Magellan eXplorist XL User Manual
Magellan
GPS Satellite
Navigator
User Manual
Meridian XL
WARNINGS
USE GOOD JUDGEMENT
This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for
careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for
navigating.
USE CARE
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is
solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of GPS.
The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS
satellites made by the U.S. Government and is subject to change in accordance
with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal
Radionavigation Plan.
USE CAUTION
Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry. When the accuracy
warnings appear on the screen, use the data with extreme caution.
USE PROPER ACCESSORIES
Use only Magellan cables and antennas; the use of non-Magellan cables and
antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver, and will void
the warranty.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
Magellan grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software supplied in and with MAGELLAN GPS products (the "SOFTWARE") in the
normal operation of the equipment. You may make copies only for your
own personal use and for use within your organization.
The SOFTWARE is the property of MAGELLAN and/or its suppliers and is
protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions; therefore, you must treat this SOFTWARE like any other copyright
material.
You may not use, copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as expressly provided in this license. All rights not expressly
granted are reserved by MAGELLAN and/or its suppliers.
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or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
recording, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use
without the prior written permission of Magellan Systems Corporation.
© 1996 by Magellan Systems Corporation. All rights reserved.
Magellan™, Meridian XL GPS™, and Backtrack™ are trademarks of
Magellan Systems Corporation.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................ 1
Packing List................................................................................ 1
Conventions Used In This Manual ............................................. 2
Getting Started ................................................................... 3
General Description ................................................................... 3
Connecting Receiver Power....................................................... 4
First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver.................................... 5
Proper Handling - Signal Reception........................................... 9
Taking your First Fix ................................................................. 10
Saving Your First Waypoint ...................................................... 10
Introduction to Routes .............................................................. 13
Creating a GOTO Route .......................................................... 14
Reference Section............................................................ 15
General Usage ......................................................................... 15
Turning the Receiver Off..................................................................15
Inputting Data ..................................................................................16
Turning the Light ON and OFF ........................................................16
NAV Screens ............................................................................ 17
Viewing the Position Screen............................................................17
Viewing the NAV 1 Screen...............................................................18
Viewing the NAV 2 Screen...............................................................18
Customizing the Nav Screens .........................................................19
PLOT Screens.......................................................................... 21
Viewing the POINTER screen .........................................................21
Viewing the PLOT Screen ...............................................................21
Changing the Plotter Scale.............................................................. 22
Using PAN N SCAN.........................................................................22
Setting a GOTO Using PAN N SCAN .............................................. 23
Deleting Plotter Track ......................................................................23
Viewing the ROAD Screen ..............................................................24
Waypoints................................................................................. 24
Saving a Position Fix as a Waypoint ...............................................24
Creating a Waypoints ......................................................................26
Accessing the Waypoint Menu ........................................................26
Viewing a Waypoint ......................................................................... 27
Accessing the Waypoint Function Menu..........................................28
Projecting a Waypoint......................................................................28
Editing a Waypoint...........................................................................29
Deleting a Waypoint.........................................................................30
Routes...................................................................................... 31
Activating a GOTO Route................................................................31
Accessing the Route Menu..............................................................32
Creating a Multileg Route ................................................................ 32
Activating and Deactivating a Route................................................34
Reversing a Route...........................................................................34
Viewing the Route Summary (Edit Option)..................................... 35
Viewing the Legs of a Route............................................................35
Inserting a Leg in a Route ...............................................................35
Deleting a Leg .................................................................................36
Adding a Leg ...................................................................................37
Replacing a Waypoint......................................................................38
Navigating (Activating) a Leg...........................................................38
Deleting a Route..............................................................................39
Creating a MOB (Man OverBoard) Route ....................................... 39
