GPS receiver with auto-routing, voice guidance, color display, integrated world and Europe/Africa map plus USB interface. Hand held device but also well suited for all kinds of vehicles.
The GARMIN Quest provides automatic route calculation, visual and voice guidance, is easy to use via local controls, has an easy to read color display, an extremely sensitive antenna, an integrated world map (overview) plus a base map of Europe, Africa and the near East. In addition, the GARMIN Quest has 243 MB of built-in memory to store even more detailed information, such as local roads, restaurants and points of interest. It provides
navigation information outdoors, in a car, in a train or even in an airplane (see MapSource examples).
Contents: Features - Navigation - Overview - Main Pages - Price - Options - Maps - Downloads - Order
![[ GARMIN Quest ]](garmin_quest.jpg)
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- Integrated 12 channel receiver with very sensitive built-in antenna, connector for external GPS antenna (external antenna available as an option)
- User interface in 15 languages (Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish).
- Voice prompting in 11 languages (Danish, Dutch, English (UK and US), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish). Power cord with speaker included. Voice files are available for download from our server, see Downloads (requires firmware version V3.40 or higer).
- Integrated world map (overview) with countries of all continents including major cities
- Integrated, base maps of Europe, Africa and the near East with countries, waters, towns, highways, major roads and city maps. Navigational information are available for the following countries: country list
- 243 MB Memory to store more detailed maps with roads, crossings and addresses of restaurants, public buildings, points of interest etc.
- Routing speed: 2.13 (see GPS Routing Speed for details)
- Suited to be used as a hand held device or in any kind of vehicles. Comes with power cable with speaker, mount kit with suction cup for quick mounting and dismounting to easily remove the GPS receiver (seamless switching between cars, theft protection etc.), does not require any installation.
- Illuminated, easy to read LCD display; Dimension: 56x38 mm, resolution: 240x160 pixels, 256 colors
- Manual or automatic switching of the display between daytime and nighttime, based on time and the current position (changes the colors of the display between sunset and sunrise for more comfortable viewing) Daytime: bright background, nighttime: dark background.
- Water resistant up to approx. 3 feet (1 meter) for about 30 minutes (conforms to IPX7).
- Powered by a built-in, rechargeable battery (battery life time up to 20 h), by an external 12/24 V power source, e.g. from a car's cigarette lighter (power cord with speaker included) or by an external power supply (220 V, power supply included)
- Short time to first fix (TTFF¹: approx. 15 seconds after a warm start, meaning there are valid coordinates of the satellites available, or approx. 45 seconds after a cold start, meaning there are no valid coordinates of the satellites available)
- Supports WAAS
- Memory gauge
- Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user
- Operating temperatures -15 .. 60°C (5° .. 140°F)
- USB V1.1 interface (connection cable included)
- Dimensions: 114x56x23 mm (4.5x2.2x0.9 inches)
- Weight: 170 g (5.5 ounces)
¹) TTFF: Time To First Fix, time until the first information about the local position is acquired.
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- Automatic computing of a route to a user selected destination including up to 254 via-points.
Various options to control route computation.
- Automatic re-calculation of the route when leaving the planned route.
- Guidance on the display (visual guidance) and voice guidance via the loudspeaker (acoustic guidance)
Loudspeaker included.
- The GARMIN Quest finds routes more than twices as fast than the GARMIN StreetPilot III, see GPS Routing Speed for more information.
- Information about the position of the GPS satellites and about the quality of the signals.
- World map with zoom function in the range of 800 km to 5 m (500 mi to 20 ft).
- Information on the map displayed in 5 levels of details.
- Distance measuring (direct distance).
- Find waypoints, cities and exits.
- Extended search function for points of interest, addresses and intersections, if there is a MapSource map available in memory. A CDrom with maps of Europe and an unlock code for these maps are included. If you buy additional maps, you have to request an unlock code from GARMIN via Internet. A Windows PC is required to transfer maps to the GPS device.
- Stores up to 500 waypoints with name (up to 30 characters), icon (choice of 85 symbols), coordinates and altitude, grouping of waypoints by user definable categories.
- Stores up to 50 routes.
