Alecto DVM-200 Video Baby Monitor User Manual
- June 8, 2024
- Alecto
Table of Contents
DVM-200
DVM200BK
USER’S MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
The Alecto DVM-200/DVM200BK is a wireless audio/video observation system,
suitable for private use indoors.
You can either watch and listen continuously or you can have the baby monitor
switch on
ATTENTION
**** Before you start using the set, please remove any protective foil from
the parent unit and baby unit.
INSTALLATION
Parent unit:
Slide off the rear casing from the parent unit
Install the rechargeable battery pack according to the picture on the right
Slide the rear casing back onto the parent unit
Finally, connect the power adaptor with the round plug to the parent unit and insert the adaptor into a 230V wall socket.
Now please let the battery pack charge for at least 24 hours CONTINUOUSLY.
Baby unit:
Connect the power adaptor with the round plug to the bottom of the baby unit
according to the below picture
a mounting bracket is included for fixing the baby unit onto a wall
maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between the baby unit and the baby
FUNCTION OVERVIEW
Parent unit:
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antenna flip it upward for optimum range
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indicator: remains lit while the parent unit if connected with the baby unit flashes when the connection with the baby unit is interrupted
indicator: remains lit while the adaptor is connected and the battery pack is being charged or maintained flashes when the battery pack is nearly empty and must be charged
switched off when the adaptor is disconnected and the battery pack’s remaining capacity is still sufficient
indicator: illuminates when the speaker volume is set to 0 (no sound)
indicator: illuminates when the talk-back function is activated -
built-in microphone
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press and hold for 2 seconds to switch the parent unit on or off
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button: button press and hold to talk back to the baby
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button press to zoom in (to get the display somewhat closer); now use the and buttons to move the image to the left, to the right, down or up
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button: various functions, please see this user manual
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button: various functions, please see this user manual
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button: press and hold to turn off the display, briefly press to view the image of the next camera (functional only when multiple cameras are registered)
button: briefly press to play the next lullaby
button: to start or stop playback of the lullabies -
+ button: to increase the volume
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– button: to decrease the volume
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button: to open the menu and to confirm selections
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button: various functions, please see this user manual
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button: various functions, please see this user manual
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support
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built-in speaker
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power adaptor input
Baby unit:
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Light sensor
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infrared LEDs (for night lighting)
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Camera lens
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built-in microphone
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built-in speaker
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+/-: to set the volume for the lullabies and for the talk back function
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: power switch for the baby unit
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remains lit when the connection with the parent unit is active flashes when there’s no active connection with the parent unit
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power adaptor input
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push-button to register (re-register) the camera on the parent unit
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screw thread (1/4”) for the wall bracket
OPERATION
TO SWITCH ON/OFF:
Parent unit:
- Briefly press and hold the button to switch on the parent unit.
- Briefly press and hold the button again to switch off the parent unit.
Baby unit:
- Slide the switch at the right side forward to switch on the baby unit.
- Slide this switch backwards to switch off the baby unit.
VOLUME:
Parent unit
- Repeatedly press the + button to increase the reception volume and repeatedly press the – button to decrease the reception volume.
- You can choose from 7 volume levels and volume-off.
- During setup, the display will show the current level.
- The light at the symbol will illuminate when you set the volume to 0 while the appears in the display.
- Upon reaching the minimum or maximum level, a double beep tone will indicate that the sound cannot be any louder or softer.
Baby unit
- On the baby unit, use the + and – buttons to increase or decrease the playback volume of the lullabies or the volume of the talk-back volume.
- You can choose from 5 volume levels and volume-off.
- Upon reaching the minimum or maximum level, a double beep tone will indicate that the sound cannot be any louder or softer.
TO TALK BACK:
- Press the button to talk back to the baby unit (press and hold this button while talking). The indicator remains lit while using the talk-back function.
- You can use the + and – buttons at the baby unit’s side to adjust the volume.
- Attention: when the volume on the parent unit is set to 0 (off) and you press the button, the volume of the parent unit will be automatically returned to level 1 allowing you to hear the reaction of the baby.
ZOOM: (GETTING THE IMAGE CLOSER)
- Briefly press the button to zoom in.
- Briefly press the button again to zoom out.
PAN/TILT:
- Use the and buttons to move the image to the left, to the right, down or up.
DISPLAY ON/OFF:
- Briefly press and hold the button to switch off the display (the sound will remain).
- Briefly press a random button on the parent unit to switch the display back on.
This function works separate from the function for having the display and sound turn off automatically when the baby is sleeping. For this, please see the item ‘Soundactivated Screen‘ further in this user manual.
LULLABIES:
- Briefly press the button on the parent unit to start playback of the lullabies.
- During playback, press the button to select the next lullaby; you can choose from 5 lullabies and 4 nature sounds; the selected song will be played repeatedly.
- After 10 minutes, playback of the lullabies will stop automatically, or you can briefly press the button to stop playback beforehand.
