BMW RideFinder GPS
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2001 GARMIN Corporation
GARMIN International
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.
913/397.8200 fax 913/397.8282
GARMIN (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 5, The Quadrangle
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey, SO51 9AQ, U.K.
44/1794.519944 fax 44/1794.519222
GARMIN (Asia) Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Rd.
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
886/2.2642.9199 fax 886/2.2642.9099
www.garmin.com
BMW RideFinder specifications
Specifications are preliminary and subject to change
without notice.
**Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS
under the U.S. Department of Defense imposed
Selective Availability Program.
**Must have downloaded MapSource data to“find”
points of interest and addresses.
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Moving map features
Basemap: Built-in routable basemap (North America
and South America) contains state and country
boundaries, lakes, rivers, streams, airports,
cities, towns, coastlines, state and interstate
highways, local thoroughfares and secondary
roads within metro areas, BMW USA
Motorcycle dealerships, interstate highway
exit information for services such as
food, lodging and truck, RV and automotive
service stations
CD-ROM: Accepts downloadable map detail from
GARMIN PC-based MapSource
™CD-ROMs
which provide street-level detail, addresses,
listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs
and more. Note: Requires GARMIN data card
(included with purchase)
Map scale: Screen-width scale 900 feet to 6,100 miles
Navigation features
Routes: Automatically calculated with turn-by-turn
instructions. Up to 50 stored. Using built-in
basemap, routes include interstates, highways
and major thoroughfares. With detailed
data from CD-ROM, routes include residential
street-level detail within metropolitan areas.
Voice: Navigation instructions and warnings
Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol
Track log: 2000 track log points
Trip computer: Resettable odometer, timers,
average and maximum speeds
GPS performance
Receiver: Differential-ready 12 parallel channel
GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses
up to 12 satellites to compute and update
your position
Acquisition times:
Warm: Approximately 15 seconds
Cold: Approximately 45 seconds
AutoLocate™:Approximately 2 minutes
Update rate: 1/second, continuous
GPS Accuracy:
Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
DGPS Accuracy:
Position: 3-5 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
Dynamics: 6g’s
Interfaces: RS232 with NMEA 0183
Antenna:
Detachable with standard BNC-type connector
Physical
Size: 3.2"H x 6.8"W x 2.6"D (8.0 x 17.3 x 6.5 cm)
Weight: 1.4 pounds (635 g)
Display: 3.4"W x 1.8"H (8.6 x 4.5 cm)
(305 x 160 pixels), high-contrast,
16-color LCD with backlighting
Case: Rugged; fully gasketed
Temp. range: 5
°
F to 158
°
F (–15
°
C to 70
°
C)
Data storage: Indefinite; no memory battery required
Map storage: Data cards store detailed map data
Power
Source: Hard-wired for power from motorcycle;
6 AA batteries or 12-volt adapter cable
for in-car use
Battery life: 2–20 hours based on backlight setting
Accessories
Standard: Motorcycle installation kit
MapSource™City Navigator CD-ROM
MapSource Routable MetroGuide CD-ROM
64 MB data card
USB data card programmer
Mount Cradle
PC interface cable
One United States or Canadian DCA
(Detailed Coverage Area—customer selects
(one of 10 DCAs, each of which includes
(multiple metropolitan areas.)
Remote antenna (GA 26C)
Owner’s manual
Quick reference card
Optional: Bean bag mount
BMW carrying case
8, 16, 32, 64, 128 MB data cards
Power/data cable
Access to other DCAs
Use the “find”
feature to select
an attraction or
point of interest.**
See your
destination
on the map.
Get turn-by-turn
directions and
voice prompts
to guide you to
your destination.
Screen shown with MapSource™City Navigator data
Screen shown with MapSource™City Navigator data
Screen shown with MapSource™City Navigator data
