Instinct allows you to mute its microphones which means Alexa will not respond to the wake word or any commands.
You can easily mute the microphones on Instinct by pressing the mute button 5 once. When Instinct's microphones are muted, the LED light ring 4 will show red.
To unmute the microphones, press the mute button 5 once again and the ring will return to its default state.