People I talk to can hear a buzz in

Move the base further away from your phone. See Position your

the background.

base.

 

If the base power supply is plugged into a power strip, plug it

 

into the wall directly.

 

 

Desk phone

The handset lifter is installed, but

Ensure the handset lifter power cord is firmly pushed into the

 

 

does not lift the handset.

handset lifter jack on the base.

Mobile

 

 

 

 

Pairing problems

Ensure the Bluetooth LED on the base flashes red and blue by

 

 

 

pressing the Bluetooth button for four seconds.

 

 

Ensure the Bluetooth mobile phone is in search mode.

 

 

When an active Bluetooth connection has been made, the base

 

 

Bluetooth LED will be solid blue.

 

 

 

 

Why doesn’t the base automatically

Ensure Plantronics software has been installed.

 

reconnect with my mobile phone?

Ensure that the auto connect to mobile phone feature is selected

 

 

 

 

in the Plantronics Control Panel.

 

 

Ensure that stop auto connect to mobile when headset is docked

 

 

is not selected in the Plantronics Control Panel.

Softphone

 

 

 

 

When I dial from my softphone

Ensure your headset is charged.

 

 

application, nothing happens.

Ensure your headset is subscribed to the base. See Subscribing a

 

 

 

 

headset.

 

 

Ensure that the Plantronics software is installed. To download,

 

 

visit plantronics.com/software.

 

 

Ensure that you are using a compatible softphone application.

 

 

For a list of compatible softphones, visit plantronics.com/

 

 

software.

 

 

If the Plantronics software is not installed and you do not have a

 

 

compatible softphone, you must first press the base computer

 

 

call button and then use the softphone interface to place/

 

 

answer/end calls.

 

 

Ensure that the headset is the default sound device. The

 

 

Plantronics control panel will launch the sound devices control

 

 

panel by going to Plantronics Control Panel > Preferences >

 

 

General – Launch Audio Devices Control Panel.

 

 

Restart your computer.

 

 

 

 

Speaking and/or listening volume is

Adjust headset listening volume with volume button.

 

too low or too high.

Adjust listening/speaking volumes in the computer’s sound

 

 

 

 

control panel/system preferences.

 

 

Adjust listening/speaking volumes in the softphone application.

The sound is distorted or I hear an echo in the headset.

Reduce speaking and/or listening volume on the computer using your softphone application.

Point microphone towards your chin.

If the distortion is still present, lower the volume on the headset.

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