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This map database
features nearly six million points of
interest (POIs), including hotels,
restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and
attractions, and the data is provided by
NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality
mapping.This preloaded navigator brings all
this fantastic map data to your fingertips
with a super-bright, 4.3-inch widescreen
display for improved map viewing, day or
night. Use the touch screen interface to
select destinations, look up POIs, and play
your favorite MP3s and audio books. The
display also helps you control hands-free
calling, traffic alerts, and the FM
transmitter, all from the screen.
Widescreen
-- See Better, See More
The widescreen format gives you 70% more
actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen.
Primarily this translates into a better view
of the area through which you are driving.
This is especially useful in showing you
what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations,
etc. are nearby, or in letting you know
whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the
device itself is larger, meaning controls on
the screen are more widely spaced and
somewhat easier to push.
FM
Transmitter -- Hear Better, Hear More
Instead of straining your ears to hear
turn-by-turn directions or your favorite
MP3s, you can enjoy wireless FM audio
transmission via the nüvi 660's wireless FM
transmitter. Tune your car's radio to the
appropriate station and you'll hear all the
nüvi's audio, including voice prompts, MP3s,
audio books, and more, directly through your
vehicle's stereo system. The nüvi 660
includes many "must-have" entertainment and
travel tools, including digital music and
audio book playback, JPEG picture viewer,
currency converters, and more. All these
great features make the nüvi 660 a complete
Personal Travel Assistant.
First Rate Map
Data
The nüvi 660 comes ready to go right out of
the box with preloaded City Navigator NT
street maps, including a hefty POI database
with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and
more. Simply touch the color screen to enter
a destination, and nüvi takes you there with
2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice
directions. Garmin gets its map data from
NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality
mapping.
In addition, the
nüvi 660 accepts custom points of interest (POIs),
such as school zones and safety cameras and
lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of
upcoming POIs
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Browse your stored
pictures with
an
easy-to-use JPEG viewer.
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Important note about map
updates: Due to our high
volume of sales, almost every
Garmin portable GPS navigator
sold by Amazon.com will come
with the most recent map
version. If you ever do need a
map update, you can purchase one
from Amazon.com at our
Garmin Store.
Hands-Free Calling
In more and more places, it is
becoming illegal to use cell
phones while driving without a
hands-free kit. The nüvi 660's
Bluetooth capability, microphone
and speaker lets match it to any
bluetooth-capable phone to make
hands-free mobile phone calls.
Simply dial the phone number
with the nüvi's touch screen
keypad to make a call on a
compatible phone. To answer an
incoming call, just tap the
screen and speak into the
built-in microphone. Making and
taking calls on the road has
never been easier, or safer. In
addition, Garmin makes it a
breeze to look-up and dial
numbers from your personalized
phone book or even tap into your
cell phone's call history log.
Integrated FM Traffic Receiver
Steer clear of
traffic with an integrated FM traffic
receiver designed to receive alerts from TMC
Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road
construction that might lie ahead on your
route. All you have to do is simply touch
the screen to view traffic details and
you'll be ready to detour around any problem
area. And if you end up missing a turn, or
you're forced into a detour that is not
relayed through the traffic receiver, the
nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will
get you back on track in no time.
In most areas, TMC
Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are
continuous — there's no waiting for
scheduled traffic news updates or random
alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are
received via a "silent" FM data channel, you
can still listen to music or news
programming on your car radio without
interference from incoming FM traffic data
transmissions.
A 3-month
subscription to TMC Clear Channel's Total
Traffic Network is included with purchase of
this device. For more information on
subscription fees, coverage in individual
cities, and traffic data networks in the
United Kingdom and Europe, check the
Garmin website.
Easy To Use
Interface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success
and one of the things that makes their
devices such a pleasure to use. Simple
controls and sub-screens make it easy to
enter or search for destinations and get
data about your trip.
Beyond
Navigation
Navigation is just
the beginning. The nüvi 660 features travel
tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3
player, world travel clock with time zones,
currency converter, measurement converter,
calculator and more. It also comes with
Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and
configurable vehicle icons that let you
select car-shaped graphics to show your
location on the map.
This device is
compatible with optional content plug-ins
available via SD card, such as the
Garmin Travel Guides and
Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data
for attractions and information on nearby
merchants offering discounts, so you can
customize nüvi for your travel needs
Garmin has also
added the ability for customers to add
custom points of interest (POI’s) from third
parties such as school zones and safety
cameras.
Trick Your GPS
Ride
All Garmin nüvis
support configurable vehicle icons. These
fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a
variety of colors to add a personal touch to
your vehicle's position on the map.
With this GPS
system on board you'll be prepared to steer
clear of traffic with the integrated FM TMC
traffic receiver. The nüvi 770 is designed
to receive alerts about traffic tie-ups and
road construction that might lie ahead on
your route. All you have to do is simply
touch the screen to view traffic details and
you'll be ready to detour around any problem
area. And if you end up missing a turn, or
you're forced into a detour that is not
relayed through the traffic receiver, the
nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will
get you back on track in no time.
What's in the
Box
nüvi 660 GPS navigation system, preloaded
City Navigator North, America NT data,
vehicle suction cup mount, A/C charger,
carrying case, FM traffic receiver/12-volt
adapter with 3-month free trial
subscription, dashboard disk, USB interface
cable, sample language guide content
(preloaded), sample travel guide, sample
MP3s (preloaded), sample audio books
(preloaded), owner's manual, and a quick
reference guide.
Notes
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Optional
software for language translation,
detailed travel guides, and savings
programs allow you to customize your
nüvi to fit your travel needs
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The FM
transmitter feature is only available in
the United States, Canada, Australia and
New Zealand
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This nüvi
comes with a free, three-month trial for
MSN Direct services.
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Like most USB
Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not
compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98
or Windows Me.

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