V-tech BM5250N User manual

BM5250N
BM5250N-2
Full Colour Video Monitor
User Guide
This guide contains important information.
Please keep it for future reference.

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Contents
Important Safety Instructions�������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
Setup�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5
What’s Included? .....................................................................................................................5
Overview..................................................................................................................................6
Parent Unit Icons....................................................................................................... 10
Connect the Baby Monitor .....................................................................................................14
Charge the Parent Unit Battery..............................................................................................15
Position the Baby Monitor......................................................................................................16
Basic Operation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17
Power on/o󰀨...........................................................................................................................17
Use the Menu ........................................................................................................................18
Adjust Speaker Volume .........................................................................................................19
Talk to Your Baby via the Baby Unit.......................................................................................19
Zoom.....................................................................................................................................20
Turn on/o󰀨 the Parent Unit Screen ........................................................................................20
Advanced Operation �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21
Lullabies and Soothing Sounds .............................................................................................21
Night Light.............................................................................................................................21
Sound Sensitivity and Sound Activation ................................................................................22
Temperature...........................................................................................................................24
Turn on/o󰀨 Alert Tones ...........................................................................................................25
Adjust Screen Brightness .....................................................................................................26
Adjust Baby Unit Speaker Volume........................................................................................26
Dim Mode .............................................................................................................................27
Night Vision...........................................................................................................................27
Monitoring Modes (BM5250N-2 only) ...................................................................................28
Additional Information ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������30
Wall Mount (Optional) ............................................................................................................30
General Product Care............................................................................................................32
Storage .................................................................................................................................32
Technical Specications.........................................................................................................32
Customer Service and Product Warranty ..............................................................................34
Disposal of Batteries and Product .........................................................................................35

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The applied nameplate is located at the bottom of
the baby unit’s base. When using your equipment,
basic safety precautions should always be followed
to reduce the risk of re, electric shock and injury,
including the following:
1. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on
the product.
2. Adult setup is required.
3� CAUTION: Do not install the baby unit at a height
above 6.5 feet (2 metres).
4. This product is intended as an aid. It is not
a substitute for responsible and proper adult
supervision and should not be used as such.
5. This product is not intended for use as a medical
monitor.
6. Do not use this product near water. For example,
do not use it next to a bath tub, wash bowl,
kitchen sink, laundry tub or swimming pool, or in
a wet basement or shower.
7� CAUTION: Use only the battery provided. There
may be a risk of explosion if a wrong type of
battery is used for the parent unit. The battery
cannot be subjected to high or low extreme
temperature and low air pressure at high altitude
during use, storage or transportation. Disposal
of battery into re or a hot oven, or mechanically
crushing or cutting or the battery can result in an
explosion. Leaving the battery in an extremely
high temperature surrounding environment can
result in an explosion or the leakage of ammable
liquid of gas. Battery subjected to extremely low
air pressure may result in an explosion or the
leakage of ammable liquid or gas. Dispose of
used battery according to the instructions.
8. Use only the adapters included with this product.
Incorrect adapter polarity or voltage can seriously
damage the product.
Power adapters information:
Parent unit output: 5V DC 1A
VTech Telecommunications Ltd.
Model: VT05EAU05100 (AU)
Baby unit output: 6V DC 400mAh
VTech Telecommunications Ltd.
Model: VT05EAU06040 (AU)
Rechargeable battery information:
3.6V 2600mAh, 9.36Wh Lithium-ion battery
Zhuhai Great Power Energy Co., Ltd.
Model: ICR18650-2.6Ah-3.6V-1S1P
9. The power adapter is intended to be correctly
oriented in a vertical or oor mount position. The
prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place
if it is plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or
cabinet outlet.
10. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet (power
adapter) shall be installed near the equipment and
shall be easily accessible.
11. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before
cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a
damp cloth for cleaning.
12. Do not cut o󰀨 the power adapters to replace them with
other plugs, as this causes a hazardous situation.
13. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cords. Do
not install this product where the cords may be walked
on or crimped.
14. This product should be operated only from the type
of power source indicated on the marking label. If you
are not sure of the type of power supply in your home,
consult your dealer or local power company.
15. The equipment is to be supplied from an identied
USB port complying with the requirements of Limited
Power Source.
16. Do not overload wall outlets or use an extension cord.
17. Do not place this product on an unstable table, shelf,
stand or other unstable surfaces.
18. This product should not be placed in any area where
proper ventilation is not provided. Slots and openings
in the back or bottom of this product are provided for
ventilation. To protect them from overheating, these
openings must not be blocked by placing the product
on a soft surface such as a bed, sofa or rug. This
product should never be placed near or over a radiator
or heat register.
19. Never push objects of any kind into this product
through the slots because they may touch dangerous
voltage points or create a short circuit. Never spill
liquid of any kind on the product.
20. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
disassemble this product, but take it to an authorized
service facility. Opening or removing parts of the
product other than specied access doors may expose
you to dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect
reassembling can cause electric shock when the
product is subsequently used.
21. You should test the sound reception every time you
turn on the units or move one of the components.
22. Periodically examine all components
for damage.
23. There is a very low risk of privacy loss when using
certain electronic devices, such as baby monitors,
cordless telephones, etc. To protect your privacy,
make sure the product has never been used before
purchase, reset the baby monitor periodically by
powering o󰀨 and then powering on the units, and
power o󰀨 the baby monitor if you will not use it for
some time.
Important Safety Instructions

