What happens in the event of a power outage? What is the purpose of the back up battery in the alarm if OPU won't work without power.
859878
if there is a power outage or internet connection loss, you will be notified. However, the system will be rendered more or less useless unless you connect it to a UPS.
1985511
The battery is there for backup in case of a power failure. We selected this model specifically because it will not need frequent battery replacement.
1878754
The unit is hardwired to your household power. The battery is for back-up incase of power outage.
2235242
If you're having so many regular power failures you should have backup power anyway since that kind of thing is really, really bad for your system. At some point you're absolutely going to lose data or your system will become unstable. - Trust me, I work in IT.
2005030
It has a battery inside that will keep the memory intact if the power goes out. It doesn't have an operational battery backup, meaning employees cannot clock in and out when the power is out. We have ours hooked up to an APC UPS battery unit. Honestly, even if Icon offered a battery, it'd probably be just as much (or more) than an APC.
1805496
This power standby battery will kick - in when there's a lost of power. The normal battery hook - uo is, that that it is plugged to the power plug. When the battery is exhausted then the alarm goes on and you have to shift battery to house power.
461541
On my unit if the power plug gets pulled when it is on it comes back on. So if the unit is own a power strip and the power strip gets turned off the unit will power back up. I keep my unit on my desk but keep it powered off unless I need to use it.
2258830
The unit does not have a receptacle for the freezer to plug into it. You connect the alarm unit into the same outlet where the freezer is connected. When there is a loss of power to the freezer the unit will go into alarm.
994050
Hi, it goes off with a steady beep if the power fails and also "chirps" when the battery starts to get low (my old battery lasted years before this happened). The alarm will go off from a power failure when the power resumes.
971237
Only if you have what is called a "POTS" telephone system - a Plain Old Telephone System. If you get your phone from say cable or DSL then they will usually go down when the power goes out, but the Freedom Alert itself has a battery backup system. It's really a pretty good unit (helped my Dad out once when he broke his leg).
1551631
No, you simply plug it into the wall socket whenever you want it to tell you if the electrical power to that outlet (and associated connected circuits on the same breaker) goes off. When house power fails, the device sounds an alarm similar in loudness to a smoke alarm. I don't use mine during the summer, because I don't store lots of stuff in the freezer that matters. My own purpose is to let me know if the power goes off in winter while I am asleep. That way I can get up and run enough water to keep pipes from freezing or start up a back-up power and heating system. In summer, it won't matter, so I turn it off and unplug the alarm device until next winter. No, you simply plug it into the wall socket whenever you want it to tell you if the electrical power to that outlet (and associated connected circuits on the same breaker) goes off. When house power fails, the device sounds an alarm similar in loudness to a smoke alarm. I don't use mine during the summer, because I don't store lots of stuff in the freezer that matters. My own purpose is to let me know if the power goes off in winter while I am asleep. That way I can get up and run enough water to keep pipes from freezing or start up a back-up power and heating system. In summer, it won't... » Read More No, you simply plug it into the wall socket whenever you want it to tell you if the electrical power to that outlet (and associated connected circuits on the same breaker) goes off. When house power fails, the device sounds an alarm similar in loudness to a smoke alarm. I don't use mine during the summer, because I don't store lots of stuff in the freezer that matters. My own purpose is to let me know if the power goes off in winter while I am asleep. That way I can get up and run enough water to keep pipes from freezing or start up a back-up power and heating system. In summer, it won't matter, so I turn it off and unplug the alarm device until next winter. « Show Less
1463495
A battery like this is similar to your car battery. The system, when operating normally, keeps the battery charged. If your commercial power fails this battery runs your alarm system until commercial power restarts or the battery completely discharges. When power is restored the battery then recharges. So, the short answer to your question is 'Yes', the battery recharges.
595888
The unit CANNOT be operated during a power outage..it has an electronic ignation which needs the power to function. As for having to manually reset the unit after an outage, we have never had to do any reset on the already input settings dispite many outages due to heavy snow... Hope this helps...we have two (2) units and love them.....
1177201
It does *not* have a battery backup. Some settings survive a power outage, but some do not. For example, the setting to *not* go into power saving mode is not preserved; the "standby" mode - you have to reset the "standby" power level whenever the power comes back on - to disable that feature is you set the "standby" power level to 0 (zero) watts. The option to turn off the PIR motion detection feature does keep its setting when the power is restored. I don't know what happens to other settings that I do not change from their default values.
971238
Yes! However, if your phone power goes out, as well, I don't know the answer.
361440
If this a hard wired alarm with attery backup, to stop the alarm you generally will have to replace the battery, it is designed to operate on 120 VAC with attery backup in the event you lose power. The unit is not basically designed to operate without the battery backup. Not changing the battery will mean you have to unplug it from the house power. Don 't know anything about theater midnight thing. ......
1148529
it backs up for power surges - it does have a time limit on how long it stays on without power. I absolutely love it - it has the two alarms - either by soothing sounds/radio or alarm noise - best clock/radio ever!!