Alexa controlling lights

[TesterGuy2008]

I just acquired an Alexa -- had her discover all my C4 smart home devices -- noticed she picks up advanced lighting scenes, as well as lights, and audio.

I have my scenes to where there is a LO setting, and a HI setting.   Lo setting - lights at 40% level.   Hi Setting lights at 90% level.   I have my lights programmed in my home, that I push a 6 button push button, for that room, and it turns it on to about 40%.   Press it again, and it turns off the light.

I renamed in Alexa Living Room Lo (converted) to "Living Room".   Had Alex re-discover devices.   Told Alexa - Turn on Living room.   Alex turned on the lights to 40%.

I told Alexa - Turn off Living Room -- she replied OK, however lights stayed on.

Now - as mentioned, I noticed Alexa recognized Lights -- like what was named in my project - Living Lights Recessed - that the dimmer controls on the above.   So I renamed Living Lights Recessed to "Living Room Lights".   Alexa Rediscovered devices.   Told Alexa - Turn on Living Room Lights -- lights turned on 100%.   Told Alexa - Turn off Living Room Lights - Lights went off.  Note - I did not want to have the same name - otherwise Alexa came back and stated it found several names.

Question - How do I tell Alexa to turn the dimmer off as in my example above?

Thanks

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[msgreenf]

You can tell alexa set living room to 40%

 

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[South Africa C4 user]

Based on your description, I think you will need a toggle scene (against your living room Lo(converted) scene) in your advanced lighting set up that has your living room lights all turned off to get the desired effect when saying Alexa, turn Living Room off.

[TesterGuy2008]

I tried this -- essentially create an "advanced Lighting scene" with the loads of my living room, but all the loads at 0% -- however Alexa responded back - I do not understand.

As mentioned above, if I tie this to the lights -- versus the scene -- it turns on the lights - but at 100%, and then off.

[TesterGuy2008]

On ‎3‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 4:49 PM, msgreenf said:

You can tell alexa set living room to 40%

 

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Alexa did not understand setting to 40% or 0%

[Haveitall]

Testerguy - 

Did you ever get resolution here?  I used to have 'off' commands with the old driver.  Now I can't figure out how to turn things off.  I turn on scenes, but can't turn off all the lights except one by one (which is really annoying).  I used to have some short-cuts like - turn off the kitchen, which was really half a dozen assorted lights.

[msgreenf]

Did you program the off scene's?

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[Haveitall]

Hmmm. No. What exactly do you mean?

[msgreenf]

6 hours ago, Haveitall said:

Hmmm. No. What exactly do you mean?

if you are using scenes you have to program both the off and on scene.