GE 00023598 User Manual

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Caller ID Features
IMPORTANT: In order to use this unit’s Caller ID features, you must 
subscribe to either the standard Name/Number Caller ID Service or 
Call Waiting Caller ID Service. To know who is calling while you are 
on the phone, you must subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID Service.
This unit receives and displays CID information transmitted by your local telephone 
company. This information can include the phone number, date and time; or the 
name, phone number, and date and time.
Summary Screen
The summary screen shows the current time, current date and number of new 
calls to be reviewed. It is displayed until any button is pressed. Within 10 seconds of 
receiving a new call, the summary screen is displayed.
Message date-time stamp
Message number
Call ID phone number (if any)
Call ID name (if any)
Caller ID with Call Waiting
Provided you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID service from your phone company; if 
you receive an incoming call and you are already on the phone, a beep indicates the 
presence of a Call Waiting call on the line. Only the handset that is in use at the time 
of the call will display and store the Call Waiting Caller ID information.
•  When you hear the call waiting beep in the handset receiver, press the 
FLASH/EXIT 
button to put the current call on hold and answer the incoming call. Press the  
FLASH/EXIT button again to return to the original call.