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.
T est your bab y monit or
You may test the baby monitor before initial use, and at regular times thereafter.
Caution
• For hearing protection, make sure the par ent
unit is more than 3 feet (1 meter) away from b oth
ba by units . If you h ea r any high-pitched noise,
mov e the parent unit fur ther until the noise stops. You
can also press VO L- on the parent unit to lower or reduce
the noise.
1 . Make sure you r baby unit a nd pa rent un it are on .
2. T he pa rent un it dis plays im age s from th e baby un it.
• Speak to wards the microphone of the baby unit.
Y o u will h ear t he sou nd at th e pare nt unit.
3. If you h ave two baby uni ts, v iew th e ima ge from o ne of th em by pres sing . The n,
repe at ste p 2.
Power on or off the baby unit
• Slid e the O N /O F F s witc h to ON to turn on the baby unit. The POWER LED light turns on.
• Slid e the O N /O F F s witc h to OFF to tur n off the baby unit. The POWER LED light turns off.
Power on or off the parent unit
• Pres s and hold to turn on the parent unit. The screen turns on.
• Pres s and hold again to turn off the parent unit. The screen turns off.
T urn on or off the par ent unit screen
Y o u can t urn on o r of f the p arent u nit sc reen w itho ut poweri ng of f th e pare nt unit. Y ou can
stil l hea r soun d from th e baby uni ts .
• Press and hold LC D O N/O F F on the pa rent un it to turn of f t he scre en .
• Press any key on the p arent u nit to tur n on the s cre en ag ain .
Adjust speaker volume
For parent unit:
• Press VOL-/VOL+ on the parent unit to adjust the speaker volume.
Note
• Users cannot set the parent unit speaker volume to zero. The parent unit will be muted automatically when the
parent unit is talking to the baby unit. When it is muted, appears on the screen and the light turns on.
For baby unit:
The bab y unit speak er volume determines the lullaby volume and talkback v olume
trans mit te d from p arent u nit. The volu me ca n be ad jus ted in t he pa rent uni t.
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is id le.
2. Press or to choose , then press SE LEC T or .
3. Press to choose .
4. Press or to choose the volu me level of th e baby unit.
5. Press SELECT to confirm your selection.
Adjust LCD brightness
You can change the brightness of the parent unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5 . The LCD
bright nes s is pres et to Leve l 3 .
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press SE LEC T or .
3. Press or to choose the desired level of brightness, then press SELECT .
User’s manual
VM3261
Video Monitor
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T o enter P atrol mode:
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press SE LEC T or .
3. Press or to switc h , then press SELECT to confirm your selection.
Adjust the sound sensi tivity of the baby unit
You can c hoo se to hea r soun ds fro m the b aby unit al l the ti me, or to he ar so und s that exce ed
a cer tai n level. Y ou ca n use th e pare nt unit to a dju st th e mic roph one se nsi tivit y of your baby
unit. The h ighe r the s ens itivi t y level, th e more se nsi tive the b aby unit is i n dete cti ng sou nds
for tran smit t ing to th e pare nt unit. Th e VO X se nsit ivit y l evel is pres et to the hi ghe st level.
VOX
Sensitivity
level Highest High Medium Low Lowest
Description The paren t
unit speaker
is constantly
on, and you
will hear
all sounds
(including
backgr ound
noises) f r om
your baby’s
room.
The parent
unit speaker
turns on
for soft
babbling
and louder
sounds from
your baby .
It r emains
quiet when
your baby
sleeps
soundly .
The parent
unit speaker
turns on
for loud
babbling
and louder
sounds from
your baby .
It r emains
quiet when
your baby
makes soft
sounds.
The parent
unit speaker
turns on
for crying
and louder
sounds from
your baby .
It r emains
quiet when
your baby
makes soft
sounds.
The parent
unit speaker
turns on
for loud
crying or
screeching
sounds from
your baby .
It r emains
quiet when
your baby
makes soft
sounds.
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press SE LEC T or .
3. Press or to choose the desired sen siti vit y level, then press SELECT to confirm your
selection.
Note
• If th e scre e n is of f, and th e set ting of s oun d-a ct ivate d sc ree n is ON , t he n LCD scre e n wil l be tu rne d
on automatically when VO X sensitivity is triggered.
Tip
• If you want t o use a so un d ma ch ine o r whi te no ise m ac hi ne for n atu ral w hite n oi se whi le u sin g th is
baby m oni tor to c he ck o n your b aby , you c an:
- Lower t he vol ume of yo ur so und m ac hi ne o r whit e noi se m ac hin e; or
- Lower t he se ns itiv it y l evel of you r ba by mon itor to m ed ium ( level 3 ) or be low. Def aul t level i s the
highest lev el.
