VTech VM344 User Manual

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VM344-2
Pan & Tilt Full Color
Video Monitor
User's manual
(Canada version)

Parent unit overview

9
Zoom
• While viewing image, press to zoom
in or out.
a
10 Talk
d
b
• While viewing image, press and hold
to talk to the selected baby unit.
c
11 +/VOL/-
e
• Press to adjust the speaker volume.
Power jack
12
f 13 BACK
• While in a menu, press to return to
the main menu or idle screen.
• While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
g
mode, press and hold to move the
n
h baby unit camera leftward.
o
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press
i
p
to move the selection box leftward.
j
q
14 On/off
k r
• Press and hold to power on.
s
l
• Press and hold again to power off.
m
15 MENU/SELECT
• Press to enter the menu.
• While in a menu, press to choose
1 LCD ON/OFF
an item, or save a setting.
• Press and hold to turn off the parent
unit screen. 16
VIEW • While in a menu, press to scroll up.
• Press to view the image of the • While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
next baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or mode, press and hold to move the
PATROL mode.
baby unit camera upward.
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press
2 PATROL
to move the selection box upward.
• Press to turn on or off the PATROL
mode.
17
3 SPLIT • While in a menu, press to scroll down.
While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
• Press to turn on or off the •
SPLIT-VIEW mode. mode, press and hold to move the
baby unit camera downward.
4 Speaker
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode,
5 Stand press to move the selection box
downward.
6 Antenna
7 LED lights
• Indicate the different statuses of the
parent unit. For details, refer to
Parent unit lights.
Microphone
8
Congratulations

Install the battery

on purchasing your new VTech product.
The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery
Before using this product, please read
or AC power. To continuously monitor your
Important Safety Instructions.
baby, make sure you use both battery and
AC power at the same time. With the battery
This manual has all the feature operations
alone, the parent unit can cordlessly run for a
and troubleshooting necessary to install and
short time only.
operate your new VTech product. Please
review this manual thoroughly to ensure NOTES
proper installation and operation of this • Use only the battery supplied with this product.
innovative and feature rich VTech product. • The operating time for using the rechargeable
battery is short. If you want to monitor your baby
For support, shopping, and everything new at
for a long time, we recommend you connect the
VTech, visit our website at parent unit to AC power.
www.vtechcanada.com. • If the parent unit will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
possible leakage.
What's in the box Install the battery as shown below.
THIS SIDE UP
NOTES
• Make sure the label THIS SIDE UP is facing up
1 set for VM344
while inserting the battery.
2 sets for VM344-2

Replace the battery

To replace the battery, pull out the battery
compartment cover, and then lift up the
battery. Follow the steps above to install the
new battery.
18 Patrol mode
• Displays when the parent unit is in
• While in a menu, press to choose
PATROL mode.
an item.
• While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL Split-view mode
mode, press and hold to move the
• Displays when the parent unit is in
baby unit camera rightward. SPLIT-VIEW mode.
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press
Night vision
to move the selection box rightward.
• Displays when the baby unit being
19 LCD display viewed has activated the night
vision feature.
Zoom
Parent unit lights
• Displays when the camera at the
baby unit has zoomed in.
LINK On when the parent unit is linked to
the baby unit.
Temperature alert
Flashes when the link to the baby
• Displays when the temperature
unit being viewed in SINGLE-CAM
alert is set on.
or PATROL mode is lost; or when
o
the link to all baby units being F or Real-time temperature
viewed in SPLIT-VIEW mode is lost.
o C • Displays the real-time temperature
detected by the baby unit in
On when the parent unit is
Fahrenheit ( o F) or Celcius ( o C)
connected to AC power, or the o o
(e.g. 57 F or 14 C).
battery is charging.
Mute alert
Flashes when the parent unit
• Displays when the parent unit
battery is low and needs charging.
speaker volume is set to off.
Off when the parent unit is
• Displays when SPLIT-VIEW mode
disconnected from AC power.
is turned on.
TALK On when the parent unit is talking to
9-level sound indicator
the baby unit.
• (1 to 3 bars) indicates low sound
On when the speaker volume of the level detected by the baby unit.
parent unit is turned off.
• (4 to 6 bars) indicates
moderate sound level detected by
the baby unit.
Parent unit display icons
• (7 to 9 bars) indicates high
sound level detected by the baby
Connection status
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).
• displays when strong signal
Speaker volume
strength is detected between the
baby unit and the parent unit. • Displays the parent unit speaker
volume level while adjusting.
• or displays when moderate
or low signal strength is detected
Battery status
between the baby unit and the
• animates
parent unit.
when the battery is charging.
• displays when the link between
• displays solid when the battery
the baby unit and the parent unit
is fully charged.
is lost.
• displays when the battery is
Current view status low and needs charging.
or
• Displays the number of the baby
or
AC power without battery
unit that is being viewed when in
or
SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode. • Displays when the parent unit is
connected to AC power without
• Displays the highlighted baby unit
the battery.
when in SPLIT-VIEW mode.

