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Welcome
Thank you for choosing the GARMIN StreetPilot III. The StreetPilot III offers true turn-by-turn
navigation with its auto-routing feature. At the touch of a button, you now have access to the shortest
and fastest routes, turn directions, and estimated time of arrival at your intended destination. Along the
way, the StreetPilot III provides automated voice prompts, alerting you to necessary turns, distance to
upcoming turns, route deviation, and distance to the fi nal destination.
The StreetPilot III is compact and portable. This dash-mounted unit can be operated by your
vehicle’s battery using the included 12-volt power adapter, or by six AA batteries. Voice commands
are clearly heard through a speaker which is built into the power adapter cable. The StreetPilot III
can easily be viewed in any lighting condition, due to its 4-inch, high resolution, 1 -color display.
The unit’s built-in basemap provides detail for interstates, interstate exit data, highways, rivers and
lakes in the United States, Canada and Mexico (no exit data for Mexico), plus commonly used streets
in metropolitan areas. With the press of a button, the built-in basemap will provide turn-by-turn
guidance to a destination via interstates and highways. With downloaded maps from the MapSource
City Navigator CD-ROM, StreetPilot III provides turn-by-turn guidance down to residential street-level
detail.
About This Manual
Make sure you take the time to read the Quick Start Guide fi rst to get acquainted with all of the
basic features of the StreetPilot III. After you have read the Quick Start Guide, you can read through this
owner’s manual in order to understand the operating features of the StreetPilot III in detail. This manual
is organized into three sections for your convenience. The Introduction Section provides FCC and
safety information and the table of contents. The Reference Section provides details about all of the
features of the StreetPilot III, organized by topic. The Appendices contain information on items such as
accessories, specifi cations, and an index organized by subject.
Introduction
Welcome
The StreetPilot III uses GPS technology in order to
fi nd your precise location. GPS stands for Global
Positioning System, a group of 24 satellites, cir-
cling the earth t ice a day, at an altitude of
about 12,000 miles. The satellites transmit very
lo po er radio signals containing position
and time information, allo ing anyone ith
a GPS receiver to determine their location
on the earth ithin 100 meters or better.
For more detailed information regarding GPS,
e have prepared a booklet called “GPS
Guide for Beginners” hich is available
to you from our eb site at .garmin.com.
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