![]() Something to note, if you are listening to Pandora (or any other web based music service) on your PC or smart device, your headset will NOT be able to send the controls from the headset. Once you have completed your call, your music will restart. ![]() Music will be automatically paused and your call will be answered. At any time, I can have music playing on my PC, or my iphone through the headset and calls will come through. The other ear cup is where you can find you music controls and your volume control for your headset. The Focus not only provides you with a visual notification on your PC that your phone is muted, but the headset will provide you with audio feedback if you are speaking while the microphone is muted. Many of us have found ourselves in the situation where we are speaking and nobody can hear you because your phone is muted. When installed on your PC or mobile device (I have it on my iPhone) you have the option of activating Mute notification. A nice addition to the mute function from the Voyager Focus comes with the Plantronics Hub application add-on. With this button, you can hear someone if they come to speak to you and more importantly, you can hear yourself so you don’t find yourself shouting at someone when your headphones are on. On the underside of the microphone (this is a very familiar location if you have utilized Plantronics Voyager headsets in the past), there is a red button that controls your mute function and also doubles as a way to allow outside noise to come into your headset when listening to music. If the headset is already on your head, you can simply press the ‘Call’ button located on the ear cup with the microphone and your call will be answered.ĭuring your call, you will need to mute your microphone at some point, which is also very easy. Call control is very simple, when a call comes in, you can put the headset on and lower the microphone and the call will be answered. Plantronics has always had a good user experience related to their devices. The device allows for multiple Bluetooth pairing, meaning, I can have this device paired with the BT 600 in my PC, my iPhone 5 as well as my wife’s iPhone 5s (she decided to take the headset out for a walk one night). Suppose you have a telephone headset (supporting wideband HD audio) that could be used for music. Now Beats headphones are great for sound quality, however, they weren’t designed to be a telephone headset. That’s why you see folks walking around with their Beats Headphones making phone calls. ![]() The obvious function is that of a phone device, however, nobody wants a singular function device these days. Keep in mind, you don’t HAVE to use the cradle at all, there is a micro USB port on the bottom of one of the ear cups that can be used for charging when you are away from your desk or on the road. However, I have found that my laptop adapter from iGo has an accessory charging port and it’s much more convenient. I have tried using a Plantronics adapter that I had for my Calisto 620 Wireless Speakerphone and that is more than adequate. Normally, I would identify this as a negative, but realistically, today’s tech-savvy users have drawers full of adapters for USB devices. Interestingly enough, there is no wall adapter for the headset. a USB Bluetooth dongle (specifically, the BT600).In the box, you will find everything you need to be able to get maximum use from the headset. After using the Focus for a week now, I can say that I am fine with THIS stereo headset. I prefer to have a single earbud and microphone. I am normally the kind of person that does not like using a stereo headset for voice calls. This is going to be the first change you will notice if you are a veteran Voyager headset user. Just to start, the Voyager Focus is a stereo headset. ![]() In this write up, I will show you the Voyager Focus, a very different member of the Voyager family, but one that takes the UC experience up a notch. Many of us have utilized the different voyager products from Plantronics as our Bluetooth headset for our mobile device some of us might even have used the voyager as our business headset while using Lync or Skype as our softphone. Over the years, Plantronics has been synonymous with outstanding headsets and communications devices. ![]()
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