Angelcare Monitors AC401 User Manual

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Rechargeable Movement & Sound Monitor Moniteur de mouvements et de son rechargeable

AC401

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Your Angelcare® Monitor components and special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

How to operate your Angelcare®Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Testing your Angelcare®Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Maintenance of your Angelcare®Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

YOUR ANGELCARE®MONITOR COMPONENTS

NURSERY UNIT

(TRANSMITTER)

RECHARGEABLE PARENTS

UNIT (RECEIVER) &

CHARGER

YOU WILL ALSO NEED :

4 AAA non-rechargeable batteries(not included) as back up for the nursery unit in case of power failure.

4 AAA RECHARGEABLE

BATTERIES FOR

PARENTS UNIT

2 (Two) 7.5 volt AC adapters

FEATURES

Practical soothing

night light.

Choice of voice activated or

continuous sound reception.

Convenient belt clip.

Nursery room temperature

display on the parents unit.

ALARM AND WARNING

Your Angelcare©monitor will let you know if no movement is detected by alarms, vibration and visual effects.

An alarm is triggered on the

nursery unit and the flashing

pendulum green light

stops flashing.

The practical portable parents unit keeps you informed at all time.

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An alar

ents unit.

par

Vibration on the parents

unit.

The par

and the nurser

SENSOR PAD(S) 1 or 2

ents unit lights up

y unit icon

appears.

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HOW TO OPERATE YOUR ANGELCARE®MONITOR

STEP 1

INSTALLATION OF THE SENSOR PAD UNDER THE MATTRESS

POSITION OF SENSOR PAD UNDER MATTRESS

I sensor pad 2 sensor pads

Sensor Pad(s) 1 or 2

Keep at

least 38 cm

(

15 inches)

part

Crib center Crib center

• Position the sensor pad as shown above.Make sure the printed side faces up. Do place any bedding between the mattress and the sensor pad.

• Secure the sensor pad cord to crib using a tie wrap. Run the cord on the floor to ensure it is out of the baby’s reach.

• The sensor pad must rest on a completely flat and rigid surface. Place a 6mm (1/4”) plywood to cover the full size of the crib base. Make sure the sensor pad’s cord passes underneath the mattress as shown above.

STEP 2

INSTALLATION OF THE NURSERY UNIT

Sensor pad cord socket

Adapter socket

• Connect the long sensor pad cord into the nursery unit.

• Insert 4 AAA regular batteries (not included) into nursery unit (for battery backup in case of power failure).

• Connect AC adapter to nursery unit and plug adapter into an electrical outlet in the baby’s room.

STEP 3

Sensor pad sensitivity dial

Battery compartment

INSTALLATION OF THE PARENTS UNIT

pter

Charger ada

Charger ada socket

socket

• After both units are properly installed you may adjust the sensor pad sensitivity level (if necessary).

• Insert 4 AAA NIMH rechargeable batteries (included) into parents unit. NEVER use regular alkaline batteries.

• Connect AC adapter to parents unit charger and plug adapter into an electrical outlet. Let charge for 15 continuous hours before using the monitor for the first time.

STEP 4

Parents unit

ON/ OFF Night

light button

wer ON/OFF

Movement

capture indicator

(Flashing)

Power ON indicator

tter

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indicator

Microphone

Speaker

Battery compartment

HOW YO USE YOUR ANGELCARE© MONITOR

ger

Power ON/OFF

Sound volume

UP/DOWN

• Once the parents unit is fully charged (after 15 hours) turn the unit ON and turn the nursery unit ON.

If the parents unit is turned ON and the nursery unit is OFF, the parents unit will start beeping after 1 minutes. After 4 seconds, the unit will shuts itself off.

• The different available options are programmable but you can use the units right away, with the following factory settings :

- Sound, movement and tic activated

- Out of range notifica

tion OFF

- Voice activated ON

- Temperature display ON, Room temperature control OFF

- P

arents unit alarm ON,

vibration OFF

- Speaker volume at 3

- Voice sensitivity at 2

•

o avoid feedback (whistling sound), keep both units at least 3 meters

apart (10 feet).

• You can adjust the sound volume with the arrow buttons.

o turn the night light ON,

•

move the right wing button UP.

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STEP 5

STEP 6

STEP 7

SCREEN AND BUTTONS

All programmable functions of your Angelcare© monitor are available through the MENU

• button.

When the desired option appears on your screen, press SELECT.

• The different choices of each option is available through the UP and DOWN arrows.

• AT ANY TIME after programming a function, if you wish to exit the menu selection, press on the EXIT button. If you wish to perform additional programming press MENU to view the next option.

TICS, SOUNDS AND MOVEMENTS

Your Angelcare© monitor gives you the possibility to chose what you wish to monitor.

- The “TIC” is a sound that tells you that your sensor pad is detecting movements.

- The “SOUND” function is activated by the baby’s voice or continuous or is transmitted

continuously (see STEP 8)

TIC SOUND MOVEMENT

- The “MOVEMENT” function is activated when movement is detected by the sensor pads.

