Tag: How
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How to Factory Reset Echo Dot 3
Here, we demo how to factory reset the Echo Dot 3 talking speaker. Factory resetting restores the 3rd Gen smart speaker back to default, fresh-from-the-factory operation. So why would anyone want to do this? You might want to sell the speaker on eBay or give it to another for Christmas. Factory resetting also allows you…
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How to Clean a Cordless Electric Kettle
We’ve heated gallons upon many gallons of both hard and soft water for tea and hot cocoa making, with many cordless electric kettles. We find that without routine cleaning, these kettles can get stained brown, especially if you brew the tea directly in it after the water boils. This can be hard to remove if allowed…
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How to Hard Reset Echo Dot
A hard reset of the Echo Dot speakers you sometimes must do. Why? Because maybe you’d like to sell your old Echo Dot, especially with newer versions coming out so often these days. Or perhaps you just want to connect it to a new Amazon account, or to another WiFi network. So, with those…
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How to Connect Echo Dot 3rd Generation to WiFi
This piece shows how to connect Echo Dot 3rd generation to a WiFi network. It lists what you’ll need to get your speaker up and running on the internet. You need to do this when you first set up a brand new Dot, when someone gives you a used one, or when you change settings…
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How to Reset Echo Dot Speaker Assistant
The Echo Dot assistant speakers need a reset every now and then. This returns them to out-of-box, factory default settings. Resetting them also fixes many abnormal behaviors they might show. So here, we show how to reset Alexa Dot smart speakers. Why? Because it readies them for sale to another smart speaker fan. Both the…
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How to Adjust Volume on Echo Studio Speaker
Shows how to adjust volume on Amazon Echo Studio Alexa speaker, in a few ways. You can… Ask the speaker to raise and lower the volume with voice commands. Then set Echo Studio volume in the Alexa app. Or you may press the Volume UP and Volume DOWN buttons on the speaker top. Details follow.…
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How to Make Sony SRS XG300 Discoverable
To pair your SRS XG300 Sony boombox speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you first have to know how to place this speaker into discovery mode. Now in this mode, this boombox broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the Bluetooth…
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How to Turn Off Sony SRS XG300 Speaker
We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony SRS XG300 portable BT speaker here. Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to locate. Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in…
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How to Reset Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation
Here, we show how to reset the Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation smart speaker back to factory default settings. So why would you ever need to do this? Well, you may wish to sell or give your Dot to another person. Or link it to a new Amazon account. Or connect it to a new…
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How to Reset Sony SRS XG300 Speaker
Shows how to reset the Sony SRS XG300 Bluetooth tabletop speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, a reset erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. So it stops this unit from auto pairing to any nearby wireless devices afterwards. Moreover, you…