Philips SCD497 Baby Monitor User Manual


 
Never cover the baby monitor with a towel or blanket.
Never immerse any part of the baby monitor in water or any other liquid.
Never use the baby monitor in moist places or close to water.
Except for the battery compartments, do not open the housing of the baby unit and parent
unit in order to prevent electric shock.
Only use the adapters supplied to connect the baby unit and the parent unit to the mains.
The adapters contain a transformer. Do not cut off the adapters to replace them with other
plugs, as this causes a hazardous situation.
If the adapter of the baby unit or parent unit is damaged, always have it replaced with one of
the original type in order to avoid a hazard.
Always place non-rechargeable batteries of the correct type in the baby unit to avoid the risk
of explosion. Always use rechargeable batteries of the correct type for the parent unit.
Since continuous transmission is prohibited, you only hear your baby when it makes sounds.
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This Philips Avent appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic elds (EMF). If
handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use
based on scientic evidence available today.
Preparing for use
Baby unit
You can use the baby unit from the mains or on batteries. Even if you are going to use the unit from
the mains, we advise you to insert batteries. This guarantees automatic back-up in case of mains
failure.
Mains operation
1 Put the large appliance plug in the baby unit and put the adapter in a wall socket (Fig. 2).
Battery operation
The baby unit runs on four 1.5V R6 AA batteries (not included). We strongly advise you to use
Philips LR6 PowerLife batteries.
Make sure your hands and the unit are dry when you insert the batteries.
1 Turn the battery compartment lid to the left ( Á OPEN) with the palm of your hand. (Fig. 3)
2 Remove the lid.
3 Insert four 1.5V R6 AA batteries (Fig. 4).
Place two batteries on top of each other and make sure the + and – poles of the batteries
point in the right direction.
4 Put the battery compartment lid back onto the unit and turn it to the right (CLOSE ª) with
the palm of your hand to close it. (Fig. 5)
Note: When the batteries are running low, the battery check light ( T) on the baby unit lights up red.
Parent unit
Battery operation
The parent unit runs on two rechargeable 1.2V AAA NiMh batteries that are supplied with the
appliance.
Make sure your hands and the unit are dry when you insert the batteries.
1 Slide the battery compartment lid downwards to remove it (Fig. 6).
2 Insert the two rechargeable batteries (Fig. 7).
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