Furuno TZT9E TZtouchE 9" MFD | TruEcho CHIRP

Not every helm has room for a big display, but that shouldn't mean giving up capability. The Furuno TZT9E puts the full TZtouchE experience into a compact 9-inch multi-touch display, so smaller boats and tighter helms, or a second station on a bigger boat, get Furuno's trusted fishfinding and modern glass interface without needing a lot of dash space. It's a genuinely capable helm display in a size that fits almost anywhere.

The screen is a 9-inch color multi-touch IPS LCD. IPS gives you wide viewing angles and good color, and the all-glass multi-touch interface with edge-swipe control keeps operation quick and intuitive, pinch, swipe, and tap the way you'd expect from a modern touchscreen. For a compact display, it's a clean and responsive canvas for charts, sonar, and radar.

The fishfinding is where Furuno's heritage shows, and the TZT9E doesn't hold back despite its size. It has a built-in TruEcho CHIRP fishfinder plus CHIRP Side-Scan, and it supports both CW sonar at 50 and 200 kHz and CHIRP across 40 to 225 kHz, working with 300 watt, 600 watt, and 1 kilowatt transducers. That means you can match it to inshore or deep offshore fishing, and get the target separation and clarity that CHIRP is known for. Side-Scan adds a wide view out to the sides of your boat, great for finding structure and fish you'd otherwise run right past. The transducer is chosen to suit your boat and water.

It comes loaded with modern navigation features. It supports TZ MAPS charting with a one-year subscription and updates, and it includes AI Routing to help plan safe, efficient routes. As a networkable display, it's radar compatible and expands to sonar, cameras, IP devices, and sensors, so you can grow it into a full system. That makes it just as valid as the hub of a small-boat helm as it is a fully-capable second station on a larger vessel, sharing radar and sonar across the network.

It runs on a 12 to 24 volt DC supply, which fits both smaller and larger boat electrical systems, and the compact 9-inch size makes it easy to place where bigger displays simply won't go. Its efficiency and small footprint are part of what makes it such a natural fit for a second station or a tight helm.

There's a reason Furuno earns the loyalty it does among serious anglers, and the TZT9E brings that reputation to boats that can't fit a big screen. The fishfinding is the real draw, tuned over decades to pull clean, readable returns out of tough conditions, and here it's paired with a bright, responsive multi-touch display in a footprint that fits a tight console or a second station. Add TZ MAPS charting, AI Routing, and the ability to network radar and cameras, and this compact 9-inch display punches well above its size as the heart of a capable, expandable helm.

On a practical note, the compact size and light footprint make it easy to add without a major helm rebuild, so it is a natural upgrade or second-station addition rather than a big project. You get real Furuno capability in a display you can fit almost anywhere, which is a rare and welcome combination.

Who's this for? Anglers and cruisers who want Furuno's trusted fishfinding and a modern multi-touch display in a compact 9-inch size, whether for a smaller boat, a tight helm, or a capable second station on a bigger vessel. If you want serious sonar and full networking but don't have room for a big screen, the TZT9E gives you the whole TZtouchE platform in a size that fits. There's also a 13-inch TZT13E in the same family if you have the dash space for more screen.