Making Calls With Your Headset And Pc; Software Installation; Auto Answer - Plantronics Savi W440 User Manual

6 Making calls with your headset and PC

Software installation

It is highly recommended that you install the Plantronics software.
Though your Savi system will operate without the software, it will
limit the system's full capabilities.
Install the Plantronics Hub software to enable remote call
answer/end with compatible softphones. The software can be
downloaded at plantronics.com/software.
After installation, to visit the Plantronics control panel, click on
Start > Plantronics > Plantronics Hub.
Making calls with your headset and PC
With Plantronics Software
and a compatible softphone
To place a call Dial number from a compatible softphone application
To answer a call Short press call control button on headset
To end a call Short press call control button on headset
Softphone compatibility
Remote call answer/end from the Savi headset is available for all
softphones with no additional steps by the user except Skype™.
For a list of compatible softphones visit
software.
For Skype support, please follow these steps:
1 Skype will display the following message during the install of
Plantronics Unified Runtime Engine "PlantronicsURE.exe wants
to use Skype". Choose "Allow Access" to connect.
2 You can also check Savi W440 Skype connection status by
going to Skype and checking Tools > Options >
Advanced > Advanced Settings > "Manage Other
Programmes' Access" setting.
Plantronics Savi User Guide
plantronics.com/
Without Plantronics Software
1. Short press call control button on headset
2. Dial number from softphone application
1. Short press call control button on headset
2. Answer call using softphone application
1. Short press call control button on headset
2. Hang up call using softphone application

Auto answer

Auto answer saves the user a button press to establish the radio
link between headset and adapter.
The Savi W440 is supplied with auto answer NOT SELECTED
as the default. When auto answer is set to NOT SELECTED you
must press the headset call control button to answer an incoming
call. When Auto Answer is set to SELECTED an incoming call will
be answered when the headset is removed from the charging
cradle.
To change the setting, go to: Start > Programs > Plantronics >
Plantronics Control Panel > Device Settings – USB adapter.
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