Creating a Backtrack Route.............................................................40
Creating a COORD Route ............................................................... 40
Viewing the LAST FIX Trip Summary Screen..................................41
Last Fix Buffer .......................................................................... 41
Viewing a LAST FIX.........................................................................41
SETUP Options........................................................................ 42
Initializing the Receiver....................................................................42
Setting the Coordinate System........................................................43
Setting the Elevation Mode..............................................................43
Selecting Time Display .................................................................... 44
Setting Velocity Averaging ............................................................... 44
Setting Speed Units.........................................................................44
Setting Distance Units .....................................................................45
Setting Elevation Units ....................................................................45
Setting North Reference. ................................................................. 45
Selecting Map Datum ......................................................................45
Setting NMEA .................................................................................. 45
Selecting Baud Rate........................................................................46
Selecting Waypoint Sort ..................................................................46
Selecting the Last Fix Interval .........................................................46
Plot Setup ........................................................................................ 46
Sampling..........................................................................................47
Power Lock......................................................................................47
Light Intensity ..................................................................................48
Contrast ...........................................................................................48
Additional Features .................................................................. 48
Viewing the SAT STATUS Screen ...................................................48
Viewing the Odometer ..................................................................... 49
Resetting the Odometer and/or Trip Odometer ...............................49
Viewing the Clock ............................................................................ 49
Setting Alarms .................................................................................49
Viewing the SUN/MOON Screen.....................................................50
Simulator .........................................................................................51
Deleting Last Fixes ..........................................................................51
Deleting Track from the Plotter Screen............................................51
Delete All Waypoints from Waypoint List ......................................... 52
Clearing Receiver Memory .............................................................. 52
Status Line Icons ............................................................... 53
Troubleshooting ................................................................ 54
Appendix........................................................................... 56
Optional Accessories ......................................................... 56
List of Available Datums .................................................... 57
NMEA Attachment............................................................ 58
City Reference Chart ......................................................... 63
Abbreviations and Data Terms........................................... 66
Specifications .................................................................... 68
Coordinate Systems .......................................................... 69
General Maintenance........................................................ 72
Meridian XL ..................................................................... 72
Power/Data Cable Instruction Sheet .................................. 74
The Global Positioning System .......................................... 75
More Information on GPS ................................................. 77
Glossary ............................................................................ 79
Index ................................................................................ 82
Menu Cross-Reference Guide
This guide displays the menus found in the Meridian XL and the page
number of this manual that the operation is described.
Function Menu
SAT STATUS .... pg. 48
ROUTE MENU .... pg. 31
WAYPOINTS ..... pg. 24
SETUP ......... pg. 42
SIMULATOR ..... pg. 51
ODOMETER ...... pg. 48
LAST FIXES .... pg. 41
CLEAR MENU .... pg. 51
CLOCK ......... pg. 49
ALARMS ........ pg. 49
Accessed by pressing the
MENU key.
Clear Memory Menu
DELETE LFIXES . pg. 51
DELETE TRACK .. pg. 51
DELETE WPTS ... pg. 52
CLEAR MEMORY .. pg. 52
ESCAPE
Accessed from the Function
Menu
NAV Popup Menu
Route Submenu
ACTIVATE ...... pg. 34
REVERSE ....... pg. 34
EDIT .......... pg. 35
DELETE ........ pg. 39
ESCAPE
Accessed by pressing ENTER
from the ROUTE MENU screen
Route Leg Menu
ADD LEG * ..... pg. 37
INSERT ........ pg. 35
DELETE ........ pg. 36
REPLACE ....... pg. 38
NAVIGATE ...... pg. 38
ESCAPE
Accessed by pressing ENTER
while viewing a route leg
* Displayed only for the last
leg in a route
SAVE POS ...... pg. 24
CREATE WPT .... pg. 26
ROUTE MENU .... pg. 31
CONTRAST ...... pg. 48
CUSTOMIZE * ... pg. 19
WPT PROJEC** .. pg. 28
ESCAPE
Accessed by pressing ENTER from
any NAV screen
* From NAV1 and 2 screens only
** From POSITION screen only
PLOT Popup Menu
SAVE POS ...... pg. 24
CREATE WPT .... pg. 26
ROUTE MENU .... pg. 31
CONTRAST ...... pg. 48
PAN N SCAN * .. pg. 22
Accessed by pressing ENTER from
any PLOT screen
* From PAN N SCAN screen only
SETUP Menu
Waypoint Popup Menu
INITIALIZE .... pg. 42
COORD SYSTEM .. pg. 43
ELEV MODE ..... pg. 43
TIME FORMAT ... pg. 44
VELOCITY AVG .. pg. 44
SPEED UNITS ... pg. 44
DIST UNITS .... pg. 45
ELEV UNITS .... pg. 45
NORTH REF ..... pg. 45
MAP DATUM ..... pg. 45
NMEA .......... pg. 45
BAUD RATE ..... pg. 46
WPT SORT ...... pg. 46
LFIX INTERVAL . pg. 46
PLOT SETUP .... pg. 46
SAMPLING ...... pg. 47
POWER LOCK .... pg. 47
LIGHT INTEN ... pg. 48
CONTRAST ...... pg. 48
Accessed from the Function
Menu
EDIT .......... pg. 29
WPT PROJEC .... pg. 28
SUNRISE ....... pg. 50
DELETE ........ pg. 30
ESCAPE
Accessed by pressing ENTER
while viewing a waypoint from
the waypoint list.
