About the Echo Input

The Echo Input is a small, circular, internet-connected device that looks like a speakerless Echo Dot. It connects wirelessly to Bluetooth speakers. It’s an option if you have powered speakers, a stereo receiver, or a home theater receiver with a 3.5 mm input jack or an RCA jack. (You may need a 3.5 mm-to-RCA cable converter.) After you hook up your Echo Input, use Alexa voice commands to play music, ask questions, set alarms and timers, add items to a to-do list or shopping list, control compatible smart home devices, and check the news, weather, and traffic. It can also communicate with and control other Echo and Fire TV devices. The Echo Input doesn’t have volume controls. Instead, use Alexa to control the volume in conjunction with the volume controls on your speaker system.

How to Set up the Echo Input

Reset an Echo Input

If the Echo Input becomes unresponsive, reset it. Press and hold the Action button (see below) for 25 seconds, and then go through the setup process again.