New AVIC-F310BT: smart double-din navigation and entertainment with detachable screen.

The NavGate AVIC-F310BT (available across Europe in July) is one of the most competitively-priced products in our range of integrated in-car GPS navigation and multimedia centres.

Providing simple, highly intuitive control of navigation, audio and phone features, it’s a multi-talented partner for more entertaining and efficient journeys.

The AVIC-F310BT provides:

• comprehensive navigation across Europe complemented by
• a range of powerful features (including traffic alerts, 2D and 3D maps),
• versatile connectivity to enjoy high-quality audio from virtually any source and
• hands-free phone communications.

The ‘face’ of the 2-Din NavGate AVIC-F310BT is a 4.3-inch WQVGA touch screen, that can be detached for peace of mind.

The wide-viewing angle display is perfect for viewing the detailed maps (covering 9 million kilometres across 44 countries covered) available in 2D or 3D views integrated on the fast-response internal flash memory.

Keeping a constant eye on the road ahead, the system monitors TMC traffic feeds to assess traffic flows up to 150 kilometres away: should a problem arise, the system will suggest alternative routes for you.

With a powerful processor, navigation and entertainment capabilities can be used simultaneously. And when it comes to playing your audio, your way, the NavGate AVIC-F310BT has it covered. As well as playing CDs, you can enjoy audio in a range of formats including MP3, WMA, AAC or WAV (played from CD or USB), connect and control your iPod or iPhone (through an optional cable) and Personal Media Players through the Audio-in socket.

However you want to enjoy your music, it’s very easy to control these sources, search for tracks, shuffle playlists and flip between entertainment and navigation screens.

As the in-car brand for audiophiles, sound quality from our NavGate range is excellent. The NavGate AVIC-310BT is no exception: it includes our renowned MOSFET 50 W x 4 amplifier set-up to play clear and crisp powerful audio.

A 3-band parametric equalizer is integrated to tune audio to the acoustic characteristics of your vehicle and an RCA pre-out terminal is available to add an additional amplifier or amplified subwoofer.

Your communications is managed by the industry’s optimum Bluetooth system from Parrot. You can leave your phone anywhere in the vehicle or in your pocket and all your contacts are available to browse and call. All conversations are clearly relayed through your car’s speakers. Three phones can be registered in the system with 400 contacts available per user.

By detaching the screen and connecting it via a USB cable to your PC, you can analyse your journeys and driving records and personalise your system too. Our all-new NavGate Feeds PC application will collate driving history (useful for expenses claims) and, with the Eco Report, you can view your driving style (such as acceleration and breaking) to see how this impacts fuel consumption.

By inserting an RSS feed in NavGate Feeds, you can select locations of geotagged images and add them to your NavGate unit as POIs via SD or USB.

The system is easily fitted with straight cable-to-cable replacement of the original head unit and can be fitted to a wide range of vehicles.

For more information:

• What is NavGate?
• Browse our existing line-up of NavGate systems
• Where to reserve your AVIC-F310BT

Published 13 May 2009