Could this clock be used to help my grandmother who has dementia and is always confused as to whether it is AM or PM?
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It speaks for example "Good morning its 9am and time to take your morning pills" and it repeats it over and over til you push the button on top. Then it tell you when your next pills are due.
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Yes, it tells the time of day, the day, and identifies morning or evening. You set the clock for the time you want reminders and it gives the information. You may have problems teaching her how to shut the clock off after the alarm speaks but it is a really great product.
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If she presses the "talk" button, the alarm clock will announce the following; greeting- Good morning, good afternoon, etc, the time and date. It will make announcements when prompted, either manually or by setting the alarm.
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On the display, "PM" shows but "AM" does not. So by default, if neither PM nor AM is displayed, the time is AM.
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Hi P. Potchana,Clock is not supported by this specific model. Thanks,>Joffrey
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I never had a problem setting mine up, but now that you asked I went to look at it. There are "am" & "pm" notes beside the time and although they are small they are pretty easy to see. The "am" shows beside the time above the center of the minute digit & the "pm" is beside the minute digit below centre. I have to get to about 2 feet to see the actual "am or pm" but the time is nice & big. The rest of the symbols are little on the summary screen, but once you get it set up you don't really need to look at them, or at least I don't. Hope this helps, I really like mine - specially the remote! I never had a problem setting mine up, but now that you asked I went to look at it. There are "am" & "pm" notes beside the time and although they are small they are pretty easy to see. The "am" shows beside the time above the center of the minute digit & the "pm" is beside the minute digit below centre. I have to get to about 2 feet to see the actual "am or pm" but the time is nice & big. The rest of the symbols are little on the summary screen, but once you get it set up you don't really need to look at them, or at least I don't. Hope this... » Read More I never had a problem setting mine up, but now that you asked I went to look at it. There are "am" & "pm" notes beside the time and although they are small they are pretty easy to see. The "am" shows beside the time above the center of the minute digit & the "pm" is beside the minute digit below centre. I have to get to about 2 feet to see the actual "am or pm" but the time is nice & big. The rest of the symbols are little on the summary screen, but once you get it set up you don't really need to look at them, or at least I don't. Hope this helps, I really like mine - specially the remote! « Show Less
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I also use this for a relative with Alzheimer's. We recorded "please remember to wash your hands" and stuck it by the bathroom door, it will loop as long as the eye detects movement. The unit is fairly loud, my 80 year old grandfather could hear it fine. I only purchased one, however.
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I figured - not an easy time clock to find. Thank you so much for the information! I really appreciate your help.
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Best thing you can do is send this clock back. They are all pieces of crap. It isnanshame too because I really liked it. I had no trouble getting mine to set. But unfortunately when I did.....the numbers kept fading in and out. There is a little map on the screen. Just toggle one of the buttons on top till you find the one that darkens the area of the map in which you live. The clock should set itself thereafter as far as the time goes. Hope you have better luck with your than I did mine.
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It's a great clock, but the instruction sheet to this clock is worthless. The clock has a lot of features that are not listed. You have to keep pressing the select button until it cycles through all of the different features until you see the clock showing the feature you want, in your case, military time. Hope this helps. (note: there is no help on-line for this)
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on the bottom left, with door open, are three buttons. one is clock set. push the clock set button in, hold hard, and move the up and down arrows above to time . must hold the time set button down while moving the up/down buttons. it will show whether your time is am or pm.
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You can check the time randomly by pressing a button. Unfortunately my mother frequently presses the wrong button that engages either the alarm or the hourly announcements. We still like the clock but I frequently have to stop the announcements or alarm. Easy to do when you can see but not easy for the blind. There is no date option.
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It has a digital clock, but I wouldn't dignify it by calling it a chronometer. Seems to work OK, though.
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I bought it for my mother. I'm pretty sure that it does not automatically announce the time every hour. When she wants to know the time, she pushes a little button on the side. When she is waiting for something she pushes it every 5 mins. But, she loves the watch!
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The reminders are automatic up to 4 times daily. My mother has mild Alzheimer's and she pushes the button to remind her of the date and time. The boxes also show if she has taken her pills each day. They are also good for travel. I highly recommend this.
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It can be set to say the date, as well, although my blind parent who uses it constantly prefers to hear the time only.
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No. It only keeps time for set intervals, it does not function like a clock.
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I can't remember except that it was easy to set the time. Did instructions come with your clock? It doesn't seem like the pin should've come all the way out. Mine is almost a year old now and is still keeping perfect time so it might be worth your while to seek and exchange or contact the manufacturer directly. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
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Good question! I have no idea. I didn't buy it as a clock, I bought if as a timer so I haven't even tried to set the clock.