Is there a way to turn this off? It just keeps retesting over and over and over. Have to remove the battery to get it to shut off.
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It should turn off on its own after about 12 seconds of inactivity. Please contact Customer Service at support(at)bactrack dot com or call 877-334-6876 and we would be happy to help you. All our products are backed by a one-year warranty.
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Just close the top and it will stop...if not, send it back and have it replaced...Mine never has had that problem...I hope this help you
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Sounds like its bugged. Click to turn on, use, and it times out and turns off automatically.
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I would return for a new one. I never had this problem with mine, however the one that my uncle purchased had the same issue. He returned it, and new one worked great as well.
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It should turn itself off after a few seconds, if it doesn't it may be defective.
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I had to, yes. I put in fresh batteries but the battery indicator never turned off. Finally I tried resetting the unit (after I learned it kept my scheduled program) and the battery indicator turned off and stayed off.
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Mine did that once, but I just held the button down for a few seconds and it turned itself off. Hope that helps.
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HelloI believe you may unhook the batteries any time, as the same happens when the battery is full, it automatically shuts down,ThanksJohn
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Dr. T, the watch cannot be turned off! The only way to "turn it off" is by disconnecting the battery. If the display is blank as you say, it is defective, and you must return it. It sounds like the battery is dead and no longer able to hold the charge.
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Touch it w/ toe to get it to come on and go to 0. After it turns off, it's recalibrated. I do it twice.
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Unfortunately, you cannot turn it off unless you remove the battery. When you remove the battery, all the memory, including your stride measurement, etc. will be erased and you will have to re-enter all that information when you reinstall the battery. My first battery lasted for well over a year.
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I couldn't get mine to turn off. I finally put it in a drawer until the battery died.
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I had the same question. I emailed E-PRANCE and you have to leave it on 1 minute and it will turn the E-PRANCE off after 1 minute and not run down your car battery
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Try the light on a fully 'charged' battery. There is a 'shut off' timer that will shut it off but it should be longer than a minute or two. Perhaps the timer is defective.
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The great thing about the always on is the increased safety factor.You do not have the tester turning off while checking wires for live power and then thinking a wire is dead while in reality the tester has timed out and shut off! I would not own one that does not have the always on bump to test battery feature
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It doesn't have an "off" it's always on. If it's not working try hitting the reset button on the underside near the battery compartment or changing the batteries.
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I've had the same experience. I think it has something to do with the batteries only being for the clock display; not to run the unit so you need to keep the radio plugged in when you play it, and when you "power" it off, the batteries keep the clock on. IDK it's a real lame feature and I sent the company a harsh review of the product basically saying it was a very poorly designed product. You probably saw my review about it but I wasn't happy.
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The only way to disable it is to have it on the off position.. hope that helps
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I just leave it alone. As long as its not charging another device it will turn off on its own.
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Press and hold the reset button on the back of it. That's what I did when I checked it out by taking my batteries out.
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Agree with Patski - no way to shut it off. There's also NO NEED to shut it off, so it's not your fault. The display is just a small LCD and like many other LCD displays around your house or on on your wrist, it uses very little power and so is designed to stay on all the time. And I'll bet you've seen just about every similar LCD device you've ever owned lasts one year, two years, often longer on one small battery. Therefore, you first thought (bad battery) is 99% sure to be the right diagnosis. That leaves two choices: either buy a new battery or send the timer back to Amazon or to Polder under their one-year warranty. However, Polder charges shipping for warranty returns, which makes it a bad option, since a new battery is less expensive than the cost of shipping. Getting a new battery is also a quicker solution (you won't have to wait six weeks). If you replace the battery and the device still does not work perfectly or again runs down quickly, there is something else seriously wrong with the construction. Patski also mentioned having bought a replacement timer from Amazon and that one did not work at all. I mentioned in my earlier review of the Polder that you can't trust Polder products purchased online because if they do not work it's not practical or economical to have to return them. (I bought three and all three were defective.) So I suggested for this kind of timer to go to a local store and buy another brand instead, something you can test right there in the store. Now I'd add, for not just Polder products, but for any brand of cheap timer from Amazon or any other online source, it's better to buy them locally UNLESS the online store has a rock solid return policy or a warranty that covers shipping. Even then it may not be worth the trouble of having to pack it and ship it. Finally, since these kinds of cheap timers are readily available everywhere, there's no need to go online at all! That's my three cents!