V-tech IP8301 User manual

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Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product.
Before using this telephone, please read the
Important safety instructions
on page 89 of this manual.
The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. Some of the
contents in the phone may differ depending on the software version in your phone. This manual has
all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech
telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this
innovative and feature rich VTech product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit
our website at www.vtechphones.com. n Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com .

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Table of Contents
Package Contents List 5
Getting to know the ip8301 6
Phone Keypad and Screen Layout 6
Handset Status Icons 7
Using the Handset 8
Chart of characters 9
Chart of symbols 10
Base Layout 11
Activation 12
Activating the Phone 12
Basic Calling eatures 13
Answering a call 13
aking a call 14
aking an internal “Intercom” call 15
Answering an external call during an
“Intercom” call 16
Call waiting for External Calls 16
Redial 17
Basic Phone Operations 18
Handset Speaker phone and hands-free 18
ute 18
Volume 18
Remote irmware Upgrade 19
Multiple Profiles 20
Create New user 21
Profile login and logout 22
Profile Settings 23
Delete User 23
Auto Logout 24
Change Display Name 25
Phone Settings 26
Ringer Volume 26
Keypad Tone 27
Contrast 28
Reset Settings 29
Ring Tones 30
Time 31
Registration Settings 33
Handset Settings 33
Base Settings 36
Help 42
Help – Call Features 42
Help – Online Services 43
Online Services 44
Weather Updates 44
Headlines 45
Yellow Pages 47
Call Log 53
issed calls 54
Answered Calls 55
Dialed calls 56
Advanced eatures 57
Visual Voice ail 57
Email 65
Address Book 72
Battery 85
Operating Range 86
Maintenance 86
About Cordless Telephones 87
Voice Modem Connections 88
Important Safety Instructions 89
Warranty 91

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Regulations 93
Technical Specifications 95
requency control 95
Transmit frequency 95
Receive frequency 95
Channels 95
Nominal effective range 95
Size 95
Weight 95
Power requirements 95
Memory 95
Troubleshooting 96
During Installation 96
During Activation 97
Feature Specific 103
Index 105

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Package Contents List
Package Contents List

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Getting to know the ip8301
Phone Keypad and Screen Layout
Phone Keypad and Screen Layout
eatures
8. Display Screen – Screen for
Visual display
9. Right softkey – Press this key to
select the action shown on the
bottom right of the screen.
10. REDIAL/REMOVE – Press this
key to bring up a list of recently
dialed numbers, or to delete
characters when entering text.
11. O – Press this key to end a call.
Press this key from any menu or
submenu to return to the idle
screen.
12. Navigation Keys - Use this key
for navigating menu screens and
for positioning the cursor when
editing text.
While on a call, press the up or
down Navigation key to adjust the
listening volume.
Press the center SEL to select the
highlighted item.
1. Earpiece - Audio output for
telephone calls.
2. (Home key) – Press this
key to toggle between Phone
content and Comcast related
content
3. Left softkey – Press this key to
select the action shown on the
bottom left of the screen.
4. (speaker) – Press this key
to turn the speakerphone on or
off.
5. - Press this key to get a
dial tone. After pre-dialing a
number, press this key to make
a call.
Press this key to answer call
waiting.
6. Keypad - These keys are used
for dialing phone numbers, or
entering text.
7. Microphone – Audio input for
telephone calls.

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Handset Status Icons
Handset Status Icons
1.
No connection to the telephone base. ake sure the telephone base is
powered on and the telephone is within its range.
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The handset is not registered to a telephone base. See page 40 for registration
instructions.
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Handset has signal and is communicating with the telephone base.
4.
There are new voicemail messages.
5.
There are new email messages
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The telephone line is in use.
7.
Battery indicator. An animated battery icon is displayed when the battery is
charging.
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The ringer volume is set to zero.

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Using the Handset
Softkeys
The handset has two softkeys that serve multiple functions. The text shown above the softkey indicates the current
function of the key. If no text is shown, then the key has no function .
Basic navigation
• Press up or down navigation key or to move from one text box to another.
• Press the left or right navigation key or to move the cursor character by character within the same
text box
• Press the center NavKey/SEL/ to select a given option.
• Return to the idle screen at anytime by pressing OFF.
Entering text
Use the dial pad to enter characters while in a text entry field. The first key press will display the first character
presented on the key. Pressing the key repeatedly will cycle through the characters on the key (see Chart of
characters on pages 8-9).
Text Entry Tips
• Pressing the # key in text entry mode alternates between lower case mode, upper case mode, and numeric
mode. The upper right corner of the screen will display which mode is activated.
• Pressing the * key in text entry mode will present a chart of different symbols that you can select from. Use
the navigation key to scroll though the options and press the center Navigation key/SEL/ to insert the
symbol.
• Press 1 to enter a space. If the # key was used to enable numeric mode, then it will enter a 1.
• Press the left or right navigation keys or to move the cursor to the right of the character you want to
delete and press REDIAL/RE OVE to delete text.
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Chart of characters
Use the dial pad and the chart below to enter a text. Each press of a particular key causes characters to be
displayed in the following order:
Lower case:
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Upper case:
Chart of symbols
Press the * key in text entry mode will present a chart of different symbols as shown in the following table.
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