- Current position (longitude, latitude, altitude).
- Current accuracy of the position information.
- Current time and date.
- Current bearing.
- Current, average and maximum speed.
- Trip duration and distance (Odometer).
- Records the travelled route (track), stores up to 10'000 track log points. Various options to control track recording.
- Supports metric and U.S. units
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![[ Buttons and connectors of the GARMIN Quest ]](garmin_quest_overview_en.jpg)
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Note: You may configure the main pages through options. The screenshots below are just examples, the actual appearance may vary from the pages shown below depending on the current settings. Especially the content of the data fields is user configurable. You can choose from 33 different values1).
| Satellites |
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Main Menu |
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Trip Computer |
![[ GARMIN Quest satellite info ]](garmin_quest_satellites.jpg) |
![[ GARMIN Quest main menu ]](garmin_quest_menu.jpg) |
![[ GARMIN Quest trip computer ]](garmin_quest_trip-computer.jpg) |
- Status
- Accuracy of current position information
- Constellation of the satellites
- Strength of satellites' signals
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- Map seteup
- System setup
- Display setup
- Route setup
- GPS informationen
- Units
- Time setup
- Welcome page setup
- Track setup
- About Quest (software version)*
- Map informationen*
* These menu items are not visible on the above image. |
- Battery power status
- Current speed
- Current heading
- Total distance travelled since last reset (odometer)
- Average driving speed (including time stopped)
- Average driving speed (while in motion only)
- Maximum speed
- Total time since last reset
- Time while in motion
- Time stopped
For each data field, you can choose from 33 different values.1) |
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| Find |
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Waypoint |
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Compass |
![[ GARMIN Quest find ]](garmin_quest_find.jpg) |
![[ GARMIN Quest waypoint ]](garmin_quest_waypoint.jpg) |
![[ GARMIN Quest compass ]](garmin_quest_compass.jpg) |
Search for:
- Recent finds
- Your own waypoints
- Points of interest (food, lodging, services, entertainment, attractions, shopping, transportation, emergency and governmental buildings)
- Addresses
- Gas stations
- Food & drink (restaurants)
- Lodging (hotels, motels etc)
- Attractions
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- Symbol of the waypoint (will be shown on the map), there is a great selection of different symbols available
- Name of the waypoint (up to 30 characters)
- Coordinates of the waypoint
- Elevation
- Comment
- Direction and distance to waypoint from current location
- Category to which this waypoint is assigned
- Functions: Delete waypoint; Find near this waypoint; Compute route to this waypoint
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- Direction to next turn
- Compass ring with bearing to next turn
- Vertical speed (ascend or descend)
- Distance to next turn
- Estimated remaining travel time to next turn
- Estimated arrival time at final destination
For each data field, you can choose from 33 different values.1)
Note: The Quest/Quest 2 has no built-in compass, it can only determine the current heading when moving. |
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| Map |
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Auto Zoom |
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Route |
![[ GARMIN Quest map ]](garmin_quest_map.jpg) |
![[ GARMIN Quest auto zoom ]](garmin_quest_autozoom.jpg) |
![[ GARMIN Quest route ]](garmin_quest_route.jpg) |
- Heading and name of the road you're currently travelling on
- Map with route (violet) and current location (black triangle)
- Current scale (lower left corner on map)
- Current speed
- Distance to next turn
- Estimated remaining travel time to next turn
- Estimated arrival time at final destination
For each data field, you can choose from 33 different values.1) |
- Very detailed map with route (violet) and current location (black triangle)
- Current scale (lower left corner on map)
- Navigation direction
- Distance and estimated remaining travel time to next turn
Note: The GPS automatically switches to auto zoom when approaching a turn (you can turn off this feature) |
- Turns with description and distance
- Final destination with description and distance (bottom)
- Automatically computes routes, can be optimized for distance, time or computing time
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Data fields:
Selection 1: For each data field, you can choose one from the following 33 values.