Charge the parent unit battery

Connect and charge the
When you have connected the parent unit
battery
and installed its battery for the first time or
after power outage, the parent unit powers on
automatically. The battery icon indicates the
NOTES
battery status (see the following table).
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this
product.
NOTES
• Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled
• The parent unit battery is fully charged after
by wall switches.
3 hours of continuous charging.
• The power adapters are intended to be correctly
• It takes longer to charge the battery when the
oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The
parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging
prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place
time, turn the parent unit off while charging.
if they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table
• The standby time varies depending on the
or cabinet outlet.
sensitivity level you set, your actual use and the
• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the
age of the battery.
power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
Battery Battery Action
Connect the baby monitor
indicators status
The battery No battery Install the
icon is off is installed parent unit
and but operates battery.
displays. using AC Charge
power, or the without
battery has interruption
been installed (at least
incorrectly. 30 minutes).
The screen The battery Charge
displays has very little without
Battery low charge and interruption
at Parent
may be used (about
Unit and . for only a 30 minutes).
The light light short time.
flashes.
The battery The battery is To keep
icon fully charged. the battery
becomes charged,
solid . connect it to
AC power
when not in
use.
Parent unit main menu icons
Rename
You can choose a specific name
Language
for the baby unit from a pre-defined
You can select a language
name list.
(English, French or Spanish) to be
used in all screen displays. Pair/Unpair
The baby unit and parent unit
Alert Tone
provided are already paired. You
You can set the parent unit to beep
can add or replace baby units
when
(VM314, purchased separately) to
• the parent unit operates in low your baby monitor system.
battery condition;
• the link between the parent unit
Parent unit display messages
and the baby unit is lost; or
• the baby unit detects sounds
The selected baby unit is
while in SPLIT-VIEW mode.
out of range or is turned
No link to
CAM # * off.
Sensitivity
With this feature, you can choose
The battery level of the
to hear sounds from the baby unit
Battery low at parent unit is very low and
all the time, or to hear sounds that
Parent Unit
needs to be recharged.
exceed a certain level. You can
use the parent unit to adjust the Battery empty. The battery is empty and
microphone sensitivity of your baby Powering off ... needs to be recharged.
unit. The higher the sensitivity level,
The sound level exceeds
the more sensitive the baby unit is
Sound the threshold at CAM # in
in detecting sounds for transmitting
detected at CAM # SPLIT-VIEW mode.
to the parent unit.
Temperature
Temperature
You can turn on the Temperature The temperature
too high at CAM #
alert tone so that the parent detected by the baby unit
or is higher/lower than the
unit beeps whenever the room
desired temperature alert
temperature detected by the baby
unit falls outside of the desired range.
Temperature
temperature range.
too low at CAM #
Vibration Powering on... The parent unit is turning
You can turn on the vibration alert on.
so that the parent unit vibrates when
The parent unit is
it receives Low battery tone, No
searching for baby units.
link alert, Sound alert in split-view
or Temperature alert tone after
* # represents the selected baby unit number.
turning on the respective alert tones.
Sound-activated Screen
Automatically turns on the
parent unit screen when a baby
unit detects a sound after the
screen is turned off. When no
sound is detected, the screen is
automatically off to save power.
LCD
You can change the brightness of
the parent unit screen, or turn on
the Dim Mode to save power.
Positioning the baby monitor
Before use
CAUTION
• Keep the baby unit out of the reach of your baby.
NOTES
Never place or mount the baby unit inside the
• This baby monitor is intended as an aid. It is not a
baby's crib or playpen.
substitute for proper adult supervision, and should
not be used as such. NOTE
• To avoid interference from other electronic

Test your baby monitor

devices, place your baby monitor far away from
You may test the baby monitor before initial devices such as wireless routers, microwaves,
cell phones and computers.
use, and at regular times thereafter.
1. Place the baby unit more than 1 meter
CAUTION
(3 feet) away from your baby.
• For hearing protection, make sure the parent
unit is more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from
> 1m (3ft) >
1m (3ft)
both baby units. If you hear any high-pitched
noise, move the parent unit further until the
noise stops. You can also press -/VOL on
the parent unit to lower or mute the noise.
2. Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from the baby unit.
>
> 1m (3ft) 1m (3ft)
>
1m (3ft)
> 1m (3ft)
1. Make sure your baby units and parent unit
<
1m (3ft)
< 1m (3ft)
are on.
2. The parent unit displays images from the
baby unit.
CAUTION
• Speak towards the microphone of the
baby unit. You will hear the sound at the
• The default volume of your parent unit is level 4.
parent unit. If you experience high-pitched screeching noise
from your baby monitor while positioning:
3. If you have more than one baby unit, press
- Make sure your baby units and parent unit are
VIEW at the right side of your parent unit.
more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
The screen switches to other baby units.
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
Then, repeat step 2.
NOTES Operating range
• When the parent unit displays and No link
The operating range of the baby monitor is
to CAM # (# represents the selected baby unit
number), and the LINK LED light flashes, move up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) outdoors or
the parent unit closer to the baby unit (observe 50 meters (160 feet) indoors. The actual
the minimum distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You
operating range may vary depending on
can also check if the baby monitor is connected to
the environmental conditions and other
a live power socket and switched on.
interferences such as walls, doors and other
TIP
obstructions.
• Increase the speaker volume of the parent unit if
you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the
baby units.
Set the language

