Fisher-Price 71636 User manual

Prenatal-to-Nursery
Monitor
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71636a-0920
Model Number: 71636
Use as a Prenatal Monitor

We know the anticipation is building and you’re wondering about that tiny
life inside you. When you use this product as a Prenatal Monitor, you can hear
kicks, hiccups and the passing of nutrients through the placenta. And, if you
listen very carefully, you may be able to hear baby’s heartbeat! Please read
and understand this side of the owner’s manual for proper setup and use as
a Prenatal Monitor.
Please keep in mind, that unlike a costly, ultrasound audio device called
a Doppler (used in your physician’s office), our Prenatal Monitor simply
amplifies fetal sounds similar to listening through a stethoscope.
For example, your baby’s heartbeat will sound like a loud, rhythmic gushing
sound from a Doppler versus a faint, fast beating drum sound from our
Prenatal Monitor. And, it’s important to understand that many factors will
affect what you'll hear with our Prenatal Monitor. The position of the baby,
baby's activity level, the baby’s weight, your weight, the stage of pregnancy,
your position and where you place the Prenatal Monitor all contribute to
what you will hear.
With a little practice and patience, you will be able to hear and detect
your baby’s sounds. Please read this owner’s manual thoroughly for
helpful hints and important user information BEFORE using this
product as a Prenatal Monitor.
Congratulations!
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Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, New York 14052, U.S.A.
©2001 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ® and ™ designate U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc.

For proper setup and use, please read these instructions.
Please keep this Owner’s Manual for future reference, as it contains
important information.
For best performance when using this product as a Prenatal Monitor, use ONLY battery
power (9V alkaline battery - not included).
Adult assembly is required to install the battery.
Tool needed for battery installation: Phillips screwdriver (not included).
Notes
Consumer Information
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-KIDS, between
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
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Features
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Prenatal Monitor – Requires one 9 volt alkaline battery for operation. Amplifies
baby’s sounds from the womb.
Headphones – Use only when product is used as a Prenatal Monitor. Plugs into
monitor for private listening. Adjusts to fit around your head comfortably.
Power/Volume Dial – Rotate to turn power ON or OFF; rotate to a desired
listening level.
Power Indicator – Lights when power is turned ON.
Prenatal Button – Press and hold to hear womb sounds.
Microphone – Place on bare skin and move slowly to detect baby’s sounds.
Informational CD – Please listen to this CD before using this product as a
Prenatal Monitor.
Hint: When using this product as a Prenatal Monitor, you will not use the transmitter or AC
adaptor. Please put the transmitter and AC adaptor in a safe place for use after baby’s born,
when you use this product as a Nursery Monitor.

Headphones
Prenatal
Monitor
Informational CD
Prenatal Button
(on Back)
Power
Indicator
Power/Volume
Dial
Microphone
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Tips for Use
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• For best results, we recommend use of this Prenatal Monitor only during the last
trimester (28-40 weeks) of pregnancy. This is when fetal sounds are strongest.
• Do not expect this product to amplify fetal sounds the same way a Doppler device
amplifies fetal sounds.The Prenatal Monitor amplifies fetal sounds similarly to
listening through a stethoscope.
• Make sure battery power is not too low. Use only a new, 9 volt alkaline battery in
the Prenatal Monitor.
• Use the Prenatal Monitor only in a quiet room.
• The best time to listen to fetal sounds is 3 - 4 hours after eating, when you are
relaxed and have a slower heartbeat.
IMPORTANT! Avoid laying flat on your back for an extended period of time while
using this product. In the late stages of pregnancy, the weight of baby while laying
flat on your back can restrict blood flow and lower your blood pressure.
• Use the Prenatal Monitor on bare skin. Additional barriers between baby and the
Prenatal Monitor will affect your chance of hearing fetal sounds.
• Rotate the power/volume dial to a moderate listening level to avoid static.

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Step-by-Step Instructions
Hint: In the last trimester, the best areas to place the
microphone are below the belly button and to the right
side of your belly. If you do not hear sounds on the lower
right side of your belly, try the lower left side!

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You will hear fetal baby sounds
best if: you are in a quiet room;
you are relaxed; it is 3 - 4 hours after
eating; you are reclined with your
upper body supported by pillows.
IMPORTANT! Avoid laying flat on
your back for an extended period of
time while using this product. In the
late stages of pregnancy, the weight
of baby while laying flat on your
back can restrict blood flow and
lower your blood pressure.
Insert the headphone plug into
the headphone jack in the Prenatal
Monitor. Fit the headphones onto
your head. Adjust the size of the
headphones, if necessary.
Rotate the power/volume dial ON.
Select a moderate listening level.
Shift your clothing so that you can
place the Prenatal Monitor micro-
phone directly on your skin.
Begin by positioning the micro-
phone about an inch below your
belly button and several inches to
right. Press and hold the prenatal
button and listen carefully to detect
your baby’s sounds.
What do you hear? Be patient,
and listen carefully. Refer to pages
10 and 11 for descriptions of fetal
sounds. Or, refer to the enclosed
informational CD.
Slowly move the microphone
an inch at a time, and again,
listen carefully to detect your
baby’s sounds.
Hint: You may need to move the microphone in several locations before you hear your
baby's sounds.
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What Did You Hear?
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Sound
Series of uneven thumps
Two rapid, soft drumbeats
Whooshing or swishing
A beating drum
Growling or gargling
A very soft – rapidly beating
drum or the clippity-clop of a
galloping horse
What could it be?
Your baby’s kicking!
Hiccups
Nutrients passing through
the placenta
Your own heartbeat
Your own stomach's noises or your
intestine is gurgling
Your baby’s heartbeat

