340 Plantronics Explorer Major issues

[Skyduke]

Hi!

I recently bought a 340 Plantronics explorer bluetooth headset, which I intend to use with my laptop. So far so good?

Well, I am having major issues with it. The first one I bought had to be returned, since it plain wasn't working. And the second one I was given as a replacement... Well, maybe I just don't get how it works. Let me tell you.

The first time I power it up (after fully charging it for two hours as written in the handbook), everything works fine. It gets recognized by my laptop, I can use it... The works. I successully pair it.

The problems begin right after: I power it off. And then I simply cannot power it back up. The led does light up when I put it on the charger, but no matter how long or how I try to press the button to power it back up, the led just won't go blue. I tried unpairing it with my laptop by erasing the connection in the bluetooth manager... No dice.

Is there some other arcane way I should try to go at it, or is it just plain broken? I mean... It seems strange that it would be broken, since the led does light up when recharging (the first one, the broken one, wouldn't even light up when charging).

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!