VTech VM346 User Manual

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Important safety instructions.
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and troubleshooting necessary to install and
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What’s in the box
1 set for VM346
2 sets for VM346-2
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.
NOTES
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.
NOTES
Press down on the large tab of the battery
compartment cover to pull it out.
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, press down on the
large tab of the battery compar tment cover
and pull it out, then follow the steps above to
install the battery.
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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.
Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the
power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
Connect the baby monitor
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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
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 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.
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
the baby unit. 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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6
3
℉
> 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 baby unit microphone.
You will hear the sound at the parent
unit.
If you have more than one baby unit, press
VIEW on the top of your parent unit. The
screen switches to other baby units. Then,
repeat step 2.
NOTE
When the parent unit displays and then 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 (obser ve
the minimum distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You
can also check if the baby monitor is conne cted
to a live power socket and switched on.
TIP
Increase the parent unit speaker volume if you
cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby
unit.
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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.
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.
> 1m (3ft)
>
1m (3ft)
Adjust the angle of the baby unit camera to
aim at your baby.
Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from the baby units.
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< 1m (3ft)
> 1m (3ft)
>
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.
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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.
Overview
Baby unit overviewoverview
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Infrared LEDs
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Light sensor
3
Camera
4
ON/OFF 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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/ VOL /
Press to adjust the baby unit
speaker volume. It determines the
lullaby volume and talkback volume
transmitted from the parent unit.
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Play/Stop
Press to play or stop lullaby on the
baby unit.
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Microphone
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Skip
Press to play the next lullaby.•
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ON/OFF switch
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Speaker
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Temperature sensor
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PAIR
Your baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired.
Press and hold on accessory baby
units (VM306, purchased separately)
to pair to the parent unit.
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For wall mount installation use.•
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Power jack
Parent unit overview
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Antenna
2
LED lights
Indicate the dif ferent statuses of
the parent unit. For details, refer to
Parent unit lights.
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Microphone
4
On/off
Press and hold to power on.
Press and hold again to power off.
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TALK
Press and hold to talk to the selected
baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
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Zoom
Press to zoom in or out while viewing
image in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode.
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While in a menu, press to choose an
item.
While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image rightward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box rightward.
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BACK
While in a menu, press to return to
the main menu or idle screen.
While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image leftward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box leftward.
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9 VIEW / LCD ON/OFF
Press and hold to turn off the parent
unit screen.
Press to view the image of the
next baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
PATROL
Press to turn on or off the PATROL
mode.
SPLIT
Press to turn on or off the
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
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+/VOL
Press to increase the parent unit
speaker volume.
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-/VOL
Press to decrease the parent unit
speaker volume.
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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 viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image 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 viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image downward.
While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box downward.
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Stand
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Speaker
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Power jack
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 parent unit speaker
volume 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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Lullaby
Displays when the baby unit being
viewed is playing lullaby.
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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 number of the
highlighted baby unit when in
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
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Patrol mode
Displays when the parent unit is in
PATROL mode.
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Split-view mode
Displays when the parent unit is in
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
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Night vision
Displays when the baby unit being
viewed has activated the night
vision feature.
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Zoom
Displays when the baby unit
camera has zoomed in.
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Temperature alert tone
Displays when the temperature
alert tone 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 (
o
C)
(e.g. 57
o
F or 14
o
C).
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Mute alert
Displays when the parent unit
speaker volume is set to off.
Displays when SPLIT-VIEW mode
is turned on.
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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).
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Speaker volume
Displays the parent unit speaker
volume level while adjusting.
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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.
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AC power without battery
Displays when the parent unit is
connected to AC power without
the battery.
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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.
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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 sensitivit y 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. You
can add or replace baby units
(VM306, purchased separately) to
your baby monitor system.
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 on the baby units
to ON to power on. The ON/OFF LED light
turns on.
Slide the ON/OFF switch on the baby units
to OFF to power off. The ON/OFF LED light
turns off.
Power on or off the parent unit
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.
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 units.
Press and hold LCD ON/OFF 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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Adjust the speaker volume
For parent unit:
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.
For baby unit:
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.
Play lullaby on the baby unit
You can play lullaby on the baby unit to
comfort your baby.
Press / on the baby unit to play lullaby.
It starts playing lullaby for 10 minutes.
Press on the baby unit to switch to the
other lullabies.
Press / again to stop the lullaby.
TIP
When the lullaby stops, press / again to replay.
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.
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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.
NOTE
While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or
alert message will trig ger 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 units
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 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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General

Brand	VTech
Model	VM346
Category	Baby Monitor
Language	English