Breathing & Movement Monitor
5
Medical ly appr oved
Sensor | Do not use | Sensor
Slot
Illustration 6
Sensor | Do not use | Sensor
Hangi ng h ook
Blue bre athi ng
move ment
indic ato r li ght
Re d al ert
alar m lig ht
Low b att ery
warn ing l ight
On/Of f
butt on
Illustration 8
Speak er
Control
Unit
Cable Cable
Bed/C rib
base
Contr ol u nit h older
Illustration 5
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3
2
Ensure you r ead this use r guide bef ore ins talling and
using the product .
Babys ense is a high quali ty , high sens itiv ity e lectr oni c
devic e whi ch mu st be han dled with care:
• Do not h andle roughl y , drop o r th row .
• Fol low t he in stall atio n ins truct ions careful ly to
ensure that it is inst alle d sec urely a nd co rrectly.
• Babysen se is not a to y . Do not a llow child ren o f any
age to play with it.
• Do not p ut an y add itio nal bab y or pet i n th e bed .
Ba b ys e n se c an n ot b e u se d fo r tw o in f an t s i n on e b e d .
• Y ou must un der ta ke the p er forma nce te st da ily of
the B abyse nse m onitor (as set out o n page 3).
• Do not o perate a vapo riser or ve ntila tor di rectly
towards the b ed.
• T o avoid possi ble d ange r from senso r cords ,
ensure that excess cords are pul led back un der
the m attress , sec ured wi th t he in clude d cab le ti e
and a re not visib le or reach able.
• Instal l 4 n ew a nd i denti cal size AA 1 .5 v olt ba tte ries,
prefera bly a lkali ne.
• IMP ORT ANT: It is strongl y adv ised that ever y
caregive r lea rn ho w to g ive fir st a id.
"Ba bys en se " m oni to rs and al erts , b ut ca nno t p r ev ent
c e s s a t i o n o f b r ea t hi n g . T h e r e sp o n si b i l it y fo r ap p l y in g fir s t
a i d r es t s o n c a r et a k e r s . T he "B a b y se n s e " se n s es b r ea t hi n g
mo v em e n ts a nd m ot i on o nl y, a nd c an n o t m o ni t or
ot h er oc c ur r e nc e s. Th e p u rp o se o f t he de v ic e i s t o al e rt
when stopping or slowing of br eathing and
movement occur .
" B a b y s e n s e " i s a u n i q u e s a f e t y s y s t em w h i c h h as h e l p e d
save infants, giving parents (or caretak er) assurance,
by enabling intervention in the event of irregular
breathing movement or distr ess, before it becomes
critical. There are a number o f cautionary steps
which are internationally r ecommended for SAFE
SLEEPING:
* Always lay your baby to sleep on his or her b ack .
* Refrain fr om smoking near or around your b aby .
* Avoid over -heating the baby's surroundings.
* Do not leave any objects near your baby that can
cause suffocation.
Bab ys en se i s an ad di ti on t o th ese p re ca ut io ns .
"Ba by se ns e " i s a hom e br e at hi ng mo ve me nt m on it or
for basically healthy infants up to one year o f age,
an d is no t t o be r e li ed on f or u se w it h hi gh -r is k in fa nt s
requiring constant medical supervision.
"B a by s e ns e " c o n ti n ua l l y d e te c t s t h e b a b y' s m ot i o n a nd
br e a t hi n g m o v em e nt s , a n d w i ll s et o f f a so u n d a nd
vi s ua l al a r m i f m o v em e nt s t op s f o r 2 0 se c on d s o r if th e
br e a t hi n g r a t e s lo w s t o b el o w 1 0 b r e a th s pe r m i n ut e i f
th e b a b y' s b r e at h i ng . T h e s y s t e m ' s n o n - t o u c h s e n s o r
p a d s u n d e r t h e m a t t r e s s m o ni t o r b a b y' s m o ve m e nt
wi t ho u t r e s t ra i n in g h i m .
1. Ins ert, in acco rd ance with the mar kings , 4 new and
iden tic al siz e AA 1. 5 v ol t b at ter ies , p re fer abl e al kal ine .
Close the b att ery cover .
Note: Do no t mix old a nd new bat teri es.
Note: For r epl acing the b att eries, re move the b att ery
cover by in serting a flat sc rew driv er int o th e open ing
rece ss (s ee ill ustrat ion 7) .
