GE 28861xx3 User Manual
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3. Once the intercom is established. You may hang up to complete the call transfer.
NOTE: If the intercom is not answered in 100 seconds, it cancels
and transfers the call back to the originating base or handset.
Caller ID (CID)
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 information transmitted by your local phone company.
This information can include the phone number, date, and time; or the name, phone
number, date, and time.
Call Waiting Caller ID
Provided you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID service from your phone company; if
you receive an incoming call and you are using the GE multi handset system, a beep
indicates the presence of a Call Waiting call on the line. The Call Waiting Caller ID
information will be displayed and stored in the
history of the base and all handsets
in
the system.
• When you hear the call waiting beep in the handset receiver, press the
• When you hear the call waiting beep in the handset receiver, press the
flash
button to put the current call on hold and answer the incoming call.
Press
flash again to return to the original call.
NOTE: The unit cannot receive Call Waiting/Caller ID information
while an external call is hold.
Receiving CID Records
When you receive a call, the Caller ID information is transmitted between the first and
second ring. The Caller ID information appears on the display while the phone rings, giving
you a chance to monitor the information and decide whether or not to answer the call.
CID Memory Record Storage
If you are not at home or cannot answer, your telephone’s Caller ID memory stores
the data for the 30 most recent calls you received so you can see who called while
you were unavailable. When the 31st call is received, the oldest Caller ID record (1st
call) is automatically deleted.
You may review the stored information at any time. Calls received since your last
You may review the stored information at any time. Calls received since your last
review show as
NEW in the display. Calls that have not been previously reviewed but
were received from the same number more than once show as
REPT in the display.