The Aera 500 touch screen portable offers easy transition from flying to driving with an intuitive, icon-driven user interface. The Aera 500 features a crisp 4.3” QVGA widescreen plus the simplicity of a single cable solution for power.
For aviation, Aera combines colourfully detailed topography with built-in terrain/obstacles alerting, high resolution terrain, and airways are also available with selected models.
Aviation Features and Specifications:
• Easy-to-use touch screen interface • Bright 4.3” diagonal, color touch screen display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA TFT display with white backlight • Lithium-ion battery - lasts up to five hours, depending on usage and settings • Flight Plans: 50 with up to 300 points each • Flight log: At least 30 most recent flights • Auto time zone – aera will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating • High-sensitivity GPS receiver with WAAS position accuracy for improved performance and reception • Simplified PC connectivity, using USB mass storage for easy data base updates at http://fly.garmin.com • Unit dimensions – 5.3”W x 3.3”H x 0.9”D • Weight – 9.5 oz (270g) • Rugged and waterproof (IPX-7) • Interface with SL30 and SL40 for frequency tuning.
Automotive Features:
• Preloaded street maps of Europe
• Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance - “Turn right on High Street”
• Bluetooth wireless technology– enabling hands-free calling
• Micro-SD™ card slot for optional mapping and data storage
• Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more
• Lane Assist – lane guidance will direct you to the lane that you need to be in while navigating (550)
• Junction View - you will see a realistic image of some major junctions (aera 550)
• Garmin Connect™ Photos – associate your favorite images with saved locations and visit Garmin Connect at http://connect.garmin.com to download new images with included coordinates
• Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator
• Popular optional accessories include: Navteq traffic updates via GTM 20 (550) and motorcycle mount