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If you’ve been looking for a new stopwatch recently, you may have noticed that some include a\u00a0“Silent Mode”\u00a0feature.<\/p>\nIf you’ve been looking for a new stopwatch recently, you may have noticed that some include a\u00a0“Silent Mode”\u00a0feature.<\/p>\n
But what is Silent Mode exactly, and why would I need it?<\/p>\n
Today, we’ll try to answer both of those questions in the latest entry to our Stopwatch Dictionary!<\/p>\n
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Many modern digital stopwatches will beep during use. They’ll beep when you start timing. Beep when you stop. In fact, they’ll usually beep every time you press a button. If they also have the chime enabled, you might find they’ll bleep every hour, on the hour too.<\/p>\n
It’s not hard to imagine a situation where beeps and bleeps may be inconvenient.<\/p>\n
A school lesson for example – where each pupil has their own stopwatch to time an activity. 20-30 stopwatches simultaneously\u00a0bleeping will certainly be a frustrating sound for most teachers, and one they’ll be keen to avoid.<\/p>\n
When timing an exam, a stopwatch beeping at regular intervals will cause a distraction to students concentration. Timing music or a public performance with a bleeping stopwatch may also draw unwanted attention to the timekeeper.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The solution to these kind of problems is a stopwatch with a Silent Mode. You may also see these referred to as a “No Beep” or “No Bleep” stopwatch.<\/p>\n