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Before using this product, please read 
Important safety instructions. 

This manual has all the feature operations 
and troubleshooting necessary to install and 
operate your new VTech product. Please 
review this manual thoroughly to ensure 
proper installation and operation of this 
innovative and feature rich VTech product.

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1 set for VM3251
2 sets for VM3251-2

The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery 

or AC power. To continuously monitor your 

baby, make sure you use both battery and 

AC power at the same time. With the battery 

alone, the parent unit can cordlessly run for a 

short time only.

NOTES

Use only the battery supplied with this product.
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.

Install the battery as shown below.

NOTES

Make sure the label 

THIS SIDE UP is facing up 

while inserting the battery.

To replace the battery, pull out the battery 

compartment cover, and then lift up the 

battery. Follow the steps above to install the 

new battery.

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NOTES

Use only the power adapters supplied with this 

product.
Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled 

by wall switches.
The power adapters 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 they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table 

or cabinet outlet.
Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the 

power adapter cords are out of reach of children.

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When you have connected the parent unit 

and installed its battery for the first time or 

after power outage, the parent unit powers on 

automatically. The battery icon indicates the 
battery status (see the following table).

NOTES

The parent unit battery is fully charged after  

3 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 standby time varies depending on the 

sensitivity level you set, your actual use and the 

age of the battery.

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 

and 

. 

The 

 light

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.

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NOTES

This baby monitor is intended as an aid. It is not a 

substitute for proper adult supervision, and should 

not be used as such.

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

CAUTION

For hearing protection, make sure the parent 

unit is more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from 

both baby units. If you hear any high-pitched 

noise, move the parent unit further until the 

noise stops. You can also press 

-/VOL on 

the parent unit to lower or mute the noise.

Make sure your baby units and parent unit 

are on.
The parent unit displays images from the 

baby unit. 

Speak towards the microphone of the 

baby unit. You will hear the sound at the 

parent unit.

If you have more than one baby unit, press 

VIEW at the right side of your parent unit. 

The screen switches to other baby units. 

Then, repeat step 2.

NOTES

When the parent unit displays   or 

Camera, and the LINK LED light flashes, move 

the parent unit closer to the baby unit (observe 

the minimum distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You 

can also check if the baby monitor is connected to 

a live power socket and switched on.

TIP

Increase the speaker volume of the parent unit if 

you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the 

baby units.

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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 avoid interference from other electronic 

devices, place your baby monitor far away from 

devices such as wireless routers, microwaves,  

cell phones and computers.

Place the baby unit more than 1 meter  
(3 feet) away from your baby.

Place the parent unit more than 1 meter(3 
feets) away from the baby unit.

 

 

 

3.  Rotate to adjust the angle of the camera 

on the baby unit according to your 
preference. 

CAUTION

The default volume of your parent unit is level 4. 

If you experience high-pitched screeching noise 

from your baby monitor while positioning:

Make sure your baby units and parent unit are 

more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
Turn down the volume of your parent unit.

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The operating range of the baby monitor is 

up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) outdoors or 

50 meters (160 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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4

Press to adjust the speaker volume. 

It determines the talkback volume 

transmitted from your parent unit.

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6

On when the baby unit is turned on 

and is paired to the parent unit.
Flashes when the baby unit is not 

being viewed; or when the link to the 

parent unit is lost.

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Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.

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11

For wall mount installation use.

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Your baby units and parent unit 

provided are already paired. 
Press and hold on accessory 

baby units (

VM3211, purchased 

separately) to pair to the parent unit. 

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 Zoom
While viewing image, press to zoom 

in or out. 

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Press to resume video streaming 

while in 

MENU.

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While in a menu, press to scroll up, 

or to enter an item’s sub-menu.
While zooming in 

SINGLE-CAM or 

PATROL mode, press and hold to 

move the zoomed image upward.

•  Turn up the volume when the 

speaker is on. 

               
While in a menu, press to scroll 

down.
While zooming in 

SINGLE-CAM or 

PATROL mode, press and hold to 

move the zoomed image downward.

•  Turn down the volume when the 

speaker is on.

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Press to enter/exit the menu.
While in a sub-menu, press to 

choose an item, or save a setting.

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While in a menu, press to choose 

the next item on the left, or return to 

the main menu.
While in 

SINGLE-CAM and 

PATROL mode, 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 zooming in 

SINGLE-CAM or 

PATROL mode, press and hold to 

move the zoomed image rightward.

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 On/off
Press and hold to power on.
Press and hold again to power off.

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While viewing image, press and hold 

to talk to the selected baby unit.

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Press to turn on or off the 

mode.

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Press to turn on or off the  

LCD screen.

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14

On when the parent unit is linked to 

the baby unit.
Flashes quickly when the link to 

the baby unit is nearly lost. Flashes 

when the link to at least one of the 

baby units is 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 parent unit is talking to 

the baby unit.

On when the speaker volume of the 

parent unit is turned off.

 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.

 displays when the link between 

the baby unit and the parent unit  

is lost.

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Displays when the parent unit is in 

PATROL mode. 

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or

 

Displays the number of the baby 

unit that is being viewed when in  

SINGLE-CAM or PATROL mode.

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Displays when the camera at the 

baby unit has zoomed in.

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Displays when the baby unit being 

viewed has activated the night 

vision feature.

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Displays when a lullaby is playing.

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Displays when talking back to the 

baby unit from parent unit.

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Displays when the parent unit 

speaker volume is set to off.

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Displays the real-time temperature 

detected by the baby unit in 

Fahrenheit (

o

F) or Celcius (

o

C) 

(e.g. 

