Tips and Tricks to Setup Alexa Echo

Alexa Echo is one of the best hand free speaker offered by Amazon. You can control it by using your voice. You just need to setup this device in your home you can command any type of songs, information from Alexa Echo.

Nowadays, Google and Amazon are providing these skills devices for home. Just setup these devices in your home by using apps and with WiFi access. You just need to give them voice command and these devices will show you the appropriate results. Before start setup Alexa Echo device download the Alexa Echo App.




Tips and Tricks to setup Alexa Echo are as follow:

1. Add Skills
2. Add routines
3. Change your default music service
4. Set Timers
5. Change Wake word.

Setup and configuration of Amazon Echo Look

It is one of the newest of Amazon Echo brand, it is also a great style device where you to take photos of your style and seek for advice. It is suited to a specific environment. It is quite different from other brands in that it isn’t all about playback music, rather it has a camera that allows you to snap photos and take videos. It captures your daily outfits, places them in the catalog.

Steps in setting your device up

1.     Search for Echo Look app in your apple store or smart phones. Only compatible with Android 5.0 and above and IOs 10 and above for iphone 5s and above

2.     Select a suitable location for the Echo look. Make sure there are no obstructions where the Echo look camera is, it should be placed at shoulder height, make sure you are able to stand 5 feet from the camera without touching the wall or nearly future. There should be a power outlet nearby. There should be  uniform light in the room and no back-lit

3.     Plug the device into a power adapter and then into the power outlet. There will be a blur light that appears when it is on and then turns into an orange light. It greets you and enters into a setup mode. If it doesn’t, restart and reset the device.

4.     Register your device, make sure your phone and Echo Look are close to each other.

5.     Take the wrap of the camera off the front side to take quality pictures and videos. To take quality pictures:

Turn the device until there is an appearance for a full-length photo

Make sure you stand 5 feet away from the camera.

Then say “take a picture” the front the light turns white then the count down twice and then the pre-flash and then the main flash goes off.

6.     Remember before commanding the command, the wake command has to be used like “Alexa”. to change this, select device icon, select your device and select wake word.

Amazon Echo Show Set Up

Amazon Echo Show is a third generation of Alexa enabled device with a 5.5 inch screen, HD camera and also has a number of enhanced features compared to the old models. It is designed for kitchens, shelves, desktops, bedside cabinet due to its compatibility. This device comes with a screen for playing of video playing. You need to get it running before you can start using it

Things you need

•   Mac desktop/PC/Laptop/ Smartphone/Tablet
•   Internet service
•   Internet router with Wi-Fi capability
•   Amazon prime account preferably 
•   Echo Show unit

Setup steps

•   Download Alexa App to your Mac/PC/Smartphone/Tablet from the Alexa.amazon.com store, Google play store, App store directly using chrome, safari, Microsoft edge, and Firefox or internet explorer 10 and above
•   Eight inches or more from any walls or windows, find a spot for your Echo Show and plug into into an AC adapter and it automatically turns on
•   Alexa says your Echo device is ready for setup once it’s on
•   There are options on the screen for select language, connect to Wi-Fi, confirm time zone, log in to your Amazon account and read and accept the terms and conditions for Echo Show
•   it displays an update if there is one, you can tap install now, it may take several minutes to install, once the update is completed, it notifies you
•   A video will then show up that enlightens you on the features of the device. After the video, Alexa says your “Echo Show is ready”

Alexa voice recognition and touch screen

Alexa is the default word for command, however it can be changed. To start using the Echo Show say “Alexa” provided the wake-up word has not been changed

To change your wake up word

•   Command Alexa to go to settings or make use of the touch screen to get to the settings menu
•   Then select device options and select wake up word
•   Options available wake up words are Echo, Amazon and Computer. Select one of the words and save. 
•   Once done with the wake up word, talk to the Echo Show and ask questions or commands, if the Echo show recognizes your questions, it answers verbally, displays the result or perform the task
• Talk in a natural tone, at a normal pace. You can also call Alexa when you are not at home through smart phones or tablets. You can start using by playing music, watching videos and making phone calls, with just your command and it obeys.

Alexa Echo Tap

Configure Your Amazon Echo Tap

ECHO TAP, a cloud based voice service , is the portable bluetooth and wifi enabled speaker , looks like a shorter version of Echo but with a battery that will give you full range sound . Tap has a microphone button and on tapping on it you can ask alexa whatever you want her to do .

We are providing help and support for Amazon Echo Tap Setup or Installation.

