ONE MORE LEVEL OF PERSONALIZATION
The luxury smart home features of Savant are now available with Alexa voice control. In addition to the voice control already built into your Savant Remote, now you can control your Savant Home using any Alexa enabled device. Simply setup your home just the way you like it, including lights, music, video, shades, temperature, and more, then capture it in a global Savant Scene. You can activate Savant Scenes, turn rooms on or off, or adjust lights using any Alexa enabled device.
WHAT IS REQUIRED
For a Savant System to be able to function with Alexa, the following must be completed:
- A Savant Pro System running da Vinci 8.4 or higher.
- A Savant Pro App user linked to your account.
Please contact your Savant Authorized Integrator for more information about upgrading your home to da Vinci 8.4.


DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE ALEXA APP
- Download and install the Amazon Alexa App onto your PC or Mobile.
- Open the Alexa App
- Enter your Amazon credentials and select SIGN IN.
LOCATE THE SAVANT SKILL
- From the Alexa Home screen, select the Main Menu.
- Select Skills from the window that opens.
- Enter Savant into the search bar of the All Skills page that opens and select Search. Alexa will now search for the Savant Skill.


DOWNLOAD & ENABLE
- Once found, select the Savant skill from the search results page.
- Select ENABLE.
LOG IN TO SAVANT
In the next page, log into your Savant user account. This will link the Savant Skill to your account.
The account that Alexa is linking must have Admin permissions.


SELECT A HOME
- If there is more than one Savant Home linked to that account, all the systems are displayed. Select a Savant Pro Home to link to.
- Once the Savant Skill links to the Savant Pro Home, the page will inform you that Alexa has been successfully linked with Savant.

DEVICE DISCOVERY
Before using Amazon Alexa in a Savant Pro Home (Smart Home) the supported devices in the Savant Pro System must be discovered.
- In the page that opens, select the DISCOVER DEVICES button. Alexa will now search the Savant Pro System.
- In the Devices page that opens, all the Discovered Devices are listed. If some Devices are not displayed, tap the DISCOVER button to send the Discover command again.
- Alexa is now linked to the Savant Pro Home.
Speaking “Alexa, Discover Devices” will also send the discover command. Discovery takes approximately 20 seconds to complete.
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VOICE COMMAND EXAMPLES
DEVICE
EXAMPLE PHRASES
DESCRIPTION
Scene Commands
“Alexa, turn on <Scene Name>”
Turn On any scenes (shared or authenticated user) that do not include an unlock or disarm function.
Room Commands
“Alexa, turn on <Room>”
Turn On the Room to the last active A/V service.
“Alexa, turn off <Room>”
Turn Off the A/V service in the Room.
Room Lights
“Alexa, turn on the <Room> lights”
Turn On all lights in the Room to full brightness. The Show Room Control Tab checkbox in the lighting data table must be checked.
“Alexa, turn off the <Room> lights”
Turn Off all lights in the Room. The Show Room Control Tab checkbox in the lighting data table must be checked.
“Alexa, set the <Room> lights to <40>”
Set the level of brightness in the Room to a level between 0 and 100%. The Show Room Control Tab checkbox in the lighting data table must be checked.
“Alexa, brighten the <Room> lights”
Increase the level of brightness to the lights in a Room by 25%. The Show Room Control Tab checkbox in the lighting data table must be checked.
“Alexa, dim the <Room> lights”
Decrease the level of brightness to the lights in a Room by 25%. The Show Room Control Tab checkbox in the lighting data table must be checked.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Alexa States: I found zero devices (After initially sending a Discover command)
- Check that your Savant user account been verified. Be sure to respond to the verification email you received when the account was created.
- Ensure your Savant user account is an administrator to the Savant Home.
- If there are multiple Savant Homes linked to the Savant user account, confirm you have selected the correct home.
Alexa States: Sorry, I didn’t find <name of room / name of room lights / name of scene>
Verify the Savant device was discovered.
- Open the Amazon Alexa App.
- Select the Menu icon and then select the Smart Home icon.
- Select Devices from the Smart Home page that opens.
- Verify the device is Discovered. Select the Discover button icon to rediscover the device.
Alexa States: Sorry, I could not find a device or group named <device name>
Verify the Savant device was discovered.
- Open the Amazon Alexa App.
- Select the Menu icon and then select the Smart Home icon
- Select Devices from the Smart Home page that opens.
- Verify the device is Discovered. Select the Discover button icon to rediscover the device.
Alexa States: I found several devices matching that name. Which one did you mean?
Ensure the name of the device is unique.
- Open the Amazon Alexa App.
- Select the Menu icon and then select the Smart Home icon.
- Select Devices from the Smart Home page that opens.
- Ensure the Devices all have a unique name. Modify the name in the Savant Pro App as required.
- After renaming the device, tell Alexa to discover devices or select the Discover button.
Alexa States: Sorry, the device is not responding
Amazon is having trouble connecting to the Savant Host. Verify both the Echo device and the Savant Host have an internet connection.
Alexa States: That command doesn’t work on device <name of light>
Confirm that the light supports the command you are using. For example, a light that cannot be dimmed or is configured as a “switch” will return this response to a dimming command.