How To Change Battery In Blink Xt2 Camera

Removing the Battery Cover of Glimmer cameras

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Blink Video Doorbell

The batteries and a QR code representing the Device Serial Number (DSN), are found inside the instance of your Blink doorbell. The Glimmer Video Doorbell uses two, size AA Lithium non-rechargeable batteries.

To change batteries, follow the instructions to open the case. If you lot have a wired installation, disconnect power before removing the doorbell from its back plate. This is to protect you from possible electric shock by touching the exposed terminals.

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CAUTION

Electric Shock Hazard:When electric wires are continued to the back plate, live current is bachelor at the two metal contact posts. To be completely safe, nosotros recommend turning off all ability to the doorbell chime at the circuit billow before opening the doorbell example to change batteries.

Opening the Blink Video Doorbell Case

To remove the doorbell from its dorsum plate, use the Opening Key that came taped to the newspaper template in the product box. If you need another key, contact Glimmer support‍.

Opening Key
Put the key into the opening at the base of the Blink Video Doorbell.

If your doorbell has a battery cover, then removing information technology from the back plate is done by pressing the key straight into the slot until the gray grab is released.

If your doorbell has an open up bombardment compartment, the latch is opened past pulling the fundamental toward you slightly. When released, slide the doorbell up while pivoting away from the back plate.

Within the battery instance you can find the QR lawmaking and respective Device Serial Number (DSN), the reset button, and a diagram shows the right position to insert new batteries.
There are two types of doorbell blueprint. One has an open battery bay, the other has a weather protective bombardment embrace. They are shown beneath.

For the doorbell with a battery cover, printing the grey release button to open up, then elevator information technology to remove. The bombardment embrace provides weather resistance, which is of import to the doorbell working properly, so keep it safe when irresolute batteries.

Reconnecting the doorbell

If your doorbell has a battery comprehend, brand sure information technology is in identify, and secured before reconnecting to the back plate. Align the top of the doorbell with the peak of the back plate so that the hook sets, and so press the lesser against the back plate firmly until you experience and hear a click.

Connect the doorbell to the backplate by lining up the pins and using a two pace motion - press the doorbell against the backplate firmly (with moderate force), then push downwardly to line upwardly the lesser edges. You should feel a slight click when the doorbell is secure.

Press the doorbell button to test information technology.

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Outdoor and Indoor (gen 2)

For Outdoor and Indoor (gen 2) cameras, the batteries and Device Serial Number (DSN) sticker are establish inside the back cover. The serial number is needed to add together a device to a system. For your convenience, we added a QR code version of the serial number to scan with the Blink mobile app. Click to learn near adding an Indoor (gen 2) or Outdoor camera‍ to your system.

Before trying to remove the back cover, you lot must remove the photographic camera from any mounts or accessories. This includes any third-party products.

Your camera shipped with a silicone disc covering the screw that secures the back cover.

The screw slot allows you to apply the included opening tool/mountain adapter unscrew the camera back. You can also use a money, or flathead screwdriver.

A plastic sticker on the back of the camera shows the direction to turn. Turn left (counter clockwise) to open, and right (clockwise) to close.

Remove the film before camera apply.

To remove the back encompass and open the camera

1. If it is nowadays, remove the silicone protective cover from the fastening spiral, and keep it for future apply.

two. Use the included opening tool, to plough the screw counter-clockwise (turning to the left) until the screw spins freely.

iii. Use side pressure on the opening tool to gently pry the embrace loose. Every bit shown in the illustration, be careful to hold the camera on its side, to allow the cover to come off.

iii.a. (Accessibility) Another way to remove the back embrace after information technology is unscrewed completely, is to turn the opening tool effectually and insert the mounting end into the photographic camera's back cover (y'all volition experience and hear a click when the mount is secured). Then, if you pull the opening tool gently, the camera's back cover also comes off considering the 2 are now attached.

To secure the back cover and close the photographic camera

1. Marshal the guide notches as shown, and gently hold the comprehend in place confronting the camera trunk.

2. Plough the screw clockwise (turning to the right) approximately 3 turns, or until snug. Take intendance to preclude over-tightening. The cover should be flush with the camera body when you lot are done.

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XT2 and XT

This article will show you how to remove the battery cover from your new Blink XT camera. You tin also lookout man a video on how to remove it by clicking here.

one. Hold the camera so that the back is facing you.

Hold the camera so that the back is facing you

ii. Yous'll observe a grey switch with an arrow facing toward the bottom of the camera. Slide and concord that in the direction of the pointer.

Slide and hold grey switch

three. While doing this, pull up on the battery cover with your pollex. This may require some forcefulness as the camera is air tight.

pull up on battery cover with thumb and lift the cover off

4. Lift the battery cover off of the camera.

insert batteries and access serial number

That's information technology, you can now insert the batteries and access your photographic camera'south serial number (S/N).

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Indoor (gen 1)

The latch to remove the back embrace of the Indoor (gen 1) camera is on the lesser. Slide the latch to release the bombardment cover.
first generation indoor battery cover and latch