Netgear RBS40V-200 User Manual

User Manual

Orbi Voice

Model RBS40V

 

NETGEAR, Inc.

April 2019

350 E. Plumeria Drive

202-11942-02

San Jose, CA 95134, USA

Orbi Voice

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Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

 

Supported Orbi Routers and Satellites..............................................

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Hardware Overview..............................................................................

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Power LED..............................................................................................

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Ring LED.................................................................................................

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Download the NETGEAR Orbi App....................................................

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Chapter 2 Set Up Your Orbi Voice

 

Sync Your Orbi Voice.........................................................................

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Sync Your Orbi Voice Using the NETGEAR Orbi App...............

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Sync Your Orbi Voice Using the Router Web Interface.............

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Add Amazon Alexa to Your Orbi Voice...........................................

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Link Alexa to Your Streaming Audio Services.................................

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Listen Out Loud With Spotify Connect............................................

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Chapter 3 Manage Your Orbi Voice

 

Manage Your Orbi Voice Sound Settings.......................................

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Update the Orbi Voice Firmware......................................................

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Check for Firmware Updates........................................................

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Manually Update the Firmware....................................................

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View Information Abour Your Orbi Voice........................................

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View Your Orbi Voice's Status...........................................................

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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

 

The Orbi Router and Orbi Voice Do Not Sync................................

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Cannot Log In to the Router..............................................................

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Appendix A Supplemental Information

 

Factory Settings..................................................................................

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Technical Specifications.....................................................................

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Overview

This manual covers how to set up your Orbi Voice and configure its settings using your Orbi router web interface and NETGEAR Orbi app.

For information about how to configure the settings for your Orbi router, see the user manual for your Orbi router. You can get your Orbi router’s manual from its product support page at https://www.netgear.com/support/download/.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Supported Orbi Routers and Satellites

Hardware Overview

Power LED

Ring LED

Download the NETGEAR Orbi App

Formoreinformationaboutthetopicscoveredinthismanual,visitthesupportwebsite at https://www.netgear.com/support/download/.

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Supported Orbi Routers and Satellites

AllresidentialOrbiroutersandsatellitessupporttheOrbiVoice. YoumustownanOrbi router to connect your Orbi Voice to the Internet.

Hardware Overview

Figure 1. Top and back views

1.Ring LED. Use the ring LED to determine the sync status between your Orbi Voice and router. After your Orbi Voice is synced to the Orbi router and Amazon Alexa is added, your Orbi Voice’s ring LED behavior changes.

2.Volume Control slider. Touch and slide the Volume Control slider to increase or decrease the volume.

3.SpeakerOn/Offbutton. Touchthe SpeakerOn/Offbuttontomuteorunmutethe speaker. If the speaker is muted, the X icon next to the button lights red.

4.Alexatriggerbutton.TouchtheAlexatriggerbuttontogiveacommandtoAlexa.

5.Microphone On/Off button. Touch the Microphone On/Off button to mute or unmute the microphone. If the microphone is muted, the X icon next to the button lights red and you cannot give Alexa a command.

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6.Sync button (also used for WPS connection). Use the sync button to sync your Orbi Voice to your Orbi router or to connect WPS-enabled devices to your Orbi Voice.

7.Ethernet ports. Connect Ethernet devices to the Ethernet ports.

8.Power On/Off button and Power LED. Press the Power On/Off button to turn yourOrbiVoiceonoroff.ThePowerLEDislocatedabovethePowerOn/Offbutton.

9.Power connector. Connect the power adapter to the Power connector.

10.Reset button. To factory reset your Orbi Voice, press the Reset button until the Power LED blinks amber.

Power LED

The Power LED is located above the Power On/Off button on the rear panel.

The following is the LED behavior for the Power LED:

Solid green. Power is on.

Solid amber. The Orbi Voice is booting.

Blinking amber. The Orbi Voice is resetting to factory default settings.

Blinking red. The firmware is corrupted.

Off. Power is not supplied.

Ring LED

When your Orbi Voice syncs with your Orbi router, it lights the following colors:

Table 1. Ring LED behavior during syncing

LED Color

LED Behavior

Pulsing

The Orbi Voice is booting, or your Orbi Voice is attempting to sync with your Orbi router.

white

 

Solid white

The Orbi Voice is ready to sync with your Orbi router.

Solid blue

YourOrbiVoiceandOrbiroutersuccessfullysynced,andtheconnectionbetweenyourOrbiVoice

 

and router is good.

 

The ring LED lights solid blue for about three minutes and then turns off.

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Table 1. Ring LED behavior during syncing (Continued)

LED Color

LED Behavior

Solid amber

YourOrbiVoiceandOrbiroutersuccessfullysynced,andtheconnectionbetweenyourOrbiVoice

 

and router is fair.

 

The ring LED lights solid amber for about three minutes and then turns off.

 

Consider moving your Orbi Voice closer to your router.

Solid

Your Orbi Voice and Orbi router failed to sync. Move your Orbi Voice closer to the router and try

magenta

again.

 

If the ring LED lights magenta, it does not turns off.

Off

Your Orbi Voice is synced to your Orbi router.

After your Orbi Voice is synced to the Orbi router and Amazon Alexa is added, your Orbi Voice’s ring LED behavior changes. The ring LED can light the following colors to indicate its Alexa status

Table 2. Ring LED behavior

LED Color

LED Behavior

Solid cyan

Alexa is listening.

 

Note: ForAlexatostartlistening,pressthe Alexatriggerbuttonorsay“Alexa”toyour

 

Orbi Voice.

Fast pulsing cyan and blue

Alexa is thinking.

Slowpulsingcyanandblue

Alexa is speaking.

Solid red

Your Orbi Voice’s microphone is muted.

One-time yellow burst

A notification arrived.

Slow pulsing yellow

You have unread notifications.

Pulsing amber

An error occurred.

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Download the NETGEAR Orbi App

You can use the NETGEAR Orbi app to set up and monitor your Orbi Voice.

To download the app, visit Orbi-app.com.

Figure 2. NETGEAR Orbi app icon

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