GE 0005467 Telephone User Manual


 
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You can screen incoming calls by waiting for the caller to leave a message (to hear
who it is), then pick up the handset, or press  on cordless handset
or the button on the base to talk to the caller. The answering
system automatically stops recording when you activate the handset or pick up an
extension phone.



Use the handset to screen calls even when you can’t hear the answering system.

1. Press the 
button on the cordless handset to access
the answering system.
. Listen as the caller leaves a message.
3. Press the 
button to speak to the caller, or press the
 button to stop screening the call.

The  button/indicators (or) will ash to let you know
when you have message(s) or new message(s). To play the messages, press the
corresponding ,or button.
While a message is playing, you may do the following:
Press the corresponding
,or button to stop the message
playback.
Press and release the
 9 button to restart the current message.
Press and release the
 9 button twice to go to the previous message.
Press and release the
: button to go to the next message.
Press the
 button to erase the current message.