Important – Read Instructions Carefully
Please take the time to read these instructions carefully before using your Safety Turtle™ product. Ensure
that you pay particular attention to the instructions related to product testing, which is both important in
setting up the system and in daily use.
Your Safety Turtle™ product is designed as a “last line of defense” to help prevent drownings of young
children. The product is not a substitute for diligent supervision or pool access barriers.
The Safety Turtle™ alarm system consists of a Base Station plus one or more Turtles of the same color.
•The Base and Turtles are purchased in separate packages, allowing the purchaser to buy more than one
Turtle to be used with the same Base.
•The Turtle package also includes a Turtle Plug to be used with the Base, so that the Base will recognize
the color of Turtle(s) purchased.
The Safety Turtle™ alarm system has two modes of operation: Active Mode and Test Mode.
•Active Mode is the operating mode for the system. If a Turtle is immersed in water, the full alarm
sound is produced. The alarm sound can be reduced at any time by pressing the large button on the
Base.
•Test Mode is provided for system testing, without producing the full alarm sound. Test Mode is
entered by pressing the large button on the Base, and is identified when the amber light is lit. Active
Mode is re-entered by again pressing the large button (amber light will no longer be lit).
Initial Setup and Testing
•Please read these instructions in conjunction with the illustration(s) before using the Safety Turtle™
alarm system.
•Ensure that all Turtles to be used with a base unit are the same color.
•Firmly insert a colored Turtle Plug, supplied with each Turtle, into the receptacle on the Base. If you
purchased more than one Turtle, only one Turtle Plug is required.
•Locate Base indoors in a location near to the pool. A window facing the pool is a good location
•For best reception, place the Base with its rear surface towards the pool. Do not put your ear close to
the Base, as the alarm is extremely loud and could cause permanent hearing damage.
•Plug the power adapter into a standard 115/120V AC power source. Connect the other end into the
Base. Ensure that the green power light is on.
•To ensure that the Turtle works with your pool, set the Base to Test Mode by pressing the large button
on the Base (amber light will be lit) and dip the Turtle in all corners of the pool and check that the
alarm sounds. Test the farthest point in the pool from the Base, to make sure that it will alarm if the
Turtle is immersed at that location.
If the alarm fails to sound, unfortunately the Safety Turtle™ product will not work with your pool, and you
should return the product to where it was purchased with proof of purchase for a full refund. Reasons why
the product may not work in your situation are the distance between the Turtle and the Base Station, a high
concentration of chemicals in your pool, the pool water is sea water, and interference from other
communications devices in your neighborhood.
