SOMFY myLink User manual

Connect your Somfy myLink™ with Amazon Alexa
Step-by-Step Guide
How To:

STEP 1
Get Started with Amazon Alexa
In your Somfy myLink app, SELECT the menu bar at the top le corner.
SELECT “Integration.”
SELECT the “Amazon Alexa” icon.
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STEP 2
Link New Account
SELECT “Link New Account.”
In the Setup Wizard, SELECT the
“Link New Account” button if:
• You are connecting your
Amazon account to your
myLink app for the 1st time.
• You have deleted / reinstalled
all apps and would like to setup
your existing myLink system
from scratch.
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The Setup Wizard will now take
you to the “Enabling Skill” screen.
SELECT “Next.”
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Option 1
Linking a New Amazon Account
Connecting the Somfy myLink app with a new Amazon Alexa account.
Information for an existing account will follow

SELECT “Login with Amazon” to continue.
Next, you’ll see the Success screen in the Setup
Wizard. Your myLink app has been successfully
linked to your Amazon Alexa account.
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STEP 2 (cont.)
Link New Account

STEP 2 (cont.)
Link New Account
In the Amazon Alexa app, sign
in using your associated Amazon
email address.
Next, enter your Amazon password.
Next, SELECT “Sign In” to continue.
If you are new to Amazon, you’ll
need to “Create a New Amazon
Account” by selecting this button
at the bottom of the sign in screen.
You will be prompted through
Amazon’s set-up process.
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On this screen, confirm you are
the user associated with the email
credentials entered on the previous
screen. OR, select that you are
someone else.
In this example, we’ll SELECT
“I’m Office Somfy Systems.”
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NOTE:
The Somfy myLink skill must be enabled through your Amazon Alexa app.

STEP 2 (cont.)
Link New Account
Confirm your First and Last name.
SELECT “Continue.”
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If you would like Alexa to have
permissions to your Contacts and
to send Notifications when you
receive new messages, calls,
and alerts, SELECT “Allow.”
Or, SELECT “Later” if you want to
do this step at another time.
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NOTE:
By selecting “Continue,” user is
agreeing to all of Amazon’s terms
and conditions.
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STEP 2 (cont.)
Link New Account
In order to use Amazon
Alexa to send/receive calls
and messages, you’ll need
to verify your phone number.
SELECT “Continue” when
finished, or SELECT “Skip” if
you prefer not to use these
features at this time.
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On the main menu of the Alexa app,
SELECT “Skills & Games” to search for
the Somfy myLink skills.
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STEP 2 (cont.)
Link New Account
In the Amazon Alexa
search field, TYPE
“Somfy” or “myLink” or
“Somfy myLink” to find
all related myLink skills
for Alexa.
SELECT “Somfy myLink
Smart Home.”
SELECT “Enable to Use.”
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NOTE:
Using the “Somfy myLink Smart Home” skill
enables users to create and execute Routines.
Routines are a series of actions from one or
more devices using a single voice command, or
triggered by time of day, or other device triggers
(such as sensors).
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STEP 2 (cont.)
Link New Account
To Enable / Disable the skill, select the corresponding button.
When setting the skill for the first time (or aer unlinking your account),
the ENABLE SKILL button will be visible.
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NOTE:
Disabling the Somfy myLink Smart Home skill in the
Amazon Alexa app will unlink your Somfy myLink account.
You may be prompted to log back in.
You can now control your RTS Somfy-motorized solutions with
Amazon Alexa.

STEP 2
Already Linked?
In the Setup Wizard, SELECT the “Already Linked?” button if you are
reconnecting your Amazon Account to your myLink app.
SELECT “Ok” aer reading “Before you continue…” pop-up screen.
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Option 2
Linking an Existing Amazon Account
Connecting a Somfy myLink to an already linked Amazon Alexa account?

STEP 2
Already Linked?
On the Setup Wizard’s Account
Linking page, SELECT “Login
with Amazon.”
Please ensure that you are not logged
into any Amazon apps when attempting
to link accounts.
>Once connected, you will automatically see
the Success! screen in the Setup Wizard.
You can SELECT the “More Commands”
button for a complete list of voice control
options using the Alexa skills.
When you are finished, SELECT “Done.”
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More Voice Commands
SELECT “More Commands” to see a
complete list of voice commands for
your newly connected Somfy myLink.
>List of commands. Create your own
personal routines in the Amazon Alexa
app to control your Somfy-powered
RTS solutions.
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