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[krunesa3]

This is driving me nuts. The TV is working absaloutley fine. Everything is functioning normally. There is a red LED which blinks on the front of the set to indicate that there is no connection. But I dont need nor want it connected constantly. How can I make the blinking stop?

[RokuCarly]

A warm welcome here in the Roku Community, @krunesa3!

Thank you for sharing your concern about the blinking lights you've observed on your Roku TV. We'd be happy to provide further information about this. 

Please be advised that the blinking lights indicate that your Roku TV is actively configuring a network connection as Roku's streaming platform relies on an internet connection to function.

Therefore, we suggest checking your network connection's signal strength under Settings > Network > Check Connection or connecting your Roku TV to a strong network connection.

We hope you find this information helpful.

Best regards,
Carly

[BadBuck]

Then it's going to do this every time I try to receive normal over the air TV? I live in a RV and don't want to use that much data for a hotspot.

[BadBuck]

I have same problem . Did they not answer?  Guess I can put tape over it.

[Dakattack]

@krunesa3 It’s called nagware. This practice is increasingly common in smart TVs and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Manufacturers often want devices to stay connected for various reasons:
1. Data collection and analytics
2. Pushing software updates
3. Enabling additional features or services
4. Advertising purposes

You can sometimes disable the blinking light by a network reset 

Go to Settings > System > Advanced system settings > Network connection reset > Reset

If that doesn’t work, you might try Factory reset (warning this will reset your TV).

Or you can reduce the brightness of the blinking light by accessing hidden menu on your TV.

On Hisense Roku:

Press the following buttons on your remote in order: Home (5 times), then FF, Play, Rewind, Play, FF.

From the new menu, go to “Systems Operations Menu”, then “Display Menu”, and select “LED Brightness Menu”. Then reduce the value to 0 to turn off the LED. @BadBuck This is useful for making the LED less bright when you use some tape.

If you don’t need the smart TV features, you can factory reset the TV and skip network setup during initial configuration. Though I’m not sure if it will sense this and keep the problem.