| No |
Name |
Explanation |
| 1 |
Accuracy GPS |
The current accuracy of your GPS determined position. |
| 2 |
Arrive - Destination |
Estimated arrival time at the final destination. |
| 3 |
Arrive - Next |
Estimated arrival time at the next turn. |
| 4 |
Bearing |
The compass direction from a position to a destination measured to the nearest degree; also called an azimuth. In a GPS receiver, bearing usually refers to the direction to a waypoint. |
| 5 |
Course |
The direction from the beginning landmark of a course to its destination (measured in degrees, radians, or mils) or the direction from a route waypoint to the next waypoint in the route segment. |
| 6 |
Distance - Destination |
Current distance to the final destination. |
| 7 |
Distance - Next |
Current distance to the next waypoint or turn. |
| 8 |
Elevation |
Current altitude above sea level. |
| 9 |
Heading |
The direction in which you are currently moving. |
| 10 |
Location (lat/lon) |
Current location as latitude/longitude coordinates. |
| 11 |
Location (selected) |
Current location indicated in the selected format (datum). |
| 12 |
Name - Destination |
Name of the final destination. |
| 13 |
Name - Next |
Name of the next turn. |
| 14 |
Odometer |
Total distance travelled since last reset*). |
| 15 |
Off Course |
The distance you are off the desired course. |
| 16 |
Power |
Indicates the power status of the rechargeable battery (does not appear as a data field option on the trip computer page). |
| 17 |
Speed |
Current speed. |
| 18 |
Speed - Maximum |
Maximum speed since last reset*). |
| 19 |
Speed - Moving Average |
Average speed without the time with no motion since the last reset*). |
| 20 |
Speed - Overall Average |
Average speed including the time with no motion since the last reset*). |
| 21 |
Sunrise |
Time of sunrise at the current position. |
| 22 |
Sunset |
Time of sunset at the current position. |
| 23 |
Time of Day |
Current time. |
| 24 |
Time to Destination |
Estimated travel time to the final destination. |
| 25 |
Time to Next |
Estimated travel time to the next waypoint (turn, crossing etc.). |
| 26 |
To Course |
Direction to the planned course. |
| 27 |
Trip Odometer |
Travelled distance since last reset*). |
| 28 |
Trip Time - Moving |
Time with motion since last reset*). |
| 29 |
Trip Time - Stopped |
Time without motion since last reset*). |
| 30 |
Trip Time - Total |
Total time since last reset*). |
| 31 |
Turn |
The direction of and the distance to the next turn on a route. |
| 32 |
Velocity Made Good |
The rate of closure to the destination, based upon your current speed and course. |
| 33 |
Vertical Speed |
Current ascending or descending speed. |
*) You may reset the trip-counters, the Odometer and the Maximum Speed independently of each other.
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- GARMIN Quest / Quest 2:
These models have been discontinued; however, you can still order options for the Quest and Quest 2.
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All options for the GARMIN Quest/Quest 2 in detail.
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GARMIN MapSource City Navigator Australia including customer code to receive free unlock code (1 CD) |
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CHF 228 |
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EUR 176 |
details |
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GARMIN MapSource City Navigator Europe including customer code to receive free unlock code (1 DVD) |
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CHF 138 |
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EUR 106 |
details |
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GARMIN MapSource City Navigator North America including customer code to receive free unlock code (1 DVD) |
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CHF 98 |
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EUR 76 |
details |
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GARMIN MapSource City Navigator South Africa including customer code to receive free unlock code (1 CD) |
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CHF 158 |
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EUR 122 |
details |
Complete list of all MapSource products.
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Here we provide additional documentation, software updates and voice files:
- Quest:
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- Owner's manual (in PDF format, 1.9 MB)
- Quick reference guide (in PDF format, 266 kB)
- Firmware Upgrade V4.10 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.4 MB)
- List of changes made with firmware upgrades
- Voice files for 11 different languages (Danish, Dutch, English (UK and US), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish; 5.9 MB, requires firmware version V3.40 or higer)
- Quest 2:
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If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, you may download and install it for free. |
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To order options for the GARMIN Quest/Quest 2 please:
- Click on the price or the shopping basket symbol to add the item you wish to purchase to the shopping basket.
- If the shopping basket does not work, please use this form.
Please read our terms and conditions.
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Specifications and packaging of the products are subject to change without notice.
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