What the light is saying.
The MusicBox has no screen: its light bar tells you what it is doing. Here is every color, what it means, and what you can do.
White
steady, three flashes
steadyReady: insert a card.
The MusicBox is ready. Insert a card to start its playlist.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
three flashesReset done, it restarts.
The reset is done: Wi-Fi, pairings and settings are erased, the music on the microSD card stays. The MusicBox restarts.
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Brief: 0.9 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Green
filling bar, steady, one flash
filling barStarting up, each green LED is one step done.Wait
The MusicBox is starting. Each green LED is a finished step, the next one breathes blue while it loads. When all eight are green, it is ready.
What to do: Wait for it to finish, it takes less than a minute. A blue LED blinking instead of breathing just means the step is taking longer, often the Wi-Fi connection.
Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
steadyPlaying.
The MusicBox is playing.
Stays as long as the situation lasts
one flash · when you insert a cardCard recognized, its playlist starts.
The card is recognized, its playlist starts.
Brief: 0.5 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
one flash · during setup with the appWi-Fi received, it restarts to join it.
Done: the MusicBox received your Wi-Fi network over Bluetooth. It restarts to join it.
Brief: 1 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Yellow
steady
steadyPaused.
Playback is paused.
What to do: Press the dial to resume.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Blue
level bar, slow breathing, slow blink2 to do
level barThe volume, as you turn the dial.
You turned the dial: the number of blue LEDs lit shows the volume.
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Brief: 1.5 s
slow breathing · if you are linking a card in the appWaiting for a card to link.To do
The MusicBox is waiting for a card to link to the playlist chosen in the app.
What to do: Insert the card into the slot on top of the MusicBox, or place the figurine, the card or the object against its front. The phone does not read it.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
slow breathing · if you are setting up the MusicBox in the appThe app is setting it up over Bluetooth.Wait
The app is connected to the MusicBox over Bluetooth, setup is in progress.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
slow blinkWaiting for the app to set it up.To do
The MusicBox is visible over Bluetooth and is waiting for the app to set it up. With no app after about a minute, it stops: if it has no Wi-Fi, magenta takes over.
What to do: Open the app on your phone, close to the MusicBox, and add it.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Magenta
slow blink1 to do
slow blinkNo Wi-Fi: it has opened its own network.To do
The MusicBox has no working Wi-Fi yet: it was never set up, it was just reset, or the password it was given never worked. It has opened its own Wi-Fi network, named TMB followed by four characters, so you can set it up. On a MusicBox that was never set up, the Bluetooth blue comes first, for about a minute.
What to do: Set up the Wi-Fi from the app, or connect to the MusicBox's TMB network. The light stops as soon as it is connected.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Orange
two quick blinks, slow blink1 problem1 to do
two quick blinksUnknown card, linked to no playlist.To do
The MusicBox does not know this card: it is not linked to any playlist.
What to do: Link it to a playlist from the app.
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Brief: 1 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
slow blinkA track could not be played.Problem
A track could not be played.
What to do: Check that the file is an MP3 and that the microSD card is in place.
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Brief: 5 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Red
one flash, fast blink, slow blink5 problems
one flash · right after you insert a cardCard recognized, but its playlist does not start.Problem
Right after the green flash: the card is recognized, but its playlist could not start, for example because it is empty.
What to do: Open the playlist in the app and check that it holds MP3 tracks.
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Brief: 0.5 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
one flash · during setup with the appSetup refused: the code or the Wi-Fi.Problem
The Bluetooth setup did not go through: the pairing code was refused, or the MusicBox could not join the Wi-Fi.
What to do: Check the code and the Wi-Fi password, then start again from the app.
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Brief: 0.5 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
fast blink · during an update, for five secondsThe update failed.Problem
The installation failed before switching versions: the MusicBox keeps the one it had. It carries on without restarting when it can, otherwise it restarts. Playback does not resume on its own.
What to do: Start the update again from the app.
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Brief: 5 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
fast blink · without stoppingSerious error, it cannot carry on.Problem
A serious error stops the MusicBox from going on.
What to do: Switch it off and on again. If the light comes back, write to us on Discord.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
slow blinkNo microSD card or audio found at startup.Problem
At startup, the MusicBox could not find a part it needs: the microSD card or the audio hardware.
What to do: Switch it off, check that the microSD card is pushed all the way in and formatted in FAT32, then switch it back on. If it keeps happening, write to us on Discord.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Purple or mauve
a light going round, steady, filling bar1 to do
a light going roundUpdate installing: do not switch it off.Wait
The update is installing and playback stops. The buttons and cards do nothing until the installation is over.
What to do: Do not switch the MusicBox off.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
steadyUpdate done, it restarts.Wait
The installation is finished, the MusicBox restarts on the new version. The startup bar follows.
What to do: Do not switch it off until the light is back to white.
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Stays as long as the situation lasts
filling barReset requested: let go to cancel.To do
You have been holding the dial click and the top button since you switched the MusicBox on: the purple bar fills in five seconds.
What to do: Let go before the end to cancel.
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Brief: 5 s
Animation paused (reduced motion): the text describes it.
Off
off
offPlayback stopped, or the playlist is over.
Playback has stopped, or the playlist is over. The light goes off for two seconds, then back to white.
Brief: 2 s
Still stuck?
Write to us on Discord, we answer.