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- Page 1 Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation User Manual • Essential Outdoor Camera • Essential XL Outdoor Camera...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Do more with Arlo ..........................7 Get Started Charge your camera indoors ......................8 Download the Arlo Secure App for installation and setup ............9 Use the pairing button to wake up the camera ................10 Check the LED ............................ 10 Find a good location for your camera ................... - Page 3 Power Management .......................... 33 Video Settings ............................. 33 Change the audio settings ....................... 35 Adjust recording length ........................35 Restart the camera from the Arlo Secure App ................36 View device information ........................36 Remove a device from your account ..................... 36 Troubleshooting Arlo doesn’t discover your camera during setup ................
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Page 4: Get To Know Your Essential Camera 2Nd Generation
Download the Arlo Secure App. The Arlo Secure App lets you create an Arlo account in the cloud and set up and manage all your Arlo devices. You can either search for it in your phone’s app store or scan the QR code below to download or update your Arlo Secure App. -
Page 5: Meet Your Essential Outdoor Camera
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Meet your Essential Outdoor Camera Your camera includes an integrated battery that can’t be removed. Front view Microphone Ambient Light Sensor Camera Lens Camera Spotlight Weather resistant Status LED Speaker Top view Pairing button... -
Page 6: Meet Your Essential Xl Outdoor Camera
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Meet your Essential XL Outdoor Camera Your camera includes an integrated battery that can’t be removed. Front view Microphone Ambient Light Sensor Camera Lens Camera spotlight Weather resistant Status LED Speaker Top view Pairing button... -
Page 7: Do More With Arlo
Do more with Arlo You can add these options, which are sold separately: • Add more Arlo cameras and devices. Cover more areas in and around your home by adding cameras, home security system, doorbell, floodlights, and more. • Upgrade your Arlo subscription. For more information, visit... -
Page 8: Get Started
2. Get Started Charge your camera indoors A USB-C charging cable comes in the box with your camera. This cable is for indoor use only. The camera includes an integrated battery that can’t be removed. Your camera comes partially charged. To charge your camera: 1. -
Page 9: Download The Arlo Secure App For Installation And Setup
The free Arlo Secure App helps you complete setup and guides you through the installation process. Open the Arlo Secure App and connect to your Wi-Fi network. If you don’t have the app, you can download it and create your Arlo account. -
Page 10: Use The Pairing Button To Wake Up The Camera
When the camera is shut down, pressing the pairing button does the following: Press and hold the pairing button for 3 seconds. The camera wakes and the LED flashes • blue for two minutes. Follow the instructions in the Arlo Secure App to add your camera to your Arlo account. •... -
Page 11: Wall Mount Your Camera
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Wall mount your camera Your camera comes with a mount, wall plate, and a screw kit. To mount, the user then takes the camera with mount attached an the arrow facing up and slides down onto the wall mount. -
Page 12: Position Your Camera To Detect Motion In Specific Areas
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation 5. Move in front of the camera. During this test, the LED blinks amber when motion is detected. 6. Move the slider to adjust the motion sensitivity level as needed. This motion sensitivity setting is used during the motion detection test. It is not automatically applied to the camera rules used by modes to arm your camera. -
Page 13: Wi-Fi Setup And Connections
3. Wi-Fi Setup and Connections When you install and set up your camera, the Arlo Secure App guides you through the process of connecting the camera to your router’s 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network. Tips for optimal Wi-Fi performance The distance between Wi-Fi devices can affect the Wi-Fi signal: •... -
Page 14: Move Your Camera's Wi-Fi Connection To A Direct Router Connection
You can change your camera’s Wi-Fi connection to your router’s 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network. To move your camera’s Wi-Fi connection directly to your router: 1. Open the Arlo Secure App and log into the same Arlo account that your camera is connected to. -
Page 15: Use Your Essential Series Camera
4. Use Your Essential Series Camera When you open the Arlo Secure App, you are presented with your dashboard. Arm away, Arm Home, and Standby modes to protect your home Tap Play to stream the camera feed Tap a button to go to your... -
