VTech VM5251-2 Quick Start Manual

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07/18. VM5251-2_QSG_V4.

Document order number: 96-011941-040-100

Quick start guide

VM5251

VM5251-2

Full Color Video Monitor

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Adjust speaker volume

Press / to adjust your parent
unit speaker volume. Even if you have
set the parent unit volume to the
maximum, you may not hear sound from
the baby unit. It depends on the sound
sensitivity setting.

Zoom

Press to zoom in or out.

Talk to your baby unit

Press and hold TALK and speak to your
parent unit. Your voice is transmitted to
the baby unit.

Turn off the parent unit

Press and hold POWER to power off
your parent unit.

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Use the menu

Press to enter the menu, choose a menu
item, or save a setting. You can use the parent
unit for advanced settings or operations,
such as to play or stop the baby unit lullaby,
or to adjust the baby unit sound sensitivity.

While in the menu:

• Pre ss or to scroll among the menu
options.

• Pre ss or to select an item.

• Pre ss to return to the main menu or idle
screen.

Turn off the screen

Press and hold LCD ON/OFF to switch off
the screen. You can still hear sound from the
baby unit.

Tip

• Press any keys on the parent uni t to turn on
the screen again.

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Basic operation - Parent unit

Key Tone

Low Battery Tone

No Link Alert

Sound alert in split-view

LCD is turning off...

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NOTESNOTE

• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product.

• Make sure the baby monitor i s not connected to a switch-contr olled electric outlet.

• Connect the power ad apters in a vertical or floo r mount position only. The adapter s’ prongs are not
designed to hold the weight of baby monitor, so do not conne ct them to any ceiling, under-the-table,
or cabinet outlets. Otherwise, th e adapters may not properly conn ect to the outlets.

• Make sure the parent unit, the baby units and the power adapter cords are out of reach of children.

2

Connect the baby monitor

1

Install the battery

THIS SIDE UP

3

Power on or off the baby monitor

Slide the ON/OFF switch to power
on or off your baby unit.

Press and hold POWER to power on
or off your parent unit.

What’s in the box

VM5251 VM5251-2

Strangulation

Hazard

Keep this cord out of reach of children.

The cord needs to be at least three feet

away from the child at all times. Do not

use with an extension cord. Do not

remove this tag.

Éloignez ce cordon des enfants. Le

cordon doit se trouver à au moins trois

pieds d’un enfant et ce, en tout temps.

N’utilisez pas de rallonge. Ne retirez pas

cette étiquette.

Mantenga este cable fuera de la alcance

de los niños. Este cable debe estar por

lo menos tres pies fuera de la alcance

del niño en todo momento. No lo use

con una extensión inalámbrica. No quite

esta etiqueta.

Risque

d’étranglement

Riesgo de

estrangulación

Strangulation

Hazard

Keep this cord out of reach of children.

The cord needs to be at least three feet

away from the child at all times. Do not

use with an extension cord. Do not

remove this tag.

Éloignez ce cordon des enfants. Le

cordon doit se trouver à au moins trois

pieds d’un enfant et ce, en tout temps.

N’utilisez pas de rallonge. Ne retirez pas

cette étiquette.

Mantenga este cable fuera de la alcance

de los niños. Este cable debe estar por

lo menos tres pies fuera de la alcance

del niño en todo momento. No lo use

con una extensión inalámbrica. No quite

esta etiqueta.

Risque

d’étranglement

Riesgo de
estrangulación

Strangulation

Hazard

Keep this cord out of reach of children.

The cord needs to be at least three feet

away from the child at all times. Do not

use with an extension cord. Do not

remove this tag.

Éloignez ce cordon des enfants. Le

cordon doit se trouver à au moins trois

pieds d’un enfant et ce, en tout temps.

N’utilisez pas de rallonge. Ne retirez pas

cette étiquette.

Mantenga este cable fuera de la alcance

de los niños. Este cable debe estar por

lo menos tres pies fuera de la alcance

del niño en todo momento. No lo use

con una extensión inalámbrica. No quite

esta etiqueta.

Risque

d’étranglement

Riesgo de

estrangulación

Strangulation

Hazard

Keep this cord out of reach of children.

The cord needs to be at least three feet

away from the child at all times. Do not

use with an extension cord. Do not

remove this tag.

Éloignez ce cordon des enfants. Le

cordon doit se trouver à au moins trois

pieds d’un enfant et ce, en tout temps.

N’utilisez pas de rallonge. Ne retirez pas

cette étiquette.

Mantenga este cable fuera de la alcance

de los niños. Este cable debe estar por

lo menos tres pies fuera de la alcance

del niño en todo momento. No lo use

con una extensión inalámbrica. No quite

esta etiqueta.

Risque

d’étranglement

Riesgo de
estrangulación

Strangulation

Hazard

Keep this cord out of reach of children.

The cord needs to be at least three feet

away from the child at all times. Do not

use with an extension cord. Do not

remove this tag.

Éloignez ce cordon des enfants. Le

cordon doit se trouver à au moins trois

pieds d’un enfant et ce, en tout temps.

N’utilisez pas de rallonge. Ne retirez pas

cette étiquette.

Mantenga este cable fuera de la alcance

de los niños. Este cable debe estar por

lo menos tres pies fuera de la alcance

del niño en todo momento. No lo use

con una extensión inalámbrica. No quite

esta etiqueta.

