does this sound machine stay on? I am looking for a sound machine that I can plug in and use all night instead of a fan. Does this automatically shut off or stay on?
1145230
Yes! It will play continuously unless you select otherwise (it has a timer button).
2201283
There are other Marpac sound conditioners that offer timers, if you really want that feature. I, personally, think that it's best to keep it on all night - it helps me sleep soundly and more deeply than I used to sleep, all night long (as opposed to just leaving it on for a little while to help me fall asleep, and then having turn itself off - I feel like I'd be woken in the middle of the night without it on.)
1481311
It has two modes: in one the fan coil really makes some noise but in the other one (quiet mode) it does make almost no noise (the problem is it can heat the system a little bit). One question to answer is "noise when". If the problem is noise to interfere during your sleep time, you have two ways to put the system in stand-by, first one is daily schedule (for instance you can turn it off everyday at 23:59), second one is everytime it is not accessed for more than n minutes. Both are programmable and not mutually excludent. I can say in summary it makes some noise but there are lots of ways to circumvent and avoid it when it is important to keep it quiet. I hope it helps.
224779
Stays on all night. Nice little machine. The only issue I have with mine is the headphone jack will pop out on occasion.
2039916
Yes, it turns off on its own after 20-30min of inactivity.It's a great machine for quite a variety of settings & I recommend it.
1025470
Yup - agree with all below. The default setting is: On until the machine is turnred Off. The timer button can be pressed to select any of the 4 different times (1 press = 30 minutes; 2 = 60 etc.). But those are OPTIONS; no press = On until turned off. (BTW: After 3 other "noise" machine brands we've tried, this is by far the best.)
1714039
It should get quitter with usage--I have around 8 hrs on mine and it is quitter than any other I have owned. Everything is tight when you first start using it. If it gets louder, then replace it.
2040299
yes it makes very small amount of noise...no it does not seem to ever go into standby...i have it in bedroom
2180858
I turned mine off. Mine is hooked up for Movies/video games. I didn't like it cuz if there is a 10-15 min stretch of just dialogue in a movie it would turn off, then of course, some action would start, and the sub would take 2-3 to fire up again. My opinion is that it will depend how you use it. i.e. is there a consistent enough LFE fed to the sub that it does not shut down during a movie? For mostly music I would think it will be OK.
876424
if you have the voice instructions turned off, at end of session, machine sound will just fade away and it will shut off automatically. If you have the voice prompt on and they suddenly stop, there may be a fault in the computer equipment.
606802
I believe after a while the unit turns itself off. If hours go by, I find the unit off and have to turn it back on to play music.
1025472
It does indeed stay on all night. Pressing the on/off switch once turns the unit on. You then turn it off in the morning by pressing the same button. I love my machine btw. My sleep has improved so much since I started using it, so absolutely no regrets buying it.
1033821
I had the same problem. I think it's programmed to power down when there's no sound, like a pause in the music, but then is too slow to come back on. Mine is parked in my basement since I threw away the box and couldn't return it.
374188
I think it works that way. I notice it go to sleep mode after a while if no activities. There are couple settings at the bottom of the speaker for sleep mode settings. I love this speaker.
2039919
It stays on. But I have also found that if you leave it on too long, it loses the wi fi connection and you have to turn it off, then back on to play music again. And you are correct. If it is too dark, it can be annoying to hunt for the correct spot to depress.
2235668
As long as music is paying through ours, it stays on, but once it goes idle for a little while (about an hour I'd say, but I never timed it) it will shut off automatically.
1443748
Sorry to say the fan stays on unit you turn it off. I also was unaware of this till I got it home.