ALECTO DBX-90

Owner’s Manual

(DRAFT)

1.8GHz DECT Baby Monitor, Talk Back,

Nightlight with Lullaby

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Safety Information

Getting Started

Unpacking

Baby Unit

Parent Unit

Basic Steps to Install

Wall mounting the Baby Unit

Power On/Off

Monitoring

Sensitivity

Adjusting Volume

Talk Back

Paging

Nightlight

Lullaby

Playing the Lullaby

Stopping the Lullaby Playing

Out of Range

Low Battery

Charging the Battery

Restore to Default Setting

Appendix: Default Settings

Environmental Care

Recycling & disposal

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Safety Information

• Avoid exposure of the units to moisture or liquid.

• Clean the units with a damp cloth.

• Do not expose the units to extreme heat or direct sunlight.

• To prevent electric shock, do not open the cabinets of the baby unit, parent unit and charger.

• Avoid metallic contact (e.g. metal clips, keys) between the battery contacts and charging conductors.

• Read the marking on the mains adapter for the mains supply required for this baby monitor.

• Make sure the baby unit and mains adaptor cable are always out of reach of the baby.

• Never place the baby unit inside your baby’s cot, bed or playpen.

• Never cover the units such as with clothes, towels or blankets.

• Follow the local regulations regarding the disposal of your packing materials, exhausted batteries and used units. Wherever possible, recycle those materials.

Getting Started

Unpacking

This package should contain the following:

1 Baby Unit

1 Parent Unit with belt clip

1 Charger

2 mains power adapters

2 Rechargeable Batteries – NiMH, 1.2V 1300mAh, AA size

1 Wall Mount for Baby Unit

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Baby Unit

Baby Unit Front

Baby Unit Rear

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Parent Unit Basic Steps to Install

1. Connect the output plug of the mains adapter to the DC socket at the back of the baby unit and the mains adapter to the wall mains supply.

2. Plug the charger adaptor for the Parent Unit into the mains power socket.

3. Remove the battery door on the Parent Unit by lifting the battery door outward.

4. Insert 2 x AA rechargeable batteries, observing their polarities, into the battery compartment on the Parent Unit.

5. Replace the battery door on the Parent Unit.

6. Place the Parent unit on the charger to charge. The red Led on the charger will turn on

7. Let the batteries charge for a full 16 hours before using for first time installation.

Note: The baby unit also works on battery power. You can insert 4 x

1.5V AA Alkaline batteries in the battery compartment on the

Baby Unit. In case of power interruption, the baby unit continues to work on battery power. If the baby unit is on battery power,

Battery is displayed, together with the battery icon and current temperature, on idle mode.

CAUTION

Use only the mains adaptor and charger adaptor supplied with baby monitor. Incorrect adaptor type can cause damage to the unit.

Input: 230 VAC 50 Hz

Output: 6 VDC 500 mA

CAUTION

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN

INCORRECT TYPE. Never use non-rechargeable batteries; use recommended type supplied with this product. NiMH batteries must be disposed of in accordance with applicable waste disposal regulations.

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Wall mounting the Baby Unit

Use the following wall mount template to locate and install the mounting pins/screws if you prefer to wall mount your base unit. The dimensions are shown in millimeters (mm).

1. Insert screws into the wall through the wall mount.

The recommended mounting screw size is diameter 3mm and length 20mm,the diameter of the screw head and the screw should not be greater than 7.55mm and 4mm respectively.

2. Put the base unit down into wall mount directly.

Note: Other wall mounting methods are not recommended and may damage the product.

Power On/Off

Baby Unit

• To switch on, press

. The Green Link light comes on to show that the units are within range of each other.

• To switch Off, press until the display goes blank and the link light goes off

Parent Unit

• To switch on, press

. The Green Link light comes on to show that the units are within range of each other.

• To switch Off, press

until the display goes blank and the link light goes off

Note: The parent unit can be used on or off the charging cradle. When on cradle, the batteries will be recharged at the same time.

However, the time it takes to charge the batteries to full will be longer when the unit is charged and used at the same time.

When off cradle, the batteries will lose charge over the time, even if the parent unit is turned off.

Monitoring

• Position the baby unit accordingly. It should be placed at least 1 meter away from the baby.

• Take the parent unit to monitor.

• Audio picked up by the baby unit microphone is depicted on the 7

LEDs on the parent unit (4 green and 3 red). The more audio is picked up, the more LEDs will be lit. When no audio is picked up, all 7 LEDs will be off.

• If the volume of the Parent Unit is turned off, an alert will be sound when the audio picked up reach the second red led.

Note: Do not position the baby unit and the parent unit close to each other as a high-pitched feedback noise may be generated.

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Sensitivity

You can adjust the sensitivity on Parent Unit to monitor the sound from

Baby Unit. For example, if your baby is a particularly quiet sleeper, you can increase the sensitivity levels so that you are sure to hear if baby disturbs or becomes uncomfortable.

• Press

. The Sound Sensitivity LEDs represent current sensitivity level will steadily lit.

