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Manufacturer

GARMIN Quest

Status Product
Vehicles Motorcycle
HMI description

Screen

2.7" Diagonal, 256-color, bright, sunlight-readable display (2.2"W x 1.5"H)
160 x 240 pixels
reflective TFT high resolution with backlighting

Audio

Voice prompts for navigation instructions and warnings using 12-volt speaker

Map

2-D only
Basemap: includes a built-in Americas Autoroute Basemap with automatic routing capabilities shows airports, lakes, rivers, cities, highways, and interstates with exit information.
MapSource compatibility : Compatible with most MapSource products. Included City Navigator North America DVD provides additional mapping detail throughout the U.S. and Canada (including rural areas) and Puerto Rico.
Compatible with optional BlueChart marine cartography.

Button

"One-Button Home" feature quickly routes home.

Specific
sub-function HMI

Use navigation

Find cities, exits, addresses and points of interest.
Exit information reveals services available at interstate and motorway exits.
Customizable road segment and area avoidance
Fast automatic off-route and detour recalculation
Waypoints: 500 user waypoints with name, category, comment, and graphic symbol
Route Planner lets save 50 routes, specify via points, and preview turns
Track log: 10,000 point automatic track log lets you retrace your path
Auto sort multiple destinations
Auto re-route
Choice of route setup
Route avoidance
Where am I ? feature (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection)

Pictures

 

 

 

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GPS Satellite Info shows available                Above options by pressing MENU
satellites and signal strengths.                while on Satellite Info page

 


Above options pertain to display performance. Select the AUTO day/nite mode and backlight timeout on battery

 

System Setup options are selected from these two pages. 

Above display shows loaded maps

 

 

 

The above six screens show the various options for setting up display map features and to add/remove detail as needed.  Generally we think the defaults work pretty well.

 

 

 

Above show selections for route calculation methods to be used by Quest.  ||  Welcome Screen for user name etc.

 

System Setup Screens                          Various GPS Mode Select options

 

Voice Guidance Options Language Select options (about half)

 

Select 12 or 24 hour format                   Select Time Zone

 

Select resolution mode for tracklog     Enable/Disable tracklog recording

 

Setup measurement units for GPS Select distance units 

 

Select degrees display for windows       Select Grid to be used with your maps

 

Select Magnetic Heading to be used   Select Vertical speed units to use

Select Map Datum to use

 

Without a BASEMAP of the local area, when user go to the 8 mile scale, he lose all map data except whatever small amount of map data (Irish coast outline above is in the USA basemap) and  his personal waypoints and any tracks he may have put down.

This screen shows the DAYTIME color scheme.

 

Options for TrackLog setup showing various resolution options available

Size and weight

4.5"W x 2.2"H x .9"D
5.5 ounces (155.92 g)

Case

Waterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 mins.)

Antenna

Integrated flip-up GPS patch antenna

Battery and electric source

Rechargeable internal lithium-ion battery that provides up to 20 hours of use

Memory

Internal memory: 115 megabyte internal memory (not expandable) for loading MapSource detail including marine BlueChart and topographic cartography