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Summary of Contents for Amazon Echo Dot
- Page 1 How to set up: Amazon Echo Dot, Echo and Echo Show...
- Page 2 Contents A Technology for Life guide Setting up Echo Dot (4th Gen) and Echo (4th Gen) Getting started with Alexa How to set up an Echo Show...
- Page 3 Alexa: Echo Dot, Echo and Echo Show. The Echo Dot and the Echo are set up in the same way and do the same things, but the Echo Show has a different set up and some extra functions.
- Page 4 Setting up Echo Dot (4th Orientation: Hold the Amazon Echo in your hand. The power cable should extend out the back of the Gen) and Echo (4th Gen) device, away from you. There are four buttons on the top of the device.
- Page 5 If you find entering information on a smartphone device. The light ring will spin blue around the top tricky, you can set up the Amazon account on a PC of the device, and then turn orange for setup mode. or Mac and then log in to the app on the phone.
- Page 6 Alexa will speak to tell you the device is “Now in connect, but once it has done so, you should be setup mode”. taken back to the settings menu, with your Amazon 6. Connecting to wi-fi Echo now listed as being online. On the device itself, Select “Connect to Wi-Fi”...
- Page 7 For a wider selection of music, you can link your is Alexa but can be changed to Amazon, Echo or device to a paid for service like Amazon Music Computer. Try saying “Alexa”, followed by “hello”.
- Page 8 News You can simply say, “Alexa, what’s today’s news?” or you can set your device up to give you news from specific sources by creating Flash Briefings. To set up a Flash Briefing: 1. Open the Alexa app on your smartphone 2.
- Page 9 You can make free calls to people you know who As well as setting timers and alarms, Alexa can also have an Amazon Echo device. Calls are made provide recipes, step by step cooking instructions using your internet connection. You don’t have to and weights and measurement conversion.
- Page 10 Bluetooth Smart Home All Echo devices have built-in Bluetooth. This makes The Amazon Echo is compatible with a range of it a Bluetooth speaker, so you can play music or any smart home devices including smart lights, locks, other audio from your phone. You can also use the speakers, TVs, and more.
- Page 11 • Make sure the device is compatible with Alexa • Make sure the design is right for your household (not too big, fits your light socket, works with your heating system) • Check some reviews online to see how other people rate the product •...
- Page 12 Change the wake word By default, your Amazon Echo device is set to activate when it hears the word “Alexa”, but you might want to change this if one of your family members is called Alexa, or similar, and you don’t want your smart speaker to activate whenever you’re talking to them.
- Page 13 2. Tap the “More” icon in the bottom right new functions to your experience with Alexa. They 3. Go to “Settings” are available in a variety of categories, such as: 4. Tap “Device Settings” and select your Amazon • Education & Reference Echo device •...
- Page 14 Echo Show In the app, tap the “More” icon in the bottom right. Select “Skills and Games”. There are three different sizes of Echo Show “Discover” lists popular skills. “Categories” breaks devices available with varying screens, speakers skills down by use or subject area. You can select and cameras.
- Page 15 • Micro USB socket your wi-fi network. 8. Next you need to sign in to your Amazon account (see Point 3 on page 5 above). 9. The device will then register itself and a welcome screen with your name will appear.
- Page 16 10. Tap “Continue” and select your time zone. Home: Returns you to the home screen 11. Confirm your address for any orders you make Display brightness: An adjustable slider with on the device. You can skip this for now if you dimmest on the left and brightest on the right.
- Page 17 The main gestures to navigate an Echo Show using VoiceView are: • Flick right to move to next item • Flick left to move to previous item • Double tap to activate an item • Use three fingers to scroll a list To learn more about using gestures, select VoiceView Tutorial.
- Page 18 Getting started with the Echo Show 4. Double tap on it. The Echo Show has Alexa built in and you can 5. A message will appear on your phone asking you use all the features that are listed on pages 7-14. to confirm that you want to pair.
- Page 19 Display photos Note: You can’t get VoiceView to read the lyrics if you wanted to find out what a particular word is, You can display an album from your Amazon for example. photos. Open “Settings” and find “Wallpaper and clock”. Then select “Amazon photos” or Make video calls and call other Echo devices “Facebook Photos”.
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