Odometer Popup Menu
RESET TRIP .... pg. 49
RESET ODOM .... pg. 49
ESCAPE
Accessed by pressing ENTER
from the ODOMETER screen
SETUP Defaults
INITIALIZE ------------ N/A
COORD SYS --------- LAT/LON
(DEG/MIN.00)
ELEV MODE --------- 2D
TIME FORMAT ------ LOCAL AM/PM
VELOCITY AVG ----- OFF
SPEED UNITS -------- KNOTS
DIST UNITS ---------- NM
ELEV UNITS ---------- FEET
NORTH REF ---------- MAGNETIC
MAP DATUM ------- WGS84
NMEA ---------------- OFF
BAUD RATE ------------- 4800
WPT SORT --------------- ALPHA
LFIX INTERVAL ---------- 10 MINUTES
PLOT SETUP
TRACK ------------- 1.0
ORIENTATION ----- HEADING UP
ALARMS ----------------- ALL OFF
SAMPLING -------------- OFF
POWER LOCK ---------- OFF
LIGHT INTEN ------------ HIGH
CONTRAST -------------- 80%
Welcome from the Magellan crew.
With the purchase of a Magellan GPS satellite receiver, you have joined the
thousands of people who enjoy using GPS in their professional and recreational activities.
Since we introduced our first product more than five years ago, Magellan has
established a reputation for product excellence and customer support. Our
customers include sailors, commercial fishermen, pilots, geologists, explorers,
surveyors, and the Allied Forces in Desert Storm. Your receiver represents the
next generation of GPS technology — technology that is combined with our
hallmark durability and ease of use, which have evolved over years of field
experience.
With your receiver are two documents: the Reference Guide and the Field
Guide.
Like the Magellan GPS receiver, the Field Guide is tough and ready to
go where ever your adventures take you. Printed on waterproof “paper”, its purpose is to explain how to operate the receiver — in any
weather. When not in use, the Field Guide fits neatly in the carrying
case that is provided with the receiver.
The Reference Guide, which you are reading now, provides background information that will give you a deeper technical appreciation of the receiver and the GPS technology in general.
Wherever your outdoor recreation excursions take you, we hope your Magellan
receiver will add to your fun and safety.
So that your experiences contribute to the next generation of Magellan receivers, I need to hear from you. All comments will be considered for incorporation into future products. Address your letters to me at Dept. 3-A.
Yours truly,
Randy D. Hoffman, President and CEO
Magellan Systems Corporation
Dept. 3-A
960 Overland Court
San Dimas, CA 91773
Introduction
Your Magellan GPS receiver has the advanced navigation features that
experienced navigators expect, yet is simple enough for the novice
navigator. This manual is broken up into four chapters; Introduction,
Getting Started, Reference, and Appendix. It is very important that you
go through the Getting Started chapter first as it prepares your receiver
for use and provides some basic instruction for getting you up and running
with your GPS receiver.
The third chapter is a Reference Section for the features found in your
receiver including step-by-step instructions on their use. Because of the
advanced navigational features of the receiver some of the terminology
used in these procedures may be new to you, but don’t let that slow you
down. As you use the receiver such terms as waypoints, leg, route, etc.
will quickly become familiar.
The final chapter of this manual, Appendix, contains some further
explanations and information that will help you use your receiver and
defines many of the terms that may be unfamiliar.
