User Guide

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July 2019
Quick Start
Model RBS40V
Orbi Voice overview
1
Ring LED
2
Volume control slider
3
Speaker On/Off button
4
Alexa trigger button
5
Microphone On/Off button
6
Sync button (also used for WPS connection)
7
Ethernet ports
8
Power On/Off button and
Power LED
9
Power connector
10
Reset button
1
6
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
Support
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help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our
community. We recommend that you use only ofcial NETGEAR
support resources.
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Canadian French at
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For regulatory compliance information including the EU
Declaration of Conformity, visit
https://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the
power supply.
Solid cyan. Alexa is listening.
Note: For Alexa to start listening, press the Alexa
trigger button or say “Alexa” to your Orbi Voice.
Fast pulsing cyan and blue. Alexa is thinking.
Slow pulsing cyan and blue. Alexa is speaking.
Solid red. Your Orbi Voice’s microphone is muted.
One-time yellow burst. A notication arrived.
Pulsing yellow. You have unread notications.
Pulsing amber. An error occurred.
If you see an LED behavior that is not described above, see the
user manual for more information.
After you add Amazon Alexa, your Orbi Voice uses its ring LED to
indicate its Alexa status:
Alexa status information
Change the Orbi Voice mode
To change the mode on your Orbi Voice to Orbi mode or Extender
mode, do the following:
1. Power off your Orbi Voice by pressing the Power On/Off
button.
2. Press and hold the Sync button on your Orbi Voice.
3. While holding the Sync button, press and release the Power
On/Off button (don’t release the Sync button).
Your Orbi Voice powers on.
4. Continue to hold the Sync button.
5. Wait for the Orbi Voice’s ring LED to pulse blue and white, then
release the Sync button.
If your Orbi Voice is switching to Extender mode, the following
LED behavior occurs after you release the Sync button:
• Pulsing blue. Your Orbi Voice is changing to Extender
mode. The LED pulses blue for a few minutes.
• Solid blue. Your Orbi Voice is in Extender mode and is
ready to sync with your router.
If your Orbi Voice is switching to Orbi mode, the following LED
behavior occurs after you release the Sync button:
• Pulsing white. Your Orbi Voice is changing to Orbi mode.
The LED pulses white for a few minutes.
• Solid white. Your Orbi Voice is in Orbi mode and is ready
to sync with your Orbi router.
Troubleshooting
During the setup, if you don’t see the correct LED color as
described in the setup steps, try the following:
• Place the Orbi Voice closer to the router.
• Check if your Orbi Voice is powered on.
• If you think your Orbi Voice is in the wrong mode, follow the
steps in Change the Orbi Voice mode and check the LED
behavior.
After you release the Sync button in the last step, if the ring
LED lights white, your Orbi Voice is in Orbi mode. If the ring
LED lights blue, your Orbi Voice is in Extender mode.
Package Contents
Orbi Voice
(Model RBS40V)
Power adapter
(varies by region)
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
NETGEAR INTERNATIONAL LTD
Floor 1, Building 3,
University Technology Centre
Curraheen Road, Cork,
T12EF21, Ireland