vtech AM706-1W Digital Audio Monitor User Manual

vtech AM706-1W Digital Audio Monitor User Manual

What’s in the box

Important safety instructions

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 fire, 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 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 fire 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 flammable liquid of gas. Battery subjected to extremely low air pressure may result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable 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.
   Use only adaptors and battery listed below.
   Power adapter information:
   Ten Pao Industrial Co.,Ltd.
   Model : S003ATB0600045 (UK)
   Vtech Telecommunications Limited.
   Model: VT05EEU06045 (EU), VT05EUK06045 (UK,alternative).  Rechargeable battery information:
   Corun – Ni-MH AAA400X2-CB
   Ni-MH AAA400mAh 2.4V.

9. 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 it is plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

10. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet 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. Unplug the power cords before replacing batteries.

13. Do not cut off the power adapters to replace them with other plugs, as this causes a hazardous situation.

14. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cords. Do not install this product where the cords may be walked on or crimped.

15. 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.

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 specified 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 off and then powering on the units, and power off the baby monitor if you will not use it for some time.

24. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the product.

25. 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

1. Use and store the product at a temperature between 0oC and 40oC.
2. Do not expose the product to extreme cold, heat or direct sunlight. Do not put the product close to a heating source.
3. Batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat such as bright sunshine or fire.
4. Warning—Strangulation Hazard—Children have STRANGLED in cords. Keep this cord out of the reach of children (more than 0.9 m away). Do not remove this tag. 
5. Never place the baby unit inside the baby’s cot or playpen. Never cover the baby unit or parent unit with anything such as a towel or a blanket.
6. Other electronic products may cause interference with your baby monitor. Try installing your baby monitor 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 fields (EMF)
This VTech product complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user’s manual, the product is safe to be used based on scientific evidence available today.

1. Connect and charge the battery

Install 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. 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.

Replace the battery
To replace the battery, unplug the battery connector from the socket, and then pull the battery out of the battery compartment. Follow the steps above to install the battery.

Connect the baby monitor

NOTES

• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product.
• Make sure the baby monitor is not connected to an electric outlet that is controlled by a switch.
• Connect the power adapters in a vertical or floor mount position only. The adapters’ prongs are not designed to hold the weight of baby monitor, 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.
• With audio reminder feature preset to ON, the parent unit plays an audio reminder when it is connected to a baby unit.

Charge the parent unit battery
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).

2. Before 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.

Test your audio monitor

You may test the baby monitor before initial use, and at regular times thereafter.

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 cot or playpen.

1. Place the baby unit more than 1 metre away from your baby.
2. Place the parent unit more than 2 metres away from the baby unit.

NOTES

The parent unit battery is fully charged after 11 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.

****Caution

• The default volume of your parent unit is level 3. If you experience high-pitched screeching noise from your baby monitor while positioning:
  – Make sure your baby unit and parent unit are more than 2 metres apart, OR
  – Turn down the volume of your parent unit.

Operating range
The operating range of the baby monitor is up to 300 metres outdoors or 50 metres indoors. The actual operating range may vary depending on the environmental conditions, and other interferences such as walls, doors, and other obstructions.

3. Using the baby monitor

Power on or off the baby unit

• Press and hold POWER to power on the baby unit. The power light turns on.
• Press and hold POWER to power off the baby unit. The power light turns off.

Power on or off the parent unit

• Press and hold POWER to power on the parent unit. The screen turns on.
• Press and hold POWER again to power off the parent unit. The screen turns off. Note

Note

• The parent unit powers on automatically once it is connected to power socket or battery installed. The baby unit also powers on automatically once connected to power socket.

Adjust the speaker volume for baby unit

• Press VOLUME ▲ or VOLUME ▼ on the baby unit at any time. Note

Note

• The speaker of baby unit cannot be muted.

Adjust the speaker volume for baby unit using parent unit

The baby unit volume can also be adjusted in the parent unit.

Adjust the speaker volume for parent unit

Adjust the Voice-activated (VOX) sensitivity level of the baby unit
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 VOX sensitivity level, the more sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds for transmitting to the parent unit. The VOX sensitivity level is preset to HIGHEST.

Note

• To enter the VOX Level menu of the parent unit, the baby unit must be turned on.

Sound alert
If you turn on the sound alert, the parent unit beeps when the baby unit detects sounds which had triggered the red light of visual sound indicator on the parent unit.

When the sound alert of the parent unit is turned on, is shown on LCD display. The sound alert is preset to OFF.

Note

• The sound alert setting on each parent unit is independent.

Vibration alert
You can turn on the vibration alert so that the parent unit vibrates when the baby unit detects sounds which had triggered the red light of visual sound indicator on the parent unit.

When the vibration alert of the parent unit is turned on, is shown on LCD display. The vibration alert is preset to OFF.

Lullaby
The baby monitor has five lullabies for you to comfort your baby. You can play or stop lullabies on the baby unit by controlling remotely with the parent unit.

Notes

• If you choose a lullaby, the selected lullaby will be played repeatedly for about 20 minutes.
• If PLAY ALL is selected, the five lullabies will be played one after the other, until all of them are played.
• When the lullaby is playing, the parent unit displays the name of the selected lullaby, or PLAY ALL on the idle screen.

Turn on or off the glow-on-ceiling night light
You can turn on the glow-on-ceiling night light on the baby unit. The baby unit projects a starry night scene onto the ceiling.

