Clarion is a silent winner in the satellite navigation market. Better known as an in-vehicle equipment makers, their accomplishments in satellite navigation products are not prominently known, yet are successful in this territory. They offer a wide array of GPS navigation systems, both portable as well as in-built navigation systems. Clarion MAP690 is one among them. It is a portable navigation device that comes with navigation as well as communication and entertainment features.
Clarion MAP690 Portable Navigation System has a 4.3 inches LCD display. This display is non-reflective and offers a clear-view even under heavy sunlight. This GPS system comes equipped with a SiRF III, 20 channel GPS receiver and a 400 MHz CPU. Thus, it can receive GPS signals faster and cause no delay in initiating the journey. There is an in-built RDS-TMC tuner for traffic information. Other technical features include a 2GB flash memory, an SD card slot that can accommodate up to 8GB memory card and a Lithium ion battery.
Clarion MAP690 Navigation comes pre-loaded with the maps of Eastern Europe. Its Tele Atlas maps provide a wide coverage, including the cross border routings in Eastern Europe and major road networks of Western Europe. The maps, landmarks and terrains can be viewed in 3D perspective. This offers a realistic view of the places and it is easy for the user to recognize the places. The destination search is enabled through the input of postal codes of the places.
Even though the street names are displayed on the screen, the voice guidance will speak out the actual name and the direction. This allows the user to concentrate more on the road, than on the sat nav. The voice guidance can be set to be delivered in any of the 38 languages provided. The lane guidance and the realistic sign posts are the other assets with this Clarion GPS System. There is a rich Points-of-interests database loaded into this Clarion MAP690 that aids the user to navigate to the nearest place of interest such as hotels, restaurants, ATMs and so on. The speed limit informer of Clarion MAP690 notifies the user about the speed he drives. It is speed camera compatible as well.
When glanced through the entertainment features of Clarion MAP690 navigation system, you can see a movie player that can play back popular file formats, a music player that can play back MP3 or WMA files and a photo browser. Any images, cinemas or songs can be loaded on to an SD card or connected to the GPS unit via a mini-USB. Furthermore, Clarion MAP690 sat nav is bluetooth enabled and you can make calls by just touching the contact number on the phone book screen. Text messages can be also downloaded to this GPS system.
Overall, Clarion MAP690 Bluetooth GPS Navigation System is for those who search some entertainment aspects along with the navigation feature, while on the move. It is a reasonably priced sat nav as well.
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