User's Manual

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and troubleshooting necessary to install and
operate your new VTech product. Please
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What’s in the box
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1 set for VM346
2 sets for VM346-2
Install the battery
You can power on the parent unit by connecting
it to AC power or to the rechargeable battery
provided. Even if the parent unit is connected to
AC power, we recommend you also install the
battery. This guarantees continual operation in
case of a power outage.
Install the battery as shown below.
NOTE
Press down on the large tab of the battery
compartment cover to pull it out.
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NOTE
Make sure the label 5)*44*%&61 is facing up
while inserting the battery.
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To replace the battery, press down on the
large tab of the battery compartment cover
and pull it out, then follow the steps above to
install the battery.
NOTES
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.
Connect and charge the
battery
NOTES
Use only the battery supplied with this product.
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.
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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.
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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
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and .
The
light
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.
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Before use
NOTE
This baby monitor is intended as an aid. It is not a
substitute for proper adult supervision, and should
not be used as such.
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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
the baby unit. If you hear any high-pitched
noise, move the parent unit further until the
noise stops. You can also press 70- on
the parent unit to lower or mute the noise.
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> 1m (3ft)
>
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
7*&8 at the right side of your parent unit.
The screen switches to other baby units.
Then, repeat step 2.
NOTE
When the parent unit displays and then /PMJOL
UP$".(# represents the selected baby unit
number), and the -*/, 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.
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Increase the speaker volume of the parent unit if
you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the
baby units.
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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.
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.
Place the baby units more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from your baby. Adjust the
angle of the camera to aim at your baby.
> 1m (3ft)
>
1m (3ft)
Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from the baby units.
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CAUTION
The default volume of your parent unit is level 4.
If you experience high-pitched screeching noise
from your baby monitor while positioning:
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.
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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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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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/ VOL /
Press to adjust the speaker volume.
It determines the lullaby volume and
talkback volume transmitted from
parent unit.
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Play/Stop
Press to play or stop lullaby on the
baby unit.
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Press to play the next lullaby.•
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Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.•
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Your baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired.
Press and hold on accessory baby
units (7., purchased separately)
to pair to the parent unit.
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Indicate the different statuses of
the parent unit. For details, refer to
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Press and hold to power on.
Press and hold again to power off.
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5"- ,
While viewing image, press and hold
to talk to the selected baby unit.
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While viewing image, press to zoom
in or out.
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While in a menu, press to choose an
item.
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While in a menu, press to return to
the main menu or idle screen.
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7*&8-$%0/0''
Press and hold to turn off the parent
unit screen.
Press to view the image of the
next baby unit in 4*/(-&$".or
1"530-mode.
1"530-
Press to turn on or off the 1"530-
function.
41-*5
Press to turn on or off the
41-*57*&8 mode.
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70-
Press to increase the speaker volume.•
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Press to decrease the speaker volume.•
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Press to enter the menu.
While in a menu, press to choose an
item, or save a setting.
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While in a menu, press to scroll up.•
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While in a menu, press to scroll down.•
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-*/,
On when the parent unit is linked to
the baby unit.
Flashes when the link to the baby
unit being viewed in 4*/(-&$".
or 1"530- mode is lost; or when
the link to all baby units being
viewed in 41-*57*&8 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.
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On when the parent unit is talking to
the baby unit.
On when the speaker volume of the
parent unit is turned off.
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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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Displays when the baby unit is
playing lullaby.
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Displays the number of the baby
unit that is being viewed when in
4*/(-&$". and 1"530- mode.
Displays the highlighted baby unit
when in 41-*57*&8 mode.
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Displays when the parent unit is in
1"530- mode.
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Displays when the parent unit is in
41-*57*&8 mode.
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Displays when the camera has
activated the night vision feature.
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Displays when the camera at the
baby unit has zoomed in.
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Displays when the temperature
alert is set on.
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Displays the real-time temperature
detected by the baby unit in
Fahrenheit (
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(e.g. 
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Displays when the speaker volume
is set to off.
Displays when 41-*57*&8 mode
is turned on.
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(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).
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Displays the speaker volume level
while adjusting.
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animates
when the battery is charging.
displays solid when the battery
is fully charged.
displays when the battery is
low and needs charging.
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Displays when the parent unit is
connected to AC power without
the battery.
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You can select a language
(English, French or Spanish) to be
used in all screen displays.
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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 41-*57*&8 mode.
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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.
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You can turn on the temperature
alert feature so that the parent
unit beeps whenever the room
temperature detected by the baby
unit falls outside of the desired
temperature range.
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You can turn on the vibration alert
so that the parent unit vibrates
when it receives -PXCBUUFSZ
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BMFSU after these alert tones are
turned on.
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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 off to save
power.
