GE 25860 User Manual

Caller ID Error Message 

•  The unit displays this message if it detects anything other than valid 

Caller ID information during the silent period after the first ring. This 

message indicates either the presence of noises on the line, or that an 

invalid message has been sent from the telephone company. 

Can’t hear messages, beep, etc.

•  Adjust speaker volume.
Time/Day setting stuck at 12 a.m Mon.

•  Set the time clock. 
Answers on 10th ring

•  Make sure answering system is turned on.
•  Answering system memory may be full. Erase some messages.
Incoming messages are incomplete

•  An extension phone may have been lifted as a message is received.
•  Answering system memory is full. Erase some messages.
•  You may have accidently pressed the play/stop button during playback 

and stopped the message.

Won’t respond to remote commands

•  You must use a tone-dial phone. This phone does not support pulse 

(rotary) dialing.

•  Make sure to enter the correct security code.
•  Did unit hang up? If you take no action for a period of time, it 

automatically hangs up.

To keep your telephone working and looking good, follow these guidelines:

•  Avoid putting the phone near heating appliances and devices that 

generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent lamps).