VTech VM341 User Manual

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VM341-2
®
Safe & Sound
Full Color Video Monitor
User's manual
(Canada version)
Parent unit overview
7
• 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.
8 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.
VIEW / LCD ON/OFF
9
• 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
1 Antenna
• Press to turn on or off the
2 LED lights SPLIT-VIEW mode.
• Indicate the different statuses of
10 +/VOL
the parent unit. For details, refer to
• Press to increase the parent unit
Parent unit lights.
speaker volume.
3 Microphone
11 -/VOL
4 On/off
• Press to decrease the parent unit
speaker volume.
• Press and hold to power on.
• Press and hold again to power off. 12 MENU/SELECT
• Press to enter the menu.
5 TALK
• While in a menu, press to choose an
• Press and hold to talk to the selected
item, or save a setting.
baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
13
6 Zoom • While in a menu, press to scroll up.
• Press to zoom in or out while viewing • While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode. image upward.
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box upward.
Congratulations
Install the battery
on purchasing your new VTech product.
The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery
Before using this product, please read
or AC power. To continuously monitor your
Important safety instructions.
baby, make sure you use both battery and
AC power at the same time. With the battery
This manual has all the feature operations
alone, the parent unit can cordlessly run for a
and troubleshooting necessary to install and
short time only.
operate your new VTech product. Please
review this manual thoroughly to ensure
NOTES
proper installation and operation of this • Use only the battery supplied with this product.
innovative and feature rich VTech product. • The operating time for using the rechargeable
battery is short. If you want to monitor your baby
For support, shopping, and everything new at
for a long time, we recommend you connect the
VTech, visit our website at parent unit to AC power.
www.vtechcanada.com. • If the parent unit will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
possible leakage.
What's in the box 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.
1 set for VM341
Replace the battery
2 sets for VM341-2
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.
14 Current view status
or
• Displays the number of the baby
• While in a menu, press to scroll down. or
unit that is being viewed when in
• While viewing zoomed image, or
SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode.
press and hold to move the zoomed
• Displays the number of the
image downward.
highlighted baby unit when in
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
move the selection box downward.
Patrol mode
15 Stand
• Displays when the parent unit is in
16 Speaker PATROL mode.
Power jack
17 Split-view mode
• Displays when the parent unit is in
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
Parent unit lights
Night vision
LINK On when the parent unit is linked to
• Displays when the baby unit being
the baby unit.
viewed has activated the night
Flashes when the link to the baby vision feature.
unit being viewed in SINGLE-CAM
Zoom
or PATROL mode is lost; or when
• Displays when the baby unit
the link to all baby units being
camera has zoomed in.
viewed in SPLIT-VIEW mode is lost.
Temperature alert tone
On when the parent unit is
• Displays when the temperature
connected to AC power, or the
battery is charging. alert tone is set on.
Flashes when the parent unit o
F or Real-time temperature
battery is low and needs charging.
o C
• Displays the real-time temperature
Off when the parent unit is
detected by the baby unit in
disconnected from AC power.
Fahrenheit ( o F) or Celcius ( o C)
o o
(e.g. 57 F or 14 C).
TALK On when the parent unit is talking to
the baby unit.
Mute alert
• Displays when the parent unit
On when the speaker volume of the
parent unit is turned off. speaker volume is set to off.
• Displays when SPLIT-VIEW mode
is turned on.
Parent unit display icons
9-level sound indicator
Connection status
• (1 to 3 bars) indicates low
sound level detected by the baby
• displays when strong signal
strength is detected between the unit.
baby unit and the parent unit. • (4 to 6 bars) indicates
• or displays when moderate moderate sound level detected by
the baby unit.
or low signal strength is detected
between the baby unit and the • (7 to 9 bars) indicates high
parent unit. sound level detected by the baby
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).
• displays when the link between
the baby unit and the parent unit
Speaker volume
is lost.
• Displays the parent unit speaker
volume level while adjusting.
Lullaby
• Displays when the baby unit being
viewed is playing lullaby.
Charge the parent unit battery
Connect and charge the
When you have connected the parent unit
battery
and installed its battery for the first time or
after power outage, the parent unit powers on
automatically. The battery icon indicates the The battery icon indicates the
NOTES
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this battery status (see the following table).
product.
NOTES
• Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled
by wall switches. • The parent unit battery is fully charged after
3 hours of continuous charging.