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You can change the brightness of
the parent unit screen, or turn on
the %JN.PEF to save power.
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You can choose a specific name
for the baby unit from a pre-
defined name list.
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The baby unit and parent unit
provided are already paired. You
can add or replace baby units
(7., purchased separately) to
your baby monitor system.
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/PMJOLUP
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The selected baby unit is
out of range or is turned
off.
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The battery level of the
parent unit is very low and
needs to be recharged.
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The battery is empty and
needs to be recharged.
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The sound level exceeds
the threshold at CAM # in
41-*57*&8mode.
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or
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The temperature
detected by the baby unit
is higher/lower than the
desired temperature alert
range.
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The parent unit is turning
on.
The parent unit is
searching for baby units.
represents the selected baby unit number.
Using the baby monitor
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Slide the 0/0'' switch on the baby units
to 0/ to power on. The 0/0'' LED light
turns on.
Slide the 0/0'' switch on the baby units
to 0'' to power off. The 0/0'' LED light
turns off.
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Press and hold to power on the parent
unit. The screen turns on.
Press and hold
again to power off the
parent unit. The screen turns off.
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You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
without powering off the parent unit. You can
still hear sound from the baby units.
Press and hold -$%0/0'' on the top of
the parent unit to turn off the screen.
Press any key on the parent unit to turn on
the screen again.
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Press +
/ VOL / - on the parent unit at any
time when viewing images
.
NOTE
When the parent unit speaker volume is set to
zero,
appears on the screen and the light
turns on.
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The baby unit speaker volume determines
the lullaby volume and talkback volume
transmitted from parent unit.
Press
/ VOL / on the baby unit to adjust
the speaker volume.
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You can play lullaby on the baby unit to
comfort your baby.
Press
/ on the baby unit to play lullaby.
Press
on the baby unit to play the other
lullabies.
Press
/ again to stop the lullaby.
Press
/VOL/ on the baby unit to adjust
the lullaby volume.
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When the lullaby stops, press / again to replay.
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You can select a language (English, French or
Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.
Press .&/6 when the parent unit is idle.
Press or to choose -BOHVBHF, then
press 4&-&$5.
Press
or to choose &OHMJTI, 'SBO¿BJT
or &TQBñPM, then press 4&-&$5 to confirm
your selection.
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You can change the brightness of the parent
unit screen from -FWFM to -FWFM. The LCD
brightness is preset to -FWFM.
Press .&/6 when the parent unit is idle.
Press
or to choose -$%, then press
4&-&$5.
Press 4&-&$5again to choose #SJHIUOFTT.
Press
or to choose the desired level of
brightness, then press 4&-&$5 to confirm
your selection.
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The dim mode is preset to on to help you save
the parent unit power. Whenever the parent
unit has been left idle for 10 minutes while the
screen is still on, the screen will be dimmed
automatically to save power.
Press .&/6 when the parent unit is idle.
Press
or to choose -$%, then press
4&-&$5.
Press
or to choose %JN.PEF, then
press 4&-&$5.
Press
or to choose 0O or 0GG, then
press 4&-&$5 to confirm your selection.
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While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or
alert message will trigger the screen to return to
the preset brightness level. After 10 minutes of
idle, it will be dimmed again.
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You can choose to hear sounds from the
baby units 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 units from -PXFTU to )JHIFTU.
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 )JHIFTU.
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Sensitivity
Level
Description
)JHIFTU
The parent unit speaker is constantly
on, and you will hear all sounds
(including background noises) from
your baby’s room.
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The parent unit speaker turns on for
soft babbling and louder sounds from
your baby. It remains quiet when your
baby sleeps soundly.
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The parent unit speaker turns on
for loud babbling and louder sounds
from your baby. It remains quiet when
your baby makes soft sounds.
-PX
The parent unit speaker turns on for
crying and louder sounds from your
baby. It remains quiet when your
baby makes soft sounds.
-PXFTU
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 .&/6 when the parent unit is idle.
Press
or to choose 4FOTJUJWJUZ, then
press 4&-&$5.
Press
or to choose "--$".or
$"., then press 4&-&$5.
Press
or to choose the desired
sensitivity level, then press 4&-&$5
to
confirm your selection.
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You can adjust the baby unit placement to
improve the sound detection.
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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 .&/6 when the parent unit is idle.
Press
or to choose 4PVOEBDUJWBUFE
4DSFFO, then press 4&-&$5.
Press
or to choose 0O or0GG, then
press 4&-&$5 to confirm your selection.
The screen returns to main menu.
NOTES
Sound activation is available in 4*/(-&$".
and 1"530- mode only.
If the sound sensitivity is set to )JHIFTU, the
parent unit screen may remain on continuously
even though sound activation is on.
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User’s manual
VM346
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Pan & Tilt Full Color
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