VTech VM321 manuale d’uso

® Safe & Sound TM Video and audio monitor User’s manual w w w . b a b y m o n i t o r s . v t e c h . c o m Models : VM32 1 / VM32 1 -2[...]

Congratulations on pur chasin g your new VT e ch pro duct . Before usin g this pro duct , pleas e read Im por ta nt safe ty in stru ction s on page iii of t his manua l. This m anual has al l the feature op erations an d troubl eshoot ing nec essar y to inst all and op erate your new VT ech pr oduc t. Please r eview this manu al thor oughly to e ns[...]

Product introduction VM321 is a video and audio moni tor which consists of one parent unit ( VM321 PU ) and one baby unit ( VM321 BU ). VM321-2 is a video and audio monitor which consists of one parent unit ( VM321-2 PU ) and two baby units ( VM321-2 BU ). The pare nt unit may be shi pped wi th a protec tive stic ker covering the d isplay . Remove [...]

iii Important safety instructions When using your equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of re, electric shock and injury, including the following: Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Adult setup is required. This product is intended as an aid. It is not a substitute for responsib[...]

iv Important safety instructions ( conti nued) To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this product, but take it to an authorized service facility. Opening or removing parts of the product other than specied access doors may expose you to dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect reassembling can cause electric shock when the[...]

v T able of con tents Ge tt ing sta rt ed ...............................1 Parts checklist ..................................1 Baby unit battery installation ............2 Baby uni t installation ........................3 Baby unit installation opti ons ............4 Tabletop to wall mount installation .................................4 Parent unit[...]

1 Imp or tant inf orma tion Parts checklist Chec k to make sure the package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary. * indicates replacements are available. For more information, visit our website at w ww.baby monit ors.vte ch.co m or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, g[...]

2 Get tin g star ted Baby unit battery installation Y ou c an power up the b aby unit by con nect ing it to AC power or to four A A alkalin e batteri es. Even if the baby uni t is conn ected to AC power , we rec ommend you a lso inst all four A A alkali ne batter ies. Thi s guarantee s cont inual op eration in c ase of a power ou tage. Inst all fou[...]

3 Get tin g star ted Baby unit installation Install the baby unit as shown below. Mak e sur e tha t the pow er ou tlet is no t con trol led b y a w all s witch . Bu ndle the pow er co rd ne atly with the self- adhes ive s trap . Us e o nl y t he bab y uni t p ow er ada pt ers su ppl ie d w ith t his pr od uct . T o o rd er a re pla ce men t, vis it[...]

4 Get tin g star ted Baby unit installation option s The baby unit is ready for tabletop use. Use the provided wall mount if you want to mount it on a wall. Make sure to test the reception and the baby unit position before completing the wall mounting installation (see Test your vide o and au dio monitor before use on page 20). Tabletop to wall mou[...]

5 Get tin g star ted Baby unit installation options ( con tinued) Align the wall mount and screws with the holes in the wall as shown. Make sure to attach the screw in the middle hole rst so that the wall mount position is xed. Then attach the other screw in the top hole. Place the baby unit on the wall mount and tighten the screw into the th[...]

6 Get tin g star ted Bundle the power cord neatly with the self-adhesive strap. Make sure to keep the power adapter cord away from children’s reach. 5. Baby unit inst allatio n options (continue d)[...]

7 Get tin g star ted Option 2: Use this method so that you can relocate the baby unit with the wall mount easily. Place the wall mount on a wall and then use a pencil to mark the top and the bottom holes as shown. Then remove the wall mount and drill two holes in the wall (7/32” drill bit). Check for reception strength and camera angle before dri[...]

8 Get tin g star ted Baby unit inst allatio n options (continue d) Insert the screws into the holes and tighten the screws until only 1/4 inch of the screws are exposed. Place the baby unit on the wall mount and tighte n the scr ew into the thread ed soc ket a t t he bot tom to secur e the baby unit. Align the holes on the wall mount with the screw[...]

