Some reviews point out that the siren is very loud. Can anyone confirm the led light flashing option instead of siren? Does weather announcement play after when set to led? Also, does the alert announcement stop on its own, or do you have to snooze it? Thanks in advance. Some reviews point out that the siren is very loud. Can anyone confirm the led light flashing option instead of siren? Does weather announcement play after when set to led? Also, does the alert... » Read More Some reviews point out that the siren is very loud. Can anyone confirm the led light flashing option instead of siren? Does weather announcement play after when set to led? Also, does the alert announcement stop on its own, or do you have to snooze it? Thanks in advance. « Show Less
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You can turn the siren alarm off in the"menu" option. The lights (red & yellow) will still light though. The announcement will still come on as long as the volume is up ..it will not mute the announcement automatically. ...you must press the snooze button....As a side note you can adjust the siren alarm by whatever the volume level you have set the unit too...hope this helps...
887775
Yes, the unit has 3 modes....display, siren/tone and voice. The LED flashes on either setting. I suggest using the voice mode with volume control.
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The red light would NEVER wake a sleeping person. The announcement MIGHT wake up a sleeping person. Obviously it depends on whether the person is a deep sleeper. The alarm is loud - but, in my opinion, it's not a "siren" noise, but similar to an alarm clock deep tone buzzer. We were VERY PEASED when ours sounded during the night when Severe Thunderstorms blew through our area. The buzzer definitely alerted us to the danger. The announcement ends on its own (EVENTUALLY), but you can stop it or "snooze" it. Setting all these "options" up is a bit tricky, but once it is set to your specs & satisfactions, it is a great product. The red light would NEVER wake a sleeping person. The announcement MIGHT wake up a sleeping person. Obviously it depends on whether the person is a deep sleeper. The alarm is loud - but, in my opinion, it's not a "siren" noise, but similar to an alarm clock deep tone buzzer. We were VERY PEASED when ours sounded during the night when Severe Thunderstorms blew through our area. The buzzer definitely alerted us to the danger. The announcement ends on its own (EVENTUALLY), but you can stop it or "snooze" it. Setting all these "options" up is a bit tricky, but once... » Read More The red light would NEVER wake a sleeping person. The announcement MIGHT wake up a sleeping person. Obviously it depends on whether the person is a deep sleeper. The alarm is loud - but, in my opinion, it's not a "siren" noise, but similar to an alarm clock deep tone buzzer. We were VERY PEASED when ours sounded during the night when Severe Thunderstorms blew through our area. The buzzer definitely alerted us to the danger. The announcement ends on its own (EVENTUALLY), but you can stop it or "snooze" it. Setting all these "options" up is a bit tricky, but once it is set to your specs & satisfactions, it is a great product. « Show Less
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If you leave it on the last setting, which is for alerts and warnings, it will be silent unless an alert is issued in your area. This will run down the battery. I only turn it on to the middle setting when the weather is ominous or I want the forecast. You will receive alerts and warnings on this setting also.
2249055
well, when it did decide to go off, it was VERY loud. It was very picky on what would set it off - we returned ours and I do not recommend it unless you have a clear line of sight and have it close to your house. Hope this answers your question
34855
When it is functioning correctly, it simply beeps when time is up. Optionally, one can set the unit to be silent and/or optionally blink the user lights when time is up. Warning: this unit uses a cheap wiring inside which leads to the unit eventually resetting itself after moderate use. I have two of them, and they both have the same problem, so I don't recommend it.
1630748
It does not screen out all unnecessary noises. However, it does not always pick up a really sudden,short unnecessary noise. If it seems to be catching all of those noises, you can either relocate the device and/or go up a notch on the sensitivity. You can also turn the sirens on/off if it gets annoying. We had to move it away from the doorway, as it was catching a lot of activity from the other room. It also goes from green to yellow and then to red. Which is why it allows for a sudden,short noise.
