You do things to suit you but I can tell you for certain that when power is applied to the USB socket regardless of whether power is on, the battery starts charging.
On 7 May 2014, at 3:42 pm, Robert Doc Wright <godfea...@wrighthere.net> wrote: > I am finding that it is best to charge while it is off. Again I forgot to > turn it off while it was plugged in to the power strip over night and after > about an hour it just shut down. > **** > If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning > start? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 5:26 AM > Subject: Re: charging the h800 headset > > > I charged mine from dead flat with the power off, charged it for 4 hours, > used it all day today. > > > On 6 May 2014, at 8:07 pm, Robert Doc Wright <godfea...@wrighthere.net> > wrote: > >> My experience may have have been a one time incidence. I had it plugged >> into a power strip and gorgotten to turnit off. When I came back to it >> the >> next morning I could hear nothing. This is what gave me that idea. Just >> yesterday, it began beeping to alert me that the batteries were low. I >> plugged it in and about twenty minutes later I had to unplug it to go to >> another room expecting to hear it begin beeping again but it didnt. >> **** >> If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning >> start? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 2:30 PM >> Subject: Re: charging the h800 headset >> >> >> Okay, perhaps I'm miss-understanding something here but I thought someone >> mentioned that the headset had to be switched on for charging to take >> place? >> Charging of the battery will take place regardless of the position of the >> mode switch - whether the headset is switched off, in 2.4GHZ wireless or >> in >> bluetooth modes -, you might found that the headset charges more quickly >> if >> the mode is set to off. >> >> Yes that's correct, you can talk all day on Skype etc with the headset >> connected to a USB power supply and the battery will still charge, this >> functionality is not found on all headsets and I can understand why, if >> you're charging from a computer's USB connection then you do have a very >> limited amount of current available to any USB device so talking on the >> headset whilst trying to charge its own battery takes more current than >> just >> charging the battery alone, my Plantronics 995 audio headset wont operate >> whilst charging. >> >> On 3 May 2014, at 5:40 am, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: >> >>> Hi!" >>> I am not because i have been talking on skype when it suddenly beeps and >>> then i plug it in and charge it for a while and it seems it charges when >>> you talk. >>> /A >>> 1 maj 2014 kl. 22:12 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: >>> >>>> You sure about that? >>>> >>>> On 2 May 2014, at 6:03 am, Robert Doc Wright <godfea...@wrighthere.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, just be sure that the headset is off. It will allow you to talk >>>>> while >>>>> plugged in but it will not charge while it is still on. >>>>> **** >>>>> If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the >>>>> learning >>>>> start? >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Ray T. Mahorney" <mahorney....@googlemail.com> >>>>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 3:10 AM >>>>> Subject: charging the h800 headset >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Can an IPhone or similar charger be used to charge the device? Does it >>>>> deliver the proper current >>>>> and voltage? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ray T. Mahorney >>>>> WA4WGA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ********** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> faceTime +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
