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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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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.
•  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

•  Press down on the battery compartment cover to 

pull it out.

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.

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.

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 

volume 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 

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.

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 3 feet (1 meter) 

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.

1.  Make sure your baby units and parent unit 

are on.

2.  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.

3.  If you have two baby units, press VIEW 

at the right side of your parent unit. The 

screen switches to other baby unit. Then, 

repeat step 2.

NOTES

•  When the parent unit displays   and then  

 No link to CAM # (# represents the baby unit 

number), and the LINK LED light flashes, move 

the parent unit closer to the baby units (observe 

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

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.

1.  Place the baby units more than 3 feet  

(1 meter) away from your baby.

2.  Place the parent unit more than 3 feet  

(1 meter) away from the baby units. 

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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 units and parent unit are 

more than 3 feet (1 meter) apart, OR

 

-

Turn down the volume of your parent unit.

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.

The wide-angle lens (VM101) provided allows 

you to view more of your baby’s room from the 

parent unit screen. Install the wide-angle lens 

onto the baby unit camera as shown below.

NOTES

•  When the lens is not in use, cover both sides of 

the lens with the lens covers provided to avoid 

scratches.

•  You can purchase and install an extra new 

wide-angle lens (VM101) onto your baby unit if 

necessary.

1

2

3

•  Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.

4

ON/OFF 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.

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

PAIR
•  Your baby units and parent unit 

provided are already paired. 

1

LED lights
•  Indicate the different statuses of the 

parent unit. For details, refer to  
Parent unit lights. 

2

3

• 

While viewing image, press to zoom 

in or out. 

4

TALK
•  While viewing image, press and hold 

to talk to the selected baby unit.

5

+/VOL/-
• 

Press to adjust the speaker volume.

6

7

•  While in a menu, press to return to 

the main menu or idle screen.

• 

While in Single-CAM or Patrol 

mode, press and hold to move the 

baby unit camera leftward.

•  While in Split-view mode, press to 

move the selection box leftward.

8

9

•  Press and hold to power on.
•  Press and hold to power off.

10

MENU/SELECT
•  Press to enter the menu.
•  While in a menu, press to choose 

an item, or save a setting.

11

•  While in a menu, press to scroll up.
• 

While in Single-CAM or Patrol 

mode, press and hold to move the 

baby unit camera upward.

•  While in Split-view mode, press to 

move the selection box upward.

12

•  While in a menu, press to scroll down.
• 

While in Single-CAM or Patrol 

mode, press and hold to move the 

baby unit camera downward.

•  While in Split-view mode, press to 

move the selection box downward.

13

•  While in a menu, press to choose 

an item.

• 

While in Single-CAM or Patrol 

mode, press and hold to move the 

baby unit camera rightward.

•  While in Split-view mode, press to 

move the selection box rightward.

14

15

VIEW
•  Press to view the image of the next 

baby unit in Single-CAM or Patrol 

mode.

•  For VM4261-2 only
LCD ON/OFF
•  Press and hold to turn off the parent 

unit screen.

16

PATROL 
•  Press to turn on or off the Patrol 

mode.

•  For VM4261-2 only

17

SPLIT
•  Press to turn on or off the  

Split-view mode.

•  For VM4261-2 only

18

19

• 

On when the parent unit is linked 

to the baby unit.

• 

Flashes when the link to the baby 

unit being viewed in Single-CAM 

or Patrol mode is lost; or when the 

link to at least one baby unit being 

viewed in Split-view mode 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.

It turns on:

• 

When the speaker volume of the 

parent unit is turned off; or

• 

When the parent unit is in Split-

view mode; or

• 

When the parent unit is talking to 

the baby unit.

TALK •  On when the parent unit is talking 

to the baby unit.

• 

 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.

Lullaby
•  Displays when the baby unit being 

viewed is playing lullabies or 
soothing sounds.

 or 
 or 
 or 

•  Displays the baby unit number of 

the baby unit that is being viewed 
when in 

Single-CAM and Patrol 

mode.

•  Displays the baby unit number of 

the selected baby unit when in 
Split-view mode.

 

Patrol mode
•  Displays when the parent unit is in 

Patrol mode.

•  For VM4261-2 only

 

Split-view mode 
•  Displays when the parent unit is in 

Split-view mode.

•  For VM4261-2 only

Night vision
•  Displays when the baby unit being 

viewed has activated the night 
vision feature. 

Zoom
•  Displays when the current image 

on the parent unit has zoomed in.

Temperature alert tone
•  Displays when the temperature 

alert tone is on.