It detects all baby’s movements and warns you when there is no movement.

A CONTINUOS BEEPING SOUND is heard when no movement is detected for 20 seconds.

If you are receiving false alarms, adjust the sensor pad sensitivity level (STEP 2).

• Press MENU, the 3 flashing icons will appear.

• Using the arrows, select each icon, and decide if you want it ON or not.

• When your selection is made press SELECT, and it will bring you to the next icon.

• Press MENU to view the next option, or EXIT if you wish to stop programming now.

OUT OF RANGE INDICATOR

Your monitor is equiped with an optional “Out of range” indicator function, which will advise you when the two units are not communicating with each other. Out of range situations can be caused by distance or by physical interferences. Range: up to 250 meters/ 820 ft (open field); between 80 meters/ 262 ft and 100 meters/328 ft (indoors).

When the units are out of range you will hear a DOUBLE BEEP every 8 seconds and the “out of range”icon will flash on the screen of the parents unit.

STEP 8

• Press MENU, the OUT OR RANGE icon and the word OFF will appear on the screen.

• Turn this function ON or OFF by using the arrows.

• Press SELECT

• Press MENU to view the next option, or EXIT if you wish to stop programming now.

MICROPHONE SENSITIVITY

The sound monitoring can be “voice activated” or “continuous”. If you choose the continuous transmission mode, you will hear your baby’s every little sounds. If you use “voice activated” you will hear sounds depending on the level of sensitivity tha

• Press MENU, the MICROPHONE and the word ON will appear on the screen.

• Leave it ON to keep it “voice activated”or OFF to be in “continuous” mode. Use the arrows to select On or OFF.

• Press SELECT.

• If you wish to use the voice activated monitoring function, Press MENU again to chose the level of sensitivity of the microphone (4 levels), using the arrows.

• Press SELECT when the desired level appears on the screen.

• Press MENU to view the next option, or EXIT if you wish to stop programming now.

t you choose.

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STEP 9

STEP 10

STEP 11

ALARMS AND VIBRATION

This menu allows you to chose between the following notification options :

- Alarm only

- Vibration only

- Alarm and vibration

NOTE : The vibration mode will not work when the batteries are low or if the parents unit is on the charger.

• Press MENU and chose the desired option. The wave icon is for the vibrationmode and the ell icon is for the alarm mode.

• Select the desired option, using the arrows. Press SELECT.

• Press MENU to view the next option, or EXIT if you wish to stop programming now.

ROOM TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Your Angelcare© monitor can also monitor your baby’s room temperature and let you know when the temperature is to high or too low. A tripple BEEP will be heard if the temperature reaches levels out of the chosen range.

• Press MENU, the snow flake and sun icons and the word OFF will appear on the screen.

• Turn it ON or OFF using the arrows.

• Press SELECT.

• If you select to have the room temperature control ON, Press MENU.

The SNOW FLAKE icon will appear, with the temperature. Select the desired lowest

temperature with the arrows and press SELECT.

• Press MENU. The SUN icon will appear, with the temperature. Select the desired highest

temperature with the arrows and press SELECT.

• Press EXIT as this was the last available programmable function.

BATTERY MODE AND WARNINGS

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Low ba

tor

indica Red light

ttery indicator

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• The monitor will revert to battery mode during a power failure only if batteries are inserted

in both units.

• When the nursery unit’s low battery RED light is flashing, its batteries need to be replaced. On the screen of the parents unit, the battery icon flashes and the nursery unit icon appears. A short BEEP will also be heard every 15 seconds for about 30 minutes, until the unit shuts itself off.

• Parents unit should be recharged when icon is clear (will not flash) and a beep sound is heard. A short BEEP sound will be heard every 15 seconds until the unit shuts itself down.

Note: Do not use Alkaline batteries in the parents unit. IMPORTANT : If the “Out of range” function is ON, when the nursery unit shuts itself off, the

“Out of range” signal will be heard and displayed on the parents unit.

STEP 12

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

•

•CONNECTING

• PAGING: If you want to locate the parents unit, press the top button of

CHANNEL SELECTION : If the transmission is not clear, or if you hear parasite sounds,

TEMPORARY MUTE : If you want to mute the sound for 2 minutes, press the center

THE P

you should change the channel. Press and hold the SELECT button to change the channel (with the arrows). Then press the SELECT button a

EXIT button. elapsed, press EXIT again. You can also turn the alarm off by pressing the same button (this does not a battery alarm).

ARENTS UNIT TO THE NURSERY UNIT:

If you lose the connection between the 2 units, press and hold the MENU button on the parents unit, indicator will flash. Press and hold the top button of the nursery unit to re-connect to the nurser

the nursery unit.

gain to confirm.

o reactivate the sound before the 2 minutes have

the "out of range"

y unit. The Tic light flashes.

pply to the the lo

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