VTech VM344 User Manual

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Brand: VTech

Category: Baby Monitor

Type: Operation & user’s manual

Model: VTech VM344 , VTech VM344-2

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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.
For support, shopping, and everything new at
VTech, visit our website at
www.vtechcanada.com.
What’s in the box
1 set for VM344
2 sets for VM344-2
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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Use only the battery supplied with this product.
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
possible leakage.
Install the battery as shown below.
THIS SIDE UP
NOTES
Make sure the label THIS SIDE UP is facing up
while inserting the battery.
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.
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.
Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the
power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
Connect the baby monitor
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
The parent unit battery is fully charged after
3 hours of continuous charging.
It takes longer to charge the battery when the
parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging
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
indicators
Battery
status
Action
The battery
icon is off
and
displays.
No battery
is installed
but operates
using AC
power, or the
battery has
been installed
incorrectly.
Install the
parent unit
battery.
Charge
without
interruption
(at least
30 minutes).
The screen
displays
Battery low
at Parent
Unit and .
The lightlight
flashes.
The battery
has very little
charge and
may be used
for only a
short time.
Charge
without
interruption
(about
30 minutes).
The battery
icon
becomes
solid .
The battery is
fully charged.
To keep
the battery
charged,
connect it to
AC power
when not in
use.
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.
CAUTION
For hearing protection, make sure the parent
unit is more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from
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.
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1m (3ft)
Make sure your baby units and parent unit
are on.
The parent unit displays images from the
baby unit.
Speak towards the microphone of the
baby unit. You will hear the sound at the
parent unit.
If you have more than one baby unit, press
VIEW at the right side of your parent unit.
The screen switches to other baby units.
Then, repeat step 2.
NOTES
When the parent unit displays and No link
to CAM # (# represents the selected baby unit
number), and the LINK LED light flashes, move
the parent unit closer to the baby unit (observe
the minimum distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You
can also check if the baby monitor is 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 units.
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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.
To avoid interference from other electronic
devices, place your baby monitor far away from
devices such as wireless routers, microwaves,
cell phones and computers.
Place the baby unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from your baby.
> 1m (3ft)
>
1m (3ft)
Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from the baby unit.
< 1m (3ft)
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> 1m (3ft)
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1m (3ft)
<
1m (3ft)
CAUTION
The default volume of your parent unit is level 4.
If you experience high-pitched screeching noise
from your baby monitor while posit ioning:
Make sure your baby units and parent unit are
more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
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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Overview
Baby unit overview
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Light sensor
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Infrared LEDs
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Camera
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Microphone
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-/VOL/+
Press to adjust the speaker volume.
It determines the talkback volume
transmitted from your parent unit.
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Speaker
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ON/OFF LED light
On when the baby unit is turned on
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.
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ON/OFF switch
Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.
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Antenna
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Temperature sensor
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Power jack
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Threaded socket
For wall mount installation use.
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PAIR
Your baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired.
Parent unit overview
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1 LCD ON/OFF
Press and hold to turn off the parent
unit screen.
VIEW
Press to view the image of the
next baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
2 PATROL
Press to turn on or off the PATROL
mode.
3 SPLIT
Press to turn on or off the
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
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Speaker
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Stand
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Antenna
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LED lights
Indicate the dif ferent statuses of the
parent unit. For details, refer to
Parent unit lights.
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Microphone
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Zoom
While viewing image, press to zoom
in or out.
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TALK
While viewing image, press and hold
to talk to the selected baby unit.
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+/VOL /-
Press to adjust the speaker volume.
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Power jack
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BACK
While in a menu, press to return to
the main menu or idle screen.
While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode, press and hold to move the
baby unit camera lef tward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press
to move the selection box leftward.
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On/off
Press and hold to power on.
Press and hold again to power off.
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MENU/SELECT
Press to enter the menu.
While in a menu, press to choose
an item, or save a setting.
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While in a menu, press to scroll up.
While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode, press and hold to move the
baby unit camera upward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press
to move the selection box upward.
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While in a menu, press to scroll down.
While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode, press and hold to move the
baby unit camera downward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode,
press to move the selection box
downward.
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While in a menu, press to choose
an item.
While in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode, press and hold to move the
baby unit camera rightward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press
to move the selection box rightward.
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LCD display
Parent unit lights
LINK
On when the parent unit is linked to
the baby unit.
Flashes when the link to the baby
unit being viewed in SINGLE-CAM
or PATROL mode is lost; or when
the link to all baby units being
viewed in SPLIT-VIEW mode is lost.
On when the parent unit is
connected to AC power, or the
battery is charging.
Flashes when the parent unit
battery is low and needs charging.
Off when the parent unit is
disconnected from AC power.
TALK