Note: Pleas e disp ose o f u sed b att eries in acc ord ance
with l ocal w aste reg ulati ons.
2. Place con trol un it holder o n the b ase of the crib
or bed and i n between two ba rs as shown i n
illustration 1.
3 . M a k e s u r e t h e s e n s i t i v i t y a d j u s t o r , l o c a t e d o n t h e b a c k
o f th e s en so r p a ds , i s po s it io ne d o n le v el 3
(s ee i l lu st ra t io n 2 ).
4 . S e n s o r p a d i n s t a l l a t i o n :
• Wh e n u s i n g f o r a n i n f a n t n o t y e t a b l e t o c r a w l , p l a c e
o n e s e n s o r p a d a s s h o w n i n i l l u s t r a t i o n 3 . M a k e s u r e t h e
s e n so r i s p la c ed un de r ne a th t h e b a b y ' s p os i ti o n in th e c ri b .
Warnings
Princ ipal O f Ope rati on
Insta llati on
Pleas e note
9. Pla ce mattr ess firmly on top o f sens or pads . If the
mattres s cannot be in contact with the se nsor pad s,
or if the be d base is so ft, padded or contains
springs, pla ce extra pl ywood on th e bed b ase, place
the sensor p ads on the plywoo d and place the
mattres s firmly on top.
IMPORT A NT: T o avoid pos sible danger from sensor
cords , e nsure tha t e xces s c ords are p ull ed ba ck
under the ma ttress, secured with the in clude d cabl e
tie an d are no t visi ble o r reacha ble.
See i llust ratio n 8 f or la yout of con tro l uni t fea turin g:
• On/ Off b utton.
• Blu e breat hing movem ent i ndica tor li ght.
• Aco u st ic an d v is ua l r e d a la r m li g ht .
• Low batter y red w arnin g lig ht.
"Babysense " is read y fo r ope ratio n and use once
the i nstal latio n is comp lete. T o o perate , fol low t he
below inst ructi ons:
• Pla ce you r baby in t he cr ib/be d.
• T urn control unit on by press ing O n/Off butto n.
• Red con trol li ghts switch on b riefly and a dou ble
click soun d is heard.
• Whe n breat hing and moveme nt is sens ed, t he
blue light flash es.
• Aco ustic any visua l red light alar ms are activated
if th e baby 's breathi ng sto ps or slow s sig nific antly.
• If the red low- batter y warn ing l ight flash es,
replace all batterie s as soon as p ossib le. I f in
addit ion c licki ng is heard, all batte ries m ust b e
replaced immed iately.
• T urn off by pres sing On/O ff bu tton b efore t aking
your bab y out of the crib /bed.
U s e r G u i d e
Illustr ation 2
• Wh e n t h e b a b y b e g i n s t o c r a w l, a n d i s a b l e t o m o v e
o n t o a r e a s n o t " c o v e r e d " b y a s i n g l e s e n s o r p a d , a t t a c h
t h e s e c o n d s e n s o r a n d p l a c e t h e t w o s e n s o r s a s s h o w n
i n i l l u s t r a t i o n 3 .
P L EA S E N O TE : T h e s e n s o r s s ha l l b e p l a c e d w i t h t h e
m a rk i n g “T H I S S I D E U P ” f a c i n g u p f r on t .
5. P ass the cord(s) of th e sensor p ad(s) th rough
special open ings in the holder . (see illustr ation 4)
6. Atta ch end(s) o f the cord(s) to the o utlets
marke d "SENSOR" on the b ack o f contr ol unit
(see illustr ation 5 and 6). When us ing one sen sor
pad, at tach to e ither “SENSO R” outlet.
P L EA S E N O TE : Do not attach any cable to the
block ed sock et, mark ed "DO NO T USE "
7. S h o ul d th e d es i g n o f t he c ri b / be d no t al l o w p r o p er
in s t al l a ti o n w i t h t h e c o nt r o l un i t h o l de r , p l e as e us e th e
op t i on a l h a n gi n g h o o k ( s ee i ll u s tr a t io n 6) a nd h an g th e
co n t r ol u ni t fr o m t he b ot t o m e d g e o f t he c r ib .
8. Pres s contr ol unit hol der or hangi ng hook firm ly
in t o s l o t i n b a c k o f c on t r o l u n i t ( s e e i l l u s t r a t i o n 5 an d 6 ) .
