You’re very welcome for the assistance.
I do want to reiterate for anyone that finds this thread in a search later that based on the manual and how I understand your description of the symptoms thus far, I do not believe anything was ever...
BossBob, Riptide
The turning off Quick Transfer did successfully stop the alternating lights. I did some testing and found that if I have the battery in the bird when transferring files it causes it to stay in this mode. And BossBob's suggestion...
Also you can access all the Mavic 4 downloads and info on DJI's website without using a VPN. Just go to their store website and set your location to Canada. Then when you go on their normal website, all the Mavic 4 stuff will be available. @BossBob