# Charging your Insight

Your Insight is charged and tested before shipping—so you can start using it straight away.

To optimize the use of your Insight, we recommend that you fully charge it before taking EEG recordings. If the ON/OFF LED is not white when turning your headset ON, it requires charging.

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To charge the battery, plug the charging cable into the charging port located on the left of the headset. Then, connect the other end of the charging cable to a power outlet or your computer. It can take up to two hours to fully charge Insight. However, the length of time it takes to recharge your Insight depends on the remaining capacity of the lithium polymer battery. If your Insight is unused for an extended period, the battery will become heavily depleted of charge. If this happens, you may need to charge your headset for 24-hours.


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