I use the Wiim Sound as a clock in my room. When it reaches midnight, the time shows 00:00, rather than 12:00. I am using the digital clock display in standby mode. Switching to 24-hour clock does not make a difference. Has anyone else seen this issue?
Issue with time at midnight in standby mode
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Hi
I always thought that was normal, but is it not?
hgo58
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The funny (confusing) thing is that in the USA and UK midnight is 12 AM. In most other parts of the world midnight is 00:00.
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Does it have an AM / PM indicator when not using 24 h mode.
Isn't it 12 PM?
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I have just checked, and it doesn’t have an AM / PM indicator, so Midnight will have to be shown as 00:00 if it had the indicator it should be shown as 12:00 AM.
without the indicator, if the time was showing between 12:00 and 12:59 in a dark room, you couldn’t be certain if it was day or night.
without the indicator, if the time was showing between 12:00 and 12:59 in a dark room, you couldn’t be certain if it was day or night.
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If it doesn't have an AM/PM indication then the same applies for any time. How do you know if 07:00 is morning or eveningI have just checked, and it doesn’t have an AM / PM indicator, so Midnight will have to be shown as 00:00 if it had the indicator it should be shown as 12:00 AM.
without the indicator, if the time was showing between 12:00 and 12:59 in a dark room, you couldn’t be certain if it was day or night.
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Fair point, but this was referring to whether midnight should display as 12:00 or 00:00, and before someone points it out I know that the Sound display doesn’t have the colon separator.
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Just use 24 hour display (00:00 - 23:59). Problem solved. 
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I don’t like that it confuses me, and I always have to turn it off.Just use 24 hour display (00:00 - 23:59). Problem solved.
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Or go to sleep before midnight then it will never be an annoyanceJust use 24 hour display (00:00 - 23:59). Problem solved.
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Train timetables must be a nightmareI don’t like that it confuses me, and I always have to turn it off.
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I can’t afford to travel by train anymore, but when I was much younger I used to travel quite a lot, and used to buy the full British Rail timetable, and plan journeys and times, well before mobile phones or internet.Train timetables must be a nightmare
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I remember using the university library copy of the British Rail timetable to plan journeys home. I don't think I ever bought my own copy.I can’t afford to travel by train anymore, but when I was much younger I used to travel quite a lot, and used to buy the full British Rail timetable, and plan journeys and times, well before mobile phones or internet.
And this is what should be confusing everyone.
AM = Ante Meridiem = before midday
PM = Post Meridiem = after midday
Well, most obviously Midnight is exactly 12 hours before midday and 12 hours after midday.
As per 2025-12-30 I declare this problem solved by simply using the 24 hour format (deliberately ignoring the fact that despite its name the clock face will never show a time of 24:00, because this is 00:00
).Unless we decide to never travel after midday. So many brilliant solutions ...Train timetables must be a nightmare
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Yes, I always used to make my outward journey fairly early in the morning, it was just the return journey that you had to be careful with the time, and I think I sometimes set my digital watch to 24 hour railway mode.Unless we decide to never travel after midday. So many brilliant solutions ...
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