Can it be set to seconds and then countdown and alarm? Say I set it to 8 seconds will it count down and alarm after the 8 seconds?
1942440
You can only set hours/ and or minutes. Does not set seconds. You can set 1 min. but not 8sec. It has two snooze alarms for 5 & 10 min. that are pre-set for alarming prior to wake up time. You do not set time you want alarm to ring but count hours/minutes you want to sleep and that's what you set.( from to you go to bed until time you want up.)
626678
Yes; I have used it to count up seconds (probably works for mins as well). If you start with zeros (both units buttons pressed simultaneously) and then press the left hand side (start) button it counts up until you stop it by pressing the start/stop button again. One press holds the elapsed time, if pressed again, it resumes the count again where it left off -- press m/s buttons simultaneously again to restart at zero.
296393
yes, there are 15 minute increments on the timer so you can set it for however you want to come on or off. If you do not want to use the timer you turn them all to the off position. The dial is the timer you have to switch them all to the off position
1841729
Yes, you can. Push Menu and use the middle two keys to go to System Settings. Select the Tool item. Select Power Off Settings. Use the middle two keys to set a countdown time in minutes. Works just fine on mine (Firmware 2012/03/15 1.0.23.0315)
1193716
Yes. Set the time, let it run down until it beeps. When you hit the stop button it resets to the original set time. If you want to clear the set time, pres both the hour and minute buttons down at the same time and it will reset to zero.
1326754
I have never seen a timer (and I have four different ones) that can do what you are asking. You can set it for 20 seconds, and it will ding. It automatically goes back to 20 seconds again when you press the stop. Maybe the answer is to buy two timers, set them on different time lengths and go from there.
1892488
I recommend you ask the company to be sure. You definitely see the hours, minutes and seconds as they decrease; however, I don't think you can set it for seconds. I love this thing!
967495
You can set the hours, minutes, and seconds separately - so yes, it would be possible to do that. However, to set it up and start it takes pressing several buttons so it may not be the best tool for timing such short intervals.
1779999
Yes you can set it at 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 1 minute, 15 minutes and 1 hour.
1773316
It automatically re-sets, Donna, to whatever time it just counted down from. I just tested it to be sure... it counted down 30 seconds and started ringing, so I pressed "Stop" to stop the ringing, and there it is, at 30 seconds again, ready to go again.
263822
It has a timer function, but probably shouldn't be used for that. There is no specific time alarm
1651750
To answer the first question, no, it does not automatically reset when it counts down to 0. The timer continue counting so if you missed the alarm and check it at a later time, you can see how long ago the alarm sounded. And for the second question, yes, it's very easy to reset the timer to repeat the same time. When the alarm sounds, press the appropriate timer butter to stop the timer, press clear, then press the same timer button again and the previous time used will be displayed. Then simply press the timer button again to start he count down.
127572
I don't know about a counting-up feature, but the timers can be started and stopped independently. And the alarms are different too, so you know which one is chiming if the timing is close.
1953970
Yes, it can count down from two minutes, but some of them have defects where it doesn't ring after that time. I would just go with the timer on your phone for a time that short.
1651751
The clock continues to count after zero time (the alarm sounds and the timer counts up from zero so you can tell how long since the alarm sounded). You can press a few buttons and the timer will recall the last timer interval so you can start another countdown. The timer controls seemed non-intuitive an took me a while to figure how to control it with minimal button pushes. Once you learn how to drive it, this is the best timer I have ever used; i have three of them. I've been using them for 4 years and they stop working after 14 months (actually the begin working weird, once that happens they are unusable. The clock continues to count after zero time (the alarm sounds and the timer counts up from zero so you can tell how long since the alarm sounded). You can press a few buttons and the timer will recall the last timer interval so you can start another countdown. The timer controls seemed non-intuitive an took me a while to figure how to control it with minimal button pushes. Once you learn how to drive it, this is the best timer I have ever used; i have three of them. I've been using them for 4 years and they stop working after 14 months (actually the begin working weird, once that happens... » Read More The clock continues to count after zero time (the alarm sounds and the timer counts up from zero so you can tell how long since the alarm sounded). You can press a few buttons and the timer will recall the last timer interval so you can start another countdown. The timer controls seemed non-intuitive an took me a while to figure how to control it with minimal button pushes. Once you learn how to drive it, this is the best timer I have ever used; i have three of them. I've been using them for 4 years and they stop working after 14 months (actually the begin working weird, once that happens they are unusable. « Show Less
154183
The lowest time you can set it for is 10 seconds, and then it goes in 10 second increments, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 1:00 min. Hope this helps....
1289778
I guessing you could set each of the four timer buttons for a different amount of time, but I do not use the clock feature, so I can't comment on that. My bigger concern is that you might not hear the beeps inthe course of your daily life, because they are not very loud. If you have a smart phone with different alarm options, is hould think that would be the better way to go. I am sorry not to be able to be more helpful.