It has dual stereo speakers with dolby processor giving 360° omni -directional audio . You can also use ECHO features in tap , but it must be connected to the internet or by using Hotspot . Other feature include :

• Its compact size makes it very portable
• A single battery charge provides up to 9 hours of continuous playback
• Direct streaming of wifi from pandora, spotify , amazon music and many more
• Compatible with smartphone hotspot
• It is available in six colors
• Includes charging cradle

Exciting things you can do with Alexa Echo Device

Honestly, Alexa Echo device is one of the amazing devices you could ever have. The fun you get while using it, the response to commands, the smartness of the device, the usage without a mobile device, and the list goes on and on, this has made it the best speaker device ever used. There is a lot it can do that even gets you overwhelmed making it difficult to figure out where to start from. This blog will get you enlightened on things you can use Alexa device Echo dot for

It helps to control your home

 It makes controlling your smart devices at home easy, which includes door locks, light, appliances, switches and different sort of smart devices, like closing the garage door, turning on and turning off lights. All you need do is to give the command and it obeys

Less stressful cooking

Tips on how to cook your favorite can be gotten from Alexa device making your cooking less stressful. For example, number of tablespoons to use, recipes for your special dish, playing music for fun, setting timer etc. all can be done by this wonderful device

TV controller

Alexa can control your TV by voice, it might take a little bit of money for setup, but once the setup is done, you can get to business. Things like this can be said, Alexa turn on BBC, or go to Nickelodeon. A Logitech harmony remote that comes with the harmony Hub is needed to do this

Phone calls

Alexa can be used to make calls to other Alexa devices in other houses, you can also leave a message

It makes you current by giving you the current news

You can know what is happening in the world by using Alexa. It gives you briefing news and you can go further to customize the source you want your news from

Entertainment for kids

Lot of games is available on Alexa where your kids can get entertained like the Easter eggs, silly answers o silly questions

In all, whatever command you wish to give to the device should start with the default name “Alexa”

Steps to take when setting up Amazon Alexa Echo devices

Some echo system like Amazon echo need detailed step to step guide on how they can be setup. The set up might be sometimes confusing if an expert or a guideline is not involved. Thanks to Alex app, it has made things easy for setting up Amazon echo system.

Here are guidelines to setup up an Amazon echo system with less troubleshooting

Pick a palatable place in your home where you feel it can be used well and make sure it’s closer to the power source and within the reach of a WiFi connection. Once this is done plug in your device

•     select the device to which you want to connect Alexa (be it Android or the mobile devices)
•     Your device must be a compatible operating system version of Android 4.4 or iOS 8.0
•     Switch on your devices, connect all the cables to the device and execute the first setup guide
•     Get the compatible Alexa app visiting the app store
•     Select the app, click on the download tab and perform the instructions on the screen to            complete the download
•     Open the app and add your device
•      Tap on the plus symbol on your device
•     To establish a network connection by navigating to the left control panel and search for the settings
•     The app will then display the available networks
•      Finally, choose the compatible voice commands and select your favorite playlists and control your device.
•     If you encounter problem while connecting, then troubleshoot Amazon echo by going to the main menu, scroll down to settings  and select setup a new device to connect echo to Wi-Fi.
•     Double check and make sure no step is missed

 What if there is still no response?

To wake up command

Make sure your Alexa Echo device is connected to a power source and it has light on top. If it gives a solid red color and not a solid blue, it means your microphone is off. Turn on your microphone

Voice commands

There might be multiple devices sometimes. First check your app on your mobile if all devices are set up on the same Amazon account. Move the location on your device a few feet away

Amazon Dot vs.Echo: Which smart speaker is best for you?

Well both the devices come with built-in omnidirectional microphones which are specifically designed so that they pick up your voice when you are away in a room. But there are few differences between both. 

Not only omnidirectional but they both come with a voice-controlled assistant too. You can ask Alexa to do a number of things for you from doing math problems to checking the weather or turning on lights etc. If you wish to customize or want to create your own skills, that's pretty much easy and possible. All you need to do is say your wake up word which is “Alexa “ by default but you can change it to whatever you want to.  whereas the Echo has 7 microphone array and Dot Has only 4.

There are a lot of smart technologies available in the market that go well with Echo and Dot. Either it is Philip hue light system or nest thermostats. You can control everything via one app that is Alexa app which is available in your app store or google store depending upon the device you're using.

SIZE, PORTABILITY, AND LOOKS: Both the devices are almost the same in diameter but the current versions available in the market are different in size.  Second gen Echo is 3.4 inches whereas Third gen Dot is 3.9 inches in diameter 

Also, Echo is taller, heavier and has a different look more of cylindrical than Echo Dot. Dot is much
lightweight and looks like a hockey puck whereas Echo is heavier in weight than compared to its predecessors. ait almost weight 10.6 oz. The recently released version is 1.8 pounds heavier than the previous one. 

Talking about height, Both have a fraction of difference. Current dot stands at 1.7 inches and Echo at 5.8 inches. It is so portable that you can carry it with you in your handbag and bring it to your parties or place it anywhere in the room, or in a shelf 

SOUND QUALITY: Both Echo and Dot have a built-in speaker but Echo has higher quality, it boasts better and larger, it has a 360-degree speaker with Dolby processor for crisp and better sound quality  Dot has improved the sound quality than previous devices and sounds louder than previous ones. But both support 3.5mm jack to use external speaker using a cable. 

LOOK AND FEEL: If you are worried about how it would look with your interior then you need not be worried. Echo comes in 6 different shades whereas Dot comes in charcoal, gray and sandstone.

so matching it with home decor will not be an issue.

