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Model IQ333EHS Headset Operation
ModelIQ333EHScanbeusedwithbothcordedandwirelessheadsets.ThebenetoftheEHSfunctionalityis
to integrate the headset and telephone so that the hookswitch can be controlled by the headset. This allows the
headset to both answer incoming calls and end all calls without the need to carry out any action on the telephone
keyboard.
The instructions below assume that all connections have been carried out according to the Connection Diagrams
in the INSTALLATION section (see Fig 2).
USING A CORDED HEADSET
Pleasesee“CORDEDHEADSET”aboveinthe“ModelIQ333HeadsetOperation”section.
USING A WIRELESS HEADSET IN EHS MODE
Note1:ThissectionspecicallyappliestoPlantronicsWirelessHeadsets
Note 2: When the EHS cable is connected please note that the HANDSFREE key is disabled
Note 3: If you are using a Handset Lifter instead of the EHS connection (which is possible with IQ333EHS),
please see “USING A WIRELESS HEADSET WITH HANDSET LIFTER” in the “Model IQ333 Headset
Operation”section.
To answer or start a call: press the Headset’s Call Control button (this is typically the button on the headset’s
earpiece: see Headset User Guide). If you have connected an OLI, it will illuminate.
During the call:
• TheMUTEkeywillnotrespondwhenpressed(usetheheadset’smutefunctioninstead)
• TheHANDSFREEkeywillnotrespondwhenpressed
• TheredindicatorontheHANDSFREE/HEADSETkey,whenON,willsignifythatthetelephoneisinusevia
the headset
• TheHandset,ifliftedoffthecradle,willnotinterrupttheheadsetandcannotdisconnectthecallifreplaced
in the cradle. There will be no audio to or from the handset
• IfaPlantronicsOn-LineIndicatorLightisconnectedtothetelephone’sOLIport(seeFig1),theOLIwillbe
illuminated when the telephone is in use
To end a call:presstheHeadset’sCallControlbutton.Thetelephonewillresumeitsnormalfunctionsexcept
that the HANDSFREE key will not respond until the EHS cable is removed.
Switching modes during a call
A call can be switched between Headset and Handset by the following method:
1. Lift the handset
2. Press the headset’s call control button to release the call to the handset
3. To end the call, replace the hand set in the cradle.