As technology advances and virtual assistants become more popular, more and more devices are always ON and always listening. The Belkin SOUNDFORM™ ELITE Hi-Fi Smart Speaker + Wireless Charger, G1S0001 features Google Assistant™ which is always listening and waiting to help. There will be times where you wish to stop your speaker from listening. This article will guide you on how to do this.
The Belkin SOUNDFORM ELITE speaker features a set of touch-sensitive controls on top of the speaker between the two built-in microphones. These allow you to control the different functions of your speaker.
The Belkin SOUNDFORM ELITE speaker also features a set of four status lights on the front of the unit. These lights are there to provide status information on the speaker such as volume level and microphone status. In regards to the microphone, the status lights' behavior is as follows:
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Light Behavior
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Description
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Lights are OFF
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The speaker is operating normally and the microphones are turned ON.
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All four lights are lit orange
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The microphone is turned OFF. The speaker is unable to hear your voice commands.
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Turn OFF the microphone (Mute)
To turn OFF the microphone capabilities of your speaker, tap once on the Microphone button, which is the last button on the right. Your Google Assistant will inform you that the microphone was turned OFF and the four status lights on the front of the speaker will illuminate orange. These lights will remain lit until the microphone is turned ON.
Turn ON the microphone (Unmute)
To turn ON the microphone capabilities of your speaker, tap once on the Microphone button, which is the last button on the right. Your Google Assistant will inform you that the microphone was turned ON and the four status lights on the front of the speaker will turn OFF.
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