The piercing sound is heard by humans too and it is annoying. Is it a defective unit? The product description says otherwise
192362
No both of the ones I bought were a waste of my good money. In fact this product is useless
192363
Yes, it is heard my humans...my GF hates it bc while shes in the backyard she hears it back there every time someone is walking by
192364
Yes, it does emit piercing sound when it detects someting within the range. But the sound changes to different sounds at intervals, which makes it interesting and tolerable. The sound triggered indicates the effective distance that the device is detecting. Actually the sound is not far different from singings of some birds which visit our front garden. I had expected much worse sounds. When gardeners have to work nearby, I disconnect the unit beforehand.
192365
My duplex neighbor and I have 3 of these units to ward off raccoons. Neither of us can hear any sound from them. Your unit may be defective. I remain very pleased with the product. Good luck.
877615
The back ground noise is SO loud. I have tried many things to make it quieter because I can't hear the voices and words over the noise. Most recently some one told me to put a piece of bread over it's speaker while recording to cut fuzz, that kind of worked but I would suggest an audio program to cut it out maybe?
36311
Thanks Wagner. I will set it that way and see if anything changes over the next day or two and post back here.So much for a day or two, I just tried it and it is very loud now. Mine wasnt refurbished, I bought it new in the package. Werid bug for sure.
134431
I find it to be quite loud - when running it sounds like I'm stomping my feet on it. I've been running routinely at gyms for 10+ years and have never had this issue. My model may have a defect though, I don't know.
585557
Yes, I can hear it when I am outside the car. But it is not int the 'piercing' range of human hearing, and it is not particularly annoying. My dogs clearly hear the alert, but they are used to it and it they respond to the sound without fear or frantic behavior. We have a switch on the dash to keep its use to a minimum. It is not a whistling sound at any time! It is a combined high pitched reverb with soft undertones of rattling. We like them well enough to now have THREE installed.
187765
I never heard any complaints from people I'm talking with, so I'll have tosay "no". And I talk on these things walking, in bed, and scuba diving (thatlast one is a lie). I will double check with friends to see if they ever hearany noise like that. I will also test with them, and report back if they dohear any booming sounds.
294423
No its not normal you should be able to charge and listen at the same time, something's wrong with yours, you should return it.
2169276
I definitely hear the unit, but I become desensitized to the sound overtime. It is similar to the sound of a running fan, but not as loud as a hair dryer on the lowest setting.
777947
No I have not heard it, mine is silent, though I have yet to use it for long periods. I don't think it's normal, but if it still does what it says on the pack it's ok. If it's not broken don't fix it!
101589
i hear this "beeping" as i describe it, as well, and have found others on youtube that experience this as well with this camera, it is quite annoying, although its not nearly as loud as you make it seem.. most people dont notice it even, but once you do it is quite annoying... i wondered if i got a defective unit but after finding many others that also have this it seems to be just how the camera is , i still have 20 some days to return it and i probably will because of this, oh well.
445437
I just received this toaster from our wedding registry and YES my husband and I both hear a high pitched noise. I don't know if it is normal or not - came here to see if anyone else had the problem.
2250180
I have exactly the same problem. It is very loud and annoying to others in the room. I thought maybe slipping a piece of plastic cut from an old milk bottle between the seat and the rail might help but haven''t tried it yet.
574560
It's not quiet. I used a sound level meter to compare it to a couple other units and it's literally 10-20 times louder. The sound it makes is also particularly annoying.
346990
Haven't had that problem with mine, in fact the low setting is too loud and I put my finger near the speaker to tone it down when I am running. Steves119 echoes my suggestion.
104577
I noticed this beeping/tone sound as well when someone speaks. It's especially noticeable when people are speaking relatively softly. Is this audio distortion common for everyone?
949532
I am getting the same thing. It is a buzzing/loud humming noise. Anybody know if this is a defect or if something else can be creating this?
486851
I have the same problem, i have no solution to it i have learned to tune out the noise and raise the volume sorry if that doesn't help.