Prairie Geomatics Ltd.

nüvi 1690

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$319.00

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Part No: 010-00822-30

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Canadian version now available: one year FREE access to nüLink! services

Get real-time content on the go with nüvi 1690. From fuel prices to Google™ local search, you'll be the first to know with Garmin nüLink! Services. Coverage for the Canadian nüvi 1690 is provided by Rogers and includes country-wide coverage. An optional roaming package for U.S. coverage is available. View more info. The 1690 also includes preloaded maps, lane assist with junction view, hands-free calling and ecoRoute™ — making it one smart navigator. This is a one of a king GPS with features that will become the norm in the future.

Travel Like a Local with Garmin nüLink! Services

With Garmin nüLink! Services, you receive accurate real-time information about the area you’re traveling in delivered wirelessly to your nüvi 1690. In the U.S., each nüvi 1690 comes with a free 2-year Garmin nüLink! subscription and includes features such as Google local search that uses keywords to find local POIs online. Traffic delivers alerts for delays and road construction occurring on your route then automatically guides you around them in the shortest time. Need fuel? Find up-to-date fuel prices near your location for regular, mid-grade, premium or diesel. Plus, these other convenient services are also included in the subscription: Ciao!™ friend finder, weather, movie times, local events, send to gps, flight status, converter, white pages and myGarmin.

Know the Lane Before It’s Too Late

No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

Get Turn-by-turn Directions

nüvi 1690's intuitive interface greets you with 2 simple options: "Where To?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator® NT street maps, nearly 6 million POIs, 2-D or 3-D maps and the speed limit for most major roads. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. And with HotFix™ satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Make Hands-free Calls

For hands-free calling, nüvi 1690 integrates Bluetooth® wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 1690 while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nüvi's touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak. Enjoy convenient 1-touch dialing for contacts and POIs.

Select Fuel-efficient Routes

nüvi 1690 saves you gas and money with ecoRoute — a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. With ecoRoute, you have a “less fuel” option as a routing preference. When selected, nüvi will determine if a more fuel efficient route exists based upon road speed data and vehicle acceleration data for a given route.

Route Planning

nüvi 1690 includes advanced navigation features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 1690's wide screen. In addition, nüvi 1690 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. It also displays speed limits for highways and Interstates. A trip log provides an electronic breadcrumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.

See More

With nüvi 1690's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read from any direction.

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. You can also keep track of yourself and your car. "Where Am I?" emergency locator finds the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersections. nüvi 1690 even remembers where you parked by automatically marking your position when you remove it from the windshield mount so you can walk right back to your vehicle. It also comes complete with many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter and calculator. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect™ Photos. The 1690 features Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with Garmin Garage where you can download free custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD™ cards.

Services only available in select coverage areas. Please visit http://www.garmin.com/nulinkcoverage to view the nüLink! coverage map. nüLink! Traffic services are available in select areas, please visit http://www.garmin.com/nulinktraffic for nüLink! traffic coverage areas.

Package Includes:
nüvi 1690 Free 1-year data subscription to Garmin nüLink! Services through Rogers in Canada Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America Vehicle suction cup mount Vehicle power cable USB cable Dashboard disc Quick start manual

nüvi 1690 Features:
Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes (internal speaker) Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft."): yes Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands): no Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation): yes (with junction view) 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D): no Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): yes Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): yes Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling): yes Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information): yes (Google™ local search, traffic, gas prices, Ciao!™, weather, movie times, local events, send to GPS, flight status, converter, white pages, myGarmin) FM traffic compatible: no (traffic included with nüLink! Services) MSN® Direct compatible: no XM® Navtraffic & Radio for U.S. compatible: no Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads): yes Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): yes Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount): yes ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) : yes Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout): yes Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device): yes Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device): yes Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): yes World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: yes Picture viewer: yes MP3 player: no Audio book player: no FM transmitter: no Headphone jack/audio line-out: no Remote control: no Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): yes Touchscreen: yes Dead reckoning: no Motorcycle-friendly: no Trucking-friendly: no Geocaching-friendly: no Marine-friendly: no Compatible with quarter section look-up: yes Compatible with LSD look-up: yes Additional: This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.

nüvi 1690 Specifications:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.9"W x 3.1"H x .75"D (12.5 x 7.9 x 1.9 cm) Display size, WxH: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm) Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight Weight: 6.2 ounces (174.7 g) Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion Battery life: up to 4 hours Waterproof: no High-sensitivity receiver: yes RoHS version available: yes Basemap: yes Preloaded maps: yes Ability to add maps: yes Built-in memory: internal solid state Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included) Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000 Routes: 10

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