3Com NBX 3101SP - Manual (Page 88)

88 C HAPTER 6: P ERSONALIZING Y OUR T ELEPHONE
Using a Headset You can use a headset that has a microphone with any telephone on an
NBX system.
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For information on how to use a typical headset and amplifier with
3Com Telephones other than the 3Com Manager’s Telephone or 3102
or 3102B Business Telephone, see
“General Headset Instructions”
later in this section.
General Headset
Instructions
For 3Com Telephones other than the 3Com Manager’s Telephone or
3102 and 3102B Business Telephones, follow these instructions.
You may need to modify some of these instructions for some headsets or
amplifiers. See the instructions that come with your equipment.
To prepare a headset for all calls:
1 Insert the cord for the headset amplifier into the handset cord receptacle
on the underside of the telephone.
2 Insert the cord for the telephone handset into the headset amplifier.
3 Put on the headset.
4 Pick up the telephone handset and set it on your desk.
To prepare a headset so that you can choose either the handset or the
headset for each call:
1 Insert the cord for the headset amplifier into the handset cord receptacle
on the underside of the telephone.
2 Insert both the headset cord and the handset cord into the headset
amplifier.
3 For headset calls: Lift the handset off the telephone and leave it off. Use
the headset microphone and earphones.
Even when the headset is plugged into the amplifier, you must remove
the handset from the cradle to use the headset.
4 For handset calls: Press the button on the headset amplifier that turns
the headset off, pick up the handset, and speak into it.
To manage calls when you are using the headset:
1 Put the headset on. When a call comes in:
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If the handset is on hook, pick it up, set it on your desk, and begin to
speak.