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Vaio165
Binge Watcher

Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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My StreamBar has a blinking yellow light I am using the Voice Pro Remote. I am still able to connect to the internet and watch anything on a channel. So dose anyone know what this might mean?

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renojim
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Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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Blinking lights on Roku devices often means it thinks it doesn't have an Internet connection even though often you can still stream.  Try checking the connection under Settings->Network.

If that's not it, maybe someone else has an idea.

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renojim
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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Blinking lights on Roku devices often means it thinks it doesn't have an Internet connection even though often you can still stream.  Try checking the connection under Settings->Network.

If that's not it, maybe someone else has an idea.

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Vaio165
Binge Watcher

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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Thank you and maybe you don't know but should somehow like that be fixed with a update patch?

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renojim
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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Doubtful.  In my experience Roku updates are far more likely to break something than to fix something.

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Cafdtp
Reel Rookie

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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I’ve done a system restart which resolved the problem. I have Verizon 1-T router. I believe they throttle. Any way it fixes the problem until the next time. My system software is current and my router is running. 

pcmotorhed
Channel Surfer

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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I have this issue almost daily.  I’ll get a flashing yellow light.  I’ll hit the reset on the back of the Streambar.  The green light will come back and works fine. By the next day, I’ll have to repeat all over again as the flashing yellow light comes back on again.  I’m hoping that anyone has a fix that will hold more than one day.  Is my Streambar defective!  Thanks for any help.

RokuTakashi
Community Moderator
Community Moderator

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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Hi @pcmotorhed,

Thanks for the post.

The yellow blinking light on the Roku Streambar is an indication for searching a network connection. Have you tried restarting your router/modem? Additionally, are you having any issues on your network when the yellow light starts blinking?

Let us know more about this.

All the best,
Kash 

Takashi O.
Roku Community Moderator
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pjojensen
Newbie

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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I have the same issue on one of my two streambars.  I've tried all of the suggestions above with no change.  I have good streaming and my other streambar doesn't have the issue, so Internet connection doesn't seem to be the issue.

Any other suggestions?

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pcmotorhed
Channel Surfer

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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With my issue,  it eventually stopped. I discovered that my smart Samsung tv was not connected to the internet and once this connection was made, it stopped blinking yellow and has worked pretty much since then. Rather or not it may be a coincidence or the folks at Roku sent an update to fix it.   ??

RokuEuniceL
Retired Moderator

Re: Blinking yellow light on my Streambar

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Hi @pjojensen and @pcmotorhed,

Greetings from the Roku Community!

We'd like to know more about the issue that you are experiencing on your Roku streambar. Please provide us with more details so we can assist you further.

  • Are you getting any error messages or error codes while trying to play a content?
  • What do you see on your screen?
  • How does the blinking yellow light affect your streaming?

We'll be waiting for your response.

Kind regards,

Eunice

Eunice L.
Roku Community Moderator
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