Trouble with Night Vision (Motorola MBP20 Baby Monitor) The night vision on my Motorola MBP20 baby monitor doesn't seem to be working properly. At night the image is just a dark undiscernable blob. The room's window has blinds and a heavy dark brown curtain so the room is pretty dark dispite a street lamp outside the window that lets in a small amount of light. I've tried unplugging my child's night light and it didn't make a difference. I did try the monitor in a windowless bathroom and the night vision did work in there. Does the monitor require pitch dark conditions to work? I can't imagine it would have to be that dark since it's pretty common for kids to use nigh lights or lamps at night. Is there some setting I have to activate some how? I've looked through the manual and didn't find anything saying I need to turn on the infrared lights. Any tips? Trouble with Night Vision (Motorola MBP20 Baby Monitor) The night vision on my Motorola MBP20 baby monitor doesn't seem to be working properly. At night the image is just a dark undiscernable... » Read More Trouble with Night Vision (Motorola MBP20 Baby Monitor) The night vision on my Motorola MBP20 baby monitor doesn't seem to be working properly. At night the image is just a dark undiscernable blob. The room's window has blinds and a heavy dark brown curtain so the room is pretty dark dispite a street lamp outside the window that lets in a small amount of light. I've tried unplugging my child's night light and it didn't make a difference. I did try the monitor in a windowless bathroom and the night vision did work in there. Does the monitor require pitch dark conditions to work? I can't imagine it would have to be that dark since it's pretty common for kids to use nigh lights or lamps at night. Is there some setting I have to activate some how? I've looked through the manual and didn't find anything saying I need to turn on the infrared lights. Any tips? « Show Less
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test if the ir leds are working by looking at the baby monitor through your digital camera screen. the CCDs used in digital cameras can see ir. They should appear a dull grey in color. It does not have to be dark. If they don't appear on your digital camera, chances are likely that they are not working.
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Mine seems to be stuck on IR. All I see is a dull gray blob even in full light.
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I have the same unit and the night vision is simply worthless. I RMA'ed my unit with Motorola, thinking it was defective, and the replacement I received equally sucked.
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you have the Voice activated feature enabled, if there is a sound in the room the monitor will turn on so you can hear and see what is going on. you can hold the vol+ and Brightness+ to toggle this setting on and off. it also might be helpful to read the manual this and a few other features are covered that you will only learn about by reading the manual or the web. http://infantoptics.com/DXR-5_Main.php manual is at the bottom of the page.
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I returned this monitor and decided on keeping the Summer brand one. They are very similar but I liked the picture quality of the Summer one better. I do turn the volume and picture off and still get lights showing that there are sounds being made. Hope that helps
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if you're talking about the monitor power light, it will stay solid until you push the on/off button ... you have to push and hold the button down until the motorola name comes across the monitor screen ... once you see that, release the button and the monitor will pop with a view of what the camera unit is pointed at ... if your monitor will not do that, i would return it to the supplier
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It is pretty clear during the day time and in color. You do have to make sure that the camera is lined up high and the lens centered. Otherwise, if your baby is all over the place. You may not see them. Night time vision is fairly dark, but you can still see if they are awake or not. Their little eyes look like a deer in the headlights! Overall. I am very happy with mine.
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Not too sure why this happens. Never experience this. The only reason that I can think off is when it gets dark the images are displayed by the infra red, night vision properties of the camera.
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Yes, the middle button on the top of the monitor turns the picture on or off while on the charger. That way you can just use audio at night. We find it is too bright to have the video running all night. When you hear them and would like to see them again just press the button again to turn the picture back on. Hope this helps!
