Are the monitor functions always on or will it go to a sleep mode and turn on only to movement and sound?
867450
No there is no sleep mode, it's on constantly you can put the screen to sleep but the sound and everything else still is on
867451
Haven't had it long but the monitor goes off after a few minutes when running on battery.
867452
I bought this for a daughter. She says monitor goes to sleep but you can still hear sound. But if you plug into power socket monitor will remain on. I hope this helps.
867453
Hello! I have not open the monitor box yet, my baby will be born until september, so I will use it until then, even though I have another summers monitor already for my other baby and it does not go to sleep mode at any time, you can watch and hear the baby all the time while the monitor is turned on... I hope to be helpful...
867454
When the monitor is unplugged, it will go into sleep mode so all you will hear is sound. When pluged in, it stays on.
1264775
Yes, this monitor should work if power is switched on. In the case of not producing sound try using a headphone with the available headphone jack.Add some volume.
1291287
It has to be plugged in to a USB port. It works when the computer is in sleep mode but not when the system is off. Good product, no regrets.
2050414
Yes, you can turn the sound off. Just go to the menu and hit the down button until zero bars are highlighted. My monitor completely turns off the sound and leaves the picture on (for a minute or two if it's not plugged in.)
1352457
It should still provide power to the mouse while in sleep mode. As long as your computer itself is turned off, it is powering the USB ports, even though your monitor may be dark. The computer itself is still "on."
1561494
It is not always on. I believe the timeout is set around 10 seconds before going back to sleep for default.
1199521
It goes to sleep when the computer does and wakes up when the computer does. There is no on/off switch.
416042
Should be OK. The settings on your monitor can be checked but as long as active video is feeding it, I don't think it will go into sleep mode. I hate to say that the only way to know if it will work is to try it. Double check the gender of the vga connectors to make sure they mate.
2050416
The first monitor we had the sound did not turn off all the way, but I think it was just a bad monitor, we had to return it for another reason the replacement was bad too, but the third and final one (the one we have now) works great and the sound turns all the way off.
549980
Out of the box it functions just like a normal monitor/tv would: no automatic on with power cycle. There might be a way to change it in the settings, but that wasn't in our customer specifications, so we didn't mess with it.
1167857
I have had the monitor for 2 weeks, but it is used constantly. I frequently attach or separate it from different PCs, and it has been both shut off completely--or simply allowed to hibernate. I have not experienced this problem of the audio failing to switch on with the monitor. I suspect that the monitor is choosing the wrong audio input and perhaps decoupling it from your video signal. Are you using HDMI (for both video & audio), or do you have a separate audio signal input? My guess is that if you use VGA, you should avoid leaving any source plugged into the HDMI port. Likewise, if you are using HDMI, use a newer cable that supports audio and disconnect the audio input at the back of the monitor. Does any of this make sense? Did it help?
2158516
We leave ours connected all of the time, so probably the answer is yes. I love these monitors they are so awesome to check on all of the sleeping kiddos in seconds... gives a clear picture, and will include sound if the audio is turned on your mobile device. Love them!
1122291
You have to turn it off on the switch at the end of the day. It has an inactive mode like all optical mice, but not a sleep mode.
1364171
It will go into sleep mode from inactivity, but you should probably shut it off if you remember. It will help with the battery life. The key pad is not backlit. I like it a lot. It was referred to me by one of my techie friends and about six of us have purchased them. The keys are firm and more like a regular keyboard. I don't like the soft keys. Also amazon has the best prices on them. I'm glad I bought it.
710784
No, it's only a monitor that goes into sleep mode when the connected computer is shut down or goes into sleep mode, and turns back on when the computer comes back. Very pleased with the Envy 27. Just connected an HD Homerun Prime and the HD broadcasts are rendered beautifully.
1182751
I can't remember.I installed switch on the monitor to turn it on & off.The monitor stays on when the switch is turned on. I have a switch on the camera also.
1129030
Yes, it does have a feature that allows the monitor screen to turn off while the audio stays on. If the audio level rises above a preset level then the monitor screen will come back on. So it really depends how loud the room is that your monitoring how effective this feature will be.