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The Nextar Snap3 offers text- and voice-guided directions as well as text-to-speech functionality so you'll be able to hear actual street names. The system can calculate routes by one of four methods: quickest route, shortest distance, major roads, or local roads, and you can instruct it to allow or avoid interstates, ferry ways, car pool lanes or toll roads. There's also a Current Location item that will display your coordinates and block information, which is nice data to have in case you're meeting someone or need to road assistance. If you don't have a specific destination in mind, the Snap3 can simply track your route as you drive. You can plan trips by entering specific addresses, intersections, or selecting locations from your Recent or Favorites lists. The navigation features are pretty standard compared with other GPS devices on the market today.
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The Nextar Snap3 comes preloaded with NAVTEQ maps of the United States and Canada and 1.6 million points of interest. The Nextar Snap3 comes packaged with an AC adapter, a car charger, a soft carrying pouch, a vehicle mount (windshield and dash), and reference material. Last but not least, there's a mini USB port and a master power switch. The top of the unit has a stylus holder and a miniSD card expansion slot for loading up all your multimedia files. Meanwhile, the right spine has an external antenna jack, a power button, and a lock key. On the left side, there are volume up and down keys, a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, and a play/stop button for the media player. As is, you have to sort through various tabs, which can be overwhelming at first glance.
#Nextar navigation systems how to#
For the most part, you shouldn't have any problems figuring out how to enter addresses, plan trips, and the like, but we think choosing the various route and display options could be simpler.
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Once we dug into the Navigator program, we recognized the user interface and menu system as the same one found on the Rand McNally GPS Navigator. The main menu is easy to understand and use with clearly identified icons, though it could certainly use a boost in the aesthetics department. That said, the display doesn't quite have the sharpness or crispness of some of the other systems we've tested. The front features a 3.5-inch touch screen that's bright and readable in various lighting conditions.
#Nextar navigation systems portable#
The Nextar Snap3 has a simple design and compact frame at 3.9 inches wide by 3 inches tall by 0.6 inch deep, so you'll have no problem carting this petite portable navigation system between vehicles.