Can you defeat sirens for certain alerts? I.e., can I set it so that it doesn't sound an alarm for a T-Storm watch?
891959
Most of them, yes. Some of them NOAA doesn't let you turn off, but those are the major type warnings.
1080219
Per the owner's manual it states, "gives you the option of screening out unwanted broadcasts and receiving alerts only specifically targeted to the area in which you live." It also says that you can set the events you receive the warnings on. The manual also has a comment stating, "for a complete list of editable events, please visit our website at www.midlandusa.com" I hope this helps you!
1790752
There doesn't seem to be a way to do that the way other alarms do. I press the alarm button to turn it off, then just turn it right back on again. And that resets it for the next day. And then I can not turn it on for the weekend. Maybe in a fancier version there is more programming capability?
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Yes, if you turn it to "On", it'll play out the normal NWS broadcast. The "Alarm" button puts it in a mode where the NOAA alert broadcast will activate it and it'll start broadcasting. Or the weekly test will go off and terrify your wife. YMMV.
1015972
Yes. It warns about any weather issue in your area. You just have to have the radio set to the correct frequency and you have to have it on all the time. Fair warning...you'll hear every alert in your area...high winds to heavy rain to tornadoes. In my household we only turn on the device when we get a hurricane nearby. Otherwise it's off because there are too many alerts/alarms and they wake everyone up.
844000
There is an Alert setting that will sound a siren-like sound when there is a weather alert. Normally we turn ours off of that setting so we don't get constant alarms unless it's a BIG event or something has a high probability of occurring at night.
1452046
That being said, I have never had the alarm go off for high wind watches and warnings... It has only sounded for Severe Thunderstorm watches/warnings and tornado watches/warnings... I did not have it this winter, so I don't know if it sounds for winter weather alerts.
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Yes you can set it to the nature sounds to wake you and it will slowly get louder. There are three options to use for the alarm. Nature sounds, beeping and the radio all gradually get louder as they are on. You can set how loud you want it to get too.
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I'm not sure. I use the Endomondo app with this product and I haven't seen a setting for it. I would think any alarm/alerts/warnings would be app specific and not necessarily a feature of this product.
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The instructions that come with the radio are inadequate in regard to that subject. The radio has 7 NOAA channels which one tunes to the strongest one; then the ALERT button is pressed to put the radio in the ALERT mode. I am making a presumption that will activate during severe weather alerts; not had any such alerts yet this year. I also have severe weather alerts that come from an area TV station and that should let me know if the ALERT function on the radio work accordingly. A company inquiry can be made at www.etoncorp.com/ 800-872-2228
489772
I live in a concrete house with no nearby road so I wouldn't know. You CAN set the sensitivity for the alarm but then of course if you adjust it to a low sensitivity, it will only get triggered by 5.0 quakes and larger for example. I can tell you that I have mine at a high sensitivity and lightning does not set it off.
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That's the problem: there is no comfortable way to turn it off. You will have to grab the device and switch it off, which will certainly result in the alarm sounding. It's very loud (and you will be at ground zero), so definitely wear ear protection when turning it on or off. This is one of the main reasons why, in my review, I describe this device as impractical. This alarm is a nice concept, but just doesn't play out all that well in practice.
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Bernie, Not sure I understand your question...Do you mean you want to disable the alert produced when power has been interrupted?Please explain your situation and I will try to answer.Thanks,steve
965845
Yes. The sensitivity on it is adjustable so just start with it at a very low sensitivity. You're going to get a lot of false alarms when it rains or the wind blows but give it a quarter turn when that happens to lower the sensitivity until the false alarms stop. It might take a week or two to get it right.
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If you slide the &lt;weather&gt; switch from "on" (red) to off, the WX radio will no longer be in standby mode and therefore will not monitor for or sound any transmitted alerts (this defeats the whole purpose of having a WX alert radio, doesn't it?). Instead, use the "defeat siren" feature to silence all but the most essential alerts. Also, set the alert feature to "voice" mode so that the siren and radio shut themselves off in short time whenever an alert IS issued.
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Hi I don't think so. I have this alarm also and I do not know any way to mute the alarm. Thanks for asking Frank
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There is no way that we are aware of to make the alarm louder. You might want to contact Garmin directly.