Vitaliy,


On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:41:02 -0700, Vitaliy wrote:

> Encouraged by Vasile's success, I decided to seek advice on this list. :)
> 
> Say you have a device that indicates an "error" condition by quickly 
> flashing the LED, and emitting a 1Khz sound that pulsates at about 4Hz 
> (on/off).
> 
> In the "Troubleshooting" section of the manual, I describe the symptoms as 
> 'Quickly flashing LED, "chirping" sound', but a colleague argues that 
> there's nothing "chirping" about the sound. What would be a better word? 
> None of the alternatives suggested by thesaurus.com seem correct to me.

I'd have to hear it, but I imagine a 4Hz pulsed sound would be a "buzz", or if that's too harsh for what it sounds like, perhaps a "purr" (like a cat).

And I'd prefer "fast-flashing" rather than "quickly...", which sounds a bit quaint somehow.

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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