• 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 1,000 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.
Overview
Baby unit overview
1PAIR
• Your baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired.
2POWER LED light
• On when the baby unit is turned on.
• Flashes when the baby unit is not
being viewed; or when the link to the
parent unit is lost.
3Microphone
4Camera
5Infrared LEDs
6Light sensor
7 ON/OFF switch
• Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.
8Speaker
9Power jack
10 Wall mount holes
Parent unit overview
1 LED lights
• Indicate the different statuses of
the parent unit. For details, refer to
Parent unit lights.
2LCD display
3 Zoom
• Press to zoom in or out while
viewing image.
4
• Press to change the screen to view
images from different baby units.
• For VM3252-2 only
LCD ON/OFF
• Press and hold to turn on or off the
LCD screen.
5MENU/SELECT
• Press to enter/exit the menu.
• While in a sub-menu, press to
choose an item, or save a setting.
6Microphone
7
• While in a menu, press to scroll up,
or to enter an item’s sub-menu.
• While zooming, press and hold to
move the zoomed image upward.
• While in a menu, press to scroll
down.
• While zooming, press and hold to
move the zoomed image downward.
• While in a menu, press to choose
the next item on the left, or enter
into the submenu, if any.
• While zooming, press and hold to
move the zoomed image leftward.
• While in a menu, press to choose
the next item on the right, or return
to the main menu while in submenu.
• While zooming, press and hold to
move the zoomed image rightward.
8 On/off
• Press and hold to power on.
• Press and hold again to power off.
9TALK
• Press and hold to talk to the
selected baby unit.
10 VOL-
• Turn down the volume when the
speaker is on.
11 VOL+
• Turn up the volume when the
speaker is on.
12 Speaker
13 Power jack
14 Battery compartment cover
15 Stand
Parent unit lights
LINK On when the parent unit is linked to
the baby unit.
Flashes quickly when the link to the
baby unit is nearly lost.
On when the parent unit is
connected to AC power, or the
battery is charging.
Flashes when the parent unit
battery is low and needs charging.
Off when the parent unit is
disconnected from AC power.
On when the speaker volume of the
parent unit is turned off.
TALK On when the parent unit is talking to
the baby unit.
Parent unit status icons
Connection status
• or displays when strong
signal strength is detected
between the baby unit and the
parent unit.
• or displays when moderate
or low signal strength is detected
between the baby unit and the
parent unit.
Patrol mode
• Displays when the parent unit is in
PATROL mode.
• For VM3252-2 only
or
or
or
Current view status
• Displays the baby unit number of
the baby unit that is being viewed.
Zoom
• Displays when the current image
on the parent unit has zoomed in.
Night vision
• Displays when the baby unit being
viewed has activated the night
vision feature.
Lullaby
• Displays when a lullaby is playing.
Talkback
• Displays when talking back to the
baby units from parent unit.
6-level sound indicator
Displays the sound level according
to the scales of loudness when there
is sound transmitted from the baby
unit.
• (1 to 2 bars) indicates low sound
level detected by the baby unit.
• (3 to 4 bars) indicates
moderate sound level detected by
the baby unit.
• (5 to 6 bars) indicates high
sound level detected by the baby
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).
Mute alert
• Displays when the parent unit
speaker volume is set to off.
or
Real-time temperature
• Displays the real-time temperature
detected by the baby unit in
Fahrenheit (oF) or Celsius (oC)
(e.g. 57
oF or 14
oC).
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.
AC power without battery
• Displays when the parent unit is
connected to AC power without
the battery.
Speaker volume
• Displays the parent unit speaker
volume level while adjusting.
Parent unit main menu icons
Brightness
You can change the brightness of
the parent unit screen.
LCD screen off timer
You can set a specific time to
screen off your parent unit.
Temperature
You can choose to set the maximum/
minimum temperature and turn on
the temperature alert tone, so that
the parent unit beeps whenever the
room temperature detected by the
baby unit falls outside of the desired
temperature range.
You an also choose to display the
temperature in Fahrenheit (oF) or
Celsius (oC) on your parent unit.
Lullaby
You can select, play, or stop a
lullaby.
VOX 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.
Sound-activated screen
When the baby unit being viewed
detects no sound, the parent
unit screen stays off to save
power. Once a sound is detected,
the parent unit screen turns on
automatically. It will then turn
off again after 50 seconds of no
sound detection.
Patrol mode
You can monitor your baby in
PATROL mode.
• For VM3252-2 only
Parent unit warning icons and
messages
No link to Camera The link between the
baby unit and the parent
unit is lost.
/Battery low
at Parent Unit
The battery is empty and
needs to be recharged.
Operation is in progress.
/Temperature
too high
or
/Temperature
too low
The temperature detected
by the baby unit is higher/
lower than the desired
temperature alert range.
The parent unit is
searching for baby units.
Using the baby monitor
Power on or off the baby unit
• Slide the switch down to turn on ON/OFF
the baby unit. The POWER LED light turns
on.
• Slide the switch up to turn off ON/OFF
the baby unit. The POWER LED light turns
off.
Power on or off the parent unit
• Press and hold to turn on the parent unit.
The screen turns on.
• Press and hold again to turn 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 and hold on the parent LCD ON/OFF
unit to turn off the screen.
• Press any key on the parent unit to turn on
the screen again.
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.MENU
2. Press or to choose , then press .
3. or to choose the desired time Press
period to time off screen ( / / /
), then press to confirm your SELECT
selection.
Adjust LCD brightness
You can change the brightness of the parent
unit screen from to . The LCD Level 1 Level 5
brightness is preset to .Level 3
1. Press when the parent unit is idle.MENU
2. Press or to choose , then press .
3. Press or to choose the desired level of
brightness, then press to confirm SELECT
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
sound sensitivity is preset to the highest level.
Sensitivity
Level
Description
Highest
Low
sensitivity
High
sensitivity
Highest VOX sensitivity
level
The parent unit speaker
is constantly on, and
you will hear all sounds
(including background
noises) from your baby’s
room.
High
High VOX 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
Medium VOX 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.
Low
Low VOX 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.
Lowest
Lowest VOX 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.
1. Press when the parent unit is idle.MENU
2. Press or to choose , then press .
3. Press or to choose the desired
sensitivity level, then press to SELECT
confirm your selection.
