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First Alert DWB-740 manual

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    2.5”Color LCD Portable Wireless Family Monitor DWB - 740 USER'S MANUAL[...]

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    2 ©2011 BRK Brands, Inc. All ri ghts r eserved. Distri buted by BRK Brands, Inc., 3901 Li berty St reet Roa d, Auror a. IL 60504 - 8122. Due to cont inuing product development, the product insi de the packaging may look sligh tly differe nt than th e one on the pac kage. BRK Brands, Inc. is a su bsidiar y of Ja rden Corpor ation (NYSE: JAH). To ob[...]

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    Table of Contents 3 Safety ................................................................................................................................ 4 Safety Precaut ions ............................................................................................................. 4 FCC Compliance .............................................[...]

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    4 Safety SAFETY PRECAUTIONS P lease read th e follow ing ins truction s and warnings careful ly and keep this User’ s Manua l f or fu tur e r efe renc e. ! This prod uct is not a substit ute for responsi ble adul t supervi sion. ! This prod uct is not a toy. Do not all ow chil dren to play wit h it. ! Prevent cor d ent anglement — do not pl ace[...]

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    5 Getting t o Kn ow Your DWB - 740 Family Monitor Congratulati ons on purchasi ng your Fi rst Al ert Famil y Monitor. First Alert has been helping your family sta y safe fo r over 50 years. B y having a First Ale rt Family Monito r, you are taking the first step in mon it ori ng act iv it i es that may affect your family. C HECK P ACKAGE C ONT ENTS[...]

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    Getting to Know Yo ur DWB - 740 Family Monit or Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 6 D IGITA L W IREL ESS C AM ERA 1 Camera Lens 2 Night Visi on IR LEDs - Allows you to see up to 16 f t. i n complet e darkness 3 EDS Light Sensor - Detects the absence of l ight and t urns on nig ht vi sion 4 Power/Bat tery I ndicator - Green: Po wer on, Red: Batter[...]

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    Gettin g to Know Your DWB - 740 Family Monitor Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 7 D IGITA L W IREL ESS R EC EIVER 1 Power Ind icator (PWR.) - Steady Green li ght when the re ceiver i s char ging 2 Low Battery Indi cator (BATT.LOW) - Turns Red when the re ceiver batt ery is low 3 Battery Charging Indica tor (CHARGING) - St eady Green light when t[...]

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    Getting to Know Yo ur DWB - 740 Family Monit or Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 8 D ISPLA Y S CREEN I CONS[...]

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    Setting Up Your DWB - 740 Family Monit or Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 9 Setting Up Your DWB - 740 Family Monitor G ENERAL P RECAUTIONS ! Do not pla ce any of the equip ment n ear a radi ator , v ent , or other place where it might be e xposed to heat, moist ure, dust , v ibra tions , or st rong magne tic f iel ds. I f a ny liq uid co mes in[...]

