Secure Coverage Digital Monitor - 2 Parent Units

by Graco

Product Features

• Secure digital technology for optimal clarity, performance and privacy
• 900 MHz frequency means no interference from phones and electronics
• Extended 2000 feet range gives you plenty of room to roam
• Exclusive Graco vibration notification technology lets you feel baby's call
• Low battery alarm reminds you to charge the parent unit

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.1 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B004AHKUHW
• UPC: 047406110285
• Item model number: 1773029
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #14 in Baby > Safety > Monitors
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

You always want the confidence that baby is resting safe and sound. That's why; our secure coverage digital monitor operates on a 900 MHz frequency, so you can clearly hear even the quietest whimper, without fear of interference from your phone or wireless network. With its extended 2,000 feet range, you'll have plenty of room to roam. Includes two parent units and one nursery unit. Nursery unit uses optional 3-AAA batteries for battery backup, these batteries not included.

Product Description

The Graco Secure Coverage Digital Baby Monitor has an expansive 2000 foot range for complete household coverage, so you can always stay in touch with baby. With digital clarity and performance, you'll see, hear, and feel your baby with the unique added vibration alert feature. Features: Secure digital technology for optimal clarity, performance and privacy 900 MHz frequency means no interference from phones and electronics Up to 2000 ft. range to hear baby from any room in the house Sound lights for visual connection to baby Exclusive Graco vibration notification technology lets you feel baby's call and can be turned on and off Low battery alarm reminds you to charge the parent unit Belt clip gives active parents wear-it-anywhere convenience Battery backup in child unit for added peace of mind Includes 1 child unit, 2 parent units, 3 AC adaptors, and instruction booklet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good choice plus advice on monitor shopping, April 23, 2011

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Andrew D. Rowell (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secure Coverage Digital Monitor - 2 Parent Units (Baby Product)

Summary: This monitor, redesigned in 2010, is a solid basic monitor with two receivers and has clear sound quality. We have had four monitors with our three kids. Here are six pieces of advice I would give after buying this fourth monitor.

(1) Baby monitors, which are on every night and for naps during the day for years, tend to wear out so it is worth keeping your receipt in case it breaks. With the continual use, it is perhaps understandable that they wear out faster than phones and other electronics.
(2) The documentation on this unit says "copyright Graco 2010" and all of the Amazon reviews are from 2011. This suggests to me that this was redesigned in 2010 so that those who review this unit and say things like, "We had this unit years ago and it broke" are probably talking about an earlier version of the product. Here's hoping it has been improved. It seems solid so far.
(3) This is a basic audio monitor with two receivers. It is simple. You set up the transmitter near the baby and then you have two receivers with which to hear the baby. We put one receiver in the kitchen and one in the parents' bedroom but of course you can put them anywhere and move them around wherever. The receivers also light up and vibrate to notify you the baby is awake but in my experience parents rarely rely on these features. Most all the products have at least the lighting feature.
(4) A basic audio monitor is probably all you need but I would probably get a video monitor today if we were having our first baby because as a new parent you want to see what the child is doing in the crib. Back in 2005 when we had our first baby, video monitors were more expensive and rare.
(5) In addition to this Graco model, Sony, Fisher-Price, The First Years, and Safety 1st have similar audio monitors with two receivers for a similar price on Amazon. (Motorola, Philips Avent, Angelcare and Levana all have basic monitors that come with a single receiver on Amazon).
(6) From my perusing of the reviews, all of the monitors receive mixed reviews--half very good and half very bad. The manufacturers acknowledge that phones, cell phones, radios, televisions, microwaves, wireless networks, and neighbor's electronics can interfere with the monitors. We have all these sources of potential interference and none of our monitors have had problems with interference. If the monitor you get has interference problems, I would send it back and try a different manufacturer and see if you have better luck. It seems to me from the reviews that all of the products sometimes have these types of problems. I would try to judge the products based on other issues besides interference since the reviews seem to be so contradictory on this issue.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Do not know why people rate this product so low on other sights, January 12, 2011

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Jeanette Schaffert (WILMINGTON, NC, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secure Coverage Digital Monitor - 2 Parent Units (Baby Product)

Bought this when my daughter was 2 months old. Was so easy to set up and I absolutely love that you can plug it in to an outlet because I am horrible at remembering to charge things. If you do unplug it it will stay charged for 8 hours+, just make sure you charge it correctly when you first purchase it. The clarity is amazing. I can hear her over the noise maker in her bedroom when she is wiggling around. She is 6 months old now and I've decided to get a monitor with a video screen because I wake her up every time I check on her, but other than that if you do not prefer a screen I highly recommend this product.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Durable, March 1, 2011

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Sue Ellen Sherblom (ARNOLD, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secure Coverage Digital Monitor - 2 Parent Units (Baby Product)

I'm sure the model numbers have changed, but this looks identical to the one we bought through Amazon about 4 years ago. For the last two years it has transmitted from a shed-row barn about 225' from our block house. Throughout the night, we hear every snuffle and glug-glug as clearly as if we were in the barn ourselves. Although the transmitter is protected from the rain and snow, it is subject to the same oppressive humidity levels as anything else above the wet low-end of the property just behind it. The horses require that no climate-control devices be used, so the base unit transmits continuously from an unheated/uncooled barn through temperatures ranging from 15 to 100 degrees. In the summer, an air-circulator drowns out most other sounds, but we can still hear the most important ones. The unit beeps a warning when a power flicker requires that it be reset (unplugged and replugged).