VTech VM342 User Manual

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VM342-2
Full Color Video Monitor
with Wide-Angle Lens
User's manual
8 + VOLUME - 1 LED lights
• Press to adjust the speaker volume.
• Indicate the different statuses of
It determines the lullaby volume and the parent unit. For details, refer to
talkback volume transmitted from
Parent unit lights.
parent unit.
2 Microphone
9 ON/OFF switch
3
On/off
• Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.
• Press and hold to power on.
10 Speaker
• Press and hold again to power off.
11 Temperature sensor
4 TALK
12 Threaded socket
• Press and hold to talk to the selected
• For wall mount installation use.
baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
13 PAIR
• Your baby units and parent unit
5
Zoom
provided are already paired.
• Press to zoom in or out while viewing
14 Power jack
image in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode.
Parent unit overview
6
• While in a menu, press to choose an
item.
• While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image rightward.
• While in SPLIT mode, press to move
the selection box rightward.
7 BACK
• While in a menu, press to return to
the main menu or idle screen.
• While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image leftward.
• While in SPLIT mode, press to move
the selection box leftward.
8 VIEW / LCD ON/OFF
• Press and hold to turn off the parent
unit screen.
• Press to view the image of the
next baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
PATROL
• Press to turn on or off the PATROL
mode.
SPLIT
Press to turn on or off the SPLIT
•
mode.
Congratulations
Install the battery
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before
The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery
using this product, please read Important
or AC power. To continuously monitor your
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 proper NOTES
installation and operation of this innovative and • Use only the battery supplied with this product.
feature rich VTech product. • If the parent unit will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
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possible leakage.
VTech, visit our website at
Install the battery as shown below.
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What's in the box
NOTES
• Press down on the battery compartment cover to
pull it out.
NOTES
• Make sure the label THIS SIDE UP is facing up
while inserting the battery.
Replace the battery
To replace the battery, press down on the
1 set for VM342
battery compartment cover and pull it out,
2 sets for VM342-2
then follow the steps above to install the
battery.
1 set for both VM342 and VM342-2
9 On when the parent unit is
•
connected to AC power, or the
• Press to increase the parent unit battery is charging.
speaker volume.
Flashes when the parent unit
•
10 battery is low and needs charging.
Off when the parent unit is
• •
Press to decrease the parent unit
disconnected from AC power.
speaker volume.
It turns on:
11 MENU/SELECT
When the speaker volume of the
• Press to enter the menu. •
parent unit is turned off; or
• While in a menu, press to choose an
When the parent unit is in SPLIT
item, or save a setting. •
mode; or
12
• When the parent unit is talking to
• While in a menu, press to scroll up.
the baby unit.
• While viewing zoomed image,
TALK • On when the parent unit is talking
press and hold to move the zoomed
to the baby unit.
image upward.
• While in SPLIT mode, press to move
the selection box upward. Parent unit status icons
13 Connection status
• While in a menu, press to scroll • displays when strong signal
down. strength is detected between
the baby unit and the parent unit.
• While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed • or displays when moderate
image downward. or low signal strength is
detected between the baby unit
• While in SPLIT mode, press to move
and the parent unit.
the selection box downward.
• displays when the link between
14 Antenna
the baby unit and the parent unit
15 Stand is lost.
Speaker Lullaby
16
• Displays when the baby unit being
17 Power jack
viewed is playing lullaby.
18 Battery compartment cover
Current view status
or
• Displays the baby unit number of
Parent unit lights
the baby unit that is being viewed
or
when in SINGLE-CAM and
or
LINK • On when the parent unit is linked to PATROL mode.
the baby unit.
• Displays the baby unit number of
• Flashes when the link to the baby the selected baby unit when in
unit being viewed in SINGLE-CAM
SPLIT mode.
or PATROL mode is lost; or when
PATROL mode
the link to at least one baby unit
• Displays when the parent unit is in
being viewed in SPLIT mode is
PATROL mode.
lost.
• For VM342-2 only
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
prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging
they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or time, turn the parent unit off while charging.
cabinet outlet. •
The standby time varies depending on the
• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the sensitivity level you set, your actual use 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.
using AC Charge
displays. power, or the without
battery has interruption
been installed (at least 30
incorrectly. minutes).
The screen The battery Charge
displays has very little without
Battery low charge and interruption
at Parent may be used (about 30
Unit and . for only a minutes).
The short time.
light 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
SPLIT mode
• Displays when the parent unit is in
Alert Tone
SPLIT mode.
You can set the parent unit to beep
• For VM342-2 only
when
Night vision • the parent unit operates in low
battery condition;
• Displays when the baby unit being
• the link between the parent unit
viewed has activated the night
and the baby unit is lost; or
vision feature.
• the baby unit detects sounds
Zoom
while in SPLIT mode.
• Displays when the current image
Language
on the parent unit has zoomed in.