- You can use the + and – buttons at the side of the baby unit to adjust the volume.
- See the item ‘Lullaby’ in the chapter ‘To personalise’ to play all songs and sounds automatically one after the other.
AUTOMATIC NIGHT VISION:
- The baby unit is provided with built-in 2 infra-red LEDs; these LEDs will switch on automatically when the baby room turns dark and will switch of again when it becomes light. The LEDs can illuminate objects up to a distance of approximately 2 meters. When it’s dark, that is when the night vision LEDs are switched on, the images on the parent unit will be displayed in black and white. Attention: infra-red light cannot be perceived by the human eye; that means you cannot tell whether the infra-red LEDs are switched on with the naked eye.
TEMPERATURE IN THE BABY ROOM:
The upper middle part of the display shows the temperature of the space in
which the baby unit is placed. Refer to the next chapter to assign a minimum
or maximum limit to this temperature display with an alarm. Please keep in
mind that the temperature is only indicative and you must consider a possible
deviation of +/- 2 degrees.DISPLAY ICONS:
During use, the following icons can appear in the display.
connection indicator:
: good connection between baby unit and parent unit
or : reasonable or poor connection
: connection interrupted
illuminates when the SCAN function is enabled (only applicable when using
multiple baby units)
illuminates when the infrared LEDs of the camera are switched on (these turn
on automatically when it’s getting dark near the camera)
illuminates when the zoom mode is enabled
illuminates when the alert tone of the temperature alarm is enabled
illuminates when the volume level is set to 0 (sound off)
visual sound indication:
: little or no sound in the baby room
: soft to moderate sound in the baby room
: loud sound in the baby room
indication of the set speaker volume
battery indication:
: battery is full
: battery is nearly empty
: battery is charging
illuminates when there’s no battery installed; the parent unit is now fully powered by the adaptor
TO PERSONALISE:
You can set or program various functions and settings of the DVM-200/DVM200BK
according to your own preferences:
open the setup menu
search for the desired item
open the selected item
use the or utton to adjust or select a setting
confirm your choice
return to the camera image display
The following settings are available:
Language
to set the display language
LCD
to set the display brightness (level 1 – level 5) or to switch the DIM mode
on/off (to dim the display automatically when no camera buttons are pressed
for 10 minutes, to save energy)
Lullaby
use this option to select one of the lullabies or sounds or select ‘Play all’
to play all different lullabies and sounds one after the other
Pair/Unpair CAM
select this option to add or remove additional cameras, please refer to the
below chapter ‘Multicamera’
Rename
use this option to assign a personal name to the camera; you can choose the
standard name ‘CAM’ or choose one of the 6 pre-programmed names
Sensitivity
Here you can set how loud the baby must be crying before the sound and image
(see the next item) will be activated through the parent unit:
Level 1: low sensitivity, the baby must cry loudly before the baby monitor
switches on
Level 2: moderate sensitivity
Level 3: average sensitivity
Level 4: high sensitivity, the baby monitor will switch on as soon as the baby
starts to cry softly
Level 5: VOX switched off, the baby monitor will continuously transmit the
images and sounds from the baby
Sound-activated Screen
When this function is set to ‘On’ and the baby is sleeping, not just the sound
but also the display will turn off. As soon as the baby starts crying, the
display and sound will be turned on again. Use the ‘Sensitivity’ option (see
the previous item) to set the activation level).
When this function is set to ‘Off’, the screen will remain active
continuously.
Temperature
This option concerns the temperature display in the screen of the parent unit
and the optional alert tone. At [Minimum] and [Maximum], you can enter the
upper and lower limit for showing a warning in the display when these limits
are exceeded.
You can use the [Alert] option to determine whether an alert tone must sound
in addition to this warning. At [Format], you can determine whether the
temperature must be displayed in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit.
Alert Tone
Here you can set whether an alert tone must sound when the battery starts to
run empty [Low Battery Tone], when the parent unit has lost the connection
with the baby unit [No Link Alert] or when one of the baby units detects sound
in SPLIT mode [Sound alert in split-view]
MULTI-CAMERA
INTRODUCTION:
You can register up to a maximum of 4 baby units (cameras) on the
DVM-200/DVM200BK parent unit. Separate cameras are available via the service
department of Alecto via internet
www.alectobaby.com
Fixed camera: DVM-143C
Pan/tilt camera: DVM-201
REGISTERING ADDITIONAL CAMERAS:
First remove the new camera from its packaging, then connect the supplied
power adaptor, insert it into a wall socket and turn on the camera.
Now take the parent unit to pair the new camera
open the setup menu
select the option ‘Pair/Unpair CAM’
open this item
select ‘Pair CAM’
confirm your choice
select an available camera number
confirm the instruction
Keep this button depressed for several seconds until the power indicator on the additional camera starts flashing rapidly.
After several seconds the image of the new camera will appear in the display
of the parent unit.
The additional camera is now registered and is ready for use.
