Audio Quality
Beyond physical, mechanical, and technical performance, the audio portion of a headset must sound good to
the user and to the party on the far end. Sound quality is subjective and Cisco cannot guarantee the performance
of any headsets. However, a variety of headsets from leading headset manufacturers are reported to perform
well with Cisco Unified IP Phones.
For additional information, see the
Headsets for Cisco Unified IP Phones and Desktop Clients
page on
Cisco.com.
Wired Headsets
You can use the wired headset with all of the features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone, including the Volume
and Mute buttons. Use these buttons to adjust the earpiece volume and to mute the speech path from the
headset microphone.
Related Topics
Analog Headsets, on page 61
Connect to Wired Headset
To connect a wired headset to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, perform these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
Plug the headset into the Headset port on the back of the phone.
Step 2
Press the
Headset
button on the phone to place and answer calls using the headset.
Disable Wired Headset
You can disable the headset by using Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. If you do so,
you also disable the speakerphone.
Procedure
Step 1
To disable the headset from Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose
Device
>
Phone
and locate the phone that you want to modify.
Step 2
In the Phone Configuration window (Product Specific Configuration layout portion), select the
Disable
Speakerphone and Headset
check box.
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