Can the E17 be directly powered via USB or is it powered solely by it's battery? Is the E17 dead if the battery reaches the end of its life span?
998661
It can be powered via USB also I won't really worry about the battery reaching the end of its life span.
998662
yes it is rechargeable via usb to your laptop.It will power up even if the battery runs out of its reserves. It should be powering up each time the Alpen is connected to a power source via USB port
1893897
My mouse also only has a single eneloop battery. This single battery has never been taken out, or replaced since I bought mine back in early 2012. It has gone up to three days of heavy (*cough*Diablo/WoW/LoL*cough*) usage. It has died on me unexpectedly once, but I was able to just plug it in via the dis-connectable USB cable and didn't miss a beat.
1448246
No it cannot be powered via USB, the USB is only used to transfer data from the Camcorder.
59497
It is powered through the USB port. Just plug into the USB port and it is ready to work.
2055089
Comes w/a split cable -- 1 end goes into a USB port, the other end has a plug w/a green end which goes into a green hole in the back of your computer. I think it gets the power from the USB port, but I'm not sure. It's not battery-operated.
851178
The one I have uses batteries not sure if using rechargeable batteries the device would recharge them when in USB . Good ? I need to try that! But no if its the same version I have it doesn't have a built in lithium.
1782995
It is only battery powered. The battery is rechargeable, and can be recharged via a regular AAA battery charger (only one battery so would need another one to use this type of charger), but there is really never any reason to do this if you use the recorder with transcription or voice files on a computer. By using it with voice transcription or with voice files, even the short time it is plugged into the USB port, the battery is recharged automatically while connected. Great product and it uses very little battery power.
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It can be plugged in via USB as a webcam, for file transfer, or printing, but there's no way to use it in "normal" camera mode without the battery. USB is the only external power source - and works without the battery - but only as an external webcam connected to a computer.
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No sadly it can't be powered by USB. You have to either use the AC adapter or use 4 AA batteries.
40533
Its powered by the kind of battery you will never change because this item will stop working within a week. Used this for 3 days approx 5 minutes of talk time
1874947
Manual states that the USB port is for debugging/development. I connected the camera to USB phone charger, but the camera would not show any sign of life. I believe it doesn't power from USB, unfortunately...
1146880
It isn't an external battery. You put the battery in the laptop and connect the laptop power cable.
1125413
It always needs external power. It has a 3.5" hard drive, whereas the one's that run only on USB have a 2.5" (laptop hard drive). That is the main difference.
135557
As far as I know you can power it with a USB but not charge the batteries. I occasionally use a stand alone, rechargeable power source for mine.
2090153
There is no battery needed. Alternatively, if you wanted to use a battery pack you probably can, but again, not needed. It comes with a Mini USB Male to Common (A-Type) USB Male Cable. Ive powered this from a laptop and had no issues. I also plugged it into an extra USB Adapter from an old phone and worked great.
954136
No, it is powered by plugging into an electric outlet. The USB provides a connection into your computer. This not a bus powered drive, neither it is portable.
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It is powered by the USB port. In fact, actual USB 3 ports have stronger power than USB 2.