How to setup an alarm on a clock?

Tring Tring sound beeps in computers or Mobile phones or alarm clocks. These Tring Tring music sounds are used to wake up early in the morning.  From all over the world most of the peoples used an alarm clock to wake up in the morning to go to our offices, school, duties.

Nowadays these alarm clocks are everywhere in the form of Mobile, Computers, Watches, etc. In the market, you will find quite a few different types of alarm clocks. In the market, you will find the wall clocks, table clocks, and other clocks are different in size, lookup, and are different to alarm setup.

Traditional model clocks just display the time and sound that was not changeable but today more advanced versions can wake you with one of your favorite music sounds which you can set in any time before the alarm.

Alarm clocks are also used in mobile phones, tablets, wall clocks, hand watches, computers, smart gadgets, smart devices, cars, etc. I will describe how to set up setting alarms in these devices one by one. 

But before setting up, read out the following topics that described details of the uses of the alarm clock. Let's start read thoroughly. 

Computers, laptops, and tablets

In your Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 computer, the real-time clock on your computers, laptops, and tablets should automatically change like your smartphone. 

You can set up an alarm in the computer windows through the already installed or built-in Alarms & Clock app located on the computer. 

You can also install other free or paid Alarm software from the internet on your devices.

These alarm clock software programs have been developed for personal computers. 

On the internet, you can find also Web-based alarm clocks, you can set alarms from these websites. These types of websites work well and use a customized setting like music sounds. 

But in computers, there are some limitations. The alarm is not working when the computer is shut off or in sleep mode.

Mobile phone alarms.

Now in the market, you will be found there are modern mobile phones that feature built-in alarm clocks. These mobile phones feature the ability for the user to set the alarm's ringtone, music sounds and in some cases, music sound can be downloaded to the android phone, iPhone, or tablets and then chosen download sound, music file to play for waking up.

Smart home gadgets devices

Nowadays, In today's market, there are available smart home devices that are most popular at home built-in many functions such as artificial intelligence, playing sound, the internet facilities as well as built-in alarm functions. 

Most modern smart gadget devices will automatically update their time according to user location. 

Built-in Alarm functions Vehicles

In today's world, almost all vehicle manufacturers companies have an intelligent system in their products like Automated system, Google Map, Fm/radio, Music system, alarm system, etc. 

If you have an old or new fancy car, a wheeled vehicle that has an automated system, or if you have an embedded phone, you are able to set up the alarm clocks that should automatically update. 

But the average vehicle requires you to manually change the time. You know, most other digital clocks in your life are probably automatic, a quick tap of a button should be okay and these 

What is an analog alarm clock?

An alarm clock is a clock that is designed to alert an individual or group of individuals at a specified time. 

The primary function of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or sometimes used for other reminders as well. 

Most alarm clocks use sound; some use light or vibration. 

To turn off the sound or light, a button or handle on the clock is pressed; most clocks automatically turn off the alarm if left unattended long enough. 

A classic analog alarm clock has a button that is used to specify the time at which the alarm will ring. 

What is a digital alarm clock?

A digital clock is a type of clock that displays the time digitally i.e. in numerals or other symbols, different from an analog clock.

Digital clocks are often associated with electronic drives, but the digital description refers only to the display, not to the drive mechanism. 

Both analog and digital clocks can be driven either mechanically or electronically.

Every digital alarm clock is different, but most use the same easy steps for changing and setting the time and alarm.

So, Which One is Better Analog or Digital Clock?

Although it may seem that digital technology has more features, it doesn't mean that it's always better than analog. 

An analog clock that is integrated with gears and springs might be more accurate than a digital one to measure the elapsed time; what more if it has a sweeping second hand, which will display the time more precisely than a digital clock that typically shows only hours and minutes. 

Surprisingly, analog clocks can also keep time better than digital ones: the day-to-day variations in analog clocks tend to cancel one another out, while those in a digital clock displays time consistently regardless of environmental conditions. Moreover, the most expensive clocks in the world are analog ones, partly because people prefer their design, although the world's most accurate atomic clocks display time with digital displays.

On the analog clock, the time is represented by hands that spin around a dial and point to a location on the dial that represents the approximate time. On a digital clock, a numeric display indicates the exact time.

Analog refers to circuits in which quantities such as voltage or current vary at a continuous rate. When you turn the dial of a potentiometer, for example, you change the resistance by a continuously varying rate. The resistance of the potentiometer can be any value between the minimum and maximum allowed by the pot.

In digital electronics, quantities are counted rather than measured. There’s an important distinction between counting and measuring. When you count something, you get an exact result. When you measure something, you get an approximate result.

Analog systems use physical quantities to represent numbers, whereas digital systems use digital codes to represent numbers. Note that numbers are abstract and require some form of representation in order to be understood by humans. Computers don’t handle numbers - they handle patterns that represent numbers as well as other quantities.

An analog clock may be created with one or two LED bar graphs - one for hours, for example, and one for minutes. The length of the bars would represent the time quantities and would grow as time increased.

A similar digital clock would use similar linear arrays of LEDs to display the binary representation of the hours and minutes (there are some exotic clocks built this way). The user has to know the binary number system in order to interpret the reading. Many fewer LEDs would be needed, however.

How does an analog alarm clockwork?

Inside the analog alarm clock are a series of gears, powered by battery or wall electricity. These gears move the hands of the clock about, using an oscillating wheel to keep the time consistent. On the alarm clock will be an extra hand, typically shorter than the hour hand of the clock.

To set up an alarm on a clock, your alarm clock needs two pieces of information: what time it is now, and what time you want to wake up.

How to set up the time and alarm in an analog alarm clock?

