Troubleshooting - Angelcare AC417 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

TAKING CARE OF YOUR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
• Ensure that you fully charge your battery for 8 hours before its first use.
• To maintain maximum battery life it is recommended that you fully discharge your battery periodically.
If your Parent Unit is not in use, please turn it OFF.
FALSE ALARMS
• Turn OFF the Camera.
• Make sure there is no bedding between the mattress and the Sensor Pad.
• If the crib has a spring or slat base, place a hardboard between the crib base and the Sensor Pad
measuring at least 13 in x 13 in x ¼ in thick.
• Make sure the Sensor Pad is positioned as described under the setup requirements. Sensitivity
may need to be adjusted.
ALARM WILL NOT SOUND
• Avoid contact with the crib when the monitor is ON.
• Place crib near a solid supporting wall to avoid Sensor Pad from detecting movement from outside the
crib.
• You may need to decrease the sensitivity.
NO SOUND IS BEING TRANSMITTED
• Check the volume level on the Parent Unit and the Camera to ensure they are set to an appropriate level.
• Try bringing the Parent Unit closer to the Camera to see if you get sound.
• Charge the parent unit.
WEAK RECEPTION
• Bring units closer together.
• Change the position of one or both units.
• Place units on a flat surface away from baby's reach.
• Recharge the Parent Unit.
STATIC, DISTORTION, INTERFERENCES
(FROM OTHER MONITORS, WIRELESS PHONES, WALKIE-TALKIES, ETC.)
• Rotate Parent Unit or move it away from source of interference.
FEEDBACK (LOUD NOISES EMITTED FROM THE PARENT UNIT)
• Move units farther apart (at least 3 meters).
• Decrease volume on Parent Unit.
THE PARENT UNIT SCREEN IS BLACK (PARENT UNIT IS OFF)
• Turn the Parent Unit back ON by pushing and holding the POWER ON/OFF button for 2 seconds.
• Recharge the Parent Unit.
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