VTech VM321 User Manual

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User's manual
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- (Volume down) Microphone /VOL-
10 1 10
• Press to decrease the listening • Press to decrease the speaker
2 On/off
volume. volume.
• Press and hold to turn on or off.
• While in a menu, press to scroll down.
11 (Skip)
3 Zoom • While viewing in
• Press to skip to the next lullaby.
move downward.
• While viewing in single-CAM mode,
12 Temperature sensor
press to zoom in or out. • While viewing in multi-CAM mode,
press to scroll up or down to
13 Battery compartment cover
4 LED lights
highlight a desired camera.
14 Speaker • Indicate the different statuses of the
11
parent unit. For details, refer to
15 Antenna
Parent unit lights. • During patrol mode or single-CAM
mode, press repeatedly to view an
16 Threaded socket (1/4 in)
5 LCD display
individual camera.
• For wall mount installation use.
6 /BACK
• During multi-CAM mode, press
to enlarge a desired camera
• While in a menu, press to return to
temporarily.
the previous menu.
• Press and hold to turn off the
Parent unit overview • While viewing in mode, press to
move leftward. screen, or press to turn it on.
• While viewing in multi-CAM mode,
12 Speaker
press to move left or right to
• To listen to sounds transmitted from
highlight a desired camera.
the baby units.
7 /VOL+
13 TALK
• Press to increase the speaker
• While viewing single-CAM mode,
volume.
press and hold to talk to the
• While in a menu, press to scroll up.
selected baby unit.
• While viewing in mode, press to
14 Antenna
move upward.
• While viewing in multi-CAM mode, 15 Power jack
press to scroll up or down to
16 Stand
highlight a desired camera.
8 MENU/SELECT
• Press to enter the menu.
• While in a menu, press to choose
an item, or save a setting.
9
• While in a menu, press to select an
item.
• While viewing in mode, press to
move rightward.
• While viewing in multi-CAM mode,
press to move right or left to
highlight a desired camera.
Install the parent unit battery
Install the battery
The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery
or AC power. To continuously monitor your
Install the baby unit battery
baby, make sure you use both battery and
You can power up the baby unit by connecting AC power at the same time. With the battery
it to AC power or installing four AA alkaline alone, the parent unit can cordlessly run for a
batteries. Even if the baby unit is connected short time only.
to AC power, we recommend you also install
four AA alkaline batteries. This guarantees NOTES
continual operation in case of a power outage. • Use only the battery supplied with this product.
Install four AA alkaline batteries (not supplied)
Install the battery as shown below.
into the battery compartment, matching the
polarity markings (+ and -) inside the battery
compartment.
Make sure the ribbon attached inside the
battery compartment is put under the batteries
and the excess ribbon is tucked in properly.
Install the battery as shown below.
THIS SIDE UP
NOTES
• Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not mix
alkaline and standard (carbon-zinc) batteries.
• The operating time for using AA batteries is
short, only for a few hours. If you want to monitor
your baby for a long time, we recommend you
connect your baby unit to AC power.
• If the baby unit will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
possible leakage.
Replace the parent unit battery
• You can use rechargeable AA batteries for
the baby unit, but the baby unit cannot charge To replace the battery, pull out the battery
rechargeable batteries. compartment. Press down on the large tab
of the battery and pull it out of the battery
1 set for VM321/
compartment, then follow the steps above to
Replace the baby unit battery
VM351;
install the battery.
2 sets for VM321-2/
To replace the battery, gently pull the ribbon
VM351-2
and lift up to remove the batteries, then follow
NOTES
the step above to install the battery. • The operating time for using the rechargeable
battery is short. If you want to monitor your baby
for a long time, we recommend you connect the
parent unit to AC power.
• If the parent unit will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
2 sets for VM321/
possible leakage.
VM351;
4 sets for VM321-2/
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Baby unit light Parent unit display icons
Connection status
On/off • On in red when the baby unit is
powered by batteries. • displays when strong signal
strength is detected between
• On in green when the baby
mode, press to the baby unit and the parent
unit is powered by AC power.
unit.
• On in orange when the baby
• or displays when moderate
unit is not paired to the parent
or low signal strength is
unit.
detected between the baby unit
• Flashes in red when the baby
and the parent unit.
unit battery is low.
• displays when the link
• Flashes alternately in red and
between the baby unit and the
green when the baby unit is in
parent unit is lost.
pairing mode.
Zoom
• Displays when the camera
at the selected baby unit has
Parent unit lights zoomed in.
Lullaby
LINK • On when strong signal strength is
• Displays when a lullaby is
detected between the parent unit
playing at the selected baby
and the selected baby unit.
unit.
• Flashes when the parent unit
cannot link to the selected baby Temperature alert
unit.
• Displays when the temperature
alert is set on.
