
Magellan RoadMate 800 North America
Brought to you by thecreators of Hertz NeverLost?, the Magellan RoadMate 800 has the latestin turn-by-turn GPS guidance, plus built-in MP3 player and photo viewermaking it a navigation and multimedia marvel.
The 3.5? color touchscreen shows your position with multiple views including a maneuverlist. Simply select a destination and your Magellan RoadMate 800 GPSnavigation system will guide you through every turn. It automaticallycalculates the most direct route and recalculates whenever you take adetour or make additional stops. Routing options enable you to choosethe best routing option for you ? shortest time, shortest distance,stay on or stay off the freeway. Customize every trip to easily avoidtoll roads or exclude selected streets. SmartDetour? will automaticallyroute around stopped freeway traffic.
With the integratedrechargeable battery you can use your Magellan RoadMate 800 even whenyou don?t have access to power. Use it to view photos of your familyand friends when you are away from home, listen to your favorite musicwith the built-in speaker or use the included headphones, or enteraddresses and trips from wherever you are.
Built-in detailedstreet maps and over 6 million pre-loaded points of interest make iteasy to find the nearest restaurant, gas station, ATM, airport andmore. It has never been easier or more fun to get around town or takelong trips to distant locations. And if traveling abroad is in yourplans, this GPS system comes pre-loaded with detailed maps of 27European countries that can be unlocked for a fee.
The advance features of the Magellan RoadMate800 provide easy, powerful and personalized GPS navigation, pluson-the-go multimedia:
GPS navigation is easier than everwith simple touch-screen menus, easy QuickSpell? address entry and apackage of advanced, state-of-the-art features, including SmartDetour,heavy freeway traffic re-routing, TrueView 3D visual direction andmore?
The built-in li-ion rechargeablebattery provides hours digital music and picture viewing.
Magellan Music Manager Tools softwareenables you to easily transfer your .MP3 and .WMA files from yourcomputer to the over 4.5GB of available internal memory. Or simplyinsert a Secure Digital or MMC card containing your digital files andget hours of music entertainment. Easily browse your music, createplaylists and adjust the sound to your personal liking with a digitalequalizer pre-set to various music types (MP3 files only).
Taking photos on theroad? Here?s a great way to view them on the large 3.5? full-colordisplay. Simply view them or even transfer them onto your device?sinternal memory from an SD or MMC card. Transfer your favorite picturesfrom your PC onto your device using the Magellan RoadMate Toolsapplication provided.
Touch the 3D map icon anytime toswitch to a three-dimensional representation and get a bird?s-eye viewof the road ahead. Clearly see cross streets and your upcoming turnwith the detail of a driving simulator in real time.
- Turn-by-turn voice and visualguidance
Dynamic turn-by-turnvoice guidance tells you when to make the next turn. The automatic mapzooms in to show your highlighted turn and switches to TrueView 3D soyou can confirm the direction at a glance. It zooms out again to show adistant maneuver. The automatic functions make the Magellan RoadMatefamily of GPS receivers an easier, more useful navigation aid thanother solutions, so you never miss a turn.
Detailed maps of the 50United States, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Canada enable youto travel the country with no need to download new data. A singleseamless database built in to the hard drive contains all major citystreets as well as federal, state and county roads and highways.Pre-loaded maps of 27 European* countries may also be unlocked on thedevice with no need to download any additional data.
- Multi-destination Route Optimization
Let your MagellanRoadMate 800 guide you on an optimized trip with several destinations.Use the Trip Planner to enter addresses or select points of interest(POI) before your driving adventure. You choose the order or letMulti-destination Route Optimization calculate the quickest routebetween each point from your present location. Add and subtractdestinations as you go, and save your Trip to repeat the same routeagain.
When traffic slows orstops on the freeway for more than a couple of minutes or any amount oftime you set, SmartDetour will automatically calculate a detour and askyou if you?d like to route around the congestion. You can turn thefeature on and off, or personalize the settings for the maximumdistance you?d like to detour. You may also choose to Detour anytime bytouching the enter button while you are in an active route, even oncity streets and backroads, to route around road work, closed roads,flooded streets or stopped traffic.
Whenever you decide to take a detouror go off course, your Magellan RoadMate automatically calculates a newroute as you drive.
- Automaticnight view and volume
More automatic features include nightview. The displayed map background color switches to night view atsundown, and back to day view in the morning. So you always have aclear view of where you?re headed. With SmartVolume?, the volumeautomatically increases at speeds over 45 MPH. So voice and audioprompts are always at the right level for maximum clarity.
Lightweight and completely portable,your Magellan RoadMate 800 is easily transferred from one vehicle toanother, so you can take it with you wherever you go. The built-inrechargeable battery lets you continue routing or listen to music orview pictures when unplugged. Its compact size and light weight enableyou to easily take it with you on business trips or vacations.
- Exceptional GPS accuracy andreliability
Magellan RoadMate shows your locationon the map which continues to move with you as you travel. It tracks upto 12 GPS satellites simultaneously.
- Over 6million points of interest (POI)
Easy-to-use database of over 6 millionpre-programmed POIs includes addresses and even phone numbers, in mostcases, for businesses, services, parks, lakes, airports and more. It?ssimple to find the nearest restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and more,wherever you travel! A simple touch-screen menu makes it easy to choosea location by category or sub-category. So if you want to find thenearest Chinese restaurant, just touch the screen.
Select whichever typesof points of interest you would like to appear on the map and see thelocation of gas stations, restaurants, ATMs and more, as you drive.Touch an icon on the screen for your Magellan RoadMate 800 to routethere. You?ll also see the address and phone number (if available) soyou can call ahead to make reservations.
4 ways toselect your route
- Shortest Time ? anadvanced algorithm calculates your route using speed limit factors.
- Shortest Distance ? determines your bestroute by shortest distance traveled.
- Least Use of Freeways ?calculates your route through city and side streets enabling you tostay off the highways when possible.
- Most Use of Freeways ?provides directions over freeways, highways and interstates.
- You may also choose Avoid Toll Roads in theconfiguration settings to make sure your route never includes anannoying fee.
- 4easy-to-use guidance screens
- TrueView 3D ? adetailed, enlarged view of the road layout for upcoming turns andinformation about intersection maneuvers.
- Map View ? superbright, high-resolution display screen with bold and easy-to read iconsand text. Your route is clearly highlighted. Zoom in or out on adetailed map. Plus select from 9 different color combinations topersonalize your view.
- View maps using thetraditional 2D view, or switch to the 3D bird?s eye view at the touchof a button.
- Maneuver List ?detailed list of streets and turns. Touch a street on the list toexclude it from your route and instantly calculate a new direction.
- Easilyenter addresses with QuickSpell
QuickSpell intelligently sorts,searches, and checks spelling for rapid address entry with minimalkeystrokes, accelerating your data entry by matching letters to theavailable destinations.
Store up to 200personal or business destinations.
The touch of a buttonshows the information about your present location so you can easilydirect emergency services and roadside assistance. Or save thislocation to your address book to easily route back to it later.
Do it yourself installation is quickand easy. Choose from a selection of mounting accessories. There is nocomplicated wiring required, simply plug in the power cord and you areready to turn it on and go.
We pride ourselves on building ruggedand reliable navigation products that you can depend on, backed by afull one-year warranty in North America (2 years in Europe).