• The power adapters are intended to be correctly
oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The • It takes longer to charge the battery when the
prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging
if they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table time, turn the parent unit off while charging.
or cabinet outlet.
• The standby time varies depending on the
• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the sensitivity level you set, your actual use and the
age of the battery.
power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
Battery Battery Action
Connect the baby monitor
indicators status
The battery No battery Install the
icon is off is installed parent unit
and but operates battery.
displays. using AC Charge
power, or the without
battery has interruption
been installed (at least
incorrectly. 30 minutes).
The screen The battery Charge
displays has very little without
Battery low charge and interruption
at Parent may be used (about
Unit and . for only a 30 minutes).
The light short time.
flashes.
The battery The battery is To keep
icon fully charged. the battery
becomes charged,
solid . connect it to
AC power
when not in
use.
Battery status Sound-activated Screen
• animates Automatically turns on the
when the battery is charging.
parent unit screen when a baby
unit detects a sound after the
• displays solid when the battery
screen is turned off. When no
is fully charged.
sound is detected, the screen is
• displays when the battery is
automatically off to save power.
low and needs charging.
LCD
AC power without battery
You can change the brightness of
• Displays when the parent unit is
the parent unit screen, or turn on
connected to AC power without
the Dim Mode to save power.
the battery.
Rename
Parent unit main menu icons You can choose a specific name
for the baby unit from a pre-defined
name list.
Language
You can select a language (English,
Pair/Unpair
French or Spanish) to be used in all
The baby unit and parent unit
screen displays.
provided are already paired.
Alert Tone
You can set the parent unit to beep
Parent unit display messages
when
• the parent unit operates in low
The selected baby unit is
battery condition;
No link to out of range or is turned
• the link between the parent unit
CAM # * off.
and the baby unit is lost; or
• the baby unit detects sounds The battery level of the
Battery low at
while in SPLIT-VIEW mode. parent unit is very low and
Parent Unit
needs to be recharged.
Sensitivity
Battery empty. The battery is empty and
With this feature, you can choose
Powering off ...
needs to be recharged.
to hear sounds from the baby unit
all the time, or to hear sounds that
The sound level exceeds
exceed a certain level. You can
the threshold at CAM # in
Sound
use the parent unit to adjust the
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
detected at CAM #
microphone sensitivity of your baby
unit. The higher the sensitivity level,
the more sensitive the baby unit is in Temperature
The temperature
detecting sounds for transmitting to too high at CAM #
detected by the baby unit
the parent unit.
or is higher/lower than the
desired temperature alert
Temperature
range.
Temperature
You can turn on the Temperature
too low at CAM #
alert tone so that the parent
unit beeps whenever the room
Powering on... The parent unit is turning
temperature detected by the baby
on.
unit falls outside of the desired
temperature range.
The parent unit is
searching for baby units.
Vibration
You can turn on the vibration alert
* # represents the selected baby unit number.
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.
Positioning the baby monitor
Before use
CAUTION
NOTE
• Keep the baby units out of the reach of your baby.
• This baby monitor is intended as an aid. It is not a Never place or mount the baby units inside the
substitute for proper adult supervision, and should baby's crib or playpen.
not be used as such.
NOTE
Test your baby monitor
• To avoid interference from other electronic
devices, place your baby monitor far away from
You may test the baby monitor before initial
devices such as wireless routers, microwaves,
use, and at regular times thereafter. cell phones and computers.
1. Place the baby units more than 1 meter
CAUTION
(3 feet) away from your baby.
• For hearing protection, make sure the parent
More than 1 meter
>
unit is more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from
1m (3ft)
(3 feet)
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.
2. Adjust the angle of the baby unit camera to
aim at your baby.
>
> 1m (3ft) 1m (3ft)
1. Make sure your baby units and parent unit
are on.
2. The parent unit displays images from the
3. Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
baby unit.
(3 feet) away from the baby units.
• Speak towards the baby unit microphone.
You will hear the sound at the parent
unit.
>
1m (3ft)
3. 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
<
1m (3ft)
• 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 (observe
the minimum distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You
CAUTION
can also check if the baby monitor is connected
• The default volume of your parent unit is level 4.
to a live power socket and switched on.
If you experience high-pitched screeching noise
from your baby monitor while positioning:
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- Make sure your baby units and parent unit are
• Increase the parent unit speaker volume if you
more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
unit.
Adjust speaker volume
Using the baby monitor
For parent unit:
• Press +/VOL or -/VOL on the parent unit at
Power on or off the baby unit
any time when viewing images .
