User Guide

2. Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from the baby unit.
CAUTION
The default volume of your parent unit is . 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.
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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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 sound
sensitivity is preset to .
Sound sensitivity table for reference
Icon display Sensitivity Description
High sensitivity level
The parent unit speaker is
constantly on, and you will
hear all sounds (including
background noises) from
your baby’s room.
Medium high
sensitivity level
The parent unit speaker
turns on for soft babbling
and louder sounds from
your baby. It remains
quiet when your baby
sleeps soundly.
Medium sensitivity level
The parent unit speaker
turns on for loud babbling
and louder sounds from
your baby. It remains quiet
when your baby makes
soft sounds.
Medium low sensitivity
level
The parent unit speaker
turns on for crying and
louder sounds from your
baby. It remains quiet
when your baby makes
soft sounds.
Low sensitivity level
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/SELECT when the parent unit is
not in use.
Press VOL or VOL to scroll to .
Press or to adjust the sensitivity level.
Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.
TIP
You can adjust the baby unit placement to improve the
sound detection.
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Plug the battery connector securely into the
socket.
NOTES
Make sure the supplied rechargeable battery
with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up.
Arrange the battery wire to avoid it obstructing
the battery cover when closing.
3. Align the battery compartment cover against
the battery compartment.
4. Push the battery compartment cover down
and click into place.
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User’s manual
VM312/VM312-2
Safe & Sound
TM
Full Color Video and Audio
Monitor
BC
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.
Install the battery as shown below.
Push the detent of the battery compartment
cover and lift the cover to open.
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Install the battery
Replace the battery
To replace the battery, pull the battery out of
the battery compartment and unplug the battery
connector from the socket, 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 that 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 12
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 .
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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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
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 lower
or mute the noise.
Press to turn on the baby unit. The
POWER light turns on.
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Before use
Baby unit overview
1 Infrared LEDs
Backup light for night vision.
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POWER on/off indicator
On when the baby unit is powered on
and currently linked to parent unit.
Flashes when the baby unit is not
linked to a parent unit; or the pairing
process is in progress; or the parent
unit is not viewing this baby unit.
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Power jack
4
(On/Off)
Press to power on.
Press and hold to power off.
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Night sensor
6
Camera
7 /VOL
Press to increase the listening volume.
8 PAIR
Press and hold to pair to the parent unit.
9 /VOL
Press to decrease the listening volume.
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Microphone
11
Speaker
12
Ball joint stand
Pan or tilt to adjust the camera angle.
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Base
Parent unit overview
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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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(On/off)
Press to power on.
Press and hold to power off.
Press to turn on or off the screen.
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3 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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Power jack
Overview
5
While viewing image, press to zoom
in/out.
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6 POWER on/off indicator
On when the parent unit is turned on.
Flashes when in pairing process, or
when connecting to baby unit while
the baby unit is not available.
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Control key panel
MENU/SELECT
Press to enter the menu.
While in a menu, press to choose an
item, or save a setting.
VOL
Press to increase the speaker volume.
While in the menu, press to scroll up.
While viewing a zoomed image,
press and hold to move the image
upward.
VOL
Press to decrease the speaker
volume.
While in the menu, press to scroll
down.
While viewing a zoomed image,
press and hold to move the image
downward.
While in a menu, press to choose the
option on the left side.
While viewing a zoomed image,
press and hold to move the image
leftward.
While in a menu, press to choose the
option on the right side.
While viewing a zoomed image,
press and hold to move the image
rightward.
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8 TALK
While viewing image, press and hold to
talk to the selected baby unit.
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Microphone
10
Battery compartment cover
11
Slot for portable use
12
Speaker
13
Stand
What’s in the box
1 set for VM312;
2 sets for VM312-2
Connect the baby monitor
NOTES
Use only the battery supplied with this product.
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 cords 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.
- , or displays when moderate
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.
- displays when the parent unit is
searching for a baby unit.
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(x:1-4)
Current view status
- Display the number of the baby unit
that is being viewed.
Zoom
- Display when the camera at the baby
unit has zoomed in.
