GE 16223870 - Manual (Page 22)

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NSWERING
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ALL
1. When the phone rings, press the talk/callback button on the handset.
2. When finished, press the talk/callback button again to hang up.
C
ALL
T
IMER
After you press talk/callback on the handset the built-in call timer shows in
the display and counts the length of time of the call in minutes
and seconds.
A
UTO
S
TANDBY
Placing the handset in the base cradle while the handset is off hook (during
a call) automatically hangs up the handset.
C
ALL
W
AITING
If you subscribe to the combined Call Waiting Caller ID service from your local
telephone company, you will receive Caller ID information (if available) on Call
Waiting calls. During a phone call you will hear a beep, which indicates
another call is waiting on the line, and Caller ID information shows in the
handset display. To connect to the waiting call, press the flash button on the
handset, and your original call is put on hold. You may switch back and forth
between the two calls by pressing the flash button.
F
LASH
Use the flash button on the handset to activate custom calling services, such
as call waiting, which are available through your local phone company.
TIP: Don’t press the talk/callback button on the handset to activate a custom
calling service, such as call waiting, or you’ll hang up the phone.
L
AST
N
UMBER
R
EDIAL
To quickly redial the last number you dialed:
1. Press the talk/callback button on the handset.
2. Press the redial button.
3. If you get a busy signal and want to keep dialing the number, press the
redial button to quickly redial the number.