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Originally Posted by mlewis78
I received my Echo on Wednesday. Sounds better than I'd expected for music. A bit bass heavy for and talk radio and podcasts, but good if I keep volume down. I tried to pair it with my Asus laptop last night. It said it connected, but it didn't. I think there was a visual indication on my laptop bluetooth page that the signal was weak (there was an X on it). I'm trying again right now, but so far my laptop doesn't recognize the Echo (it took a few minutes last night). It lists an Apple TV, which I do not have!
I have an ipod nano and wonder how I would pair that with Echo. Do you set it up on the nano itself? My nano was purchased in 2014. My larger ipod (30GB) is much older, so I don't know whether it is bluetooth capable.
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The Apple TV probably belongs to your adjacent apartment neighbor.
Here's how I pair Echo with my Fire/Android tablet, Chromebook, Windows phone, or bluetooth-capable iPod:
- Say, "Alexa, pair." She will acknowledge the command by responding "Ready to pair..."
- On the mobile device, turn on bluetooth. Click on Amazon-2EO (my Echo's identifier). If you don't see your Echo on the list, you may need to click on "Pair a Bluetooth Device," "Find nearby devices," or something similar. When your mobile device finds Echo, click on the identifier (Echo-2EO).
When you are finished listening to music, say "Alexa, unpair." Then go to your mobile device and turn bluetooth off there.
This link may have the info you need:
Connect a Device to Amazon Echo with Bluetooth. And here's a troubleshooting link:
Echo: Can't Connect to Bluetooth.
I hope that helps!
Added: When paired with bluetooth, you won't be able to use Echo's full range of voice commands. You can control volume using voice, have it interrupt the music to give you news, weather, etc., but some music controls may need to be done on the mobile device. Nevertheless, I use bluetooth pairing with Echo to listen to music stored on my portable devices quite often.