Fisher-Price 79668 Instruction Sheet

Classical Chorus

™

Starlight Bassinet

™

Model Number: 79668

Please keep this instruction sheet for future reference, as it contains important information.

Requires four “C” (LR14) alkaline batteries (not included) for soother operation

Adult assembly is required.

Tool needed for assembly:Phillips screwdriver.

Use only for a child who is unable to push up on hands and knees,

pull up or sit unassisted.

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Occasionally a consumer may experience a problem with
one of our products. If this should happen, please call us
toll-free, rather than return this product to the store.
Usually,we can solve the problem over the telephone
or send you replacement parts.

Please call Fisher-Price® Consumer Relations, toll-free at
1-800-432-5437, 8 AM - 6 PM EST Monday through Friday.
Hearing-impaired consumers using TTY/TDD equipment,
please call 1-800-382-7470.

Or,write to:
Fisher-Price® Consumer Relations
636 Girard Avenue
East Aurora, New York 14052

Consumer Information

Important

Warnings

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Failure to follow these warnings and

instructions could result in serious

injury or death.

To reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS), normal healthy infants
should always sleep on their backs unless
otherwise advised by a pediatrician.

• Infants can suffocate:

-In gaps between an extra pad and side
of the bassinet.

-On soft bedding.

•Never add a mattress, pillow, comforter or
padding. Use ONLY the pad provided by
the manufacturer.

•To prevent falls:

-Do not use this product when infant
begins to push up on hands and knees.

-Never place product on an
elevated surface.

-When used as an infant seat, always
use restraint.

•To prevent strangulation:

-Never place items with strings, such as
hood strings or pacifier cords, around a
child's neck.

-Never place product near a window
where cords from blinds or drapes can
strangle a child.

•Never leave child unattended.

• Attach the provided pad (with restraint
system) to this product. Never use this
product without pad provided.

WARNING

For other countries,outside the United States:

Canada: call 1-800-567-7724,or write to:Mattel Canada Inc.,
6155 Freemont Blvd.,Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3W2.

Great Britain: telephone [phone].
Australia: Mattel Australia Pty.Ltd.,658 Church Street,

Locked Bag #870, Richmond,Victoria 3121 Australia.
Consumer Advisory Service 1300 135 312.

New Zealand: 16-18 William Pickering Drive, Albany 1331,Auckland.

IMPORTANT! Before each use or assembly, inspect this
product for damaged hardware, loose joints, missing parts
or sharp edges. DO NOT use if any parts are missing or
broken. Contact Fisher-Price® for replacement parts and
instructions if needed. Never substitute parts.

This package contains small parts

in its unassembled state.

Adult assembly is required.

CAUTION

Parts

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Bassinet

Removeable Pad - Not Shown

2 Base Tubes

2 Frames

M4 Shoulder Screw - 6

M4 Lock Nut - 6

(Inside Frame Curved Tube)

Both Shown Actual Size

Assembly

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Frame

Curved Tubes

Frame

Curved Tubes

Base Tubes

•Position the frames on a flat surface so that the curved
tubes face each other.

•Fit a base tube into the ends of each frame’s curved tube,
as shown.

•Align the holes in the base tube and curved tubes. Insert
an M4 screw through the hole in each end of the base
tube, the curved tubes and into the lock nut inside each
curved tube.

•Tighten the screws with a Phillips screwdriver.
Do not over-tighten.

•Repeat this procedure to assemble the other base tube
into each frame’s curved tube.

Hint: M4 lock nuts have been assembled to the curved tubes
at the factory. During shipment of this product, they may
have fallen out. Check to be sure there is a lock nut in each
hexagonal opening in the curved tubes. If one (or more) has
fallen out, fit the lock nut into the hexagonal opening in the
curved tube. Make sure the rounded side of the lock nut

is facing out.

Both Shown Actual Size

M4 Shoulder Screw - 4

M4 Lock Nut

(Inside Frame Curved Tube) - 2

Rounded

Side

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Assembly

•With palms on handles, grasp both sides of the base. Now,
press your palms against the handles and pull the sides of
the base outward. Let the base rotate down.

•Repeat this procedure to lower the other base.

Hint: If the base does not freely rotate down, pull the sides
of the base further apart.

