Arlo Q just blinks all 3 colors Amber - Blue - Purple continuously.

[matt_arlo]

My Arlo Q was installed and working fine for last 2 months.  All of the sudden it now just blinks all 3 colors Amber - Blue - Purple continuously.  I tried unplugging Arlo, rebooting modem and router, removing device from phone.  I also tried the reset on Arlo.  Reset will get me to solid amber for short while but then returns to blinking all 3 colors again.   I can't get past the 3 blinking lights to a blinking amber to re-add the device.  

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[TomMac]

That's a new one....

Go to Settings and use REMOVE DEVICE

then

Unplug and leave off a few mins, plug in, hold reset for 10+ secs till the front led flashes amber. resync as if new

If the above fails and it continues, contact Netgear Support re possible warranty

[matt_arlo]

Gave it a try but I cannot get to a blinking amber.  Just solid amber for short while and then it goes into it's 3 colors Amber - Blue - Purple continuously.

Sent support an email.

[jguerdat]

Or swap at the store.

[matt_arlo]

I purchased from Amazon

[jguerdat]

Swap with Amazon.  They have various allowances, too.

[matt_arlo]

Netgear support asked me to try the reset button.  No matter how many times I try, I never get a shutter sound.  I'm guessing one of the reasons why I never get blinking amber back.  So, I'm working on avenues to exchange it.

[erikste]

Just had the exact same thing and having to look to amazon for a swap.

[bcleaver]

Did anyone end up hearing what this blinking pattern means? My Arlo-Q does it on boot up, but eventually starts working as expected. So it's really an annoyance at the moment as it makes the camera take longer to boot, but I'd still like to understand what it means!

[JamesC]

bcleaver,

For information on LED pattern behaviors and what they mean, take a look here: What do the different LED behaviors on my Arlo Q camera mean?

JamesC

[bcleaver]

Thanks for the reply JamesC, I took a look at the link and it looks like it's the same as what's in the manual. It does NOT define what the blinking pattern of amber-blue-purple means.

[JamesC]

bcleaver,

It sounds like the pattern you are seeing is a combination of 2 LED behaviors.

Blue/amber indicates a firmware update is initiating. Purple indicates the camera is too far away from the router. If the camera is too far from your router, the firmware update may be failing to complete, which is why you see this frequently.

You might try (temporarily) moving the camera closer to your router to see if you still get the same behavior.

JamesC

[derikku]

I'm expericing the same issue as well.  Just brought it and turned it on and started blinking 3 colors.  Left it there for 1 hour and still the same.  Have tried to reset it and still not luck.

[jguerdat]

Swap at the store.