• Slide upward to turn on the baby unit. NOTE
The ON/OFF LED light turns on.
• When the parent unit speaker volume is set to
zero, appears on the screen and the light
• Slide downward to turn off the baby unit.
turns on.
The ON/OFF LED light turns off.
For baby unit:
Power on or off the parent unit
The baby unit speaker volume determines
the lullaby volume and talkback volume
• Press and hold to turn on the parent unit.
transmitted from parent unit.
The screen turns on.
• Press and hold again to turn off the • Press +/VOL or -/VOL on the baby unit at
any time.
parent unit. The screen turns off.
Play lullaby on the baby unit
Turn on or off the parent unit
screen You can play lullaby on the baby unit to
comfort your baby.
You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
without powering off the parent unit. You can • Press / on the baby unit to play lullaby.
still hear sound from the baby units.
• Press on the baby unit to play the other
lullabies.
Press and hold LCD ON/OFF on the parent
•
unit to turn off the screen. • Press / again to stop the lullaby.
• Press any key on the parent unit to turn on
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the screen again.
• 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.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
to choose Language, then
2. Press or
press SELECT.
3. Press or to choose English, Français
or Español, then press SELECT to confirm
your selection.
Operating range
1 Light sensor
The operating range of the baby monitor is
2 Camera
up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) outdoors or
3 Infrared LEDs
50 meters (160 feet) indoors. The actual
operating range may vary depending on
4 Play/Stop
the environmental conditions and other
• Press to play or stop lullaby on the
interferences such as walls, doors and other
baby unit.
obstructions.
ON/OFF light
5
• On when the baby unit is turned on
Overview
and is paired to the parent unit.
• Flashes when the baby unit is not
being viewed; or when the link to the
Baby unit overview
parent unit is lost.
6 Microphone
a a 7 Skip
a
b b • Press to play the next lullaby.
b
c
c 8 +/VOL/-
c
• Press to adjust the speaker volume.
It determines the lullaby volume and
talkback volume transmitted from
d parent unit.
d
d
e e
ON/OFF switch
e 9
f
f
• Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.
f
10 Temperature sensor
Speaker
11
12 Threaded socket
• For wall mount installation use.
g g
g
j 13 PAIR
j
j
• Your baby units and parent unit
h
h provided are already paired.
h
14 Power jack
i i
k k
i
k
l l
l
m m
m
n n
n
Adjust LCD brightness Adjust the sound sensitivity of
the baby units
You can change the brightness of the parent
unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD
You can choose to hear sounds from the
brightness is preset to Level 3.
baby units all the time, or to hear sounds
that exceed a certain level. You can use the
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
parent unit to adjust the microphone sensitivity
to choose LCD, then press
2. Press or
of your baby units from Lowest to Highest.
SELECT.
The higher the sensitivity level, the more
Press SELECT again to choose Brightness.
3.
sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds
4. Press or to choose the desired level of for transmitting to the parent unit. The sound
brightness, then press SELECT to confirm sensitivity level is preset to Highest.
your selection.
Sound sensitivity table for reference
Turn on or off the dim mode Sensitivity Description
Level
The dim mode is preset to on to help you save
Highest The parent unit speaker is constantly
the parent unit power. Whenever the parent
on, and you will hear all sounds
unit has been left idle for 10 minutes while the
(including background noises) from
screen is still on, the screen will be dimmed
your baby's room.
automatically to save power.
High The parent unit speaker turns on for
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle. soft babbling and louder sounds from
your baby. It remains quiet when
2. Press or to choose LCD, then press
your baby sleeps soundly.
SELECT.
Medium The parent unit speaker turns on for
3. Press or to choose Dim Mode, then
loud babbling and louder sounds
press SELECT.
from your baby. It remains quiet
4. Press or to choose On or Off, then when your baby makes soft sounds.
press SELECT to confirm your selection.
Low The parent unit speaker turns on for
crying and louder sounds from your
NOTE
baby. It remains quiet when your
• While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or baby makes soft sounds.
alert message will trigger the screen to return to
Lowest The parent unit speaker turns on for
the preset brightness level. After 10 minutes of
loud crying or screeching sounds
idle, it will be dimmed again.
from your baby. It remains quiet
when your baby makes soft sounds.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
to choose Sensitivity, then
2. Press or
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.
3. Press or to choose the desired
sensitivity level, then press SELECT to
confirm your selection.
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• You can adjust the baby unit placement to
improve the sound detection.