Page 16: Turn The Camera Spotlight On And Off Manually
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Turn the camera spotlight on and off manually You can use your Essential Camera’s spotlight at night for better video quality. When your camera is armed and detects motion, the spotlight turns on automatically. You can also adjust the spotlight behavior and turn it on and off. -
Page 17: Record Clips From Live Video
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Foresight When plugged in using the indoor or outdoor charging cable, your camera records continuously, but discards the video after three seconds if no motion is detected. This is called Foresight and it means that your motion-triggered video recordings start before any motion happens;... -
Page 18: Customize Your Camera Feed Image
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Customize your camera feed image If you use more than one camera, you can change the order in which the camera feeds display on the Devices page. You can also zoom or rotate the camera feed image 180 degrees. -
Page 19: 2-Way Audio
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Change an activity zone 1. Open the Arlo Secure App. 2. Tap Devices and then tap the Menu icon in the upper right corner. 3. Tap the Device Settings icon next to the camera you want to modify. -
Page 20: Turn The Camera Siren On And Off Manually
Access cloud recordings Your camera records when it is in an armed mode and detects motion or sound. Your Arlo recordings are sent to your Arlo account in the cloud and stored in your library. Recordings are encrypted with your user name and password. -
Page 21: Download Recordings
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Use the Feed You can use the feed to find and view recordings based on the date. 1. Open the Arlo Secure App. 2. Tap Feed > Tap Calendar. 3. Select a date. Use the filter You can use the filter to find and view recordings based on criteria that you select. - Page 22 Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Make a recording a favorite 1. Open the Arlo Secure App. 2. Tap Feed. 3. Tap the Menu icon in the upper right corner of the page. 4. Tap Favorite. Share recordings 1. Open the Arlo Secure App.
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Page 23: Routines, Modes, Automations, And Alerts
5. Routines, Modes, Automations, and Alerts You can arm or disarm your Arlo cameras and devices. When your camera is armed, it detects motion and sound. Modes and automations let you tell your Arlo system what to do automatically in different situations. For example, you can set your Arlo system to record a video when it detects motion and send you an email alert. -
Page 24: Select A Mode
This is great for a party when you don’t need to be notified of friends in your backyard. You can mute notifications from the Arlo Secure App. If you use Arlo Secure, you can also activate Mute Notifications directly from push notifications. -
Page 25: Rules For Modes
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Rules for modes Each mode uses one or more rules to control your Arlo system. You can set these options. Trigger device. The trigger device is the camera that detects motion or sound. You can •... -
Page 26: Control Whether The Spotlight Turns On When Motion Is Detected At Night
Arlo can push notifications to your smartphone, send you email alerts, or do both. To receive Arlo notifications on your phone, you must install the Arlo Secure App on your phone. If you log out of the Arlo Secure App on your smartphone or mobile device, you will Note: stop receiving push notifications. -
Page 27: Schedule When Your Camera Is Armed
4. Select the duration of time to turn off notification. The Disarmed mode does not send alerts. Note: For information about Arlo Secure Alarm Detection, see Detect audio alarms with your camera on page 28. Schedule when your camera is armed You can set a schedule to arm and disarm cameras automatically. -
Page 28: Detect Audio Alarms With Your Camera
Prepare a location to test your alarm compatibility We recommend that you test your alarm to find out if it is compatible with the Arlo Alarm Detection feature. Before beginning a test, make sure that: Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors can emit a continuous T3 or T4 pattern for •... - Page 29 Alarm Detection is working You received an Audio Alert push notification from the Arlo Secure App on your mobile device and a video clip labeled Smoke/CO alarm is saved in your Arlo Library. This means that your Routines, Modes, Automations, and Alerts...
- Page 30 If you don’t receive and Audio Alert push notification, but a video clip labeled Audio is saved in your Arlo Library, your camera is within range of your smoke or CO detector, but it did not recognize the sound pattern as a smoke or CO alarm.
