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6.5 Battery status indications
The battery charge status is indicated on the
display by the battery status indicator and by text
messages.
6.5.1 Battery low
When the rechargeable batteries are low, the
remaining operating time is at least 30 minutes if
the baby monitor works in normal mode at the
highest settings.
1
The battery status indicator on the display is
empty and flashes.
2
The message ‘BATTERY LOW’ appears on the
display.
3
The battery status light flashes red slowly.
4
The parent unit beeps every 10 seconds in
the first 3 minutes. Then it continues to beep
every minute.
6.5.2 Battery empty
1
If the rechargeable batteries are almost empty,
the battery status light flashes red quickly.
2
If you do not place the parent unit in the
charger and connect the charger to the mains,
the following happens in succession:
1 The link with the baby unit is lost.
2 The display goes out.
3 The parent unit switches off.
2
To switch back to normal operating mode,
press the night dim button again.
• The night dim mode symbol disappears
from the display.
• The sound level lights and the link light
return to their normal brightness.
• The backlight of the display lights up fully
again.
• The sound alerts go off at the normal sound
level.
6.4 Baby unit battery low alert
1
When the baby unit runs on battery power
and its batteries are low, the parent unit gives
the following signals:
•
The text ‘BABY UNIT’ appears on the first
line of the message field in the display.
•
The message ‘Change batteries’ scrolls
across the screen on the second line.
•
The parent unit beeps every 10 seconds
during the first 3 minutes. After these
3 minutes, the parent unit beeps every
minute.
2
When you do not replace the batteries in
time, the link with the baby unit will be lost.
• The message ‘Not linked’ alternates with the
message ‘Change batteries’ on the second
line of the message field.
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Note:
If both the batteries of the parent unit
and the baby unit run low at the same
time, first the battery low message of the
parent unit is shown on the display. When
the parent unit is charged, the battery low
message of the baby unit appears on the
parent unit display.
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