Explanation
This is probably the sound most often heard. And, we’re sure you’ll recognize
kicking more by its feel than its sound!
You might notice specific times of the day when your baby hiccups.You’ll also
feel a light tapping in the same cadence of the sound – two quick thumps.
Liquid nutrients from your body are passed to your baby through the placenta.
Your own heart beats aproximately 60-100 times per minute and will be quite
audible – especially if you have the Prenatal Monitor too high on your abdomen.
Try lowering the Prenatal Monitor to approximately two inches below and several
inches to the right of your belly button.
These noises are not associated with your baby. Be sure you use the Prenatal
Monitor 3-4 hours after you have eaten, when your stomach and intestines aren’t
processing food.
A fetal heart beats about 110-170 times a minutes, much faster than your own.
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Prenatal Monitor Battery Installation
Battery
Compartment Door
9V (6LR61)
SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE
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Battery Tips
• Remove the battery during long periods of non-use. Always remove an exhausted
battery from the product. Battery leakage and corrosion can damage this product.
Dispose of the battery safely.
• Do not dispose of battery in a fire. The battery may explode or leak.
• Never short circuit the battery terminals.
• A non-rechargeable battery is not to be recharged.
• Only a battery of the same or equivalent type as recommended in the “Battery
Installation” instructions is to be used.
• If a removable rechargeable battery is used, it is only to be charged under
adult supervision.
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A rechargeable battery is to be removed from the product before it is 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.
• Locate battery compartment door on back of Prenatal Monitor.
• Loosen screw in battery compartment door with a Phillips screwdriver.
Remove battery compartment door.
• Snap terminals of a fresh, 9V alkaline battery into Prenatal Monitor connectors,
as indicated inside the battery compartment.
• Replace battery compartment door. Tighten screw with a Phillips screwdriver.
Do not over-tighten.
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This Is Not a Medical Device
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The Prenatal Nursery Monitor is not a medical device and should not be used or relied
upon to monitor the health of an unborn child or an expectant mother, or for any
professional medical care. Regular care during pregnancy under the direction of a
professional health care provider is important to protect the health of mother and
child. Consult a physician or certified health care provider to ensure the health of
mother and child and to detect and treat complications during pregnancy.
Remember…
• We know that you’ll want to hear your baby’s heartbeat more than any other sound!
But, patience and very careful listening are required to locate the best position to
hear your baby’s heartbeat, which will sound like a faint, fast beating drum.
• It is perfectly normal to hear your baby’s heartbeat on some days and not others
due to your baby’s position and movements. It is also normal that you will hear a
heartbeat one moment and not the next. Don’t panic! Often your baby is moving or
is in a position where it is difficult to pick up the heartbeat.
• Many factors will affect what you will hear with our Prenatal Monitor.The position of
your baby, baby's activity level, baby’s weight, your weight, the stage of pregnancy,
your position and where you place the Prenatal Monitor on your belly all contribute
to what you will hear.
•Don’t be disappointed if you do not hear your baby’s sounds immediately.
The more you use this product, the better you will become at detecting your
baby’s sounds.

Prenatal-to-Nursery
Monitor Model Number: 71636
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Printed in China
Use as a Nursery Monitor

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Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, New York 14052, U.S.A.
©2001 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ® and ™ designate U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc.

Your baby’s arrived! You’re now ready to use this product as a Nursery
Monitor. Please read and understand this side of the owner’s manual for
proper setup and use.
Congratulations!
Consumer Information
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If you have any questions about this product:
In Canada, call 1-800-567-7724, or write to: Mattel Canada Inc., 6155 Freemont Blvd.,
Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3W2.
In Great Britain, telephone [phone].
In Australia, Mattel Australia Pty. Ltd., 658 Church Street, Locked Bag #870,
Richmond,Victoria 3121 Australia. Consumer Advisory Service 1-800-800-812
(valid only in Australia).
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 replace-
ment parts.
Please call Fisher-Price® Consumer Relations, toll-free at 1-800-432-KIDS,
between 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

For proper setup and use, please read these instructions.
Please keep this Owner’s Manual for future reference, as it contains
important information.
Transmitter is electrically powered.
Includes an AC adaptor to power receiver (plugs into standard household outlets –
120V AC). Receiver also runs on battery power (9V alkaline battery – not included).
Adult assembly is required to install the battery (if used).
Tool needed for battery installation: Phillips screwdriver (not included).
Notes
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IMPORTANT!
This product cannot replace
responsible adult supervision.
CAUTION
• This product is not intended to be used as a medical monitor and its use should
not replace adult supervision.
• Test sound reception of receiver before first-time use and whenever you change
location of transmitter.
• To prevent entanglement:
- Never place transmitter in a crib or playpen. Keep transmitter and receiver
out of baby’s reach.
- Never use extension cords with the AC adaptors.
• Never use transmitter or receiver near water (ie.: bathtub, sink, laundry tub or
wet basement, etc.).
• Always use transmitter and receiver where there is adequate ventilation.
To prevent overheating, keep transmitter and receiver away from heat sources
such as radiators, heat registers, direct sunlight, stoves, amplifiers, or other
appliances which produce heat.
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Receiver Battery Installation
Battery
Compartment Door
9V (6LR61)
SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE
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