We offer these restart Echo Dot instructions to help correct some unusual symptoms that your Amazon Dot smart speakers may show. No Power Button to Restart Echo Dot With Since none of the Dots to date has a power on / off button, you restart these units by unplugging them momentarily. Unplug them from AC … Continue reading Restart Echo Dot Instructions
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Echo Dot 3 Setup Instructions
This piece discusses what you’ll need for Echo Dot 3 setup and the steps to take to perform that setup. Applies to the 2018 model of Amazon’s ever popular version of this Echo Dot smart speaker. Before you Start Echo Dot 3 Setup 1. A WiFi Internet Connection None of the Echo Dot 3 devices manufactured … Continue reading Echo Dot 3 Setup Instructions
How to Link Pandora to Echo Dot Speaker
This post shows how to link Pandora to Echo Dot speakers. Note that Amazon Echo Dot devices do not come with Pandora enabled by default. Indeed, Pandora will not play if not first set up. E.g. If you ask an Echo Dot to play Pandora when not set up, she says something like, “To play … Continue reading How to Link Pandora to Echo Dot Speaker
Buttons on Echo Dot 3rd Generation Top
The Amazon Echo Dot 3rd generation speaker features several buttons and a light ring around its top as have its earlier versions. Here though, we explore the Echo Dot 3 buttons and input and output ports. We show where each one is on the speaker. We then discuss what each button / plug is for, … Continue reading Buttons on Echo Dot 3rd Generation Top
Echo Dot 2 Buttons Guide, How to Use Them
The Amazon Alexa Dot 2nd generation speaker features several buttons and a light ring around its top. Here, we explain these Echo Dot 2 Buttons and input and output ports. We show where each one is on the Dot 2. Then, we describe what each button / plug is for, and when to press them … Continue reading Echo Dot 2 Buttons Guide, How to Use Them
How to Connect Echo Dot to Bluetooth Speaker
You use your Echo Dot speaker as a Bluetooth speaker. But you can also connect Echo Dot to Bluetooth speaker as well. That is, you can then hear Echo Dot audio through that external Bluetooth speaker, wirelessly. We show here how to pair an Echo Dot 2 speaker to a Bluetooth speaker in the following … Continue reading How to Connect Echo Dot to Bluetooth Speaker
Reset Echo Dot to Restore Proper Operation
The Echo Dot smart speakers need a hard reset now and then. This restores them to their out-of-box, factory default states. This also corrects many abnormal behaviors in these speakers. So, we show you how to reset Echo Dot in this piece. Why? Because this often corrects erratic behaviors in these speakers, and prepares them … Continue reading Reset Echo Dot to Restore Proper Operation
How to Connect Echo Dot to Sony Bluetooth Speaker
This post shows how to connect a typical Sony Bluetooth speaker to any of the Echo Dot smart speakers. We will show this using the Echo Dot 3rd Generation model. But the same you could also do with any Echo device that supports Bluetooth. Since this BT connecting happens between the speaker and Echo Dot … Continue reading How to Connect Echo Dot to Sony Bluetooth Speaker
Echo Dot 3rd Generation Reset Instructions
We offer here our Echo Dot 3rd Generation reset instructions. So why would you ever reset this speaker? Well, you may later decide to sell it. Or perhaps when Christmas comes, you might wish to bestow your Dot 3 to another person. Then to, you could want to connect it to a new Amazon account. … Continue reading Echo Dot 3rd Generation Reset Instructions
How to Setup WiFi on Echo Dot Speakers
This piece shows how to setup WiFi on an Echo Dot speaker. It lists what you’ll need to get your new Echo Dot Alexa speaker going on the internet. You do this when… You first set up a brand new Dot. Someone gives you a used one and you must set it up on your … Continue reading How to Setup WiFi on Echo Dot Speakers