VTech Telecommunications Ltd 80-0443-00 Manuel D’Utilisation

on purchasing your new VTech product.  

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.

For support, shopping, and everything  

new at VTech, visit our website at  

www.vtechphones.com.

User’s manual

NOTES

Use only the power adapter supplied with this 

product.
Make sure the electrical outlet is not controlled 

by a wall switch.
The power adapter is 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 soother and the power adapter 

cord are out of reach of children.

CAUTION

Keep the soother out of the reach of your baby. 

Never place the soother inside the baby’s crib or 

playpen.

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

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Rock the shell backward to power 

on the soother. 
Rock the shell forward to power off

 the shell forward to power off 

the soother.

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Slide to select dim light or bright 

light mode.

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Night light

Press to turn on or off the night light.

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Auto-off timer
Press to turn on an auto-off timer 

while playing story, lullaby or 

soothing sound. It will automatically 

stop the tracks after playing for 

30/45/60 minutes.

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Press to play or stop the story.

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Press to increase the speaker 

volume.

Press to decrease the speaker 

volume.

 

While playing a story, lullaby or 

soothing sound, press to play the 

next track.

 

While playing a story, lullaby or 

soothing sound, press to play the 

previous track.

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Press to play or stop the lullaby.

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Press to play or stop the soothing 

sound.

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Press to turn on or off the soother’s 

Wi-Fi network (for using with the 

Soother app).

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User’s manual

BC8311

Safe & Sound

®

 

Storytelling Soother

Tommy the Turtle

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Rock the turtle shell backward to power on 

the soother. 

Rock the turtle shell forward to power off 

the soother.

NOTES

Make sure the soother is on before using other 

features.

Press   to start playing stories. 
Press   to skip to the next story.
Press   to play the previous story.
While a story is playing, press   to stop 

the story.

NOTES

The display window will show you the track 

number of the story currently playing.
The soother will play the stories continuously 

unless you manually stop the stories or turn on 

the auto-off timer feature.
When a story ends, the soother automatically 

skips to the next story. After the soother plays the 

last story in the story list, it restarts playing from 

the first story again.

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Press   to start playing lullabies. 
Press   to skip to the next lullaby.
Press   to play the previous lullaby.
While a lullaby is playing, press   to stop 

the lullaby.

NOTES

The display window will show you the track 

number of the lullaby currently playing.
The soother will play the lullabies continuously 

unless you manually stop the lullabies or turn on 

the auto-off timer feature.
When a lullaby ends, the soother automatically 

skips to the next lullaby. After the soother plays 

the last lullaby in the lullaby list, it restarts playing 

from the first lullaby again.

Press 

 to start playing soothing sounds. 

Press   to play the next soothing sound.
Press   to play the previous soothing 

sound.
While a soothing sound is playing,  

press 

 to stop the soothing sound.

NOTES

The display window will show you the track 

number of the soothing sound currently playing.
The soother will play the soothing sounds 

continuously unless you manually stop the 

soothing sounds or turn on the auto-off timer 

feature.
The soother will repeat the same soothing sound 

again and again unless you skip to the other 

soothing sounds.

Press 

vol- or vol+ at any time.

NOTES

The soother beeps to notify you when the 

speaker volume is already at the highest or 

lowest setting while adjusting.

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While the soother is playing story, lullaby or 

soothing sound, the auto-off timer feature 

helps you automatically stop the story, lullaby 

or soothing sound after playing for 30/45/60 

minutes.

While a story, lullaby or soothing sound is 

playing, press   to set the auto-off timer. 
Press   or   to choose 

30, 45 or 60 

minutes as shown on the display window.
Press   to confirm. The soother starts 

counting down 30/45/60 minutes.  

The   light turns on.

After 30/45/60 minutes, the soother will 

automatically stop any story, lullaby or 

soothing sound. The auto-off timer feature 

and the   light turn off.

light turn off.

NOTES

You can only turn on the auto-off timer feature 

when the soother is playing story, lullaby or 

soothing sound.
The auto-off timer feature will not power off 

the soother or turn off the night light after the 

countdown.
You can press   again to turn off the auto-off 

timer feature during the countdown.
If you manually stop the story, lullaby or soothing 

sound while the auto-off timer is counting down, 

the auto-off timer will turn off.

While the soother is on, press   to turn on 

the night light. 
Slide the night light switch to 

 to select 

dim light, or to 

 to select bright light.

Press   again to turn off the night light.

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You can turn on the soother’s Wi-Fi network for 

using the soother with the 

Storytelling Soother mobile app. 

Press 

 to turn on the Wi-Fi network.  

The 

 light turns on. 

Press 

 again to turn off the Wi-Fi 

network. The 

 light turns off.

NOTES

Turning on the soother’s Wi-Fi network will stop 

all story, lullaby and soothing sound from playing.  

Make sure you turn off the soother’s Wi-Fi 

network before playing any sounds.
The display window shows - - when the soother’s 

Wi-Fi network is on.
The soother’s Wi-Fi network will be automatically 

off after 30 minutes if there is no data transfer.

For more information about the app, see 

About Tommy the Turtle Storytelling 

Soother app.

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To enhance your experience on using the 

soother, you can use your BC8311 storytelling 

soother with the free, compatible 

Turtle Storytelling Soother mobile app.
Main features of the app:

My Library stores extra free stories, 

lullabies and soothing sounds exclusive to 

the app. You can update your soother using 

the app and play these additional tracks on 

your soother.
Record Stories allows you to record your 

own stories and messages. You can play 

these recordings on your soother.

NOTES

Make sure your mobile device meets the 

minimum requirement for the mobile app: 

-  Android

®

 4.3 or later; and 

-  iOS 8.1 or later.

Scan the QR codes below, or search 

“tommy the turtle�� in the �oogle Play

the turtle�� in the �oogle Play

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 store 

or App store.

Android

iOS

Download and install the 

Turtle Storytelling Soother app.

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To access all features of the app, you need to 

connect your mobile device to the soother’s 

Wi-Fi network first. 

If it is the first time you launch the app, the 

app prompts you to follow the instructions 

shown on screen to connect your mobile 

device to the soother’s Wi-Fi network.

If your have launched the app before:

On the app home page, tap 

.

Select 

Connect to soother.

Follow the instructions shown on screen 

to connect your mobile device to the 

soother’s Wi-Fi network.

NOTES

The soother’s Wi-Fi network is displayed as 

Tommy Turtle Soother_XXXX on the Wi-Fi list 

(XXXX are four random characters). The default 

Wi-Fi password is 

SStoryteller (case-sensitive).

Up to three mobile devices can be connected 

to the soother’s Wi-Fi network. Only one of the 

mobile devices can use the 

My Library feature 

at a time.

For all instructions and troubleshooting on 

using the app, access the app manual and 

frequently asked questions in the app.

On the app home page, tap 

.

Select 

App Manual or FAQ to find the 

desired information.

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