Packing List
The following items should be in your package:
GPS satellite navigator
User Manual
Reference Guide
Additional Items
Carrying case
Lanyard strap
Mounting bracket
Power Cord
If any of these items is missing, please contact your local Magellan dealer or
distributor.
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Conventions Used In This Manual
WARNING: Warning messages will occur to alert you to
potential problems that may be encountered if you do not
follow the directions carefully.
NOTE: Note messages are shown to provide important information that will assist you in understanding your Magellan receiver
and its operation.
If you are following along with your receiver during the step-by-step
instructions, you should make key presses whenever the key name is in
bold text. Text where the key name is not bolded is informational but can
be pressed if you desire.
The Reference section of this manual is divided up into the various
operations that you can perform with your receiver. Each section is titled
with the operation to be performed, a brief description of the operation
and how it might be used, a graphic display of the key presses to be used
as a "quick reference" for the operation, and a detailed description of
the operation with the screens shown for clarity.
After you have used your receiver for a short period of time you will find
that you will need to refer to this manual less and less and the graphic
displays of the key presses will be all you will need to remind you of the
steps required.
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Getting Started
General Description
The Meridian XL is a self-contained hand-held GPS receiver designed for
general purpose position locating and navigation. It has a removable
quadrifilar antenna located on the upper right side of the receiver, a highcontrast backlit LCD, and keypad. Using three AA batteries, inserted from
the battery door found behind and near the base of the receiver, the
Meridian XL will operate continuously for up to 6 hours.
Removable
Quadrifilar
Antenna
Backlit
Display
Power Key
Turns the receiver
on and off
NAV Key
Accesses the three
navigational screens
PLOT Key
Accesses the three
graphical navigation
screens
Light Key
Turns the display
backlight on and
off
Battery Door
(not shown)
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MOB/GOTO Key
Accesses the MOB/GOTO
list used to activate routes
Arrow Keys
Four keys used to input
data or to display other
screens.
Enter Key
Accepts data inputs and
accesses pop-up menus
found on some screens
Menu Key
Accesses the
Function Menu
Meridian XL
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Receiver Accuracy. Before beginning, just a few words on the accuracy
of your receiver. The satellite constellation used to provide the GPS
information that your receiver uses was put into orbit and is maintained
by the Department of Defense (DoD) for use by the U.S. armed forces
and its allies. GPS positioning for general use produces an accuracy of 25
meters or better, far more accurate than anyone anticipated. Since the
signals generated by these satellites are accessible to anyone, the DoD
has introduced errors into the signals sent by the satellites for security
reasons. These errors are referred to as Selective Availability (or SA).
At present, your GPS position will be accurate to within 100 meters
horizontally and 150 meters vertically. This accuracy can be improved by
using Differential GPS (DGPS), which is described later in the manual. SA
means that 95% of the time, your horizontal coordinates will be within
100 meters of your actual position. Elevation may vary even further.
Connecting Receiver Power
Connecting Power to the Meridian XL. The Meridian XL receiver
operates on either three AA batteries or a 9-16 volt DC external power
source. Before using the Magellan Meridian XL GPS receiver, you need to
install the batteries by removing the battery compartment door as shown.
While the battery compartment was designed to be moisture resistant, it
is not sealed and will not prevent moisture from entering with prolonged
exposure. Even when operating the Meridian XL with external power, the
batteries are required to prevent loss of data if you should lose external
power for any reason.
Insert the batteries as shown in
the receiver and reinstall the
battery cover. You are now
ready to turn the receiver on.
The receiver’s memory has internal protection for power loss of
up to 10 minutes. This allows you to change the batteries
without losing the receiver’s memory provided that you change
the batteries within the 10 minute time frame.
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First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver
You do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it. Follow these steps
to initialize the Meridian XL if this is the first time you are using it, if the receiver
memory has been cleared or if the receiver has been transported more than 300
miles while turned off. In the latter case, you are not automatically prompted by
the receiver to reinitialize and the POSITION screen is displayed instead of the
initialization warning after the start-up screens. The POSITION screen tells you the
coordinates of the last position received. These coordinates are not necessarily
those of your current position.
Inputting Approximate Position. To give your receiver an approximate
idea of its current location, you will need to enter the approximate latitude,
longitude, date, and time of where you are now.
