VTech IP8300 user manual Local service company charges may apply

Troubleshooting

Problem	Suggestion
There is noise	��	The handset may be out of range. Move it closer to the telephone base.
or interference	��	Appliances or other cordless telephones plugged into the same circuit as the telephone base
during a telephone		can cause interference. Try moving the appliance or telephone base to another outlet.
conversation.	��	Other electronic products can cause interference to your cordless telephone. Try installing
		your telephone as far away as possible from the following electronic devices: wireless routers,
My calls fade out or		radios, radio towers, pager towers, cellular telephones, digital telephones, intercoms, room
cut in and out when I		monitors, televisions, VCRs, personal computers, kitchen appliances, wireless routers, and
am using the cordless		other cordless telephones.
handset.	��	If your telephone is plugged in with a modem or a surge protector, plug the telephone (or
		modem/surge protector) into a different location. If this solves the problem, re-locate your
		telephone or modem farther apart from each other, or use a different surge protector.
	��	The layout of your home or office might be limiting the operating range. Trying moving the
		telephone base to another location, preferably a higher location for better reception.
	�� Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone wall jack and plug in a corded telephone.
		If calls are still not clear, the problem is probably in the wiring or local service. Contact your
		local service company (charges may apply).
	�� If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in the wiring
		or local service. Contact the local telephone company (charges may apply).
	�� Do you have DSL service? If so, you need to have a DSL filter installed at every telephone jack
		that has a telephone connected to it. Contact your DSL service provider for filter information.

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