Turning Answerer On And Off; Screening Calls - GE 2-9865 Manual

TURNING THE ANSWERER ON AND OFF
When you set up your answerer, the unit turns on automatically and the ANSWER ON
indicator lights. To turn the answerer off, press the ANSWER ON button and release it
immediately after the second heap. When the answerer is off, it answers calls after 10
rings but doesn't play the outgoing announcement. The answerer doesn't take
messages when it is off.
SCREENING CALLS (AuTo DISCONNECT FEATURE)
Since your answerer automatically stops recording when an extension phone is picked
up, you can screen incoming calls by listening as the caller leaves a message and then
picking up the phone when you know who it is.