We've used this for 4 days and the sound has become barely audible. Does it need new batteries, or is this a malfunction?
635123
There's a a reset button on the back. This may seem like a silly question, but did you check the volume button?
212405
We've had ours for almost a year now and have not had to change the batteries? How often do you find you have to change them? I'd think once a year would be normal.... we love our doorbell.... change the tune frequently and just wish those outside could hear it too.... our house is too sound proof!
708222
I would check the batteries, we installed them before putting the house together and everything works as it should.Hope you can get it working, the children love all the sound effect.
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Maybe the battery in it went bad. All of ours eventually did and I was forced to throw them all away. Tried new batteries but they wouldn't work either. We heard each one pop.
1685344
Sounds like a faulty unit, my last one only lasted a couple of months. It's just a cheap fun thing so I figured I would just replace them as they gave out... Since it came that way though I would say return it for a replacement.
1017198
can you be more specific? sounds silly but did you turn the volume up? My son has 1 & it plays very well. He said it might be defective. You can return it to amazon and they will send you another. Lora K. Masso
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make sure you are pressing the metal on both hands. I thought our batteries were dead, too. but they were not. My next thought was to take the battery out and check the size, but that wasn't necessary.
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It really depends on what you're listening to, what volume and what kind of batteries you're using. I would say 24 hours straight is awfully optimistic, but MIGHT be technically possible at low volume with something like talk radio.I take this canoeing and get a solid eight hours before changing batteries at high volume using a little MP3 player. It's not booming sound or anything, but you'll definitely notice when the batteries start to get weak as the audio gets fuzzy.
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The manual says "When the batteries are nearly empty, the battery indicator blinks", it does not mention anywhere a sound.http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/d/dvt5500_00/dvt5500_00_dfu_aen.pdf
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I am not sure this is normal. I have not heard such sounds. I do not however use it all night. I just use it for short periods to warm up a room quickly which it does very well. Hope this was useful. K Mandal
1775295
I haven't used mine for about a month and just tried it and the batteries work fine, just rewound the tape. Played it and it works great!
770223
I'd 1st, check the batteries and see if the they are in working order...2nd, check if they are installed properly ( + - ).Also check for any loose wiring around and in the ear pieces.
897166
Sounds like a malfunction. Mine is completely silent. I would send it back.
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I've had mine for a couple months now, and its really quiet. If I were you, I'd return it.
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I don't know, My son said his is fine. nothing wrong with the sound on his. Sorry I can't help with that. Maybe it has a defect.
690559
Could be a defective unit. Mine will sometimes make a very slight hum (ear right next to the unit) but even when I'm lying in bed sleeping other than the reassuring click that it turned on, I can't hear the hum. I also am only drawing... ~11A on the heaviest circuit, if you're pulling more than that it could explain a louder noise
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I can hear a slight sound on mine, along with the light going off. It seems to take several seconds to reactivate if there is constant movement.