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I got this for counting Mantra during public commutes. First day, I did 393 or something, but when I pulled it out the next day it was on ZERO again and it was beeping. So, I had to turn off the beeping by holding both top buttons for 3 seconds or so. This day, I counted 450. I made extra sure it was not just my imagination when I locked it this time. It was definitely locked. Still, the next time I pulled it out, it was on ZERO again and it was beeping.

Hmmm. I read the directions thoroughly and there is no mention of automatically defaulting to ZERO after a certain number of hours or anything. So, I tried some experiments. I locked it and then tried to reset it by holding the reset button for 3+ seconds. That didn't work (good, because it shouldn't! "Lock" is intended to prevent accidental reset). I shook it. I tapped it lightly. I couldn't get it to reset while in lock mode.

Very strange.

Then, yesterday, as I was walking down some stairs at work, I heard a beep from my coat pocket. I pulled it out and, sure enough, it had reset! I had caught it in the act. There was nothing else in my pocket and it was not bumped. It is a loose pocket and the buttons are recessed, so definitely nothing was pushing on the lock button for 3+ seconds and then the reset button for 3+ seconds in order to accidentally unlock it.

It's just defective. Plain and simple.

Besides, if you accidentally DID reset it, which is impossible in this case, it wouldn't turn the beeping back on. I've hit reset on purpose to test it and the beep does not come back on; it just resets to ZERO.

So... I give it 2 stars because I don't think it will default to zero while it is actually in use. It seems to count pretty well. But, unless you think you might count to 99,999 in a single outing, it's pretty useless because it is not reliable and will not lock your tally in place for very long before it resets to ZERO again.Get more detail about Robic M367 Digital Pitch and Tally Counter.