Connecting A Headset; Disabling A Headset; Using External Devices With Your Cisco Unified Ip Phone - Cisco 7970G - IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series Components

Connecting a Headset

Disabling a Headset

Using External Devices with Your Cisco Unified IP Phone

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Nevertheless, it is ultimately still the responsibility of customers to test this
equipment in their environments to determine suitable performance.
For information about headsets, refer to:
http://www.vxicorp.com/cisco
http://www.plantronics.com
http://www.jabra.com
To connect a headset to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, plug it into the Headset port
on the back of the phone. Press the Headset button on the phone to place and
answer calls by using the headset.
You can use the headset with all of the features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone,
including the Volume and Mute buttons. Use these buttons to adjust the ear piece
volume and to mute the speech path from the headset microphone.
You can disable the headset by using Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration. If you do so, you also will disable the speakerphone.
To disable the headset from Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration, choose Device > Phone and locate the phone that you want to
modify. In the Phone Configuration for the phone, check the Disable
Speakerphone and Headset check box.
The following information applies when you use external devices with the
Cisco Unified IP Phone:
Cisco recommends the use of good quality external devices that are shielded
(screened) against unwanted radio frequency (RF) and audio frequency (AF)
signals.
Depending on the quality of these devices and their proximity to other devices
such as mobile phones or two-way radios, some audio noise may still occur. In
these cases, Cisco recommends that you take one or more of the following actions:
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