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Plantronics spokes software, Devices tab, Applications tab – Plantronics Calisto 620 User Manual

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Plantronics Spokes software (optional) for Windows enhances your Calisto
620's capabilities, and, enhances your user experience when used with
your PC.

For example, Plantronics Spokes software provides:

• Integrated call control for 14 popular softphones and Unified Communications (UC) clients

• Enhanced UC presence capabilities - more granular availability status means fewer

interruptions

• Useful Preferences settings

• On screen battery status

• Automated software and firmware updates

Spokes software loads when your PC is booted up and runs discretely in the background,
requiring no user intervention except via the following:

Plantronics Control Panel — a one stop utility for all device, application, preferences and

configuration options, and product information

Plantronics Battery Status — provides on-screen battery status for Calisto 620

Plantronics Update Manager — provides notification and facilitates installation for Calisto 620

firmware and Spokes software updates

To launch any of these utilities, go to: Start > Programs > Plantronics

• Displays active Plantronics devices supported by Plantronics Spokes software.

• Audio Settings — Provides a convenience shortcut to Windows audio configuration options.

• Device Settings — No Device settings are available for Calisto 620 in Plantronics Control Panel.

• Displays all applications enabled by Plantronics Spokes software and supported for Calisto

620.

• All supported applications which are currently running are in designated with a "check mark".

• Allows you to configure the behavior of supported media players when a softphone call is

received, and when the call has ended.

• Provides opt-in confirmation to allow Plantronics to capture usage statistics to help improve

our software.

• Allows configuration of presence information sharing with supported applications.

Plantronics Spokes Software

Devices Tab

Applications Tab

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