Graco Pack n Play Playard Owner’s Manual

Graco Pack n Play Playard

ABOUT GracoBaby

GracoBaby is a brand that offers a wide range of products for infants and young children, including strollers, car seats, high chairs, swings, and playards like the Graco Pack ‘n Play. GracoBaby is known for its high-quality and innovative baby products that are designed to make life easier for parents and provide comfort and safety for babies.

It was founded in 1942 by a man named Russell Gray and Robert Cone, who combined their last names to create the Graco brand. The company initially made machine and car parts, but it later shifted its focus to baby products and became a leading manufacturer in the industry. Today, GracoBaby is part of the Newell Brands family of companies and continues to produce popular and highly-rated baby gear that parents trust and rely on.

Read all instructions BEFORE assembly and USE of the product. KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE
Failure to follow these warnings and instructions could result in serious injury or death

Setting Up the Playard

• THIS PRODUCT REQUIRES ADULT ASSEMBLY.
• Keep fingers clear of top corners during setup. Be sure playard is completely set up before use.
• Check that the four top rails are completely latched, the center of the floor is pushed down, the mattress/pad is flat, the straps are securely fastened to the bottom of the unit and the four corners are tucked under the stiffeners. Always follow the instructions in the owner’s manual to set up the playard.

Using the playard

• The playard is for playing or sleeping. When used for playing, never leave the child unattended, and always keep the child in view. When used for sleeping, you must still provide the supervision necessary for the continued safety of your child.
• Always keep the playard away from hazards in the area that may injure your child.
• When a child is able to pull to a standing position, remove large toys and other objects that could serve as steps for climbing out.
• Stop using this product when your child reaches 35 inches (89 cm) in height, weighs more than 30 lb (14 kg), or is able to climb out.
• Do not modify playard or add any attachments that are not listed in the owner’s manual, including an add-on bassinet.
• Children can become entrapped and die when improvised netting or covers are placed on top of a playard. Never add such items to confine the child in playard.
• NEVER leave a child in a product with the side lowered. Be sure the side is in raised and locked position whenever a child is in the product.
• If refinishing, use a non-toxic finish specified for children’s products

Avoiding Suffocation Hazards

Unlike cribs that have rigid sides, the playard has flexible sides. As a result, the playard mattress/ pad is specially designed to prevent suffocation. The playard mattress/pad has a solid base, a certain length, and width, and is less than one inch thick in order to meet safety standards. Using a thicker or a different-sized mattress/pad may allow a child’s head to get between the mattress/pad and the side of the playard causing suffocation.

Infants can suffocate

• In gaps between a mattress too small or too thick and products sides
• On soft bedding. NEVER add a mattress, pillow, comforter or padding. Use ONLY mattress pad provided by Graco

Warning

• To reduce the risk of SIDS, pediatricians recommend healthy infants be placed on their backs to sleep, unless otherwise advised by your physician.
• Never use plastic shipping bags or other plastic film as mattress covers not sold and intended for that purpose. They can cause suffocation.
• NEVER use a water mattress with the playard.

Avoiding Strangulation Hazards

• Strings and cords can cause strangulation. Keep strings and cords away from child.
• NEVER place the playard near a window where cords from blinds or drapes can strangle a child.
• NEVER hang strings on or over the playard.
• NEVER place items with a string around a child’s neck, such as hood strings, pacifier cords, etc.
• NEVER attach strings to toys.
• This product is not intended for commercial use.

Parts list

This model may not include some features shown below. Check that you have all the parts for this model BEFORE assembling your product. If any parts are missing, call Customer Service

No tools required

FEATURES ON CERTAIN MODELS

Playard Setup

1. Disconnect straps holding mattress around playard.
2. Remove the mattress from around playard.
3. Pull up on the side rails in middle above the push button until all four sides are locked. DO NOT push the center down yet
4. When setting up, lock rails BEFORE lowering the center. Be sure the top rails have become rigid. If not, pull them up again until they are stiff. If the top rails do not latch, lift the center of the floor higher. CHECK that fabric covers the corners
5. Hold one end of the unit up and push the center of the floor down until locked securely into place
6. Always use a mattress/pad soft side up.
7. Pull the two hook and loop tabs under the mattress/pad through the slotted holes and attach them to the hook and loop patch on the bottom of playard.
8. Pull the four snap straps on the corners of playard mattress through the bottom of playard. Wrap around the tube and fasten and snap onto the tube. Repeat on all corners.
9. Tuck four corners of the mattress/pad under corner stiffeners

