Do each of the audio options (birds, chimes, radio) gradually fade in at alarm time, and if so, can the amount of fade in time be adjusted?
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I honestly have never used the audio options... I purchased mainly for the lighting which is very effective.
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This model does not support radio or bird sounds. It only has a beep that gradually gets louder. The beeps progress to full loudness in about a minute.
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Terrence S is right. This model only has beeping noises. If you want the cooler alarm audio options, you need to get a more expensive model(s), and yes the sounds fades in i.e. it starts low and gradually gets louder just as the light starts dim and gradually gets brighter.
902115
Every time I've disconnected my battery it's gone back. At least as far as set stations go, not sure about bass, fade, etc.
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Is there a special way to configure the unit to do this or is it easy to do? All I want is local control of devices and my doors to chime when they are opened.Thanks again for all the help.Joe
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Yes, definitely.It offers you the option of either music stored on the SD card, or a chime built into the player itself.I personally tested this myself.Curiously, it doesn't allow you to use the radio for the alarm function.
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I have had mine for years and years but I can't really answer! I use the alarm sound which will go off ten separate times probably 30 sec. Or so apart. I have had on since around 1978-ish and am only on my second one. I t is set for 4 separate alarms. I love the convenience of being able to grab my alarm and a couple containers when we go to my son's for an overnight. Good size too for the purse don't you agree? If you haven't purchased it yet I suggest you do. Enjoy.
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Nope - it'll brighten ENDING at the time you set, and set off the audible alarm (if you set one) at that time.
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Yep. I use that feature every night. Once you set the sleep timer though, don't touch other buttons. If you set it and then mess with volume or whatever, the alarm might go off because the other buttons seem to change the sleep timer over to an alarm instead. Just hit play and then press the alarm button twice and it will be a 30 min sleep timer. Not truly sure if it's random but it does play different songs every night. It just might be in order, not random.
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No, the unit will only turn on the radio. I would be surprised if you can't find a station on any band. FM usually works, and would be consistent. If you chose an AM or SW station, it could fade by the time the alarm turned on the radio. FM is the best bet. If nothing else works, set it to FM and turn the volume up. Even if you don't hear a station, the background noise might be enough to wake you. Nice little radio, but I wouldn't rely on it to wake me up. I think the "alarm" is useful for turning the radio on so you don't miss a program.
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not that i am aware. i've used it a lot and it just goes on or goes off. there are 2 strengths settings, but no fade in
690115
Yes it does have an alarm but the system doesn't have a built in speaker so and exterior speaker is needed. On top of the the Volume Limiter kicks in on the alarm for some reason even when it's turned off. I suggest using a speaker that can adjust its own volume (I've never tried it with one yet so I have no idea if with ignores the limiter). Yes you can select to repeat 1 song, play a song in the folder (without repeat on) and it will play the whole folder and nothing else, put the system on hold (using the button on the side) and it will automatically go into sleep mode after a couple of seconds when nothing is playing. Yes it has shuffle and shuffle repeat. It also organizes the music into a few categories to make finding what you want easier, such as: All Music, By Album, By Artist, and also By Folder (the way it was stored onto the system itself by either you or by Media Go).
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I've used the alarm a few times and as far as I can recall it acted like a normal alarm. I don't remember a gradual increase or decrease. Most of the time I have my iphone plugged into it and use the iphone alarm function. The sound comes through the iHome's speakers.
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Change the sound format until you find compatible sound your looking for there's a button that does this. At least yours is still working if I plug in four things to charge it spazzes out and quits or everything plugged in starts shooting me messages or turning themselves on and off and the second alarm stopped all together I'd wish I'd known plus the sound quality even with the format changed still creates mad reverb when pushed too loud. Hope this helps. If you just got it ID return it ASAP... good luck
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As long as you want.... I created an alarm playlist (with hazard alarms etc.) that is about an hour long and it plays through the playlist until I stop the alarm (or quit hitting snoooooze).
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Sorry after exploring for a count down timer ie sleep function on this radio. I could only find an alarm you can wake upto.
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Sort of. There is a trick I use to do just that. I have the unit alarm using the radio. If you turn the station to an unused frequency and minimize the volume the white noise produced is so low you will never hear it.
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Yes. On the left side there is a slider 3way switch: OFF, LOW and HI (sensitivity). When the unit alarms, it shuts itself off in about a minute however. I always set mine on HI sensitivity and it works just fine.
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I haven't pushed it to its limits, but it continues to sound for many minutes before I finally shut it off. I think my max so far has been 11 minutes. The tone changes speed, similar to some alarm clocks, preventing me from "tuning it out" as a background sound. The timer continues to run as the sound continues so I can see how long it's been since the alarm started.