• Off when the parent unit is turned
off.
o F or Real-time temperature
• On when the parent unit is
• Displays the real-time
o C
connected to AC power, or the
temperature detected by the
battery is charging. baby unit in Fahrenheit ( o F) or
o o o
Celcius ( C)(e.g. 57 F or 14 C).
• Flashes when the parent unit
battery is low and needs charging.
Sound level indicators
• Off when the parent unit battery is
• Displays the sound level
or
fully charged, or when no battery
according to the scales of
is installed.
loudness when there is sound
TALK • On when the parent unit is talking transmitted from the baby units.
to the baby unit. Speaker volume
• Displays the speaker volume
• On when the parent unit is in
level while adjusting.
multi-CAM mode.
CAM 1 or Current view status
• On when the speaker volume of
the selected baby unit is turned • Displays the number of the
CAM 2 or
off. baby unit that is being viewed
CAM 3 or
when in single-CAM mode.
CAM 4
• Displays the highlighted baby
unit when in multi-CAM mode.
Mount the baby unit
-OR-
Connect the baby monitor
Insert the screws into the holes and tighten
Use the provided wall mount if you want to
the screws until only 1/4 inch of the screws
mount the baby unit on a wall.
are exposed.
NOTES
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this NOTES Place the baby unit on the wall mount
product. • Check for reception strength and camera angle bracket. Tighten the screw into the
before drilling the holes.
• Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled threaded socket at the bottom to secure
by wall switches.
1. Place the wall mount bracket on a wall and the baby unit. Align the holes on the wall
• The power adapters are intended to be correctly
then use a pencil to mark the top and the mount bracket with the screws on the wall,
oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The and slide the wall mount bracket down until
bottom holes as shown. Remove the wall
prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place
it locks into place.
mount bracket and drill two holes in the
if they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table
wall (7/32 inch drill bit).
or cabinet outlet.
• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the
power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
Connect the baby unit
2
5. The default angle of the wall mount bracket
2. If you drill the holes into a stud, go to
is 90 degrees. You can maximize your
step 3.
baby unit's viewing angles by tilting the
-OR-
wall mount bracket. Hold the baby unit,
If you drill the holes into an object other
and then rotate the knob in anticlockwise
than a stud, insert the wall anchors into
direction. This will loosen the joint of the
the holes. Tap gently on the ends with a wall mount bracket. Tilt your baby unit
hammer until the wall anchors are flush up or down to adjust to your preferred
with the wall.
angle. Then, rotate the knob in clockwise
direction to tighten the joint and secure the
angle.
3. Align the wall mount bracket and screws
with the holes in the wall as shown.
Tighten the screw in the middle hole first,
so that the wall mount bracket position is
6. You can also maximize your baby unit's
fixed. You can tighten the other screw in
viewing angles by tilting the lens. Hold the
the top hole.
top of the lid, and then tilt it up or down to
adjust to your preferred angle.
Place the baby unit on the wall mount
bracket. Tighten the screw into the
threaded socket at the bottom to secure
the baby unit.
2
Battery status Temperature Battery empty
Powering off ...
• You can turn on the temperature
animates when the battery is alert feature so that the parent
charging.. unit beeps whenever the room
No link to CAM
temperature detected by the baby
• displays solid when the battery
#
unit falls outside of the desired
is fully charged.
temperature range.
• displays when the battery is
Only one camera
low and needs charging.
Vibration
paired.
• displays when no battery is You can turn on the vibration alert
View switching
installed but operates using AC
so that the parent unit vibrates when
requires
power, or the battery has been it receives Low battery tone, No
additional
installed incorrectly. link alert, Sound alert in split-
cameras.
view or Temperature alert after
turning on the respective alert tones. Sound detected
at CAM #
Sound-activated Screen
Parent unit main menu icons
Automatically turns on the parent
unit screen when a baby unit
Language
detects a sound after the screen
You can select a language
is turned off. When no sound is
Temperature
(English, French or Spanish) to be
detected, the screen is automatically too low at CAM
used in all screen displays.
turned off to save power. #
Alert Tone
LCD
You can set the parent unit to beep
You can change the brightness of Temperature
when
the parent unit screen. too high at CAM
• the parent unit operates in low
#
battery condition;
Pair/Unpair
• The link between the parent unit
The baby unit and parent unit
Waiting for
and the baby unit is lost.
provided are already paired. You
linking...
can add or replace baby units
Monitoring
(VM301, purchased separately) to
You can choose to monitor in CAM
your baby monitor system.
X, Split CAM or Patrol Mode if
there are more than one baby units
in your system. The monitoring
mode is preset to CAM 1.
