VTech IP8300 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
Problem Suggestion
If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (Digital Subscriber Line - DSL) through your
telephone lines, you must have a DSL lter between the telephone base and the telephone wall
jack. The lter will prevent noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Please
contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL lters.
My cordless handset
beeps and is not
performing normally.
Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the telephone base. Plug the telephone
base into a different working electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.
Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. It may be out of range.
Reset the telephone base by unplugging the base power adapter. Wait for 15 seconds and
plug it back in again. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and the telephone base
to synchronize.
Other electronic products can cause interference to your cordless telephone. Try installing
your telephone as far away from these electronic devices as possible: wireless routers, radios,
radio towers, pager towers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors, televisions, personal
computers, kitchen appliances and other cordless telephones.
Common cure for
electronic equipment.
If the telephone is not responding normally, trying putting the cordless handset in the charger.
If it does not seem to respond, try the following (in the order listed):
Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
Disconnect the battery from the cordless handset.
Wait a few minutes before connecting power to the telephone base.
Re-install the battery and place the cordless handset into the charger.
Wait for the cordless handset to synchronize its connection with the telephone base. Allow up
to one minute for this to take place.