Navigation Features
Traffic Information
Built-in Bluetooth
Mounting Options
Power Requirements
Computer Requirements

Navigation Features

GPS Receiver: The RoadMate 3055 is equipped with a WAAS/EGNOS-equipped GPS receiver. It receives tracking signals from numerous satellites, updating your position once per second. This receiver provides positioning accuracy down to 3 to 5 meters (10-16 feet).

GPS Antenna: The portable navigation unit features an integrated multidirectional GPS patch antenna adding to its sleek design.

GPS Positioning: Setting a GPS position is useful if you are not getting satellite information quickly because the Magellan RoadMate 3055 has traveled over 500 miles while turned off. Setting the GPS position will allow the unit to compute which satellites are available and calculate the position quicker.

GPS Status Screen: The GPS Status screen uses green bars to indicate that the Magellan RoadMate 3055 is using certain GPS satellites to compute the position. Orange bars indicate that the Magellan RoadMate 3055 is trying to lock onto a satellite signal and no bar shown indicates a satellite that is not being tracked. The longer the bars, the better the signal.

Map Data: The RoadMate 3055 comes with detailed maps and destinations of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Canada, and Puerto Rico, preloaded onto the built-in flash memory.

Touchscreen Display: The unit features a large anti-glare, touchscreen 4.7" WQVGA display (9% larger than a standard 4.3" screen) with easy to use menus, maps and icons. The display's brightness can be adjusted for easy night and day time viewing.

Auto Night Map Display: In Auto Night Map Display mode the unit's map screen is displayed in vivid colors for daytime use and a dark-tint colors for nighttime use.

Map Screen: When a route has been calculated, it will be displayed on the Map screen in green with small arrows indicating the direction of travel. The top of the screen displays the name of the street that comes next in your Turn List together with its distance. If you are not in the city in which the next street is, the name of the city is displayed instead. As the route progresses, voice alerts will be used to prompt you of upcoming maneuvers.

• Map View Options: The portable GPS unit allows you to the following map views.
  • 2D Map: Two dimensional view of map which displays the top of the screen in either the direction of your heading or direction pointing North.
  • 3D Map: Three dimensional view of map which displays the top of the screen in the direction of your heading.
• Map Screen Modes: There are two unique modes that the Map Screen can be displayed in - Normal and Routing.
  • Normal: In Normal mode, your position is shown on the map along with the time and your speed. As you travel, your position will be updated, giving you a clear view of your position and surrounding streets.
  • Routing: In Routing mode, additional information is displayed, providing you with more detailed information about the route you have selected. In the routing screen, you can view the name of the current street, plus the street name for the next maneuver, POI icons, and distance to next maneuver. You can toggle between the distance remaining to reach your destination, approximate time remaining until the destination is reached, and the approximate time of day to arrive at your destination.

Multilanguage Turn-By-Turn Voice and Visual Guidance: The RoadMate 3055 offers Turn-by-Turn visual guidance through it's wide touchscreen display and voice guidance via its built-in speaker. You can select English, French, or Spanish.

Text-to-Speech: The RoadMate 3055 is equipped with Text-to-Speech. As you navigate to your destination, the RoadMate 3055 will announce the names of the street or exit ramps (or both if desired) that are involved in each maneuver.

Auto Zoom: You can set the navigation unit's map to automatically zoom in to the lowest level when coming up to a turn.

Turn Warning: The Magellan RoadMate will sound an audible beep, bell, or chime to notify you of an upcoming turn. You can also turn this warning tone off.

Highway Lane Assist: The RoadMate 3055 will display highway signs as you approach a highway interchange, giving you a visual indication of which lane you want to be in (contiguous 48 US coverage only).

Maneuver List Screen: Each line of the Maneuver List screen provides details about the maneuvers in the order that they are to be made, with the next maneuver at the top. The bottom bar of the Maneuver List screen indicates the distance and time to the next maneuver as well as the total distance computed for the route. The Maneuver List can be modified if you want to exclude one of the maneuvers to avoid traveling on one the streets listed.

OneTouch Favorites Menu: The RoadMate 3055 features Magellan's exclusive OneTouch favorites menu. The OneTouch menu provides easy access to those destinations and searches you use most. The OneTouch Favorites menus provides instant access to your personalized bookmarks of favorite places. You can bookmark your personal favorite destinations, and access them whenever you want from the OneTouch menu.

Keyboard Options: When entering your destination or other data, you can use the on-screen keyboard to spell out the name of the location. You can choose to use the standard QWERTY keyboard layout, or switch it to an ABCDEF keyboard layout.

