Controls
Room Controls

Controls

Everything you need to run the house — the projector, the audio, the Echo speakers, the thermostats and the string lights. Tap a card to open its steps.

Projector

The theater projector and screen. Tap Turn on and give it a moment to warm up.

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Step-by-step instructions
  1. Tap “Turn on” above — the screen lowers and the projector warms up, which takes about [30 seconds].
  2. Pick what you want to watch with the [Firestick remote].
  3. Set the sound from the Whole-House Audio card below.
  4. When you’re done, tap “Off” — the projector cools itself down and the screen raises on its own.
Never unplug the projector to turn it off — always use “Off.” Cutting power mid-use can shorten the bulb’s life.
Whole-House Audio

The Denon receiver feeds the Nuvo system that runs sound through the house. Choose what plays and set the overall level here; each room’s own volume is set on its keypad.

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Step-by-step instructions
  1. Turn the receiver on above, then pick a source — [Firestick] for streaming, or Bluetooth to play from your own phone.
  2. Set the overall volume here.
  3. In each room, use the [Nuvo keypad on the wall] to turn that zone on and set how loud it is there.
Please keep the volume neighborly after [10 pm], especially outdoors.
Alexa Speaker

The Echo speaker. Ask Alexa out loud to start something, then pause it, skip a track or set the volume from here — no need to talk over the music.

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Step-by-step instructions
  1. Say “Alexa, play [something]” out loud.
  2. Use ⏸ to pause and ▶ to pick back up, and ⏭ to skip a track.
  3. Set the volume with the slider, or the − and + buttons for a small nudge.
These buttons run whatever is already playing — to start something new, just ask Alexa out loud.
Heating & Cooling

Two thermostats keep the house comfortable — one for the Villa Bedroom, one for the West Wing Hall. Set each to whatever suits you between 62° and 78°.

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Step-by-step instructions
  1. Pick the zone you want — Villa Bedroom or West Wing Hall.
  2. Use − and + to set the temperature. The big number is the target; the small one is what it actually is right now.
  3. Choose Cool, Heat, or Off for that zone.
  4. Give it a few minutes — the system takes a little while to catch up.
If a zone is not responding, check that its mode is not set to Off.
String Lights

The patio and deck string lights set the whole evening mood. Switch them on or off here, and give them a time to go out on their own if you’d rather not think about it again — that runs once, so set a fresh one each evening.

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