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Plantronics Terms & Definitions

DSP: Digital Signal Processing* enhances the sound of your voice. SSP: Secure Simple Pairing* If your phone supports SSP you will not need to enter a PIN code or Passkey. HSP: Headset Profile* For voice and mono music, this is the most commonly used profile, providing support for the popular Bluetooth headsets to be used … Continued

Bluetooth Headset Profiles

Bluetooth Profiles Well, here we are twelve years into the twenty-first century and what changes we’ve seen in the mobile telecommunication industry.  Remember the old mobile phones?  Bulky walkie-talkie type monstrosities that felt like you had a brick on your hip when carrying it on your belt.  Today’s models are small sleek units that fit … Continued

Microsoft Certified Devices

“Optimized for Microsoft Lync – this phrase indicates that a communication device will provide a high quality user experience, with ‘just works’ installation, rich audio and video, and a lower total cost of ownership.”  So, what is Microsoft telling us here? That they test and qualify phones, headsets, webcams, conference room devices, PC’s and other … Continued

TR1 Headset Adapters for Avaya Partner Phones

The TR1 (60590-01) headset adapter was originally designed for and packaged with the Plantronics CS55H wireless headsets.  This headset was designed for use on a cordless phone with a single line coming in. In time we here at Headsets Direct discovered plugging the TR1 adapter into the extra AUX jack on the Avaya Partner phones … Continued

Top Five Plantronics/Headsets Direct Accessories – February 2012

Below is our Top Five Headsets Direct Accessories for the Poly (formerly Plantronics) H series Quick Disconnect (QD) headsets.   1) 66268-03 A10 Direct Cable – The A10 direct connect cable is a cost effective way to connect H series headsets  to certain telephones that have an RJ9 headset jack, such as Nortel, Mitel and NEC.  … Continued

Top 5 Plantronics Computer Headsets – February 2012

1) .Audio DSP-400 – The Audio DSP 400, a light weight stereo headset for your computer or laptop.  With its collapsible design, it’s ideal for easy storage and transport.       2) .Audio 478 – Audio 478 is a Skype certified headset with digital signal processing that scrubs the static and kills the echo. … Continued

Polycom Telephones Require Handset Cradle Attachment (Plantronics #76141-01)

Polycom Telephones Require Handset Cradle Attachment (Plantronics #76141-01) The handset cradle attachment is designed to work with an HL10 on Polycom phones that sit up at a steep angle with nothing to support the bottom of the handset receiver. When the HL10 lifter is activated the handset receiver will slide off to the side and … Continued

Endpoint (End Point) Devices

The term endpoint device (or end point device) refers to “a hardware device that lies at one end of a data path that begins or ends at an application program.”  Examples of audio endpoint devices are speakers, headsets, microphones, and CD players.  The audio information that travels along this data path might cross a number … Continued

Plantronics CS540 with HL10 Handset Lifter Setup Instructions.

The following guide will assist you in setting up and installing the Plantronics CS540 wireless headset and HL10 handset-lifter. 1) Setup and install the CS540.  Detailed instructions can be found at: Plantronics CS540 Setup and Installation. 2) Plug the cable coming from the back of the HL10 handset lifter into the back of the CS540 … Continued