About the indicators

CHARGE indicator (orange)

Unlit Battery charging is complete.
Lit Battery charging is in progress.
Slow flashing The built-in battery is running at 10% or less and needs to be charged.
Flashes 3 times and turns off If the indicator flashes 3 times and then the speaker turns off after the speaker is turned on, the built-in battery is empty and needs to be charged.

Note

  • While the speaker is turned on, it charges the built-in battery as long as the speaker is connected to an AC outlet by the supplied AC power cord (mains lead).

    Depending on the usage of the speaker, however, it may take a long time before charging completes. It is recommended that you turn off the speaker before battery charging.

  • If the ambient temperature is extremely low or high, the speaker will stop charging the built-in battery for safety reasons. It may also stop charging if charging continues for a long period of time. If such an event occurs, bring the temperature up or down to an operating temperature between 5 °C and 35 °C (41 °F and 95 °F), disconnect and reconnect the supplied AC power cord (mains lead), and then let the speaker charge the built-in battery once again.

  • If the built-in battery is under a high load during charging, charging stops for safety. In such a case, turn down the volume or stop the playback.

(power) indicator

Unlit The speaker is turned off.
Lit (white) The speaker is turned on.
Lit (orange) The speaker is turned off. The BLUETOOTH standby function is activated.
Flashes (white or orange)

  • Each time you tap –/+ (volume) on the speaker, the indicator flashes once in white.

  • When you operate –/+ (volume) on the speaker and the volume is set at the lowest (0) or highest (50) level, the indicator flashes 3 times in white.

  • When the color of the light is changed by one of the lighting color selectors on the speaker, the indicator flashes once in white.

  • When the current color is selected by the lighting color selector on the speaker, the indicator flashes 3 times in white.

  • When(play) and – (volume) on the speaker are touched and held simultaneously for about 5 seconds and the Automatic Power Off function is turned off, the indicator flashes 3 times in orange.

  • When(play) and – (volume) on the speaker are touched and held simultaneously for about 5 seconds and the Automatic Power Off function is turned on, the indicator flashes twice in orange.

  • When(play) and (BLUETOOTH) on the speaker are touched and held simultaneously for about 2 seconds and the “Prioritize Stable Connection” preference is selected for the BLUETOOTH connection quality, the indicator flashes 3 times in white.

  • When(play) and (BLUETOOTH) on the speaker are touched and held simultaneously for about 2 seconds and the “Prioritize Sound Quality” preference is selected for the BLUETOOTH connection quality, the indicator flashes twice in white.

  • As the software update progresses, the activity of the white(power) indicator changes (from 4 flashes to a single flash, and then unlit*).

  • When the speaker is turned on for the first time after the software update, the white (power) and blue (BLUETOOTH) indicators flash simultaneously 3 times.
Flashes slowly (white) An update is being applied to the built-in software.
Double flashing (orange) An abnormality in the interior temperature or in the built-in rechargeable battery is detected. Turn off the speaker, disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), wait for a while, and then restart the speaker. For details, see Notes on charging.
Triple flashing (orange) An abnormality, such as an invalid touch operation or disconnection of a BLUETOOTH connection, is detected (an electric circuit error). Wait for a while, then follow the steps described in Restarting the speaker to restart the speaker.
Quadruple flashing (orange)

The software update for the speaker failed.

* Depending on the situation, you may not be able to see all flashing patterns.

(BLUETOOTH) indicator (blue)

Unlit The BLUETOOTH function is not activated on the speaker.
Lit The speaker is connected to a BLUETOOTH device.
Flashes

  • The software update failed.

  • When the speaker is turned on for the first time after the software update, the blue (BLUETOOTH) and white (power) indicators flash simultaneously 3 times.
Double flashing

The speaker is in pairing mode.
Slow flashing

The speaker is waiting for a BLUETOOTH device to connect to.

Multi color indicator (ULT button)

Lit The sound mode is set to ULT1 or ULT2.
Unlit The sound mode is set to other than ULT1 or ULT2.

GUITAR indicator (white)

Lit The speaker is in guitar mode.
Unlit The speaker is not in guitar mode.

ECHO indicator (white)

Lit The microphone echo level is set to 1, 2, or 3.
Unlit

  • The microphone echo effect is not activated.

  • While the microphone echo level is set to 3, tapping ECHO on the speaker deactivates the microphone echo effect and turns off the indicator.

  • When the Karaoke function is deactivated.
Flashing While the microphone echo level is set to 1 or 2, tapping ECHO on the speaker makes the indicator flash once.

KEY CONTROL (flat) indicator (white)

Lit The key control level for the (flat) notes is set to a level between –1 to –6.
Unlit

  • The key control level for the (flat) notes is set to a level between 0 to +6.

  • When the Karaoke function is deactivated.
Flashing

  • Tapping KEY CONTROL (flat) on the speaker makes the indicator flash once.

  • While the key control level for the (flat) notes is set to –6, tapping KEY CONTROL (flat) on the speaker makes the indicator flash 3 times.

KEY CONTROL (sharp) indicator (white)

Lit The key control level for the (sharp) notes is set to a level between +1 to +6.
Unlit

  • The key control level for the (sharp) notes is set to a level between –6 to 0.

  • When the Karaoke function is deactivated.
Flashing

  • Tapping KEY CONTROL (sharp) on the speaker makes the indicator flash once.

  • While the key control level for the (sharp) notes is set to +6, tapping KEY CONTROL (sharp) on the speaker makes the indicator flash 3 times.

CONNECT indicator (white)

Slow flashing The speaker is waiting for a connection for the Party Connect function to be established. The indicator flashes when the connection for the Party Connect function fails.
Lit The Party Connect function is used on the speaker. The CONNECT indicators of all speakers connected for the Party Connect function light up.

STEREO PAIR indicator (white)

Slow flashing The speaker is waiting for a connection for the Stereo Pair function to be established. The indicator flashes when the connection for the Stereo Pair function fails.
Lit The Stereo Pair function is used on the speaker.