Becker Cascade 7944 specs

NAVIGATION

Destination input
Alphabet and selection list, entry/selection using right-hand dial, enter destination using Spoken Dialogue Systems, entry of postal code, street address and intersection

Special destinations
Airports, hospitals, service stations, stations, hotels, restaurants, stadiums, etc.

Destination memory
500 destinations from the address book plus the last 50 destinations

Via key
Entry of an interim destination

TMC
Dynamic route guidance with TMC available in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain (ITIS), Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland (traffic information is included in route calculation), all traffic delays reported in the selected reception zone are displayed, automatic TMC transmitter selection

Traffic jam function
Blocks route section immediately before traffic hotspot

Info key
Continuously updated announcements of arrival time, destination address, address of the selected intermediate destination, time, remaining journey time, average speed, distance driven

Route calculation modes
Dynamic/shortest/fastest route; “Avoid” option for motorways, toll routes, ferries

Route calculation
Selection between sports car, car, van or user-defined

Route guidance
Announcement in natural voice (male/female/country-specific), language selection (CZ, D, DK, E, Flemish, F, GB, I, NL, P, PL, S, TR, US)

Display
Turn-offs with side roads, numerical display and decreasing bars up to turn-off point, current road, turn-off road, estimated time of arrival, current position, remaining journey time, remaining distance and time

Included on Database
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, San Marino, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and Vatican City

Speed Limit
Display of speed limits on motorways, where available on european highways

Bluetooth wireless technology
Connection of Bluetooth capable mobile phones*, Object-Push Profile, hands-free communication,
exchange of address- and telephone directories, voice control of telephone function

CD-/MP3-PLAYER

CD-ROM quad-speed drive (CD-R, CD-RW)

CD mixed mode, CD multisession

Functions
Skip track, random play, repeat, scan search, index mix, scan function, display of track/total time remaining, number of tracks on CD, directories, ID-3 tags (title and artist), CD text, supports fixed and variable bit-rates (up to 320 kbit/s)

Compression format
MP3 playback supported by CD, CF card or Microdrive

EQUIPMENT LEVEL

Last-Address-Memory
The unit stores most recent settings

Performance
167 MHz processor, 32-Bit RISC architecture

Audio
Music output 4 x 30 watts; RMS output 4 x 18 watts, 5-band equalizer, Pre-out 4 channels plus subwoofer (adjustable)

Memory
64 MB RAM, 32 MB Flash memory

Display
OLED-Vario-Colour-Display (15 colour settings)

Snap-In-Chassis
Simple installation in vehicle without mounting frame

Operation
ETC – Easy to Control menu navigation

Voice control
Key functions can be accessed via spoken commands in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or US-English plus 50 programmable commands

TUNER

Radiotext, 2-RDS-Tuner Frequency Diversity (FM)

Frequency bands
FM, AM, SW (49 m)

D.A.S. Dynamic Auto Store – FM
Display of all available RDS stations

Memory
20 manual plus 40 for D.A.S.

Station search
Automatic/manual, scan search (stations are previewed for 10 seconds)

PTY
Station selection according to type of programming, e.g. rock, pop, classic, news, etc.

FM Input sensitivity
< 2 μV / 50 ohm

Frequency range
FM 30 Hz....15 kHz, AM 50 Hz....3 kHz

Search frequency bands
FM/AM/SW 100/9/5 (kHz)

CONNECTIONS/MISCELLANEOUS

DIN-ISO connection
Yes

Telephone mute, low-frequency telephone input
Yes

AUX input
Yes

20-step SDV
Speed Dependent Volume control

TP Traffic Programs
Manual and automatic station selection

EON Enhanced Other Network
Display of traffic information outside reception zone

Media stop during traffic announcements
Yes