Lowrance iWay 600C 5-inch Portable GPS and Marine Navigator and Chartplotter

by Lowrance

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 6.1 x 2.2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LBV8SG
• Item model number: 125-15
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #99,367 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Taking a whole new direction in utility and value, the Lowrance iWAY 600C is the first to offer both precision street-ready and marine-ready navigation, including a wealth of road mapping, plus charting for inland and coastal waters with depth contours. The device also offers a unique display of detailed satellite imagery of cities with streets overlay. All in one complete waterproof package at an affordable price.

Street mode offers 3D (shown here) and two separate 2D veiwing options

A sample of one of the enhanced U.S. lake maps with depth contours

NauticPath provides in-depth charting of U.S. coastal and Great Lakes regions

Birds-eye view with detailed satellite imagery

Plays MP3 files through built-in FM transmitter.

View JPEG digital photos on the huge 5-inch display.

Display and Controls
At 5 inches (measured diagonally), the iWAY 600C's 16-bit color cold-cathode backlit screen TFT touch-screen display is big enough for just about anyone to read easily, even if you are in a truck or recreational vehicle with more distance between you and the windshield, and offers superb readability even in bright sunlight.

The sleek keypad on the right side of the unit offers another entry option for those who have difficulty with, or would just prefer not to use touchscreen controls, and makes it easy to find and perform basic functions quickly.
Speak/Volume: Repeat the last command. Adjust the music and voice command volumes.
Map/Music: Change between the mapping display and the music display.
Menu:  Press this key to show the menus and gain access to most functions.
Find:  Find fuel, lodging, restaurants, other Points of Interest (POIs), street addresses, waypoints, and recent finds.
Power/Light:  Turns the unit on and off. Pressing it once while the unit is on turns on the screen’s backlight.

The keypad is backlit with a bright blue LED that makes it easy to read in dim light.

On The Road - Street Mode
The iWAY 600C provides a robust navigation interface in Street mode, with pre-loaded NAVTEQ maps for the continental United States and Canada and three different options for mapping display -- 2D Track Up, 2-D North Up, and Elevated 3-D. Turn-by-turn audio and visual cues, auto-zooming and automatic recalculation of directions after a missed turn help keep you on track.

• Street address searching, plus auto-routing choices to choose or avoid Toll Roads and Interstates, and avoid Left-Hand Turns
• Mega-memory storage for up to 1,000 addresses
• Safety Passenger Mode allows a passenger to use the GPS features while the car is in motion

On The Water - Marine Mode
In marine mode, the iWAY 600C converts to traditional point-to-point navigation and other features of a chartplotter, with 100 savable and retraceable plot trails in a choice of colors and pecial marine graphic icons to mark favorite spots on the water.

• MapCreate provides shoreline detail with over 3,000 Enhanced U.S. Lake Maps with depth contours for inland waters.
  
• High Detail NauticPath charts for the Great Lakes and Costal U.S. waters offer depth contours, navaids, port servies, tide/current data , and more.

Satellite View
Hundreds of select metropolitan areas of the U.S. and Canada can also be displayed on the iWAY 600C utilizing high-detail, "birds-eye-view", satellite imagery. This is exceptionally useful when you are trying to orient yourself to visually distinctive destinations and landmarks, such as sports stadiums, parks and zoos, prominent buildings, and adjacent waterways.

Media Support
Given its navigational versatility, it's almost surprising that the iWAY 600c offers such robust media features. It has both an MP3 player and JPEG photo viewer. 5GB of onboard stoarage will hold hundreds of songs or photos.  The 5-inch display makes the iWAY 600c and exceptional photo viewer that you can take anywhere.

For MP3s, the iWAY 600c has a full-spectrum FM modulator that wirelessly streams music through an open FM radio channel to your vehicle's own audio system. The device also has an internal speaker and a headphone jack, so you can use it as a music player even when your out of your vehicle.

Specs

• Built-in, precision 12-parallel channel GPS+WAAS receiver
• Pre-loaded with complete NAVTEQ maps for continental United States and Canada
• Maps can be updated through the internal USB port with a PC Windows® XP, ME, 2000, or Macintosh OS X
• 30GB internal hard drive, with 25GB of storage dedicated to high-detail mapping and satellite imagery (10GB dedicated to mapping detail for Western Europe models)
• 5GB of storage reserved for MP3 audio files (20GB for Western Europe models)
• 6.1 inches wide x 4.5 inches high x 2.15 inches deep (15.5cm x 11.55 cm x 5.45 cm)
• Completely sealed to prevent internal corrosion
• Full one-year warranty

What's In The Box
iWay 600C gps portable navigation unit, speaker/cigarette power adapter with volume control and 1/8" stereo jack, suction-cup mounting bracket for windshield applications, USB to PC interface cable for transferring data files (MP3, JPEG, etc.), 110VAC to 12VDC power converter for in-home use (while transferring data files, etc.), iWAY 600C protective cover

