Plantronics W440-M Preferences Tab, About Tab, Ring Both Headset and PC, Audio Sensing Enabled

Preferences Tab

The Preferences Tab allows you to set preferences for the media player as well as other general settings.

Options	Feature	Settings	Default
Media Player	Action to Media Player
	– When a call begins	Mute/pause/do nothing	Pause
	– When a call ends	Play/do nothing	Play
General	Launch audio devices control panel	(Provides a shortcut to the Windows Sounds and Audio Devices
		control panel.)
	Ring Both Headset and PC	Selected/Not selected	Selected
	Microsoft Lync/Office Communicator Dial-tone	Selected/Not selected	Selected
	Enabled
	Audio Sensing Enabled	Selected/Not selected	Selected
	Maintain Headset to PC Link	Selected/Not selected	Not selected

Ring Both Headset and PC

This parameter gives you the option to have the PC ringtone played on both the headset as well as the PC speaker.

When this parameter is selected, the PC ringtone will be heard on both the PC speaker as well as the headset.

When this parameter is not selected, the PC ringtone will only be heard on either the headset or the PC speaker based on how the PC audio has been set up.

Microsoft Lync/Office Communicator Dial-tone Enabled If this feature is selected, when a PC radio link is established, Microsoft Lync/Office Communicator will assume the user is trying to place a VoIP call and provide a dial tone.

have pressed the PC call control button to listen to music, etc., and does not want to hear the dial-tone. In this case, if the user selects the “Audio Sensing Enabled” parameter, the radio link will be established automatically when any PC audio is detected at the USB port, thus eliminating the need for the user to press the PC call control button.

Maintain Headset to PC Link

This parameter forces the radio link to the PC to stay active even after the call has ended. This can eliminate the need to re-establish the radio link when switching between PC audio applications.

If this feature is not selected, when a PC radio link is established, Microsoft Lync/Office Communicator will sit idle.

Audio Sensing Enabled

Audio Sensing is a special feature supported by Plantronics wireless devices that can detect an audio signal at the USB port and automatically establish a PC radio link between the USB adapter and wireless headset without the user having to press the PC call control button. If the parameter “Microsoft Lync/ Office Communicator Dial-tone Enabled” is selected, then every time a PC radio link is established the Microsoft Lync/Office Communicator dial tone will be heard. However, the user may

About Tab

The About Tab provides on-line access to this printable user guide and also includes Plantronics contact information. The current version of software and firmware currently running on your system is also shown here.

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