Is it possible to set the tag to NOT beep, so you just use the visual cues to find your pet? Sounds scare cats, so this seems like poor design.
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The tag on the pets collar can not be set to mute, however it is a very faint high pitched beep that you can only hear within about 15 feet or so if all is quiet. It doesn't bother my cat at all and I believe it might even help because when they hear they know we are looking for her to come and then she gets fed. She is very big on the food reward system. If you wanted to acclimate your cat to the sound I would put it by her bowl and activate it when you feed her for a few days so the sound has a positive association with it. The hand held locator is how you will find your pets location anyhow and not really through the beeping or light. It is a very useful product. The tag on the pets collar can not be set to mute, however it is a very faint high pitched beep that you can only hear within about 15 feet or so if all is quiet. It doesn't bother my cat at all and I believe it might even help because when they hear they know we are looking for her to come and then she gets fed. She is very big on the food reward system. If you wanted to acclimate your cat to the sound I would put it by her bowl and activate it when you feed her for a few days so the sound has a positive association with it. The hand held locator is how you will find your pets location... » Read More The tag on the pets collar can not be set to mute, however it is a very faint high pitched beep that you can only hear within about 15 feet or so if all is quiet. It doesn't bother my cat at all and I believe it might even help because when they hear they know we are looking for her to come and then she gets fed. She is very big on the food reward system. If you wanted to acclimate your cat to the sound I would put it by her bowl and activate it when you feed her for a few days so the sound has a positive association with it. The hand held locator is how you will find your pets location anyhow and not really through the beeping or light. It is a very useful product. « Show Less
2021723
I don't believe that you can turn off the chirp. The sound does not frighten my cat. A lot of times, she will come running to me when she hears her tag start chirping. This thing is wonderful. We have used it for about a year now. Our indoor/outdoor cat LOVES to play hide and seek when it is time to come inside before dark. We can now find her 99/100 times.
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I think the metal door affects the signal emitted from the microchip in the cat, for some reason. We just bought the adpater but have not installed it yet. Our cat will be in for a little surprise, as she has gotten used to zipping through the door door at lightening speed! :) Have no idea if the adapter will allow the microchip to work, but that's what the directions said, once we opened the sure flap and realized it wasn't working. My husband is going to install today, and once we see what happens, I will revise my review. Keep your fingers crossed!
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Well, it's random and that's what sends the cats running. I know when I'm outside, I trigger it, but it's not right away and I hear this scratchy noise. It's not very loud for me, but I know it's loud enough for the cats and that I still don't have cats pooping in my garden, so it's working.
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Cat's head needs to be in the tunnel. We tried it with the collar tag before we had him chipped. It took Buddy a couple weeks to even want to go through it - we left it completely unlocked for a while so he got used to going through before we turned it on.
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All my plugins are down low. I have one in the dining room / living room. I do have another plugin but that one seems to serve the purpose. I feel it really helps keep the cats calm, wouldn't be without it.
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My collar do not have such option. I'm not sure if any new versions have such option but I don't think your dog can be "beeped" anyway unless it is remote controlled.
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Each push advances to another mode. This is kinda irritating until u get used to it. Once you're use to it the dog seems to even notice the clicks...helpful if he isn't too excited.There is also the button you push to activate your chosen mode. Wouldn't want to beep when he in danger, nor would you want to shock just to get his attention. I rarely have to do more than vibrate when he's being pigheaded. I only shock because he dpesn't seem to mind getting hit by cars when in the "zone".
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The way it works is you have one direction where anything can get through (for example, your cats can go outside if they are inside). The other way can then be set to where only cats that have the magnetic key on their collar can get back in. This requires a little bit of time for the cat to realize that he has to put his head up to the door in order to activate it, but once it's activated, he can push through. The only problem is if you have a smart cat or animal that is persistent, they can claw at the door and pull it open and sneak through without the collar to activate it. It's for this reason that mine is useless. The cat I wanted out was too smart for the door and just pulled it open when he couldn't push through.
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I returned this alarm, and I think it's for the same reason you're posting your question: I couldn't turn off the alarm - when triggered - and get it to work in a silent mode. I don't think I could position it so my cat wouldn't set it off, and yet work as intended.
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It stops immediately when the pet is no longer on the mat. I found, however, that the beeping did not deter the cat.
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There seem to be a lot of variables that affect how the tag and sensor work together. I don't know whether the sensor is too weak or if it merely requires that the sensor and the tag be well-aligned because the sensor beam is too narrow. I also don't know how tall your pet is. I recommend calling the manufacturer to see if someone there can help you.
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Hmmm - Now I do hear a sound - but it is a high-pitched 'swish' to me and may not be audible to everyone. For cats, the sound is in the 'ultra-sonic range' (above human audibility but audible to cats) and it's obvious they can hear it because this thing has been doing its job for me for the past year against some very, very stubborn neighbor cat(s). The red indicator light flashes at the same time its ultrasonic audio triggers. It seems to flash again in less than 60 seconds - maybe 30 seconds since it seems to trigger with every grocery bag I carry past it from the car! That is one reason I ordered the plug-in power supply (batteries only lasted a few weeks in my situation). Hmmm - Now I do hear a sound - but it is a high-pitched 'swish' to me and may not be audible to everyone. For cats, the sound is in the 'ultra-sonic range' (above human audibility but audible to cats) and it's obvious they can hear it because this thing has been doing its job for me for the past year against some very, very stubborn neighbor cat(s). The red indicator light flashes at the same time its ultrasonic audio triggers. It seems to flash again in less than 60 seconds - maybe 30 seconds since it seems to trigger with every grocery bag I carry past it from the car! That is one reason... » Read More Hmmm - Now I do hear a sound - but it is a high-pitched 'swish' to me and may not be audible to everyone. For cats, the sound is in the 'ultra-sonic range' (above human audibility but audible to cats) and it's obvious they can hear it because this thing has been doing its job for me for the past year against some very, very stubborn neighbor cat(s). The red indicator light flashes at the same time its ultrasonic audio triggers. It seems to flash again in less than 60 seconds - maybe 30 seconds since it seems to trigger with every grocery bag I carry past it from the car! That is one reason I ordered the plug-in power supply (batteries only lasted a few weeks in my situation). « Show Less
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your dog or cat will stay off when the alarm sounds. It is loud and piercing. it is a learned behavior. my dog stayed off the couches and I moved one around after about 2 weeks on each one he stayed off of them
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Works with existing chips. Just program to accept new chip and run your cat through it to record and recognize. Should also work for a new chip, etc. just like buying a new ID tag for on their collar. Which also worked. We have one large cat and did just that because the ID chip is a little farther Back on his shoulder, so both devices work on him, that way if he looses his collar he can still get in, but has to be a little moe inside the zone for it to read his ID Chip.
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"not be notified if it isn't scanned" is that a correct answer? So, if they do scan you get notified of location of pet? I don't think you ever get a notification of where your pet is.
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yes.. if it does not beep then it is not working or it's not connect properly. I have a few of these and they DO peep but they definately DO NOT keep the gophers away. :(
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It's pretty loud...but my cat sort of knows what time it's opening, and seems to jog over when he hears it click open before it even talks to him. The voice message plays three times. I'm guessing if you record it loud, he'll either hear it or check and see it open.