Baby monitors operate on frequencies like radios.
Baby monitors are electronic devices that function similarly to two way radios. These devices give parents the ability to listen to the noises in their baby's room in case the child wakes up or starts crying and requires assistance. Sometimes certain models of baby monitors pick up feedback from other frequencies such as that of radio stations. This causes the monitor to transmit talking, music and feedback noises from the frequency. Thankfully, there are several options parents can try out in order to improve their monitor's transmissions and eliminate feedback from other sources.
Instructions
1. Turn off your home's personal radio, if it's on. Although the baby monitor is capable of picking up signals from the radios of neighboring houses and businesses, the radio in your home is closest to the baby monitor and thus gives the strongest feedback signals.
2. Change the monitor's frequency, if possible. Older baby monitor models don't usually have this option but some newer models give users the ability to change the channel in an effort to avoid feedback from other channels on the same frequency. Keep changing the channel until no feedback is audible.
3. Move the baby monitor. Certain areas of your home may be more susceptible to radio feedback than others. The only way to figure out the perfect location is to experiment with different placements of the radio. Listen carefully; if you hear even the slightest feedback sounds, move the monitor again. Even if the feedback is slight at the time, it's possible for it to become stronger at different times of the day.
4. Try out a digital baby monitor. Digital baby monitors allow the user to encrypt (code) the frequency transmissions so that no other monitors can hear your monitor and you can't hear them. Digital monitors also operate at a low enough frequency that interference from radio stations, other monitors or any other kinds of feedback is unlikely.
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