Magellan Triton 500 GPS System
February 24, 2009
You might just mistake the cool and trendy design of the Magellan Triton 500 GPS System for a stylish designed mobile phone. It is small, cute and a perfect device that will make your travel easy and effortless like never before. With this hi-tech advanced device fit in your car, you can now drive anywhere you want without having to worry about navigating your way.
The Magellan GPS system is a personification of technological intelligence and brilliance. It comes with a rubber impact-resistant plastic case and a water resistant seal. It consists of preloaded base maps of Europe including Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland identifying major roads, cities, rivers and coastline along with worldwide geographic boundaries. It is also POI capable that allow you to add coordinates into the GPS for your own interests such as speed cameras, gas stations and all McDonalds in the country.
In addition, it also has certain special features including waypoint icons, Odometer, current speed, tome of sunrise and sunset and track log. The GPS system provides you with a 2.2 inches LED backlit display that supports QVGA 240 x 320 resolutions. It features a SD memory card for data storage, built in multi directional antenna and a keypad with nine direct access keys. The operating range is 14 to 140 degree F.
When it comes to performance this device is unmatched providing you with incredible efficiency. It consists of a SiRF Star III 20 channels receiver with WAAS/EGNOS. The acquisition time for Hot is 20 seconds, 60 seconds for Cold and 2 minutes Initial time. It updates at the rate of once per second. It has an accuracy rate of 3 to 5 m for WAAS/EGNOS and less than 7 m for GPS only. Further, it consists of a 3-axis compass. It also supports USB interface for transferring data.
This reliable device provides you instructions in English and French. It supports coordinate system for latitude/Longitude and UTM. It requires 2 AA batteries for operation and promises a battery life of up to 10 hours. The compact and sleek Magellan Triton 500 GPS system measures 4.65 inches in height, 2.16 inches in width and 1.22 inches in depth. It weighs 187.1 g with battery.
The package contains the Magellan triton 500 handheld Sat Nav Unit, 2 AA batteries, Vantage Point software and Quick reference guide along with CD. The company provides a warranty of 1 year on this device.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Magellan |
| Model | Magellan Triton 500 GPS System |
| Maps included | Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden |
| Mapping display | 2D |
| Screen size | 2.2 inches |
| Battery life | 10 hours |
| Weight | 187.1 G |
| Dimensions | 4.65 x 2.16 x 1.22 inches |
| Portable or fixed | Fixed |
| Warranty | 1 Year |
| Memory | |
| Internal Type Expansion Type |
10MB SD CARD |
| Additional Features | |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Accessories | |
| Vantage Point software, | Yes |
| USB cable | Yes |
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