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What are the voice prompts on BEACN Headset?Updated 18 hours ago

What are the voice prompts on BEACN Headset?

BEACN Headset talks to you so you don’t need to look at a screen. Here is what each voice prompt means and when you’ll hear it.

Battery and charging
You hearWhen
The battery level, in 10% stepsYou click the power button once, or a few seconds after you plug in the USB cable.
Battery fullThe battery is at the top and charging has really finished. While still charging near the top you hear 90% instead.
Battery critically lowThe battery is below 10%.
Battery chargingYou plug in the USB cable. The battery level follows.
USB connectedYou plug the USB cable into a computer, before "battery charging".
Mic
You hearWhen
Mic muted / mic unmutedYou click the mute button.
Mic disconnectedYou unplug the boom mic. The mic is muted, and you hear this even if it was already muted.
The wheel
You hearWhen
The mode name: Volume, Subwoofer, Chat/Game or Mic Monitor (Mic Monitor only with the boom mic plugged in)You hold the mute button to change what the wheel controls.
The Subwoofer level, in 10% stepsAbout a second after you stop turning the wheel in Subwoofer mode.
A short up or down soundEach step of the wheel in Mic Monitor mode.
Minimum / maximumYou reach either end in Subwoofer or Mic Monitor mode.
The game or chat endYou reach either end of the Chat/Game mix.
BalancedYou turn the Chat/Game mix through the middle.

See Using the wheel: Volume, Subwoofer, Chat/Game mix and Mic Monitor.

Power

When you plug in the USB cable while the headset is off, it turns on quietly, without its usual power-on sound, and tells you it’s charging instead. See Turning your BEACN Headset on and off.

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