Using a Headset 77
To prepare a headset for all calls:
1 Insert the cord for the headset amplifier into the handset cord receptacle
on the underside of the telephone.
2 Insert the cord for the telephone handset into the headset amplifier.
3 Put on the headset.
4 Pick up the telephone handset and set it on your desk.
To prepare a headset so that you can choose either the handset or the
headset for each call:
1 Insert the cord for the headset amplifier into the handset cord receptacle
on the underside of the telephone.
2 Insert both the headset cord and the handset cord into the headset
amplifier.
3 For headset calls: Lift the handset off the telephone and leave it off. Use
the headset microphone and earphones.
Even when the headset is plugged into the amplifier, you must remove
the handset from the cradle to use the headset.
4 For handset calls: Press the button on the headset amplifier that turns
the headset off, pick up the handset, and speak into it.
To manage calls when you are using the headset:
1 Put the headset on. When a call comes in:
■ If the handset is on hook, pick it up, set it on your desk, and begin to
speak.
■ If the handset is off hook, press the System Appearance button beside
the flashing light.
2 To end a call when you are using a headset:
■ On a 3Com Business Telephone, press the Release button, depress
the hook switch, or hang up the handset.
Returning to the
Headset After a
Long Delay
Certain brands of headsets enter a power-saving mode that prevents the
telephone from ringing for one or more calls when both of these
circumstances are true:
■ The headset amplifier buttons for Mute and On are both set to On.
■ The handset is off the phone for a long time (for instance, overnight).
