GE 27939 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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USING THE HANDSET
Press the ans/chan button to access the answering machine.
After you access the answering machine, use the marked handset keys just
as if you were pressing the corresponding buttons on the base (see
"Answering Machine 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 ans/chan button.
2. Press 2 (play/stop).
3. When you are finished listening to your messages, press ans/chan again
to quit, or you may listen to the voice menu at any time by pressing 7.
ANSWERING MACHINE INDICATOR
The answering machine is active when the answering machine indicator
on the handset antenna turns on.
SCREENING CALLS FROM THE HANDSET
Use the handset to screen calls even when you can't hear the
answering machine.
When the answering machine picks up:
1. Press the ans/chan button to gain access to the answering machine.
2. Listen to the caller leaving a message.
3. Press the TALK/callback button to speak to the caller, or press the ans/
chan button to stop screening the call.