9 Get tin g star ted Baby unit inst allatio n options (continue d) Bundle the power cord neatly with the self-adhesive strap. Make sure to keep the power adapter cord away from children’s reach. 5.[...]

10 Get tin g star ted Pare nt unit battery installation 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. Install the battery as shown below.[...]

11 Get tin g star ted Pare nt unit bat ter y insta llation (continue d) T o rep lace the b atter y , press d own on the l arge tab o f the bat tery an d pull it out of th e batter y co mpar tment , then foll ow the steps o n page 1 0 to ins tall the bat ter y . The opera ting time f or us ing th e rec harge able b atter y is s hort. If y ou wan t t[...]

12 Get tin g star ted Pare nt unit installation Install the parent unit as shown below. Make sure that the power outlet is not controlled by a wall switch. Bundle the adapter cord neatly with the attached self-adhesive strap. Pa r e n t un i t Us e on ly t he pa re nt u ni t p ow er a da pt er su pp li ed w it h t hi s pr od uc t. To o rd er a re p[...]

13 Get tin g star ted Pare nt unit battery charging Once you have installed the parent unit ( se e page 1 2) and its bat ter y ( see page 10 ), press for 2 seconds to turn it on. The bat ter y icon indicates the battery status (see the table below). The parent unit battery is fully charged after 1 2 hours of continuous charging. When the parent uni[...]

14 Get tin g star ted Baby unit over view 5 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 _ Camera 2 _ Infrared LEDs Ba c ku p li gh t f or n ig h t vi si on (pa ge 2 9 ). 3 _ (On/off) Pr e ss a nd h o ld t o tu r n on o r o ff (p ag e 29 ). 4 _ Microphone 5 _ Antenna 6 _ Light sensor 7 _ (Play/stop) Pr e ss t o pl a y lu ll ab i es ( pa ge 29 ). Pr e ss[...]

15 Baby unit light s Get tin g star ted (On/off) On in red when the baby unit is powered by batteries. On in gree n when the baby unit is powered by AC power. On in oran ge when the baby unit is not paired to the parent unit. Flashes in red when the baby unit battery is low. Flashes alternately in red and gre en when the baby unit is in pairing mod[...]

16 Pare nt unit ov e rview 4 5 1 2 3 12 10 11 6 7 8 9 Get tin g star ted 1 _ (On/off) P re ss an d h ol d to tu rn on o r o ff (p a ge 30 ) . 2 _ (Zoom) W hi le vi ew i ng i n s in gl e -C AM mo de , p re s s t o zo o m in or o ut (p a ge 30 ) . 3 _ (View) P re ss re pe a te d l y t o vi e w an in di v id ua l c am er a o r a ll c am e ra s a t th [...]

17 Get tin g star ted Pare nt unit lights LI NK On when strong signal strength is detected between the parent unit and the selected baby unit. Flashes when the parent unit cannot link to the selected baby unit. Off when the parent unit is turned off. On w hen t he pa rent u nit b attery is b eing charge d. Flashes when the parent unit battery is lo[...]

18 Get tin g star ted Pare nt unit display scr een ic ons Co nn ec ti on st at us - di sp lay s wh en s tr ong s ig na l st ren gt h is d et ect ed b et we en t he ba by u ni t an d th e pa ren t un it . - or d is pl ay s whe n mo de ra te si gn al s tr en gt h i s de te ct ed be tw ee n th e bab y un it a nd t he pa re nt u ni t. - d is pl ay s wh[...]

19 Get tin g star ted Positioning and operating range Position the video and audio monitor Place the parent unit within the operating range (see below) of the baby unit. We recommend the parent unit is at least 3 feet away from the baby unit to avoid audio feedback. If you still experience audio feedback, move the parent unit and the baby unit fart[...]

20 Get tin g star ted Test your vide o and audio mo nitor before use It is important to test the vid eo and audi o monitor when it is installed initially, and at regular times thereafter. Test your parent unit and baby units if they have not been used for a long time or you suspect they are defec tive. To test your vid eo and au dio monitor: Place [...]

