For me,the Avent Basic Baby Monitor it's the best one, but recently something strange has happened ... I turn on the unit and after a few seconds goes on mute and I can no longer hear the sounds of my baby's room. When i push the sensitivity button its...
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Sounds like the sensitivity is set too low. Try increasing the sensitivity to pick up the sounds. Remember, if there are not loud enough sounds, the monitor does go into a ''mute" mode to save battery on the parent unit.
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It is safe to use as a baby monitor, but i found a lot of issues with it as a baby monitor. You either have to keep your ipad/iphone on all the time or not be alerted when your baby is making noise. The iphone alerts are notifications - it does not turn on the screen the way other baby monitors do. In addition, the lights around the camera are fairly bright in a dark nursery - can be very distracting. We also had a lot of issues with our idevices staying connected to the camera. It would have to "reload" a lot. Needless to say, we got a traditional video baby monitor instead and have been happier. It is safe to use as a baby monitor, but i found a lot of issues with it as a baby monitor. You either have to keep your ipad/iphone on all the time or not be alerted when your baby is making noise. The iphone alerts are notifications - it does not turn on the screen the way other baby monitors do. In addition, the lights around the camera are fairly bright in a dark nursery - can be very distracting. We also had a lot of issues with our idevices staying connected to the camera. It would have to "reload" a lot. Needless to say, we got a traditional video baby monitor instead and... » Read More It is safe to use as a baby monitor, but i found a lot of issues with it as a baby monitor. You either have to keep your ipad/iphone on all the time or not be alerted when your baby is making noise. The iphone alerts are notifications - it does not turn on the screen the way other baby monitors do. In addition, the lights around the camera are fairly bright in a dark nursery - can be very distracting. We also had a lot of issues with our idevices staying connected to the camera. It would have to "reload" a lot. Needless to say, we got a traditional video baby monitor instead and have been happier. « Show Less
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Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the... » Read More Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time « Show Less
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I am so sorry Cynthia,i can't help you because i bought rhis for my son and he has been very disappointed also. He said he has to run it all night to keep it working. He has a newborn and wanted to monitor his daughter as needed but the screen keeps going black. Im embarrassed to have bought it even though my son is pretty tech savvy, i think he's embarrassed also. So sorry again. I will forward your problem to him and see what suggestions he has. Talk soon. Mary
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We never found out. Unit was so sensitive it went off randomly and scared the wits out of the baby.
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Audio quality is not as good as a real baby monitoring and depends on how close you put the monitor to your baby. I personally do not use it for audio but is great for visual. There are many apps you can purchase for your iPhone but again audio is not the best when used remotely. I have FiscamPro. I think it's the best compared to others. You can use your apps to control your camera views and many other functions.
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Mine is very loud too and I was also wondering if it was defective. Can barely hear the baby speak over the noise. Also, I have had to change the batteries twice since Christmas 4 days ago- this can't be normal.
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Try the Rowenta HU5120 -- it's got basically the same features, but provides a "baby" setting that disables all the lights and beeps!
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You should call summer infant directly and switch your monitor to the summer infant baby touch 2. I had the same problem with my boost. I exchanged with the company a few times before giving up on the boost and going with the 2. I think it was a $10 difference and I haven't had any problems with this one and have had it for quite some time.
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No, I didn't resolve it. I tried 3 different ones, and they all had the same noise. Let me know if you end up going with the same model from a different store, I'm interested to see whether this is a problem with Amazon's batch or the entire line. It's too bad everywhere else is so much more expensive than Amazon though...
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I have had this problem a few times. After the cussing and the startle response have settled down, I slapped it back on and pushed it extra hard, that seems to work. I also noticed that the little light on the front never comes on, so I'm wondering if the unit is simply defective.
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Sorry to hear that. It sounds like a defect. I haven't had any problem with mine. I think I've had it over a year now. Good luck.
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I find it interesting that this question came over my email a few days ago and I had also started having issues with my monitor too. For a few months when I turned on the monitor it would start going through the menus on its own sometimes changing the settings. More recently when I turned it on it would light up to start and then turn itself right off. The monitor worked pretty well for me up until about four months ago so it looks like once it passes a certain age or level of use it just stops working for some people
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Mine responds from the next room only if there is little or no background noise. Even though it responds, it rarely gets the command I give it correctly. I hope it will learn over time. if not, it is just a gimmick.
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Absolutely! I read reviews of people that did that. Once you remove the sensor pad and disconnect it from the nursery unit, it will just be a regular sound monitor. I did not keep it just for sound because I already had one just for sound. I was hoping to have something that helped me with peace of mind ...
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You can hear the baby as well as see him/her. I have tried this and another monitor from this company and was very dissatisfied. I currently use the Motorola video monitor made for babies r us and aside from a battery charging problem I love it. The main reason I love it is you can move the camera around to see the baby(especially when they start moving around the crib) from the monitor. Good luck!
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It's same here, there is a background static, can be loud if there are other sounds. But audio quality is pretty good, camera detects and counts every sound made by baby.