Chartplotter Voice Commands

The voice command system is designed to detect natural speech. This is a list of commonly used voice commands, but the device does not require these exact phrases (other than OK Garmin). You can try saying variations of these commands in a way that is natural to you.


Voice Wake Word	Function
OK Garmin	Wakes up the chartplotter to listen for voice commands


Voice Help Command	Function
What can I say?	Shows a list of common voice commands

1. Device and Screen Functions
Voice Command	Function
Show Navigation Chart	Opens the navigation chart screen
Show Fishing Chart	Opens the fishing chart screen
Show Radar	Opens the radar screen
Show Sonar	Opens the sonar screen
Zoom In	Zooms in
Zoom Out	Zooms out
Raise Brightness	Raises the display brightness
Lower Brightness	Lowers the display brightness
Automatic Brightness	Enables automatic display brightness adjustment
Set brightness to 80	Set the brightness to a specified level. For example, you can cay "Set brightness to 80," and the brightness level will adjust to 80 percent.
Sleep Display	Puts the display to sleep
Wake Display	Wakes the display
Beeper Off	Disables the chartplotter beeper
Beeper On	Enables the chartplotter beeper
Lock Screen	Locks the chartplotter screen
Unlock Screen	Unlocks the chartplotter screen
Home Screen	Opens the home screen
Screenshot	Captures a screenshot

2. Vessel Functions
Voice Command	Function
What's the fuel level?	Replies with the present fuel level
What's the engine temperature?	Replies with the present engine temperature
What's the system unit voltage?	Replies with the present system unit voltage

3. Navigation Functions
Voice Command	Function
Mark Waypoint	Marks a waypoint at your present location
Show Waypoints	Shows a list of all waypoints saved to the device
Clear Active Track	Clears all active track information
What's the distance to the next waypoint?	Replies with the distance to next set waypoint

4. Media Functions
Voice Command	Function
Show Media Player	Opens the media player
Play Music	Plays the presently selected media
Pause Music	Pauses the presently selected media
Resume	Resumes playing the presently selected media
Previous Track	Returns to the previous track
Next Track	Skips to the next track
Mute	Mutes the media volume
Unmute	Unmutes the media volume
Lower Volume	Lowers the media volume
Raise Volume	Raises the media volume

5. Weather and Condition Functions
Voice Command	Function
What's the water temperature?	Replies with the present water temperature
What's the air temperature?	Replies with the present air temperature
What's the wind speed?	Replies with the present wind speed
What's the wind direction?	Replies with the present wind direction
When is sunrise?	Replies with the sunrise time for the present location
When is sunset?	Replies with the sunset time for the present location
Tell me the Tide Info	Replies with the present tide information
What time is it?	Replies with the present time
What's the depth?	Replies with the water depth at the present location

6. Radar Functions
Voice Command	Function
Start Radar Transmission	When a radar is in standby, this starts the radar transmission
Stop Radar Transmission	Stops the radar transmission and places the radar in standby
Enable Echo Trail	Enables the echo trail
Disable Echo Trail	Disables the echo trail
Clear Echo Trail	Clears the echo trail
Increase Radar Gain	Increases the radar gain
Decrease Radar Gain	Decreases the radar gain
Increase Radar Range	Increases the radar range
Decrease Radar Range	Decreases the radar range
Automatic Radar Gain High	Sets the automatic radar gain to the highest setting
Automatic Radar Gain Low	Sets the automatic radar gain to the lowest setting
Automatic Radar Gain Bird	Sets the automatic radar gain to the setting best for locating birds
Manual Radar Gain	Sets the radar gain to the last manual setting
Radar Rain Clutter On	Turns on the rain clutter filter
Radar Rain Clutter Off	Turns off the rain clutter filter
Increase Radar Rain Clutter	Increases the level of the rain clutter setting
Decrease Radar Rain Clutter	Decreases the level of the rain clutter setting
Radar Sea Clutter On	Turns on the sea clutter filter
Radar Sea Clutter Off	Turns off the sea clutter filter
Increase Radar Sea Clutter	Increases the level of the sea clutter setting
Decrease Radar Sea Clutter	Decreases the level of the sea clutter setting
Start MotionScope	Turns on the MotionScope™ feature
Stop MotionScope	Turns off the MotionScope feature

7. Sonar Functions
Voice Command	Function
Show Traditional Sonar	Opens the traditional sonar screen
Show Clear View	Opens the Garmin ClearVü™ sonar screen
Show Side View	Opens the Garmin SideVü™ sonar screen
Show Live Scope	Opens the LiveScope™ screen
Increase Sonar Gain	Increases the sonar gain level
Decrease Sonar Gain	Decreases the sonar gain level
Sonar Gain Automatic	Sets the sonar gain level to adjust automatically
Increase Sonar Range	Increases the sonar range
Decrease Sonar Range	Decreases the sonar range
Sonar Range Automatic	Sets the sonar range to adjust automatically
Show Front View	Opens the Garmin FrontVü™ sonar screen
Show Live Scope Down	Opens the LiveScope down sonar screen
Show Live Scope Forward	Opens the LiveScope forward sonar screen
Show Live View	Opens the LiveVü sonar screen
Show Live View Down	Opens the LiveVü down sonar screen
Show Live View Forward	Opens the LiveVü forward sonar screen
Show Real View Down	Opens the RealVü down sonar screen
Show Real View Historical	Opens the RealVü historical sonar screen
Show Real View Forward	Opens the RealVü forward sonar screen
Increase Sonar Forward Range	Increases the sonar forward range
Decrease Sonar Forward Range	Decreases the sonar forward range
Sonar Forward Range Automatic	Sets the sonar forward range to adjust automatically
Increase Sonar Depth Range	Increases the sonar depth range
Decrease Sonar Depth Range	Decreases the sonar depth range
Sonar Depth Range Automatic	Sets the sonar depth range to adjust automatically

GPSMAP® 8400/8600/8700/9000/9500 Series

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Chartplotter Voice Commands