"Babysense " is a highl y sensitiv e device w hich
monitors b aby' s bre athing mov ements thr ough the
mattres s during sl eep. Ther e are two main c auses o f
malfunction - techni cal malfunct ions and
malfunctions due to environ mental fact ors.
I n o r d e r t o m i n i m i s e t e c h n i c a l p r o b l e m s , f o l l o w
in s ta l l at i o n a n d o p er a t io n in s t ru c t io n s c a re f ul l y.
Due to the high sensitivity of "Ba bysense ", it can
be inf lue nce d by fan s, win d, ai r c ond iti on ing , an d
so f o r t h . S uc h e nv i ro nm e nt a l e ff e ct s c o ul d b e
picked up by the sensors on a similar level to that o f
brea th ing m ove me nts , th us pre ven ti ng or de la yi ng
al a rm a ct i va t io n .
Do not conduct performance test by picking up
b ab y ou t o f b e d a n d w a i ti n g f o r t h e a l a rm t o s o un d
• T he p er fo r m an c e t e st s ho u l d b e c o n du c te d
wh i le t he ba b y i s no t in be d .
• T urn devi ce on and take two s teps back f rom be d.
• E ns u re t he a la r m g o es of f w i t hi n 20 s ec o n ds
(d u e t o a b se n c e of b re at h i ng m ov e me n t s) .
• T he a la r m m a y s o u nd w it h or w it h o ut
pr el i m in a r y t i ck i n g.
• C he c k t h e a l a rm c an b e h e ar d i n a l l l o c at i o ns
th ro u g ho u t t h e h o me or p la c e o f c a re .
• I n c a se t he a la r m d o e s n o t s o un d wi t h in 20
se c on d s r e fe r to tr ou b l es h o ot i n g a t p ag e 5.
• T he p er fo r m an c e t e st m us t be c on d u ct e d d ai l y.
I s o l a te d c a s es o f f a l se a la r m s a r e po s s ib l e . C h ec k if c au s e d
by f au l t y c o nn e c ti o n o f t h e s e ns o r p a d ( s ) t o th e co n t r o l
un i t , c o nn e c ti o n o f o n ly o ne s en s o r p a d wh e n t h e b a b y
ca n mo v e o f f th e im m e di a t e a r e a, c on n e ct i on o f tw o
se n so r p ad s fa r ap a rt fr o m e ac h ot h e r w h en t he b a b y i s
no t cr a w li n g y e t , o r fa i l ur e o f th e se n s o r p a d s t o be
di r e c tl y ag a i ns t t he m at t r e ss .
In cas e of f als e a la rms , kin dly r ef er to t ro ubl es hoo ti ng
guide. If the problem cannot be solved, please
contact your nearest BAB YSENSE r epresentative.
Ac t i m m ed i a te l y a c co r di n g t o t h e f o ll o w in g :
1. A ppr o a ch t he b ed a nd c he ck t ha t ba by i s br e at hi ng .
No t e p a l lo r ( c o lo r o f s ki n ), m us c le t on e a n d m o ve m e nt .
2. If bab y d oes no t s ee m n orm al, pi nch ba by 's hee l
an d c h e ck t ha t th e re is n o c a us e fo r ch o k in g ,
s u c h a s a n o b j e c t l o d g e d i n b a b y ’s t h r o a t .
Wh e n b re a t hi n g r es u m es , co n s ul t a d o ct o r .
3. If b r e a th i n g d oe s n o t r e s um e , a p p ly f i r st a i d a nd s e e k
me d ic a l a s s is t a nc e im m e di a te l y.
Sensor | Do not use | Sensor
Slot
Batt ery
cove r
Block ed soc ket
DO NO T US E
“S en so r”
so ck e t
Illustration 7
Openi ng
rec ess
Speak er
Layout of control unit
Operation
T esting Operation
T echnical malfunction
Environmentally caused malfunction
Conduct this performance test daily
False alarms
In the event of alarm
Illustration 4
Contr ol u nit
holde r
Illustration 1
Contr ol u nit h older
Cables
Sensor
Sensor
Sensor pads
(Under mattres s)
Control unit
Illustration 3
T o p crib/ bed vi ew
For babi es not
yet abl e to cr awl
For cr awling babies
T o p crib/ bed vi ew