Since you may not know the latitude and longitude coordinates of your present
position, the Meridian XL provides you with a list of geographic regions in the
receiver’s Initialize function under Setup. This allows you to choose the general
area of the world you are in, and the specific country or province of your current
position. Selecting the appropriate location from the list will give your receiver an
approximate starting point for tracking satellites. This will greatly shorten the
time it will take the receiver to get your position for the first time (referred to as
Time To First Fix).
Turn the receiver on by holding down the POWER key until the start-up
screens appear.
MAGELLAN
If the receiver has not been
initialized previously, or if the
receiver’s total memory has been
cleared, you will see the following
screen, prompting you to press
ENTER to initialize.
Press ENTER to Initialize.
COPYRIGHT
MAGELLAN CORP.
BATTERY
POWER
UNIT IS NOT
INITIALIZED
PRESS ENTER
TO INITIALIZE
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If you inadvertently press another key without initializing manually, the
receiver displays the POSITION screen with null values for the latitude
and longitude (00°00.00N, 000°00.00W). In this case, the receiver will
self-initialize, which may take 15 minutes or more. The elevation mode
will automatically switch from 2D to 3D, which is necessary to obtain a
proper first fix. The recommended method is to press ENTER and
initialize manually, which will allow the receiver to get a position fix
sooner.
Using latitude and longitude will satisfy most of the users of this
receiver, but you may use any of the other coordinate systems
(UTM, OSGB, TDs, Irish Grid, Swiss Grid, Swedish Grid or Finnish
Grid) to initialize the receiver. If you prefer one of these coordinate systems, select the desired coordinate system in the
COORD. SYSTEM section of Setup, then access INITIALIZE. You
will be prompted to enter the appropriate data in the format of
the chosen coordinate system.
The region screen appears with a
list of locations around the globe.
This list extends to a second page
which can be viewed using the UP/
DOWN ARROWs. Highlight the
general area of the world where
you are located and press ENTER.
A list of countries, provinces or
states within that general area
appears. Use the UP/DOWN
ARROWs to select the country,
province or state of your location
and press ENTER.
The receiver displays the Initialize
page with the highlight active in
the elevation field. Use the LEFT/
RIGHT and UP/DOWN ARROWs
to enter your present elevation if
you know it, and press ENTER. If
you do not know your elevation,
simply press ENTER.
REGION
USA
THE AMERICAS
EUROPE
EASTERN ASIA
WESTERM ASiA
COUNTRY/STATE
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
ELEVATION
37`00.00N
119`00.00W
+00000FT EL
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If this is not the first time you have used your receiver, or if it is the first
time but your receiver has already begun acquiring satellite signals, the
following time and date entry may not be displayed.
Input your local time. Take extra
care to input the time correctly
(to within 10 minutes),
including the AM/PM
designator. Use the ARROW
KEYs to change the time. Use the
UP/DOWN ARROWs to change
“AM” to “PM” if necessary. When
the time is correct, press ENTER.
Please note that if you are located in a half-hour time zone, you will
need to manually reset the time, after the receiver has taken a position
fix, by adding or subtracting one half hour. Please refer to Setup - Time
Display for directions on resetting time.
Your receiver requires just one
more piece of information and
that is the date. Use the UP/
DOWN ARROWs and RIGHT/
LEFT ARROWs to set the correct
date. Your display should resemble
the one shown at right. Doublecheck all of the information
entered. Then, press ENTER.
If you notice that you made a mistake, press MNU, highlight SETUP, press
ENTER. Select INITIALIZE, press ENTER and start over.
Initializing With Known Coordinates
If you know your present latitude
and longitude, you may enter
them directly (instead of choosing
a geographic location from the
list). In this case, highlight ENTER
COORD on the second page and
press ENTER. The City Reference
Chart, found in the appendix,
provides coordinates of many
major cities.
TIME
37`00.00N
119`00.00W
+00000FT EL
12:05P
DATE
37`00.00N
119`00.00W
+00000FT EL
12:05PM
18OCT96
REGION
AUSTRALIA
AFRICA
PACIFIC
ATLANTIC
ENTER COORD
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Press the UP ARROW. Notice that
the highlighted number has
incremented by one. Keep pressing
the UP ARROW until the first digit
matches the first number you
found for latitude. If you go past
the number you want, you can use
the DOWN ARROW to step down
or continue using the UP ARROW
and loop through the number
sequence.
