If you like to cook often then a smart oven can provide you with great utility. Yes, they can be more expensive than your regular ovens but you also have to consider the money you’ll be saving in the form of a power bill. Smart ovens are energy efficient, which means that they cost less in the long run.
Amazon smart ovens are very reliable. You can control them using a mobile app, schedule timer, and much more. However, you can still run into some problems now and then. Let us go over a few common Amazon smart oven problems and how you can troubleshoot them.
Common Amazon Smart Oven Problems Troubleshooting
- Display Not Working
The majority of users think that there is something wrong with their smart oven when the display turns off. There is an internal timer set that turns off the display to save energy. This timer lasts around 10 minutes and it is probably one of the reasons why your display is not working.
You can disable this feature by simply going into the settings panel from the keypad icon. After that simply scroll till you find the feature “eco mode” and turn it off. This way your display will be on all the time.
If the problem persists and it is not showing anything on the display panel when you use the keypad, then it is likely that there is something wrong with the power inflow. You need to check the power outlet to make sure that it is working properly by plugging in some other appliance. You can also switch the power outlet altogether to potentially sort out this problem.
After you’ve tried everything but the display is still not showing then you need to take it to the repair center and get a professional technician to check your device. He will pinpoint the actual problem and fix it for you. It won’t cost you much and save you a bit of time. So, if nothing else works then a repair center is the way to go.
- Ask Alexa Not Working
If you’re having trouble getting the ask Alexa feature to work with your Amazon smart oven, then there can be a lot of probable causes for this. Either your echo device and microwave are not on the same Wi-Fi network or your echo device is not placed within the hearing range from your kitchen.
The first thing you need to make sure of is that your commands are getting registered on the Alexa app. Because sometimes your echo device will be out of the hearing range and none of your commands will be registered as your echo device cannot hear you properly. What you can do is physically move the device closer to your kitchen or wherever your smart oven is placed. That way your echo can easily hear your commands and then execute them properly.
For the Ask Alexa feature to work your echo dot and your smart oven need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi. So, if you have multiple routers in your home it is likely that your echo and smart oven are connected to different networks. This is why you can’t control the oven with voice commands. Just connect both devices to the same network and you’ll be good to go.
- Scan to Cook Not Working
This feature is very helpful and allows you to cook your food to perfection without having to follow the instructions on the box. You can just scan the food box with the help of your Alexa app and your oven will take care of the rest. If it is not working for you then you can follow these fixes to sort out the issue.
First, you have to make sure that the food item you’re trying to use this feature on is listed on the list of supported foods. As you cannot use this feature on every food item you want. The presets on the supported food list are quite limited. So, unless your food item is from the supported food list, this feature won’t work.
Next, you should clean out your camera lens and make sure that the Alexa app has permission to use your camera. Otherwise, it won’t be able to scan the food box and this feature will not work for you.