T urn on or off the sound activ ation
Whe n soun d ac tivatio n is on, a s lon g as no s ound i s dete cte d withi n 50 se cond s, th e pare nt
unit sc ree n will t urn of f autom atic ally to s ave power .
Whe n your baby uni t dete ct s a soun d, whi ch excee ds th e sel ec ted se nsi tivit y level, the sou nd
act ivatio n trigg er s the p are nt unit sc ree n to turn o n autom atica lly . Wh en no so und i s dete cte d
withi n 50 sec ond s, the s cre en wil l be of f ag ain .
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Pres s or to cho ose , the n press S E LEC T or .
3. Pre ss or to choo se or , the n pre ss SE LEC T to confi rm your se lec ti on.
Note
• If th e sou nd se ns iti vit y i s set to t he hi gh est l evel, t he p are nt un it sc ree n may re ma in o n cont inu ou sly
even th oug h sou nd a ct ivat ion i s on . Thi s de pe nd s on wh et he r the b aby un it de tec t s any so und s.
P an, tilt, zoom
Y o u can p an an d tilt t he im age s or zoom i n while v iewin g ima ge s from th e baby uni t.
• Press and hold , , or to pan or tilt the image upward, downward, leftward or
rightward.
• Press to zoom in.
• Press and hold , , or to pan or tilt the zoomed image upward, downward, leftward
or rightward.
• Press agai n to zoom out.
T alk
You can use th e TA L K f unc tio n of the parent unit to comfor t your b aby .
1 . Press and hold TALK on the p are nt unit. The TA L K light turns on.
2. Speak towards the microphone on the parent unit. Your voice is broadcast to the baby unit.
3. Release the TALK key to stop the broadcast.
Note
• The p are nt un it sp ea ker i s mute d du rin g voic e bro ad ca st. So und t ran sm iss ion f rom t he b aby uni t
resumes after TA L K is r eleased.
W ha t’s in the bo x
Conne ct and charge the ba tter y
Before use
3 Using the b ab y monit or (Con’t )
Specifications ar e subject t o change withou t notice.
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Note
• Whe n the parent unit displays , and t he LIN K LED lig ht fla sh es , move the p are nt un it c lose r to
the b aby un it s (obse r ve the m ini mu m dis tan ce of 3 fe et / 1 me ter) . Y ou ca n al so ch ec k if th e ba by
uni t is co nne c ted to a l ive powe r so cket a nd s witc he d 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 av oid interfer ence from o ther electronic
devices, plac e your baby monitor far awa y
from de vices such as wir eless routers,
microw aves, cell phones and c omputers.
1 . Place th e baby uni ts m ore th an 3 feet
(1 me ter) away from your baby .
2. A djus t the a ngle of t he ba by unit
cam era to aim at you r baby .
• Tilt - adjust camera angle manuall y .
• Pan - press and hold or on the
pare nt unit re motely.
3. Pl ace the p are nt unit m ore tha n 3 feet
(1 me ter) away from the ba by 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 sur e y our bab y units and par ent unit
are mor e than 3 feet (1 meter) apart, OR
- Low er the volume of y our par ent unit.
Operating range
The operating range of the baby monitor
is up to 10 00 feet ( 30 0 me ter s) outdoors
or 160 feet (50 mete rs) indoors. The actual
operating range may vary depending on
the environmental conditions and other
interferences such as walls, doors and other
obstructions.
Lullab y
The b aby monito r has fi ve lulla bies a nd fou r soothi ng sou nds fo r you to comfor t your b aby .
Y o u can p lay the lu lla bies o r sooth ing so und s on th e baby unit u sin g the p arent u nit.
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is id le.
2. Press or to choose , then press SE LEC T or .
3. Press to choose , then press .
4. Press or to choose a lull aby or a sooth ing so und, o r cho ose to stop pl aying.
5. Press SELECT to confirm your selection.
Notes
• The s el ec ted l ull aby p lays for 3 0 m inu tes an d sto ps a utom ati ca lly.
• The l ull aby pl ayba ck o n th e ba by unit w ill b e pa use d wh en re ce ivi ng ta lkb ac k fro m the p ar ent u nit.
Screen off timer
Y o u can s et the sc ree n of f tim e for the p are nt unit wh en th ere is n o key press for a s pe cific
tim e inte r val .
Whe n the sc ree n is tu rne d off, you can sti ll he ar sou nd fro m the ba by unit.
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press SELEC T or .
