Amber Flashing Light

For some time now, I think since I started streaming video files to my Apple TV, my Time Capsule flashes amber all the time. I have looked this up in the setup guide and all around the Apple website, but can't find a good reason for this. The Setup Guide tells me that it means it can't connect to the wireless network. The thing is, I have had no problems with my internet connection and I have been able to successfully use the Time Capsule to to Time Machine backups on two machines wirelessly.
Basically, the amber light it telling me something is wrong, but there doesn't seem to be anything wrong. Does anyone have any idea what it is trying to tell me or if I should just ignore it.
Thanks in adance

From +Airport Utility's+ Help for +Solving AirPort problems > What does the flashing light mean?:+
For information about the reason the light flashes amber, open +AirPort Utility+, select your device, and then choose +Manual Setup+ from the +Base Station+ menu. Enter the password if necessary, and then click +Base Station Status+ to display information about the flashing light.

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