How to Configure Magic Jack to Use Your Computer’s Headset

Magic Jack is an inexpensive phone service that allows you to connect your phones through your computer. For $20 a year, it's a bargain. The cool thing about Magic Jack is that you can set it up to use traditional phones or configure it so that you can talk through your computer. Here’s how to configure Magic Jack to use your computer’s headset.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Magic Jack
• Microphone
• Headset (instead of stand alone microphone)

1. Insert the Magic Jack dongle into an available USB port on your computer. Make sure it’s working properly.

2. Attach your microphone or headset to your computer. Magic Jack phone service works well whether or not you use the computer speakers and a microphone, or a headset. If you want your conversation to remain private, it’s best to use the headset. You may not want your conversation broadcasted via your computer speakers (especially if you’re using a laptop in a public area).

3. Click on the Menu icon at the top of the Magic Jack interface screen and select the first option “Switch to headset.” If you click on the menu item and the first option is “Switch to telephone,” don't do anything. You Magic Jack is already ready configured to speak through headphones.

4. Test out the Magic Jack connection. Call someone to see if it works.

5. Adjust the microphone and speaker volume as necessary. To do this, click the Menu icon again and select “Volume/Headset Control” to invoke the volume control window. In the Choose your device option, make sure “Headset/Other” is selected and slide the Speaker and Microphone controls to adjust the volume.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have Magic Jack configured for your headset, you won’t hear it ring if you walk away from your computer unless you’ve set the volume to go through the speakers.

Resources

• Computer Headsets with Microphones
• How to Add New Contacts to Magic Jack

[mralarcon]

on 4/5/2009 Good job thanks