User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Camera
- 2. Get Started
- Use the Arlo app
- Insert the battery
- Check the LED
- Find a good location for your camera
- Wall-mount your camera with the magnetic mount
- Install an optional outdoor mount (sold separately)
- Install an XL rechargeable battery and housing (sold separately)
- Install a Total Security Mount (sold separately)
- Check your camera’s field of view
- Position your camera to detect motion in specific areas
- Test motion detection
- Arm your camera
- HEVC 2K playback-supported devices
- 3. WiFi Setup and Connections
- WiFi connection options for your camera
- Tips for optimal WiFi performance
- Connect your mobile device to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network during setup
- Connect an optional Arlo SmartHub
- Connect an optional Arlo Base Station with Siren
- Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a SmartHub or base station
- Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a direct router connection
- 4. Use your Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
- Turn the camera spotlight on and off manually
- Foresight
- Record clips from live video
- Take a snapshot from live video
- CVR with an optional Arlo SmartHub or base station
- Customize your camera feed image
- Motion detection activity zones
- 2-Way Audio
- Turn the camera siren on and off manually
- View recordings and snapshots
- Download recordings
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Arm or disarm all your Arlo devices
- Select a mode
- Mute Notifications
- Rules for modes
- Change motion sensitivity
- Automatically stop recording when motion stops
- Control whether the spotlight turns on when motion is detected at night
- Change audio sensitivity
- Use a rule to activate the the camera’s siren
- Add a rule with an optional base station siren trigger
- Manage alerts
- Schedule when your camera is armed
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- Detect audio alarms with your camera
- 6. Change Your Settings
- Two-step verification
- Use face or fingerprint authentication
- Customize your profile
- Change your Arlo password
- Reset a forgotten password
- Grant access to friends
- Change the time zone
- Camera settings
- Video Settings
- Change the audio settings
- Adjust the flicker setting
- Restart the camera from the Arlo app
- View device information
- Remove a device from your account
- 7. SmartHub or Base Station USB Storage
- 8. SmartHub SD Card Storage
- 9. Arlo Connect
- 10. Arlo Rechargeable Battery
- 11. Troubleshooting
69SmartHub SD Card Storage
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
User Manual
View the SD card status
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge.
3. Check the SD card icon
. When a microSD card is inserted in the SmartHub, this icon is
amber
.
4. To view more information about the microSD card status, under LOCAL STORAGE, tap
Storage Settings.
The SD Card Status displays GOOD or indicates if the SD card needs to be formatted, or is
full. The Arlo app also noties you if this occurs.
View available SD card storage
The Arlo app noties you if the SD card is getting full, but you can also view the available
storage.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Storage Settings.
The Available Storage eld displays the amount of storage available on the SD card.
Turn SD card recording o and on
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge
3. Select the SmartHub.
4. Tap Storage Settings > SD Card Recording.
SD card recording toggles o and on.
Turn on Best Local Recording
The SmartHub recordings saved onto the SD card are 1080p by default, but you can change
this setting to record the best resolution that’s supported for your camera. For example,
Ultra Series cameras support 4K local recording and Pro 4 Spotlight Camera support 2K local
recording.
To turn on Best Local Recording:
1. Open the Arlo app.