F or 14 

C).

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 animates 

when the battery is charging.

 displays solid when the 

battery is fully charged.

 displays when the battery is 

low and needs charging.

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Displays when the parent unit is 

connected to AC power without 

the battery.

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Displays the parent unit speaker 

volume level while adjusting.

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Brightness
You can change the brightness of 

the parent unit screen.

Pairing baby unit
The baby unit and parent unit 

provided are already paired. You 

can add or replace baby units 

(

VM3211, purchased separately) 

to your baby monitor system.

Unpairing baby unit
You can remove the paired baby 

unit.

LCD screen off timer
You can set a specific time to 

screen off your parent unit.

Temperature
You can turn on the 

alert tone so that the parent 

unit beeps whenever the room 

temperature detected by the baby 

unit falls outside of the desired 

temperature range.

Lullaby
You can set the baby unit lullaby 

playback parameters.

 /No link to 

The selected baby unit is 

out of range or is turned 

off.

The battery is empty and 

needs to be recharged.

Pairing or unpairing is 

completed.

Camera switching, 

pairing or unpairing is in 

progress.

Camera switching, 

pairing or unpairing is 

failed.

too high 
or

The temperature 

detected by the baby unit 

is higher/lower than the 

desired temperature alert 

range.

 or 

 or

or 

 or  

The baby unit is unpairing 

from the parent unit. 

The parent unit is 

searching for baby units.

 represents the selected baby unit number.

Slide the   

ON/OFF switch to the left to 

turn on the baby unit. The 

ON/OFF LED 

light turns on.
Slide the   

ON/OFF switch to the right to 

turn off the baby unit. The 

ON/OFF LED 

light turns off.

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.

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 

LCD ON/OFF on the parent unit to 

turn off the screen.
Press any key on the parent unit to turn on 

the screen again.

Press 

+/VOL/- on the parent unit at any 

time when viewing images.

NOTE

When the parent unit speaker volume is set to 

zero,   appears on the screen and the   light 
turns on.

The baby unit speaker volume determines the 

talkback volume transmitted from your parent 

unit.

Press 

+/VOLUME/- on the baby unit to 

adjust the speaker volume. 

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You can change the brightness of the parent 

unit screen from 

Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD 

brightness is preset to 

Level 3.

Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

Press   or   to choose 

, then press  .

Press   or   to choose the desired level of 

brightness, then press 

SELECT to confirm 

your selection. 

Every time the parent unit is turned on, it 

displays a baby unit in 

SINGLE-CAM mode. 

If there are more than one baby units in your 

system, you can also monitor your baby in 

PATROL mode.

The screen displays a 

single baby unit in full 

screen.

A single cam view that 

transits to a different baby 

unit every 10 seconds.

Press 

CAM  to switch to another camera 

if you are in 

SINGLE-CAM mode.

   
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
   
 
 

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Press 

PATROL to switch to PATROL mode 

if you are in 

SINGLE-CAM mode, and vice 

versa.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

You can remotely zoom in while viewing 
images in 

SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode.

Press   to zoom in. Press again to zoom 
out. 
Press   or   to move the zoomed image 
leftward or rightward.

You can use the 

TALK function of the parent 

unit to comfort your baby in 

SINGLE-CAM and 

PATROL mode. 

Press and hold 

TALK on the parent unit. 

The 

TALK light turns on.

Speak towards the microphone on the 

parent unit. Your voice is broadcast to the 

baby unit. 
Release the 

TALK key to stop the 

broadcast. The 

TALK light goes off.

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Your baby unit monitors the temperature of 
your baby’s room with its built-in temperature 
sensor. If the detected temperature is out of 
the preset temperature range, the parent unit 
will display an alert message.

Set temperature range
You can set the desired room temperature 
alert range. The minimum temperature can be 
set between 

C) and 69 

C).  

The maximum temperature can be set 
between 

C) and 86 

C).

Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

Press   or   to choose  , then press  .
Press   or   to choose  , then press 

SELECT.
Press   or   to choose 

 or

, then 

press 

SELECT.

Press   or   to choose the desired 

minimum or maximum temperature, then 

press 

to confirm your selection.

Temperature alert tone
You can turn on the temperature alert tone 
so that the parent unit will emit an alert tone if 
the detected temperature is out of range.

Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

Press   or   to choose  , then press  .
Press   or   to choose  , then press 

SELECT.
Press   or   to choose   or  , then 

press 

SELECT to confirm your selection.

Temperature format
You can choose to display the temperature in 
Fahrenheit (

o

F) or Celcius (

o

C).

Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

Press   or   to choose  , then press  .
Press   or   to choose  , then press 

SELECT.
Press   or   to choose   or  , then 

press 

SELECT to confirm your selection.

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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 

this baby unit is in black and white, and 

 

appears on screen.

NOTES

It is normal if you see a short white glare on your 

parent unit screen as the baby unit is adapting to 

the dark environment. 
When the infrared LEDs are on, the image is in 

black and white. This is normal due to external 

light sources.

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Depending on the surroundings and other 

interfering factors, like lightings, objects, colors 

and backgrounds, the display resolution may vary. 

Adjust the baby unit’s angle or place the baby 

unit at a higher level to prevent glare and blurry 

display.

You can set the screen off timer of the parent 

unit, so that the parent unit screen will turn off 

automatically after being idle for a particular 

time interval.

Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

Press   or   to choose  , then press  .
Press   or   to choose select 

or

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Press 

to confirm your selection.

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