Patent ID: 7672693

Claim:
A method comprising: storing in a portable radio unit characteristic information regarding audio modes of at least one portable secondary unit including audio parameter values defining the audio modes, wherein the audio modes comprise at least one of a handsfree mode and a headset mode; receiving information identifying an audio mode of at least one portable secondary unit via a wireless connection coupling the at least one portable secondary unit to the portable radio unit; and setting audio properties of the at least one portable secondary unit by the portable radio unit by using the stored audio parameter values corresponding to the received information identifying the audio mode of the at least one portable secondary unit, wherein when the audio mode of the at least one portable secondary unit is a handsfree mode, stored audio parameter values corresponding to the handsfree mode are provided to the at least one portable secondary unit via the wireless connection, and when the audio mode of the at least one portable secondary unit is a headset mode, stored audio parameter values corresponding to the headset mode are provided to the at least one portable secondary unit via the wireless connection.