Plantronics Voyager 4245 Office User Guide - Page 19

Desk phone, Softphone

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Desk phone Softphone People I talk to can hear a buzz in the background. • Move the base further away from your phone. See Position Your Base. • If the base power supply is plugged into a power strip, plug it into the wall directly. I can't activate Siri or Google Now on my headset. Your smartphone's default voice assistant is a mobile-only feature and is not active when your headset is in range of your base. • Ensure that your headset is out of base range • Ensure that the headset is paired to your smartphone • See Voice assistant I can't activate Alexa on my headset. • Alexa requires one-time setup in Plantronics Hub for iOS/Android. See Enable and use Amazon Alexa. The handset lifter is installed but does not lift the handset. • Be sure the handset lifter power cord is firmly pushed into the handset lifter jack on the base. When I dial from my softphone application, nothing happens. • Ensure your headset is charged. • Ensure your headset is paired to the base. See Pair again to base. • Ensure that Plantronics Hub for Windows and Mac 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's Audio button and then use the softphone interface to place/answer/end calls. • Ensure that the headset is the default sound device by going to your Sound Control Panel (Windows) or your Sound System Preferences (Mac). • 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. I can no longer hear any audio through my PC Speakers. For Windows 10 and Windows 8 systems 19

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People I talk to can hear a buzz in
the background.
Move the base further away from your phone. See
Position Your
Base
.
If the base power supply is plugged into a power strip, plug it into
the wall directly.
I can't activate Siri or Google Now
on my headset.
Your smartphone's default voice assistant is a mobile-only feature
and is not active when your headset is in range of your base.
Ensure that your headset is out of base range
Ensure that the headset is paired to your smartphone
• See
Voice assistant
I can't activate Alexa on my headset.
Alexa requires one-time setup in Plantronics Hub for iOS/Android.
See
Enable and use Amazon Alexa
.
The handset lifter is installed but
does not lift the handset.
Be sure the handset lifter power cord is
firmly
pushed into the
handset lifter jack on the base.
When I dial from my softphone
application, nothing happens.
Ensure your headset is charged.
Ensure your headset is paired to the base. See
Pair again to base
.
Ensure that Plantronics Hub for Windows and Mac 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's Audio button
and then use the softphone interface to place/answer/end calls.
Ensure that the headset is the default sound device by going to
your Sound Control Panel (Windows) or your Sound System
Preferences (Mac).
Restart your computer.
Speaking and/or listening volume is
too low or too high.
Adjust headset listening volume with volume button.
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.
I can no longer hear any audio
through my PC Speakers.
For Windows 10 and Windows 8 systems
Desk phone
Softphone
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