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On mine it flashes if you are below that temperature. It beeps too, but if you press a button it stops making noise and continues to blink. It should stop flashing if you drop the low temperature below the current cooking temp and the high temp above. If you never use the low alarm just set the low temp as low as it can go.
531987
I got this recently, but it seems to work like an older one that was lost. There are two 'on' modes. When you turn on the first one, it will allow alerts to activate it but doesn't broadcast the regular report loop like the second 'on' mode. I hope that makes sense.
2090507
It has two types of siren's, a warble and a constant. They operate off of 12volts so as long as your sensor will put out the 12v's it will soundthe siren. I've had customers apply this to entry doors for instance so they can here when someone comes in their shop or yard's.
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On mine it flashes if you are below that temperature. It beeps too, but if you press a button it stops making noise and continues to blink. It should stop flashing if you drop the low temperature below the current cooking temp and the high temp above.If you never use the low alarm just set the low temp as low as it can go.
1278741
There is a "home" function, that will sound, without activating the external, optional, siren. The built in tone is not very loud, if you were sleeping a few rooms over, it would not wake you. This is why the external siren is a must have, it is quite a bit louder, but honestly, for forty bucks, it is not very impressive, decible wise. This unit is only effective to alert people in the house, as far as hearing anything outside the home, it is not loud enough to scare off an intruder. If I was to buy again, I would look elsewhere.
192013
Sorry, we don't have the manual at home as we use this at our up north property. But my husband says it is explained in the manual. Wish I could be of more help! Once we got it up and running with an outdoor siren we're pretty happy with the extra security we have! We were broken in to last year and have changed a few things....this being one of them! Good luck!
1923295
it's been awhile, but i believe several owners reported it having an auto alert preset that would drain the battery. i could be mistaken. i was researching this and the NOAA radio, at the time.
1772206
the horn goes off when triggered by your alarm system. The horn alone is useless if you do not have a wireless alarm system to trigger it.. hope that makes sense?
108946
Yes, there is a switch at the bottom for AM/FM/WB/Alert. Although I have it set to Alert, I've never actually heard it broadcast an alert. I have another NOAA radio that does broadcast, so I know when this one should be going off but doesn't.
1356030
Terrence S is right. This model only has beeping noises. If you want the cooler alarm audio options, you need to get a more expensive model(s), and yes the sounds fades in i.e. it starts low and gradually gets louder just as the light starts dim and gradually gets brighter.
1591080
This is just a siren, not an alarm system. When power is applied, it makes a loud noise. And when no power is applied, it is silent.
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30 seconds to siren the alarm, that is too lonnnggggg. Specially you can hear the beep-beep sound from the MAIN control panel. that is not a good Idea, giving the burlar emough time to break the system before it siren.My solution is to buy another siren and disconnect the speaker from the main control panel. still 30 seconds, but burglar will not hear anything. the bad part is you don't hear anything either when you setting your alarm system.But I just both an on and off switch for the speaker. so I can hear when I do something with the system.I'm not sure if there is any other way to do easier than what I have. 30 seconds to siren the alarm, that is too lonnnggggg. Specially you can hear the beep-beep sound from the MAIN control panel. that is not a good Idea, giving the burlar emough time to break the system before it siren.My solution is to buy another siren and disconnect the speaker from the main control panel. still 30 seconds, but burglar will not hear anything. the bad part is you don't hear anything either when you setting your alarm system.But I just both an on and off switch for the speaker. so I can hear when I do something with the system.I'm not... » Read More 30 seconds to siren the alarm, that is too lonnnggggg. Specially you can hear the beep-beep sound from the MAIN control panel. that is not a good Idea, giving the burlar emough time to break the system before it siren.My solution is to buy another siren and disconnect the speaker from the main control panel. still 30 seconds, but burglar will not hear anything. the bad part is you don't hear anything either when you setting your alarm system.But I just both an on and off switch for the speaker. so I can hear when I do something with the system.I'm not sure if there is any other way to do easier than what I have. « Show Less