• Press

to increase or to decrease. There are five levels of sensitivity. When all four green LEDs and one red LED are lit, it represents high sensitivity. When only one green LED is lit, it represents low sensitivity.

Adjusting Volume

There are 5 volume levels on each Unit and there is also an Off setting on the Parent Unit.

On the units,

• Press the

to increase the volume or the to decrease the volume

Note: You cannot switch the volume off on the Baby Unit.

Changing the volume setting on the Baby Unit will also affect the volume while talk back and also the volume of lullaby play.

Talk Back

You can use the talk back feature to talk to your baby.

• Press and hold TALK on the Parent unit to speak to baby.

• The green link lights on both Units flash.

• Talk into parent unit microphone.

• Release TALK to hear your baby again.

Paging

If the Parent Unit is misplaced, you can use the page button on the

Baby Unit to locate the Parent Unit.

• Press

on the Baby Unit. The Parent Unit will sound the paging alert.

• To stop the Page alert, press any button on the Parent Unit, or press again on the Baby Unit.

Note: If no button is pressed, the paging tone will stop after 2 minutes.

If the Parent Unit volume is off, the Parent Unit volume will reset to mid-volume.

Nightlight

The nightlight on the baby unit can be turned on or off from the baby unit.

Baby Unit

If the nightlight is off,

• press and release

to turn nightlight on.

• Press

repeatedly to select the brightness settings.

If the nightlight is on,

• press and release Nightlight button to turn nightlight off.

Lullaby

There are 3 lullabies. Each lullaby is played repeatedly for 15 minutes.

You can also select Play All from the menu to play for a medley of all 3 lullabies for 15 minutes.

Playing the Lullaby

Baby Unit

• Press

. The Lullaby 1 LED is switched on. Press again to select Lullaby 2, Lullaby 3 or all three lullabies.

• Press

to start playing the Lullabies.

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Parent Unit

• Press

at the Parent unit when lullaby is not being played.

Stopping the Lullaby Playing

Baby Unit

When lullaby is playing,

• Press

to stop the Lullaby.

Parent Unit

When lullaby is playing,

• Press

to stop the Lullaby.

Out of Range

When the baby and parent units have no link with each other (eg. Out of range, parent unit or Baby unit is not powered on), the green Link

LED flashes. If there is no link for more than 30 seconds, the red Link

LED flashes and the green Link LED turns off. The link break alert will also be emitted from the speaker of the Parent Unit every 30 seconds.

When the units are linked, the green Link LED will be steadily lit.

Note: Link break alert cannot be manually set on or off, but it can be suppressed for 4 minutes by pressing any button.

There is only visual alert shown on the Baby Unit.

Low Battery

Baby Unit

When the unit is running on battery power and reaches low battery level, the Low Battery LED will steadily turn on. Once the low battery level is reach, the baby unit should still be able to operate for an hour.

Parent Unit

When the batteries on the Parent Unit reach a low level, the Low

Battery LED flashes. The low battery alert tone will be emitted from the speaker every 60 seconds. Once the low battery level is reached, the parent unit should still be able to operate for an hour. The low battery alert message and alert tone will be turned off when fully charged batteries are being replaced.

Note: Low battery alert can be suppressed by pressing any button.

Charging the Battery

Place the parent unit on its charge cradle to charge the battery. When charging, the red LED on the charger will light steadily. The Low

Battery LED will be turned off.

Note: The Parent Unit must never be operated on the charging cradle without batteries.

Restore to Default Setting

You can return the baby and parent units to factory default settings.

• Press

to switch the unit off.

• Press

again to switch the unit back on.

• While the unit is switching on, press and hold

until you hear a beep. The unit will restore all the original factory settings.

Note: If is not pressed within 4 seconds, the unit returns to idle mode.

If you want to restore the factory default settings on the baby monitor, you will need to restore factory default setting on the

Baby Unit or on the Parent Unit individually.

Appendix: Default Settings

Baby Unit

Speaker Volume: Level 3

Lullaby: Lullaby 1

Parent Unit

Speaker Volume: Level 1

Speaker Sensitivity: Level 5

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Environmental Care

Please remember to observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of your packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old product and, where possible, promote their recycling.

Recycling & disposal

Disposal instructions for old products:

The purpose of the WEEE directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic

Equipment; 2002/96EC) is to ensure that products are recycled using best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques to ensure human health and high environmental protection.

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.

Do not dispose of your old product in your general household waste bin.

Inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products marked by this symbol.

Use one of the following disposal options:

- Dispose of the complete product (including its cables, plugs and accessories) in the designated WEEE collection facilities.

- If your purchase a replacement product, hand your complete old product back to the retailer. The shop should accept it as required by the WEEE directive.

(Customer’s name) has marked the packaging with standard symbols designated to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste.

Disposal instructions for batteries:

Batteries should not be disposed of with general household waste.

Packaging information:

(Customer’s name) has marked the packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste.

The labeled packaging material is recyclable.

This product complies with the essential requirements for Radio and

Telecommunications Terminal Equipment.

CE Mark in accordance with:

EN 301 406

EN 301 489-1

EN 301 489-6

EN60950: 2001

Directive 1999/5/EC

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