Jabra PC Suite manual The Jabra Device Service, Running and Using the Device Service

Chapter 4: The Jabra Device Service

Running and Using the Device Service

4. The Jabra Device Service

Running and Using the Device Service

Purpose of the Device Service

The Jabra Device Service is a simple program that runs in the background, monitors your USB ports for Jabra devices and provides a link between your Jabra device and various types of PC applications. It enables the Jabra Control Center and Jabra softphone interfaces to interact with Jabra headsets.

Running the Device Service

When you install the Jabra PC Suite, you are presented with the option of running the Device Service and/or Skype Interface automatically each time you start Windows. If you selected one or both of these options, then the installer created shortcuts to these programs in your Windows Startup folder. In this case, you will never need to think about starting the Device Service—it will always be available. However, if you only occasionally use your headset with your computer, then you might choose to keep the Device Service turned off by default and start it manually only when you need it.

•To run the Device Service Manually, click on the Windows Start menu and

select All Programs > Jabra > Jabra PC Suite > Jabra Device Service.

•To run the Device Service automatically on startup, or to stop doing so, add or remove a shortcut for it in your Windows Startup folder. One way to get to this folder is to right-click on the Start menu and choose Open All Users from the context menu. This opens a standard Windows Explorer window. Navigate from there down to Programs\Startup sub-folder (the full path is something like: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). Add or remove shortcuts here as needed. See also a Windows reference for more information about how to work with shortcuts and the Startup folder.

•To quit the Device Service, use the context menu of the Jabra icon in the Windows Notification Area or the menu command of the Device Service settings window (see below).

The Jabra Icon in the Notification Area

While the Device Service is running, you will be able to see a Jabra icon in the Windows Notification Area (close to the clock in the bottom-right corner of your screen); right click here to set preferences and access links to other Jabra programs.

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