call from the
waiting caller.
IMPORTANT: In order to use
this unit's Voice Mail Waiting
feature, you must subscribe
to this service from your local
phone operator.
Caller Information Display
When using Call Waiting,
the display shows the caller
information of the call you are
connected to when you toggle
between the rst and seconds
calls.
If a Caller Hangs Up
If you have an original call and
a 2nd call from Call Waiting
active and one of these callers
hangs up, you may hear a
dialtone when you reconnect
to that caller. Press the FLASH
button again to be connected
to the remaining caller.
If one of the callers hangs up,
the phone may not recognize
this and may display the
incorrect caller information on
the display.
If You Forget a Waiting Call
It is possible you may have a
call on hold and nish your
conversation with another
caller and hang up. In this
case, the phone should ring
again with the call from the
waiting caller.
IMPORTANT: In order to use
this unit's Voice Mail Waiting
feature, you must subscribe
to this service from your local
phone operator.