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24. Children should be supervised to ensure that
they do not play with the product.
25. The small parts of this monitor can be swallowed
by babies or small children. Keep these parts out
of reach of children.
26. The product is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Cautions
• Use and store the product at a temperature
between 0oC and 40oC.
• Burn hazard, re hazard, explosion hazard
associated with mishandling of the battery.
• Do not expose the product to extreme cold, heat
or direct sunlight. Do not put the product close to
a heating source.
• Warning—Strangulation
Hazard—Children have STRANGLED
in cords. Keep this cord out of the
reach of children (more than 3 ft
(0.9m) away). Do not remove this tag.
• Never place the camera unit(s) inside the baby’s
crib or playpen. Never cover the camera unit(s)
or parent unit with anything such as a towel or a
blanket.
• Other electronic products may cause interference with
your camera unit. Try installing your camera unit as
far away from these electronic devices as possible:
wireless routers, radios, cellular telephones, intercoms,
room monitors, televisions, personal computers,
kitchen appliances and cordless telephones.
Precautions for users of implanted cardiac
pacemakers
Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless
devices):
Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an
independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary
evaluation of the interference between portable wireless
devices and implanted cardiac pacemakers. Supported by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, WTR recommends
to physicians that:
Pacemaker patients
• Should keep wireless devices at least six inches from
the pacemaker.
• Should NOT place wireless devices directly over the
pacemaker, such as in a breast pocket, when it is
turned ON.
WTR’s evaluation did not identify any risk to bystanders
with pacemakers from other persons using wireless
devices.
Electromagnetic elds (EMF)
This VTech product complies with all standards regarding
electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled properly and
according to the instructions in this user’s manual, the
product is safe to be used based on scientic evidence
available today.

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Setup
What’s Included?
Parent Unit Baby Unit
Parent Unit Adapter Baby Unit Adapter
Quick Start
Guide
x 2 x 2
Learn to set up your units and have all
detailed instructions on using your baby
monitor.
1 set for BM5250N
2 sets for BM5250N-2

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Overview
Baby Unit
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1 Microphone
2 Camera Lens
3 Infrared LEDs
• Allow you to see clearly in a dark environment.
4 Light Sensor
5 POWER LED 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.
- / VOL / +
• Press to adjust the listening volume.
6 Night light
7Night light on/o󰀨 key
8 PAIR key
• The parent unit and baby unit(s) provided are already paired.
9 Speaker
10 ON/OFF switch
• Press to turn on or o󰀨 the baby unit.
11 Power Jack
12 Wall Mount Slots

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Parent Unit
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1 Antenna
2 3 - Level Sound Indicator
• Green: low sound level is detected by the baby unit.
• Green and amber: moderate sound level is detected by the baby unit.
• Green, amber and red: high sound level is detected by the baby unit.
3Battery LED Indicator
• On when the parent unit is connected to AC power, and the battery is charging.
• Flashes when the parent unit battery is low and needs to be charged.
4 LINK LED Indicator
• On when the parent unit is linked to the baby unit.
• Flashes when the link to the baby unit is lost.
5|||Arrow Keys
• Press to navigate leftward, upward, rightward or downward, within the main menu
and sub-menus.
• While viewing a zoomed image, press to move the image leftward, upward, rightward
or downward.
6Menu/Select/Zoom
• Press to enter the main menu.
• While in a menu, press to choose an item, or save a setting.
• Press to zoom in/out.
7/ TALK
• Press and hold to talk to the baby unit.
• While in a sub-menu, press to exit.
8/ POWER LCD on/o󰀨 / Power on/o󰀨
9|Increase or decrease parent unit volume.
10 Microphone
11 Power Jack
12 RESET Force reboot the parent unit.
13 Speaker

