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The video provides a comprehensive tutorial on how to set up your Fire TV or Echo Show to display camera feeds when motion is detected. Starting with checking camera compatibility via the Amazon app, the host explains integrating brands like Blink, Eufy, Ring, Wyze, and Ecobee. Following this, viewers are guided through setting up routines to pause current content and display live footage from cameras such as those installed at the front door or gate. The process involves using the Amazon app to create routines by selecting camera triggers and linking them to specific Fire TV devices. The host demonstrates practical scenarios, testing the system to ensure it pauses content and shows the camera feed, and emphasizes the ease of returning to your show afterward using the Fire TV remote. This step-by-step guide ensures that users can seamlessly monitor their home security through their Fire TV or Echo Show devices.
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In this part of the video, the host demonstrates how to easily view your camera feed on a Fire TV or Echo Show device when the camera detects motion. The host starts by checking camera compatibility via the Amazon app. Instructions include opening the Amazon app, navigating to the “More” button, accessing “Skills and Games,” and searching for camera-related skills. Compatible brands like Blink, Eufy, Ring, Wyze, and Ecobee are mentioned. Following this, the host sets up a reenactment scenario, showcasing how a connected camera, like the Eufy battery-operated camera, detects motion and displays it on a Fire TV while the user is watching content.
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In this segment, the video demonstrates how a Fire TV can pause a movie or show and display live footage from a front door camera when motion is detected. The host tests this feature, showing how it pauses the content and brings up the camera feed on the Fire TV screen. To resume the show, you simply press the back button on the Fire TV remote. Additionally, the host mentions that the camera feed can be displayed on multiple devices around the home using different routines. They then prepare to test the system again by triggering the motion detection at the entry gate, which will pause the TV show, make an announcement, and display the camera feed.
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In this part of the video, the speaker explains how to set up a routine to display your camera feed on a Fire TV or Echo Show device. They demonstrate how to use the Fire TV remote to return to your show after a camera interruption. The process includes opening the Amazon app, selecting ‘More’, and then ‘Routines’. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having the camera skill installed and linked to your Amazon account. They guide you through creating a new routine by naming it, adding a smart home action, and selecting the appropriate camera trigger.
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In this part of the video, the presenter explains how to set up a routine to display a camera feed on a Fire TV device when motion is detected. They guide through selecting the camera (named “gate”), creating a custom action, and inputting the command to show the camera on the Fire TV. The user selects the specific Fire TV device (e.g., “office fire TV stick”) and saves the routine. Finally, they demonstrate testing the routine to ensure it works correctly, successfully displaying the camera feed on the Fire TV.