User's Manual

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Adjust the sound sensitivity 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 sensitivity level, the more

sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds

for transmitting to the parent unit. The sound

sensitivity is preset to LEVEL 5.

Sound sensitivity table for reference

Display Sensitivity Description

High sensitivity level

The parent unit speaker is

constantly on, and you will

hear all sounds (including

background noises) from

your baby’s room.

Medium high

sensitivity level

The parent unit speaker

turns on for soft babbling

and louder sounds from

your baby. It remains

quiet when your baby

sleeps soundly.

Medium sensitivity level

The parent unit speaker

turns on for loud babbling

and louder sounds from

your baby. It remains quiet

when your baby makes

soft sounds.

Medium low sensitivity

level

The parent unit speaker

turns on for crying and

louder sounds from your

baby. It remains quiet

when your baby makes

soft sounds.

Low sensitivity level

The parent unit speaker

turns on for loud crying or

screeching sounds from

your baby. It remains quiet

when your baby makes

soft sounds.

Press MENU when the parent unit is not

in use.

Press SELECT.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose the

sensitivity level.

Press SELECT to confirm your selection.

The screen displays SAVED and you hear a

confirmation tone.

Install the battery as shown below.

NOTE

Make sure the supplied rechargeable battery with

the label THIS SIDE UP facing up.

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User’s manual

DM223/DM223-2

Safe & Sound

Digital Audio Monitor

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.

If the parent unit will not be used for a long time,

disconnect and remove the battery to prevent

possible leakage.

Without AC power charging, the battery gradually

discharges, even when the parent unit is switched

off.

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Install the battery

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.

Charge the parent unit battery

Once you have connected the parent unit or

installed its battery,

it powers on automatically.

The battery icon indicates the battery status

(see the following table).

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.

Battery

indicators

Battery

status

Action

The battery

icon is off.

No battery is

installed. The

parent unit

can be used

only when it is

connected to

AC power.

Install the

parent unit

battery.

Charge without

interruption

(at least 30

minutes).

LOW

BATTERY

and

ﬂash on the

screen.

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.

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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.

Place the parent unit and the baby unit in he

same room to test the product.

Test your audio monitor

Speak towards the microphone of the baby

unit. You will hear the sound at the parent

unit, and see the visual sound indicators

light up.

TIP

Increase the speaker volume of the parent unit if

you cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the

baby unit.

NOTES

Make sure the baby unit is at least 1 meter (3 feet)

away from the parent unit.

If no connection can be established, the parent unit

displays NOT LINKED and

flashes.

Positioning the baby monitor

CAUTION

Keep the baby unit out of the reach of the baby.

Never place or mount the baby unit inside the

baby’s crib or playpen.

Do not expose the baby unit to extreme heat or

direct sunlight.

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Before use

Baby unit overview

VOL.

Press to decrease the speaker

volume.

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Microphone

NIGHT LIGHT

Press to turn the night light on or off.•

Night light

On when night light is turned on.•

POWER light

On when the baby unit is turned on.•

VOL.

Press to increase the speaker

volume.

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POWER

Press and hold to power on or off.•

PAGE

Press to start or stop paging parent

unit.

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Power jack

Speaker

Parent unit overview

Microphone

VOL.

Press to decrease the speaker

volume.

While in a menu, press to scroll down.

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Speaker

MENU/

Press to enter the menu while idle.

While in a menu, press to return to the

previous screen.

Press to return to idle screen.

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Visual sound indicator

The visual sound indicator has two

functions. One is to show the sound level

detected by the baby unit. The other

one is to show the volume level during

speaker volume setting.

Sound level detected by the baby unit

One to three green

lights indicate a moderate sound level

detected by the baby unit.

Additional red

lights indicate a higher sound level

detected by the baby unit (e.g. baby

crying loudly).

Speaker volume level

One to three green

lights indicate Level 1 to Level 3 of the

speaker volume setting.

Additional red

lights indicate Level 4 to Level 5 of

the speaker volume setting.

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LCD panel

Overview

Battery level indicator

Light on when the battery is being

charged.

Light flashes when the battery is low

and needs charging.

Light off when no battery is installed.

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VOL.

Press to increase the speaker volume.

While in a menu, press to scroll up.

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SELECT

While in a menu, press to choose an

item, or save a setting.

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(On/off)

Press and hold to power on or off.

While in a menu, press to return to idle

screen.

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TALK

Press and hold to talk to the baby unit;

release to stop talking.

While in a menu, press to return to

idle screen.

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Power jack

Belt clip

Battery compartment cover

What’s in the box

1 set for DM223;

2 sets for DM223-2

Connect the baby monitor

NOTES

Use only the parent unit power adapter or the baby

unit power adapter supplied with this product.

Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled

by wall switches.

The parent unit power adapter and baby unit power

adapter 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.

Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the

power adapter cord are out of reach of children.

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Connect and charge the

battery

Parent unit display icons

Connection status

displays when strong signal

strength is detected between the

baby unit and the parent unit.

displays when moderate signal

strength is detected between the

baby unit and the parent unit.

displays when the weak signal

strength is detected between the

baby unit and the parent unit.

flashes when the link between the

baby unit and the parent unit is lost.

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Night light auto-on

On when the night light auto-on

feature is turned on.

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Sound alert

Displays when the sound alert of the

parent unit is turned on.

Flashes when there are loud sounds

detected from the baby unit and the

parent unit is in mute.

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Vibration alert

Displays when the vibration alert of

the parent unit is turned on.

Flashes when there are loud sounds

detected from the baby unit.

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Mute

Displays when the volume is turned

off.

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Battery status

animates when

the battery is charging.

displays solid when the battery is

fully charged.

flashes when the battery is

charged with AC adaptor, or charging

failure.

flashes when the battery is in low

level and needs charging.

