Arlo 1 semi-dead

[HMishkoff]

I have four "original" Arlos (Arlo 1?), three of them are fine, but one of them won't respond. I've changed the batteries and cleaned the contacts, no luck. When I close the battery compartment, the blue light illuminates for a second, blinks once, and then dies. Because of the blue light, I know that something in the unit is getting power, but not enough to do anything.

Any ideas? Or is the camera dead? (RIP)

[jguerdat · Accepted solution]

Try removing the camera from Settings, My Devices. Briefly press the base sync button - don't hold it - and then the camera button. The camera LED should slowly blink blue until synced when it will blink blue rapidly. 

[HMishkoff]

It syncs, and then it dies. Some lights come on on the camera, they're on-and-off for a while, and then I get the message "Your Arlo device appears offline. Please make sure it’s powered on and connected to the Internet." In spite of that, it actually records half a dozen 10-second videos before it dies for good (RIP). I know that some of its internal electronics are still alive, but I can't make it work in any useful fashion. 😥

[Update: I tried this a few times, and now it works! Doesn't make any sense to me, and we'll see if it's still working n he morning. And thanks for your help!]