Omron MC720

The thermometer won’t turn off, tried all the steps in the guide. It won’t turn off, not what I expected for the price. Very disappointing- seems to be a common compliant.

This device won't turn off! I did press and hold the ON/MEM button until off appeared on the screen and it just won't turn off. Even when I leave it for more than 1 minute it's still on! This is not what I expected for a $79 thermometer. Very disappointed.

This item does not do what it says it will do.
These should be recalled by Omron and refunds given to all of us who have been conned by them into buying this piece of crap.
The guy who posted the 5 star review must have been paid by Omron.

I wish I had read some reviews before I purchased it! How long is a short time to hold the on button or the start button. It doesn’t do what they are saying it should?
Will be taking it back!

What you expect from an infrared temperature probe is (1) simplicity and ease of use (2) accuracy (3) reliability
The OMRON MC720 fails in (1) and (3). I have not tested the accuracy (2) of the unit.

So with all this COVID hanging around, a touchless infrared thermometer is pretty much standard arsenal for one these days.

CONS
- first time using, kept getting Err 9, did what it said and reseated the battery (which you need a small philips screwdriver for .. a negative). Made no difference. So then replaced the batter, which initially made no...

There seems to be a basic misunderstanding on how to operate this thermometer.
Here's the easy guide for basic operation:
1. Briefly press and release ON/MEM once to turn on the unit (Important: Do not hold this button on)
2. The unit will beep twice within 2 seconds. It is now ready to take a temperature.
3. Hold 1-3cms from forehead and press (and immediately release) START (Do not hold the button on).
4. The unit will beep once and display the temperature
5. After 6 seconds the unit will beep twice and is ready to take another temperature.
6. Turn off the unit by pressing AND HOLDING the ON/MEM button until "OFF" appears in the display. This may take up to 10 seconds. Turning the unit off correctly will ensure improved battery life.

Battery life is terrible. I need to put a new button battery in it every time I use it. It’s a pain to take batteries out every time because there a screw holding the cover down. Otherwise I guess it does what it says. Wouldn’t by it again if I had the chance.

We didn't have a choice coz all chemists are close and no regular thermometer in coles nor woolies, so I thought maybe because this is expensive it might be worth an investment, but nah never worked, it says remove the battery etc if theres an error message did everything read the manual but it never worked! So I'm taking this piece of crap back tomorrow!

This is a great thermometer, however it does chew through the battery, have now replaced this unit with its 3rd battery in just 3 weeks, does become an issue when you need to use it and battery is flat. Very disappointed and after being passed off by Omron have decided to purchase Braun instead.

From Day 1 this thing has been absolutely useless. Every single time we've had to use it, all emergencies, it has failed us 100%.

There is 2 buttons, On/Memory & Start, you should simply push On then Start BUT NOOO! You have to read the instructions each & every time and takes about 20 minutes to actually get an actual reading, each & every time, it is also very inaccurate. Don't allow Chemist Warehouse to charge you $64+ to take their garbage away!

Do not buy, waste of money.
Worst ive seen to date. Battery runs out so quick. it wont work most of the times. Thermometer is important when baby is suck this was nothing but disappointment. Total waste.

I bought it for work as a nurse. Reads 'Lo' at least 80% of the time despite new battery or if it worked for last person by some miracle! No good.

Surprised because it’s an Omron. Worst product I’ve ever bought. Readings change between 38.9c to 36.7c if you try it 3 times on the same person. Totally unreliable and battery is wasted coz display is always on.

When my wife and I purchased this POC (piece of crap) our young son was sick so we didn’t think about the money it cost us, which was about $85.

Now we try to use it and it keeps showing Lo which means it’s not hot enough surface to read lol what a joke and waste of money.

When it does give a reading, we did another check and you guessed it, the reading was different.

*** DO NOT BUY *** this pathetic useless POC.

So angry we can’t get our money back.

The unit has poor usability, making it frustrating to use. The battery runs down too quickly and is not quick and easy to swap out. It's also not standard, so cannot use a re-chargeable battery. The readings are inconsistent. Overall, cannot trust the unit to work when needed or to give acceurate readings.