No battery icon displays when there

is no battery installed.

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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 again to power off

the baby unit. The

power light turns off.

Power on or off the parent unit

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.

NOTE

The parent unit powers on automatically once

it is connected to AC power or battery installed.

The baby unit also powers on automatically once

connected to AC power.

Adjust the speaker volume for baby unit

Press VOL.

or VOL. on the baby unit at

any time.

Adjust the speaker volume for parent unit

You can adjust the speaker volume from

VOLUME 1 to VOLUME 5, or turn it off. The

speaker volume is preset to VOLUME 3.

Press VOL.

or VOL. when the parent

unit is not in use.

When the speaker volume is set to off, the

screen displays

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Using the baby monitor

Night light auto-on

You can turn on or off the night light by pressing

the NIGHT LIGHT button manually on the baby

unit. You can also use the parent unit to set the

night light on the baby unit to automatically turn on

whenever sounds are detected from the baby unit.

When the night light auto-on setting is set to YES,

displays. The default setting is preset to NO.

Press MENU when the parent unit is not in

use.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose

NIGHTLIGHT, then press SELECT.

Press SELECT to choose AUTO ON.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose YES or

NO.

Press SELECT to confirm your selection.

The screen displays SAVED and you hear a

confirmation tone.

NOTES

To enter the night light menu of the parent unit,

the baby unit must be turned on.

If the night light on the baby unit is already on,

the night light will go off immediately when you

change the night light auto-on setting from YES

to NO.

If the night light on the baby unit is already on and

the night light auto-on setting is YES, the night

light on the baby unit will go off immediately after

you press NIGHT LIGHT and the night light

auto-on feature will become inactive for 5

minutes.

For night light triggered by baby’s sound or turned

on manually at the baby unit, it will automatically

turn off after 15 minutes of silence.

Language

You can select a language (English, French or

Spanish) to be used in all screen displays. The

language is preset to English.

Press MENU when the parent unit is not in

use.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose

LANGUAGE, then press SELECT.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose

ENGLISH, FRANCAIS or ESPANOL.

Press SELECT to confirm your selection.

The screen displays SAVED and you hear a

confirmation tone.

NOTE

The language setting on each parent unit is

independent.

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NOTE

To enter the sensitivity menu of the parent unit,

the baby unit must be turned on.

Sound alert

Sound alert feature works only when the parent

unit is in mute.

If you turn on the sound alert, the parent unit

beeps when the baby unit detects sounds which

light up four sound level indicators on the parent

unit.

When the sound alert of the parent unit is turned

on,

displays. The sound alert is preset to OFF.

Press MENU when the parent unit is not in

use.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose

SOUND ALERT, then press SELECT.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose ON or

OFF.

Press SELECT to confirm your selection.

The screen displays SAVED and you hear a

confirmation tone.

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 light up four sound level indicators

on the parent unit.

When the vibration alert of the parent unit is turned

on,

displays. The vibration alert is preset to

OFF.

Press MENU when the parent unit is not in

use.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose

VIBE ALERT, then press SELECT.

Press VOL.

or VOL. to choose ON or

OFF.

Press SELECT to confirm your selection.

The screen displays SAVED and you hear a

confirmation tone.

NOTES

Each time you set the vibration alert to ON,

the parent unit vibrates briefly after you press

SELECT.

The vibration alert setting on each parent unit is

independent.

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Place the baby unit at least 1 meter / 3 feet

away from your baby.

2. Place the parent unit at least 1 meter /

3 feet away from the baby unit.

NOTE

If you experience audio feedback on either the

parent unit or baby unit, move the parent unit

further away until there is no more audio feedback;

or press

VOL. on the parent unit to lower the

audio feedback sound.

Operating range

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.

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Parent unit display screen

messages

CHECK

BATT

The battery charging

performance is abnormal, the

light is off and the

icon flashes

on the screen.

LINKED

The link between the parent unit

and the baby unit is established.

LOW

BATTERY

The parent unit uses only the

rechargeable battery pack and it

needs to be recharged.

NOT

LINKED

The link between the parent

unit and the baby unit is lost

continuously for over 10 seconds.

PAGING

All idle parent units are being

paged by the baby unit.

SAVED

Your selection has been saved.

SEARCHING

The parent unit is out of range of

the baby unit, or the baby unit is

out of power.

TALK

The parent unit is talking to the

baby unit.

TALKBACK

The other parent unit is talking to

the baby unit.

At least 1 meter (3 feet)

LINKED

High

sensitivity

Low

sensitivity

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

At least 1 meter

(3 feet)

THIS SIDE UP

Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :

BT183342/BT283342 (2.4V 400mAh Ni-MH)

WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :

DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.

NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.

Made in China / Fabriqué en chine CR0920

THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT

Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :

BT183342/BT283342 (2.4V

WARNING / AVERTISSEME

DO NOT BURN OR PUNCT

NE PAS INCINÉRER OU P

Made in China / Fabriqué

THIS SIDE UP / CE

Summary of content (2 pages)

PAGE 1
What’s in the box Install the battery as shown below. User’s manual DM223/DM223-2 Connect and charge the battery NOTES ® Safe & Sound Digital Audio Monitor The parent unit battery is fully charged after 11 hours of continuous charging. You may test the baby monitor before initial use, and at regular times thereafter. a • The parent unit power adapter and baby unit power adapter are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position.
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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 sensitivity and night light auto-on feature of the other parent unit. 1. Press MENU when the parent unit is not in use. 2. Press VOL. or VOL. to choose SET DEFAULT, then press SELECT. 3. Press VOL. or VOL. to choose YES or NO. 4. When you choose YES, press SELECT to confirm your selection. The screen displays SAVED and you hear a confirmation tone.