Bassinet Set Up

SUFFOCATION HAZARD Infants have suffocated:

• In gaps between extra padding and the side of the bassinet, and On soft bedding.
• Use ONLY the mattress/pad provided by Graco. NEVER add a pillow, comforter, or another mattress for padding.
• FALL HAZARD: To help prevent falls, do not use this product when the infant begins to push up on hands and knees or weighs over 15 lb (6.8 kg), whichever comes first.
• Use a bassinet with only one child at a time.
• Never place a child under the bassinet.
• The bassinet must be fully assembled and installed, including four metal tubes, eight clips, and a mattress/pad, before use. Do not modify the bassinet or add any attachments that are not listed in the owner’s manual.
• DO NOT store the bassinet in the playard while in use.
• To help prevent heat build-up inside the playard and to avoid overheating your child, when using the bassinet DO NOT use an outdoor canopy.
• To reduce the risk of SIDS, pediatricians recommend healthy infants be placed on their backs to sleep unless otherwise advised by your physician.
• If a sheet is used with the pad use only the one provided by Graco or one specifically designed to fit the dimensions of the bassinet.
• Never place the child in the bassinet while the napper/changer is attached. 3-B Bassinet Set Up

1. You will need to remove the mattress/pad from the bottom of the playard to use inside your bassinet.
   1. Make sure to fasten the bassinet clips to the playard Always press down on the left side of the clip, then the right as shown. Repeat on all eight clips.
2. Insert the tapered end of the bar into the end of another bar with the hole in it. Repeat with another set of bars. CHECK: Tubes MUST be assembled before placing mattress/pad in the bassinet
3. Insert the mattress/pad soft side up into the playard, making sure the hook and loop patches on the bottom of the mattress attach to the matching hook and loop patches on the bassinet.

To Fold

1. Release snap straps and hook and loop straps on the bottom of playard. Pull the mattress fully out of playard.
2. DO NOT unlock the top rails yet. Pull the center of the playard floor up with the tab in the middle of the playard. The center of the floor must be halfway up before the top rails will unlock
3. The center of the floor must be up.
   1. Lift up slightly on the top rail.
   2. Push the button located on the side of the top rail to release the two tubes.
   3. Push down.
   4. Repeat on all four rails until all tubes are released.
      1. If top rails do not unlatch, DO NOT FORCE. Lift the center of the floor higher.
      2. Both tubes must be released for the top rail to fold
4. Do not force. If the unit will not fold, look for a partially latched top rail. Squeeze the latch button to release the rail.

To Cover

1. Cover the unit with the handle out.
2. Zip together.

Care and Maintenance

• FROM TIME TO TIME CHECK YOUR PLAYARD for worn parts, torn material, or stitching. Replace or repair the parts as needed. Use only Graco® replacement parts.
• IF PLAYARD IS USED AT THE BEACH, you MUST clean sand off your playard, including the feet, before packing it into cover. Sand in the top rail lock may damage it.
• TO CLEAN PLAYARD, use only household soap or detergent and warm water.
• TO WASH CARRY BAG, machine wash in cold water on a delicate cycle, and drip dry. NO BLEACH.
• TO WASH BASSINET: Hand wash with warm water and household soap. Drip dry.
• TO WASH NAPPER/CHANGER: Wipe clean with a damp cloth.

1. Pull the red tab up to unlock. Stop when you hear it click. (See page 15)
2. Lift the rail up slightly, press the button, and lower the rail. Repeat on all 4 sides. (See page 16)
3. Wrap mattress around the playard. (See Page 17)

Quick Set-Up Guide

1. Pull up on all 4 sides and snap into place. Do not push the center of Playard down until the top rails are locked.
2. Push the center of playard down until you hear a click.

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