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Parent Unit Icons
Main
Menu
Sub-
menu
Options
Brightness
• Adjust the parent unit’s LCD brightness.
Lullaby
/Play/Stop lullaby
• Select one of the soothing sounds, or white noise.
• Select one of the ve lullabies.
• Play all lullabies.
• Set timer to stop playing the selected lullaby or soothing sound.
Night Light
/Turn on/o󰀨 night light.
VOX (Voice Activated Alert) Settings
VOX sound sensitivity level
• You can set VOX sensitivity level to activate parent unit
screen and sound when baby unit detects sounds that
exceed certain levels. See Sound sensitivity and sound
activation section.
/Turn on/o󰀨 sound activation
• Set sound activation on or o󰀨.
• When it is on, and the baby unit detects no sound, the parent
unit screen stays o󰀨 to save power. Once a sound is detected,
the parent unit screen and speaker turns on automatically, and
you can see and hear your baby. The parent unit will then turn
o󰀨 again after 50 seconds of no sound detection.
Note:
• When the parent unit screen is o󰀨 and it receives alerts, for
example, link lost between parent unit and baby unit, or battery is
low, the parent unit screen and speaker will turn on for 10 seconds.

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Alert Tone Settings
• Set the parent unit to beep when the battery is low.
• Set the parent unit to beep when the link between the parent unit
and the baby unit is lost.
• Set the conrmation tone on or o󰀨 when selecting an option
inthe menus.
• Set the parent unit to beep when the baby unit detects sounds
while in Split mode (For BM5250N-2 only).
Temperature
/
• Turn on/o󰀨 temperature alert tone.
• Set the parent unit to beeps whenever the room temperature
detected by the baby unit falls outside of the set temperature range.
• Set the minimum temperature.
• Set the maximum temperature.
• Set temperature display in Fahrenheit (oF) or Celsius (oC).
Baby Unit Setting
Baby unit speaker volume
• • Adjust the baby unit’s speaker volume.
Monitoring Mode (For BM5250N-2 only)
Single CAM mode
• The screen displays images only from the selected baby unit in
full screen.
Split mode
• The screen displays images from all the paired baby units at the
same time in split view.
Patrol mode
• The screen displays a single cam view that transitions to a
di󰀨erent baby unit every 10 seconds.

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Status Icons
• - Strong signal strength
• - Moderate signal strength
• - Low signal strength
• - Weak signal strength
Split mode
(For BM5250N-2 only)
Patrol mode
(For BM5250N-2 only)
or
Current view status
• The baby unit number that is being viewed when in:
- Single CAM mode.
- Patrol mode (For BM5250N-2 only)
- Split mode (For BM5250N-2 only)
Night vision is turned on.
Zoom is on.
Lullabies and soothing sounds are playing.
Night light is turned on.
Real-time temperature
• Real-time temperature detected by the baby unit in Fahrenheit (oF) or Celsius
(oC) (e.g. 57oF or 14oC).
Temperature alert tone is turned on.

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Talkback is on.
Mute alert
• Displays when the parent unit speaker volume is set to o󰀨.
• Displays when the parent unit is talking to the baby unit.
Battery status
• animates when the battery is charging.
• - battery is fully charged.
• - battery is low and needs charging.
Alert icons
• Displays when parent unit’s battery is low and needs charging
• Displays when connection between parent unit and baby unit is lost.
• Displays when sound is detected at a baby unit when in Split view. (For
BM5250N-2 only)
• Baby unit detects temperature reaches or exceeds the set maximum.
• Baby unit detects temperature is at or is lower than the set minimum.

