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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.
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What’s in the box
User’s manual
Connect the soother
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.
Position the soother
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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Overview
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Speaker
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Story
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Lullaby
Press to play or stop the lullaby.•
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Soothing sound
Press to play or stop the soothing
sound.
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Glow-on-ceiling night light on/off
Press to turn on or off the
glow-on-ceiling night light.
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Glow-on-ceiling night light
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Power on/off
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Wi-Fi
Press to turn on or off the soother’s
Wi-Fi network (for using with the
Wyatt the Whale Storytelling
Soother app).
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Auto-off timer
Press repeatedly to turn on and
select 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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On when the respective duration is
selected.
Off when the auto timer is turned off.
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While playing a story, lullaby or
soothing sound, press to play the
previous track.
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While playing a story, lullaby or
soothing sound, press to play the
next track.
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Press to decrease the speaker
volume.
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Press to increase the speaker
volume.
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Power jack
User’s manual
BC8312
Storytelling Soother
Wyatt the Whale
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Use the soother
Power on or off the soother
Press to power on the soother.
Press to power off the soother.
NOTES
Make sure the soother is on before using other
features.
Play the story
Press to start playing stories.
Press to skip to the next story.to skip to the next story.
Press to play the previous story.
While a story is playing, press to stop
the story.
NOTES
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.
Play the lullaby
Press to start playing lullabies.
Press to skip to the next lullaby.to skip to the next lullaby.
Press to play the previous lullaby.
While a lullaby is playing, press to stop
the lullaby.
NOTES
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.
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Play the soothing sound
Press to start playing soothing sounds.
Press to play the next soothing sound.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 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.
Adjust the speaker volume
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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Set the auto-off timer
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 repeatedly to set the
auto-off timer to 30, 45 or 60 minutes. The
respective auto-off timer LED light of theLED light of the
selected duration will turn on. The soother
starts counting down 30/45/60 minutes.
After 30/45/60 minutes, the soother will
automatically stop any story, lullaby or
soothing sound. The auto-off timer feature
and the auto-off timer LED lights will 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 glow-on-ceiling night light
after the countdown.
You can press again turn off the 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.
Turn on or off the
glow-on-ceiling night light
While the soother is on, press to turn on
the glow-on-ceiling night light.
Press repeatedly to change the color of
the glow-on-ceiling night light, or to turn it
off.
NOTES
The glow-on-ceiling nightlight will turn off
automatically after 60 minutes.
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Turn on or off the soother’s
Wi-Fi network (for app usage)
You can turn on the soother’s Wi-Fi network for
using the soother with the Wyatt the Whale
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 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 Wyatt the Whale Storytelling
Soother app.
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About Wyatt the Whale
Storytelling Soother app
To enhance your experience on using the
soother, you can use your BC8312 storytelling
soother with the free, compatible 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
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4.3 or later; and
- iOS 8.1 or later.
Install the app on your mobile
device
Scan the QR codes below, or search
“Wyatt the Whale” in the Google Play
®
store
or App store.
Android
iOS
Download and install the “Wyatt the WhaleWyatt the Whale
Storytelling Soother” app. app.
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Connect your mobile device to
the soother
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 you 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
Wyatt Whale 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.
Access the app manual
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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