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Posts: n/a Re: Motorola phones and mini-USB handsfree > >>> There's no specific indicator on the display for the headset. What> >>> happens when you make or receive a call? It should just work when > >>> it's plugged in. I have the similar model with stereo headphones > >>> and it works fine. > >> > >> I have the Motorola version of a USB handsfree kit, it displays a > >> message on the screen when I connect the USB plug. > >> > >> -- > >From the OP's message I'm not sure if we're talking about a headset (he > >calls it a headpiece) or the handsfree car kit. The latter provides an > >indication, the former does not. > > It is a Motorola earpiece. No calls came in; I just started pressing > buttons and expected to hear the tones in the ear as I would with the > older type of handsfree earpiece. Perhaps I should have placed a call. > > And no, there is no indicator, visual or otherwise, when you plug it into > either phone. OK not 100% that I understand what is going on but I hope this helps. When using a wired earpice or headphones with a button this is what happens when you press the button. I have not tried the USB version, but from a phone software point of view it should work in the same way. Phone at idle screen Short press of button brings up list of previously dialled calls - if you haven't made any calls then nothing will happen. (This is equivalent to pressing the green call button and getting the Dialled Calls list.) Another short press will call the highlighted entry in the Dialled Calls list A long press will hangup the call. Once in a call pressing the button will start another call on some phones (not good!) and on others it will let you put the call on hold / mute etc. On some phones you can activate the voice dialling by pressing the earpiece button and on others you have to set a home key to Voice Dial. Settings / Personalise / Home Keys / your chosen navigation key / Voice Dial. To voice dial you press the key on the phone and then say the name in the headset microphone and it should dial for you. Try making some calls and then experimenting with the earpiece/headphone button presses again. Try recording some voice names for your phone book contacts too - they do work suprisingly well if you don't mind being seen talking to yourself! Al 
Posts: n/a Re: Motorola phones and mini-USB handsfree In article <dpcglf$3o5$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>, Al <no@spam.com> wrote: >> >>> There's no specific indicator on the display for the headset. What >> >>> happens when you make or receive a call? It should just work when >> >>> it's plugged in. I have the similar model with stereo headphones >> >>> and it works fine. >> >> >> >> I have the Motorola version of a USB handsfree kit, it displays a >> >> message on the screen when I connect the USB plug. >> >> >> >> -- >> >From the OP's message I'm not sure if we're talking about a headset (he >> >calls it a headpiece) or the handsfree car kit. The latter provides an >> >indication, the former does not. >> >> It is a Motorola earpiece. No calls came in; I just started pressing >> buttons and expected to hear the tones in the ear as I would with the >> older type of handsfree earpiece. Perhaps I should have placed a call. >> >> And no, there is no indicator, visual or otherwise, when you plug it into >> either phone. > >OK not 100% that I understand what is going on but I hope this helps. > >When using a wired earpice or headphones with a button this is what happens >when you press the button. I have not tried the USB version, but from a >phone software point of view it should work in the same way. > >Phone at idle screen > >Short press of button brings up list of previously dialled calls - if you >haven't made any calls then nothing will happen. >(This is equivalent to pressing the green call button and getting the >Dialled Calls list.) > >Another short press will call the highlighted entry in the Dialled Calls >list > >A long press will hangup the call. > >Once in a call pressing the button will start another call on some phones >(not good!) and on others it will let you put the call on hold / mute etc. > >On some phones you can activate the voice dialling by pressing the earpiece >button and on others you have to set a home key to Voice Dial. Settings / >Personalise / Home Keys / your chosen navigation key / Voice Dial. To voice >dial you press the key on the phone and then say the name in the headset >microphone and it should dial for you. > >Try making some calls and then experimenting with the earpiece/headphone >button presses again. Try recording some voice names for your phone book >contacts too - they do work suprisingly well if you don't mind being seen >talking to yourself! Thanks for the explanation, Al. As I indicated in an earlier reply in this thread, I cannot get the earpiece to do anything, period. In every way I can detect, two phones behave in an identical manner whether it is plugged in or not. Pressing the inline button on the cord does nothing either. I have contacted the vendor to request a replacement on the assumtion that it is defective.
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