Parent unit display messages
Sensitivity
Battery low at When the baby unit is
With this feature, you can choose
CAM #
powered by batteries, the
to hear sounds from the baby unit
all the time, or to hear sounds that stated baby unit batteries
need to be changed. It
exceed a certain level. You can
will be powered off after
use the parent unit to adjust the
30 seconds automatically.
microphone sensitivity of your baby
unit. The higher the sensitivity level,
Battery low at The battery level of the
the more sensitive the baby unit is
Parent Unit * # represents the selected baby unit number.
parent unit is very low and
in detecting sounds for transmitting
needs to be recharged.
to the parent unit.
Battery empty at
When the battery level of
Parent Unit the parent unit is almost
depleted, it needs to be
recharged. The parent
unit will be powered off
after 10 seconds.
Connect the parent unit and
Before use
charge its battery
NOTES
• This baby monitor is intended as an aid. It is not a
substitute for proper adult supervision, and should
not be used as such.
Test your baby monitor
You may test the baby monitor before initial
use, and at regular times thereafter.
CAUTION
• For hearing protection, make sure the parent unit is
more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from both
When you have connected the parent unit and
baby units. If you hear any high-pitched
installed its battery for the first time, press
noise, move the parent unit further until the
for 2 seconds to turn it on. The battery icon
/VOL
noise stops. You can also press
indicates the battery status (see the following
the parent unit to lower or mute the noise.
table).
NOTES
• The parent unit battery is fully charged after
12 hours of continuous charging.
• It takes longer to charge the battery when the
parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging
>
1m (3ft)
time, turn the parent unit off while charging.
• The standby time varies depending on the
sensitivity level you set, your actual use and the
age of the battery.
Battery Battery Action
indicators status
1. Make sure your baby units and parent unit
are on.
The battery No battery Install the
icon is off is installed parent unit 2. The parent unit displays images from the
and but operates battery. baby unit.
displays. using AC Charge
• Speak towards the microphone of the
power, or the without
baby unit. You will hear the sound at the
battery has interruption
parent unit.
been installed (at least
3. If you have more than one baby unit,
incorrectly. 30 minutes).
press on the parent unit. The screen
The screen The battery Charge switches to other baby units. Then, repeat
displays has very little without step 2.
Battery low charge and interruption
at Parent may be used (about NOTES
Unit and . for only a 30 minutes). • When the parent unit displays No link to CAM # (#
The light short time. represents the selected baby unit number), then
Waiting for linking ... and , move the parent
flashes.
unit closer to the baby unit (observe the minimum
The battery The battery is To keep distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You can also check
icon fully charged. the battery if the baby monitor is connected to a live power
socket and switched on.
becomes charged,
solid . connect it to
TIP
AC power
• Increase the speaker volume of the parent unit if
when not in
you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the
use.
baby units.
Set the language
Using the baby monitor
The battery is empty and
the parent unit is turning You can select a language (English, French
off. or Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.
Power on or off the baby unit
The screen display language is preset to
The selected camera slot
English.
• Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn on
is not linked to the parent
the baby unit. The light turns on.
unit. 1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
• Press and hold for 2 seconds again to
2. Press or to choose Language
turn off the baby unit. The light turns off.
(LANGUE if French is set, or IDIOMA if
You try to view in multi- Spanish is set), then press SELECT or
CAM mode but you have Power on or off the parent unit 3. Press or to choose English, Français
only one paired baby unit.
or Español, then press SELECT to confirm
• Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn on
your selection. You hear a confirmation
the parent unit. The screen turns on.
tone.
• Press and hold for 2 seconds again to
There are sounds
turn off the parent unit. The screen turns off.
detected from the
Adjust LCD brightness
selected baby unit while
viewing in multi-CAM You can change the brightness of the parent
Turn on or off the parent unit
unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD
mode.
screen
brightness is preset to Level 3.
The temperature detected
You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
from the selected baby
without powering off the parent unit. You can
unit is below the set 1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
still hear sound from the baby unit.
minimum temperature.
2. Press or to choose LCD
BRIGHTNESS, then press SELECT or
• Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn
The temperature detected
off the screen.
3. Press SELECT again to choose Brightness.
from the selected baby
unit is above the set • Press any key to turn on the screen again.
4. Press or to choose the desired level of
maximum temperature. brightness, then press SELECT to confirm
Adjust speaker volume your selection.
The link between the
parent unit and the
For parent unit:
selected baby unit is lost, Adjust the sound sensitivity of
You can change the speaker volume from
or the selected baby unit
Volume 1 to Volume 7, or turn it off. The the baby unit
is out of range, or the
speaker volume is preset to Volume 4.
selected camera slot is You can choose to hear sounds from the baby
When the speaker volume is set to off,
empty. unit all the time, or to hear sounds that exceed
appears briefly and the light turns on.
a certain level. You can use the parent unit to
When you have only one
paired baby unit and the adjust the microphone sensitivity of your baby
• Press /VOL+ or /VOL- when the parent
unit from Level 1 to Level 5. The higher the
link is lost, or you have unit is not in use
.
sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby
multiple paired baby units
NOTE
unit is in detecting sounds for transmitting to
and the links are lost,
• In Split CAM mode, you cannot adjust the
Waiting for linking... the parent unit. The sound sensitivity level is
speaker volume.
displays for 10 seconds preset to Level 3.
and then the screen turns
For baby unit:
off.