3. Pre ss or to cho ose the d esi red ti me pe rio d to autom atic ally tu rn of f scre en
( / / / ), the n pre ss SE LEC T to confi rm your se le cti on.
Monitoring mode * for VM32 61 - 2 onl y
Ev er y time th e pare nt unit i s turn ed on , it dis plays a ba by unit in Si ngle C AM m od e. If the re
are t wo baby un its i n your syste m, you ca n also m onito r your ba by in P atrol mode.
Single CAM The sc ree n disp lays im age of a si ngle b aby unit i n full sc ree n.
Pa trol A sing le ca m view th at trans itio ns to a different baby unit every 10 seconds.
T o switch to another camera:
• Press t o view the next baby unit.
Monitor the temperature
Y o ur ba by unit mo nitor s the te mpe rature of your b aby’s ro om with i ts b uilt-in temp eratu re
sens or . If the d etec ted te mp erature i s out of th e prese t temp eratu re rang e, the pa rent un it
will di spl ay an ale r t mes sag e.
Se t t e mp e rat u re ra ng e
Y o u can s et the d esi red roo m temp erat ure ale r t ran ge. Th e mini mum te mpe rature c an be
set bet ween 50 o F (10 o C) and 76 o F ( 24o C) . The m axi mum te mpe rature c an be se t bet wee n
77 o F (2 5 o C) and 102 o F (39 o C) .
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press S E LECT or .
3. Press or to choose , then press .
4. Press or to choose or , then press SELECT .
5. Press or to choose the desired mi nim um or m axim um temperature, then press
SELECT to confirm your selection.
Temperature alert tone
You can turn o n the tem pe rature al er t to ne so th at the p arent un it will e mit a n ale r t tone if
the de tec ted tem pe rature is o ut of rang e.
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press S E LECT or .
3. Press or to choose , then press SELECT .
4. Press or to choose or , then press SELECT to confirm your selection.
Temperature format
You can cho ose to dis play th e temp eratu re in Fahren hei t (o F) or Cels ius (o C).
1 . Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2. Press or to choose , then press S E LECT or .
3. Press or to choose , then press SELECT .
4. Press or to choose or , then press SELECT to confirm your selection.
Install the battery
The p arent un it run s on rec ha rgea ble b at ter y o r AC power . T o continuo usl y mon itor your
baby , make sure you us e both bat ter y and AC power at th e sa me tim e. Wi th the b at ter y
alon e, the p arent u nit ca n cordl essl y run for a s hor t t ime o nly .
Notes
• Use only t he b at te r y sup pl ie d with t his p ro duc t.
• If the pa rent u nit w ill n ot be u se d for a lo ng t ime, d is con ne ct a nd re move th e bat t er y to p revent
possible leakage
Replac e the battery
T o repla ce the b at ter y , pre ss down on t he bat te r y com par t me nt cover and pul l it out, the n
follow th e step s above to insta ll the b at ter y.
Connect the baby monitor
Notes
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product.
• Make s ure t he ba by mo nito r is not c on ne cte d to th e swi tch c ontr oll ed e le ct ric o ut let.
• Con ne ct t he p ower ad apt er s in a ver tica l or fl oor m ou nt po sit ion o nly. The ad apte r s’ pro ng s are n ot
des ign ed t o hol d th e weig ht of ba by mo nito r , so do n ot con ne c t the m to any ce il ing , und er- the -
tab le, or c ab ine t out let s . Ot he r wi se, th e ad apte rs m ay not pr ope rl y con ne ct to t he o utl et s.
• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
Charge the parent unit battery
When you have connected and tu rne d on th e parent unit, the b at ter y wi ll be c harg ed
automatically. The battery icon indicates the battery status (see the following table).
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 s tan dby ti me va rie s de pe nd ing o n th e volu me leve l you set a nd you r ac tu al u se.
Ba tter y indica tors Ba tter y st a tus Action
The b at ter y ic on is of f an d
displays .
No bat te r y is in stal led
but op erates u sin g AC
power , or the b at ter y
has been installed
incorrectly .
Insta ll the p are nt unit b at ter y.
Charg e with out inte rrupti on (at
least 30 minut es).
The sc ree n disp lays Bat ter y
low at Parent U nit and .
The light flashes.
The b attery 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.
THIS SIDE UP
Pres s down
on th e bat ter y
compartment
cover to pu ll
it out.
Make s ure t he
label THIS S IDE
UP is faci ng u p
while inserting
th e ba tt ery .
Using the b ab y monit or
Press .
> 3ft (1m)
> 3ft (1m)
Press and hold
Tilt
(Manual
control)
Pan
(Paren t unit
remote con trol)