can the power outage feature be disabled?
1168403
Yes. You can disable the power alarming feature via one of the dip switches on the back of the unit. One of the answers below describes a feature about changing the time to wait for the power to be out before calling you with a power alarm. This also helps, but to turn off the power alarm call-out feature entirely, you can do it via the flip of a switch on the back of the unit.
1168404
I am not sure why you would want to disable it, but you can disable it, sort of... There is a software parameter, length of time after the power fails before an alert goes out, that can be set to the maximum. That is to say, you can set it to call you after the power has only been out for one minute -- or you can set it to several hours before it calls you. By setting it to several hours (cannot recall what the maximum is), you can make calls due to power loss much less likely. But I do not think you can totally disable it.
1168405
Bernie, Not sure I understand your question...Do you mean you want to disable the alert produced when power has been interrupted?Please explain your situation and I will try to answer.Thanks,steve
1789538
Better turn it off as soon as the power outage happens. Don't take risks with space heaters, no matter how safe they are.
10176
It is possible to leave it on 24/7. The only disadvantage would be a higher power bill as it would continuously draw power. I usually turn it off at night though.
1154130
Yes there is a switch to turn it off,but I also unplug it just to be on the safe side.
1680210
There isn't. Every time I unplug it I have to reset which is difficult and a bit fiddly.
1065656
Out of habit, I turn off the power. I have not tried to determine if it has an automatic time-out feature. I suspect that it doesn't.
247315
I have not used that feature, I keep mine going I turn it off maybe 4 hours a day manually since the time variesits a very nice unit,
1307886
Pretty sure there is a standby mode (warm) but I believe it's recommended to turn it off if you are not going to use it for an extended length of time.
626710
Yes. In fact, it doesn't have an "on" switch, just boots when you apply power. You can shut it down via a menu option.
984698
Yes to both. In the menu you can set Power On Record to On or Off. There is also a Record Overwrite menu item that you can set to 1 minute, 5 minutes or NO.
1781979
There is a button to silence the alarm - had to use it recently when a transformer failure knocked power out for a few hours.
848432
Yes you can turn the night light to the off position and use it for power outage only.
507981
The unit has retained its settings for me when power is removed. I don't know what the official manufacturer statement would be.
1022909
I cannot say for sure but I think that anytime the power is lost the units would shut off and would manually have to be turned on. To be sure I would call Manufacturer Sorry I couldn't help.
792714
Hi Michael, auto power off feature of the Sony Portable Speakers cannot be disabled. -Vincent
97061
The short answer is "yes". But there is a bit more to it.... You would need to leave the unit plugged in and in the off mode during non-use periods and turn it on during the outage. I live in the tropics and power outages are frequent, mine are both plugged in and in the auto-mode all the time. The batteries are long lasting and the light is bright and therefore it is easy to find the unit when the power does go out. I would recommend the units and buy more.
1183338
Yes, you can disable and enable it. It is a great camera, esp for close ups because of the light.