Using the baby monitor

You can select a language (English, French or
Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.
Power on or off the baby unit
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
• Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to turn
2. Press or to choose Language, then
on the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light press SELECT.
turns on.
3. Press or to choose English, Français
• Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn or Español, then press SELECT to confirm
off the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light your selection.
turns off.
Adjust LCD brightness

Power on or off the parent unit

You can change the brightness of the parent
• Press and hold to turn on the parent unit.
unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD
The screen turns on. brightness is preset to Level 3.
• Press and hold again to turn off the
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
parent unit. The screen turns off.
2. Press or to choose LCD, then press
SELECT.
Turn on or off the parent unit
3. Press SELECT again to choose Brightness.
screen 4. Press or to choose the desired level of
brightness, then press SELECT to confirm
You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
your selection.
without powering off the parent unit. You can
still hear sound from the baby unit.
Turn on or off the dim mode
• Press and hold LCD ON/OFF on the parent
unit to turn off the screen. The dim mode is preset to on to help you save
the parent unit power. Whenever the parent
• Press any key on the parent unit to turn on
unit has been left idle for 10 minutes while the
the screen again.
screen is still on, the screen will be dimmed
automatically to save power.
Adjust speaker volume
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
For parent unit:
2. Press or to choose LCD, then press
• Press +/VOL/- on the parent unit at any
SELECT.
time when viewing images .
3. Press or to choose Dim Mode, then
NOTE
press SELECT.
• When the parent unit speaker volume is set to
4. Press or to choose On or Off, then
zero, appears on the screen and the light
press SELECT to confirm your selection.
turns on.
NOTE
For baby unit:
• While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or
The baby unit speaker volume determines the
alert message will trigger the screen to return to
talkback volume transmitted from your parent the preset brightness level. After 10 minutes of
unit. idle, it will be dimmed again.
Press +/VOL/- on the baby unit to adjust
•
the speaker volume.

Overview

1 Light sensor
2 Infrared LEDs

Baby unit overview

a
Camera
a 3
b
b
4 Microphone
a
c
c 5 -/VOL/+
b
• Press to adjust the speaker volume.
It determines the talkback volume
c
transmitted from your parent unit.
e
6 Speaker
e
d
d
7 ON/OFF LED light
e • On when the baby unit is turned on
d
and is paired to the parent unit.
• Flashes when the baby unit is not
being viewed; or when the link to the
parent unit is lost.
f
i
f i
8 ON/OFF switch
• Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.
f i
9 Antenna
j
j
10 Temperature sensor
g
g
h 11 Power jack
k j
h
k
g 12 Threaded socket
• For wall mount installation use.
h
k
13 PAIR
• Your baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired.
l • Press and hold on accessory baby
l
units (VM314, purchased separately)
m
to pair to the parent unit.
m
l
m
Adjust the sound sensitivity of Turn on or off the sound
the baby unit activation
You can choose to hear sounds from the baby When sound activation is on, as long as no
unit all the time, or to hear sounds that exceed
sound is detected within 50 seconds, the
a certain level. You can use the parent unit to
parent unit screen will turn off automatically to
adjust the microphone sensitivity of your baby
save power.
unit from Lowest to Highest. The higher the
When your baby unit detects a sound, the
sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby
sound activation triggers the parent unit
unit is in detecting sounds for transmitting to
screen to turn on automatically. When no
the parent unit. The sound sensitivity level is
sound is detected within 50 seconds, the
preset to Highest.
screen will be off again.
Sound sensitivity table for reference
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose Sound-activated
Sensitivity Description
Level Screen, then press SELECT.
3. Press or to choose On or Off, then
Highest
The parent unit speaker is constantly
press SELECT to confirm your selection.
on, and you will hear all sounds
The screen returns to main menu.
(including background noises) from
your baby's room.
NOTES
High The parent unit speaker turns on for • Sound activation is available in SINGLE-CAM
soft babbling and louder sounds from and PATROL mode only.
your baby. It remains quiet when • If the sound sensitivity is set to Highest, the
your baby sleeps soundly. parent unit screen may remain on continuously
even though sound activation is on.
Medium The parent unit speaker turns on for
loud babbling and louder sounds
from your baby. It remains quiet
when your baby makes soft sounds.
Low The parent unit speaker turns on for
crying and louder sounds from your
baby. It remains quiet when your
baby makes soft sounds.
Lowest The parent unit speaker turns on for
loud crying or screeching sounds
from your baby. It remains quiet
when your baby makes soft sounds.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose Sensitivity, then
press SELECT.
• If you have more than one baby unit,
the system prompts you to choose
the desired baby unit or all baby units,
press or to choose ALL CAM or
CAM #, then press SELECT.
3. Press or to choose the desired
sensitivity level, then press SELECT to
confirm your selection.
TIP
• You can adjust the baby unit placement to
improve the sound detection.