An Overview Of The StreetPilot 2620 GPS

Garmin is a reputed name as a manufacturer of GPS (global positioning system) navigators and its mobile automotive-application StreetPilot 2620 GPS Navigation System comes with the full strength behind the Garmin brand reliability. It offers you a high-resolution color display with touchscreen operation and its powerful microprocessor provides you quick route calculations and map redraw. A wireless infrared remote control comes with the unit for its convenient operation.

WAAS (wide area augmentation system) support is another feature that the 2620 navigator has. This feature helps it to provide you your position as accurately as possible, especially in environments that may provide electromagnetic interference.

The plug and play StreetPilot 2620 features MapSource City Navigator pre-loaded on its internal 2.2 GB removable microdrive card so that you get detailed maps of the US straight out of the box. You do not need to download or unlock map data onto your unit. The maps cover 5 million points of interest that include gas stations, restaurants with menu based search, ATMs, and local attractions. Moreover, the menu-driven touchscreen makes navigation a simple task.

The navigator can help you sort and find out the most efficient route to reach multiple destinations in case you want to make sales calls or deliveries for that matter. Area avoidance is also possible with the 2620. This situation can be faced by you during traffic jams. The navigator can also easily help you to find the nearest gas station in case you are running low on gas.

Sometimes, you need to use the less traveled routes. You can let the navigator know which routes you would like to choose from in preferences and the navigator will then chart out the best route from among them.

While driving you need to keep your eyes on the road to avoid accidents, so you cannot afford more than a cursory glance at the navigator screen. To provide you convenience, the 2620 features a TTS (text to speech) engine that simply provides turn-by-turn navigation directions to you through a voice prompt.

For a clear voice, the unit includes an external speaker with 12/24 v adaptor cable or AC power adaptor. The 2620 positioning ratings feature an error of less than 15 meters. The unit has a built-in patch antenna located on its top panel. You may need an optional external antenna in case your car windshield is coated or you use a heater built-in into it in your car. The heater can cause electromagnetic interference and cause the 2620 unit to lose the ability to receive satellite signals thus making navigation difficult.

Compared to the C330 and C550 navigation systems from Garmin, the StreetPilot 2620 GPS system is costlier, but offers some good features for the money that you spend. You also get a number of useful accessories along with the unit.

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