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
60Change Your Settings
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
User Manual
Change the Low Light settings for your camera
Your Pro 4 Spotlight Camera’s spotlight is set to automatically turn on when your camera
detects motion at night. The spotlight improves video quality and allows your camera to
record video in color at 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.
To change the low light settings for the spotlight:
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Settings > My Devices.
3. Tap the Essential Spotlight Camera.
4. Tap Video Settings > Low Light Settings.
5. Adjust the settings to customize your spotlight:
• Spotlight. Toggle the spotlight on and o. When the Spotlight setting is set to the On
position, the spotlight automatically turns on when your Arlo camera detects motion
at night.
• Color. Toggle color video recording at night on and o.
• Behavior. Select the spotlight behavior that you prefer: Constant, Flash, or Pulsate.
• Brightness. Use the slider to adjust the brightness level
• Night Vision. Toggle Night Vision on and o.
Change the video mode to select the eld of view
The video mode controls the eld of view setting for the camera. The eld of view is the area
that the camera sees. You can set the video mode for your camera to Full (110 degrees), Wide
(125 degrees), or Super Wide (160 degrees).
To change the video mode:
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Settings > My Devices.
3. Select the camera.