Philips AVENT SCD603/01 User manual

SCD603
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2 General description
•I Parent unit
1 Antenna
2 Battery/power-on light
3 Voice activation light
4 Brightness adjustment buttons
5 Video display - icon explanation
•a. Parent unit and baby unit are not
linked
•b. Battery status
•c. Signal strength symbol
•d.Volume level bar
•e. Brightness level bar
•f. Lullaby numbers
•g.‘Repeat lullaby’ symbol
•h.Voice activation symbol
•i.Volume muted symbol
6 Volume up and down buttons
7 Sound level lights
8 Socket for appliance plug
9 Loudspeaker
10 Battery compartment lid
11 Belt clip/stand
12 On/off button
13 Voice activation button
14 Lullaby play/stop button
15 Next lullaby button
16 Rechargeable battery
17 Adapter
18 Appliance plug
•II Baby unit
1 Antenna
2 Power-on light
3 Microphone
4 Lens
5 Loudspeaker
6 Base
7 Nightlight and nightlight button
8 Wall-mounting holes
9 Battery compartment lid
10 Socket for appliance plug
11 On/off switch
12 Appliance plug
13 Adapter
Table of contents
1 Introduction 3
2 General description 3
3 Preparing for use 4
4 Using the appliance 6
5 Features 8
6 Cleaning and maintenance 12
7 Storage 12
8 Ordering accessories 12
9 Guarantee and service 12
10 Frequently asked questions 12
1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome
to Philips AVENT! To fully benet from the
support that Philips AVENT offers, register your
product at www.philips.com/welcome.
The Philips AVENT video monitor provides you
with round-the-clock support and it allows you
to see your baby day and night from anywhere in
the house.The latest digital technology guarantees
clear sound and the clearest image of your baby.
This gives you an additional sense of security
without entering your baby’s room and disturbing
its sleep.
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BWarning:
Unplug the baby unit and make sure your hands
and the unit are dry when you insert non-
rechargeable batteries.
DNote:
The baby unit has an operating time of 3 hours
when you use it on non-rechargeable alkaline
batteries with the night light switched on.
1 Remove the battery compartment lid.
2 Insert four non-rechargeable alkaline batteries.
DNote:
Make sure the + and - poles point in the right
direction.
3 Reattach the lid.
3 Preparing for use
IMPORTANT: Read the important safety
instructions carefully before you use the
video baby monitor and keep them for
future reference.
Hereby, Philips Electronics UK Limited, declares
that this Baby Monitor is in compliance with
the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. A copy of the
EC Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is available
on CDROM or from website: www.philips.com/
support.
3.1 Baby unit
Use the baby unit from the mains.To guarantee
automatic power backup in case of mains failure,
we advise you to insert non-rechargeable
batteries.
3.1.1 Mains operation
1 Put the appliance plug in the baby unit and
put the adapter in a wall socket.
3.1.2 Placing the non-rechargeable batteries
In case of mains failure the baby unit can run
on four 1.5V R6 AAA alkaline batteries (not
included).
Do not use rechargeable batteries.The baby
unit does not have a charging function and
rechargeable batteries discharge slowly when they
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2 Insert the rechargeable battery.
DNote:
Make sure the + and - poles point in the right
direction.
3 Reattach the lid.
4 Insert the appliance plug into the parent unit
and put the adapter in a wall socket.
•The battery/power-on light on the parent
unit lights up green.The animated battery
charging image appears at the top of the
video display.
3.2 Parent unit
3.2.1 Operation on rechargeable battery
BWarning:
Unplug the parent unit and make sure your
hands and the unit are dry when you insert the
rechargeable battery.
•The parent unit comes with a rechargeable
Li-ion polymer 1100mAh battery.
•Charge the parent unit before you use it
for the rst time or when the parent unit
indicates that the battery is low.
•The battery is low when the empty battery
symbol ashes on the video display and the
battery/power-on light on the parent unit
ashes red.
DNote:
If the battery is completely empty, the parent unit
automatically switches off and loses contact with
the baby unit.
1 Slide down the battery compartment lid to
remove it.
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4 Using the appliance
1 Place the parent unit and the baby unit in the
same room to test the connection.
Make sure the baby unit is at least 1.5 metres
(5 feet) away from the parent unit.
2 Set the on/off switch on the baby unit to
the ON position.
•The green power-on light goes on.
DNote:
The power-on light always lights up green,
even when there is no connection with
the parent unit.
•When the battery is fully charged, the
battery symbol at the top of the video
display is full.
•When you charge the parent unit for
the rst time or after a long period of
disuse, switch it off and let it charge
continuously for at least 4 hours.
•Charging normally takes 2.5 hours, but
it takes longer when the parent unit is
switched on during charging.To keep the
charging time as short as possible, switch
off the parent unit during charging.
•When the rechargeable battery is fully
charged, the parent unit can be used
cordlessly for approx. 7 hours if it is
in voice activation mode. If the video
display is on continuously, the parent unit
can be used cordlessly at default setting
for approx. 5.5 hours.
DNote:
When the parent unit is charged for the rst
time, the operating time is less than 7 hours.The
rechargeable battery only reaches its full capacity
after four discharging and charging cycles.
