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Battery charging with a hardwired doorbell

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Essential Wire-Free Video Doorbell 3. Attach the second wire extension to the other doorbell wire. 4. Place the fasteners on top of the connected wire ends, and twist the fasteners. The fasteners funnel and secure the wires together. 5. Attach the extended wires to the mounting plate. 6. Tuck the wire extensions and the fasteners into the wiring cavity in the wall, behind your doorbell. You can use the optional mounting plate to get a better vantage point for the doorbell if it isn't facing straight out at the desired entryway. 7. Place your doorbell onto the mounting plate. Ensure that the mounting screws are completely screwed in and flush with the mounting plate so that your Arlo doorbell clips securely into the mounting plate. You are ready to use the Arlo app to continue the setup process to hardwire your doorbell. Battery charging with a hardwired doorbell The Essential Wire-Free Video Doorbell comes with a rechargeable battery, which provides power to the doorbell. Wiring is not required for installation. If you choose to hardwire your doorbell to an 8-24VAC transformer, your doorbell draws a small current through the wiring to trickle charge the battery and reduce the need to take it out for recharging. This means that your doorbell always consumes battery power while it is active, and gradually recharges while it is asleep. For safety and long-term reliability, the doorbell battery starts trickle charging when the battery level drops below 65 percent, then stops charging when it reaches 80 percent. The rate of charging and overall battery level is dependent on usage and weather conditions. Additionally, frequent use of the doorbell can result in complete battery drain because the doorbell battery only charges when not in use. You can use the Arlo app to verify changes in the battery percentage, but you will not see a charging icon when the doorbell is hardwired. Frequent use of the doorbell can result in complete battery drain because the doorbell battery only charges when not in use. You can choose to bring the battery indoors and charge using the microUSB cable to 100%, if desired. Optional: Connect a wired chime 26 User Manual

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Optional: Connect a wired chime
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3.
Attach the second wire extension to the other doorbell wire.
4.
Place the fasteners on top of the connected wire ends, and twist the fasteners.
The fasteners funnel and secure the wires together.
5.
Attach the extended wires to the mounting plate.
6.
Tuck the wire extensions and the fasteners into the wiring cavity in the wall, behind your
doorbell.
You can use the optional mounting plate to get a better vantage point for the doorbell if it
isn’t facing straight out at the desired entryway.
7.
Place your doorbell onto the mounting plate.
Ensure that the mounting screws are completely screwed in and flush with the mounting
plate so that your Arlo doorbell clips securely into the mounting plate.
You are ready to use the Arlo app to continue the setup process to hardwire your doorbell.
Battery charging with a hardwired doorbell
The Essential Wire-Free Video Doorbell comes with a rechargeable battery, which provides
power to the doorbell. Wiring is not required for installation.
If you choose to hardwire your doorbell to an 8-24VAC transformer, your doorbell draws a
small current through the wiring to trickle charge the battery and reduce the need to take it
out for recharging. This means that your doorbell always consumes battery power while it is
active, and gradually recharges while it is asleep.
For safety and long-term reliability, the doorbell battery starts trickle charging when the
battery level drops below 65 percent, then stops charging when it reaches 80 percent. The
rate of charging and overall battery level is dependent on usage and weather conditions.
Additionally, frequent use of the doorbell can result in complete battery drain because the
doorbell battery only charges when not in use. You can use the Arlo app to verify changes in
the battery percentage, but you will not see a charging icon when the doorbell is hardwired.
Frequent use of the doorbell can result in complete battery drain because the doorbell battery
only charges when not in use. You can choose to bring the battery indoors and charge using
the
microUSB cable to 100%, if desired.