The Call Waiting (CW) symbol will flash for 16 seconds along with the telephone number and name of the person who is on call waiting. Press the FLASH button to put the existing call on hold and answer the new call.

No matter whether you answer the call or not, the Call Waiting Caller ID will store the call information for future reference.

NOTE: Make sure you have subscribed to both Call Waiting Caller ID and Caller ID service from your local telephone company.

Call Waiting symbol

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If you only have Caller ID service, the unit works for caller ID only.

USING THE CALLER ID FUNCTION

MESSAGE LIGHT

An indicator marked NEW CALL will light up to let you know when there are new calls received.

If you have a voice mailbox service with your telephone company, another indicator marked NEW MESSAGE will flash to alert you to dial your telephone company to check your new messages.

The NEW MESSAGE indicator also monitors the unit’s situation. When the phone is in use, the NEW MESSAGE indicator will be on continuously. If the indicator is flashing quickly, it means the phone is ringing. If it is not ringing and the light is flashing, the unit has experienced a power outage.

MESSAGE WAITING

This unit’s Message Waiting Detection is for both FSK and Stutter Tone Systems.

IF YOUR SERVICE IS FSK:

1.If you have a voice mailbox service from the phone company, the NEW MESSAGE indicator will flash and “MESSAGE WAITING” will

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Southwestern Bell 2-9193 manual Using the Caller ID Function, Jack Smith, Message Light, Message Waiting