- Page 31 Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Turn off push notifications after using audio detection Push notifications must be turned on when you’re using Arlo Secure audio detection. After you turn off audio detection and audio alerts, you can edit rules to turn off push notifications.
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Page 32: Change Your Settings
6. Change Your Settings You can use the Arlo Secure App to view and change the settings for your Arlo devices. Camera settings You can view or change the settings for each camera using either of these methods: • Tap Devices and select the camera by tapping on the outer edge of the camera feed image. -
Page 33: Power Management
Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation Power Management Change the video quality and battery usage You can set the video resolution as Best Video, Optimized, or Best Battery Life. Using the Best Battery Life setting reduces the WiFi bandwidth that is required. - Page 34 Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera 2nd Generation 4. Tap Video Settings > Flicker Adjustment. 5. Tap a setting. Turn night vision on and off When night vision is enabled, the camera automatically turns on infrared (IR) LEDs to record in low-light conditions. We recommend that you turn off night vision if the camera is facing reflective surfaces, such as windows.
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Page 35: Change The Audio Settings
Spotlight. Toggle the spotlight on and off. When the Spotlight setting is set to the On • position, the spotlight automatically turns on when your Arlo camera detects motion at night. Behavior. Select the spotlight behavior that you prefer: Constant or Pulsate. -
Page 36: Restart The Camera From The Arlo Secure App
If you select Record for a fixed length, set the length of recordings (10 seconds to 2 minutes). Restart the camera from the Arlo Secure App 1. Open the Arlo Secure App. 2. Tap Devices and then tap the Menu icon in the upper right corner. -
Page 37: Troubleshooting
Arlo doesn’t discover your camera during setup If you’re trying to set up and connect your Arlo camera directly to your Wi-Fi router and Arlo doesn’t discover your camera, here are some things to check to identify and correct the problem. -
Page 38: Wi-Fi Signal Interference
Not receiving push notifications You must be logged in to the Arlo Secure App to receive Arlo alerts on your smartphone or mobile device. Arlo registers your device for push notification when you log in. If you used the logout option instead of simply exiting the app, you must log back in to the app. -
Page 39: Use The Pairing Button To Reset The Camera
If you said no to push notifications at installation When you install the Arlo Secure App for the first time, to receive alerts, you must select Allow when asked if you want Arlo to send you push notifications. For iOS apps, after you respond to this alert, it isn’t presented again unless the device is restored to factory settings or the app... - Page 40 Reset the camera to its factory settings This process returns the camera to its default settings and removes it from your Arlo account. This means that you must follow the Arlo Secure App setup process to use your camera after a factory reset.
- Page 41 For additional regulatory compliance information including EU Declaration of Conformity, visit: Some Arlo products have a regulatory e-label that you can access in the Arlo app or web portal. This is because a printed regulatory label does not fit all of the regulatory information on the Arlo product label.
- Page 42 Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera For additional compliance information on Arlo products, visit https://www.arlo.com/en-us/ about/regulatory/. この装置は、 クラスB機器です。 この装置は、 住宅環境で使用することを目的 としていますが、 この装置がラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使用され ると、 受信障害を引き起こすことがあります。 取扱説明書に従って正しい取り扱いをして下さい。 VCCI ーB 取得審驗證明之低功率射頻器材， 非經核准， 公司、 商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大 功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻器材之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通 信 ； 經發現有干擾現象時， 應立即停用， 並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前述合法通信， 指...
- Page 43 Arlo Essential Outdoor Camera This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body or nearby persons.
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My VMC 3050 camera is offline. Please help me restart. Thanks
To restart the Arlo VMC3050 camera that is offline, use the pairing button to reset it. Press and hold the pairing button for 20–30 seconds until the camera resets to its factory settings and shuts down. To wake and pair the camera again, follow the instructions in the Arlo Secure App.
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