Optoma UHD51A User manual

UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
●Full Power Active mode
●Install USB Wi-Fi Adapter
●Wi-Fi Setup
●Alexa Setup
●Smart Home Skills
●Custom Skills
Contents
You may use this SETUP GUIDE or download Optoma
SmartProjection App from Google Play Store or
Apple App Store.

Setup Guide 01
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A 4K UHD HDR Projector – Full Power Active mode (first power-on)
UHD51A 4K UHD HDR Projector – Install USB Wi-Fi Adapter
Upon first power-on of the Projector – choose Full Power Active as the Power Mode. Full Power
Active mode must be enabled to use the Alexa Power On skill command.
Adapter appearance may vary
Insert USB Wi-Fi Adapter into port label

Setup Guide 02
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Wi-Fi Setup
Power on projector using the Power Button (located on top of projector).
On the Launcher (Home Screen) go to Settings > Network Settings > Projector Control Settings
> Wireless Settings.
Select your Wi-Fi network from the list.
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● Enter your Wi-Fi network password.

Setup Guide 03
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Wi-Fi Setup
● Select “next” on the onscreen keyboard and then press “enter” on the remote (to select “connect”).
● Alexa Wi-Fi setup is now complete.

Setup Guide 04
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Setup
● Creating an Optoma Mydevices Account
Open a web browser and connect to Optoma Mydevices login page. Then
click New Account to create a new account.
Note: Optoma Device Cloud URL: https://mydevices.optoma.com or scan QR Code Below.
Enter the Optoma Mydevices Cloud required account information and enter the authentication
code in the Verify Code field.
Click Create Account to create an account. If the account registration is successful, a message will
appear on the screen.
Once your account is set up, you can continue to log into the system.

Setup Guide 05
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Setup
●Registering the projector to Mydevices Cloud.
Open a web browser and connect to Optoma MydevicesCloud login page. Enter your
user name and password, and click LOGIN to enter to the system.
Click Add to add the new projector information. The following step requires
the Pair Code data.
On the projector, go to Application > Alexa.

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UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Setup
Click Register to obtain the 4-digit pair code from the MydevicesCloud. After the pair code is
generated, it will appear on the Show Pair Code field.
Note: If the pair code does not appear, please check if there is a proper network connection and repeat the above steps
again.
On the Optoma Mydevices webpage, enter the serial number, pair code, and projector name on its
respective field. Then click Submit to register the projector.
On the Optoma Mydevices webpage, enter the serial number, pair code, and projector name on
its respective field. Then click Submit to register the projector.
Note: 1.The serial number and pair code information can be obtained from the Alexa Settings page.
2.The data of the "Alias" field can be changed later (if you desire).

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UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Setup
Once the registration process is complete, the serial number and projector name (alias)
appear on the Mydevicespage.
To edit the information, do the following:
●Click Alias to change the projector name.
●Click Remove to delete the serial number.

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UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Setup
The Smart Home Skill (Optoma SmartProjection for Smart Home) is available in the
Amazon Alexa Skill Store.
Go to alexa.amazon.com or open Amazon Alexa App on your Android or iOS
Smartphone, then login with your Amazon Account.
Select Skills from the menu on the left, then type "Optoma" in the search field.
"Optoma SmartProjection for Smart Home" will appear in the search results.
You can continue the process via the webpage OR download and open the Alexa App on your Smartphone or Tablet.
Click “ENABLE” on the SmartProjection for Smart Home Skill.
Log into your Optoma Mydevices Cloud Account – upon successfully
logging into your Optoma Mydevices Cloud Account, you will be
redirected back to the Amazon Alexa Webpage. Skill is NOW enabled.
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Smart Home Skill (SmartProjection for Smart Home)
Enable Alexa skill "Optoma SmartProjection for Smarthome"

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UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Setup
Upon successfully linking the SmartProjection for Smart Home Skill, the Smart Home
Discover Devices dialog will appear.
UHD51A will appear as a discovered device under “Devices” under the “alias” assigned to
the projector at Optoma Mydevices Cloud Webpage.
The UHD51A is now ready to accept Alexa commands. Please see the supported Alexa Smart
Home commands on the following pages.
● Click on Discover Devices – the “Alexa is looking for devices” dialog will appear.
UHD51A Projectors – “Tiger” and “Bear”

Setup Guide 11
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skill Setup Guide
UHD51A Alexa Smart Home Skills
●Alexa, turn on <projector name>.
●Alexa, turn off <projector name>.
●Alexa, change volume to 8 on <projector name> (volume range is 1-10).
●Alexa, change input to HDMI 2 on <projector name>.
●Alexa, change input to HDMI 1 on <projector name>.
●Alexa, change input to multimedia on <projector name> (takes you to home screen).
●Alexa, change input to VGA on <projector name>.
●Alexa, play on <projector name> (playback will begin with FIRST file on the USB disk/drive).
●Alexa, pause on <projector name>.
●Alexa, stop on <projector name>.
●Alexa, next on <projector name>.
●Alexa, previous on <projector name>.
●Alexa, fast forward on <projector name>.
●Alexa, rewind on <projector name>.
●Alexa, start over on <projector name> (playback current file from the beginning).
4K UHD/1080p USB Media Player commands
Alexa,
turn on Tiger
OK