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Sorry for the delay in answeringI was referring to the ambient light sensor. On the box and ads they refer to "auto adjust picture to room Light" which dims the picture when the room is dark. Sounds like a good feature but in a very dark room the screen was too dim for me. I went to Menue >picture >more >advanced picture >ambient LIGHT SENSOR and the selection is (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH). Even at the low setting it was still too dark, so I set it to off.I down loaded the operators manual from the VIZIO site and it was a help. I made one call to the rep to solve one setup problem and I got some one immediately who solved it.The picture is great and I love the set.Art Sorry for the delay in answeringI was referring to the ambient light sensor. On the box and ads they refer to "auto adjust picture to room Light" which dims the picture when the room is dark. Sounds like a good feature but in a very dark room the screen was too dim for me. I went to Menue >picture >more >advanced picture >ambient LIGHT SENSOR and the selection is (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH). Even at the low setting it was still too dark, so I set it to off.I down loaded the operators manual from the VIZIO site and it was a help. I made one call to... » Read More Sorry for the delay in answeringI was referring to the ambient light sensor. On the box and ads they refer to "auto adjust picture to room Light" which dims the picture when the room is dark. Sounds like a good feature but in a very dark room the screen was too dim for me. I went to Menue >picture >more >advanced picture >ambient LIGHT SENSOR and the selection is (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH). Even at the low setting it was still too dark, so I set it to off.I down loaded the operators manual from the VIZIO site and it was a help. I made one call to the rep to solve one setup problem and I got some one immediately who solved it.The picture is great and I love the set.Art « Show Less
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Good Question. As I have written in my review posted below, no real user guide to help. I have not used the camera at night as of yet. It may actually make the transition to night mode as it senses the decrease in available light. From my Post: "It is not so much that I have any real problems with the camera's performance (for the price), it's that you are left to suffer much trial and error in figuring the thing out because there is no real "User Guide." Oh you get one. but it is more like a "Quick Reference" guide that you would use after you have read a real one. The camera design employs multi-use buttons. No real manual, no helps, Very disappointed with that!" Good Question. As I have written in my review posted below, no real user guide to help. I have not used the camera at night as of yet. It may actually make the transition to night mode as it senses the decrease in available light. From my Post: "It is not so much that I have any real problems with the camera's performance (for the price), it's that you are left to suffer much trial and error in figuring the thing out because there is no real "User Guide." Oh you get one. but it is more like a "Quick Reference" guide that you would use after you have read a real one.... » Read More Good Question. As I have written in my review posted below, no real user guide to help. I have not used the camera at night as of yet. It may actually make the transition to night mode as it senses the decrease in available light. From my Post: "It is not so much that I have any real problems with the camera's performance (for the price), it's that you are left to suffer much trial and error in figuring the thing out because there is no real "User Guide." Oh you get one. but it is more like a "Quick Reference" guide that you would use after you have read a real one. The camera design employs multi-use buttons. No real manual, no helps, Very disappointed with that!" « Show Less
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Have you changed the photo eye?? If not that is your other choice.... won't know till you try but it is the part that turns light on and off depending on the amount of day light it senses... hope this helps
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Alberto, There can be several Issues causing the Mac Backlight not work. I would check with the Seller that you bought the Laptop from. He does not offer a Repair or Replacement, I would recommend Returning the Mac since it is not working properly. You have a right as a Buyer to Return the Defective Merchandise. If you have any questions, Feel Free to Ask.
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Image link here as a separate comment because amazon won't let me post links inside a question: http://imgur.com/PQC6NC6Taken in dark room, monitor brightness set pretty high, set the monitor to display a completely black screen (go on youtube for black screen in full screen or make/download pitch black image and view it full screen) about 3-4 feet away.
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Alberto,There can be several Issues causing the Mac Backlight not work. I would check with the Seller that you bought the Laptop from. He does not offer a Repair or Replacement, I would recommend Returning the Mac since it is not working properly. You have a right as a Buyer to Return the Defective Merchandise. If you have any questions, Feel Free to Ask.
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http://qsee.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1098/~/the-night-vision-on-my-camera-is-not-working,-what-could-be-the-problem%3F
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I have an acer al2216wbd running as a secondary monitor on my Mac Powerbook running OSX 10.4. When it works, it works great, but... there is this one issue where the monitor refuses to work after the computer has been put to sleep. It blinks on for less than a second, then goes black. The only way to get it back is to plug the monitor into another computer, have it autoconfig, then plug it back into my powerbook. To avoid this issue, I have to turn off the monitor before the computer's display is put to sleep. I believe it has something to do with drivers, but there's little info out there.Update: I returned it, turns out I had a defective monitor. Replaced monitor doesn't have the aforementioned issues. I have an acer al2216wbd running as a secondary monitor on my Mac Powerbook running OSX 10.4. When it works, it works great, but... there is this one issue where the monitor refuses to work after the computer has been put to sleep. It blinks on for less than a second, then goes black. The only way to get it back is to plug the monitor into another computer, have it autoconfig, then plug it back into my powerbook. To avoid this issue, I have to turn off the monitor before the computer's display is put to sleep. I believe it has something to do with drivers, but there's little info out... » Read More I have an acer al2216wbd running as a secondary monitor on my Mac Powerbook running OSX 10.4. When it works, it works great, but... there is this one issue where the monitor refuses to work after the computer has been put to sleep. It blinks on for less than a second, then goes black. The only way to get it back is to plug the monitor into another computer, have it autoconfig, then plug it back into my powerbook. To avoid this issue, I have to turn off the monitor before the computer's display is put to sleep. I believe it has something to do with drivers, but there's little info out there.Update: I returned it, turns out I had a defective monitor. Replaced monitor doesn't have the aforementioned issues. « Show Less
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I am no expert on night vision tech. That said when you activate the infared feature you get a really bright image. It seem to be a little fuzzy. but that could be me. Zero in at what ever rough distance you will be using it and blast away. What ever you get beats shooting in the dark.
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I just took delivery on one from Amazon, a BRV46 and in any picture mode it looks like I am watching throw a window screen. I am not sure if this is the vaunted "mura" or "clouding issue". But I am not happy.My house is a little cold today, which could be a factor. But I must just return it and swap in a Panasonic plasma for about 1/3 the price.