However, we are going to explain how to customize Alexa Echo Spot Settings and Screen to personalize your experience and get the maximum out of it. Content
Echo Spot Display Brightness
To change the Echo Spot display brightness is easy. Just drag down from the top edge of the display to launch the menu.
Adaptive Brightness
This is going to be a useful setting especially if you are using the Echo Spot in your bedroom. Once you turn on adaptive brightness, the display brightness will automatically adjust based on the ambient light. To enable Adaptive Brightness, Settings > Display > Scroll Down to Adaptive Brightness > Turn-On. You can completely turn off the screen with a voice command: “Alexa, turn off-screen”.
Change Echo Spot Clock Faces
There are ten clock faces available with the Echo Spot device, and you can select the one match to your choice. Swipe down to get Settings > Home & Clock > Theme > Analogue > Swipe Left/Right to see available Clock Faces on Echo Spot. Tap to Tick and select the clock face you want to display.
Echo Spot Custom Clock Faces
You can upload your clock faces to display on Echo Spot, and the clock will automatically switch to Digital Clock and display the background image that you uploaded. You have to do this from the Alexa app, either from the iOS app or Android App. Open Alexa App > Settings > Select Device > Scroll Down to Home & Clock Background > Tap on Choose New Photo and upload the photo to change the clock face.
Night Mode Clock with Echo Spot
This Night Mode Clock feature is to dim the clock in the night time, and an essential feature when you use it as a table clock. You can set a time slot to dim the display, and Alexa Spot will dim the clock brightness during that time you set.
Go to Echo Settings > Home & Clock > Night Time Clock > Turn On & Set Schedule Time to dim the clock. Alternatively, you can say “Alexa, turn off display” and Echo Spot will turn off the display completely until you call Alexa again.
Customize Slides (Home Cards) on Echo Spot
Well, there is a set of cards on the Echo Spot that will show on display in addition to the clock face. These cards include Clock Face, Weather, Things to try, etc. You can turn on multiple cards and set to display continuously on the home screen in addition to the clock face on Alexa Echo Spot. You can turn off this card from Echo Spot Settings. Go ahead Echo Spot Settings > Home & Clock Home Cards > Displayed Home Cards > Rotate Continuously > Turn On/Off > Messaging, Weather, Notifications, Upcoming Events, reminders, Trending Topics Etc.
Do Not Disturb on Echo Spot
When you turn on DND, Alwon’twont bother you and will alert you only on Alarms. To turn on Do Not Disturb Mode on Alexa, Go to Settings > Scroll to Do Not Disturb > Turn On Do Not Disturb.
You can also schedule a DO Not Disturb Time slot and set to recur daily. You can manually turn on Do Not Disturb on Echo Spot from Settings Screen and tap on the DND icon from the middle of the Home & Settings icon.
Restrict Access to Echo Spot
You can restrict Alexa access to your Prime Photos, Movie Trailers, and Web videos if you want to keep some privacy. Go to Echo Spot Settings > Restrict Access > Turn Off: Prime Photos, Movie Trailers, or Web Videos. This will block video search, photo search, and set a safe search on the device and exclude the information that you turned off.
Echo Spot Sound Settings
There are two volume settings on Echo Spot. One for media volume, applicable to movies and video playback sound. The next one is for Alarma and notification sound that you can set independently than your media volume. Alexa has an additional setting for your alarm sound, called Ascending Alarm to increase the volume of alarm to a selected level gradually, that won’t scare you in the morning for sure. Go to Echo Spot Settings > Sounds > Media Volume to change both Alam, Toner &Notification Volume.
Echo Spot Device Name
You can name Echo Sdevicevcie based on the location or the room you set. There is an option to change the device name on the Alexa Smartphone app or the Alexa Spot device. Go to Spot Settings > Device Options > Device Name > Tap on to Set New Name.
Change Wake Word of Alexa
Don’t you like to call Echo Spot Alexa? Or you have multiple devices in the same room, and you want to call Echo Spot to a different name. Well, you can change the wake-up word for Echo Spot.
Voice Commands to Control Echo Dot & Screen
Get Echo Dot Setting: “Alexa, Open settings.” Pair Phone: “Alexa, Pair my phone.” (Open phone Bluetooth settings to pair) Media Control: “Alexa, pause/next/previous/go back.” Scroll through the list: “Alexa, scroll up/down.” Turn On Do Not Disturb Mode: “Alexa, don’t disturb me.” Display Home Screen: Alexa, Go home.” To Turn Off the Screen: “Alexa, Turn off the screen.”
These dedicated voice commands for echo come handy to get settings or scroll down the screen quickly with a voice command instead of using touch commands.
Check for Software Updates
You think you have an update available and Alexa misses that automatic update. Well, you can force Alexa Echo Spot to check for updates manually. Go ahead to Settings > Device Options > Tap Check For Software Updates.
Turn Off Echo Spot Camera
You want more privacy and want to turn off Echo Spot camera? Well, you can do that from Echo Spot Settings. Go To Settings > Device Options > Enable Camera > Turn Off to block Camera. Are you concerned about your privacy and want to turn off the camera? Better to paste sticky notes. You can even try or a piece or a sticker on top of the Spot Camera to make sure you are 100% protected from hackers’ eyes.
Pair Alexa Gadgets with Echo Spot
Turn on the Alexa compatible gadgets before you start. Then change the Alexa Gadgets to pair mode. Now Go to Alexa Echo Spot Settings > Device Options > Pair Alexa Gadget > Follow Instructions to paid the Alexa gadgets with Echo Spot. As per the instructions, Echo Spot will take up to 40 seconds to pair with the Alexa gadgets.
Echo Spot Device Options
The Echo Spot device Options has a few more other settings to change and customize based on your requirement, The additional Device Options that you must know are listed below;
Device Location: Set device location with the full address or zip code/postal code. Device language: Set language to display on the device. Date & Time: Set region and Time Zone in this setting. Temperate & distance: To set the device unit.
Echo Spot Reset to Factory Updates
Are you getting an error or you mess up the Setting of echo spot and want to reset the setting? Well, you can go back to the default setting with few taps, and all settings will reset to default.
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