GE 26998 - Manual (Page 23)

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A
CCESSING THE
A
NSWERING
S
YSTEM FROM
A
NOTHER
L
OCATION
You can access your answering system from any touch-tone phone by entering
your 3-digit security code after you hear the outgoing announcement.
1. Dial the phone number for your answering system.
2. Enter the security code after you hear the tone.
3. Follow the voice menu to use the answering system’s remote functions.
The remote feature lets you perform the following functions:
To Press this Button
Review message 1
Play back messages 2
Stop message playback 2
Erase message 0 (during message playback)
Skip message 3
Turn off/on answering system 4
Review voice menu options 7
TIP: You can bypass the outgoing announcement by pressing any numbered
key on the keypad while the announcement is playing. Then enter your
security code to access the answering system.
C
HANGING THE
S
ECURITY
C
ODE
The default security code for accessing the answering system from
another location is 1 2 3. You must use the handset to change the security
code. With the phone off (not in TALK mode), follow these steps:
1. Press the format/answerer button.
2. Press * tone.
3. Enter three numbers to be used as the new security code.
4. Press * tone again.
TIP: After pressing format/answerer, press *tone after you hear the voice
menu. Then after you enter the new security code and press *tone again, you
will hear the digits you entered followed with a confirmation tone at the
earpiece of the handset.