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Connect the Baby Monitor
Connect the parent unit and baby unit to a power supply with the included power
adapters.
Notes:
• The rechargeable battery in the parent unit is built-in.
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product.
• Make sure the parent unit and the baby unit are not connected to the switch controlled
electric outlets.
• Connect the power adapters in a vertical or oor mount position only. The adapters’ prongs
are not designed to hold the weight of the parent unit and the baby unit, so do not connect
them to any ceiling, under-the-table, or cabinet outlets. Otherwise, the adapters may not
properly connect to the outlets.
• Make sure the parent unit, the Baby Unit and the power adapter cords are out of reach of
children.
Strangulation
Hazard
Keepthis cord out of reach of children.
Thecord needs to be at least three feet
awayfrom the child at all times. Do not
usewith an ex tensioncord. Do not
removethis tag.
Éloignezce cordon desenfants. Le
cordondoit se trouverà au moins trois
piedsd’un enfant et ce,en tout temps.
N’utilisezpas de rallonge.Neretirez pas
cetteétiquette.
Mantengaeste cable fuera de la alcance
delos niños. Este cable debe estar por
lomenos tres pies fuera de la alcance
delniño en todo momento. No lo use
conuna extensión inalámbrica. Noquite
estaetiqueta.
Risque
d’étranglement
Riesgo de
estrangulación
Strangulation
Hazard
Keepthis cord out of reach of children.
Thecord needs to be at least three feet
awayfrom the child at all times. Do not
usewith an ex tensioncord. Do not
removethis tag.
Éloignezce cordon desenfants. Le
cordondoit se trouverà au moins trois
piedsd’un enfant et ce,en tout temps.
N’utilisezpas de rallonge.Neretirez pas
cetteétiquette.
Mantengaeste cable fuera de la alcance
delos niños. Este cable debe estar por
lomenos tres pies fuera de la alcance
delniño en todo momento. No lo use
conuna extensión inalámbrica. Noquite
estaetiqueta.
Risque
d’étranglement
Riesgo de
estrangulación

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Charge the Parent Unit Battery
The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery or AC power. To continuously monitor
your baby, keep the parent unit connected to AC power.
The parent unit turns on automatically after it connects to the power socket for the
rst time using, and its battery will charge at the same time.
Notes:
• Before using the baby monitor for the rst time, charge the parent unit battery for 12 hours.
When the parent unit battery is fully charged, the battery icon becomes solid .
• The standby time varies depending on your actual use.
The battery icon on the screen indicates the battery status (see the following
table).
Battery Indicators Battery Status Action
The screen displays
or .
The LED light
ashes.
The battery power is very
low and may only be usedused
for a short time.for 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 in use.

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Positioning the Baby Monitor
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.
1� Place the baby unit more than 3 feet (1m) away from your baby.
2� Manually tilt the camera angle up, down, left and right by pushing the lens
portion upwards, downwards, leftwards and rightwards to aim at your baby.
Cautions:
• The default volume of your parent unit is level 4, and the maximum volume is level 7.
To avoid causing high-pitched screeching noise from your baby monitor:
- Make sure your baby unit and parent unit are more than 3 feet (1m) apart; OR
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
• To avoid interference from other electronic devices, place your baby monitor at least 3 feet
(1m) away from devices such as wireless routers, microwaves, cell phones and computers.
>3ft (1m)
<3ft (1m)

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Basic Operation
Power on/o󰀨
1� Slide the power switch to ON to turn on your baby unit. Slide to OFF to turn o󰀨.
2� Press and hold POWER to turn on the parent unit, the welcoming screen
appears and the LINK LED ashes.
Raise the parent unit antenna for better reception.
Press and hold

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Status Check
Once your baby unit and parent unit are powered on, the parent unit and baby unit
will pair each other automatically. When they are connected successfully, the LINK
LED lights steadily. And your parent unit streams live video from the baby unit.
The ON LED light of baby unit turns on.
Use the Menu
Press on the parent unit to enter the main menu, choose a menu item,
or save a setting. You can use the parent unit menu for advanced settings or
operations, such as to play or stop the baby unit lullaby, or adjust the baby unit
sound sensitivity.
While in the menu:
• Press or to scroll among the menu options.
• Press to select an item, or to save a setting.
• Press or to scroll among the sub-menus, or to adjust a setting.
• Press to return to the previous menu options without changing the current setting.
• Press /TALK to return to the live video.
Short press

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Adjust Speaker Volume
Press |to adjust the parent unit speaker volume level received from
the baby unit.
Talk to Your Baby via the Baby Unit
You can use the TALK function on the parent unit to comfort your baby from the
other room.
1� Press and hold the TALK key.
2� When the icon displays on screen, speak towards the microphone on the
parent unit. Your voice is transmitted to the baby unit.
3� When nished talking, release the TALK key to hear your baby again.
Press and hold

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Zoom
Press and hold to to zoom in and out.
Press and hold
Turn on/o󰀨 the Parent Unit Screen
You can turn on or turn o󰀨 the parent unit screen without powering o󰀨 the unit. You
will still hear sounds from the baby unit.
• Press /POWER on the parent unit to turn o󰀨 the screen.
• Press any key on the parent unit to turn the screen on again.
Short Press