Gps Navigation System Installation - Never Get Lost
The Trail Guide is a highly versatile Garmin-built GPS navigation system designed for the Jeep? Wrangler.
We like road trips and usually don’t mind driving around in circles for hours while looking for something. But if you’re the kind of person that insists on getting somewhere in a timely manner, hates to get lost, runs out of gas frequently, or even if you’re just a tech junkie, then you’ll love the Jeep-branded Trail Guide portable navigation system built by Garmin.
It’s designed to install and fit right on top of your 1997-’06 Wrangler dashboard. When it’s in the dock, it works much like the navigation units found in luxury cars and SUVs. You can program it to have sexy voice commands with an Elizabeth Hurly-like English accent or even a foreign language. When parked, you can remove the unit and take it with you for hand-held use or fold down the antenna and hide it from view behind the dock’s revolving door. The unit features a full color screen and is pre-programmed with map coverage for North America, so startup is super easy. The kit comes with minimal instructions, so here are a few tips to make your install go smoother.
The Trail Guide comes with a simple-to-follow owner’s manual and a smaller easily stowed user guide that covers the most-used functions. There are lots of cool features like full mapping, turn-by-turn directions, and voice prompts. It can find nearest restaurants, gas stations, lodging, and more. We liked following the unit’s built-in trip computer that displays speed, odometer, total time, maximum speed, altitude, and more. Navigating through the pages can be a little difficult at first because there are only a few buttons. The navigation unit has a foldable antenna that needs to be raised for it to clip into the dock. To hide the unit inside the dock, the antenna has to be folded down.
We were extremely amazed at how well the Trail Guide worked in the middle of nowhere. We were truly lost in a desert wash, so we turned it on, zoomed out the screen, picked a destination, and had it navigate a path. It actually found a dirt road that took us back to the highway and then to civilization, all before we had to resort to cannibalism. With the Trail Guide removed from its dock, we were able to get over a full day of navigating without charging it. The time the charge lasts will vary depending on usage, screen brightness selection, and so on. Overall, the Trail Guide is a useful travel tool with features that cater specifically to the Jeep crowd.
Loaded with detailed, street-level maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, the Trail Guide contains nearly six million points of interest including gas stations, lodging, restaurants, attractions, and Jeep service facilities and dealers. Also features a high-resolution color TFT display, automatic route calculation, and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions. Completely waterproof and has an internal lithium-ion battery, providing up to 20 hours of use outside the cradle for hiking, biking, camping, or fishing. The unique antenna folds flush with the unit when not in use for maximum compactness. The unit also accepts Garmin’s MapSource? U.S. Topo data for off-road adventures.
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by admin
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