How to Adjust Volume on Microsoft Invoke Speaker

You may control the volume of the sound output on the Cortana smart speaker by Harman Kardon and Microsoft, in two ways.  First, you can ask it to raise and lower the volume. Or you may rotate the outer ring at the top of the speaker. So this post explains how to adjust volume on … Continue reading How to Adjust Volume on Microsoft Invoke Speaker



How to Set Up Cortana App

If your mission is to set up a new Microsoft Invoke Cortana smart speaker from Harman Kardon, 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 speaker is.  You must install and set … Continue reading How to Set Up Cortana App



Unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana 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 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 sealed box, … Continue reading Unboxing Microsoft Invoke Cortana Speaker



Reconnecting WiFi on Harman Kardon Invoke

Unfortunately, there’s currently no way of just reconnecting WiFi on the Harman Kardon Invoke Microsoft Cortana smart speaker.  Thus, to reconnect to Wi-Fi, but to a different wireless network, you must first completely reset the this speaker to factory default state.  Then, run through the setup procedure again. E.g. This involves setting up a brand … Continue reading Reconnecting WiFi on Harman Kardon Invoke



How to Reboot Microsoft Invoke Speaker

You may wish know how to reboot your Microsoft Invoke smart speaker if it shows poor performance, stops answering Cortana requests, emits strange noises, breaks up, chirps or squeaks, or suffers other weirdness. Indeed you should first always try a device reboot (described below).  Why?  Because this often clears up many problems, and avoids the … Continue reading How to Reboot Microsoft Invoke Speaker