Connect And Configure Phone; Office Phone; Office Phone With Ehs; Office Phone With L50 Lifter - VXI V175 User Manual

CONNECT TO YOUR PHONE

Connect and Configure Phone

There are four options for setting up the V175 with your phone . Select the best option for your situation:
• Office Phone (standard)
• Office Phone with EHS (sold separately)
• Office Phone with L50 Lifter (sold separately)

• Analog (Home) Phone

Office Phone (standard)
1 . Remove the panel from the bottom of the base .
2 . Connect the base jack cable (orange flag) to the
base jack port (orange dot) on the base and the
other end to the headset port of the phone . If you
do not have a headset port, you will need to use
the handset port .
3 . Check Configuration and Make a Test Call:
• Set your desk phone volume to mid-range .
• Make sure the base shows the green Mode 2
LED is lit to indicate the mode is set for office
phone use . If the red Mode 1 LED is lit, press the
mode button on the side of the base to change
to the correct mode .
• Check that the phone compatibility switch on the
side of the base is correct for your phone . Most
phone makes use setting D (default), but many
Cisco phones will use setting A .
• Open the headset line on your desk phone, or remove the handset from the cradle if you are
connected to the handset port .
• While wearing the headset, press the call control button on the headset .
• If you do not hear a dial tone (or tones) when pressing the dial pad buttons, try the other base
compatibility switch settings until you do .
• Dial a test call from the desk phone .
– You can fine-tune the earpiece volume using the headset volume buttons .
– If additional microphone gain (speaking volume) is needed, or if you hear your voice echo in the
earpiece (excessive side tone), you can adjust this with the microphone volume buttons on the
side of the base .
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