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and troubleshooting necessary to install and 
operate your new VTech product. Please 
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installation and operation of this innovative and 
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1 set for VM5271
2 sets for VM5271-2

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

•  Press down on the large tab of 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, press down on the 

large tab of the battery compartment cover 

and pull it out, then follow the steps above to 

install the 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 

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 

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.

NOTE

•  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 

the baby unit. 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.

>

 1m (3ft)

1.  Make sure your baby units and parent unit 

are on.

2.  The parent unit displays images from the 

baby unit. 
•  Speak towards the baby unit microphone. 

You will hear the sound at the parent 

unit.

3.  If you have more than one baby unit, press 

VIEW on the top of your parent unit. The 

screen switches to other baby units. Then, 

repeat step 2.

NOTE

•  When the parent unit displays   and then 

to CAM # (# represents the selected baby unit 

number), 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 parent unit speaker volume if you 

cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby 

unit.

CAUTION

•  Keep the baby units out of the reach of your baby. 

Never place or mount the baby units 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 1 meter  

(3 feet) away from your baby. 

         

>

 1m (3ft)

2.  Adjust the angle of the baby unit camera to

aim at your baby. 

3.  Place the parent unit more than 1 meter  

(3 feet) away from the baby units.

＜1m (3ft)

＞1m (3ft)

CAUTION

•  This baby monitoring system includes a

special lens which is capable of optical zoom

and requires delicate treatment. Please avoid

disassembling, dropping, or any other rough

handling.

• 

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.

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.

7

8

2

4

5

1

3

6

9

11

10

12

13
14

1

2

3

4

5

Skip 
•  Press to play the next lullaby.

6

•  Press to play or stop lullaby on the 

baby unit.

7

- VOLUME +
•  Press to adjust the baby unit 

speaker volume. It determines the 

lullaby volume and talkback volume 

transmitted from the parent unit.

8

POWER light
•  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.

9

10

11

12

ON/OFF switch
•  Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.

13

PAIR
•  Your baby units and parent unit 

provided are already paired. 

•  Press and hold on accessory 

baby units (

VM5231, purchased 

separately) to pair to the parent unit.  

14

Threaded socket
• 

For wall mount installation use.

1

2

4

6
7

3

5

9

13

14

15

16

17

12

8

11

10

1

2

4

6
7

3

5

9

13

14

15

16

17

12

8

11

10

1

LED lights
•  Indicate the different statuses of 

the parent unit. For details, refer to 

Parent unit lights. 

2

3

4

TALK
• 

Press and hold to talk to the selected 

baby unit in 

SINGLE-CAM or 

PATROL mode.

5

VIEW / LCD ON/OFF
•  Press and hold to turn off the parent 

unit screen.

•  Press to view the image of the 

next baby unit in 

SINGLE-CAM or 

PATROL mode.

6

PATROL
•  Press to turn on or off the 

mode.

7

SPLIT
•  Press to turn on or off the  

SPLIT-VIEW mode.

8

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

9

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

•  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.

10

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

item, or save a setting.

11

• 

Press to zoom in while viewing 

image in 

SINGLE-CAM mode. 

• 

Reset the patrol period if 

mode is in use.
 Zoom out

• 

Press to zoom out while viewing 

image in 

SINGLE-CAM mode.

• 

Reset the patrol period if 

mode is in use.

12

• 

Press to increase the parent unit 

speaker volume.

• 

Press to decrease the parent unit 

speaker volume.

13

14

15

16

17

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 all baby units 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.

On when the parent unit is talking to 

the baby unit.

On when the parent unit speaker 

volume is turned off.

• 

 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 lullaby.

 or 

 or 

 

or 

•  Displays the number 

of the baby unit that is 

being viewed when in  

SINGLE-CAM and 

PATROL mode.

•  Displays the number 

of the highlighted baby 

unit when in 

VIEW mode.

Patrol mode
•  Displays when the 

parent unit is in 

PATROL mode.

Split-view mode
•  Displays when the 

parent unit is in 

VIEW mode.

Night vision
•  Displays when the 

baby unit being viewed 

has activated the night 

vision feature. 

Zoom
•  Displays when the 

baby unit camera has 

zoomed in or out.

Temperature alert tone
•  Displays when the 

temperature alert tone 

is set on.

F or  

Real-time temperature
•  Displays the real-time 

temperature detected 

by the baby unit in 

Fahrenheit (

o

F) or 

Celcius (

o

C) 

(e.g. 

F or 14 

C).

Mute alert
•  Displays when the 

parent unit speaker 

volume is set to off.

•  Displays when 

VIEW mode is turned 

on.

Speaker volume
•  Displays the parent unit 

speaker volume level 

while adjusting.

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).

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.

You can select a language (English, 

French or Spanish) to be used in all 

screen displays.

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.

Lullaby
You can select, play, or stop a 

lullaby.

