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The RoadMate 2200T from Magellan is a self-contained vehicle navigation system that offers compactibility alongside with effective capabilities when it comes to navigation. This device is particularly suited for drivers who do not have in-built navigation system installed in their car. It is sturdy and easily portable design, simple operation, and multi-function capability make it a great choice for any journey. This device sports dimensions of 3.7 by 2.0 by 0.6 inches and weighs 7.8 ounces for easy transport between vehicles making it only a little chunkier than your average PDA or Smartphone. It has a 3.5-inch, responsive touch screen where all the commands are entered and which also displays 64,000 colors at a 320×240-pixel resolution, making maps, text, and images look sharp. The screen is also viewable in sunlight and at multiple angles. The Magellan RoadMate 2200T features a SiRF Star III GPS chipset and comes preloaded with maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. To start navigation, you can enter a specific street address, an intersection, or a POI or select an entry from the Address Book. The latter holds up to 250 addresses and can include a street address, a point on the map, a POI, or an intersection. Like much of the RoadMate series, the 2200T has the QuickSpell feature, which helps speed up the process of text entry. As you start to punch the numbers and letters of an address into the virtual keyboard, QuickSpell dims out any characters that don’t match any of the city or streets located in the system’s database. The 2200T has text-to-speech functionality, although Magellan calls it SayWhere. The technology allows the unit to speak specific street names when giving voice-guided directions, which is nice since this allows you to keep your eyes on the road more of the time instead of on the GPS screen. You get text-based directions as well, and you can view maps in 3D, 2D (track up or north up), and night mode. If you happen to miss a turn, the RoadMate 2200T can automatically recalculate a new route based on your current position, or if there is a specific part of the route you want to avoid, a Detour function can help you tell the unit to go around that part based on distance. The Magellan RoadMate™ 2200T comes in a well organized box which includes a DC power adapter, a USB cable, mounting bracket and optional dashboard mount ‘plastic disc’, CD-ROMs containing the ‘PC Toolkit’ software and the ‘Reference Manual’, ‘Getting Started’ guide (English and Spanish), ‘Quick Reference’ guide (English and Spanish), accessories leaflet, ‘Extended Warranty Program’ application, and warranty information.