Why has the amber LED on my X1 DVR been on recently while watching TV?

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@JLP57 wrote:

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@Rustyben wrote:

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@JLP57 wrote:

During the last few days when watching TV , the amber LED on my DVR comes on and stays on. Any ideas why?

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while watching live tv, press the 'Left' button. are there notifications?  if so, select the X to clear. did the LED go off?

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No joy. There were no notifications. Annoying amber LED still lit.

Comcast had no idea. They stated "Maybe the light is broken" !!

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Have the same issue (along with others in other thread) - no messages ust this :

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@MikeB39A wrote:

I've noticed it goes out overnight, but comes back on as soon as TV is powered on. Still no messages to read?

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I've noticed it goes out overnight, but comes back on as soon as TV is powered on. Still no messages to read?

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@TommyCa wrote:
My box has the same issue. I've rebooted and unplugged and the light goes out. Then I turn on the box and it comes back. 🤦‍♀️

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Apparently many of us have this problem but there hasn't been a fix yet. When they refresh the signal nightly or if you refresh it, it goes out until you turn on your TV again.

Same problem for me. Reboot no help. No messages / notifications.

It is really boosting my electric bill!

It is happening to us too! Woke up this morning and the yellow data light was on and zero messages. I unplugged box and  rebooted. The light went off . Then my system went into power saving mode and when I turned everything back on the light was back on! I turned power saver off and will report back if the light stays off overnight or comes back on. It sounds like a Comcast update has put a glitch in our boxes.

Update to yellow light staying on. I had turned off the power saving option  and rebooted. When I woke this morning and looked at my box in the morning the yellow data light was still off. I turned on the system and the light stayed off. So it seems you can turn on power saver and leave the data light on all the time and let your box go into hibernation. Or you can turn power saver off reboot and and leave your box on all the time and not look at the yellow data light.  Choices choices...We have an Arris XG1-A.

Why does the amber light stay on for the last 3 days in front of the cable box