Plantronics .Audio 995 Box, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.
Items in red were added after a few days of testing.
This is a picture of the box that my new Plantronics .Audio 995 wireless headset came in. The first thing you do is plug in the headset with a special cable that charges the headset in the USB port and wait for it to charge.Items in red were added after a few days of testing.
After one hour of charging, I couldn't stand it anymore and I had to try it out. The first thing you do is plug-in the receiver into another USB port and it automatically pairs with the headset. Of course the wait for charging was torture, but it gave me a chance to read the small brochure that came with a headset. The headset can't be used while it is plugged in to charge.
I can see that remembering to turn it on by pressing the on off switch on the side will be something that I have to work on. For most people locating or keeping track of the small receiver in their bag or desk will be a problem. (After charging, when it is on, the blue light glows on the headset)
I have tested this headset with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. The text that you are reading was typed using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. (I went back to re-read this today and found more typos.)
I tested the headset with a webinar that I had saved to my hard drive. Then, I opened iTunes and played some music. That worked fine as long as I kept the iTunes window open. Both things worked as expected.
Wearing the headset for several hours didn't bother me at all. The range still seems short but I really don't need to go very far.
I will have to try this with Skype tomorrow. (But, there was nobody to Skype with!) This is Midge signing out!


1 comment:
It also explains the different types of headsets, discusses the issue of wired versus wireless, and identifies related health hazards associated with inappropriate headset use.
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