Razer Amazon Alexa Manual and FAQs

Aside from the Alexa Home skill functionality, the Razer Synapse 3 skill allows you to control your computer as well as the following Razer Chroma device features with your voice:

Basic lighting control – Ex. “Turn on Chroma Lighting”

Chroma lighting control – Ex. “Set Chroma Lighting to Breathing Green”
Launch applications – Ex. “Launch Calculator”

Multimedia controls – Ex. “Change volume to 50%”

Note: For a complete list of commands and colors, please refer to the tables below.

Do I need an Amazon account to use the Alexa module?

An Amazon account is required to utilize Alexa skills on Razer Synapse 3.

What regions are supported in your Alexa Module?

The Alexa module is available for use worldwide to any Razer user. However, its localization is limited to the following regions that users may select from:

English (US)
English (Canada)

English (UK)
English (Australia)

English (India)
French (France)

French (Canada)
Spanish (US)

Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)

German (Germany)
Japanese (Japan)

Will there be other languages supported in the future?

Alexa localization plans are determined by Amazon. Razer will include new languages if they become available.

How do I change Alexa’s language?

This can be done under the “LANGUAGE” option in “SETTINGS” in the Alexa module of Razer Synapse 3.

Is Razer listening to my conversations?

No. Alexa is only activated when the Alexa icon is clicked on or if the designated shortcut is used.

Does Razer store my voice recordings?

No. Razer does not store any of your voice recordings. Razer Synapse 3 immediately sends any received voice recording to Amazon’s cloud for processing. For details of Amazon’s policy, please visit their Alexa FAQs page.

Can I change the Alexa activation shortcut?

Yes. You may change the keyboard shortcut to your preferred combination under “SETTINGS” in the Alexa module of Razer Synapse 3.

Alexa does not understand my commands. Is there a way to improve this?

We recommend using a good microphone and to speak in a clear and concise manner for the localized region selected.

Does Alexa only work with devices compatible with Razer Synapse 3?

Yes. Alexa will only work with devices compatible with Razer Synapse 3.

Will Alexa work even if I don’t have a Razer Synapse 3 device?

The Alexa module will work on all systems even if there are no Razer Synapse 3 devices detected. However, commands that affect devices will have no effect if issued.

Can Razer skills be issued to individual devices?

No. Razer skills cannot be issued to individual devices.

Why do multi-turn skills not work properly for other non-Razer skills?

We are working on improving the performance of non-Razer multi-turn skills in our next update.

Alexa does not respond after I have issued a command.

We recommend logging out of the module and exiting Razer Synapse 3. After which, please relaunch Razer Synapse 3 and log into your Amazon account in the Alexa module again. This will help re-establish the account link between your Razer ID and Amazon account.

Where can I find the User Manual for Alexa?

You can check out the Online Master Guide for more information about Alexa.

Command List

Razer Skill	Command	Possible Value
Static Effect	Set Chroma Lighting to Static (Color)	*Refer to Color List
Breathing Effect	Set Chroma Lighting to Breathing (Color)
Breathing Effect	Set Chroma Lighting to Breathing random
Spectrum Cycling	Set Chroma Lighting to Spectrum Cycling
Chroma Studio Effect	Switch to Chroma Studio Effect (EffectID)	EffectID = Chroma Effect Number in Chroma Studio
Chroma Studio Effect	Switch to (Sequence) Chroma Studio Effect	Sequence: Random/Previous/Next
Chroma Lighting Brightness	Set Chroma Lighting to (Level) percent	Level: 0-100
Chroma Lighting Status	Turn (status) my Chroma Lighting	Status: On/Off
Launch Application	Launch (Application)	*Refer to Application Names List
Speaker Volume	Change volume to (Level) percent	Level: 0-100
Microphone Volume	Change microphone volume to (Level) percent	Level: 0-100
Shutdown PC	Shutdown my PC
Lock PC	Lock my PC
Chroma Party	Begin Chroma party
Chroma Visualizer	Turn Chroma Visualizer (Status)	Status: On/Off

Color List

Colors
Amethyst Apricot Aquamarine Azure Baby Blue Beige Black Blue Blue-Green Blue-Violet Blush Bronze Brown Burgundy Byzantium Carmine Cerise Cerulean Champagne Chartreuse Green Chocolate Cobalt Blue Coffee Copper Coral Crimson Cyan Desert Sand	Electric Blue Emerald Erin Gold Gray Green Harlequin Indigo Ivory Jade Jungle Green Lavender Lemon Lilac Lime Magenta Magenta Rose Maroon Mauve Navy Blue Ochre Olive Orange Orange-Red Orchid Peach Pear Periwinkle	Persian Blue Pink Plum Prussian Blue Puce Purple Raspberry Red Red-Violet Rose Ruby Salmon Sangria Sapphire Scarlet Silver Slate Gray Spring Bud Spring Green Tan Taupe Teal Turquoise Ultramarine Violet Viridian White Yellow

Application Names List

Applications
Web Browser Media Player Task Manager Snipping Tool	Paint Notepad Calculator

Smart Home Skills

Razer has implemented Smart Home Skills for Chroma Lighting. This will allow you to perform commands using shorter sentences. These skills can be activated by simply saying “Alexa” followed by the command with the “Chroma Lighting” device name.

Set Chroma Lighting to a specific Static Color
Set Chroma Lighting to Spectrum Cycling
Set Chroma Lighting Brightness to preferred Level/Maximum/Minimum
Increase/Decrease Chroma Lighting Brightness
Turn Chroma Lighting On/Off

Why doesn’t the status of the Chroma lighting on my Alexa app match the settings of my devices?

Razer Synapse allows you to connect your PC to a wide range of Razer Chroma-enabled devices. Each device may have its own Chroma lighting configuration. Thus, a priority list is used to determine which Chroma lighting state is shown on the Alexa app. The priority list is as follows:

Keyboards
Laptops
Mice
Mouse Mats
Headsets

What is the Alexa module for Razer Synapse 3?

What can the Alexa skill on Razer Synapse 3 do?