RealWear Voice commands

[Application Name]

This video demonstrates how to open an app on RealWear smart glasses using only your voice. By saying the app’s name, the device launches the corresponding app without requiring any touch interaction. This feature is key for hands-free workflows, remote assistance, inspections, digital checklists, and industrial operations.

Mute Microphone

This video shows you how to use the “Mute Microphone” command on RealWear smart glasses. This function disables the microphones that listen for voice commands, allowing for greater control while using the device. To reactivate the microphones, the user must press the action button.

My Controls

 

This video shows how to open the “My Controls” menu on RealWear Navigator 500, Navigator 520, and Arc 3. From this panel, the user can access important controls such as wireless network, brightness, and volume via voice commands, improving the hands-free experience in demanding work environments.

Navigate Back

This video demonstrates the functionality of the “Back” command on RealWear Navigator 500, Navigator 520, and Arc 3. This voice command allows you to return to the previous screen without touching the device, facilitating hands-free navigation in industrial, technical, and operational environments where the user needs to keep their hands free.

Navigate Home

This video demonstrates the functionality of the “Back” command on RealWear Navigator 500, Navigator 520, and Arc 3. This voice command allows you to return to the previous screen without touching the device, facilitating hands-free navigation in industrial, technical, and operational environments where the user needs to keep their hands free.

Page Down

 

Learn how to use the “Page Down” command on RealWear smart glasses in this video. With this voice command, users can scroll down a page, list, or document hands-free, optimizing navigation for maintenance, inspection, remote support, and field operations.

Page up

 

This video shows how to use the “Page Up” voice command on RealWear Navigator 500, Navigator 520, and Arc 3. The command allows you to scroll up a page or list without touching the device, ideal for checking information, documents, instructions, or checklists hands-free.

Select Item #


This video demonstrates how to select a numbered item or application in RealWear Navigator 500, Navigator 520, and Arc 3 using the “Item #” or “Select Item #” command. The user simply speaks the number displayed on the screen to open the corresponding option, making navigation faster, more accurate, and completely hands-free.

Show Help

This video teaches you how to use the “Show Help” command on RealWear smart glasses to display a list of helpful voice commands. This feature helps users quickly learn how to navigate the device, perform actions, and control apps hands-free.

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RealWear FAQ

The primary difference boils down to one specific hardware component: the screen. Both headsets share the exact same processor, memory, camera, and operating system. However, the Navigator 520 features the upgraded HyperDisplay. This gives the 520 a viewing area that is 20% larger, significantly sharper (upgraded to HD 1280×720 resolution compared to the 500’s 854×480), and offers better color contrast. It also has a larger “eye box,” which means the screen is easier to position and view without straining your eyes.

Battery anxiety is a real concern when you are out in the field on a long shift, but RealWear handles this exceptionally well. Both models feature a 2,600 mAh battery that reliably lasts for a full shift of about 6 to 8 hours of continuous use. Most importantly, the battery is hot-swappable. You can easily pop out a dying battery and snap in a fresh one without powering down the headset, losing your current app progress, or dropping out of a remote video call.

Yes, you absolutely can! A common misconception is that you are locked into your original screen or forced to buy a brand-new device. RealWear built the Navigator series with a modular design. If you own a Navigator 500, you can purchase the HyperDisplay boom arm separately, pop off your old screen, and snap the new one in to instantly upgrade your visual experience to a 520.

It is completely normal to worry that a voice-controlled headset will fail the second you step next to heavy machinery. However, both the 500 and 520 are purpose-built for extreme conditions. They utilize four digital microphones equipped with advanced active noise cancellation. This allows the device to isolate your voice and accurately register commands in environments with up to 100 dBA of background noise—which is roughly equivalent to standing next to a jackhammer or a loud manufacturing line.

These headsets are ruggedized industrial tools, not consumer gadgets, and they are designed to integrate safely with standard Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). You can easily clip them into hard hats or bump caps, and the boom arm can be positioned directly over your standard safety glasses or personal prescription eyewear without any physical interference.

Absolutely. Because the 520 is essentially a 500 with a better screen, all of your existing accessories—including thermal camera modules, LTE modems, batteries, and mounting clips—are 100% forward-compatible. On the software side, the 200+ voice-optimized apps that run on the 500 work perfectly on the 520, though some software developers are rolling out minor updates to fully take advantage of the 520’s higher-resolution screen.