topic Don't want to record. Unable to set as "Do Nothing". Save is grayed out. in Arlo

Don't want to record. Unable to set as "Do Nothing". Save is grayed out.

SJohannsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:21:16 GMT

I have a camera that I do not normally wish to record video for. In the app, in a mode, I cannot set the Video to Do Nothing. I can make that selection, but then SAVE is grayed out. It is an interior camera and I only want it to be available to view when I want, so I don't want to turn it off, just have it not record, or send notifications for that matter.

Doesn't appear you can just take a camera out of a mode either.

Re: Don't want to record

jguerdat — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:22:15 GMT

Any camera without a rule is disarmed and won't record or send notifications. Thus, remove the rule for that camera and you'll be all set.

Re: Don't want to record

SJohannsen — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:42:27 GMT

Sort of discovered that. You can’t delete a camera from the pre-generated “Armed” mode though. I had to create a new personal ‘mode’ and just leave that camera out. That was a bit tedious when it seemed like I should be able to simply uncheck ‘record’. Might be nice to have an option to duplicate a mode, and then freely edit it, if editing default modes is restricted as it is.

Re: Don't want to record

jguerdat — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:53:07 GMT

The duplication would be nice - suggest it in the Ideas section here.

The Armed mode serves 2 purposes:

1) It gets the new user going.

2) It's useful for troubleshooting since you can't destroy it.