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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.

Soundbar 550, Soundbar 850 and Ultra Soundbar light bar status indicators

The light bar is located on the left side of the soundbar, just below the top panel and above the speaker grille.
  Color Status Info
status light pulsing white White Pulsing System is rebooting
status light quickly pulsing white White Pulsing fast Connecting to a Bluetooth device or to a Wi-Fi network
status light pulses white twice White Slides to center, pulses twice Request confirmed (for system setting change)
left end of status light pulses once White Left side flashes Volume down command received. If volume button is held, the light stays lit while held
right end of status light pulses once White Right side flashes Volume up command received. If volume button is held, the light stays lit while held
left end of status light illuminated White Left side glows Audio muted
both ends of status light illuminate White Both sides glow Audio paused
status bar light moved right to left White Slides right to left Downloading system update
status bar light moves left to right White Slides left to right Updating system
status bar light pulses blue Blue Pulsing Ready to connect Bluetoothdevice
status bar light pulses amber four times Amber Flashes four times Source error. See Bose app for info
amber status light Amber Solid Setup mode / ready to connect to Wi-Fi
staus light pulses green Green Pulsing System ready for setup or entering Recovery mode
red status light Red Solid System error. See Light bar is red for troubleshooting

Acoustimass 300 / Bass Module 700 LED Status Indicator States

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

Bass Module 700 status indicator
  LED State Indicates
LED off Off Power-saving mode
LED Amber - Blinking Amber - Blinking Ready to pair
LED Amber - Solid, dim Amber - Solid, dim Disconnected from the soundbar or control console
LED white - Solid White - Solid Connected to soundbar or control console
LED White - Blinking White - Blinking Downloading system update
LED Red - Blinking Red - Blinking Firmware error
  Any other states Unknown error. Bass module requires service

Virtually Invisible 300 / Surround Speakers wireless receiver LED status:

Status indicator light

  Status Information
Blinking amber light Amber - Blinking Ready to pair
Solid amber light Amber - Solid, dim Disconnected from the soundbar or control console
Solid white light White - Solid Connected to soundbar or control console
White blinking light White - Blinking Downloading system update
Red blinking light Red - Blinking Firmware error
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