User's Manual

Press select to confirm your selection.
TIP
To enter the sensitivity menu of the parent unit, the
baby unit must be turned on.
Sound alert
You may turn on the sound alert while the speaker
volume is turned off so that the parent unit beeps
as soon as the baby unit detects sounds which
light up four sound level indicators on the parent
unit.
When the sound alert of the parent unit is turned
on,
displays. The sound alert is preset to OFF.
Press menu when the parent unit is not in
use.
Press volume + or volume - to choose
SOUND ALERT, then press select.
Press volume + or volume - to choose ON
or OFF.
Press select to confirm your selection. The
screen displays SAVED and you hear a
confirmation tone.
NOTE
The sound alert setting on each parent unit is
independent.
Vibration alert
You may turn on the vibration alert so that the
parent unit vibrates as soon as the baby unit
detects sounds which light up four sound level
indicators on the parent unit.
When the vibration alert of the parent unit is turned
on,
displays. The vibration alert is preset to
OFF.
Press menu when the parent unit is not in
use.
Press volume + or volume - to choose
VIBE ALERT, then press select.
Press volume + or volume - to choose ON
or OFF.
Press select to confirm your selection. The
screen displays SAVED and you hear a
confirmation tone.
NOTES
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.
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NOTE
Make sure the supplied rechargeable battery with the
label THIS SIDE UP facing up.
User’s manual
DM202/DM202-2
Safe & Sound
TM
Full Color Video and Audio
Monitor
BC
You can power up 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.
NOTE
Use only the battery supplied with this product.
Install the battery as shown below.
Install the battery
Replace the battery
To replace the battery, unplug the battery
connector from the socket, and then pull the
battery out of the battery compartment. 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.
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Charge the parent unit battery
Once you have connected the parent unit and
installed its battery, press
to turn it on. The
battery icon indicates the battery status (see the
following table).
NOTES
The parent unit battery is fully charged after 11
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.
No battery is
installed. The
parent unit
can be used
only when it is
connected to
AC power.
Install the
parent unit
battery.
Charge without
interruption
(at least 30
minutes).
LOW
BATTERY
and
flash on the
screen.
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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You may test the baby monitor before initial use,
and at regular times thereafter.
To test your audio monitor:
Place the parent unit and the baby units in
the same room to test the product. Make
sure the baby unit is at least 3 feet away
from the parent unit.
Press power on to turn on the baby unit.
The power on lights up.
Press
to turn on the parent unit. The
screen turns on.
NOTE
If both units are not connected, the parent unit
displays NOT LINKED and
flashes.
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Before use
Baby unit overview
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Projector
When it is on, it projects some image
patterns to the user environment.
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Microphone
3
Control key panel
power on
Press to power on.
Press and hold to power off.
Flashes when the baby unit is not
linked to a parent unit; or the pairing
process is in progress.
page
Press to start or stop paging parent
unit.
volume +
Press to increase the listening
volume.
volume -
Press to decrease the listening
volume.
Press to turn on or off the projector.
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Speaker
5
Power jack
Parent unit overview
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Microphone
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Visual sound indicator
The visual sound indicator has two
functions. One is to show the sound level
detected by the baby unit. The other
one is to show the volume level during
speaker volume setting.
Sound level detected by the baby unit
One to three green
lights indicate a moderate sound level
detected by the baby unit.
Additional red
lights indicate a higher sound level
detected by the baby unit (e.g. baby
crying loudly).
Speaker volume level
One to three green
lights indicate Level 1 to Level 3 of the
speaker volume setting.
Additional red
lights indicate Level 4 to Level 5 of
the speaker volume setting.
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LCD panel
Overview
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Control key panel
menu
Press to enter the menu while idle.
select
While in a menu, press to choose an
item, or save a setting.
back
While in a menu, press to return to
the previous menu.
Press to return idle while current
menu is already in root level.
volume +
Press to increase the speaker volume.
While in a menu, press to scroll up.
volume -
Press to decrease the speaker
volume.
While in a menu, press to scroll down.
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Battery level indicator
Light on when the parent unit battery is
being charged.
Light flashes when the parent unit
battery is low and needs charging.
Light off when the parent unit battery
is fully charged, or when no battery is
installed.
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(On/off)
Press to power on.
Press and hold to power off.
Press to turn on or off the screen.
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talk
Press and hold to talk to the selected
baby unit; release to stop talking.
While in a menu, press to return idle.
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Power jack
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Speaker
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Belt clip
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Battery compartment cover
What’s in the box
1 set for DM202;
2 sets for DM202-2
Connect the baby monitor
NOTES
Use only the parent unit power adapter or the baby
unit power adapter supplied with this product.
Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled
by wall switches.
The parent unit power adapter and baby unit power
adapter 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 it is plugged into
a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.
Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the
power adapter cord are out of reach of children.
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Connect and charge the
battery
Parent unit display icons
Connection status
displays when strong signal
strength is detected between the
baby unit and the parent unit.
displays when moderate signal
strength is detected between the
baby unit and the parent unit.
displays when the weak link
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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Projector
Displays when the projector of the
baby unit is on.
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Sound alert
Displays when the sound alert of
the parent unit is turned on.
