User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Arlo Pro 3 Camera
- 2. Get Started
- Connect your SmartHub to the Internet
- The SmartHub LED
- Use the Arlo app for installation and setup
- Insert the battery into your camera
- The camera battery
- The Arlo Pro 3 Camera LED
- Tips for optimal WiFi performance
- Magnetic mount
- Install the Arlo Outdoor Mount
- Connect your camera to the Arlo solar panel (sold separately)
- Your Arlo Pro 3 Camera’s field of view
- Position your camera to detect motion in specific areas
- Test motion detection
- Arm your camera to detect motion
- 3. Arlo Pro 3 Basics
- 4. Image Quality Features
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Modes
- 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
- Manage alerts
- Schedule your camera rules
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- Detect audio alarms with your Pro 3 Camera
- 6. Change Your Settings
- 7. USB Storage
- 8. Arlo Connect
- 9. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- 10. Rechargeable battery safety
62USB Storage
Pro 3 Wire-Free Security Camera System
User Manual
Turn local 2K recording off and on
The SmartHub recordings saved onto the USB device are 1080p, but you can change
this setting and save 2K recordings onto the USB device.
Note: Local 2K recording is supported in SmartHub and Base Station models
VMB5000, VMB4540, and VMB4000.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge
3. Select the SmartHub.
4. Tap Storage Settings > Best Local Recording.
Local 2K recording toggles off and on.
Change the USB device overwrite setting
By default, if the USB storage device lls up, the oldest Arlo recording is erased to
make room for new recordings. Files on the USB device that aren’t in the Arlo folder
aren’t deleted to make room for Arlo recordings. You can change the setting so that
no Arlo recordings are automatically erased.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Base Station & Bridge > Storage Settings.
3. Tap Overwrite Automatically.
The overwrite setting toggles off and on.
Format a USB device
The Arlo app displays a pop-up message to let you know if it is necessary to format
the USB storage device. The SmartHub can format the USB storage device.
Warning: Do not remove the USB storage device while it is formatting. The USB
storage device might become permanently unusable.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage.
If you see the message Requires Formatting, the USB storage device isn’t in the
correct format and you must format it before you can use it for local storage.