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Understanding LED indicator status lights and information | Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar
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Understanding LED indicator status lights and information | Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar

The status light, located on the front of the soundbar, indicates the following states:

POWER STATUS
Slowly pulses and cycles through various colorsInitial power on and ready for set up
Slowly pulses whitePowering on
WI-FI STATUS
Solid greenReady to connect to Wi-Fi network
Slowly pulses greenConnecting to Wi-Fi network
BLUETOOTH STATUS
Slowly pulses blueReady to connect to device
Quickly blinks blueConnecting to device
Solid blue for five secondsConnected to device
UPDATE AND ERROR STATUS
Quickly blinks whiteCustomTune calibration in process
Slowly pulses whiteUpdating soundbar
Slowly pulses amberRestoring soundbar
Quickly blinks amberWi-Fi connection lost
Quickly blinks white and amber repeatedlyRequest is temporarily unavailable. Try again later
Slowly pulses amberSource error
Quickly blinks redError. Contact Bose customer service
AMAZON ALEXA STATUS
OffAmazon Alexa is idle
Solid cyanAmazon Alexa is listening
Quickly blinks blue and cyanAmazon Alexa is thinking
Slowly pulses blue and cyanAmazon Alexa is speaking
Pulses yellowNotification(s) or message(s) from Amazon
Blinks blue twice then blinks cyan twiceAlert (timer, alarm, or reminder) from Amazon Alexa
Quickly blinks greenReceiving call
Blinks green four timesMaking call
Slowly pulses greenConnected to call
Blinks red three timesError. See Flashing Red Status Indicator on the Soundbar

The status light, located on the back of the subwoofer, indicates the following states:

STATUS LIGHT ACTIVITYSYSTEM STATE
Slowly pulses and cycles through various colorsInitial power on and ready for set up
Slowly pulses whitePowering on
Quickly blinks amberConnecting to soundbar
Solid whiteConnected to soundbar
Quickly blinks whiteCustomTune sound calibration in progress
Slowly pulses whiteUpdate downloading
NOTE: If the subwoofer is connected to the Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar using an audio cable, wireless connectivity is disabled and the subwoofer won’t receive software updates
Dim whiteNetwork standby (wireless connection)
Dim amberLow power standby (wired connection)
Quickly blinks redError. See Flashing Red Status Indicator on the Subwoofer
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Understanding LED indicator status lights and information | Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar