Setup
When setting up your device, your mobile app and Canary device will provide visual and audio feedback to help get your Canary online. These are some of the cues you may experience during the setup process.
Light | Color | Means |
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Solid White |
Canary is booting up. Displayed after plugging in Canary. |
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Solid Blue |
Canary is ready for setup. |
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Pulsing Blue* |
Canary is ready to pair with a device via Bluetooth. *For customers setting up with a yellow cable, a yellow pulsing light will be displayed. |
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Solid Blue |
Canary has successfully paired with a device. |
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Pulsing Blue |
Canary has successfully connected to the internet and is beginning firmware updates. |
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Solid White |
Canary is downloading and installing the latest firmware. |
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Pulsing White |
Canary is finalizing setup. |
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No illumination |
Canary is setup. |
Normal operation
Light | Color | Means |
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None | Recording is off or the location is set to private. |
Canary is not connected to power. | ||
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Solid White |
Canary is ready to record video, or someone is currently watching live. |
Canary is booting up. |
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Pulsing White (slow) |
Canary is connecting to the local network. |
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Pulsing Yellow |
Canary is trying to connect to the Wi-Fi network. |
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Solid Yellow |
No internet connection or unable to connect to the Canary Cloud. |
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Pulsing White (fast) |
Canary is connecting to the Canary Cloud. Note: If your Canary remains in this state longer than a few minutes, it may be having connection issues. Only applicable for firmware versions earlier than 4.0.0. |
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Pulsing Red |
Canary is unable to connect to the internet. Note: Only applicable for firmware versions earlier than 4.0.0 |
Changing connection
Light | Color | Means |
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Pulsing Blue | Canary is ready to pair with a device via Bluetooth. |
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Solid Blue and "Connection" sound |
Canary has successfully paired with a device. |