You can select a language (English,
Temperature alert tone
French or Spanish) to be used in all
• Displays when the temperature screen displays.
alert tone is set on.
LCD
o F or Real-time temperature
You can change the brightness of
o
C
• Displays the real-time temperature the parent unit screen, or turn on
detected by the baby unit in the Dim Mode to save power.
o o
Fahrenheit ( F) or Celsius ( C)
Pair/Unpair CAM
(e.g. 57 o F or 14 o C).
The baby unit and parent unit
Mute alert
provided are already paired.
• Displays when the parent unit
Rename
speaker volume is set to off.
You can choose a specific name
• Displays when SPLIT mode is
for the baby unit from a pre-defined
turned on.
name list.
9-level sound indicator
Sensitivity
• (1 to 3 bars) indicates low
With this feature, you can choose
sound level detected by the baby
to hear sounds from the baby unit
unit.
all the time, or to hear sounds that
• (4 to 6 bars) indicates exceed a certain level. You can
moderate sound level detected by
use the parent unit to adjust the
the baby unit. microphone sensitivity of your baby
unit. The higher the sensitivity level,
• (7 to 9 bars) indicates high
sound level detected by the baby the more sensitive the baby unit is
in detecting sounds for transmitting
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).
to the parent unit.
Speaker volume
Sound-activated Screen
• Displays the parent unit speaker
When the baby unit detects no
volume level while adjusting.
sound, the parent unit screen stays
Battery status off to save power. Once a sound
is detected, the parent unit screen
• animates
turns on automatically. It will then
when the battery is charging.
turn off again after 50 seconds of
• displays solid when the battery
no sound detection.
is fully charged.
• displays when the battery is
low and needs charging.
AC power without battery
• Displays when the parent unit is
connected to AC power without
the battery.
Positioning the baby monitor
Before use
CAUTION
• Keep the baby units out of the reach of your baby.
NOTE
Never place or mount the baby units 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 units more than 3 feet
CAUTION
(1 meter) away from your baby.
• For hearing protection, make sure the parent
>
unit is more than 3 feet (1 meter) away from 3ft (1m)
the baby unit. If you hear any high-pitched
noise, move the parent unit further until the
noise stops. You can also press on the
parent unit to lower or mute the noise.
2. Adjust the angle of the baby unit camera to
aim at your baby.
> 3ft (1m)
1. Make sure your baby units and parent unit
are on. 3. Bend down the temperature sensor so
that it stays away from baby unit to avoid
2. The parent unit displays images from the
deviation of temperature detection.
baby unit.
• Speak towards the baby unit microphone.
You will hear the sound at the parent
unit.
3. If you have two baby units, press VIEW on
your parent unit. The screen switches to
other baby units. Then, repeat step 2.
4. Place the parent unit more than 3 feet
NOTE
(1 meter) away from the baby units.
• When the parent unit displays and then No link
to CAM # (# represents the baby unit number),
and the LINK LED light flashes, move the parent
unit closer to the baby unit (observe the minimum
distance of 3 feet/ 1 meter). You can also check
＞3ft (1m)
if the baby monitor is connected to a live power
socket and switched on.
TIP
• Increase the parent unit speaker volume if you
cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby
unit.
＜3ft (1m)
Temperature Using the baby monitor
You can choose to set the
maximum/ minimum temperature
Power on or off the baby unit
and turn on the Temperature alert
tone, so that the parent unit beeps
• Slide ON/OFF switch upward to turn on
whenever the room temperature
the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light
detected by the baby unit falls
turns on.
outside of the desired temperature
range. • Slide ON/OFF switch downward to turn
off the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light
You can choose to display the
turns off.
o
temperature in Fahrenheit ( F) or
Celsius ( o C) on your parent unit.
Power on or off the parent unit
Vibration
• Press and hold to turn on the parent unit.
You can turn on the vibration alert so
The screen turns on.
that the parent unit vibrates when it
• Press and hold again to turn off the
receives No link alert, Sound alert
parent unit. The screen turns off.
in split-view or Temperature alert
tone after turning on the respective
Turn on or off the parent unit
alert tones.
screen
You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
Parent unit display messages
without powering off the parent unit. You can
still hear sound from the baby units.
The selected baby unit is
No link to out of range or is turned • Press and hold LCD ON/OFF on the parent
CAM # * off. unit to turn off the screen.
• Press any keys on the parent unit to turn on
The battery level of the
the screen again.
Battery low at parent unit is very low and
Parent Unit
needs to be recharged.
Adjust speaker volume
Battery empty. The battery is empty and
To adjust parent unit speaker volume:
Powering off ... needs to be recharged.
• Press or on the parent unit at any
The sound level exceeds
Sound the threshold at CAM # in time when viewing images .
detected at CAM # SPLIT mode.