Flashes when there are sounds
detected from the baby unit at
which the speaker volume is turned
off.
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Vibration alert
Displays when the vibration alert of
the parent unit is turned on.
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Mute
Displays when the volume is turned
off.
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Battery status
animates when
the battery is charging.
displays solid when the battery
is fully charged.
flashes when the battery fails to
charge.
displays when battery is in low
level and needs charging.
No battery icon displays when there
is no battery installed.
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Power on or off the baby unit
Press power on to turn on the baby unit. The
power on lights up.
Press and hold power on again to power off
the baby unit. The
power on turns off.
Power on or off the parent unit
Press
to power on the parent unit. The
screen turns on.
Press and hold
again to power off the
parent unit. The screen turns off.
Adjust the speaker volume for baby unit
Press volume + or volume - on the baby
unit at any time.
Adjust the speaker volume for parent unit
You can adjust the speaker volume from
VOLUME 1
to
VOLUME 5
, or turn it off. The
speaker volume is preset to
VOLUME 3
.
Press volume + or volume - on the parent
unit while viewing image from baby unit.
When the speaker volume is set to off, the
screen displays
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Adjust the sound sensitivity of the baby unit
You can use the parent unit to change the sound
sensitivity level of the baby unit from LEVEL 1
to LEVEL 5. The higher the sound sensitivity
level is set, the more sensitive the baby unit is in
detecting sounds for transmitting to the parent
units. The sensitivity level is preset to LEVEL 5.
If you want the baby unit to be very sensitive in
detecting sounds, you may set the sensitivity
level to the highest level (LEVEL 5), so that
the baby unit will always detect any sounds
including background noises for transmitting to
the parent units. If you want the baby unit to be
less sensitive in detecting sounds, you may set
the sensitivity level to a lower level (LEVEL 1
to LEVEL 4), so that the baby unit will transmit
sounds to the parent units only when your baby is
very noisy or crying loudly.
Press menu when the parent unit is not in
use.
Press select.
Press volume + or volume - to choose the
sensitivity level.
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Using the baby monitor
-OR-
When you choose NO, press select to confirm
your selection. The screen displays the previous
menu.
NOTE
When you reset the default settings, any units that
are turned off or out of range will not be reset.
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.
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.
Speak towards the mic on the parent unit.
Your voice is broadcast to the baby unit and
the other parent unit.
NOTE
When a parent unit is talking to the baby unit, it is
also broadcast to the other parent unit. However,
any sounds from the baby unit cannot be
transmitted to the parent units at the same time.
Find/page the parent unit
Use this feature to find misplaced parent units.
Press page on the baby unit. All idle parent
units ring and display PAGING.
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.
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Projector
You can turn on the projector on the baby unit to
form some interesting and colour images.
You can also use the parent unit to set the
projector on the baby unit to automatically turn on
whenever sounds are detected from the baby unit.
When the projector is turned on,
displays. The
default setting is preset to NO.
Press menu when the parent unit is not in
use.
Press volume + or volume - to choose
Projector, then press select.
Press select again.
Press volume + or volume - to choose ON
or OFF.
Press select to confirm your selection. The
screen displays SAVED and you hear a
confirmation tone.
Language
You can select a language (English, French or
Spanish) to be used in all screen displays. The
language is preset to English.
Press menu when the parent unit is not in
use.
Press volume + or volume - to choose
Language ( LANGUE if French is set, or
IDIOMA if Spanish is set ), then press
select.
Press volume + or volume - to choose
ENGLISH, FRANCAIS or ESPANOL.
Press select to confirm your selection. The
screen display SAVED and you hear a
confirmation tone.
NOTE
The language setting on each parent unit is
independent.
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 sensitivity
and projector of the other parent unit.
Press menu when the parent unit is not in
use.
Press volume + or volume - to choose SET
DEFAULT, then press select.
Press volume + or volume - to choose YES
or NO.
When you choose YES, press select to
confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation
tone and then the screen displays LINKED.
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Positioning the baby monitor
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.
CAUTION
Keep the baby unit out of the reach of the baby. Never
place or mount the baby unit inside the baby’s crib or
playpen.
Place the baby unit at least 1 meter / 3 feet
away from your baby.
NOTE
If you experience audio feedback on either the parent
unit or baby unit, move the parent unit further away until
there is no more audio feedback; or press volume - on
the parent unit to lower the audio feedback sound.
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Place the parent unit at least 1 meter / 3
feet away from the baby unit.
TIP
You can increase the speaker volume of the parent unit
if you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby
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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Parent unit display screen
messages
LINKED
When the link between the
parent unit and the baby unit is
established.
LOW
BATTERY
The parent unit uses only the
rechargeable battery pack and it
needs to be recharged.
NOT
LINKED
When the link between the parent
unit and the baby unit is lost
continuously for over 10 seconds.
PAGING
All idle parent units are being
paged by the baby unit.
SAVED
Your selection has been saved.
SEARCHING
The parent unit is out of range of
the baby unit, or the baby unit is
out of power.
TALK
The parent unit is talking to the
baby unit.
TALKBACK
The other parent unit is talking to
the baby unit.
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