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.

Home Speaker 500 LED status:

 

Microphone icon (top of speaker)

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

Light bar (front display of speaker)

	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 a volume button is held, the light stays lit while held
	White	Right side flashes	Volume up command received. If a volume button is held, the light stays lit while held
	White	Both sides glow, then fade out	When audio is paused, both sides of the lightbar glow for 15 seconds and then turn off
	White	Slides to center, glows solid, pulses	The voice assisant 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 assisant 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: See Bose app for info
	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	Error: Contact Bose support