GE 28871FE3 User Guide - Page 29

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 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 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. 29