GE 26998 - Manual (Page 20)

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S
CREENING
C
ALLS FROM THE
B
ASE
You can screen incoming calls by waiting for the caller to begin leaving a
message (to hear who it is), then pick up the handset, and press TALK/
CALLBACK to talk to the caller. The answering system automatically stops
recording when you activate the handset or pick up an extension phone.
TIP: Make sure the volume on the base is set loud enough to hear your
incoming calls.
M
ESSAGE
P
LAYBACK
The messages indicator lets you know when you have messages. To play
messages, press the play/stop button on the handset or the base.
If you use the handset to play a message, please make sure your handset
is off and press format/answerer to access the answering machine.
While a message is playing, you can do the following:
• Press play/stop button on the handset or the base to stop the
message playback.
• Press the review button on the handset, or the left arrow (-) button on
the base, to go to the previous messages.
• Press and release the skip button on the handset, or the (+) right arrow
button on the base to go to the next message.
• Press erase on the handset or base to erase the message that is
currently playing.
M
EMORY
F
ULL
When the memory is full, the system answers after 10 rings. You need to
erase some messages so the answering system can record new messages.
E
RASING
M
ESSAGES
• To erase a message, press play/stop on the base and press and release
erase button on the base to erase the message that is playing.
• To erase all messages, press and hold the erase button on the base
when messages have stopped playing.