dDoes the bed alarm go off quickly enough?.... I read one comment that said it takes 3 to 4 seconds before the bed alarm sounds.
797160
Yes, the bed alarm goes off quickly. It would go off in my room, I would get up & go to my mother's room and be there just as she was sitting up. That way I could help her out of bed to use her bedside commode. I didn't have to worry about her falling in the middle of the night, and she never could understand how I knew she needed help!
797161
Actually it's very quick. As soon as the weights off of it. Meaning of they swift it goes off. My mom was very light weight. I loved it. I could stay out of sight but knew what she was doing.
797162
yes, by the time they stand it's going off. They have the ones that are tethered to their clothing that would sound before they are even able to stand based on how long you make the cord. Unfortunately the alarm itself isn't able to be in a remote location on the ones I've seen for that type.
127569
Hi - If you set the timer to count down, after it counts down and goes off, it will count up, but no alarm at the end of a count up time if that is what you are looking for. BEWARE of one thing about this timer. If you set it for an amount of time and it goes off, a normal individual's (me?) expectation would be that when you hot the switch to turn it off, that's it and the alarm will not continue to sound. Well, that's wrong. This crazy product will continue to ring every (30 secs? 1 minute?) until you go stark raving mad and exile it to another room so you no longer have to hear it. BUT - there is a solution I only recently discovered on my own. After you hit the STOP button, hit the button on the upper left side of the screen to return to the Clock function and the alarm will not continue to sound. This may sound crazy but the alarm problem was so annoying I avoided using this timer for about 2 years until I stumbled over this solution. And in answer to your second question, you would have to set alarm times and have the alarm go off to do a count up, but the 3 channels are independent.
528482
According to the paper that came with it, you press either the sounds or the volume key to stop the alarm,. I tried it, but it doesn't work very well. The tune usually doesn't last very long, but there is one tune that goes on and on.
1308291
When it plays music on the alarm function, is it music only, or the alarm sound as well? (I have one that simultaneously also beeps while it's on wake with music, I do not want one like that ever again.)
1503929
I haven't pushed it to its limits, but it continues to sound for many minutes before I finally shut it off. I think my max so far has been 11 minutes. The tone changes speed, similar to some alarm clocks, preventing me from "tuning it out" as a background sound. The timer continues to run as the sound continues so I can see how long it's been since the alarm started.
928817
I believe that may be complicated because there is a pre-alarm which occurs a few minutes before the actual alarm time. You would have to set something beyond 10 minutes and then ignore the pre-alarm. Perhaps someone else out there has figured a way to disarm the pre-alarm feature. This alarm works well, but I had to stop using it. It was so loud, my dog threated to leave home.
1162105
You do not need to use alarms 3 and 4 if you don't need to they are just an option. Activate the alarms as if you are going to set them and when you get to three and four. go until they are blank then they will not go off at all. Write back if you need more help
807173
I can hear it from my bedroom if I'm awake at 6 AM when it starts automatically in the kitchen/great room area. It doesn't wake me up so it's not that loud but I can hear it...
1410410
I let the alarm go for 20 seconds when I turned it off manually. One nice thing about this timer is that it goes to zero and then starts timing UPto tell you how long overtime you are.
1486726
if you mean, does the alarm siren switch off after motion stops, the answer is no. the alarm will continue to sound for approximately 3-5 minutes or until someone enters the security code.
1416225
Hello,Yes, the alarm system once triggered, will sound for the determined amount of time you personally chose (00-30 Minutes). Then it will shut off, and reset. Meaning the alarm system is armed again, awaiting the next break-in attempt.Thanks.www.FortressSecurityStore.com
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Hi Amy, The alarm was loud enough to wake my husband and I up from across the hall, but my son slept right through it every time. We'd have to go wake him up. Quite honestly the alarm is so loud and so close to his ear I was concerned about hearing damage. You really don't want an alarm louder than this one. The volume is adjustable.
1133611
Alarm is easy to set but it does not automatically go off the next morning without you activating it the night prior. Once you turn off the alarm in the morning it will not go off the next morning. This is not as smart as an iPhone or other alarm clocks.
514189
I had it set incorrectly the first night and the alarm sounded at 5:30am (sigh)... it's the third setting, not the forth. :-)
1900501
Yes, it continues to beep for 60 seconds after it goes off. As I said in my review I would not buy this again because it has such a short alarm time. If you step outside or go to the garage for something you may not realize it has gone off for several minutes. The other one I have rings for five minutes and also has a countdown screen which continues to count down so you'll know how long ago it went off. Just my thoughts.
745015
The buttons beep when setting both minutes and seconds, also on Start or Stop. They are about 6 or 7 out of 10 on a loudness scale, where 10 is annoyingly loud, and 1 is barely audible. I can hear the alarm in a room about 20 - 25 steps away.
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It's a quick chime, but it is loud. If you had the alarm setting on, yes, you'd lose your hearing and your mind if you let it run the whole time you were looking. But if you just have it on 'chime' you will have the quick chime notification (which is quite loud) but then it would be silent.