You can create an unlimited number of custom alarms. There's no reason to limit yourself to just wake-up alarms—you can set audio reminders throughout the day, or have music or podcasts play at a set time. To create a custom alarm, select ALARMS from the control panel and then CUSTOM ALARM.
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1. Set the alarm schedule.
You can set the alarm to go off daily, one time, weekdays, weekends, or specific days of the week.
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2. Set the time.
Tap the up or down arrows to set the time. NOW automatically enters the current time.
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3. Set the date.
This screen only appears if you selected One time for the Alarm Schedule in step 1.
If this is an alarm that will go off only one time, the Set Date screen appears. Tap the up or down arrows to set the date or tap TODAY to enters today's date.
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4. Set the audio source.
Choose the audio you want played for the alarm. If you choose one of the music sources for your alarm, you'll see a second screen that lets you fine-tune your music source.
If you select None for audio, skip to step 10.
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5. Set the alarm duration.
You can set the alarm to play from 0 to 120 minutes. If you set the duration to 0, no alarm sound will be played and the action set in step 10 will be performed immediately.
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6. Choose whether or not to use the backup alarm.
The backup alarm (a very loud beep) is a "safety net" in case you fail to dismiss the primary alarm by tapping TURN OFF ALARM. The backup alarm will kick in after the amount of time set in step 7.
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7. Set the delay time for the backup alarm.
This screen only appears if you selected yes for the backup alarm in step 6.
You can set the length of time for how long the Alarm Off/Snooze screen can be ignored before the backup alarm is triggered.
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8. Choose whether or not to use the Alarm Off/Snooze screen.
This screen will not appear if you selected a non-internet audio source in step 4 (beep, bugle or klaxon) or if you selected yes for the backup alarm in step 6.
If you select yes, the Alarm Off/Snooze screen appears, giving you the option to turn off the alarm or snooze.
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If you select no, the Alarm Off/Snooze screen will not appear—this means your audio source will automatically turn on and play for the entire alarm duration that you set. The Action you select in step 10 will also be performed. This setting is ideal if you wanted to hear or see something at a specific time of the day (like a podcast at noon or a specific channel at 3:00 pm—or both at the same time!).
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9. Set the snooze duration.
This screen only appears if you selected yes in step 8.
You can set the snooze duration from 1 to 60 minutes.
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10. Set the action to occur after the alarm is dismissed.
You can choose the action your chumby performs after you tap TURN OFF ALARM. All your channels are listed so you can have any of them play after the alarm is turned off.
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Return to prior screen: Whatever the chumby was doing before the alarm went off will resume after the alarm is turned off. If the chumby was in Night mode, it will resume whatever it was doing before you put it in Night mode.
Night mode on: Put the chumby in Night Mode after you turn off the alarm.
Night mode off: Take the chumby out of Night Mode and resume play of the current channel after you turn off the alarm.
Power off: Turn the chumby off after you turn off the alarm.
Play (channel name): All of your channels will be listed—you can choose any one to play after the alarm is turned off.
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11. Rename the alarm.
Now that your alarm is set up, you have the opportunity to rename it. The default name is based on when it's set to go off.
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12. Review your settings.
The Alarm Info screen summarizes the settings for this alarm. You can go back through the process and change any screen.
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13. Your alarm is set!
When you're done, you return to the Set Custom Alarms screen, where your alarm will be automatically set (the box will be checked off and it will be red). You can turn the alarm off by unchecking the box.
Note: If a box can't be checked, then it's a One time alarm with a time and date that has passed. You can edit the alarm for another time and date in the future.
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