21 Parent un it set ti ngs Using the menu To enter the parent unit menu: Press MENU/ SELECT when the parent unit is not in use. Press or until the desired feature is highlighted on the left side. Press MENU /SELECT or to enter that feature menu. Press or until the desired feature or option is highlighted on the right side. Press MENU /SELECT or to [...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 22 Alert tone ( co ntinued) No link alert You can set whether the parent unit beeps whenever the link between the parent unit and the baby unit is lost. The no link alert is preset to On . To set the no link alert of the parent unit: Press MENU/ SELECT when the parent unit is not in use. Press or to choose ALERT TONE , then [...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 23 Sensitivity You can use the parent unit to change the sound sensitivity level of the baby units from Level 1 to Level 5 (Ma ximum) . The higher the sound sensitivity level is set, the more sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds for transmitting to the parent unit. The sensitivity level is preset to Level 3 . If yo[...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 24 Temperature Minimum temperature You can set the desired minimum room temperature of the baby unit. The minimum temperature can be set between 52 o F (11 o C) and 69 o F (20 o C) . The minimum temperature is preset to 57 o F (14 o C) . To set the minimum temperature of the baby unit: Press MENU/ SELECT when the parent unit[...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 25 Temperature (continued) Temperature alert You can set whether the parent unit beeps whenever the temperature is out of the preset temperature range. The temperature alert is preset to Off . To set the temperature alert of the baby unit: Press MENU/ SELECT when the parent unit is not in use. Press or to choose TEMPERATURE [...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 26 Vibration Yo u ca n s et whe the r th e p are nt uni t vi bra tes wh ene ver the re is any so und det ect ed fro m th e b aby un its . Th e v ibr ati on sett ing is pr ese t to On if spe ake r i s o ff . To cha nge th e v ibr atio n s ett ing : Pr es s M EN U/ SELE CT wh en th e par en t uni t is no t in us e. Pr es s o r[...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 27 Pair/unpair CAM Pair new CAM The baby units and parent unit provided are already paired. You can add or replace baby units ( VM301 , purchased separately) to your video and audio monitor system. You can pair a maximum of four baby units to your parent unit. Each n ew baby unit must b e paired to the p arent unit b efore u[...]

Parent un it set ti ngs 28 Pair/unpair CAM (continued) Unpair CAM Make sure you power on the baby unit and the parent unit before unpairing the baby unit. To unpair a baby unit: On th e idle pare nt unit, pre ss MENU/ SELECT . Press or to choose PAIR/UNPAIR CAM , then press MENU /SELECT or . Press or to choose Unpair CAM , then press MENU /SELECT o[...]

29 Baby u nit operation Power on or off the baby unit Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn on the baby unit. The light turns on. Press and hold for 2 seconds again to turn off the baby unit. The light turns off. Speaker volume You can change the spea ker volume from Level 1 to Level 5 . The p reset volume i s Level 3 . Changing the spea ker volume [...]

30 Power on or of f the pare nt unit Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn on the parent unit. The display screen turns on. Press and hold for 2 seconds again to turn off the parent unit. The display screen turns off. Sp eaker volume You can change the spea ker volume from V olum e 1 to V olu me 7 , or turn it off. The speaker volume i s preset to V[...]

31 View You can change the screen to view images from different baby units, or you can turn off the screen. To view di ff ere nt baby uni ts: Press to scroll to the desired baby units. They are shown in chr onological order: CAM 1 , CAM 2 , CAM 3 , CAM 4 and multi-CAM . When there is only one paired baby unit, multi-CAM mode is not available. To tu[...]

32 Battery low at CAM # When the baby unit is powered by batteries, the stated baby unit batteries need to be changed. It will be powered off after 30 seconds automatically. Battery low at Parent Unit When the parent unit is powered by the rechargeable battery and the battery level is low, it needs to be recharged. Battery empty at Parent Unit When[...]

33 Appendix Pare nt unit battery It ta kes up to 1 2 h o urs for t he bat ter y to be fu lly ch arged . The s tand by time var ies de pend ing on t he sen siti vit y level you se t, your ac tual us e and the ag e of the b atter y . The battery needs charging when: A new battery is installed in the parent unit. The parent unit beeps. The battery is [...]

