VTech VM311-2 - Manual

Make sure the supplied rechargeable
battery with the label

THIS SIDE UP

facing up.

Align the battery compartment cover flat
against the battery compartment, then
place down and slide it towards the center
of the parent unit until it clicks into place

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User’s manual

VM311/VM311-13/VM311-2/

VM311-23
Safe & Sound

TM

Full Color Video and Audio

Monitor

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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.

Slide and lift to open the battery compartment
cover.

Plug the battery connector securely into
the socket.

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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.

The operating time for using the
rechargeable battery is short. If you want
to monitor your baby for a long time, we
recommend 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.

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.
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 cord are out of
reach of children.

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Connect and charge the

battery

Connect the baby unit

Connect the parent unit

Power outlet not controlled
by a wall switch

Parent unit power adapter

Self-adhesive
strap

Charge the parent unit battery

Once you have

installed the parent unit and

its battery, press and hold

to turn it on. The

battery icon indicates the battery status (see
the table below). The parent unit battery is fully
charged after 12 hours of continuous charging.
The standby time varies depending on the
sensitivity level you set, your actual use and
the age of the battery.

When the parent unit is operating in battery
mode and the battery is low, you need to
charge the parent unit without interruption for at
least 30 minutes to give the parent unit enough
charge to use for a short time. When operating
in low battery condition, the parent unit displays

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The

light on the parent unit flashes and

the

parent unit plays short beeps to alert you.

The following table summarizes the battery
charge indicators and actions to take.

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.

When you charge the battery initially or it is
not used for a long period of time, charge
it for 12 hours continuously. 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.

You may test the baby monitor before initial
use, and at regular times thereafter.

To test your video and audio monitor:

Place the parent unit and the baby units in
the same room to test the product. Make
sure the baby units are at least 3 feet away
from the parent unit.

Press and hold

on

the baby units until

the

POWER

light turns on.

Press and hold on the parent unit until
the

POWER

light turns on.

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f both units are not connected, the parent

unit displays while searching for a baby

unit. If no baby unit is found after a while,

it displays .

Positioning the baby monitor

Place the parent unit within the operating range
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 farther apart.

For better image quality, do not place the

baby unit too far away from your baby.

For desktop usage and/or wall mounting the

baby unit, you can refer to

Installation guide

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Operating range

The operating range of the baby monitor is up
to 1,000 feet outdoors or 150 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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Before use

Baby unit overview

1

Camera

2

Infrared LEDs

Backup light for night vision.

3

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

5

Control key panel

/VOL+

Press to increase the listening volume.

/VOL-

Press to decrease the listening volume.

PAIR

Press and hold to pair to the parent unit.

(On/Off)

Press and hold to turn on or off.

6

Microphone

7

Stand

Tilt to adjust the camera angle.

8

Rim

9

Base

Parent unit overview

1

Visual sound indicator

Visual sound indicator shows the sound
level detected from baby unit. It also
shows the volume level during speaker
volume setting.
Sound level detected from the baby unit
is independent from the volume level
set at the parent unit.

Green lights

indicate a moderate sound level
detected from the baby unit; or

Level 1

to

Level 3

of the speaker

volume setting.

Red lights indicate

a higher sound level detected from the
baby unit; or

Level 4

to

Level 5

of the speaker

volume setting.

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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 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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Power jack

Overview

5

Control key panel

/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.

MENU/SELECT

Press to enter the menu.
While in a menu, press to choose an
item, or save a setting.

/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
to zoom out; or
press and hold to move the image
leftward.

/

While in a menu, press to choose the
option on the right side.
While viewing image, press to zoom in.
While viewing a zoomed image,
press and hold to move the image
rightward.

TALK

While viewing image, press and hold to
talk to the selected baby unit.

(On/off)

Press and hold to turn on or off.
Press to turn on or off the screen.

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Slot for portable use

7

Stand

8

Battery compartment cover

r

Baby unit

Power outlet not
controlled by a wall switch

Baby unit power adapter

Self-adhesive
strap

Parts checklist

THIS SIDE UP

1 set for

VM311/VM311-13;

2 sets for

VM311-2/VM311-23

Power on or off the baby unit

Press and hold to turn on the baby unit.

The

POWER

light turns on.

Press and hold again to turn off the baby

unit. The

POWER

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 power off the parent unit. You can still
hear sound from the baby unit.

Press 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

Volume 1

to

Volume 5

, or turn it off.

