Works fine but never seen the green light!

Bought a 5th Gen Time Capsule 2TB. Went through setup using my 2007 Macbook running OS X 10.6.8 and Airport Utility version 5.6.1. I had a message to say my version of Airport Utility couldn't support all the features of the Time Capsule but I carried on and completed setup. Along the way it had asked me to update the firmware so I clicked through and it updated to 7.7.3. The Time Capsule then became available to use and I moved some files onto it which then became availbe to a PC that I had also connected. I also ran a new Time Machine backup which took a few hours but completed fine. I then completed a few subsequent Time Machine backups and they went through very quickly.
The only thing that was bugging me was that the Time Machine was still displaying a solid amber light. It had flashed orange when first powered on but never ever had it turned green despite working absolutely fine. I decided to upgrade my OS to OS X 10.7.5 which in turn let me download Airport Utility 6.3. I can now view the connections in Airport Utility and both the Internet and Time Capsule icons on the screen have a green dot next to them - but still no green light on the Time Capsule! I've tried soft and hard resets and still solid amber. There is nothing on Airport Utility telling me there is anything wrong and the Time Capsule itself continues to perform perfectly. I've searched and searched and can't find any answers. Any ideas???

The indicator light is not working properly. Exchange the defective Time Capsule for another Time Capsule.

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