DNote:
The battery gradually discharges, even when the
parent unit is switched off.
DNote:
We advise you to use the parent unit connected
to the mains during the whole night. If the parent
unit runs out of battery, the low battery alert
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4.1 Positioning the baby
monitor
BWarning:
Keep the baby unit out of the reach of the baby.
Never place the baby unit inside or mount it on
the baby’s bed or playpen.
DNote:
If you use a cordless phone, wireless video,Wi-Fi
network, microwave oven or Bluetooth on 2.4Ghz
and you experience interference on either the
parent unit or baby unit, move the parent unit
further away until there is no more interference.
1 For optimal sound detection, place the baby
unit at least 1 metre (3.5 feet) away from your
baby, but no further than 1.5 metres
(5 feet) away.
2 There are two ways to position the baby unit:
1 Place the baby unit on a stable, level and
horizontal surface.
2 Mount the baby unit to the wall as shown
in the gure with the screws supplied.
3 Press and hold the on/off button on the
parent unit.
•The video display goes on and the linking
image appears on the display.
•When a connection has been established,
the baby is shown on the video display and
the signal strength symbol appears.
ETip:
Find out what the best position is for
the parent unit by looking at the signal
strength symbol.The number of stripes
indicates the quality of the connection.
•If no connection can be established, the
parent unit beeps and the out-of-range
image appears on the display.
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For more information on the operating range,
see section ‘Operating range’ below.
4.1.1 Operating range
The operating range of the baby monitor is
150 metres (490 feet) in open air and line of sight.
Indoors the operating range is up to 30 metres
(98 feet). Depending on the surroundings and
other disturbing factors, this range may be smaller.
For wet and moist materials, the range loss may
be up to 100%.
Dry materials Material
thickness
Loss of
range
Wood, plaster, cardboard,
glass (without metal,
wires or lead)
< 30cm
(12in)
0-10%
Brick, plywood < 30cm
(12in)
5-35%
Reinforced concrete < 30cm
(12in)
30-100%
Metal grilles or bars < 1cm
(0.4in)
90-100%
Metal or aluminium
sheets
< 1cm
(0.4in)
100%
5 Features
5.1 Adjusting loudspeaker
volume
You can adjust the loudspeaker volume of the
parent unit to the level you prefer.
1 Press the volume up or down button to adjust
the volume.
ETip:
Use the provided template, to mark the
exact location of the screw holes on the
wall.
ETip:
Position the baby unit at a higher level to get a
good overview of the baby’s bed or playpen.
3 Adjust the baby unit in a way that ensures the
best visibility of your baby.
BWarning:
Do not position the baby unit with the
microphone pointing too far down, as this
may prevent the microphone from picking up
sounds properly.
4 Place the parent unit within the operating
range of the baby unit. Make sure it is at least
1.5 metres (5 feet) away from the baby unit
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DNote:
If the brightness is set to a high level, the parent
unit consumes more power.
5.3 Sound level lights
The parent unit continuously monitors the sound
level in your baby’s room and the sound level
lights let you know if there is any activity. If your
baby cries, the blue sound level lights light up on
the parent unit.
•As long as no sound is detected, the sound
level lights are out.
•When the baby unit picks up a sound, one or
more sound level lights on the parent unit go
on.The number of lights that go on depends
on the loudness of the sound picked up by
the baby unit.The sound level lights also
go on when the parent unit is set to a low
volume or when the voice activation mode is
activated (see section ‘Voice activation’ below).
5.4 Voice activation
The parent unit continuously monitors the
sound level in your baby´s room.When the voice
activation mode is activated, the video display only
switches on when the baby unit picks up a sound.
As long as no sound is detected, the video display
is off to save power.
1 To activate the voice activation mode, press
the voice activation button on the parent unit.
•The volume bar appears on the display to
show the selected volume.
DNote:
If the volume is set to a high level, the parent unit
consumes more power.
5.2 Adjusting display brightness
You can adjust the display brightness of the parent
unit to the level you prefer.
1 Press the brightness adjustment buttons on
the parent unit to adjust the brightness of the
video display.
•The display brightness bar appears on
the display to show the selected display
brightness.
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2 Press the nightlight button again to switch off
the nightlight.
5.6 Lullaby function
1 Press the lullaby play/stop button on the
parent unit to play a lullaby.
•The lullaby starts to play on the baby unit
and is repeated continuously for approx.
15 minutes. On the video display you
see which lullaby number is played and
repeated.This number is shown in a blue
square.
2 To select another lullaby, press the lullaby
button. Continue pressing the ‘next lullaby’
button until you hear the lullaby you prefer.
DNote:
You can also select the repeat symbol to play
all lullabies repeatedly in a loop.
•The voice activation light on the parent
unit goes on and the voice activation image
appears on the video display.
•When the baby unit detects a sound,
the video display on the parent unit
automatically goes on to show the baby.
When no new sound is detected for
20 seconds, the video display goes out again.
2 To deactivate the voice activation mode, press
the voice activation button on the parent unit
again.The voice activation light goes out and
the voice activation off image appears on the
display.
5.5 Nightlight
1 Press the nightlight button on the base of the
baby unit to switch on the nightlight.
•The nightlight on the base of the baby unit
goes on.