Plantronics W445-M 6 Making Calls With your Headset and PC

Plantronics Savi User Guide 13

6 Making Calls With your Headset and PC

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 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 > Programs > Plantronics > Plantronics Control Panel.

With Plantronics Software

and a Compatible Softphone

Without Plantronics Software

To place a call Dial number from a compatible softphone application 1. Short press call control button on headset

2. Dial number from softphone application

To answer a call Short press call control button on headset 1. Short press call control button on headset

2. Answer call using softphone application

To end a call Short press call control button on headset 1. Short press call control button on headset

2. Hang up call using softphone application

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 plantronics.com/software.

For Skype support, please follow these steps:

1 Skype will display the following message during the install of

Plantronics Unied Runtime Engine “PlantronicsURE.exe wants

to use Skype”. Choose “Allow Access” to connect.

2 You can also check Savi W445-M Skype connection status by

going to Skype and checking the Tools > Options >

Advanced > Advanced Settings > ”Manage Other Programs

Access” setting.

Auto answer saves the user a button press to establish the radio

link between headset and adapter.

The Savi W445-M 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 charge

cradle.

To change the setting, go to: Start > Programs > Plantronics >

Plantronics Control Panel > Device Settings – USB adapter.