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Blink pattern guide
Solid, blinking, flashing, pulsing, and alternating lights often mean different things even when they use the same color.
Solid
Solid Light
A solid light usually means the device is in a steady state, such as powered on, connected, charged, ready, or locked into an error condition.
BlinkingBlinking Light
A blinking light usually means the device is actively doing something, waiting for setup, warning you, or reporting a condition that needs attention.
FlashingFlashing Light
A flashing light usually points to activity, pairing, charging, errors, warnings, or communication between parts of a system.
Slow blinkingSlow Blinking Light
A slow blinking light often means standby, waiting, pairing, low battery, or a repeating reminder.
Fast blinkingFast Blinking Light
A fast blinking light often signals urgent attention, pairing mode, active transfer, hardware fault, or repeated failure.
PulsingPulsing Light
A pulsing light usually means charging, syncing, startup, sleep mode, or a gradual status transition.
AlternatingAlternating Lights
Alternating lights usually mean a special mode, error code, fault pattern, or device-specific diagnostic signal.
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