I have a GE 29586ge1-a phone and answering machine. How do you stop the play stop light from flashing?

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The solution for the base (not the handset) is to press and hold for 2 seconds the "Skip" button (it's marked with ">>").

SOURCE: GE digital answering machine model #26998GE1-D

Try unpluging power and plug in again to reset

SOURCE: GE PHONE/ANSWERING MACHINE MODEL 25952EE3-A

I am getting a "new voice mail " message on the receiver. I can't access it. I have had the phone for 6 months and never saw that before. I did however just get Verizon Vios installed.

SOURCE: GE 25952EE2-A

The second phone says that please register and I dont know how to make it register?

SOURCE: GE CORDLESS PHONE ANSWERING MACHINE

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.