Traffic Assist Pro - Ferrari Navigator

About this product:

Ferrari and Harman/Becker mutual commitment has resulted in the creation of an accessory of great technology and design: the portable navigation system of the Prancing Horse.

The attractive look of this item, produced in the official colours of Ferrari Gran Turismo cars, matches the technological excellence to guarantee a practical and exclusive product.

This satellite system includes many functions, in fact it is not only a high-performing portable navigator featuring a 400 MHz processor, but also an MP3/WMA player, a receiving TMC traffic information channel, and a picture viewer.

The 2 GB SD card contains the pre-loaded NAVTEQ maps of 37 European countries.

The 4" touch-screen display with anti-glare coating and integrated picture viewer, is characterised by the driver-friendly raised shape.

The mount allows all-round adjustments of the viewing angle and the "Birdview" function consent to display a 3D representation of the way.

As an additional feature, purposely developed to increase the comfort during the drive, the innovative "Audio out" function interrupts the radio emissions and communicates the road markings.

The startup popup is an exact reproduction of the tachometer of Ferrari F430.

NAVTEQ maps only for Europe.

Please note that in GB the price of Traffic Assist Pro is higher due to an extra licence fee for the Traffic Message Channel service.

SPECIFICATIONS

Last-Address-Memory (the unit stores most recent settings)

400 MHz processor, CISC architecture

Low-reflection 4" TFT touch screen with 16 bit colour depth; 65,536 colours

Day-/Nightrepresentation for best readability according to lighting

Dimensions in mm (W x H x D): 137 x 88 x 19.5

Weight: 272 g

CONNECTIONS/OTHER

64 MB SD RAM

External GPS connection

Headphones jack

Host 1.1, USB 2.0 for Client

SD card slot: supports cards up to 2 GB

Batteries replaceable (for increased operation time)

Internal speakers: 2 watts max.

Specially sensitive folding SIRF III GPS receiver (12 channel)

Connection cable for cigarette lighter socket (12 V/24 V)

2 GB SD-Card (pre-programmed)

Universal mounting system

AC Adapter (110 - 230 V mains voltage to 5 V)

Docking Station (base unit, TMC receiver)

• TMC function*
• Mute (Car-Soundsystem will be muted meanwhile navi announcements)
• Audio Out

* Dynamic route guidance with TMC in connection with Docking Station

in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France (the Paris area), Germany, Great Britain,

Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

MP3/WMA PLAYER

Compression formats: MP3/WMA9

Display of elapsed track time, directories, ID-3 tags (title and artist)

MP3 sound by SD-Card or USB-Stick

PICTURE VIEWER

Picture viewer, slide show (JPG picture format)

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The previous record was set in the October 2003, when wildfires scorched more than 1,155 square miles, Houston said. State record-keeping on wildfires began in 1936.

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