GE 25880 - Manual (Page 38)

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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.
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SING THE
H
ANDSET
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.
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NSWERING
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YSTEM
I
NDICATOR
The answering system is active by default. The display will show
ANSWERER OFF when the answering system is turned off.
S
CREENING
C
ALLS FROM THE
H
ANDSET
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.