Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote

Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote

Can this be used without an Alexa device? I plugged it in and put the batteries in the remote got a message on screen but remote doesn’t do anything.

I think some of these from the Q&A will help:

https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/TxYO79CFP50RR/ref=ask_dp_lsw_al_hza?asin=B00ZV9RDKK

https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/Tx125SSBX1YYC7O/ref=ask_dp_lsw_al_hza?asin=B00ZV9RDKK