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
18Get Started
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
User Manual
HEVC 2K playback-supported devices
High Eiciency Video Coding (HEVC) is a video compression standard that enables you to
download and stream 2K videos with ease. To use HEVC on the Arlo app, you must use a
supported device and meet the minimum requirements. Your device must:
• Run iOS 9.0 or higher (Apple devices)
• Run Android 5.0 or higher (Android devices)
• Have the latest version of the Arlo app (for mobile)
• Use a web browser that supports HEVC
Note: To check if your web browser supports HEVC, visit https://caniuse.com/#feat=hevc.
HEVC is supported on:
• iPhone 7/7 Plus or newer
• iPad Pro or newer
• Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Plus or newer
• Galaxy Note 8 or newer
• Google Pixel/Pixel XL or newer
• Huawei P9 or newer
• Xiaomi Mi 5 or newer
• LG G5 or newer
• HTC U10 or newer
• Sony Xperia X or newer
• Moto Z or newer
• OnePlus 3 or newer.