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.

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.

Vibration
You can turn on the vibration alert 

so that the parent unit vibrates when 

it receives 

Low battery tone, No 

link alert, Sound alert in split-view 

or 

Temperature alert tone after 

turning on the respective alert tones.

Sound-activated Screen 
Automatically turns on the 

parent unit screen when a baby 

unit detects a sound after the 

screen is turned off. When no 

sound is detected, the screen is 

automatically off to save power.

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.

Pair/Unpair
The baby unit and parent unit 

provided are already paired. You 

can add or replace baby units 

(

VM5231, purchased separately) to 

your baby monitor system.

 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.

too high at CAM # 
or

The temperature detected 

by the baby unit is higher/

lower than the desired 

temperature alert range.

The parent unit is turning 

on. 

The parent unit is 

searching for baby units.

 represents the selected baby unit number.

•  Slide the 

ON/OFF switch on the baby units 

to 

ON to power on. The ON/OFF LED light 

turns on.

•  Slide the 

ON/OFF switch on the baby units 

to 

OFF to power off. The ON/OFF LED light 

turns off.

•  Press and hold   to power on the parent 

unit. The screen turns on.

•  Press and hold   again to power 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 units.

•  Press and hold 

LCD ON/OFF on the top of 

the parent unit to turn off the screen.

•  Press any key on the parent unit to turn on 

the screen again.

For parent unit:
•  Press 

 or 

 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.

For baby unit:
The baby unit speaker volume determines 

the lullaby volume and talkback volume 

transmitted from parent unit.
•  Press 

- VOLUME + on the baby unit to 

adjust the speaker volume.

To play lullaby on the baby unit:
You can play lullaby on the baby unit to 

comfort your baby. You can also control the

volume level of the lullabies.
•  Press  / 

 PLAY/STOP on the baby unit to 

play lullaby. It starts playing lullaby for 10 

minutes.

•  Press   

SKIP on the baby unit to switch to 

the other lullabies. 

•  Press  / 

 PLAY/STOP again to stop the 

lullaby.

•  Press

- VOLUME + to adjust the volume

level of the lullaby on the baby unit.

TIP

•  When the lullaby stops, press  / 

again to replay.

To play lullaby using the parent unit:
You can play lullabies on the baby unit by
controlling remotely with the parent unit.
1.  Press

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

2.  Press   or   to choose 

Lullaby, then 

press 

SELECT.

3.  Press   or   to choose a lullaby, or choose

Play All.
•  If 

Play All is selected, the lullabies will 

be played one after the other, until all 

lullabies are played.

4.  When the desired lullaby is selected, press

or   to choose

Play or Stop.

NOTES

•  Lullaby playback control with the parent unit menu is

available in SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode only.

•  The lullaby playback on the baby unit will be paused

when receiving talkback from the parent unit.

You can select a language (English, French or 

Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.

1.  Press 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

2.  Press   or   to choose 

Language, then 

press 

SELECT.

3.  Press   or   to choose 

English, Français 

or 

Español, 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 

Brightness.

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. Whenever the parent 

unit has been left idle for 10 minutes while the 

screen is still on, the screen will be dimmed 

automatically to save power. 

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 

idle, it will be dimmed again.

You can choose to hear sounds from the 

baby units 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 units from 

Lowest to Highest. 

The higher the sensitivity level, the more 

sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds 

for transmitting to the parent unit. The sound 

sensitivity level is preset to 

Highest.

Sensitivity 

Level

Description

The parent unit speaker is constantly 

on, and you will hear all sounds 

(including background noises) from 

your baby’s room.

The parent unit speaker turns on for 

soft babbling and louder sounds from 

your baby. It remains quiet when your 

baby sleeps soundly.

The parent unit speaker turns on 

for loud babbling and louder sounds 

from your baby. It remains quiet when 

your baby makes soft sounds.

The parent unit speaker turns on for 

crying and louder sounds from your 

baby. It remains quiet when your 

baby makes soft sounds.

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 

MENU when the parent unit is idle.

2.  Press   or   to choose 

Sensitivity, then 

press 

SELECT. 

•  If you have more than one baby unit, 

the system prompts you to choose the 

desired baby unit or all baby units, press 

or   to choose 

ALL CAM or CAM #, 

then press 

SELECT.

3.  Press   or   to choose the desired 

sensitivity level, then press 

to 

confirm your selection.

TIP

•  You can adjust the baby unit placement to 

improve the sound detection.

When sound activation is on, as long as no 

sound is detected within 50 seconds, the 

parent unit screen will turn off automatically to 

save power.
When your baby unit detects a sound, the 

sound activation triggers the parent unit screen 

to turn on automatically. When no sound is 

detected within 50 seconds, the screen will be 

off again.

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User’s manual

VM5271 

VM5271-2

Video Monitor  

with Motorized 6x

Optical Zoom Lens

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