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NAVMAN ICN510 Install in a SW20
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Wed, 26 January 2005 06:02
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Hi Guys,
I know a few people were thinking about these, so I thought I would put up my initial thoughts on using it, and an alternative installation location.
What you get in the box.
- GPS Unit(also has built in 6 hour Lion rechargable battery)
- In Car 12V adapter
- Normal 12V Adapter(to use in your house)
- USB Cable(for PC connection)
- Leather pouch
- Mounting base
- 128MB SD Memory Card pre-loaded with mapss for all of Australia.
I wasn't a big fan of installing the unit on the windscreen with the supplied suction cup, so I pulled off the suction cup bit, drilled some holes in the base and mounted it on the side of the centre console. It's a great position, passenger still has room to move legs knees, it's easy for me to look at/hear.
Operation of the unit is really easy, It's really as simple as put the map card in the slot, fold out antenna, turn unit on. Give the unit 1-2 minutes for a cold start fix, about 30 seconds for a fix when the unit is coming out of standby. The unit can also get an initial cold start fix while moving.
The GPS then displays your location by a little circle with an arrow in it, plus down the bottom of the display it tells you what street you are on, and what number of the street you are at.
You have an option of 2D or 3D maps, you can zoom in and out on your location. When driving the unit automatically zooms out, when you slow down at an intersection, the unit automatically zooms in and has arrows for which lanes go where.
The map shows, train stations, ATM's, parks, schools, hospitals and heaps more. You can also put in points of interest like, red light cameras and fixed speed cameras and set warnings, so an alarm will sound when you are within 50 meters(programable) of a speed camera or something. Not that I'm encouraging speeding, but I dont like to get caught out if I'm not concentrating and get done for 65 in a 60 zone or something.
Setting destinations is easy, use the 4 way button or touch screen to search on a state, suburb, street, number. The NAVMAN then calculates the shortest route to your destination. You can specify whether you'd like to use tolls, or no tolls, freeways, or streets. It's pretty kool. It can warn you when you are going to start driving on an un-sealed road or ferry.
I took it out for a test run, works a treat, calculated the same way I'd drive there, gave lots of good visual & verbal prompts, it even tells you which side of the road your destination is on.
If you are a person like me who's sense of direction isn't the best these arn't a bad buy, I wouldn't pay retail for them, hunt around as they can be had for a lot less than they are currently for sale for, the markup on these things at the moment is huge....
Also there is a software upgrade for the unit(Early Dec. 2004), fixes a few bugs, and reduces the time taken for an initial sat fix.
There is a good review at this link, which has pictures of all the screens the GPS has, and gives you a good idea on operation etc...
http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/navman-icn510-review.ph p
Just for reference it's been installed in a SW20.
[Updated on: Wed, 26 January 2005 06:07]
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
Location:
Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: NAVMAN ICN510 Install in a SW20
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Wed, 26 January 2005 21:57
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$$$ ?
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Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: NAVMAN ICN510 Install in a SW20
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Thu, 27 January 2005 00:10
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The 510 is $998 from my work.
Alchemist i just want to ask - so the unit operates perfectly well from that position, in terms of picking up the satelite signal, or have u purchased the antenna extender?
Sorry i couldnt read your whole post to find out, it sounds like a sales pitch, and thats what i use! haha
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Re: NAVMAN ICN510 Install in a SW20
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Thu, 27 January 2005 11:20
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$988 ick, managed to get it off a mate for $799, and that's still making a lot of profit(I know what these babies cost..). Probably couldn't get it again for that though, best price I've seen online is $899, which certainly beats $1000.
Sorry to make it sound like a sales pitch, I guess that's what happens when you describe the features, bit by bit like that. I also worked in retail for 3 years 
Arch- Unit works perfectly from that position, you can see from the photo that even with the antenna not folded out I still had 2/3 GPS reception, I get 3/3 GPS reception when I fold the little antenna out. The windscreen mount, while it works really well, just doesn't look nice, and it's in the way, where I've put it, it's out of the way, but still easy to glance at, I use voice prompts most of the time anyway.
-edit- a point to remember is that SW20's have a mostly glass roof, may help witrh GPS reception, but from where it is the antenna has LOS(line of sight) straight out the windscreen.
[Updated on: Thu, 27 January 2005 11:21]
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