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
7Get to Know Your Camera
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
User Manual
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera features
• 2K video with HDR. Zoom in on objects and see clearer details and colors in 2K HDR.
• Color night vision. See what’s lurking with color night vision or black and white.
• Integrated spotlight. Light up the night and ward o unwelcome guests.
• Fast and easy wire-free set up. Magnetic mount makes it easy to install and adjust.
• 160 degree view. Keep an eye on more of what matters with a wider eld of view.
• Magnetic charging. Fast charging cable easily snaps into place.
• 2-Way Audio. Hear and speak to visitors clearly with superior audio quality.
• Built in smart siren. Trigger your siren remotely or automatically during an event.
• Rechargeable battery. Convenient and long-lasting takes the expense out of security.
Accessories
Your Pro 4 Spotlight Camera works with these accessories, which are sold separately:
• SmartHubs and base stations. You can connect the camera with WiFi to an Arlo SmartHub
VMB5000 or VMB4540, or an Arlo base station VMB4500 or VMB4000. See WiFi connection
options for your camera on page 19.
• Additional charging options:
• Solar Panel Charger. Connect an Arlo Solar Panel charger to your camera and harvest
power from the sun to keep your camera battery charged. See Solar Panel charging on
page 78.
• Rechargeable battery. Keep fully charged spare batteries (sold separately) on hand.
• Dual Charging Station. Quickly charges up to two batteries at the same time. For more
information, see Charge batteries in the Arlo Dual Charging Station (sold separately) on
page 76.
• Magnetic charging cable. Longer 8’ magnetic charging cable .
• Outdoor power cable. An outdoor weather-resistant cable that powers your camera
instead of using batteries
• XL Battery & Housing. Upgrade your Arlo Pro 4 with a high-capacity battery.
• Total security mount. Lockable mount prevents the camera from being rotated and
removed.