On when the parent unit is talking to
the baby unit.
On when the speaker volume of the
parent unit is turned off.
Parent unit display icons
Connection status
displays when strong signal
strength is detected between the
baby unit and the parent unit.
or displays when moderate
or low signal strength is detected
between the baby unit and the
parent unit.
displays when the link between
the baby unit and the parent unit
is lost.
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Current view status
Displays the number of the baby
unit that is being viewed when in
SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode.
Displays the highlighted baby unit
when in SPLIT-VIEW mode.
Patrol mode
Displays when the parent unit is in
PATROL mode.
Split-view mode
Displays when the parent unit is in
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
Night vision
Displays when the baby unit being
viewed has activated the night
vision feature.
Zoom
Displays when the camera at the
baby unit has zoomed in.
Temperature alert
Displays when the temperature
alert is set on.
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F or
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C
Real-time temperature
Displays the real-time temperature
detected by the baby unit in
Fahrenheit (
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F) or Celcius (
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C)
(e.g. 57
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F or 14
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C).
Mute alert
Displays when the parent unit
speaker volume is set to off.
Displays when SPLIT-VIEW mode
is turned on.
9-level sound indicator
(1 to 3 bars) indicates low sound
level detected by the baby unit.
(4 to 6 bars) indicates
moderate sound level detected by
the baby unit.
(7 to 9 bars) indicates high
sound level detected by the baby
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).
Speaker volume
Displays the parent unit speaker
volume level while adjusting.
Battery status
animates
when the batter y is charging.
displays solid when the battery
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.
Parent unit main menu icons
Language
You can select a language
(English, French or Spanish) to be
used in all screen displays.
Alert Tone
You can set the parent unit to beep
when
the parent unit operates in low
battery condition;
the link between the parent unit
and the baby unit is lost; or
the baby unit detects sounds
while in SPLIT-VIEW mode.
Sensitivity
With this feature, you can choose
to hear sounds from the baby unit
all the time, or to hear sounds that
exceed a certain level. You can
use the parent unit to adjust the
microphone sensitivity of your baby
unit. The higher the sensitivity level,
the more sensitive the baby unit is
in detecting sounds for transmitting
to the parent unit.
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.
Vibration
You can turn on the vibration alert
so that the parent unit vibrates when
it receives Low battery tone, No
link alert, Sound alert in split-view
or Temperature alert tone after
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.
Rename
You can choose a specific name
for the baby unit from a pre-defined
name list.
Pair/Unpair
The baby unit and parent unit
provided are already paired.
Parent unit display messages
No link to
CAM # *
The selected baby unit is
out of range or is turned
off.
Battery low at
Parent Unit
The battery level of the
parent unit is very low and
needs to be recharged.
Battery empty.
Powering off ...
The battery is empty and
needs to be recharged.
Sound
detecte d at CAM #
The sound level exceeds
the threshold at CAM # in
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
Temperature
too high at CAM #
or
Temperature
too low at CAM #
The temperature
detected by the baby unit
is higher/lower than the
desired temperature alert
range.
Powering on...
The parent unit is turning
on.
The parent unit is
searching for baby units.
* # represents the selected baby unit number.
Using the baby monitor
Power on or off the baby unit
Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to turn
on the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light
turns on.
Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn
off the baby unit. The ON/OFF LED light
turns off.
Power on or off the parent unit
Press and hold to turn on the parent unit.
The screen turns on.
Press and hold again to turn off the
parent unit. The screen turns off.
Turn on or off the parent unit
screen
You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
without powering off the parent unit. You can
still hear sound from the baby unit.
Press and hold LCD ON/OFF on the parent
unit to turn off the screen.
Press any key on the parent unit to turn on
the screen again.
Adjust speaker volume
For parent unit:
Press +/VOL /- on the parent unit at any
time when viewing images.
When the parent unit speaker volume is set to
zero, appears on the screen and the light
turns on.
For baby unit:
The baby unit speaker volume determines the
talkback volume transmitted from your parent
unit.
Press +/VOL/- on the baby unit to adjust
the speaker volume.
Set the language
You can select a language (English, French or
Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.
Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
Press or to choose Language, then
press SELECT.
Press or to choose English, Français
or Español, then press SELECT to confirm
your selection.
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 or to choose LCD, then press
SELECT.
Press SELECT again to choose Brightness.
Press or to choose the desired level of
brightness, then press SELECT to confirm
your selection.
Turn on or off the dim mode
The dim mode is preset to on to help you save
the parent unit power. Whenever the parent
unit has been left idle for 10 minutes while the
screen is still on, the screen will be dimmed
automatically to save power.
Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
Press or to choose LCD, then press
SELECT.
Press or to choose Dim Mode, then
press SELECT.
Press or to choose On or Off, then
press SELECT to confirm your selection.
While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or
alert message will trigger the screen to return to
the preset brightness level. Af ter 10 minutes of
idle, it will be dimmed again.
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Adjust the sound sensitivity of
the baby unit
You can choose to hear sounds from the baby
unit all the time, or to hear sounds that exceed
a certain level. You can use the parent unit to
adjust the microphone sensitivity of your baby
unit from Lowest to Highest. The higher the
sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby
unit is in detecting sounds for transmitting to
the parent unit. The sound sensitivity level is
preset to Highest.
Sound sensitivity table for reference
Sensitivity
Level
Description
Highest
The parent unit speaker is constantly
on, and you will hear all sounds
(including background noises) from
your baby’s room.
High
The parent unit speaker turns on for
soft babbling and louder sounds from
your baby. It remains quiet when
your baby sleeps soundly.
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.
Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
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.
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.
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Turn on or off the sound
activation
When sound activation is on, as long as no
sound is detected within 50 seconds, the
parent unit screen will turn off automatically to
save power.
When your baby unit detects a sound, the
sound activation triggers the parent unit
screen to turn on automatically. When no
sound is detected within 50 seconds, the
screen will be off again.
Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
Press or to choose Sound-activated
Screen, then press SELECT.
Press or to choose On or Off, then
press SELECT to confirm your selection.
The screen returns to main menu.
NOTES
Sound activation is available in SINGLE-CAM
and PATROL mode only.
If the sound sensitivit y is set to Highest, the
parent unit screen may remain on c ontinuous ly
even though sound activation is on.
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