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COMPUTER HEADSET AND SELECT SWITCH
Black Box Corporation • 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • Tech Support: 724-746-5500 • www.blackbox.com • e-mail: info@blackbox.com
© 2004. All rights reserved.
Black Box Corporation.
2/12/2004 #24538
Take advantage of
telephony applications
with these hands-free
devices.
The headset fits neatly
over the ear.
Headset has a noisecanceling microphone
with flexible boom.
Select Switch offers
instant switching
between your
telephone and
computer.
E
njoy hands-free benefits—and
exceptional sound quality—in
your telephony applications. All of
the BLACK BOX
®
telephony
products offer superior comfort
and great sound—at a price you
can afford! Clear conversation is
the norm with these convenient
products.
The Computer Headset is the
ideal headset for any PC or
Macintosh
®
application—speech
recognition, computer telephony,
or even Internet telephony. Its
microphone and speaker plugs
attach directly to a sound card
(such as a SoundBlaster
®
) that’s
installed in your PC or Mac
®
. The
microphone features a noisecancelling electret for superior
Use internet phone through your PC. Or, switch between your phone and your PC.
Key Features
Computer
Headset
(HS500A)
Select Switch
(HS501A)
NOTE: The Computer Headset (HS500A) and the Select Switch (HS501A)
can not be used together. Only BLACK BOX
®
headsets that have a
“quick-disconnect” connector work with the Select Switch.
sound quality. And the speaker
receives sound at 32 ohms.
Fitting comfortably on your
ear, the Computer Headset is
lightweight and unobtrusive. It
weighs less than 2 ounces.
For your other applications,
we have still more convenient
telephony products. For example,
if you have a different BLACK
BOX
®
headset—one with a quickdisconnect connector—you can
use it with the Select Switch to
instantly switch between your
telephone and computer. See
page 2 for a typical application. In
the diagram, the telephone
handset connects to the MultiPurpose Amplifier. The Select
Switch then connects to the
headset and the microphone and
speaker ports of the computer.
(Whether or not you need to
use an amplifier with the Select
Switch depends on your
telephone. If you don’t use an
amplifier with your phone, you
might not be able to hear the
caller through the headset. Not all
phones require amplifiers,
however. Call Tech Support for
details.)
The Select Switch is also
compatible with most sound
cards, including SoundBlaster, as
well as voice modems that have
standard 3.5-mm jacks.

Microphone
Speaker
12" modular plug
3.5mm plugs
Multi-Purpose
Amplifier
(HS100A-R2)
Select Switch
(HS501A)
Elite Call Center
Headset, Monaural
(HS110A)
Switch between
your telephone
and computer
using the Select
Switch.
NOTE: To use the Multi-Purpose Amplifier in the application shown above, you must remove the headset cord
from the Multi-Purpose Amplifier.
Typical Applications
To use the
Computer Headset
with a PC, simply
make the
connections
shown in the
diagram to the
right.
For use
with a PC