Tag: Cortana

  • Unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana Smart Speaker

    Unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana Smart Speaker

    Harman Kardon really packed their Invoke voice activated speaker quite well in the original carton. So in this demo, we show how safely unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana Smart Speaker is done. We also cover how to get at the user docs and AC adapter. Furthermore, see the next picture showing the speaker, still in the…

  • How to Reset Cortana Invoke Speaker

    How to Reset Cortana Invoke Speaker

    You might wish to gift or sell your Cortana Invoke speaker to a loved one. Or, perhaps you want to hook it to a new Microsoft account.  Or maybe you want to connect it to a new WiFi network. A speaker reset allows you to do all of these tasks.  It unlinks this device from…

  • How to Install and Set Up Cortana App for Microsoft Invoke Smart Speaker

    How to Install and Set Up Cortana App for Microsoft Invoke Smart Speaker

    Now if your mission is to setup a new Invoke speaker, you’ll need either the PC, Android, or iOS version of the Cortana app. This app should run on a machine that’s on the same network as the one where the Invoke is.  You must install and set up this app before you can configure…

  • Invoke Cortana Speaker How to Reset

    Invoke Cortana Speaker How to Reset

    Here we cover the Invoke Cortana Speaker How to Reset procedure. Now you might wish to gift or sell your Invoke Cortana speaker to a loved one. Or, perhaps you want to hook it to a new Microsoft account.  Or maybe you want to connect it to a new WiFi network. A reset allows you…

  • Harman Kardon Microsoft Cortana Invoke Smart Speaker Picture Gallery

    Harman Kardon Microsoft Cortana Invoke Smart Speaker Picture Gallery

    We’ve snapped many pictures of the Harman Kardon Microsoft Cortana Invoke Smart Speaker, its parts, and packaging.  Specifically, these come from the various posts we wrote about this Cortana enabled device.  We’ve put these photos together here in our Harman Kardon Microsoft Cortana Invoke Smart Speaker Picture Gallery for easy viewing.  Further, we’ll add more…

  • Reboot Instructions for Cortana Invoke Speaker

    Reboot Instructions for Cortana Invoke Speaker

    Here, we cover Cortana Invoke speaker reboot instructions.  You reboot if the speaker shows bad performance, goes quiet or does not answer voice requests.  It may give off weird noises, break up, chirp or squeak.  Or, the speaker may suffer other oddities. In any case, always try a speaker reboot first (shown below). Why reboot? …

  • How to Pair Harman Kardon Microsoft Invoke Cortana Speaker as a Bluetooth Speaker

    How to Pair Harman Kardon Microsoft Invoke Cortana Speaker as a Bluetooth Speaker

    The Harman Kardon Microsoft Invoke Cortana Speaker also functions as a Bluetooth speaker.  It sports a Bluetooth button, that you press any time you wish to pair this speaker with a new device.  Paring devices include phones, tablets, media players, streamers, or other media source devices.  In this demo, we show how to Pair Harman…

  • Hard Reset Invoke Cortana

    Hard Reset Invoke Cortana

    You might wish to gift or sell your Microsoft Invoke Cortana to a loved one. Or, perhaps you want to hook it to a new Microsoft account.  Or maybe you want to connect it to a new WiFi network. A reset allows you to do all of these tasks.  It unlinks this device from its…

  • How to Reset Invoke Cortana

    How to Reset Invoke Cortana

    Here we explain How to Reset Invoke Cortana.  Now You might wish to gift or sell this speaker  to a loved one. Or, perhaps you want to hook it to a new Microsoft account.  Or maybe you want to connect it to a new WiFi network. Reset lets you do all of these tasks.  It…

  • Invoke Cortana Reset Button

    Invoke Cortana Reset Button

    Here, we show you how to find the Invoke Cortana reset button on the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker.  The mic mute button. It’s the only button on the back of the unit. It also serves as the  RESET button. This button is easy to get at, as it is not deeply recessed.  So be careful…