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    10 Operating Menus T his chapter provides i nformation about the menu screens. The screens are used to control the vari ous functions of t he Family Monitor. The user select s options from a series of menus and executes the act ions by using the keypad on t he receiver. M AIN M ENU O P ERATI ON The Main Menu i s displ ayed when t he menu butt on is[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 11 S YSTEM S ETUP Access t he Syst em Setup menu from t he Main Menu. Use this menu to adjus t syst em time an d facto ry defau lt. T IME S ETTING Press to ente r time se tting. Use to chan ge se tting. Press again to save . The Time fo rmat order is Year / Month/ Hours (military) / Minute. S ET T[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 12 C AMERA S ETUP Access t he Camera Setup menu from the Main Menu. Us e thi s menu t o turn the camera on/off and adjust scan time . C AMERA O N /O FF Use to selec t the cam era (sele cted cam era highlighted in black.) Press to change ON/OFF stat us . Set al l camer as to ON fo r SCAN or QUAD mo[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 13 P AIRING Access t he Pai ring menu from the Main Menu. Us e thi s menu t o pair each receiver with camera. P AIRING C AMERA 1. Use to select a chann el . 2. Press to start pairing indi vidual camera and receiver. The system wi ll countdown from 60 seconds. 3. Wit hi n 6 0 - second countdown, pr[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 14 V OX S ETTING VOX Setting allows voice act ivated recording. VOX Sensiti vity Allows user t o set the level of se nsiti vity for voice activa ted re cording . Level 3 i s the highest sensi tivit y level. This sys tem setting w ill be set a nd app lies to all c amera s while reco rding . Use to [...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 15 Recordi ng f iles are set for 30 seconds long. If even t excee ds 30 secon ds it will be saved as a new event . CAUTION! Some federal , sta te, and local laws prohi bit c ertain surveillance activities and/or t he use or distributi on of the i nformation obtai ned from such act ivities. Prior t[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 16 P LAYBACK Access t he Pla yback menu from t he M ain Menu. Use this menu to select a recording file to playb ack . To Select a recor ding: Recordi ngs a re f ile d first by Year/ Month/Day using YR MO DY. Recordi ngs are then sel ected by Hour/ Minute/Second_ Camera number using HRMNSD_#. By pr[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 17 SD Card Format Access t he SD Car d Format menu fr om the Main Men u. Use thi s menu to for mat SD c ard . For fi rst t ime use, it i s strongl y recommended t o format the SD ca rd . Reformat ti ng an SD Card wil l erase viewing the recording. SD C ARD F ORMAT Press to select Y ES o r NO[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 18 A DDITIONAL F UNCTIONS Push T o Speak Operations: Push to speak allows the us er to speak through the r eceiver back to th e camera. Push to speak works f rom the recei ver di rectl y to one camer a. Push to sp eak is activ ated b y pres sing an d hold ing the cente r button while s peak ing in[...]

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    Operating Menus Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 19 Camera Placement Note: Be sure to pl ace camer a and monitor no le ss than 3 fe et away from yo ur baby’s crib. Do not pla ce came ra whe re i t ca n fa ll into the chil d’s cri b. Do not place the camera near open windows , di rect sunl ight or heat sour ces. Table to p or wal l mountin g:[...]

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    20 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Remedies System message shows “No Signal” No power suppl y to camera Check power adapter and power cable connection. If camera is running on ba ttery alone , you ma y need to replace batteries. Camera i s not pair ed with receiv er See pairing operation for deta il . Service out of range Move the camer[...]

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    21 Technical Information G ENERAL Receiver Scre en 2.5” Color LCD Operati ng Powe r 5V Operating Temperature 14°F - 1 22°F Indoor Yes Outdoor No Digit al Wir eless Yes Dimensio ns Camera & Stand Receiver 2.52” x 2.44” x 3. 9” 2.7” x 5.5” x 0.8” Lullabies Three: up t o 7 minut es p lay time C AMERA Image S ensor Color CMOS Vox (V[...]

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    Technical Informatio n Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 22 S TORAGE D ATA M ANAGEMENT SD Card Capac ity 640 x 480 (VGA) 320 x 240 (QVGA) 1G 110 Minutes 165 Minutes 2G 250 Minutes 350 Minutes 8G 1070 Minutes 1450 Minutes 16G 2170 Minutes 2960 Minutes 32G 4340 Minutes 5920 Minutes M AINTENANCE " Clean the surfa ces o f t he came ra and monito[...]

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    23 Warranty P RODUCT L IMITED W ARRANTY BRK Brands , I nc., (“BRK”) the maker of Fi rst Alert ® brand produ cts wa rrant s th at fo r a period of one year from the date of pur chase (the “Warrant y Period”), this product will be free from defects in material and wo rkmanship. BR K, at its sole option, will repair or replace this product or[...]

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    Warra nty Model DWB - 740 User' s Manual 24 other software that may be or may become resident on the user s system as a result of installing the software p rovided. T his warran ty is in lieu of o ther warra nties, expres sed or implied, an d BRK neither ass umes nor authorizes a ny person to assume for it any oth er obligation or liabili ty i[...]