Airport Utility Recognizing Time Capsule

Hi,
I've read through some of the posts regarding this problem, but could not see that anyone had found a definitive way of solving it so I wanted to add my question to the mix.
I just bought a Time Capsule and have encountered the following problem in setting it up. The very first time I plugged in the TC and brought up AirPort Utility on my MacBook Pro, TC came up in the list on the left. I went through the process of configuring it in there and got to the end. Then APU said it was restarting the TC. It did this for a while and then the program timed out and stopped doing anything. I've been unable to get APU to recognize the TC again. I've tried wirelessly, I've tried connecting the laptop to the TC with an ethernet cable, nothing.
I already have a wireless router and my internet connection has been unaffected by my problems with the TC. Can anyone give me some help? I'd primarily like to use the TC as a wireless backup drive (don't really care about using it to connect to the internet). I also have another laptop (another MacBook pro bought last week) that I'd like to put on eventually as well. But would be satisfied with one for now.
I've got the latest versions of OS X and APU, and I've turned AirPort off and on, I've turned the TC off and on and still nothing. The blinking amber light is all I get.
Suggestions?
Thanks.

If you cannot access Time Capsule via AirPort Utility, try a hard reset and start setup procedure again.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1300

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