Product Description
The AC401 deluxe plus version will detect baby’s slightest movements, even while she sleeps, and sound an alarm if no movement whatsoever is detected for 20 seconds. The angelcare sensor pads with sound monitor has many added features. The nursery unit has a soft nightlight and room thermometer. The temperature is displayed on the parent’s units, which can alert you when the temperature falls out of your preset range. Additional features include an out-of-range indicator, a parent’s unit locator, optional voice activation and a color LCD on each parent’s unit which displays all the data. Both parent’s unit comes with 4 AAA rechargeable batteries and a charging base. This monitor continues to offer an optional tic feature. If movement is detected, they will tick. Additional features include sound lights and movement indicator lights. This model operates on both 927 MHz and 2.4 GHz frequencies. The sound monitor operates on the 927 MHz frequency so there is no interference from 2.4 GHz equipment. The monitor has 8 channels and an 820′ range.
Product Features
- 2 parents unit 2 charging bases 1 nursery unit 2 sensor pads 2 AC adapters 8 NiMH rechargeable batteries
- Nursery unit has a soft nightlight and room thermometer
- The sound monitor operates on the 927 MHz frequency so there is no interference from 2.4 GHz equipment
Product Specifications
| Product Information | |
| Model number: | 401-2PU-US-2SB |
| Additional product features: | Nightlight |
| Power source type: | Battery, Rechargable Batteries |
| Batteries required: | Yes |
| Alert type: | Movement Ticks, Sound lights, Movement indicator lights |
| Standing screen display size: | 1.31 inches |
| Display type: | Color |
| Number of channels: | 8 |
First a little background on myself and the condition this product is supposed to help prevent. I’ve worked in the medical field for over 20 years and I’ve had the misfortune to treat well over a dozen SIDS cases. One of the big knocks you’ll see against this product on other review sites is that it will do nothing to prevent SIDS. Such reviews are usually followed by a personal story about how the reviewer had a child who died from SIDS or they had a friend who had a child who died of SIDS, and that they were told by the doctor that there was absolutely nothing that could have been done to save the child…that even if they had been there to witness the child stop breathing, that the child still would have died. I’m sorry to have to break this to everyone, but that’s simply untrue. All of us in the medical profession, from doctors to nurses to paramedics, are taught in our basic training to tell parents this. I’ve told parents this countless times myself. Parents are already grieving enough when they lose a child, the last thing they need is to spend the rest of their life thinking they could have done something. The truth is that if someone had been there at the moment the baby stopped breathing, something MIGHT have been able to be done to save them. We just don’t know because every case is different. Remember that SIDS is a diagnosis of exclusion. It’s not a disease or other pathological process that “shuts down all the vital organs one by one” (as one reviewer claimed). What this means is that if a baby under 1 year old dies for no other identifiable reason, they’re automatically stamped “SIDS,” case closed. A good number of babies who die of “SIDS” are believed to die from some unexplained sudden apnea, whether it be too many blankets smothering the child or whether the baby simply “forgot” to breath, as some doctors believe. If a child suffers some sudden period of apnea, a person who is there immediately MAY be able to save them through waking the child or through mouth to mouth breathing. That is medical fact based on years of research. Hospital don’t use $5000 infant apnea monitors for no reason. If they did no good no one would use them. This product, when used correctly, functions as a very suitable apnea monitor, and at a cheaper price.
All that is my way of saying we love this monitor. With my medical background and having witnessed the tragedy of SIDS many times, I’m hyper paranoid when it comes to our new daughter. I’ll do anything and spend any amount of money to make sure I’ve done everything within my power to keep her safe. This product gives us peace of mind and allows us to sleep a little better at night. We’ve had no false alarms so far and the sound quality seems just fine. The night light function is pretty cool too. My only complaint would be it’s not the easiest thing to set up initially. Sit down with a cup of coffee and be prepared to play with a lot to get it working just right.
I researched several different types of monitors before deciding on this one. I am beyond satisfied with my purchase. The movement sensor is amazing. We have not had any false alarms. I know it works because the warning alarm (one beep) will go off 10 seconds after I take the baby out of the crib if I forget to turn it off. This monitor helps me sleep sound knowing that my baby’s breathing is monitored. I think I would be getting a whole lot less sleep if not for this monitor. I read a review of it that said “If you are the type of person to get up and check all the locks before you go to bed, you need this monitor.” That is the one that sealed it for me. I can’t say enough good things about it. The range is amazing. We tested it all the way into my neighbor’s backyard. It never dropped signal. I highly, highly recommend this product.