Sony's TV
by Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.
There are two different Sony’s TV skills and you must choose one skill depending on your TV.
Look for the “TV Control with Smart Speakers” application on your TV. If you don’t see the application but see “TV Control Setup with Amazon Alexa” application instead, the TV is compatible with the “Sony’s TV – Basic” skill. In that case, go to the “Sony’s TV – Basic” skill and find more details for setup.
Before enabling this skill, start setup by launching the “TV Control with Smart Speakers” app on the Home screen of your TV. Then, follow the directions.
THINGS TO TRY...
POWER ON/OFF**
"Alexa, turn on TV."
"Alexa, turn off TV."
CHANGE CHANNEL*** BY NUMBER OR NAME
"Alexa, next channel on TV."
"Alexa, tune to channel 5 on TV."
CONTROL VOLUME****
"Alexa, set volume to 15 on TV."
"Alexa, volume down on TV."
CHANGE INPUT
"Alexa, switch input to HDMI 1 on TV."
CONTROL PLAYBACK FOR DVR OR STREAMING CONTENT
"Alexa, play on TV."
"Alexa, pause on TV."
"Alexa, skip 10 seconds on TV."
LAUNCH APPLICATIONS AND TV MENUS*****
"Alexa, launch Prime Video on TV."
"Alexa, go home on TV."
NAVIGATE MENUS
"Alexa, go right on TV"
"Alexa, move down on TV"
"Alexa, select this on TV"
SEARCH and PLAY******
“Alexa, search for comedies.”
“Alexa, watch Spiderman.”
CHANGE SETTINGS
“Alexa, set Sleep Timer on TV to 60 minutes.”
“Alexa, set Brightness on TV to 50"
“Alexa, set speakers on TV to External Speaker”
SCENES******
“Alexa, turn on Good night”
GETTING STARTED...
1. Launch the “TV Control with Smart Speakers”* application from the Home screen of your Sony's TV.
2. Follow the directions to create a Sony account.
3. After signing in, follow the directions to name your TV and select your Amazon Alexa device.
4. When the instruction screen is displayed, use the Alexa App on your phone to enable the skill, link accounts, and discover your devices.
5. Return to your TV to complete setup.
THINGS TO REMEMBER...
1. MULTI-TV SUPPORT
Control all your supported Sony's TVs* with Alexa. Set up each TV with the “TV Control with Smart Speakers” app on each TV, and pick the same Sony account on all your TVs.
2. TV NAME.
Always tell Alexa which TV you want her to control. Pick a unique name for every TV you set up.
3. TROUBLESHOOTING
Support page: https://www.sony.net/Bravia-alexasupport/
If Alexa doesn't recognize your TV's name, say: "Alexa, discover my devices".
4. REQUIREMENTS
To use the power on function, "Remote start" must be set to On.
5. SUPPORTED MODELS
Supported models: https://esupport.sony.com/info/1709/US/EN/
NOTES...
Your TV must be linked with your Alexa device via the "Manage In TV & Video" section of the skill's settings.
* Supported models: http://esupport.sony.com/info/1709/US/EN/
** Remote start must be set to On in your TV settings to power on.
***Setting up your remote control to control your cable/satellite box is required.
**** Controlling volume by number is not supported for all external audio systems.
***** Some apps and menus may not be supported
****** Supported on select models.
Look for the “TV Control with Smart Speakers” application on your TV. If you don’t see the application but see “TV Control Setup with Amazon Alexa” application instead, the TV is compatible with the “Sony’s TV – Basic” skill. In that case, go to the “Sony’s TV – Basic” skill and find more details for setup.
Before enabling this skill, start setup by launching the “TV Control with Smart Speakers” app on the Home screen of your TV. Then, follow the directions.
THINGS TO TRY...
POWER ON/OFF**
"Alexa, turn on TV."
"Alexa, turn off TV."
CHANGE CHANNEL*** BY NUMBER OR NAME
"Alexa, next channel on TV."
"Alexa, tune to channel 5 on TV."
CONTROL VOLUME****
"Alexa, set volume to 15 on TV."
"Alexa, volume down on TV."
CHANGE INPUT
"Alexa, switch input to HDMI 1 on TV."
CONTROL PLAYBACK FOR DVR OR STREAMING CONTENT
"Alexa, play on TV."
"Alexa, pause on TV."
"Alexa, skip 10 seconds on TV."
LAUNCH APPLICATIONS AND TV MENUS*****
"Alexa, launch Prime Video on TV."
"Alexa, go home on TV."
NAVIGATE MENUS
"Alexa, go right on TV"
"Alexa, move down on TV"
"Alexa, select this on TV"
SEARCH and PLAY******
“Alexa, search for comedies.”
“Alexa, watch Spiderman.”
CHANGE SETTINGS
“Alexa, set Sleep Timer on TV to 60 minutes.”
“Alexa, set Brightness on TV to 50"
“Alexa, set speakers on TV to External Speaker”
SCENES******
“Alexa, turn on Good night”
GETTING STARTED...
1. Launch the “TV Control with Smart Speakers”* application from the Home screen of your Sony's TV.
2. Follow the directions to create a Sony account.
3. After signing in, follow the directions to name your TV and select your Amazon Alexa device.
4. When the instruction screen is displayed, use the Alexa App on your phone to enable the skill, link accounts, and discover your devices.
5. Return to your TV to complete setup.
THINGS TO REMEMBER...
1. MULTI-TV SUPPORT
Control all your supported Sony's TVs* with Alexa. Set up each TV with the “TV Control with Smart Speakers” app on each TV, and pick the same Sony account on all your TVs.
2. TV NAME.
Always tell Alexa which TV you want her to control. Pick a unique name for every TV you set up.
3. TROUBLESHOOTING
Support page: https://www.sony.net/Bravia-alexasupport/
If Alexa doesn't recognize your TV's name, say: "Alexa, discover my devices".
4. REQUIREMENTS
To use the power on function, "Remote start" must be set to On.
5. SUPPORTED MODELS
Supported models: https://esupport.sony.com/info/1709/US/EN/
NOTES...
Your TV must be linked with your Alexa device via the "Manage In TV & Video" section of the skill's settings.
* Supported models: http://esupport.sony.com/info/1709/US/EN/
** Remote start must be set to On in your TV settings to power on.
***Setting up your remote control to control your cable/satellite box is required.
**** Controlling volume by number is not supported for all external audio systems.
***** Some apps and menus may not be supported
****** Supported on select models.
- "Alexa, turn on TV"