34 Appendix T roub lesho oting If you have difculty with your vid eo and audi o monitor, please try the suggestions below. For customer service, visit our website at w ww.babymoni tors. v tech.c om or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. My vid eo and au dio monitor does not work at all. Make sure[...]

35 Appendix T roub lesho oting ( cont inued) The parent unit plays any sounds from the baby unit and I think it is too noisy. You may h ave s et the sens itivit y lev el to Level 5 (Maximum) . If yo u do so, th e bab y unit will tran smit a ny so unds d etect ed to the p arent unit. You may n eed to adju st the sens itivi ty le vel to a lo wer le v[...]

36 Appendix T roub lesho oting ( cont inued) The battery does not charge in the parent unit or the parent unit battery does not accept charge. Make sure the batter y is instal led i n the paren t uni t batt ery c ompar tment corre ctly. The lig ht on the parent unit shoul d be on wh en cha rging . Remo ve th e bat tery a nd th en ins tall it ag ain[...]

37 Appendix T roub lesho oting ( cont inued) Common cure for electronic equipment. If t he vi deo a nd aud io mo nitor is no t res pondin g nor mally, try the f ollowi ng (i n the orde r lis ted): 1. D iscon nect the po wer t o the baby units and t he pa rent u nit. 2. R emove the batter ies i n the baby units and t he pa rent u nit. Then instal l [...]

38 Appendix Operating range This product operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this baby unit and parent unit can communicate over only a certain distance - which can vary with the locations of the baby unit, the parent unit, the weather, and the layout of your home. When the parent unit is[...]

39 Appendix P re ca ut i on s fo r u se rs of i m pl an te d c ar di a c pa c em ak er s Cardiac pacemakers (appli es only t o digi tal co rdle ss dev ices): Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between por ta ble wire less d evic es and implanted cardiac pac[...]

40 Appendix Limited warranty What does this limited warranty cover? The m anufac turer of t his V T e ch Pro duc t warrant s to the h older o f a valid pr oof of purc has e (“Co nsum er” o r “you ”) t hat the Pro duc t and all a cce ssor ies pr ovide d in the s ales p ackag e (“Pro duc t ”) are f ree fro m defec ts in mate rial an d wor[...]

41 Appendix How do you get warranty service? To obtain warranty service in the United States of America, visit w ww.baby monit ors.vte ch.co m or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. NOTE: Before calling for service, please review the user’s manual - a check of the Product’s controls and features[...]

42 Appendix FCC and IC regulations FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements for a Class B digital device under Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These requirements are intended to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equ[...]

43 Appendix Frequency control Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer Transmit frequency Baby unit: 2402 - 2478.5 MHz Parent unit: 2402 -2478.5 MHz Channels 52 LCD 2.8 ” Col or LCD (Q VGA 320 x24 0 pixel) Nominal effective range Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC. Actual operating range may vary according to environmental conditions at the time of us[...]

44 Index A Add a ba by unit 27 Aler t 21 , 22 , 25 Aler t to ne 21 Audi o set ting s 1 9 B Baby u nit bat ter y inst allat ion 2 Baby u nit ins tall ation 3 Baby u nit ins tall ation o ption s 4 Baby u nit lig hts 15 Baby u nit op eratio n 29 Baby u nit over view 14 Bat ter y 33 Bat ter y char ging 13 Bat ter y inst allat ion 2, 10 – 1 1 Bri ghtn[...]

45 Index S Safet y ins truc tio ns iii – iv Scr een ic ons 18 Scr een me ssag es 32 Sel f-adhe sive str ap 3, 12 Sen sitiv it y 23 Set ting s 21 – 28 Sin gle -CAM m ode 3 0 Sou nd- acti vated scr een 26 Sou nd sen sitiv it y 23 Spe aker volum e 29, 30 T T a lk to the ba by unit 31 T e chni cal s pec ic ation s 43 T e mperat ure 24 –25 T e [...]

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