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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 3 feet (1 meter) 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 reduce the noise.

1. Make sure your baby unit and parent unit are on.

2. 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.

3. If you have two baby units, view the image from one of them by switching cameras via

menu. Then, repeat step 2.

Note

• When the parent unit displays No link to Camera, and the POWER LED light ﬂashes, move the parent

unit closer to the baby units (observe the minimum distance of 3 feet / 1 meter). You can also check if

the baby unit 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.

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.

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.

1. Place the baby units more than 3 feet (1 meter)

away from your baby.

2. Adjust the angle of the baby unit camera to aim at

your baby.

3. Place the parent unit more than 3 feet (1 meter)

away from the baby units.

Caution

• The default volume of your parent unit is level 3, and the

maximum volume is level 5. If you experience high-pitched

screeching noise from your baby monitor while positioning:

- Make sure your baby units and parent unit are more than

3 feet (1 meter) apart, OR

- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.

Operating range

The operating range of the baby monitor is up to 1000 feet (300 meters) outdoors or 160 feet

(50 meters) indoors. The actual operating range may vary depending on the environmental

conditions and other interferences such as walls, doors and other obstructions.

Power on or off the baby unit

• Slide the ON/OFF switch to ON to turn on the baby unit. The POWER LED light turns on.

• Slide the ON/OFF switch to OFF to turn off the baby unit. The POWER LED light turns off.

Power on or off the parent unit

• Slide the ON/OFF switch to ON to turn on the parent unit. The screen and the POWER LED

light turns on.

• Slide the ON/OFF switch to OFF to turn off the parent unit. The screen and the POWER

LED light turns off.

Adjust parent unit speaker volume

• Press VOL /VOL on the parent unit to adjust the speaker volume.

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.

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press .

3. Press or to choose the desired level of brightness, then press to conﬁrm your selection.

Monitoring mode

for VM2251-2 only

Every time the parent unit is turned on, it displays a baby unit in SINGLE-CAM mode. If there

are more two baby units in your system, you can also monitor your baby in PATROL mode.

SINGLE-CAM The screen displays image of a single baby unit in full screen.

PATROL A single cam view that transitions to a different baby unit every 10 seconds.

To switch from SINGLE-CAM to PATROL mode:

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press or to open the submenu.

3. Press or to select to enter PATROL mode to alternately view the image from one

baby unit to the next one in every 10 seconds.

To switch from PATROL to SINGLE-CAM mode:

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press or to open the submenu.

3. Press or to select a camera number to enter SINGLE-CAM mode.

Note

• If one or more paired baby units are powered off or disconnected during patrolling, the parent unit

will keep searching until its power has run out or a baby unit is connected once again.

1 Pair hole

• Your baby units and parent unit

provided are already paired.

2 POWER 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.

3 Microphone

4 Camera

5 Infrared LEDs

6 Light sensor

ON/OFF switch

• Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.

8 Speaker

9 Power jack

10 Wall mount holes

NOTESNOTE

• The rechargeable battery is pre-installed in your parent unit.

• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product.

• Make sure the baby monitor is not connected to the switch controlled electric outlet.

• Connect the power adapters in a vertical or ﬂoor mount position only. The adapters’ prongs are not

designed to hold the weight of baby monitor, so do not connect them to any ceiling, under-the-table,

or cabinet outlets. Otherwise, the adapters may not properly connect to the outlets.

• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the power adapt\er cords are out of reach of children.

Connect the baby monitor

Charge the parent unit battery

When you have connected and turned on the parent unit, the battery will be charged

automatically. The battery icon indicates the battery status (see the following table).

NOTESNOTE

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 volume level you set and your actual use.

Battery indicators Battery status Action

The screen displays Battery

low at Parent Unit. The

or 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.

User’s manual

VM2251

VM2251-2

Video Monitor

Go to www.vtechphones.com

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enhanced warranty support and

the latest VTech product news.

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.vtechphones.com.

1 set for VM2251

2 sets for VM2251-2

Screen off timer

You can set the screen off time for the parent unit when there is no key press for a speciﬁc time interval.

When the screen is turned off, you can still hear sound from the baby unit.

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press or to open the submenu.

3. Press or to choose the desired time period to automatically turn off screen

( / - 5 min./ - 30 min. / - 60min.), then press to conﬁrm your selection.

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. The higher the sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds for

transmitting to the parent unit. The VOX sensitivity level is preset to the highest level (Level 5).

VOX

Sensitivity

level

Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Sensitivity

Highest VOX

sensitivity level

High VOX

sensitivity level

Medium VOX

sensitivity level

Low VOX

sensitivity level

Lowest VOX

sensitivity level

Description

The parent

unit speaker is

constantly on,

and you will

hear all sounds

(including

background

noises) from

your baby’s

room.

