LIVESCRIBE 3 - Smartpen LED color indicators.
What do the different colors of the Livescribe 3 smartpen LED light mean?
Below is a list of the most common LED colors you will see on your Livescribe 3 smartpen:
- Solid Green: Paired with a device and recording penstrokes, but the device is not on, not in range (about 10 feet away), or the Livescribe+ app is not running. Start the Livescribe+ app to reconnect. If the Livescribe+ app is running, the pen is moved out of range (LED turns solid green), and the pen is moved back into range the LED will remain solid green until the Livescribe+ app is restarted or the smartpen is powered off/on (although this will take several seconds). Then the LED will turn blue again and the smartpen can transfer data to the app. If needed, tap the Device Pairing "button" at the bottom of the first page in the Livescribe 3 Starter Notebook to initiate the Bluetooth connection.
- Blinking Green: Powered on, waiting for a Bluetooth connection.
- Solid Blue: Powered on, Bluetooth connected to mobile device.
- Blink Yellow 3 Times: Approximately 15% of battery life remaining.
- Solid Red: Audio recording in process on mobile device.
- Blinking Yellow: Firmware update in process.
There is a limit of four devices that the Livescribe 3 can be paired to. For more information please see 83102 - LIVESCRIBE 3 - Limit of devices that can be paired.
Below is a complete chart of the different LED indicators and associated sounds (if applicable):
Power State |
LED State |
Sound |
Power On |
Green |
Two tone up |
Power Off |
LED turns off |
Two tone down |
15% Power Left |
Blink Yellow x 3 |
Triple flat |
1 % Power Left |
Blinking Red |
None |
Power Down Due to No Power |
Green to Off |
Two tone down |
Charging in Process |
Blink Green x 3 |
None |
Bluetooth Connection State |
LED State |
Sound |
Available for pairing |
Blinking Green |
None |
Bluetooth Connected |
Solid Blue |
None |
Bluetooth Disconnected |
Solid Green |
None |
Application/Paper Action |
LED State |
Sound |
Tap on Any Paper Button |
Blink Current Light Once |
Tick |
Paper Replay Record |
Constant Red |
Tick |
Paper Replay Pause |
Blinking Red |
Tick |
Paper Replay Stop |
Green |
Tick |
Livescribe+ Message Flag (e.g app not running) |
Blink Yellow x 3 |
Triple flat |
Livescribe+ Task Confirmation |
Blink Green x 3 |
Two flat one up |
Unknown Paper Type |
link Yellow x 2 |
Double flat |
Pen System State |
LED State |
Sound |
Firmware Update In-Process |
Blinking Yellow |
None |
Pen Failure |
Alternate Yellow & White |
None |
Hard Reset |
Turn LED Off then Restart |
None |
Misc Action |
LED State |
Sound |
ID Pen |
Blink White x 3 |
Triple flat |
Find My Pen |
Blink Light Blue x 5 |
Two tone - down up |
Programmable Notifications |
User defined |
User defined |