Understanding LED indicator status lights and information

Find out what the LED indicator light on your product tells you about the status of your product.

Smart Soundbar LED status

 

Microphone LED (highlighted above on the left):

	Status	Info
	Off	Microphone/voice assistant enabled
	Red	Microphone/voice assistant disabled

 

Light bar (highlighted above on the right):

	Color	Status	Info
	White	Pulsing	System is rebooting
	White	Pulsing fast	Connecting to a Bluetooth device or to a Wi-Fi network
	White	Slides to center, pulses twice	Request confirmed (for system setting change)
	White	Single pulse	Request confirmed
	White	Left side flashes	Volume down command received. If volume button is held, the light stays lit while held
	White	Right side flashes	Volume up command received. If volume button is held, the light stays lit while held
	White	Left side glows	Audio muted
	White	Both sides glow	Audio paused
	White	Slides to center, glows solid, pulses	The voice assistant is listening when the light bar slides to the center and glows solid. If no request is made, the light flashes four times and fades, which signals the voice assistant is no longer listening
	White	Slides to center then to sides, pulses white	The voice assistant is listening when the light bar slides to the center and glows solid. After a voice command is received, the light slides from the center to the sides while the assistant thinks, then pulses while the assistant is talking.
	White	Slides from sides to center continuously	Voice assistant alarm is sounding
	White	Slides right to left	Downloading system update
	White	Slides left to right	Updating system
	Blue	Pulsing	Ready to connect Bluetooth device
	Yellow	Pulsing	Notification from voice assistant
	Amber	Flashes four times	Source error. Refer to the Bose app for more information
	Amber	Solid	Setup mode / ready to connect to Wi-Fi
	Red	Flashes four times	Voice assistant and/or internet connection unavailable
	Green	Pulsing	System ready for setup or entering Recovery mode
	Red	Solid	System error. See Light bar is red for troubleshooting

Bass Module 500 LED Status Indicator States

The light on the lower rear of the bass module provides power and connection status information.

	LED State	Indicates
	Off	No power
	Amber - Blinking	Ready to connect
	Amber - Solid	Standby
	White - Solid	Connected to soundbar or control console
	White - Blinking	Downloading system update
	Red - Blinking	Firmware error