F or  

Real-time temperature
•  Displays the real-time temperature 

detected by the baby unit in 
Fahrenheit (

o

F) or Celsius (

o

C) 

(e.g. 

F or 14 

C).

Mute alert
•  Displays when the parent unit 

speaker volume is set to off.

•  Displays when 

Split-view mode is 

turned on.

9-level sound indicator
• 

 (1 to 3 bars) indicates low sound 

level detected by the baby unit.

• 

 (4 to 6 bars) indicates 

moderate sound level detected by 
the baby unit.

• 

 (7 to 9 bars) indicates high 

sound level detected by the baby 
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).

Speaker volume
•  Displays the parent unit speaker 

volume level while adjusting.

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.

Alert Tone
You can set the parent unit to beep 
when
•  the parent unit operates in low 

battery condition;

•  the link between the parent unit 

and the baby unit is lost; or

•  the baby unit detects sounds 

while in

 

Split-view mode.

You can select a language 
(English, French or Spanish) to be 
used in all screen displays.

LCD
You can change the brightness of 
the parent unit screen, or turn on 
the 

Dim Mode to save power.

Rename
You can choose a specific name 
for the baby unit from a pre-defined 
name list.

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.

Temperature
You can 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 can choose to display the 

temperature in Fahrenheit (

o

F) or 

Celsius (

o

C), or set the maximum/

minimum temperature limit for alerts.

Lullaby on CAM
You can choose a lullaby or 
soothing sound to comfort your 
baby.

Volume on CAM
You can adjust the volume of baby 
units which determines the lullaby 
volume and talkback volume 
transmitted from parent unit.

Vibration
You can turn on the vibration alert 
so that the parent unit vibrates 
when it receives 

tone, No link alert, Sound alert 
in split-view or Temperature 
alert tone after turning on the 
respective alert tones.

 No link to 

The selected baby unit is 
out of range or is turned 
off.

The battery level of the 
parent unit is very low and 
needs to be recharged.

The battery is empty and 
needs to be recharged.

The sound level exceeds 
the threshold at CAM # in 
Split-view mode.

or

The temperature detected 
by the baby unit is higher/
lower than the desired 
temperature alert range.

The parent unit is 
searching for baby units.

The auto timer for playing 
lullaby is reset.

 represents the 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   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 and hold 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 can be 
adjusted in the parent unit. The baby unit 
speaker volume determines the lullaby volume 
and talkback volume transmitted from parent 
unit. Level 1 is the softest while Level 5 is the 
loudest.

1.  Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

2.  Press   or   to choose 

Volume on CAM, 

then press 

SELECT.

3.  Press   or   to choose the desired volume 

level, then press 

SELECT to confirm your 

selection.

You can change the brightness of the parent 
unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD 
brightness is preset to Level 3.

1.  Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
2.  Press   or   to choose LCD, then press 

SELECT.

3.  Press SELECT again to choose 

4.  Press   or   to choose the desired level of 

brightness, then press SELECT to confirm 
your selection. 

The dim mode is preset to on to help you save 
the parent unit power. Your parent unit display 
will dim automatically after 10 minutes of 
inactivity, in which there is neither key pressed 
nor alert received from the baby unit. 

1.  Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

2.  Press   or   to choose 

LCD, then press 

SELECT.

3.  Press   or   to choose 

Dim Mode, then 

press 

SELECT.

4.  Press   or   to choose 

On or Off, then 

press 

SELECT to confirm your selection.

NOTE

•  While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or 

alert message will trigger the screen to return to 
the preset brightness level. After 10 minutes of 
inactivity, it will be dimmed again.

You can remotely pan and tilt your baby unit 
camera or zoom in while viewing images from 
the baby unit in Single-CAM and Patrol mode.

•  Press and hold  ,   ,   or   to tilt the 

baby unit camera downward, upward, 
leftward or rightward.

•  Press   to zoom in. Press again to zoom out.
•  Press and hold  ,   ,   or   to move 

the zoomed image downward, upward, 
leftward or rightward.

 For VM4261-2 only

Every time the parent unit is turned on, it 
displays a baby unit in Single-CAM mode. If 
there are two baby units in your system, you 
can also monitor your baby in Patrol or Split-
view 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.

The screen displays all 
baby units.

•  Press VIEW to view the next baby unit.

 

Press VIEW

•  Press PATROL to switch to Patrol mode 

if you are in Single-CAM mode, and vice 

versa.

10s

•  Press SPLIT to enter the Split-view mode. 

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Full Color Video Monitor 

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7

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1

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63

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63

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1 set for VM4261
2 sets for VM4261-2

15

16

17

18

19

1 set for both VM4261 and VM4261-2

10

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

7

11

12