Product Description

Lowrance iWAY 600C Portable Color GPS & WAAS Navigation System tackles road or water and all points in between. A true revolution in GPS units. The iWAY 600Cis the new standard for utility and value... the first unit to offer both precision street-ready and marine-ready navigation... including a wealth of road mapping, plus charting for inland and coastal waters with depth contours. Also displays detailed satellite imagery of cities with streets overlay. Not to mention stereo MP3 music player, wireless full spectrum FM modulator, and a picture viewer. All in one complete waterproof package at an affordable price. Display: 3 1/2" diagonal 320H x 240V pixel sunlight-viewable, 16-bit color TFT touch-screen display; Super-bright, white LED backlit screen; Navigation: Built-in, precision 16-channel GPS+WAAS receiver; Simplified touch-screen menus with 5 primary keys; Maps can be updated through the internal USB port with a PC Windows XP, ME, 2000, or Macintosh OS X; Street Mode: 3 selectable mapping displays: 2-D Track Up, 2-D North Up and Elevated 3-D; Built-in, detailed and highly accurate NAVTEQ turn-by-turn database for the continental U.S. and Canada with over 5 million points-of-interest; Turn-by turn audio and visual cues, including auto-zooming and automatic recalculation of directions after a missed turn; Street address searching, plus auto-routing choices to choose or avoid toll roads, interstates, even left-hand turns; Mega-memory storage for up to 1,000 addresses; Safety passenger mode allows a passenger to use the GPS feature while the car is in motion; Marine Mode: MapCreate shoreline detail with over 3,000 Enhanced U.S. Lake Maps with depth contours for inland waters; High Detail NauticPath charts for the Great Lakes and Costal U.S. waters with depth contours, navaids, port servies, tide / current data , and more; 100 saveable and retraceable plot trails in a choice of colors; Special marine graphic icons to mark favorite spots on the water; Media Pla

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY happy with my 600c, July 4, 2009

By	pleased 600 user - See all my reviews

I've been using my 600c after updating from an earlier model. I've seen other GPS units my friends have, but would never trade theirs for mine. I use mine in the car and on my motorcycle. Like no other GPS, it is visible in broad daylight on my bike.

I like the 640x480 resolution - it provides a lot of detail. I also like that the text overlays on the display are programmable. You position what you want, where you want it, and the size you want it to be. And not just the distance to the next turn & a turn arrow; you can optionally display time, speed, battery voltage, total distance, distance to the next stop, and more. As the user, you decide what you want to see and how you want it to appear.

My wife travels a lot, with numerous stops along the way. For her, it is a simple matter of entering the addresses (which is so easy it can even be done while driving - but shame on anyone for doing that!), and then telling the unit to rearrange the waypoints for the most logical route to take. If you decide to take a scenic route, it will notice within a few feet and nearly instantly reroute you. (Other GPS units want you to turn around. I've only heard the 600c say 'make a U-turn' once!)

I also like the MP3 player. I want to listen to music when I travel, but I don't want the GPS to compete with the radio. By having an MP3 player incorporated into the unit, the music automatically pauses when you need to pay attention to your voice instructions for the next turn. I can also manually pause the music when my cell phone rings.

I was reluctant to spend a lot of money on a GPS, but I am glad I bought this unit. It makes driving a much more relaxed experience. Perhaps unfortunately, I have become dependant on the 600c and cannot travel without it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big, Bad and FULLY FEATURED, December 8, 2007

By	Big Daddy (Harrisburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lowrance iWay 600C 5-inch Portable GPS and Marine Navigator and Chartplotter (Electronics)

Waterproof, Heavy Duty, Jumbo BRIGHT Display, kinda quirky till you get to know it, but DOES EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. It doesn't have a Radar Transmitter like it's Marine big brothers made by Lowrance, but it's not 11 Thousand dollars either, like they are. It DOES however have many of their expensive features like WAAS detection for super accurate positioning within 3 feet !! (*NOTE; WAAS is not available EVERYWHERE, but even when its not, its with 9 feet aprox) This thing is more like a piece of Military Hardware than the pocket sized gps's you see on sale everywhere, but the Windshield mount is made in Germany and is also very heavy duty and works great. Several types of portable mounts are available if you shop. The telemetry screens are COMPREHENSIVE, colorful, fully loaded with all types of ACCURATE Street Level Location/Routing AND Nautical data, Completely Re-Configurable. Pleasant Male or Female Navigator Voice and Turn by Turn Voice street announcing through speaker on Power supply or FM Radio with no hook up is GREAT Design. Includes depth markers and Pier/Bridge/Harbor etc. on ALL WATERWAYS IN North America, which is AMAZING to browse. It comes with the AC power adapter, so you can view tomorrows outing in your Hotel room, and program your route, and view local info without a computer. Since it does Marine too, its the perfect Adventuring Tool. NO CELL TOWER NEEDED !! works anywhere on the Planet 24/7. Sat overlay is a Bonus, but don't count of it unless you live in a MAJOR city. FM transmitter works very well with my Factory FM radio in my truck, but it was necessary to adjust preamp output level down a little on the I-way 600c. This was easy on the music options menu. If you want absolutely every feature there is without a subscription, this is it. I would buy it again, no question for me. P.S. Having 10 gig of music and/or color slideshow of Home is also nice to have along.