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 Here are some steps to know about  Alexa lighting issue.

No light

Lets start with the basics. If your Echo is operating normally and there are no lights, it's waiting for your command. Or maybe its off. Say Alexa and youll find out. Alexa orange light

Blue light (interactions)

Blue light with spinning cyan appears happens when you start up your Alexa speaker and systems are initializing.

If that cyan is still and pointing in your directing, it effectively means Alexa is thinking, before responding. This will also happen when your Echo speaker is starting up normally. When it starts flashing blue it means Alexa is responding to your request.

Orange light (status)

If you put your Alexa into Wi-Fi pairing mode then the orange light will come on. When your Alexa speaker is connecting to the Wi-Fi network, it will spin orange.

Red light (status)

If Alexa is showing a solid red light it means the microphone has been muted with the privacy button on the top. Press it again (marked with a microphone) to unmute.

Red light pulsing (problem)

A pulsing red light means that Alexa can't connect to the internet. The Amazon server may be down or your Wi-Fi may be out. Investigate immediately!

Yellow light (notification)

If your Amazon Echo speaker is pulsing yellow dont panic youve been left a message. Say "Alexa, play my messages" or "Alexa, what are my notifications?" to find out whats been happening while you were away.

Greenlight (notification)

Someone is calling your Alexa speaker. This indicates either an Alexa voice call or a Drop-in say Alexa, answer to connect and find out whos there. When youre connected, the green light will spin for the duration of the call.

Purple light (status)

If you see a purple light when you speak to Alexa then youve enabled Do Not Disturb. Say "Alexa, turn off do not disturb" to get back to normal.

If the purple light is pulsing then there's a Wi-Fi error, try reconnecting the device to Wi-Fi.

White light (Alexa Guard)

A continuously spinning white light means your Alexa device is in Away Mode and Alexa Guard is on and listening for any trouble.