You can change the speaker volume from
Level 1 to Level 5. The preset volume is
Level 3. Changing the speaker volume also
changes the lullaby playback volume.
• Press + or - on the baby unit to adjust the
speaker volume.
Positioning the baby monitor
Overview
CAUTION
• Keep the baby unit out of the reach of your baby.
Baby unit overview
Never place or mount the baby unit inside the
baby's crib or playpen.
NOTE
• To avoid interference from other electronic
devices, place your baby monitor far away from
devices such as wireless routers, microwaves,
cell phones and computers.
1. Place the baby unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from your baby.
>
1m (3ft)
- on
2. Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from the baby unit.
>
1m (3ft)
1 Camera angle adjustment tab
• Tilt to adjust camera angle.
<
1m (3ft)
2 Light sensor
3 Camera
CAUTION 4 Infrared LEDs
• The default volume of your parent unit is level 4.
• Backup light for night vision.
If you experience high-pitched screeching noise
from your baby monitor while positioning: 5 On/off
- Make sure your baby units and parent unit are
• Press and hold to turn on or off.
more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit. 6 Microphone
7 (Play/stop)
Operating range
• Press to play lullabies.
• Press again to stop playing lullabies.
The operating range of the baby monitor is
up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) outdoors or 8 + (Volume up)
50 meters (160 feet) indoors. The actual
• Press to increase the listening
operating range may vary depending on
volume.
the environmental conditions and other
9 Power jack
interferences such as walls, doors and other
obstructions.
Turn on or off the sound
Sound sensitivity table for reference
activation
Display Sensitivity Description
High High sensitivity level If the parent unit screen is turned off
sensitivity The parent unit speaker
manually, sound activation triggers the parent
is constantly on, and
unit screen to turn on automatically whenever
Level 5 you will hear all sounds
your baby unit detects a sound. When no
(including background
sound is detected within 50 seconds, the
noises) from your baby's
screen will be off automatically to save power.
room.
. 1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
Medium high sensitiv-
ity level 2. Press or to choose SOUND-
The parent unit speaker ACTIVATED SCREEN, then press
turns on for soft bab- SELECT or .
Level 4
bling and louder sounds
3. Press or to choose On or Off, then
from your baby. It re-
press SELECT to confirm your selection.
mains quiet when your
You hear a confirmation tone.
baby sleeps soundly.
NOTES
Medium sensitivity
level • The parent unit will turn on only if the sounds
The parent unit speaker
detected are from the last viewed camera.
turns on for loud
• If the sound sensitivity is set to Level 5, the baby
Level 3 babbling and louder
unit will be very sensitive and detect any sounds
sounds from your baby. including background noises. These background
It remains quiet when noises may disrupt the silence and prevent the
your baby makes soft
sound-activated screen feature to work properly.
.
sounds.
Medium low sensitiv-
Monitoring mode
ity level
The parent unit speak-
You can choose to monitor in CAM X, Split
er turns on for crying CAM or Patrol Mode if there are more than
Level 2
and louder sounds from
one baby units in your system. The monitoring
your baby. It remains
mode is preset to CAM 1.
quiet when your baby
makes soft sounds.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
Low sensitivity level 2. Press or to choose MONITORING
The parent unit speaker MODE, then press SELECT or .
turns on for loud crying
3. Press or to choose CAM X, Split
or screeching sounds
Level 1 CAM or Patrol Mode.
from your baby. It
Low • CAM X - The parent unit only displays
remains quiet when
sensitivity image of the corresponding baby unit.
your baby makes soft
sounds. You may change to view images from
different baby units by pressing in
this mode.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
• Split CAM - The parent unit displays
2. Press or to choose Sensitivity, then
multiple baby unit images in a maximum
press SELECT or
.
of four in one screen.
• If you have more than one baby unit,
• Patrol Mode - The parent unit patrols to
the system prompts you to choose
display images from different baby units
the desired baby unit or all baby units,
in every 7 seconds. You may change to
press or to choose ALL CAM or
view images from different baby units
CAM #, then press SELECT or .
even though the scanning period is not
3. Press or to choose the desired
expired by pressing in this mode.
sensitivity level, then press SELECT to
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection.
confirm your selection.
NOTES
NOTE
• Monitoring mode is not applicable when there is
• To enter the sensitivity menu of the parent unit, only one baby unit.
the baby units must be turned on.