Amazon On Sale Echo Dot 4th Gen Smart Speaker with Clock Display

Product Info

Meet the Amazon Echo Dot 4th Generation Smart Speaker to help you round out any room with Alexa. Expand or start a new Alexa ecosystem in your house with the 4th Generation Amazon Echo Dot. It is equipped with Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, and the onboard Amazon Alexa voice assistant enables a range of voice control features, including weather and traffic updates, music playback, and more. The Dot delivers crisp vocals and balanced bass for full sound you can enjoy anywhere in your home and with multi-room music, you can fill your whole home with music, radio stations, podcasts, and Audible using other compatible Echo devices in different rooms. Easily ask Alexa to set timers, answer questions, add items to lists, and create calendar events and reminders. The sleek, compact design and shape fits perfectly into small spaces.

• Premium sound — Echo delivers clear highs, dynamic mids, and deep bass for rich, detailed sound that automatically adapts to any room
• Use your voice to control your entertainment — stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, SiriusXM, and more, plus, listen to radio stations, podcasts, and Audible audiobooks
• Ready to help — Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, play the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more
• Smart home made simple — with the built-in hub, easily set up compatible Zigbee devices or select Ring Smart Lighting solar lights and bulbs to voice control compatible smart lights, locks, and sensors
• Fill your home with sound — with multi-room music, play synchronised music across connected Echo devices in different rooms, or pair your Echo with compatible Fire TV devices to feel scenes come to life with home theatre audio
• Stay connected with with your people — call almost anyone hands-free, instantly drop in on other rooms or announce to the whole house that dinner’s ready
• Designed to protect your privacy — built with multiple layers of privacy controls including a mic off button
• Make Alexa kid-friendly — turn on parental controls with Amazon Kids (FreeTime), right in the Alexa app. Alexa will automatically give kid-friendly responses, filter explicit songs, block shopping, and let kids call approved contacts. Parents can also set time limits and review activity
• The Echo Dot with Clock is made from 50% post-consumer recycled plastics, 100% post-consumer recycled fabric, and 100% recycled die-cast aluminium, including the cable and adapter

How to set up your Echo:

• Before setup, download or update the Alexa app in your mobile device app store (as per below instructions)
• Plug in your device
• Open the Alexa app 
• Open More and select Add Device
• Select Amazon Echo
• Select Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Plus and more
• Follow the instructions to set up your device

How to turn clock on/off and adjust brightness:

• Open the Alexa app
• Open Devices
• Select Echo & Alexa and then select your Echo Dot with Clock device
• Select LED Display
• Turn Display on or off or drag the slider to change the brightness level

Step-by-step guide to setup the Amazon device on Android:

1. Open the App and sign in or register
2. Confirm your name and grant Amazon permission
3. Fill in your telephone number
4. Go to Add Device in the left-hand side menu bar (3 horizontal stripes)
5. Choose the type of device and select the name of your device
6. Plug the smart speaker in and keep the Dot button pressed until the light of your Amazon Echo Dot goes orange
7. Follow the rest of the instructions on your Alexa app until it says Setup Complete

Step-by-step guide for setting up the Amazon Alexa on IOS devices:

1. Sign out of Apple ID via settings
2. Open App Store
3. Tap the account icon (top right)
4. Create new Apple ID
5. Select region as US
6. Change contact number to US
7. Download TextNow app
8. Sign up and select US location and number
9. Verify mobile number via phone call not text
10. Enter verification code for mobile number
11. Enter verification code for email (emailed to your apple ID email address)
12. Enter App Store
13. Search for Amazon Alexa app and download
14. Create Amazon Alexa account
15. Sign in and connect to your Amazon device
16. Sign out of US Apple ID and back into your original Apple ID

Will Alexa work with everything in my house?

No. Amazon Echo and Alexa-enabled products will only work with specific compatible devices. So, you’ll need to install (or identify whether you already have) compatible lights, door locks, cameras, coffee machines and more.

About Amazon Alexa App Download

As Smart Home technology is still a developing industry in our country, the Alexa mobile app is not currently available for download in South African app stores. There is a way around this, though, that will allow you to set up your Amazon device on either IOS or Android. Simply follow this step-by-step guide to get started.

What’s in the box? 

• 1 x Echo Dot (4th Generation) with Clock Display
• 1 x Power adapter (15W)
• 1 x Quick Start Guide

Specifications

• Dimensions: 10cm x 10cm x 8.9cm
• Weight: 341.3g (Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process)

Technical specs

• WiFi connectivity:
  • Dual-band WiFi supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) networks
  • Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) WiFi networks
• Bluetooth connectivity:
  • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo Dot or from Echo Dot to your Bluetooth speaker
  • Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) for voice control of connected mobile devices
  • Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices
  • Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported
• Audio:
  • 1.6” speaker
  • 3.5 mm line stereo audio output for for use with external speakers (audio cable not included)
• System requirements:
  • Echo Dot comes ready to connect to your WiFi
  • The Alexa app is compatible with Fire OS, Android, and iOS devices and also accessible via your web browser
• Setup technology:
  • Amazon WiFi simple setup enables customers to connect smart devices to their WiFi network in a few easy steps
• Accessibility features:
  • The Alexa app and Alexa-enabled products include several features for customers with accessibility needs related to vision, hearing, mobility, and speech
• Privacy features:
  • Wake word technology, streaming indicators, microphone off button, the ability to view and delete your voice recordings, and more
  • Visit the Alexa Privacy Hub to explore how Alexa and Echo devices are designed to protect your privacy

Care Instructions

• Keep dust free
• Do not submerge into water

Warranty Info

• This product comes with a 6 month warranty