when the timer goes off and you hit stop, does it automatically revert back to zero or does it stay on previous settings-i.e. if you are making mulitple batches of cookies, does it need to be reset each time, or does it hold last setting? when the timer goes off and you hit stop, does it automatically revert back to zero or does it stay on previous settings-i.e. if you are making mulitple batches of cookies, does it need to be reset... » Read More when the timer goes off and you hit stop, does it automatically revert back to zero or does it stay on previous settings-i.e. if you are making mulitple batches of cookies, does it need to be reset each time, or does it hold last setting? « Show Less
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The timer stays on previous setting. For instance, if I am baking and want to not overcook but not sure of exact time, I set 10 minutes which alerts me to check what I'm baking. Then, if I know it needs another 10 minutes, I just hit start again and the 10 will repeat. If I need to erase and enter 5 minutes, I do that. I hope that helps.
783015
Apparently from the other answers it looses correct time after a while (4 hours?), but keeps the settings (probably a small flash mem chip on board).My feeling is that it would just be one more clock to reset after a power outtage....Coffee Maker, Microwave, Oven, Bedside Alarm Clocks,Clock Radios, Etc.So it does not concern me.All I have to do is remember! :-)
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I don't think it works like that, if I'm reading you right - like a timer you set to turn off. It goes by an internal clock you set ahead of time where you set the "on" time and "off" time for each event. I suppose you could set the timer right up until the moment you need it to turn on (maybe a few minutes leeway), but again, you'd have to program it to turn off also at a specific time. Hope that helps.
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It's been quite awhile since I installed my timer and I don't remember now what number it was----but I know that it did take a back up battery. Are you sure your's does not? I've never seen one that didn't? But I suppose that it's possible that the newer models might use a system that won't dump your settings when the power goes off. I haven't researched your model number so I can't say one way or the other for certain.
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hitting two buttons at the same time will turn the timer off -read directions to determine which two. I don't remember. and don't have the timer in front of me.
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You can set 3 separate times on the timer. each timer is separate, so you can have one going off in 10 min then another going off in 1 min the another going off in 15 minutes. Great timer for multiple dishes. hope this helps. Sally
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hi Vicki, I have not been able to get it to do this. I don't even remember reading that this was possible in the instruction manual but granted I don't have the instruction manual anymore. But after looking at the timer itself -there are a total of 8 timer settings. So you could in essence run it for 1 minute starting at lets say midnight, then it would turn off, then start it again for a minute 15 minutes later, and so on for a total of 8 cycles. But that's really the extent of the extendable programming.
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It doesn't reset automatically. You store the 2 minutes in memory, then all you have to do is stop the time, clear it then press memory. I use these timers in the oilfield in my mud testing lab. They are durable. I love them.
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See edit further down... I JUST looked through the menus when I got this question... I haven't tried it, so I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but under the "System Settings" menu, there's a menu called "Tool" that has a couple of settings that look like they might be used as timers ("Power Off," etc.). OK, edit... Had a chance to try it - only tried it with FM, but since it basically just totally powers down the whole unit, it should work for all functions. Using the above instructions, and using the "Power Off" menu, you can set the timer in 10-minute increments, up to 120 minutes. When done, it powers off the entire unit; to get it to turn back on, you must press and HOLD the right-most button. It was a little disconcerting when I tried to use the "Menu" button to turn it back on, and nothing happened... Once the timer has turned the unit off, the timer is reset to "0" -i.e., the timer is not active. Because of the way you set it, I was afraid it might stay set on a 10-minute turn-off until I went back in and zeroed it, but that's not the case. If you want the timer again, you have to reset it, each time. I also do not agree that it's not worth the very low price. I find the sound pretty good, the volume is good, etc. I'd like to know what some people thought they were going to get for such a low price... Then again, they may have simply received a bad unit... . .
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Either way. Change the "lever" on the left side to Timer and then hold down the button until you get close to the time you need, let up and press it one number at a time. If you go over what you want you have to start over. That's the only drawback. Otherwise I find this my favorite timer and carry it with me so I never miss what I'm timing and don't have to hover over what I'm cooking. Love it and hope you do or will too.
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Alarm sounds for 60 seconds, then quits and goes into count-up mode. If you come back to the timer after your cookies have started to smoke, you will see the count-down (timer) display has changed to show, say, 2:26 and incrementing every second that your cookies have been burning, up to 24 hours, at which point the display simply flashes the 24 hours on and off. Pressing any button at that point will clear the display. It won't help your cookies, though :-( &lt;been there, overdone that...gr&gt;
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I have been setting my timer to 9 hours, and that seems to work well. You can control the timing. If you think 9 hours is too long, set for less.
1216201
Yes. Once it hits zero, hit the stop button. It'll go right back to whatever time you started with. If you stop it in advance of hitting zero, however, you need to set the time again.
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It definitely has a count up feature and you don't need for it to count down to zero before using it. Just push the timer selection button on the right (1, 2 or 3) then press start and it will start counting up from zero. And yes, all three timers are completely independent in terms of start/stop and count up/down.
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When the timer is counting down, pressing the Start/Start button pauses the timer, and pressing the Start/Stop button once again resumes the countdown. Only when simultaneously pressing the M and S buttons once the timer has been paused will the timer then be re-set to zero.
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Yes and no, if that makes sense. If you are talking about from zero, no it doesn't count up from zero. HOWEVER, let's say you plan to cook something on the stovetop for 15 minutes. You set timer #4 for 15 minutes. After the 15 minute timer goes off, the light turns from green to red to show you that timer 4 has gone off. From the second timer 4 goes off, that timer will start counting up until you stop the timer or reset it. So if you want to go 3 minutes over. You can look at the timer and see. And all of the timers have this capability, not just timer 4. It is a very well thought out timer in many respects. The black dial just needs to be easier to turn. Yes and no, if that makes sense. If you are talking about from zero, no it doesn't count up from zero. HOWEVER, let's say you plan to cook something on the stovetop for 15 minutes. You set timer #4 for 15 minutes. After the 15 minute timer goes off, the light turns from green to red to show you that timer 4 has gone off. From the second timer 4 goes off, that timer will start counting up until you stop the timer or reset it. So if you want to go 3 minutes over. You can look at the timer and see. And all of the timers have this capability, not just timer 4. It is a very well thought out... » Read More Yes and no, if that makes sense. If you are talking about from zero, no it doesn't count up from zero. HOWEVER, let's say you plan to cook something on the stovetop for 15 minutes. You set timer #4 for 15 minutes. After the 15 minute timer goes off, the light turns from green to red to show you that timer 4 has gone off. From the second timer 4 goes off, that timer will start counting up until you stop the timer or reset it. So if you want to go 3 minutes over. You can look at the timer and see. And all of the timers have this capability, not just timer 4. It is a very well thought out timer in many respects. The black dial just needs to be easier to turn. « Show Less
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I have never used the timer. I keep it on continuously. If I forget to fill it, it just cuts off. No problem.