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What Compatible Headsets Suit Your Phone?
How Do I Select Compatible Headsets That Will Work With My Phone?
So you need a new headset or even a replacement one?
You go to your PABX supplier or (heaven forbid) Office Supply store. What do they tell you? Usually that which suits them! Your PABX salesperson knows the headsets that she/he has been told to sell. Is their advice that which is best for you?
Do you simply ask for more of the same - the model that you currently have? Do you KNOW what is now available? Are you keeping up to date with the latest model headsets?
Selection is based on a number of factors. You ask yourself:
Other pages on this site help you decide the first 3 questions. This page will advise you on the last.
To jump straight to headset information for your telephone, get it's model number (which can usually be found on a label stuck on the bottom of your phone) and enter it here.
Technical Factors To Consider
I will try not to bore you with techo talk. I will give a brief overview. If you are not interested in this, simply click on your telephone system (PABX, Key System or plain old telephone) below for details of the headset that suits your phone.
The primary technical factors to consider are telephone handset wiring, telephone transmitter impedence (receiver impedence is almost universally the same) and sometimes polarity.
Headsets and handsets are connected to your telephone by 4 wires - 2 for transmit and 2 for receive. These wires are connected by either a small square plastic plug and clip called an RJ11 or a small round 2.5mm metal plug. It all depends upon the phone. For the RJ11, the 4 wires are usually in one of two configurations - Transmit Receive Receive Transmit or Receive Transmit Transmit Receive. However, they can occasionally be in other configurations. The 2.5mm plugs are usually wired in a standard format.
Your telephone transmitter construction can be old fashioned carbon, electret - most common or dynamic. These constructions can come in a variety of impedences. Many headsets can simply replace the handset in a lot of phones. Other phones require an amplifier to match the headset with your phone wiring and transmitter impedence.
Some PABX manufacturers have made their handsets polarity sensitive. This means that the -ve and +ve wires must be the correct way around or the transmitter will not work. Panasonic have many telephones that are polarity sensitive.
PABX's, Key Systems and Plain Old Phones
To see all compatible headsets that fit your telephone, first choose from our selection below.
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