Is it possible for this to show NO light when you are trying to sleep? If I turn it around so the clock faces away from me, will the room stay dark?
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Yes, this is possible. I found that with the clock on the the very lowest setting, I could sleep without disturbance. Many of the iHome alarm clocks (with the iPhone docking stations) allow you to completely darken the clock so it is not seen at night. Additionally, the alarm notification can be set to very quiet beeps - I have super hypersensitivity and hyper vigilance to things like that. Currently, I'm back using my iHome, but I found the Philips useful, while I was using it, when I was working. (Currently disabled.) This IS large, though... almost a foot tall, large diameter base.
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Yes. You can darken it completely when using it as an alarm clock. Btw, my son loves this (teenager) and our house smiles everytime we hear the birds singing in the morning. Good luck; it's a nice device.
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On my clock the second button from the top turns the light off. The very top button turns up the light, the third from the top lowers the light
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Yes, definitely. It is possible to dimm the clock light from 1-4, whereas mine is at 1. It's impossible to read at the day and by the night it's also very hard. If you choose to face it away I'm pretty sure the room will be 100% dark, even if it faces a wall where the light could reflect.
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You can dim the clock pretty significantly from the menu. If you face it away from you (and not directly at a reflective surface like a white wall) it should be very dark. (Mine is frequently blocked by the stack of books I tend to keep on my nightstand.)
877192
it seems to me, the one time I tried, it will go without light. I do keep it with just a dim light.
847213
Yes you can see the display in the dark. The back light goes out after a couple of minutes. Don't know about the clock, having 24 hr settings
538760
Figured it out!! You have to press the V/S button on the back of the clock. I pressed it once and something like '--5D' displayed (can't remember exactly what it displayed) and now it stays on lit all the time!! :D
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If you keep it on all the time unless it gets to the time set for one of your alarms it will always show the moon and sleeping bunny. I turn the switch to off after nap and after she wakes up in the morning. I do not keep the power on all day. This will not cause any problems with your scheduled times- you will just need to remember to turn it to the middle position (for no alarm) or all the way to the right (if you want alarm) prior to nap and or bedtime.
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Hi. I think the light stays on as long as it is plugged in. I don't think it goes out when the device if fully charged, but I could be wrong. To be honest, I never paid attention. It is fairly bright, though. You wouldn't want to charge overnight in a bedroom. I usually plug mine in in the kitchen. Good luck!
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Hi the answer to this question is I think, the clock itself doesn't light up, but with a certain amount of light from the dashboard you could see the figures on the clock I hope that helps.
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Yes, my computer doesn't work when the light is on. The light is so good I work around it. I can't see the computer in the dark anyway.
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Best thing you can do is send this clock back. They are all pieces of crap. It isnanshame too because I really liked it. I had no trouble getting mine to set. But unfortunately when I did.....the numbers kept fading in and out. There is a little map on the screen. Just toggle one of the buttons on top till you find the one that darkens the area of the map in which you live. The clock should set itself thereafter as far as the time goes. Hope you have better luck with your than I did mine.
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I'm so sorry, I can't help with that question. I gave up on the clock because it doesn't glow in the dark!
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I think it is the ON position. On mine, if it is ON and I plug it in, the light goes off. And if I pull it out of the socket, simulating a power outage, the light comes on. If it is OFF/Charge position, you can pull it out of the socket and nothing happens. If it is in the night light/charge position, the night light is always on. The only think I am not sure of is if it getting charged when it is in the ON position and plugged in.Sorry, I noticed too late that geeker answered the same way.
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I have one of these in my kitchen and it works as a great nightlite. I also have one in my bedroom and it is behind a door so the light is not so bright as to keep me awake. I think, for me, if it was not part way hidden it would be bright enough to keep me awake. I have not ever had to use it during a power failure yet. So I can't say how long it would stay lit.
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This clock is using ac. If no light at all, I believe it's broken. If u can't return it, the seller told me to contact manufacturer. It is 1 yr warranty. It happened to mine as well.
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It might be, mine is in the kitchen w/a nightlight. It works great though. I have multiple things in my bedroom that have I indicator lights and I just put some dark nail polish on them, you can still see it glow but it is not bright enough to bother sleeping
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It's possible that a small amount of light may leach through unless you're careful and use a lot of tape as the light is rounded around the dial. But it would be way better than what comes through without tape. It's pretty bright. If I needed to use tape (I don't as this is in the living room, not my bedroom) and there still was a small patch of light I'd just turn the unit around to face the wall. Without the tape that wouldn't make a difference but WITH tape it absolutely would.
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That's what I wondered too, if it needed to "warm up" first, or be in an extra-dark room. You may have a faulty one too like me. I had to tap on it near the bottom & turn it upside down & hold it it at an angle to get it to light up-not what you should do to make it work! Email Amazon & they'll fwd it to Scientifics & they should email you back w/phone #. I called them today & they said Fedex would pick it up next day & send me another one. So hope next one works! Good luck with yours! :)
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I would suggest repositioning it in the room, to make sure moving shadows or some other change in light level isn't causing the unit to think it's becoming dark and changing to night mode. Call V-tech support and see what they say, otherwise, yes, I'd agree the unit is defective.