Volume off
- Display when the volume is turned off.
Sound activation
- Display when the sound activation is
on.
Battery status
- animates
when the battery is charging.
- displays solid when the battery is
fully charged.
- displays when the battery is low and
needs charging.
- displays when no battery is installed
but operates using AC power, or the
battery has been installed incorrectly.
Parent unit main menu icons
Camera selection
You can select the screen to view
images from a particular baby unit, or
view all baby units in Patrol Mode.
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Brightness
You can change the brightness of the
screen. The LCD brightness isThe LCD brightness is preset
to .
- brightest screen display.
- brighter screen display.
- average screen brightness.
- darker screen display.
- darkest screen display.
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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 sensitivity level, the more
sensitive the baby unit is in detecting
sounds for transmitting to the parent
unit. The sound sensitivity is preset to
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- high sensitivity level.
- medium high sensitivity
level.
- medium sensitivity level.
- medium low sensitivity level.
- low sensitivity level.
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Sound activation
Automatically turns on the parent unit
screen when a sound is detected in
your baby’s room. When no sound
is detected, the screen is off to save
power.
- turn on sound activation.
- turn off sound activation.
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Pairing
The baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired. You can
add or replace baby units (VM302
purchased separately) to your baby
monitor system.
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Power on or off the baby unit
Press to power on the baby unit. The
POWER light turns on.
Press and hold again to power off the
baby unit. The POWER light 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.
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 unit.
Press on the parent unit at any time.on the parent unit at any time.
Adjust the speaker volume for baby unit
You can adjust the speaker volume.
Press /VOL or /VOL on the baby unit at
any time.
Adjust the speaker volume for parent unit
You can adjust the speaker volume from toto
, or turn it off. The preset speaker, or turn it off. The preset speaker
volume is ..
Press VOL or VOL on the parent unit
while viewing image from baby unit.
When the speaker volume is set to off, the
screen displays .
Adjust the LCD brightness of the parent unit
You can adjust the brightness of the parent
unit screen. The LCD brightness is preset to
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Press MENU/SELECT when the parent unit is
not in use.
Press VOL or VOL to scroll to .
Press or to adjust the brightness.
Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your
selection.
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Using the baby monitor
Turn on or off the sound activation
The parent unit continuously monitors the sound
level in your baby’s room. When the sound
activation mode is on, the parent unit screen
turns on when the baby unit detects a sound.
As long as no sound is detected within 50
seconds, the parent unit screen is off to save
power. When your baby starts to cry, the sound
activation triggers the parent unit screen to turn
on automatically.
Press MENU/SELECT when the parent unit is
not in use.
Press VOL or VOL to scroll to .
Press or to select to turn on, or to
turn off sound activation.
Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your
selection.
NOTES
If you mute the speaker while sound activation
is on, then you hear a beep sound whenever the
screen turns on.
If you want to turn on the parent unit screen
continuously while the sound activation is on,
then set the sound sensitivity to .
Select the camera
You can select the screen to view images from
a particular baby unit, or view all baby units in
Patrol Mode. If you select Patrol Mode to view
the images, the screen switches to view another
baby unit automatically after some time. The
switching is in chronological order: to .
Press MENU/SELECT when the parent unit is
not in use.
Press VOL or VOL to scroll to .
Press or to select the desired baby unit
(1, 2, 3 or 4) or Patrol Mode ( ).
Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your
selection.
Zoom
You can zoom in or out while viewing image
from baby unit.
Press to zoom in.
Press and hold VOL , VOL ,
or to move
the zoomed image upward, downward,
leftward or rightward correspondingly.
Press again to zoom out.
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High
sensitivity
Low
sensitivity
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Press to turn on the parent unit. The
screen turns on and display images from
the baby unit.
Speak towards the microphone of the
baby unit. You will hear the sound at the
parent unit.
NOTE
The parent unit displays while searching for a baby
unit. If no baby unit is found after a while, it displays
. 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.
Positioning the baby monitor
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.
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 unit more than 1 meter
(3 feet) away from your baby.
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