Using The Baby Monitor; Technical Specifications - VTech DM1211 User Manual

Using the baby monitor (

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Using the baby monitor (
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Test your audio monitor
You may test the baby monitor before initial use, and at regular times thereafter.
Adjust the sound sensitivity of the baby unit
Caution
Adjust the sound sensitivity of the baby unit
• For hearing protection, make sure the parent unit is more than 6.5
You can choose to hear sounds from the baby unit all the time, or to hear sounds that exceed
feet (2 meters) away from the baby unit. If you hear any
a certain level. You can use the parent unit to adjust the microphone sensitivity of your baby
high-pitched noise, move the parent unit further until the noise
You can choose to hear sounds from the baby unit all the time, or to hear so
unit. The higher the sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds
stops. You can also press
a certain level. You can use the parent unit to adjust the microphone sensitiv
for transmitting to the parent unit. The VOX sensitivity level is preset to HIGHEST.
the noise.
unit. The higher the sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby unit is in d
1. Make sure your baby unit and parent unit are on.
VOX
for transmitting to the parent unit. The VOX sensitivity level is preset to HIG
2. Speak towards the microphone of the baby unit. You will
Sensitivity
hear the sound at the parent unit, and see the visual sound
level
VOX
indicators light up.
Description
Sensitivity
Note
level
• When the parent unit displays NOT LINKED and
unit (observe the minimum distance of 6.5 feet/ 2 meters). You can also check if the baby monitor is
Description
connected to a live power socket and switched on.
Tip
• Increase the speaker volume of the parent unit if you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby
unit.
Positioning the baby monitor
Caution
• Keep the baby units out of the reach of your baby. Never place or mount the baby units inside the
baby's crib or playpen.
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
1. Place the baby units more than 3 feet (1 meter) away from your baby.
2. Press SELECT to select VOX LEVEL.
2. Place the parent unit more than 6.5 feet (2 meters) away from the baby unit to avoid
3. Press or
screeching noise.
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED and you hear a
confirmation tone.
1. Press
Note
Notes
NOTE NOTES
2. Press SELECT to select VOX LEVEL.
• To enter the VOX Level menu of the parent unit, the baby unit must be turned on.
• The parent unit battery is fully charged after 3 hours of continuous charging.
3. Press
• It takes longer to charge the battery when the parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging time,
Sound alert
turn the parent unit off while charging.
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED an
If you want the parent unit alerts you with sound, especially when the baby unit detects loud
• The standby time varies depending on the sensitivity level you set, your actual use and the age of the battery.
sounds, you can turn on the sound alert feature. This feature is preset to OFF.
confirmation tone.
Battery indicators
Once this feature is on,
Note
The battery icon is off.
the red light range, i.e. the baby unit detects loud sounds, your parent unit beeps and
• To enter the VOX Level menu of the parent unit, the baby unit must be turned on.
flashes.
The screen displays
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
Sound alert
MENU
The
BATTERY and .
2. Press or
flashes.
If you want the parent unit alerts you with sound, especially when the bab
3. Press or
The battery icon becomes
sounds, you can turn on the sound alert feature. This feature is preset to O
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED and you hear a
solid .
1
Once this feature is on,
confirmation tone.
the red light range, i.e. the baby unit detects loud sounds, your parent uni
Note
flashes.
• The sound alert setting on each parent unit is independent.
Vibration alert
1. Press
You can set your parent unit to vibrate and alert you, whenever the baby unit detects loud 2. Press
Caution
sounds. This feature is preset to OFF.
3. Press
• The default volume of your parent unit is level 3. If you experience high-pitched screeching noise from
your baby monitor while positioning:
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED an
Once this feature is on,
- Make sure your baby unit and parent unit are more than
red light range, i.e. the baby unit detects loud sounds, your parent unit vibrates and
confirmation tone.
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
Note
Operating range
2. Press or
• The sound alert setting on each parent unit is independent.
The operating range of the baby monitor is up to 1,500 feet (450 meters) outdoors or 160 feet
3. Press or
(50 meters) indoors. The actual operating range may vary depending on the environmental
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED and you hear a
Vibration alert
conditions, and other interferences such as walls, doors, and other obstructions.
confirmation tone.
You can set your parent unit to vibrate and alert you, whenever the baby u
Notes
sounds. This feature is preset to OFF.
• Each time you set the vibration alert to ON, the parent unit vibrates briefly after you press SELECT.
• The vibration alert setting on each parent unit is independent.
Using the baby monitor
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Nightlight
Both your parent unit(s) and baby unit allow you to turn on or off the nighlight on the baby unit.
Power on or off the baby unit
Turn on/off the nightlight using the baby unit:
• Press to power on the baby unit. The
1. Press to turn on the nightlight.
• Press and hold
2. Press again to turn off the nightlight.
turns off.
Turn on/off the nightlight using the parent unit:
Power on or off the parent unit
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
• Press and hold
2. Press or
• Press and hold
3. Press or
turns off.
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED and you hear
Note
a confirmation tone.
• The parent unit powers on automatically once it is connected to power
Notes
socket or battery installed. The baby unit also powers on automatically once
• When the nightlight is turned on, the parent unit displays . connected to power socket.
• The nightlight on baby unit operates even when the parent unit battery is out of charge or has been turned off.
Adjust the speaker volume for baby unit
• If the parent unit lost link, the nightlight icon on its LCD display will disappear, regardless of the nightlight
status.
• Press or
Language
Note
• The speaker of baby unit cannot be muted.
You can select a language (English, Spanish or French) to be used in all screen displays. The
language is preset to English.
Adjust the speaker volume for parent unit
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
You can adjust the speaker volume from VOLUME 1 to VOLUME 5, or turn it off. The
2. Press or
speaker volume is preset to VOLUME 3.
3. Press or
• Press or
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED and you hear
When the speaker volume is set to VOLUME OFF, the screen displays
a confirmation tone.
Note
• The language setting on each parent unit is independent.
Turn on or off the audio reminder
With audio reminder feature preset to ON, the parent unit plays an audio reminder when
it is connected to a baby unit. It reminds you to place the baby unit at least 3 feet (1 meter)
away from your baby, and keep the cords out of the reach of children.
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
2. Press or
3. Press or
4. Press SELECT to confirm your selection, and you hear a confirmation tone.
Notes
• You can press
• If the speaker volume of the parent unit is turned off, it will change to the default volume level when the
parent unit plays the reminder.
Set default
Use this feature to restore to the default settings. Restoring the default settings on one
parent unit will also reset the shared settings for VOX sensitivity level of the other parent unit.
1. Press when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
2. Press or
3. Press or
4. When you choose YES, press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays
SAVED and you hear a confirmation tone.
-OR-
When you choose NO, press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays the
previous menu.
Talk to the baby unit
You can broadcast messages from a parent unit to the baby unit and the other parent unit. If
you have two parent units, you can use both of them at the same time to talk to the baby unit.
1. Press and hold TALK on the side of the parent unit. The screen displays TALK when the
voice connection to the baby unit is made.
2. Speak towards the MIC on the parent unit. Your voice is broadcast to the baby unit and
the other parent unit.
Notes
• If you have two parent units, and you use one of them to talk to you baby, your voice will broadcast to
both the baby unit and the other parent unit. The other parent unit displays TALKBACK. However, no
sound will transmit from the baby unit to any parent unit during broadcasting.
• If speaker volume of the parent unit has been turned off before the talk, it will change to default
volume level after the talk finished.
Find/page the parent unit
Use this feature to locate misplaced parent units.
1. Press PAGE on the baby unit. All idle parent units ring and display PAGING.
2. To end paging, press any key on the parent unit, or press PAGE on the baby unit.
Notes
• Paging rings all parent units even if the speaker volume of parent unit is set to VOLUME OFF.
• The baby unit cannot page any parent unit that is turned off, out of range, or talking to the baby unit.