Turn on/off the night light using the parent unit:

Language
You can select a language to be used in all screen displays.

Temperature
Your baby unit monitors the temperature of your baby’s room with its built-in temperature sensor. If the detected temperature is out of the preset temperature range, the parent unit will display an alert message.

Set temperature format:
You can choose to display the temperature in Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C).

Set temperature range:
You can set the desired room temperature alert range. The minimum temperature can be set between 10°C and 20 °C. The maximum temperature can be set between 21 °C and 30 °C.

Extended ECO
You can turn on the extended ECO mode so that the radiation emitted will be lowered to the minimum, so as the operating range will be reduced to the minimum.

ECO range
You can change the setting of the ECO range. The shorter the ECO range, the lower the radiation will be emitted, so as the operating range will be reduced.

Set default
Use this feature to restore to the default settings. Restoring the default settings on one parent unit will also reset the shared settings for VOX sensitivity level of the other parent unit.

Talk to the baby unit
You can broadcast messages from a parent unit to the baby unit and the other parent unit.

• Press and hold TALK on the side of the parent unit. The screen displays when the voice connection to the baby unit is made. Speak towards the MIC on the parent unit. Your voice is broadcast to the baby unit.

Notes

• When a parent unit is talking to the baby unit, sounds from the baby unit cannot be transmitted to the parent unit at the moment.
• If speaker volume of the parent unit has been turned off before the talk, it will change to default volume level after the talk finished.

Baby unit overview

Parent unit overview

Parent unit icons

General product care

To keep this product working well and looking good, follow these guidelines:

• Avoid putting it near heating appliances and devices that generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent lamps).
• DO NOT expose it to direct sunlight or moisture.
• Avoid dropping the product or treating it roughly.
• Clean with a soft cloth.
• DO NOT immerse the parent unit and the baby unit in water and do not clean them under the tap.
• DO NOT use cleaning spray or liquid cleaners.
• Make sure the baby unit and parent unit are dry before you connect them to the mains again.

Storage

When you are not going to use the baby monitor for some time, remove the rechargeable battery from the parent unit. Store the parent unit, the baby unit and the adapters in a cool and dry place.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Frequently asked questions

Customer service and product warranty

PRODUCT WARRANTY

Thank you for choosing this quality product from VTech. We hope it will bring many hours of entertainment, imaginative play and learning.

1. The product detailed above is covered by a one year warranty from the date of purchase, against any defects in materials or workmanship.
2. The product may be returned to the place of purchase. Alternatively the product can be returned to VTech Electronics Europe plc (see address below), with proof of purchase, without proof of purchase no replacement will be provided.
3. VTech Electronics Europe plc will examine the product and if it is found to be defective due to faulty materials or workmanship, will replace the product at their discretion.
4. If the product covered by this warranty is damaged due to misuse, modification or unauthorised repair, or because of faulty batteries, battery discharge or incorrect electrical connections, then this warranty becomes void.
5. This warranty is personal to the original purchaser and is not transferable.
6. Breakages to the LCD screen are not covered by the warranty.
7. Returns to VTech Electronics Europe plc should include a cheque or postal order for £1.50 towards the cost of return postage and packaging.
8. Products returned to VTech Electronics Europe plc, should be addressed as follows and packed carefully to avoid damage in transit (Please do not include batteries or adaptor). Please include details of the fault together with your name and address.
9. To keep an online record of your warranty, please register your product online at www.vtech.co.uk/warranty

Vtech Electronics EU PLC, c/o XPO Logistics, Warehouse 350, Cat & Fiddle Lane, West Hallam, DE7 6HETHIS WARRANTY IS OFFERED AS AN EXTRA BENEFIT AND DOES NOT AFFECT CONSUMERS’ STATUTORY RIGHTS.

This warranty is valid for the UK and Eire only. For products purchased outside the UK and Eire, please contact your local distributor or place of purchase.

IMPORTANT
Please retain this booklet with your sales receipt as proof of the date of purchase.

Customer Service
Please call our Consumer Services Department on 03306 780149 (from UK) or
+44 3306 780149 (outside UK) and a service representative will be happy to help you.

Disposal of batteries and product

The crossed-out wheelie bin symbols on products and batteries, or on their respective packaging, indicates they must not be disposed of in domestic waste as they contain substances that can be damaging to the environment and human health.

The chemical symbols Hg, Cd or Pb, where marked, indicate that the battery contains more than the specified value of mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) or lead (Pn) set out in Battery Directive (2006/66/EC).

The solid bar indicates that the product was placed on the market after 13th August, 2005. Help protect the environment by disposing of your product or batteries responsibly.

Declaration of Conformity

This product is intended for use within Europe and UK.
This equipment complies with the essential requirements to EU’s Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) and the UK’s Radio Regulations 2017 on radio systems and telecommunication equipment.

VTech Telecommunications Ltd. hereby declares that this Audio Monitor AM706-1W is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of EU’s Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) and UK’s Radio Equipment Regulations 2017. The Declaration of Conformity for the AM706-1W is available from www.vtechbabycare.com.

Manufacturer: VTech Telecommunications Ltd.
23/F., Tai Ping Industrial Centre, Block 1, 57 Ting kok Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong.

Importer: VTech Electronics Europe plc
Napier Court, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YT, U.K.

References

• Electronic Learning Toys | Best Learning Toys | VTech UK
• Electronic Learning Toys | Best Learning Toys | VTech UK
• VTech Telecom Products European Official Site

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