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Piqo LED states: what each colour and pattern means

Your Piqo Dash Cam uses a coloured LED ring to tell you what it's doing. This guide helps you identify what the LED is showing and what it means

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What colour LED are you seeing on your Piqo?


Red

If your LED is...

It means...

What to do

Slow flash

Recording normally

Nothing - this is the normal driving state

Fast flash

Fast flash

Recording a protected file

Nothing - the camera is saving an emergency clip so that it's not easily overwritten

Red & Blue Dual flash

Crash detected

Check if you're okay. Emergency SOS may be activated

Red & White Dual flash

Emergency SOS error


Yellow

If your LED is....

It means...

What to do

Slow flash

Firmware update in progress

Do not unplug your camera or turn your vehicle ignition off; wait for it to finish

Fast flash

SD card is being formatted

Do not unplug your camera or turn your vehicle ignition off, wait for it to finish


Orange

If your LED is...

It means...

What to do

Solid

No SD card inserted

Insert a compatible SD card

Fast flash

SD card error

Reformat the card using the Nextbase app


Green

If your LED is...

It means...

What to do

Slow flash

App is connected to your Dash Cam hotspot for file viewing and download

Access files using the Nextbase app

Solid

Connected to PC

Ready to transfer files to your PC or Mac


Dark blue

If your LED is...

It means...

What to do

Slow flash

Bluetooth pairing in progress

Complete the pairing process in the Nextbase app

Fast flash

Bluetooth pairing failed

Try pairing again


Light blue

If your LED is...

It means...

What to do

Solid

Camera is on but not recording

Unplug the camera, wait for 10 seconds, and plug it back in

Fading in

Camera is powering on

Nothing - wait a moment

Fading out

Camera shutting down safely

Nothing - wait a moment to safely shut down


White

If your LED is...

It means...

Slow flash

Voice command recognised


Purple

If your LED is...

It means...

Slow flash

Witness Mode Lite active.

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