1: Look for the Control button on the back or Upside of the alarm Clock.

Look for the respective buttons on the rear side of the clock. Hold the clock face down and you'll find buttons for both on the backside or upside, setting the time and setting the alarm. There are usually three buttons in all: one for the hour hand, one for the minute hand, and the third for setting the alarm.

2: Set the Correct Time

Turn back the clock. Find the time key and rotate it to set the time. What you truly control is the hour hand as the minute hand moves along and the second's hand moves in a continuous motion.

3: Set the Alarm

You'll find that there are 4 small dots or markings between the subsequent numbers on the clock, each representing an interval of 5 minutes. Pull the alarm key and turn it to set the alarm hand to the exact time.

How Digital Clocks Work?

For any clock to work, it requires an oscillator. For a digital clock, this is generally provided by a crystal. The crystal is made from glass. When an electric charge is sent through the crystal it changes shape very slightly and creates a very slight sound. The sound is at a regular frequency which is converted to an electronic signal. 

The oscillations of a 60 Hertz oscillator can then be reduced to a 1 Hertz oscillation by a series of counters, the first counts one every ten oscillations, and the second counts one every six counts of the 10 counter. The 1 Hertz signal is now perfectly set up to indicate the passing of seconds because the definition of 1 Hertz is one oscillation per second!

The 1 Hertz oscillation is further reduced by a 10 counter in order to figure the minutes and another 6 counter added after that will give the number of hours. Each counter is then connected to a chip that converts the count on the counter to a signal to a "7-segment" display, to indicate the number counted for that particular counter. 

A "7-segment display" is a very familiar device that is seen on the face of most digital clocks. It can be an LED or an LCD. 

The 7-segment displays that there are seven segments. Yet when the segments are displayed selectively can show any number between 0 and 9.

When a digital clock clicks over from 12:59 to 1:00 it has to be reset. Most digital clocks will be equipped with a built-in processor looking for the number 13 in the hour's column and when this occurs sets the hour counter back to 1. 

For a user to set the clock to the correct time, buttons are installed that allow increased frequencies to flow through the minute or hour counters, causing them to move faster.

How to set up an alarm on the digital alarm clock?

Step 1: Push the Alarm key or button

Press the alarm button on your alarm clock and hold it down.

Step 2: Push the hour button

Push the Hour button to change the hour to the current time. Each push of the button typically moves the time forward one hour.

Step 3: Push the minute button

Push the Minute button to change the minutes to the current time. You can do it not in a fast way it needs to concentrate with little movement. Each push of the button typically advances the time by one minute.

Step 4: Select the AM or PM

Select AM or PM. "AM" or "PM" typically appears to the right of the time on your clock. Release the Clock button when you finish setting the correct time.

Step 5: To choose sound.

Press the Alarm button and hold it down. Use the Hour and Minute buttons to select the time you'd like an alarm to sound. Pay careful attention to the AM and PM designation on your clock.

Step 6: To sleep the alarm

Press Sleep to tell your alarm clock that you're going to sleep and would like for it to wake you up at your designated time.

How to Set, cancel, or snooze alarms on Mobile phones? 

You can make and change alarms in the Clock app from your phone. On your phone, there is a built-in alarm app. You need to set up an alarm on your phone.

Step1: To Setup an alarm

Set alarm time:

-Open your phone's Clock app .
-At the bottom, tap Alarm.
-Pick an alarm.
-To add an alarm, tap Add .
-To reset an alarm, tap its current time.
-Enter the hour and minutes you want.
-With the 12-hour format: Tap AM or PM.
Tap OK.

Step2: Turn the alarm on or off on your phone:

-Open your phone's Clock app .
-At the bottom, tap Alarm.
-On the alarm you want, tap the On/Off switch.

Tip: If the alarm is set to repeat, this turns all repeats on or off.

Step3: Change alarm sound or song of your mobile phone:

Use a sound

-Open your phone's Clock app .
-At the bottom, tap Alarm.
-On the alarm you want, tap the Down arrow .
-Tap the current sound's name.

Choose a sound:

-Pick a sound from the list: Tap it.
-Use your own sound file: If you've downloaded a sound file to your phone, tap Add new Your sound file.

Step4: Snooze or dismiss an alarm on your Mobile phone.

-Snooze: To delay an alarm for 10 minutes, on your lock screen, swipe left.
-Dismiss: To stop an alarm, on your lock screen, swipe right.

Tip: You can change your snooze time and set your phone's volume buttons to snooze or dismiss alarms. 

How to Set Alarms in Windows 10?

Nowadays, most of us an alarm clock at home or portable alarm clocks to take with us on the road. When you need to be woken up at a particular time, you can use your smartphone, but any Windows 10 device can also do the job. 

But before setting up an alarm on your computer note that, on most computers, the alarm screen will say that "Notifications will only show if the PC is awake." So, for your alarm to go off, you will need to configure your computer NOT to go to sleep.

To stop your computer from sleeping:

1. Type "sleep" into the Windows search box

2. Click "Power and Sleep Settings".

3. Set Sleep time to "Never" under "when plugged in" and/or "on battery." If you don't let it sleep when you're on battery, your computer could run out of juice.

Now after that, it is time to set an alarm on your Windows 10 Computer. Windows 10 has a built-in alarm clock app, which you can set up using the following steps.

1. Type "alarm" into the Windows search box.

2. Click the "Alarms & Clock" icon.

3. Click the plug button to add a new alarm time. You can also select an existing alarm to edit it.

4. Set an alarm time. You can also set the alarm sound, snooze time, the number of times the alarm repeats, and the name of the alarm, but these are all optional settings.

5. Click the save button in the lower right corner of the window.