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GARMIN StreetPilot III

 

GPS receiver with large color display, to be installed in all kinds of vehicles, with integrated world and Europe/Africa map plus serial interface.

The GARMIN StreetPilot III provides automatic route calculation, visual and voice guidance, is easy to use, has a large, easy to read color display, an extremely sensitive antenna, an integrated world map (overview) plus a detailed map of Europe, Africa and the near East. There is a slot for an additional memory module to store even more local information, such as local roads, restaurants and points of interest. The StreetPilot provides navigation information outdoors, in a car, in a train or even in an airplane (see MapSource examples).

Features:

• Suited to be installed in any kind of vehicles. Dash mount kit with adhesive folie and shutter for quick mounting and dismounting to easily remove the GPS receiver (seamless switching between cars, theft protection etc.).
• Water resistant up to approx. 3 feet (1 meter) for about 30 minutes (conforms to IPX7)
• Large, illuminated, easy to read LCD display: 3.75" diagonal (9.5 cm), resolution: 240x128 pixel, 16 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.
• User interface in English.
• Integrated world map (overview) with countries of all continents including major cities
• Integrated, detailed 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
• Slot for additional memory module to download additional, even more detailed maps with roads, crossings and addresses of restaurants, public buildings, points of interest etc. from a PC.
  (Memory modules are available as an option)
• Integrated 12 channel receiver with adjustable, very sensitive built-in antenna
• Powered by 6 AA batteries (last up to 16 h with grayscale display or up to 9 h with color display) or by an external 12 V power source, e.g. from a car's lighter (power cord 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 the following protocols for data exchange with PC: NMEA 0183 with 4800 Baud, GARMIN, GARMIN DGPS, Text, RTCM IN, RTCM/NMEA and RTCM/TEXT
• DGPS (Differential GPS) ready (GARMIN differential receiver available as an option)
• Supports more than 100 different datum (coordinate systems)
• Supports various display formats include the Swiss Grid
• Memory gauge
• Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user
• Operating temperatures -15 .. 70°C (5° .. 158°F)
• Serial interface RS-232 (connection cable included)
• Dimensions: 173x81x65 mm (6.8x3.2x2.6 inches)
• Weight: 500 g (1.1 pounds, without batteries)

¹) TTFF: Time To First Fix, time until the first information about the local position is acquired.

Information for navigation:

• Information about the position of the GPS satellites and about the quality of the signals
• World map with zoom function in the range of 1200 km to 30 m (800 mi to 120 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. These maps require an optional memory module, a Windows PC plus a connection cable and are available as options, see MapSource MetroGuide.
• Stores up to 500 waypoints with name (up to 10 characters), icon (choice of 50 symbols), coordinates and altitude
• Stores up to 50 routes with up to 50 waypoints per route with a maximum of 500 waypoints in total. Shows the current position in relation to these waypoints (direction and distance)
• 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)
• Stores 10 travelled routes (Tracks)
• Time of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, current phase of the moon, constellation sun-earth-moon
• Supports metric, nautical and U.S. units

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Prices:

• GARMIN StreetPilot III: This model has been discontinued; however, you can still order options for the StreetPilot III.

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Options:

Cable for data exchange with PC			CHF 53	/	EUR 41	[Picture and details]
Combined Cable for data exchange with PC and power cord for car lighter			CHF 68	/	EUR 52	[Picture and details]
USB cable for data exchange and power supply			CHF 143	/	EUR 110	[Picture and details]
External power supply 220 V			CHF 29	/	EUR 22	[Picture and details]
External power supply 220 V combined with cable for data exchange with PC			CHF 66	/	EUR 51	[Picture and details]
Memory module with 8 MB			CHF 36	/	EUR 28	[Picture and details]
Memory module with 16 MB			CHF 54	/	EUR 42	[Picture and details]
Memory module with 64 MB			CHF 71	/	EUR 55	[Picture and details]
Memory module with 128 MB			CHF 118	/	EUR 91	[Picture and details]
USB memory module programmer			CHF 62	/	EUR 48	[Picture and details]
Case			CHF 49	/	EUR 38	[Picture and details]
Adhesive base for dashboard mounting kit to use it in a second vehicle			CHF 22	/	EUR 17	[Picture and details]
Removable base for seemless switching between multiple vehicles			CHF 49	/	EUR 38	[Picture and details]
External GPS antenna			CHF 66	/	EUR 51	[Picture and details]
Extension cable for external GPS antenna			CHF 56	/	EUR 43	[Picture and details]
Adapter cable BNC to MCX for external GPS antenna			CHF 36	/	EUR 28	[Picture and details]
Adapter cable MCX to BNC for external GPS antenna			CHF 39	/	EUR 30	[Picture and details]

All options for the GARMIN StreetPilot III in detail.

MapSource, various CDroms with world or country map (requires a Windows PC and a cable for data exchange)

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GARMIN StreetPilot III overview:

Keys:

• PAGE: Switch between the various navigation screens
• POWER (lamp symbol): Power on/off
• QUIT: Quit menu option
• ENTER: Select menu item or accept data input
• (ZOOM) OUT: Display a larger area with less details
• (ZOOM) IN: Display a smaller area with more details
• (Rocker) Move pointer or highlight (left, up, down, right)
• FIND: Search for waypoint, city or exit. If there are one or more maps stored in the optional memory module, additional search functions for points of interest, addresses and intersections are available.
• OPTION: Activate menu
• ROUTE: Manage routes (create, modify, erase, enable, disable)
• MARK: Save current position as a waypoint

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Main pages of the GARMIN StreetPilot III:

Map	Waypoint	Route
Current direction and description of the current position Distance to destination and description of destination Current heading Current speed Current time Map Current scale	Name of the waypoint (up to 10 characters) Symbol of the waypoint (will be shown on the map), there are about 50 different symbols available Softkeys	Name of the route Waypoints with description, distance and estimated arrival time Note: You must set the waypoints manually, the StreetPilot has no routing feature. But you can set the waypoints easily either by pointing to the location on the map or by looking it up using the find function.

Trip Computer		Satellites
Current direction and description of the current position Current speed Battery gauge Trip odometer Backlight indicator on/off Average driving speed (while in motion only) Average driving speed (including time stopped) Maximum speed Time while in motion Time stopped Total time since last reset		Current direction and description of the current position Battery gauge Current position of the satellites in the sky Accuracy of the current position Signal strength for each satellite

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Downloads:

Here we provide additional documentation and software updates related to the GARMIN StreetPilot III:

• Quick start guide (in PDF format, 405 kB)
• User's guide (in PDF format, 693 kB)
• Firmware Upgrade V2.80 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.1 MB)
  
• List of changes made with firmware upgrades
• Voice updates (replaces the language in the first space): (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable)
  • Dutch (2.3 MB)
  • English UK (2.0 MB)
  • English US (2.0 MB)
  • German (2.1 MB)
• Voice updates (replaces the language in the second space): (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable)
  • Danish (2.3 MB)
  • Dutch (2.3 MB)
  • French (2.3 MB)
  • German (2.1 MB)
  • Italian (2.2 MB)
  • Spanish (2.1 MB)
  • Swedish (2.3 MB)

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