QuickSpell w/ SmartCity Search: QuickSpell with SmartCity Search narrows your address and city searches, making destination entry easy. To help you make sure you enter in the correct destination, the RoadMate 3055 will automatically correct spelling errors and complete your destination address. QuickSpell with SmartCity search also uses information in the unit's database to limit the keys that need to be pressed, presenting only those which can access information in the database.

Current Location Screen: The Current Location screen displays approximate address information, the distance from the next and previous cross streets, as well as your latitude and longitude. To the right is a compass point in your direction of travel, calculated elevation and speed.

Address Selections: The Magellan RoadMate 3055 offers the following address selections.

• Home Address: You can save your Home Address into the Magellan RoadMate's memory so you can quickly return to your  home no matter where you are.
• Address Book: The Address Book contains addresses that you have entered and stored in the navigation unit.
• Address: You can enter an exact or partial address as a destination search.
• Intersection: You can select two streets that intersect and a route can be created to that point.
• City Center: You can create a route to the geographical center of a city that you  select.
• Previous: You can select a previous destination that you have already created a route to, even if you didn't complete the route.

Points Of Interest (POI): The Magellan RoadMate receiver has preloaded POIs that can be used as a destination for a route.

• 6-Million POIs: The RoadMate 3055 offers 6-million points of interests to help you easily find gas stations, restaurants, ATMs, and more. You can search for POIs by entering the name or by selecting from a list of available categories and sub-categories. If desired, you can choose whether or not you want POI icons to be displayed on the map.
• Branded POIs: Branded POIs display your favorite coffee shops, restaurants, and more by their respective logos.
• Highway Exit POIs: This feature provides a listing of restaurants, gas stations, auto repair shops or hotels near approaching freeway exits. You can select one of the POIs listed and create a route to it.

Customizable Route Method: There are a wide variety of methods you can use to create a route. You can set the RoadMate 3055 to calculate your route by Fastest Time, Shortest Distance, Less Freeways or More Freeways. You can also Enable U-Turns and Avoid Toll Roads for any routing method.

Multiple Destination Routing: If you're planning a trip with multiple stops, the RoadMate 3055 will allow you to place the destinations in the order you wish, or allow the unit to order the stops for the most efficient route, saving you time and money. You can change the order of stops at any time.

SmartDetour: When you slow down under 20% of the speed limit on a freeway, after a few seconds the Magellan software assumes you are in a traffic jam and displays the SmartDetour feature on the Map screen. Detours are calculated using the same routing method that was used to create the route. A list of alternate routes will be displayed.

Auto Re-Route: If you travel off the computed route, the Magellan RoadMate 3055 will automatically re-calculate the routing information to get you to your original destination using the routing method you selected when creating the route.

AAA TourBook: The AAA TourBook provides ratings and descriptions on AAA approved places to stay, play, dine, and save. The RoadMate 3055 includes travel information from AAA to make your trip safe, easy, and hassle-free. If you are a AAA member, you can take advantage of discount listings wherever the AAA card is accepted. There is an option to calculate a route to any of the locations provided in the TourBook. AAA TourBook categories include:

• AAA TourBook Information: View information about accommodations, restaurants, destinations, attractions and events in locations near your current position or near any location you enter. (Restaurants and lodging destinations include AAA "Diamond" ratings info.)
• Show Your Card & Save: Search for businesses that offer discounts for AAA members.
• Approved Auto Repairs: Search for AAA-approved automotive repair facilities, including hours of operation and services offered.
• AAA Branch Offices: Search for AAA branch offices with information on hours of operation and services offered.
• Campgrounds: Search for campgrounds rated by AAA.

AAA Member Roadside Assistance: AAA Member Roadside Assistance gets you help fast with a toll-free member service number to assist you in finding an AAA approved tow truck or repair shop. The menu also shows your exact GPS location so you can provide precise information to your location.

Warranty Extension for AAA Members: AAA members can get an extra year of warranty added to the manufacturer's one year warranty by registering their GPS unit within 60 days of purchase.

Emergency Button: The unit's Emergency Button provides immediate directions and phone information for the nearest police station, hospital, or repair facility.

Backup & Restore: The Backup & Restore functions provide a way of storing the address book and other data on an optional micro-SD card inserted in the Magellan RoadMate 3055. When the data has been backed up, it can be restored at any time. Please note that when you restore from backed up data, address book and other data will be replaced with the restored data.

Traffic Information

Free Lifetime Traffic Alerts: The Magellan RoadMate 3055 offers Free Lifetime Traffic alerts. This allows the RoadMate 3055 to provide real-time traffic information with no subscription fees.

