I'm trying to recharge my headset but the green light remains on (I clicked on the botton on the headset piece but it won't turn off). When I try to turn it off, it beeps at me

Has the laptop been damaged? Dropped? Same on battery? Remove battery, try AC only. Try another cord/charger with the EXACT same power specs. Reseat Memory mods. Test the DC volt output, at the laptop plug in, with a multimeter. Power issues are difficult to diagnose long distance.

There are several different models of the Swiss Gear rechargeable lantern. On most though, you can remove the top portion of the lantern and check the lighting element inside. In most cases the elements can be removed and replaced. I have a dual filament lantern and from experience I know that every so often you may have to go buy a replacement light piece. If the lantern has been bumped or even just strapped to the outside of the pack while walking, it's possible for those elements to become loose and need repositioning or replacement so do check that. I'm sure that it should be unlikely your charger is malfunctioning unless you left it plugged in for some very extended period of time, in which case I would say the light would be more likely to burn out. But definitely try that and if that doesn't work the battery pack on the lantern itself may have an issue in which case you can always get a replacement.

The link below on page 7 has the sequence for turning on your headset (Explorer 230 and 220 work the same). If you're still having problems, then it needs to replaced.

Plantronics Explorer 230 User's Guide

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Try connecting an external monitor and see if your see anything. If you can then most likely your LCD monitor on the laptop is dead. Also try FN+ the monitor toggle key to see if you can get video.

The rechargeable battery is bad and needs to be replaced.

Try letting the battery go completely dead on the headset and then recharge it. This should fix the problem.

Here is the link for the Plantronics 220 User's Guide.

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Please try in this way, with the headset turned off, press and hold the call botton for 6 to 10 seconds until the blue light indicator turns on and remains steadly lit (pairing mode), then set your phone to look for devices, the headset should be found as Motorola HS50 (handsfree profile), select it and enter the password 0000 (four zeroes), this will pair (bond) the headset with your phone.

Unplug the unit, then take the ear piece and slide the battery off .... When you have the battery detached from the ear piece, wipe off the metal prongs, leave it off for a few minutes, then put back together. Make sure you plug the unit back in. It will take a couple hours for the unit to be charged. That should take care of the issue.

open and, replace the rechargeable batteries