Navman F20 Satellite Navigator
January 31, 2009
The Navman F20 is an easy-to-install-and-use GPS navigation device. The 3.5” touch screen displays accurate maps of the entire Europe. You can also search for location using names or postcodes. It uses the SiRFstar III™ technology for GPS navigation. It alerts you on the nearest points of interest (POI) like fuel stations, restaurants, ATMs and car parks. More POI can be imported using the optional desktop connectivity kit. Drive-Away™, Back-on-Track™ (for automatic rerouting). Safety camera, 32MB RAM and 256MB/512MB/2GB memory are some of the supporting technologies.
The F20 is provided with a Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery with a life of 3.5 hours. It is fitted with loudspeaker for voice alerts. The SiRFstarIII™ receiver ensures a GPS update rate of one update per every second, 95 percent of the time, fix to 5 meters. The anti-glare high resolution 3.5” colour touch-screen monitor has both 2D and 3D views. A unique feature of the F20 is the Pause Journey feature. Route Summary View, Multiple routing options, Turn-by-Turn™, Next manoeuvre and Route Summary are some of the other capabilities. It is loaded with Tele Atlas 2006, SmartST™ navigation software and “favorite” destinations features.
The F20 is a perfect entry-level low cost, no-frills model. It serves the basic purpose of showing the way very efficiently. Speed, time to arrival, distance, direction and rerouting are effectively performed.
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