Traffic Receiver: The Magellan RoadMate's vehicle power adapter features a built-in traffic receiver. The Magellan RoadMate 3055 can receive traffic information so as to avoid delays in your travel. The unit's built-in traffic receiver will provide you with detours to help you avoid traffic jams and construction zones.

Traffic Incident Alerts: When routing, if a traffic incident(s), slow traffic, or stopped traffic will delay your arrival, the traffic icon on the unit's Map screen will display the computed delay due to traffic in the red box below the traffic icon.

Avoiding Traffic Incidents: When the traffic icon indicates a delay, you can select to avoid any or all of the traffic incidents along your route. The navigation unit will then calculate an alternative route.

Coupons and Offers: With Free Lifetime Traffic Alerts you also get coupon alerts that apply to the POI searches you are performing. Along the top of the POI Search Results and the Map display you will see a banner that displays coupons and offers from various merchants.

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth Technology: The Magellan RoadMate 3055 features Bluetooth Technology for hands-free calling from your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone.

Pairing: You will need to pair your compatible Bluetooth enabled phone with the Magellan RoadMate before initial use. A list of compatible phones can be found on the Magellan website at www.magellangps.com/support.

Built-in Microphone & Speaker: The Magellan RoadMate 3055 is equipped with a built-in speaker and built-in microphone for hands-free calling from your compatible Bluetooth enabled cellular phone. The caller's voice is heard over the unit's built-in speaker, while you talk into the device's integrated microphone.

Answering a Call: The Magellan RoadMate lets you accept or ignore incoming calls from it touchscreen.  When your phone gets an incoming call, the Magellan RoadMate displays an Answer Phone screen. Tap the green button to answer the call or the red button to end the call.

Dialing a Number: The RoadMate 3055 lets you dial a phone number from your Bluetooth enabled phone using the navigation unit's touchscreen. The RoadMate 3055 offers various dialing options.

• Home #: You can quickly dial your saved home number.
• Manual: You can manual enter a phone number using the unit's on-screen keypad.
• Redial: You can quickly redial a recently dialed phone number
• Speed Dial: You can save up to 10 speed dial numbers for quick access.
• Address Book: You can select a phone number from the navigation unit's address book.

Mounting Options

Mounting: The RoadMate 3055 comes supplied with an adjustable arm that can be mounted to either the windshield or dash of your vehicle using a suction-cup mount.

Safety Warning: Please check the applicable regulations in your state regarding windshield mounting. Certain states prohibit the mounting of any items on your windshield. Go to www.magellangps.com for alternative mounting solutions.

Power Requirements

Rechargeable Battery: The Magellan RoadMate receiver has an internal battery that permits use of the receiver for brief periods of time while not connected to external power. The unit has a built-in Li-Ion rechargeable battery that offers up to 2 hours of continuous use. You can recharge the unit's built-in battery with the supplied vehicle power adapter in your car. The internal battery will begin charging as soon as power is supplied to the Magellan RoadMate. It can take up to 4 hours to fully charge the battery, depending on the battery level. The battery does not need to be fully charged to use the Magellan RoadMate.

Battery Strength Indicator: The RoadMate 3055 features an on-screen Battery Strength Indicator so you know exactly how much battery life you have left. 

Auto Power: If the touchscreen has not been accessed or the current position has not changed for a defined period of time, the Magellan RoadMate can be set to power off to save battery life.

Optional AC Adapter: An optional AC power adapter (sold separately) is available from the Magellan website. The optional AC power adapter provides constant power to the navigation unit.

Computer Requirements

mini-USB Port: The Magellan RoadMate 3055 features a mini-USB (type-B) port and comes with a 31" USB cable for connecting the navigation unit to your PC for software and map updates from the Magellan website.

Magellan Content Manager: The Magellan Content Manager is a free downloadable PC application that synchs with your Magellan GPS navigator to deliver new updates, map unlocks, and easy access to your magellangps.com account. Download the free software to enjoy the latest software updates and map updates for your Magellan auto navigation device. It's the fastest and easiest way to get software updates & map updates for the Magellan RoadMate navigation unit.

System Requirements: To use the Magellan Content Manager, your computer will need to meet the following system requirements.

• Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Processor: IBM Compatible PC, 1.5 GHZ Pentium or higher
• Video Card: Video Card DirectX 9.0 compatible with 128 MB of VRAM
• Disc Space: 50 MB free space for installation, more free space required for maps
• Connection Type: USB port