NOTE
• When the parent unit speaker volume is set to
zero, appears on the screen and the light
Temperature
too high at CAM # The temperature detected turns on.
or by the baby unit is higher/
To adjust baby unit speaker volume:
lower than the desired
temperature alert range. The baby unit speaker volume determines
Temperature
too low at the lullaby volume and talkback volume
transmitted from parent unit.
CAM #
• Press + VOLUME - on the baby unit to
Powering on... The parent unit is turning
adjust the speaker volume.
on.
The parent unit is Play lullaby on the baby unit
searching for baby units.
The baby monitor has five lullabies and four
* # represents the baby unit number. soothing sounds for you to comfort your baby.
To play lullaby or soothing sound on the
baby unit:
You can play lullaby or soothing sound on the
baby unit. You can also control the volume level.
CAUTION
Overview
•
The default volume of your parent unit is
level 4, and the maximum volume is level 7. If you
Baby unit overview
experience high-pitched screeching noise from
your baby monitor while positioning:
- Make sure your baby units and parent unit are
more than 3 feet (1 meter) apart, OR
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
Operating range
The operating range of the baby monitor is up
to 1,000 feet (300 meters) outdoors or 160 feet
(50 meters) indoors. The actual operating range
may vary depending on the environmental
conditions and other interferences such as
walls, doors and other obstructions.
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Install the lens (optional)
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The wide-angle lens (VM101) provided allows
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you to view more of your baby's room from the
parent unit screen. Install the wide-angle lens
onto the baby unit camera as shown below.
Remove the lens
1 Light sensor
2 Camera
Infrared LEDs
3
4 ON/OFF light
• On when the baby unit is turned on.
• Flashes when the baby unit is not
being viewed; or when the link to the
parent unit is lost.
5 Play/Stop
• Press to play or stop lullaby on the
baby unit.
NOTES
6 Microphone
• When the lens is not in use, cover both sides of the
lens with the lens covers provided to avoid scratches. 7 Skip
• You can purchase and install an extra new wide- • Press to play the next lullaby.
angle lens (VM101) onto your baby unit if necessary.
• Press / on the baby unit to play lullaby. Adjust the sound sensitivity of
• Press on the baby unit to play the next the baby unit
lullaby.
You can choose to hear sounds from the baby
• Press / again to stop the lullaby.
unit all the time, or to hear sounds that exceed
a certain level. You can use the parent unit
• Press + VOLUME - to adjust the volume
to adjust the microphone sensitivity of your
level of the lullaby on the baby unit.
baby unit. The higher the sensitivity level, the
TIP TIP
more sensitive the baby unit is in detecting
sounds for transmitting to the parent unit. The
• When the lullaby stops, press / again to replay.
sensitivity level is preset to HIGHEST.
Set the language
You can select a language (English, French or Sensitivity Description
Level
Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.
High Highest sensitivity level
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
sensitivity The parent unit speaker is
2. Press or to choose Language, then constantly on, and you will
Highest
press SELECT. hear all sounds (including
background noises) from
3. Press or to choose English, Français
your baby's room.
or Español, then press SELECT to confirm
High sensitivity level
your selection.
The parent unit speaker
turns on for soft babbling
Adjust LCD brightness High
and louder sounds from your
baby. It remains quiet when
You can change the brightness of the parent
your baby sleeps soundly.
unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD
Medium sensitivity level
brightness is preset to Level 3.
The parent unit speaker
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle. turns on for loud babbling
Medium and louder sounds from
2. Press or to choose LCD, then press
your baby. It remains quiet
SELECT.
when your baby makes soft
sounds.
3. Press SELECT again to choose Brightness.
Low sensitivity level
4. Press or to choose the desired level of
The parent unit speaker
brightness, then press SELECT to confirm
turns on for crying and
your selection.
Low louder sounds from your
baby. It remains quiet when
Turn on or off the dim mode
your baby makes soft
sounds.
The dim mode is preset to on to help you save
Lowest sensitivity level
the parent unit power. Your parent unit display
The parent unit speaker
will dim automatically after 10 minutes of
turns on for loud crying or
inactivity, in which there is neither key pressed
Lowest screeching sounds from
nor alert received from the baby unit.
your baby. It remains quiet
Low
when your baby makes soft
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
sensitivity sounds.
2. Press or to choose LCD, then press
SELECT. 1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
3. Press or to choose Dim Mode, then
2. Press or to choose Sensitivity, then
press SELECT. press SELECT.
4. Press or to choose On or Off, then
• If you have two baby units, the system
press SELECT to confirm your selection. prompts you to choose both baby units
or the desired baby unit, press or to
choose ALL CAM or CAM #, then press
NOTE
SELECT.
• While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or
3. Press or to choose the desired
alert message will trigger the screen to return to
the preset brightness level. After 10 minutes of sensitivity level, then press SELECT to
inactivity, it will be dimmed again. confirm your selection.