Technical specifications

Frequency control
Transmit frequency
Channels
LCD
Nominal effective range
Power requirement
on the parent unit to lower or mute
Highest
The parent The parent
Highest
unit speaker unit speaker
is constantly turns on for
on, and you soft babbling
The parent
will hear and louder
unit speaker
all sounds sounds from
is constantly
(including your baby. It
background remains quiet
on, and you
noises) from when your
will hear
your baby's baby sleeps
all sounds
room. soundly.
(including
background
noises) from
your baby's
to choose the desired sensitivity level.
room.
when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
or to choose the desired sensitivity level.
Battery status
is shown on LCD display. When the visual sound indicator hits
No battery is installed but
operates using AC power.
The battery has very little
LOW
charge and may be
light
to choose SOUND ALERT, then press SELECT.
for only a short time.
to choose ON or OFF.
The battery is fully charged. To keep the battery charged, connect
> 3ft (1m)
when the parent unit is not in use.
MENU
or to choose SOUND ALERT, then press SELECT.
to choose ON or OFF.
or
is shown on LCD display. When the visual sound indicator hits the
to choose VIBE ALERT, then press SELECT.
to choose ON or OFF.
to power off the baby unit. The
to power on the parent unit. The screen turns on.
to choose NIGHTLIGHT, then press SELECT.
again to power off the parent unit. The screen
to choose ON or OFF.
on the baby unit at any time.
to choose LANGUAGE, then press SELECT.
to choose ENGLISH, ESPANOL, or FRANCAIS.
when the parent unit is not in use.
to choose REMINDER, then press SELECT.
to choose ON or OFF.
or to adjust the volume when the parent unit is playing the reminder.
to choose SET DEFAULT, then press SELECT.
to choose YES or NO.
Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer
Baby unit: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz
Parent unit: 1921.536-1928.448
5
35 (x) x 21.2 (y) mm B&W LCD
Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC. Actual operating range may vary
according to environmental conditions at the time of use.
Parent unit: 2.4 V Ni-MH battery
Baby unit power adapter:
Output: 6V DC 400mA
Parent unit power adapter:
Output: 6V DC 400mA
High Medium
The parent
High
unit speaker
flashes, move the parent unit closer to the baby
turns on
for loud
The parent
babbling
unit speaker
and louder
turns on for
sounds from
your baby. It
soft babbling
remains quiet
and louder
when your
sounds from
baby makes
your baby. It
soft sounds.
remains quiet
when your
baby sleeps
soundly.
used
2
is shown on LCD display. When the visual soun
6.5 feet (2 meters)
power light turns
MHz
)
Con't
>
Low
The parent
Medium
unit speaker
turns on
for crying
The parent
and louder
unit speaker
sounds from
turns on
your baby. It
remains quiet
for loud
when your
babbling
baby makes
and louder
soft sounds.
sounds from
your baby. It
remains quiet
when your
baby makes
soft sounds.
Action
Install the parent unit battery.
Charge without interruption (at least
30 minutes).
Charge without interruption (about
30 minutes).
it to AC power when not in use.
>
6.5ft (2m)
<
6.5ft (2m)
apart, OR
on.
power light
)
Con't
LINKED
LINKED
LINKED
6.5ft (2m)
Lowest
The parent
Low
unit speaker
turns on for
loud crying
The parent
or screeching
unit speaker
sounds from
turns on
your baby. It
remains quiet
for crying
when your
and louder
baby makes
sounds from
soft sounds.
your baby. It
remains quie
when your
baby makes
soft sounds.
flashes.
.