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Hi.
I have bought a new wire free doorbell. As it happens, I was able to get a new electrical supply to the doorbell, so I was hoping to find out how to switch over to wired power. Do I just take out the battery, or are there more steps? I couldn't find any instructions online.
Just for completeness, the app describes the bell as "Product Type: Essential Wire-Free Video" .... (I can't see further text because it doesn't wrap).
"Hardware: 1.3.
Firmware: No updates available."
Any advice gratefully received.
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@geejaysdee wrote:
PS have you got a link to what the other app icons mean - there's a circle with a wing on one side that I've never understood, plus a musical note with a line through it. Is the latter a no chime? On the Pro3 cameras I have a greyed out loudspeaker icon too.
Unfortuntately there is no fully consolidated and complete list. But I think these two are relevant to your setup:
- https://kb.arlo.com/000062050/What-do-the-icons-in-the-Arlo-Secure-App-mean
- https://kb.arlo.com/1179176/What-do-the-Arlo-camera-battery-level-icons-and-notifications-mean
But I think there are some missing (including the musical note, which indicates whether silent mode is enabled or not).
@geejaysdee wrote:
How do I see if the battery is trickle charging in the app? Is it like an iPhone display i.e. the little battery icon has a lightning bolt showing if it's charging? At the moment the battery icon isn't doing that.
Yes, you should see a lightning bolt. There might be some selective charging going on, so one option is to wait until the battery drains more.
Or follow the advice in the guide, and remove/reinstall your doorbell in the app.
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You need to leave the battery in. The AVD2001 trickle-charges the battery from the power, it doesn't run on the low voltage AC directly.
Instructions are here:
Although the instructions say to remove the doorbell from account and re-add it, I don't think you actually need to do that unless you are also adding a traditional chime. So perhaps check if you see the charging icon shows up in the app before doing that step.
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Thanks for the super quick response. Just one further question. How do I see if the battery is trickle charging in the app? Is it like an iPhone display i.e. the little battery icon has a lightning bolt showing if it's charging? At the moment the battery icon isn't doing that.
PS have you got a link to what the other app icons mean - there's a circle with a wing on one side that I've never understood, plus a musical note with a line through it. Is the latter a no chime? On the Pro3 cameras I have a greyed out loudspeaker icon too.
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@geejaysdee wrote:
PS have you got a link to what the other app icons mean - there's a circle with a wing on one side that I've never understood, plus a musical note with a line through it. Is the latter a no chime? On the Pro3 cameras I have a greyed out loudspeaker icon too.
Unfortuntately there is no fully consolidated and complete list. But I think these two are relevant to your setup:
- https://kb.arlo.com/000062050/What-do-the-icons-in-the-Arlo-Secure-App-mean
- https://kb.arlo.com/1179176/What-do-the-Arlo-camera-battery-level-icons-and-notifications-mean
But I think there are some missing (including the musical note, which indicates whether silent mode is enabled or not).
@geejaysdee wrote:
How do I see if the battery is trickle charging in the app? Is it like an iPhone display i.e. the little battery icon has a lightning bolt showing if it's charging? At the moment the battery icon isn't doing that.
Yes, you should see a lightning bolt. There might be some selective charging going on, so one option is to wait until the battery drains more.
Or follow the advice in the guide, and remove/reinstall your doorbell in the app.
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