User Manual

31Modes, Rules, and Alerts
Arlo Essential Series Wire-Free Camera
User Manual
night rather than in traditional black and white. You can turn the spotlight on and o and you
can adjust the spotlight behavior and brightness.
Note: You can manually turn the spotlight on and o at any time from the camera feed by
tapping Spotlight
. You can also use the Low Light settings to control whether the spotlight
comes on automatically when your camera detects motion at night. For information about
Low Light settings, see
Change the Low Light settings for an Essential Spotlight Camera on
page 46.
Use a rule to activate the camera’s siren
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Mode.
3. Tap the camera or your optional Arlo SmartHub or base station, if you use one.
A list of modes displays.
4. Tap Edit
next to the mode.
5. Tap Edit
next to the rule.
6. Under Then do the following, tap Activate Siren and then tap Edit
.
The Siren Settings page displays.
7. Specify the Siren Duration and the Siren Loudness.
Add a rule with an optional base station siren
trigger
If you pair your camera to an optional Arlo Base Station with Siren VMB4000 or VMB4500 (sold
separately), you can create a rule to trigger the base station siren. For your camera’s built-in
siren, see
Use a rule to activate the camera’s siren on page 31.
To add a rule with a base station siren trigger:
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Mode.
3. Tap the camera or your optional Arlo SmartHub or base station, if you use one.
A list of modes displays.