For all other models (Echo Studio only has an input option) Plug one end of your audio cable in to your speaker's Aux In connection and the other end into the Echo's Aux Out connection, right next to the power cable's connection.

Now, when you power on your connected speaker, it will play the audio would normally play from the Echo when you ask Alexa to play music. Change the color of the lights: "Alexa, make the living room lights red" or, " Alexa, turn the lights to soft white."

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Play an audiobook: "Alexa, play [title] on Audible," "Alexa, read [title]" or, "Alexa, play the book, [title]." Step 7: Provide Alexa with any required login information to complete the process. Connecting Alexa to a generic smart TV The Fire TV Cube even has a built-in infrared blaster, which can directly control your television, sound system, and certain cable boxes. The initial setup process should handle the pairing, but you can set up equipment again through Settings > Equipment Control > Set Up Equipment. Then, try some of these commands: Like or dislike a song on Pandora and iHeartRadio: "Alexa, I like this song" or, "Alexa, thumbs down."

Play music on other (or multiple) Alexa devices: "Alexa, play [artist/album/song/genre] in the living room" or, "Alexa, play [music] everywhere." Here is a selection of the commands you can use for controlling your smart home, although there are dozens more.

Add an event to a calendar: "Alexa, add [event] to my calendar for [day] at [time]" or, "Alexa, add an event to my calendar." Finally, to return to the Fire TV home screen from any app, say “Alexa, go home.” Fire TV Cube controls

To turn on notifications, open the Alexa app and select to Settings, then Notifications, then Shopping Notifications and toggle it on. Your Echo speakers will light up yellow when you have new notifications. The Fire TV also supports searching for content, but the results here are mixed. Unless you have a Fire TV Cube (more on that shortly), you can’t scroll through the results without a proper remote, and some apps don’t support searching at all. Here are some examples of voice search commands that work well: Presuming you're using something with a built-in speaker, you'll also want to keep the volume a little lower if you expect yourself to be heard while there's music playing. That's not science, it's common sense. Keeping the Alexa microphones away from sources of other noise, like open windows or moving air from a fan, can also help. Open the Alexa app on your phone, hit the menu button in the top-left corner, and select Music, Video, and Books.The Echo Show devices and Echo Spot are the only Echo speakers with touchscreen displays. This means you can tell them to show you things.