Toshiba 42 UL21 Series Operating Instructions Manual page 43

Alexa Built-in
You can use your TV as an Alexa device. In order to
do this, you should complete the setup process. The
setup can be carried out in the ways described below.
• Use the Alexa Built-in option in the Settings>Sys-
tem>Voice Assistant menu
• Carry out first time installation on your TV. The setup
wizard will be displayed after the installation process
is completed
Setup process
The wizard will guide you through the setup process.
• You will need to sign in to your Amazon account
first. Highlight Sign in with Amazon option on the
first screen and press OK. An authentication code
will be created and displayed on the screen. Go to
the internet address (URL) as shown on the screen.
You will be directed to a page where you can sign in
to your Amazon account first, if you are not already
signed in. Then you will be directed to a page where
you can enter the authentication code you see on
the TV and link your TV to your Amazon account.
• If the linking process was successful you will be
asked to determine a name for your TV, called
'Friendly Name' in order to enable the TV skills.
By enabling the TV skills for Alexa you can control
the functions of your TV, such as turning on or off,
changing channel or input source, controlling volume,
and more. A 'Friendly Name' is a name that reminds
you of your TV, such as 'Living Room TV', 'Kitchen
TV', 'Dining Room TV', etc. Choose an easy-to-say
name. You will use this name to tell Alexa which TV
to control. You can press Exit button on the remote to
skip this step if you don't want to enable the TV skills
for Alexa. You can enable the TV skills later using
the Works With Alexa option in the Settings>Sys-
tem>Voice Assistant menu on your TV.
• You will be ready to use Alexa. Examples about the
use of Alexa will be displayed on the next screen.
You can also watch an instructive video about it.
Highlight 'Watch 'how to use' video' and press OK
to watch. Highlight 'OK' and press OK to proceed
without watching the video.
• In the last step you will be informed about Alexa On
Standby Mode feature and that you will be able to
use your box while the TV is in standby mode. You
can disable this feature from the related Alexa menu
on the TV. Press OK to complete the setup process.
Note: This feature may affect your TV's power consumption.
In the first step of the setup process there will also be
Watch 'how to setup' video, Learn More and Setup
Later options available. To watch an instructive video
about the setup process highlight Watch 'how to
setup' video and press OK. If you possess an Alexa
device and you want to enable the TV skills for Alexa in
order to control your TV via your Alexa device, highlight
Learn more option and press OK to proceed. If you
want to skip the setup process, highlight Setup Later
and press OK.
Alexa Home Screen
Once the setup is complete, Alexa Home Screen
feature will be integrated. This feature is an ambient
screen which appears when no user activity is
detected. A background image, time and date
information and voice command suggestions will be
displayed on the Alexa Home Screen.
You can use the Alexa Home Screen option in the
Settings>System>Voice Assistant>Alexa Built-in
menu to configure the settings of this feature. You can
set to one of the inactivity periods to enable or set to
Off to disable.
Alexa Home Screen is displayed only when web brow-
ser or any other video on demand application except
Netflix is running. It appears when no user activity is
detected during the predefined inactivity period unless
a media playback is in progress. Watching a movie, for
example, is not considered as user inactivity.
You can press remote control buttons to make it
disappear. As an exception you can use the Volume
+/- buttons to control volume level even when Alexa
Home Screen is running.
Works With Alexa
You can control the functions of your TV with Alexa.
In order to do this, the setup process should be
completed. The setup can be carried out in the ways
described below.
• Use the Works With Alexa option in the Set-
tings>System>Voice Assistant menu
• Carry out first time installation on your TV. The setup
wizard will be displayed after the installation process
is completed
Setup process
The wizard will guide you through the setup process.
• If you carry out first time installation on your TV,
the Alexa setup wizard will be displayed after the
installation process is completed. On the first screen
highlight Learn More option and press OK. On the
next screen you will be informed about the feature.
Highlight Start and press OK to proceed.
If you skip the setup wizard after the first time ins-
tallation you can use the Works With Alexa option
in the Settings>System>Voice Assistant menu to
carry out the setup later manually. On the first screen
you will be informed about the feature. Highlight Start
and press OK to proceed.
• An authentication code will be created and displayed
on the screen. Use your computer or any other device
with internet access to go to the internet address
(URL) shown on the screen. You will be directed
to a page where you can sign in to your Amazon
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