2.4 ghz safe & sound video and audio monitor (52 pages)
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Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this product, please read Important safety instructions. This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech product. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech product.
Install the battery The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery or AC power. To continuously monitor your baby, make sure you use both battery and AC power at the same time. With the battery alone, the parent unit can cordlessly run for a short time only.
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Connect and charge the battery NOTES • Use only the power adapters supplied with this product. • Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled by wall switches. • The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.
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Charge the parent unit battery When you have connected the parent unit and installed its battery for the first time or after power outage, the parent unit powers on automatically. The battery icon indicates the battery status (see the following table). NOTES •...
Before use 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.
Positioning the baby monitor CAUTION • Keep the baby unit out of the reach of your baby. 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.
Operating range The operating range of the baby monitor is up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) outdoors or 50 meters (160 feet) 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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Light sensor Camera Infrared LEDs -/VOLUME/+ • Press to adjust the speaker volume. It determines the talkback volume transmitted from your parent unit. Microphone ON/OFF LED light • On when the baby unit is turned on and is paired to the parent unit. •...
Parent unit overview LCD display Zoom • While viewing image, press to zoom in or out. • Press to resume video streaming while in MENU. • While in a menu, press to scroll up, or to enter an item’s sub-menu. While zooming in SINGLE-CAM or •...
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• While in a menu, press to choose the next item on the left, or return to the main menu. While in SINGLE-CAM and • PATROL mode, press and hold to move the zoomed image leftward. • While in a menu, press to choose the next item on the right, or return to the main menu.
Parent unit lights LINK On when the parent unit is linked to the baby unit. Flashes quickly when the link to the baby unit is nearly lost. Flashes when the link to at least one of the baby units is lost. On when the parent unit is connected to AC power, or the battery is charging.
Lullaby • Displays when a lullaby is playing. Talkback • Displays when talking back to the baby unit from parent unit. Mute alert • Displays when the parent unit speaker volume is set to off. or Real-time temperature • Displays the real-time temperature detected by the baby unit in Fahrenheit ( F) or Celcius (...
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Temperature You can turn on the Temperature alert tone so that the parent unit beeps whenever the room temperature detected by the baby unit falls outside of the desired temperature range. Lullaby You can set the baby unit lullaby playback parameters. Parent unit warning icons and messages The selected baby unit is...
Using the baby monitor Power on or off the baby unit ON/OFF switch to the left to • Slide the turn on the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light turns on. ON/OFF switch to the right to • Slide the turn off the baby unit.
Adjust LCD brightness You can change the brightness of the parent unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD brightness is preset to Level 3. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle. Press to choose , then press Press to choose the desired level of brightness, then press SELECT to confirm...
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• Press PATROL to switch to PATROL mode if you are in SINGLE-CAM mode, and vice versa. Press PATROL. Zoom You can remotely zoom in while viewing images in SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode. • Press to zoom in. Press again to zoom out.
Monitor the temperature Your baby unit monitors the temperature of your baby’s room with its built-in temperature sensor. If the detected temperature is out of the preset temperature range, the parent unit will display an alert message. Set temperature range You can set the desired room temperature alert range.
Night vision The baby unit has infrared LEDs that allow you to see your baby clearly at night or in a dark room. When the baby unit being viewed detects low light levels, the infrared LEDs are switched on automatically. The images from this baby unit is in black and white, and appears on screen.
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Pair and replace extra new baby unit (VM) You can add or replace any baby units (VM3211 purchased separately) to your video and audio monitor system. You can pair a maximum of four baby units to your parent unit. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle. Press to choose , then press...
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Lullaby You can play lullabies on the baby unit by remoting on the parent unit. On the baby unit, you can control the volume level of the lullabies. Playing lullabies Press MENU when the parent unit is idle. Press to choose , then press Press to choose a lullaby, or choose...
General product care To keep this product working well and looking good, follow these guidelines: • Avoid putting it near heating appliances and devices that generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent lamps). • DO NOT expose it to direct sunlight or moisture. •...
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Why don’t Perhaps the parent unit is not the power-on connected to the power. Insert light of the the appliance plug into the parent baby unit and unit and put the adapter in a wall parent unit socket. Then press and hold go on when I switch on the parent unit and to switch on the...
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The ON/OFF The baby unit is unpaired from the light on the parent unit. Follow below steps to baby unit pair the baby unit. Make sure both flashes and parent unit and baby unit are on the parent before pairing. unit displays Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
Important safety instructions When using your equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following: Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Adult setup is required. This product is intended as an aid.
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product are provided for ventilation. To protect them from overheating, these openings must not be blocked by placing the product on a soft surface such as a bed, sofa or rug. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register.
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Electromagnetic fields (EMF) This VTech product complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user’s manual, the product is safe to be used based...
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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. To ensure safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy that can be safely absorbed by a user or bystander according to the intended usage of the product.
Consumer for Products purchased and used in the United States of America and Canada. What will VTech do if the Product is not free from defects in materials and workmanship during the limited warranty period (“Materially Defective Product”)?
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VTech will notify you and will request that you authorize the cost of repair prior to any further repair activity. You must pay for the cost of repair and return shipping costs for the repair of Products that are not covered by this limited warranty.
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In no event shall VTech be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or similar damages (including, but not limited to lost profits or revenue, inability to use...
Technical specifications Frequency Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer control Transmit Baby unit: 2405 - 2475 MHz frequency Parent unit: 2405 - 2475 MHz Channels 2.8” Color LCD (WQVGA 320x240 pixel) Nominal Maximum power allowed by FCC effective and IC. Actual operating range may range vary according to environmental conditions at the time of use.
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