I hear that this device beeps a LOT... even when you aren't taking your HR. Is this true? Is there any way to silence this?
1116900
I did not find proof of the cause, but there is an occasional beeping tone. I felt that it was the result of moisture around the watch either from sweat or rain. It was less of a problem if I kept my arm dryer with the use of a cloth to swipe over the arm and watch. The watch was a great one for me as I could replace the plastic band with a Timex metal and plastic band for a better look and feel. The new band seemed to reduce the problem of the un-wanted tones and still have the heart rate feature. You can turn off the pulse feature to halt the tones.
1116901
You can block the beep... so it beeps only when you are taking your HR. Hold on the reset button, in the screen appears a lock figure. It will lock the beep. to unlock, do the same... hold on the reset button
1116902
Yes, mine eventually beeped quite often. The watch was accurate and comfortable and easy to read. I loved it, but after about nine months it started randomly beeping even when I had it off and sitting on my dresser in the middle of the night. I would buy another if they could fix that. Had to throw it out.
1116903
If you are sweating or wet, it will continuously attempt to take your pulse. If there is dampness between your wrist and the watch, it will do this. The good news is that yes, there is a simple way to turn the pulse feature off and on.
1116904
Frankly, I have never heard mine "beep"! I use virtually none of the functions except the H.R. monitor, so I don't know if any other uses would produce a "beep".
1379941
No. My last one did and it turned out to be more annoying than useful. It beeped continously until i was warmed up and started beeping again towards the end of the workout as i got tired. However, this monitor links up to treadmills and ellipticals at the gym I use ... Much more useful
2095246
No. I beeps at the end of the time only. BTW, I discovered that it also can act as a stopwatch (i.e., counting up). I don't think there's any alarm in that mode, although I haven't let it go to 99+ minutes to see. (grin)
978299
This does beep when you enter the numbers and opens, but it doesn't bother me. (I'd have to check the manual to see if you can change it to enter them silently.)
964705
I have sensitive ears, so the alarm was so loud to me that I didn't just let it go to see if it reset itself. I just shut it off physically. Hope that helps.
2177738
I set mine to silent. I can be set to an annoying pinging alarm, a 'dog barking' or a message which you record.
2084277
The beeps are loud enough to be heard in a quiet house. They are certainly loud enough to give your position away if that is your main concern. I have not found a way of turning the beeps off or even quieting them.
1100758
Hi - I haven't discovered anything on the timer that would mute it. I'm afraid you would be rudely awakened by a loud beeping. I hope this helps with your purchasing decisions. Peggy
1285825
The question was about the beeping when powering it on or off, not when you loose power. My unit beeps too when powering it on or off. However, the beeps that mine makes are not loud. Perhaps I have an older or newer model. I have not seen anything in the settings that allow the beep volume to be changed.
2168821
I'm sorry but I checked tell instruction manual and there is nothing about the beeping. Mine is loud enough to hear even in the next room with noises in the background.
1291613
The sound can be changed from a series of beeps to a tune. I'm not sure if it can be turned off. I believe that the sound is less annoying than the average cellphone.
1266449
The treadmill only beeps when you push a button, however this can be disabled be entering the "Engineering Mode" by pushing Stop + the Up arrow for three seconds. Cycle through to F015 and change to Off and you should be good to go. It's quiet enough that when I'm on the phone or a conference call using a USB microphone that no one can tell. If it's a video conference, people can and do see my head moving from walking, but that's about it.
444626
I don't think so. It's just the right sound for me. and it will only beep anyways when you turn on or off, so it's not a big deal I guess. Hope this helps.
1600992
Yes, there is a beep option. Alarm repeats ever couple of minutes for about a half hour in case you have been out of range, outside or such. I find the latter very helpful.
1001082
It is an electronic beep in the upper frequencies, but not at all painful. There is a volume control on the top of the device (not shown in the picture). The metronome is also capable of a different beep to denote beat 1 of a given meter. Hope this helps!
1502894
The beep is loud enough to be heard in the next room, but I wouldn't consider it excessive - and I am very noise-averse. (I should have thought to ask that question before I bought it!) I don't use it for anything that produces a reminder beep; I'm not even sure it HAS a reminder beep.
1839989
I have not found a way to mute the beep. I wish I could because it tends to wake up my wife when I open it on the way to work.