User's Manual

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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. The incoming
date/time information will override the telephone Date/Time setting.
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 all handsets in the system.
‧ 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 Flash/Exit again to return to the original call.
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.
Storing CID Records (In CID Memory)
If you are not at home or cannot answer, your telephone’s Caller ID
memory stores the data for the 30 most recent calls (up to 20 digits and
15 characters for each record) you received so you can see who called
while you were unavailable. And the display shows New calls, as a
reminder that there are unanswered calls. 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 review show as NEW in the display. Calls that have not
been previously reviewed but were received from the same number
and the same name more than once show as RPT in the display.
Reviewing CID Records
As calls are received and stored, the display lets you know how many
records and how many new calls have been received. To scroll CID
records:
1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode).
2. Press the cid/vol(+) button to review the oldest call and scroll
toward the most recent calls.
3. Press the cid/vol (-) button to review the newest call and scroll
toward the older calls.
NOTE: When you reach the end of records, --End of list--
shows in the display.
NOTE: If no calls have been received, Empty shows in the
display for 2 seconds at the time the cid/vol (- or +) button is