2

Bassinet

Tub es

Frame Short

Tub es

Press Button

•Position the frame assembly upright on a flat surface,
as shown.

•Fit the folded bassinet between the legs of the
frame assembly.

•While pressing the button on the frame short tube, fit the
bassinet tube over the frame short tube. Push the bassinet
tube down until the button on the frame short tube
“snaps” into place.

•Fit the other bassinet tube into the other frame short tube.

•Now, fit and secure the other bassinet tubes to the frame
short tubes on the other side of the product.

Hint: The tubes have been designed to fit together only one
way! If you cannot fit the bassinet tubes to the frame short
tubes, you will need to turn the folded bassinet around
and try again.

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Base

Handle

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Assembly

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•With one side of the
assembly facing you, fold
back the fabric and locate
a canopy retainer.

•Fit the canopy retainer
over the frame tubes.

•Align the hole in the
canopy retainer and
frame tubes and insert an
M4 screw through the front of the canopy retainer, frame
tubes and into the lock nut inside the canopy retainer.

•Tighten the bolt with a Phillips screwdriver.
Do not over-tighten.

•Repeat this procedure to secure the other canopy retainer
to the other side of the frame, using the remaining M4 bolt.

Assembly is now complete.

Canopy

Retainer

Frame Tube

Hint: An M4 lock nut has been assembled to each canopy
retainer at the factory. During shipment of this product, they
may have fallen out. Check to be sure there is a lock nut in
each hexagonal opening in the canopy retainers.If one
(or both) has fallen out, fit the lock nut into the hexagonal
opening in the canopy retainers.Make sure the rounded side
of the lock nut is facing out.

Shown Actual Size

M4 Shoulder Screw - 2

M4 Lock Nut

(Inside Canopy Retainer)

Rounded

Side

Frame Tube

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• Lift the assembly so that each side of the base “snaps”
into place.

•Open the ends of the bassinet.

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Battery Installation

Battery Tips

•Do not mix old and new batteries.

•Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline,standard
(carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickle-cadmium).

•Remove the batteries during long periods of non-use.
Always remove exhausted batteries from the product.
Battery leakage and corrosion can damage this product.
Dispose of the batteries safely.

•Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. The batteries may
expolode or leak.

•Never short circuit the battery terminals.

•Non-rechargeable battereries are not to be recharged.

• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recom­mended in the Battery Installation instructions are to
be used.

•If removable rechargeable batteries are used,they are only
to be charged under adult supervision.

•Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy
before they are charged.

•If you use a battery charger, it should be examined regularly
for damage to the cord,plug, enclosure and other parts.
Do not use a damaged battery charger until it has been
properly repaired.

•We recommend the use of alkaline batteries for longer
battery life.

1.5V x 4

"C" (LR14)

Shown Actual Size

•Loosen the screw in the soother battery compartment door.

•Remove the battery compartment door.

• Insert four "C" alkaline (LR14) batteries as indicated inside
the battery compartment.

•Replace the battery compartment door and tighten the
screw with a Phillips screwdriver. Do not over-tighten.

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Set-Up & Use

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• Lift the bassinet so that each side of the base “snaps”
into place.

•Lower the ends of the bassinet.

•Push down on each end of the bassinet to be sure the
frame is secure.

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IMPORTANT! Before each use, inspect this product for

damaged hardware, loose joints, missing parts or sharp
edges. Do not use if any parts are missing or broken.
Contact Fisher-Price® for replacement parts and instructions
if needed. Never substitute parts.

•To prevent falls: Never place product on
an elevated surface.

•To prevent strangulation:

-Never place items with a string, such as

hood strings or pacifier cords, around
child's neck.

-Never place product near a window

where cords from blinds or drapes can
strangle a child.

WARNING

To Open

•With palms on handles, grasp both sides of the base. Now,
press your palms against the handles and pull the sides of
the base outward. Let the base rotate down.

•Repeat this procedure to lower the other base.

Hint: If the base does not freely rotate down, pull the sides
of the base further apart.

1

Base

Handle

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Set-Up & Use

•Place your baby in the bassinet.

•Position the restraint pad between your baby's legs.

•Fasten both waist belts to the buckles on each side
of the restraint pad. Make sure you hear a "click" on

both sides.

•Check to be sure the restraint is securely attached by
pulling it away from your baby. The restraint should
remain attached.

