Screening Calls From The Base; Incoming Calls; Screening Calls From The Handset; Message Playback From Base Unit - GE 25881EE3 User Manual

Screening Calls from the Base

You can screen incoming calls by waiting for the caller to leave a message (to hear
who it is), then pick up the handset, or press talk/end/call back on cordless handset
or the speaker/call back button on the base to talk to the caller. The answering
system automatically stops recording when you activate the handset or pick up an
extension phone.
TIP: Make sure the volume on the base is set loud enough to hear

incoming calls.

Screening Calls from the Handset

Use the handset to screen calls even when you can't hear the answering system.
When the answering system picks up:
1. Press the format/answerer button on the cordless handset to access the
answering system.
. Listen as the caller leaves a message.
3. Press the talk/end/call back button to speak to the caller, or press the format/
answerer button to stop screening the call.

Message Playback from Base Unit

The mailbox button/indicators (play/stop 1, , or 3) let you know when you have
message(s) or new message(s). To play the messages, press the corresponding play/
stop 1,  or 3 button.
While a message is playing, you may do the following:
• Press the corresponding play/stop 1,  or 3 button to stop the message playback.
• Press and release the caller id - button to restart the current message.
• Press and release the caller id - button twice to go to the previous message.
• Press and release the caller id + button to go to the next message.
• Press the delete button to erase the current message.
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