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Inter-Tel
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Model 8500 User Guide
GETTING STARTED
USING A HEADSET
With an electret headset, you can talk on the endpoint handsfree, without using your
speaker and microphone.
NOTE: If your headset has a power-saver mode, make sure the system administrator
has the Headset Connect Tone flag enabled in the telephone system. If this flag is not
enabled, you may miss the first few seconds of incoming calls.
To connect a headset:
1. Unplug the coiled handset cord from the base of the endpoint. (Leave the hand-
set in the cradle.)
2. Insert the headset plug into the vacant handset jack.
3. While on-hook, enter the Headset On feature code ( ) or the Headset
On/Off feature code (
).
To disconnect a headset:
1. Unplug the headset cord from the base of the endpoint.
2. Plug the coiled handset cord into the vacant jack.
3. While on-hook, enter the Headset Off feature code ( ) or the Headset
On/Off feature code (
).
NOTE: If using a headset, press to connect and disconnect calls.
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