On my ge answering machine, the CL red light keeps flashing even though there is zero msg. so how do I clear this CL red light flashing

M7310 does not have a red light.
And even if it did you answered your own question....you left that phone a message so now it flashes to let that person know they have a message.
F65 to see who left message
F#65 to clear MSG and/or light.

fixed. thanks

Program the clock. There are a some buttons on the back of the base unit that sets day of the week, hour, and minute.

set the CLock by holding down the buttons on the side of the answering machine - top button for day, middle button for hour, bottom button for minute

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My phone was also flashing CL and the 0, after a power outage. After I set the date and time it was fixed. Press the flash button on the handset and use the caller ID buttons to set AM or PM; use the numbers to input the correct time. Then press #. Repeat for setting the day and press # again.

I cant program my phone.The CL light flashes and I cant do anything.

The flashing CL means the clock on the phone has not been set. You can try to set the clock using the Menu option on the handset, but the easier option is to simply call the phone from another number. When this happens, the base of the phone gets a CID time and date stamp from the time calling, and the clock is set. You'll notice that the CL is no longer flashing after the phone has received the call. You don't even have to answer the phone- just let it ring once or twice and you're all aces.

You need to set the clock with the buttons on the back.

The answering machine is supposed to save messages during a power failure. If the messages are gone, then the unit is defective.