Most measuring devices need to be calibrated before fit for you. This is especially important for such devices that automate results, as calibrating it would be the way for you to achieve the accuracy of results.

There is no way to calibrate the temperature sensor of the Infant optics baby monitor, as it is not a manual measuring device. The sensor detects the temperature and displays the result on the screen.

However, you can change the temperature unit from Fahrenheit to Celsius or vice versa. Keep reading as we discuss how to do this and briefly look at the Infant Optics DXR and the DXR-8 baby monitors, which are the top-of-the-line baby monitor products of Infant optics.

Calibrating Infant Optics Baby Monitor

The temperature sensor of infant optics baby monitors is mounted behind the camera unit. These sensors detect the temperature and send readings via radio signal to the monitor unit. Consequently, there is no need to calibrate the temperature against any standard. Therefore, there is no calibrating feature on the monitor.

However, while it’s unnecessary, the absence of this feature is a mark against the baby monitor. This is because of inaccuracies that sometimes ensue in the result. If there was a calibrating feature and the disparity is known, a user could calibrate the sensor to converge the actual results and what’s shown on the monitor unit.

How to Change Temperature Unit From Celsius to Fahrenheit and Vice Versa

Some people are more used to Fahrenheit as a measure of temperature, while some prefer the Celsius scale. The default unit is Celsius, and a person who prefers Fahrenheit will have to change to that from Celsius. Luckily, this is very easy to do. You only need to find the shortcut button on the monitor and press and hold it for three to five seconds. You will then see that the unit will change from one to the other of Fahrenheit or Celsius.

Infant Optics DXR and DXR-8 Review

There are two infant optics baby monitors: the DXR and the DXR-8. Both products are unlike the popular WiFi baby monitors that have been released over the past few years. However, they have their advantages over these shiny monitors. Both are very simple to use and configure, and everything you need in a baby monitor is there.

Infant Optics DXR-8 Baby Monitor

The DXR runs on a radio connection rather than WiFi. With good camera features like panning, tilting, and zooming, there is excellent coverage for always monitoring your baby at the optimum angles. The monitor’s battery is very strong, lasting for ten hours with the screen on standby and six hours with screen usage. While the camera won’t give you HD quality feed, the video is good enough for you to see everything going on around your baby.

The monitor unit is very easy to operate with buttons like Menu, On, Shortcut, talk, and four directional arrows. It also features two LED indicators — the power indicator that shows a green light when the device is powered on, and the charging LED indicator that shows red when the device is charging and blue when it’s fully charged. The camera unit features the lens, which can be changed to an optical lens if need be. The camera can be panned, tilted and zoomed from the monitor unit. The camera unit features a temperature sensor, which monitors the temperature of your baby’s room, and a speaker that delivers sound from the room to your monitor and from your monitor to the camera unit.

Additionally, the DXR-8 has a range of 700 feet between the camera and monitor units. This range is affected by obstacles between both units.

Ultimately, all these make for an impressive baby monitor. The use of wireless transmission rather than WiFi means you won’t be able to check on your baby when far away. This is the only thing that could be held against it.

Infant Optics DXR-8 Pro Baby Monitor

Considered something of a senior colleague to the DXR-8, the DXR-8 Pro has all the good features of the DXR while having some additional features. It is also very simple to use, and the battery capacity remains the same. The range is better than that of the DXR-8, and the DXR-8 Pro also features Active noise reduction, a technology that filters out background noise from the room. This lets you focus on relevant sounds like the baby’s cries and movements.

This makes the DXR-8 Pro better than the ordinary DXR-8, albeit only marginally.

Conclusion

The guide to Infant Optics DXR monitor doesn’t include a way to calibrate it in cases where you need to. There is only a button for you to change the temperature scale from Fahrenheit to Celsius. This, however, is no cause for alarm as the temperature sensor sends results digitally to the monitor, and there is no need to calibrate it.