Press

/ VOL+

or

/ VOL-

on the parent

unit when it is not in use.

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 from

Level 1

to

Level 5

. The LCD

brightness is preset to

Level 3

.

Press

MENU/

SELECT

when the parent unit is

not in use.
Press or to scroll to

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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. The baby unit detects the

sound in the baby room, and it

automatically goes on to show the

baby on the video display.

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.

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Sensitivity

This feature monitors the microphone

sensitivity of the baby unit through

the parent unit. The higher the

sensitivity level, the more sounds it

picks up in your baby’s room.

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Using the baby monitor

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.

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Pairing

The baby units and parent unit

provided are already paired. You can

add or replace baby units (

VM310/

VM310-13

purchased separately) to

your baby monitor system.

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If pairing fails, the screen displays . Try
the pairing process again.
Only one baby unit can be paired at a time.

To unpair a baby unit:

Make sure you power on the baby unit and
the parent unit before unpairing the baby unit.

Press

MENU/

SELECT

when the parent unit

is not in use

.

Press or to scroll to .
Press or to select the desired baby unit

(1, 2, 3 or 4).
Press and hold

TALK

until and display.

Press or to select to cancel, or to

confirm the unpair process.
Press

MENU

/SELECT

to confirm your selection.

When unpairing is successful, the

POWER

light on the selected baby unit flashes. The

parent unit displays for a while, and then the

image from the baby unit previously viewing.

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Press or to adjust the brightness.
Press

MENU

/SELECT

to confirm your selection.

Adjust the sound sensitivity of the baby unit

You can use the parent unit to change the
sound sensitivity level of the baby units from

Level 1

to

Level 5

. The higher the sound

sensitive is set, the more sensitive the baby
unit is in detecting sounds for transmitting to the
parent unit.

Press

MENU/

SELECT

when the parent unit is

not in use.
Press or to scroll to .
Press or to adjust the sensitivity level.
Press

MENU

/SELECT

to confirm your selection.

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 only turns on when the baby unit picks
up a sound. As long as no sound is detected
within 50 seconds, the parent unit screen is off
to save power.

Press

MENU/

SELECT

when the parent unit

is not in use.
Press or to scroll to .
Press or to select to turn on, or

to turn off sound activation.
Press

MENU

/SELECT

to confirm your selection.

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

Level 5

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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

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Press

MENU/

SELECT

when the parent unit is

not in use.
Press or 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.

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Zoom

You can zoom in or out while viewing image
from baby unit.

Press to zoom in.
Press and hold , , or to move the
zoomed image upward, downward, leftward
or rightward correspondingly.
Press to zoom out.

Talk function

You can use the

TALK

function of the parent

unit to talk and comfort your baby.

Press and hold

TALK

when the parent

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

Night vision

The baby unit has infrared LEDs that allow
you to see your baby clearly at night or in a
dark room. When the baby unit detects low
light levels, the infrared LEDs are switched on
automatically.

When the infrared LEDs are on, the image
is in black and white. This is normal due to
external light sources.

Pair and replace extra new baby unit (VM310/

VM310-13)

The baby units and parent unit provided are
already paired. You can add or replace any
baby units (

VM310/VM310-13

purchased

separately) to your video and audio monitor
system.

You can pair a maximum of four baby units
to your parent unit.

Each new baby unit must

be paired to the parent unit before use.

To pair and replace a baby unit:

Press

MENU/

SELECT

when the parent unit is

not in use

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Press or to choose

.

Press

or

to choose a desired baby unit

slot, then press

MENU

/SELECT

. The screen

displays .

If you choose an occupied baby unit slot,
the new baby unit will replace the existing
baby unit.

4. Turn on the new baby unit, and then

immediately press and hold

PAIR

until the

POWER

light turns on.

When pairing is successful, the screen displays

, and then the image from the newly paired

baby unit.

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Sling is not included. You may need to buy
a sling for portable usage.

Make sure battery is installed and charged.

Unplug the power adaptor.
Pinch the end of the sling and insert it into

the slot on the top of the parent unit.
Insert the one end of the sling into the

other end of the sling, and fasten it.

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Portable use of parent unit

(optional)

To keep this product working well and looking good,

follow these guidelines:

Avoid putting it near heating appliances and

devices that generate electrical noise (for example,

motors or fluorescent lamps).
DO NOT expose it to direct sunlight or moisture.

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General product care