COST: Cost is obviously the key factor while buying one. Dot is comparatively cheaper which half the price of the Echo. 
 
CONCLUSION:  The major difference is the sound quality of both devices. If you are new to Alexa and using it for fun, you should go for Echo but if you looking for better sound, and a great experience for you and your kids, you go for ECHO which is quite popular than the dot. 

Common amazon alexa problems and How to fix them

An Alexa speaker such as the Amazon echo, echo dot or Amazon tap can be a great addition to any living room kitchen or even a bedroom especially in a smart home and typically after the initial setup there's not a lot of tweaking or maintenance that needs to be done but that doesn't mean that things can't go wrong.

If you're having trouble connecting your smart home device to your Alexa speaker which is one of the most common issues people face. Here are four common problems with Alexa speakers and how to fix them. 

With growing technology the list of the compatible device is also growing day by day, By saying this, we mean, First you have to make sure that's your device is natively supported device. Because you may see that Many of those devices are actually only compatible through a third-party skill which is from skill catalog. 
 

If you wish to add a new device to your Alexa, For this you first need to open the Alexa app on your smartphone, Alexa app is easy to download from your app store or play store depending upon the device you are using. 
 

Now, in the app go to a smart home in the left menu which is under “your devices”.

You need to discover the new devices and for this   Click on discover devices.

If you are not able to see your device, this means it's still not discoverable.

To make it appear, go to the skills section in the Left menu, search for the brand of your smart home device.

 If your skill is available then you only need to follow the on-screen instructions for connecting it through the skill. 
 

If your device is not Alexa natively supported device or there is no skill available, there is still hope to make it work but only, if it's in that channel of Alexa.
 

 if you're having trouble with the Alexa speaker disconnecting from your network regularly then there are chances that you won't be able to make it work. 
 

In such cases there are a few things you can try:

This is the mandatory step to do when something goes wrong or not working out, which is power cycling everything.

  

so, First power cycle everything, you need to unplug the router, the modem and the speaker and then restore power after a few minutes. 
 

If this again doesn't fix things then there are chances that the position of your device needs to change. So, try relocating the Alexa speaker closer to the router and away from other devices and check if this works.

If that doesn't work too, the second things are switching your frequencies. sometimes low frequency causes trouble.

  

You may want to consider switching your Alexa speaker from a 2.4 gigahertz network to 5 gigahertz.

Also when you decrease interference you may also notice that the Alexa speaker doesn't hear you quite as well now like it used to do. 
 

By saying this we mean, the noises around Alexa are one of the major issue in causing trouble with its functionality. 
 

This could be explained by things kept around the speaker and it is cluttered or you can say speaker physically moving closer to the wall. 
 

To fix this try to remove all throbs ructions and disturbances away from the speaker and keep it at least eight inches which is advisable to do, away from the wall.
 

You may also consider what's around the speaker, like some sort of noisy appliance if it's near a noisy appliance or air vent,

You should immediately relieve your device to another room away from such noises. 
 

After all the reallocations, you can finally start with voice training which is available under Alexa settings in the app. In the Alexa app voice training, you can only have twenty-five phrases allowed in a typical voice from a typical distance. You can only read the provided number of phrases to Alexa
 

Adding phrases helps Alexa to better understand you. 
 

Increased marketing, popularity or we can say sometimes pure coincidence, the television can also activate tour Alexa. Let’s say, the wakeup word for your Alexa is “Hey “and if Alexa hears this, it wakes up be it from the Television show or be it you. It will be activated which can be quite frustrating at times. For this, you can either changes your wakeup word or you can simply deactivate Alexa and you can always reactivate it later when required. 
 

It is mostly seen that Alexa wakes up even though the person has not uttered the wake-up word, there are three things you can do to help prevent it.
 

Reallocation of your Alexa.  simply move the Alexus speaker further from the television so it doesn't pick up on the audio from the sound system quite as well.

  

Muting Alexa, Hit the mute switch so it stops listening to audio altogether.

Changing the wakeup word, Change the wake word that is used commonly in the show or movie that you're watching.

How to Setup Alexa Echo Dot

Amazon's most popular voice-controlled speaker “ECHO DOT, with improved sound and brand new design. It is just as smart as the full-size Echo but at half the cost with new skills, better sound quality, and third-party integration.

What Can Amazon Echo Dot Do For You? 

•     Ask Alexa to play any music

•     You can have questions- answer round
  

•     Ask her to Read news for you

•     Checking the weather

•     Setting up the alarms

•     Control compatible smart home devices

•     Stream songs from Amazon Music

•     Spotify

•     SiriusXM

•     Call and message almost anyone hands-free.

Alexa Echo Dot Problems

•    Your Echo Device Doesn't Connect to Wi-Fi

•     Streaming Issues on Alexa Devices

•     Bluetooth Issues on Alexa Devices

•     Reset Your Echo Device

•     Echo Dot Doesn't Turn On or Respond.

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