The smaller Amazon Alexa Echo Dot Generation 2 smart speakers now provide a useful sleep timer function that you can command with your voice! To use it, you first ask Alexa to play a radio station, podcast, flash briefing, or other streaming service. Then, once the broadcast is playing, ask her play for only as … Continue reading How to Set Sleep Timer on Amazon Alexa Echo
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What Is Amazon XXX in Amazon Echo Speakers
What is Amazon XXX? This is a special Wi-Fi network that Amazon smart speakers create during setup. The smart speaker itself becomes the access point of this network. Then, a device running the Alexa app connects to this amazon xxx network. Next, it sends user preferred settings to the speaker. The smart speaker then saves … Continue reading What Is Amazon XXX in Amazon Echo Speakers
Amazon Echo Reset Button, Where to Find It
We find the Amazon Echo reset button on the generation one (original) Alexa Echo smart speaker on the underside of the unit. E.g. See this pointed at by the purple arrow in the next picture. Note that the button is easy to get to, once you turn the speaker upside down. Furthermore, just sit the … Continue reading Amazon Echo Reset Button, Where to Find It
How to Deregister Echo Dot Speaker
You might wish to run these deregister Echo Dot instructions if you’re getting rid of a Dot speaker. Perhaps you’re upgrading to a later model Alexa Dot. Or, as we did here, we bought a new Dot device for a sister. But we forgot to mark it as a gift in our Amazon cart. This … Continue reading How to Deregister Echo Dot Speaker
Unboxing the Amazon Echo Generation 2
Pretty simple unboxing the Amazon Echo Generation 2 Alexa smart speaker. So it’s very easy to unpack, power up, and prepare it for setup, as we’ll show next. For our low vision and blind readers. This improved version of the Alexa enabled Amazon Echo speaker comes in a turquoise box. Plus, this carton has pictures … Continue reading Unboxing the Amazon Echo Generation 2
Do You Need Amazon Prime to Use Echo
Do you need Amazon Prime to use Echo speakers? Well, you cannot play music from Amazon Prime Music without a Prime package. But even without Prime, the Alexa speakers can play several other media sources. So in short, you do not need Prime to get some use from your speaker. Now you may wonder if … Continue reading Do You Need Amazon Prime to Use Echo
How to Set Sleep Timer on Alexa Echo 2 Speaker
The generation 2 Amazon Alexa Echo smart speakers now provides a sleep timer that you set and stop with your voice! You use it by asking Alexa to play an internet radio station, podcast, flash briefing, or some other streaming service. Then, once the media is playing, you ask her play for just the time … Continue reading How to Set Sleep Timer on Alexa Echo 2 Speaker
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
Alexa Set Up Instructions for Echo Speakers
Here we offer Alexa set up instructions, that show setup of any Alexa Echo smart speaker. This piece lists what you’ll need to get your new speaker going in your home. You would set up a speaker when the following occurs. You get a new one. When someone gives you a used one. Or when … Continue reading Alexa Set Up Instructions for Echo Speakers
Echo Dot 2nd Generation Setup Instructions
This article outlines what you’ll need for Echo Dot 2nd Generation setup. We cover the steps in doing it as well as how to test out your speaker after you finish setup. What You’ll Need Before Starting Echo Dot 2nd Generation Setup 1. A WiFi Internet Connection None of the Echo devices built to date … Continue reading Echo Dot 2nd Generation Setup Instructions