Risque

d’étranglement

Riesgo de

estrangulación

5

Status check

Once you power on both your baby unit and parent unit, your parent unit displays image
from the baby unit, and the LINK LED light turns on.

The ON/OFF LED light of baby unit turns on.

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Long press

Long press

Press and hold

4 Positioning the baby monitor

Caution

• The default volume of your parent

unit is level 4, and the maximum
volume is level 7. If you experience
high-pitched screeching noise from
your baby monitor while positioning:

- Make sure your baby unit and parent
unit are more than 3 feet (1 meter)
apart, OR

- Lower the volume of your parent unit.

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3ft (1m)

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3ft (1m)

3ft (1m)

>

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3ft (1m)

3ft (1m)

Powering on

···

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Long press

Powering off

···

Long press

Overview - Parent unit

Stand

Power jack

Speaker

Antenna

Battery compartment

cover

POWER

TALK

MENU/SELECT

Microphone

VIEW /LCD ON/OFF

LED lights

Zoom

Arrow keys

Volume

For VM5251-2 only

If you are viewing baby unit , the POWER
LED light of baby unit turns on. As baby
unit is not being viewed , its POWER LED
light flashes.

NOTESNOTE

Note

• If you power on only one baby unit, you may see
the parent unit displaying and then

No link to CAM # (# represents the baby unit
number), and the LINK LED light flashing.
Press VIEW in Single CAM or Patrol mode to switch
to the baby unit you have powered on.

Status check - Two baby units

Mount the baby unit on dry wall (optional)

Items to purchase

You will need to purchase the
following items separately to
mount your baby unit:

Use a pencil to mark two holes in
parallel. Make sure they are the same
distance apart as the wall mount holes
on the baby unit.

NOTESNOTE

Note

• Check for reception strength and camera
angle before drilling the holes.

2 screws

2 anchors

Drill two holes in the wall.
If you drill the holes into a stud, go to
step 3.

-OR-

If you drill the holes into an object other
than a stud, insert the wall anchors into
the holes. Tap gently on the ends with a
hammer until the wall anchors are flush
with the wall.

Insert the screws into the holes and tight­en the screws until only 1/4 inch of the
screws are exposed.

Depending on your preference, choose
the upright or lateral orientation to mount
your unit. Align the wall mount holes at the
bottom or at the rear side of the baby unit
with the screws on the wall. Slide the baby
unit down until it locks into place.

OR

Tilt or rotate to adjust camera angle.

OR

Select Patrol as your monitoring mode to alternately
view the image from baby units and ever y 10
seconds.

Change different views - Patrol

10s

Monitoring Mode

Single CAM

Patrol

Split

Select Split as your monitoring mode to view the
images from both baby units at once.

Change different views - Split

Monitoring Mode

Single CAM

Patrol

Split

In Single CAM or Patrol mode, press VIEW to switch
between the image of baby units and .

Press VIEW

Change different views - Single CAM

Monitoring Mode

Single CAM

Patrol

Split

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 being viewed detects low light
levels, the infrared LEDs are switched
on automatically. The images from the
baby unit are in black and white, and
appears on the screen.

Notes

• It is normal if you see a shor t white glare
on your parent unit screen as the baby unit
is adapting to the dark environment.

• When the infrared LEDs a re on, the images
are in black and white. This is normal.

Tip

• Depending on the surroundings and other
interfering factors, like lightings, objects,
colors and backgrounds, the video quality
may vary. Adjust the baby unit’s angle or
place the baby unit at a higher level to
prevent glare and blurry display.

Wall mount holes for
lateral mounting

Light sensor

Camera

Microphone

ON/OFF
LED light

Infrared LEDs

ON/OFF switch

Speaker

Power jack

Temperature

sensor

Wall mount holes for
upright mounting

Dim mode

With dim mode preset to
on, your parent unit display
will dim to conserve energy
after 10 minutes of inactivity,
in which there is neither key
pressed nor alert received
from the baby unit.

10 min inactivity

Press any buttons

NOTESNOTE

Note

• If you do not want LCD to dim automatic ally, turn off the Dim Mode.

Dim Mode

On

LCD

Brightness

Dim Mode

Dim Mode

On

NOTESNOTE

Note

• The types of screws and anchors you
need depend on the composition of the
wall.

Overview - Baby unit

Sound sensitivity and sound activation

Sound activationSound sensitivity

When sound activation is on, the parent unit screen stays off
to save power when the baby unit detects no sound.
Once the baby unit detects sounds that are louder than the
chosen sound sensitivity level, the parent unit screen tur ns
on automatically. It will then turn off again after 50 seconds
of no sound detection.

Sound-activated Screen

On

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With sound sensitivity setting, you can choose to hea r sounds from the
baby unit all the time, or to hear sounds that exceed a certain level. The
default level Highest allows you to hear all sounds (including background
noises).

If you set the sound sensitivity to
a lower level (e.g. Medium), you
will only hear sounds that exceed
the selected level. The baby unit
may not detect soft sounds, and
the parent unit speaker may remain
quiet.

For details, please see Adjust the
sound sensitivity of the baby unit
in the User’s manual.

VOX Sensitivity

Low

Medium

High

Highest

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