OPERATION:
Upon switching on the parent unit, the image of only one camera will be shown. Repeatedly press the i button on top of the parent unit for the following:
- the images of the next paired camera will be displayed while in the upper left corner the camera number is indicated)
- the images of all paired cameras are displayed simultaneously (‘split-view’)
- the images are automatically displayed one after the other (‘scan mode’)
When using ‘split-view’:
– The sound is disabled, there’s no sound in split-view.
– As soon as one of the cameras is detecting sound, you’ll be notified of this
in the upper part of the screen. You can also include an alert tone, for this
please see the item ‘Alert tone’ in the chapter ‘To personalise’.
– The menu for changing settings is not accessible.
If you’d like to change a setting, first return to the display of a single
image and then adjust the setting.
– In split-view you can use the and buttons to select the desired image
(yellow frame around that image) and the press the button to display the
selected image on full screen, including sound. After 10 seconds the unit will
switch back to ‘Split-view’.
When using the ‘Scan mode’:
– In scan mode the‘ ’ symbol will appear in the display with next to it the
camera number of which images are shown.
– Every 7 seconds the next camera image will be shown on full screen.
LOG OUT ADDITIONAL CAMERAS :
Follow the steps below to deregister faulty cameras or cameras no longer in
use:
open the setup menu
select the option ‘Pair/Unpair CAM’
open this item
select ‘Pair CAM’
confirm your choice
select the camera you’d like to unpair
confirm the instruction
now press the and buttons in order to confirm the unpairing process.
SPECIFICATIONS
Range:| up to 50 meters indoors
up to 300 meters outdoors
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Parent unit power:| 3.7V Lithium Polymer battery model BL198555/BT298555
5VDC 1000mA power adapter (incl.), model VT05EEU05100
Baby unit power:| 6VDC 1000mA power adapter (incl.), model: VT05EEU06100
Frequency:| 2400-2483,5 MHz
Modulation:| FSK
RF power:| <20 dBm
Display:| 4.3” TFT LCD display
WQVGA 480×272 pixel
Recharging time parent unit battery: ~ 6 hours
Life-span parent unit battery: 6~7 hours
Temperature sensor range: 10°C – 35°C
Accuracy: ± 2°C (at 25°C)
Storage temperature: 0°C – 50°C
*: the times mentioned above are references only and depend on the usage, condition and quality of the batteries.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Hereby, Commaxx declares that the radio equipment type Alecto DVM-200 is in
compliance with directive 2014/53/EU.
The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the
following internet address: http://DOC.hesdo.com/DVM-200-DOC.pdf
Use of this equipment is allowed in all countries of the EU. In France, Italy, Russia and Ukraine, only indoor use is allowed.
INFORMATION POWER ADAPTER PARENT UNIT:
Manufacturers name and address : Vtech Telecommu-
nications LTD, 23/F., Tai Ping Industrical Centre, Block
1, 57 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Model Identifier : VT05EEU05100
Input voltage : 100-240V~
Input AC frequency : 50/60 Hz
Output voltage : 5.0V DC
Output current : 1.0 A
Output Power : 5.0 W
Average active efficiency : 74.0 %
Efficiency at low 10% load : No load Power consumption : 0.07 W
INFORMATION POWER ADAPTER BABY UNIT:
Manufacturers name and address : Vtech Telecommunications LTD, 23/F., Tai Ping
Industrical Centre, Block 1, 57 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Model Identifier : VT05EEU06100
Input voltage : 100-240VAC
Input AC frequency : 50/60 Hz
Output voltage : 6.0V DC
Output current : 1.0 A
Output Power : 6.0 W
Average active efficiency : 79.9%
Efficiency at low 10% load : No load Power consumption : 0.07 W
TIPS & REMARKS
INTERFERENCE-FREE:
- This baby display monitor is digitally coded. This means you will never receive signals from other devices, nor can the signal from your baby unit(s) be received by e.g. your neighbors.
- In case the baby unit(s) or parent unit is placed in or in the close vicinity of electromagnetic fields, the signal (images or sound) can be slightly affected. If this happens, try a different location for the baby unit(s) or parent unit or move, if possible, the source of the interference.
EAVESDROPPING/WIRETAPPING:
- Eavesdropping/wiretapping of the signals from this baby video monitor is nearly impossible. Not only must one be within range of the baby video monitor, one also needs some very costly equipment.
MAINTENANCE:
- Only clean the baby monitor with a moist cloth; never use chemical cleaners. Before any cleaning, you must disconnect the adapters.
RANGE:
- The baby display monitor has a range of up to 300 meters in an open field and up to 50 meters indoors; this range depends on local circumstances.
DELAY IN IMAGES AND SOUND:
- The baby unit transmits the images and sound to the parent unit in digital blocks. The parent unit converts these signals back to a recognizable image and a comprehensible sound. Therefore, there is a small delay between the moment of movement and making sounds and the display and sounds of the parent unit.
- Besides that, the sounds and images on the parent unit are not exactly simultaneous.
References
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