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Buckle

Wai st Belt

Restraint

Pad

Restraint System

To reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS), normal healthy infants
should always sleep on their backs unless
otherwise advised by a pediatrician.

• Infants can suffocate:

-In gaps between an extra pad and side
of the bassinet.

-On soft bedding.

•Never add a mattress, pillow, comforter or
padding. Use ONLY the pad provided by
the manufacturer.

•To prevent falls:

- Do not use this product when infant
begins to push up on hands and knees.

- When used as an infant seat, always use
restraint.

•Never leave child unattended.

WARNING

When Putting Baby to Sleep*

• NEVER place any covering higher than an infant’s shoulders.

• NEVER place infants to sleep on pillows, sofa cushions,
adult beds, waterbeds, beanbags, or any other surface not
specifically designed for infant sleep.

•Do not overdress your baby. If you feel comfortable,your
baby will too.

*This important safety message is brought to you by the Juvenile Products
Manufacturers Association.

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Set-Up & Use

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Seat Back Adjustment

•You can adjust the seat back to an upright or recline
position for baby's comfort.

Upright
Position

Recline

Position

To adjust the seat back to upright:

• Lift the seat back and then fasten the buckle. Make sure
you hear a "click".

To adjust the seat back to recline:

• Support the seat back with your hand, unfasten the buckle
and guide the seat back down into position.

Back View

UPRIGHT

RECLINE

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5

Anchored

End

Free End

Buckle

To tighten the waist belts:

•Feed the anchored end of the waist belt up through the
buckle to form a loop .

•Pull the free end of the waist belt .

•Repeat this procedure to tighten the other waist belt.

To loosen the waist belts:

•Feed the free end of the waist belt up through the buckle
to form a loop .

• Enlarge the loop by pulling on the end of the loop toward
the buckle.

•Pull the anchored end of the waist belt to shorten the free
end of the waist belt .

•Repeat this procedure to loosen the other waist belt.

Note: After adjusting the waist belts to fit your child,make
sure you pull on them to be sure they are securely fastened.

B

B

Anchored

End

Buckle

Free End

TIGHTEN

LOOSEN

B

Set-Up & Use

Portability

•Grasp the handles on each side of the bassinet to carry.

Handle

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8

Canopy Adjustment

•The canopy can be adjusted up or down.

•Fasten the flap on each side of the canopy for the
up position.

Up

Down

To F old

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•With palms on handles, grasp both sides of the base.
Now, press your palms against the handles, lift the
bassinet and pull the sides of the base outward.

• Lift the base so that is is secured upright.

Hint: If you cannot lift the base, pull both sides of the base
further apart.

LIFT

Handle

Base

Base

PUSH

•Tip the bassinet down, so the other base is upright.

•With palms on handles, grasp both sides of the base.
Now, press your palms against the handles and pull the
sides of the base outward.

• Lift and then lower the base so that it is closed securely.

Hint: If you cannot lift the base, pull both sides of the base
further apart.

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10

Music, Lights and Calming Vibrations

Calming Vibrations

•Slide the vibration switch to to turn vibrations on; or O to turn vibrations off.

Music and Lights

•Slide the mode switch to for daytime lights and music.

•Slide the mode switch to for nightime lights and music.

•Slide the mode switch to for music only.

•Slide the mode switch to O to turn lights and music off.

Volume

•Slide the volume switch to for low volume; for high volume.

Lights & Music Switch

Vibrations Switch

Volume Switch

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FCC Note

(United States Only)

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interfer­ence to radio or television reception, which can be deter­mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.

Note: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by
the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the
user‘s authority to operate the equipment.

Care

The pad is machine washable.Wash the pad separately in
cold water on the gentle cycle. Do not use bleach. Tumble
dry separately on low heat and remove promptly. The fabric,
frame and toys may be wiped clean using a mild cleaning
solution and a damp cloth.

To r emove the pad: Feed the waist belts down through the
slots in the pad. Remove the pad from the bassinet.

To r eplace the pad: Place the pad back into the bassinet.
Feed the wiast belts up through the slots in the pad.Press
down on the top of pad and the bottom of the pad to fasten
the pad in place

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Attach the provided pad (with restraint

system) to this product. Never use this

product without pad provided.

WARNING