topic Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera in Arlo Ultra

Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

efrost01 — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:48:35 GMT

The siren bulit in the Arlo Ultra camera does to seem be loud enougn to warn off anyone around and another base station has a better siren bulit in the base station

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

Cwmmmm — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 04:51:41 GMT

I couldn’t agree more, the siren in the camera is pretty low and would probably make anyone not even bat an eye.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

Cwmmmm — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:01:47 GMT

Can anyone from arlo update on this please???

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

JamesC — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:21:37 GMT

While not as loud as the Arlo Pro base station siren, the Ultra Siren should certainly be noticeable for anyone within detection range of the camera. How far away from the camera are you when you're testing?

JamesC

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

Cwmmmm — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:07:02 GMT

For me about 10-20 feet away, not to compare but ring spotlight has a louder siren, it would be awesome if some way the siren could use the whole speaker because it’s not living up to the hype. Honestly with the sound coming out of the ultra for the siren, you might as well push out an update for the pro and pro 2 to have the same siren it would probably sound the same.

Arlo Ultra Siren Volume - HUH???

Barnstabub — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:25:26 GMT

Hello,

My first post.

Am I missing something or is the "siren" on the ultra camera so quiet that it wouldn't wake a sleeping baby, even if it was right next to his/her ear.

I breath louder than that "siren", hopefully I have missed something - if not - refund please and going to buy Pro2.

thank you

Re: Arlo Ultra Siren Volume - HUH???

Cwmmmm — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:16:01 GMT

I noticed the same thing I’m pretty sure my iPhone xs speakers are louder than the speaker on the camera

Re: Arlo Ultra Siren Volume - HUH???

brh — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:23:11 GMT

The volume level on the Ultra siren sucks!

Brian

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

Ronnie4946 — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:02:25 GMT

I have the Pro and added the ultra base and camera for my front door thinking that the siren feature would be good to have outside on the main door. This was really the only reason I purchased the ultra as I already had the pro at that location. When I set the alarm off, I can hear the inside siren, but barely hear the ultra siren in the camera standing right in front of it. Very dissapointed because it was pretty expensive to upgrade from a pro camera to ultra because you need the base as well.

Arlo Ultra has terrible volume

JDM6 — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:05:23 GMT

Just bought 4 pack of the relaunched Arlo Ultra, which has a bunch of great "features". However the volume for the camera is pathetic I can barely hear anything using the two way talk feature, and the person I'm trying to talk to can't hear me either. This frustrating because apparently upon further investigation this has been an known issue since approximately 2015 on the earlier camera versions. Arlo please address this very important issue I would love to keep this system but it is currently unusable. Also the Ultra has built in siren for added security, unfortunately the volume of this alarm is in no way alarming making this security feature a moot point. *Also the old Arlo smartHub had a built in siren and the new one doesn't could you consider adding this back? Off topic but important: In a four pack of rechargeable camera's why only 1 charger? And I don't see an option to buy additional on your site.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

DamianR — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:24:42 GMT

One option is to create a rule that , motion on Csmera 1 triggers recording on 1 plus alarms on 1,2,3&4. Then similar for camera 2 etc. I have found this quite useful. Sound from all 4 sides of the house is a good deterrent. If you have an old Gen4 base activate that siren too !

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

JDM6 — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:25:31 GMT

I am right in front of the camera.

Re: Arlo Ultra Siren Volume - HUH???

JDM6 — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:27:36 GMT

Is volume not an issue with the Pro 2? I would also downgrade if that is the case.

Does the 2 way talk work. I am using iPhone.

Re: Arlo Ultra Siren Volume - HUH???

Barntsabub — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:29:11 GMT

Mate, I have packed my Ultra up and bought the Pro2... siren is brilliant on the Pro-2, just be aware that the siren is on the base unit not the camera.

Havn't tried two talking yet, i'll report back.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

agsurf55 — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:13:18 GMT

Siren is not loud at all. Barely noticeable. If a stereo is playing noone would notice it.

I already posted this a while ago. Please solve it.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

jguerdat — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 01:04:03 GMT

Since it's indoors, consider a Pro base which has a big speaker and is powered.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

agsurf55 — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 03:13:52 GMT

Why?

1. Some of the cameras are outdoor.

2. I bought the Ultra over 2 months ago.

3. Siren is advertised as "extremely loud".

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

jguerdat — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:31:42 GMT

Well, I agree that "extremely loud" is a bit of an over-statement however a quick perusal of the Ultra docs here doesn't show me anything that says that. It simply mentions a siren, not a loudness.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

agsurf55 — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:01:27 GMT

When you set up a rule and you decide the volume of the alarm: “extremely loud”. See attached.

Re: Arlo Ultra siren is not, loud in camera

jguerdat — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:59:34 GMT

Just a SDWAG but I'd guess that's an artifact of using the same code as for the Pro base siren. Agreed it's misleading.