Arlo Essential Wired Video Doorbell User Manual - Page 66

Change the SD card overwrite setting, Format a microSD card, Safely eject an SD card

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Essential Video Doorbell Wired 2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge 3. Select the SmartHub. 4. Tap Storage Settings > Best Local Recording. Change the SD card overwrite setting By default, if the SD card fills up, the oldest Arlo recording is erased to make room for new recordings. Files on the SD card 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 microSD card Your SmartHub accepts micro SD cards, SDHC or SDXC only, file format FAT32. The Arlo app displays a message to let you know if you need to format the SD card. The SmartHub can format the SD card. 1. Open the Arlo app. 2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage. 3. Tap the red Format SD Card button. Safely eject an SD card It's important to safely remove the microSD card from your SmartHub. If you remove an SD card while information is being recorded on it, the SD card might become permanently unusable or the files on the card might be corrupted. 1. Open the Arlo app. 2. Tap SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage. 3. Tap Safely Eject SD Card. 4. Wait for the Unmounting SD Card progress message to close. SmartHub SD Card Local Storage 66 User Manual

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SmartHub SD Card Local Storage
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2.
Tap
SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge
3.
Select the SmartHub.
4.
Tap
Storage Settings > Best Local Recording
.
Change the SD card overwrite setting
By default, if the SD card fills up, the oldest Arlo recording is erased to make room for new
recordings. Files on the SD card 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 microSD card
Your SmartHub accepts micro SD cards, SDHC or SDXC only, file format FAT32. The Arlo app
displays a message to let you know if you need to format the SD card. The SmartHub can
format the SD card.
1.
Open the Arlo app.
2.
Tap
SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage
.
3.
Tap the red
Format SD Card
button.
Safely eject an SD card
It’s important to safely remove the microSD card from your SmartHub. If you remove an
SD card while information is being recorded on it, the SD card might become permanently
unusable or the files on the card might be corrupted.
1.
Open the Arlo app.
2.
Tap
SmartHub/Base Station/Bridge > Local Storage
.
3.
Tap
Safely Eject SD Card
.
4.
Wait for the
Unmounting SD Card
progress message to close.