Philips SCD505 user manual Operating range, Change the microphone sensitivity, ECO mode

Operating range

•In normal mode:

•Outdoors: up to 330 metres/1000 feet

•Indoors: up to 50 metres/150 feet

•In ECO mode:

•Outdoors: up to 260 metres/850 feet

•The operating range varies depending on the surroundings and other factors that cause interference. For interference from wet and moist materials, the range loss is up to 100%. For interference from dry materials, see the following table:

Dry materials	Material	Loss of
	thickness	range
Wood, plaster,	< 30 cm/12 in	0-10%
cardboard, glass
(without metal,
wires, or lead)
Brick, plywood	< 30 cm/12 in	5-35%
Reinforced	< 30 cm/12 in	30-100%
concrete
Metal grilles or	< 1 cm/0.4 in	90-100%
bars
Metal or	< 1 cm/0.4 in	100%
aluminium sheets

Change the microphone sensitivity

You can change the microphone sensitivity of the baby unit.There are five levels. At level 1-4, the baby unit can go to sleep mode if the surrounding sound is continuously low and only a louder sound can wake it. At level 5, the baby unit is in constant monitoring mode and will not go to sleep mode.

1 Press sensitivity repeatedly on the parent
unit, to adjust the sensitivity according to
the environmental noise of the room.	is h
»»The sound level lights illuminate briefly	n g l
and indicate the current sensitivity	E
settings on the baby unit. If only one
light is on, the minimum sensitivity
is selected. If five lights are on, the
maximum sensitivity is selected.

ECO mode

When you monitor your baby from a small distance, you can enable ECO mode. In ECO mode, the baby monitor consumes less energy, but still ensures that you can hear your baby clearly without any distracting noise. For the operating range in ECO mode, see Section "Operating range".

Note

••Make sure that the parent unit is linked to the baby unit.

1To enable ECO mode, press and hold on the parent unit for two seconds.

»»The ECO mode indicator lights up green and the parent unit reboots.

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