The parent

unit speaker

turns on for

soft babbling

and louder

sounds from

your baby. It

remains quiet

when your

baby sleeps

soundly.

The parent

unit speaker

turns on for

loud babbling

and louder

sounds from

your baby. It

remains quiet

when your

baby makes

soft sounds.

The parent unit

speaker turns

on for crying

and louder

sounds from

your baby. It

remains quiet

when your

baby makes

soft sounds.

The parent

unit speaker

turns on for

loud crying

or screeching

sounds from

your baby. It

remains quiet

when your

baby makes

soft sounds.

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press or to open the submenu.

3. Press or to choose the desired sensitivity level, then press to conﬁrm your selection.

NOTESNOTE

Note

• If the screen is off, and the setting of sound-activated screen is ON, then LCD screen will be turned on

automatically when VOX sensitivity is triggered.

Tip

• If you want to use a sound machine or white noise machine for natural white noise while using this baby

monitor to check on your baby, you can:

- Lower the volume of your sound machine or white noise machine; or

- Lower the sensitivity level of your baby monitor to medium (level 3) or below. Default level is the highest level.

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, which exceeds the selected sensitivity level, 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.

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press or to open the submenu.

3. Press or to choose or , then press to conﬁrm your selection.

Note

• If the sound sensitivity is set to the highest level, the parent unit screen may remain on continuously

even though sound activation is on. This depends on whether the baby unit detects any sounds.

Zoom

You can zoom in while viewing images from the baby unit.

• Press to zoom in. Press again to zoom out.

• Press , , or to move the zoomed image downward, upward, leftward or rightward.

Talk

You can use the TALK function of the parent unit to comfort your baby.

Press and hold TALK on the parent unit.

1. Speak towards the microphone on the parent unit. Your voice is broadcast to the baby unit.

2. Release the TALK key to stop the broadcast.

Monitor the temperature

Your baby unit monitors the temperature of your baby’s room with its built-in temperature

sensor. If the detected temperature is out of the preset temperature range, the parent unit

will display an alert message.

Set temperature range

You can set the desired minimum and maximum room temperature alert ranges.

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press .

3. Press or to choose , then press .

4. Press or to choose or , then press .

5. Press or to choose the desired minimum or maximum temperature, then press to

conﬁrm your selection.

Temperature alert tone

You can turn on the temperature alert tone so that the parent unit will emit an alert tone if the

detected temperature is out of range.

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press .

3. Press or to choose , then press .

4. Press or to choose or , then press to conﬁrm your selection.

Temperature format

You can choose to display the temperature in Fahrenheit (

F) or Celsius (

C).

1. Press when the parent unit is idle.

2. Press or to choose , then press .

3. Press or to choose , then press .

4. Press or to choose or , then press to conﬁrm your selection.

Connect and charge the battery

What’s in the box

Before use

Using the baby monitor

Baby unit overview

Using the baby monitor (Con’t)

Frequency control Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer

Transmit frequency Baby unit: 2407.5 - 2475 MHz

Parent unit: 2407.5 - 2475 MHz

Channels 21

LCD 2.4” Color LCD

(QVGA 320x240 pixel)

Nominal effective range Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC. Actual operating range

may vary according to environmental conditions at the time of use.

Power requirements Parent unit: 3.6V Ni-MH battery

Baby unit power adapter: Output: 6V DC @ 400mA

Parent unit power adapter: Output: 6V DC @ 400mA

Technical speciﬁcations

Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice.

Document order number: 91-010824-050-100

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Parent unit overview

1 POWER LED light

• Green when the parent is powered

on.

• Flashes green when no link to

camera.

2 TALK

• Press and hold to talk to the selected

baby unit.

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Summary of content (2 pages)

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Connect and charge the battery VM2251 VM2251-2 Go to www.vtechphones.com to register your product for enhanced warranty support and the latest VTech product news. Note NOTE NOTES Video Monitor 3 Using the baby monitor 2 Before use • • • • The rechargeable battery is pre-installed in your parent unit. Use only the power adapters supplied with this product. Make sure the baby monitor is not connected to the switch controlled electric outlet.
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5 6 Parent unit overview (Con’t) Parent unit icons General product care Status icons 1 7 12 2 3 8 10 4 9 5 11 13 6 Main menu icons Status icons 3 12 4 13 MENU/SELECT • Press to enter or exit the menu. • While in a sub-menu, press to choose an item, or save a setting. 5 Microphone 6 Battery indicator • Red when battery is charging. • Flashes red when battery is low. 10 Arrow keys and VOL / VOL VOL / 11 • Press to increase the parent unit speaker volume.