When the correct number is
displayed, press the RIGHT
ARROW to step to the second digit
on the latitude line.
What’s important to remember
here is that the UP/DOWN
ARROWs step up or down through
the numbers and the RIGHT/LEFT
ARROWs move the highlight to the
right or left.
Continue entering the latitude. Use
the RIGHT ARROW to highlight
the “N” at the end of the latitude
line. Latitude may be north “N” or
south “S” and may be changed, if
necessary, by using the UP/DOWN
ARROW. Once the latitude is
correct, press ENTER.
The cursor (highlighted area) has
now jumped down to the first character on the longitude line. Following the same procedure as before,
enter the longitude and “E” or
“W”.
COORDINATE
0`00.00N 0
000`00.00W
COORDINATE
3 `00.00N
0
000`00.00W
COORDINATE
34`17.00
000`00.00W
COORDINATE
34`17.00N
118`39.00
N
W
Your display should now resemble the one shown above with your latitude
and longitude. If all of the information for the latitude and longitude is correct, press ENTER. (If you notice now that you made a mistake in the latitude
or longitude, press MNU, highlight SETUP MENU and press ENTER. Select
INITIALIZE, press ENTER to start over.)
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The receiver will prompt you for
your local elevation, time and date.
COORDINATE
34`17.00N
118`39.00W
00000FT EL
Use the UP/DOWN and RIGHT/
+
LEFT ARROWs to enter these as
described above; press ENTER to
confirm each screen.
COORDINATE
34`17.00N
118`39.00W
+00000FT EL
05:19PM
The receiver is now ready to perform one of its primary functions,
providing you with your current position.
Proper Handling - Signal Reception
The illustrations show both the proper and improper placement of a fixed
antenna on a boat. Also, the fellow trying to get a position fix on the
deck of the boat would get better signals if he would move up to the
bridge. Physical obstructions (buildings, large trees, etc.) will block satellite
signals from reaching the receiver. If unable to get a position fix, move
the receiver so it has a clearer view of the sky, allowing it to choose from
all of the satellites currently available.
Good Antenna
Location
Poor Antenna
Location
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Taking your First Fix
To get a position fix, you must be outside with a clear view of the sky and
away from any large obstructions (buildings, large trees, etc.).
Rotate the antenna upward and hold the receiver in a comfortable position.
If the receiver is off, press the POWER key to turn the receiver on, or if
you have just finished initializing the receiver, press the NAV key until the
screen showing your coordinates is displayed. This screen is called the
POSITION screen.
The POSITION screen appears with the
latitude, longitude, and elevation that
you entered in during INITIALIZE. The
word “SEARCHING” appears indicating
that the receiver is searching the sky
for satellites.
In a short period of time, the receiver
will locate the satellites and begin
receiving information. The first
indication of this is that “SEARCHING”
is replaced with a bar graph indicating
the receiver’s progress toward acquiring
GPS data from the satellites.
POSITION
34`17.00N
118`39.00W
0 F T E L
SEARCHING
WGS84
POSITION
34`17.00
118`39.00
0 F T E L
WGS84
N
W
Within a few minutes, the bar graph
will disappear and be replaced with the
local time. This indicates that your
receiver is receiving GPS information
and has computed your present
position. Everything that you do from
POSITION
34`06.58
117`49.56
0 F T E L
10:39:07AM
WGS84
now on is based on the position
information received.
Saving Your First Waypoint
You now have a position fix that defines your current location. During
normal operation your receiver continuously computes your position and
displays that information on the POSITION screen.
You can save this position in the receiver’s memory for use later on. This
stored fix is referred to as a waypoint. A useful way to record this would
be to assign a unique name to the position. That way, if you were to go to
a new location you could use your receiver to guide you back to your
current location.
10
N
W
Press NAV or PLOT (which will take you
34`06.58N
A
18OCT96
117`49.56W
0 F T E L
11:56
SAVE POS
WP001
to a NAV or PLOT screen if you are not
SAVE POS
already there), then press ENTER,
highlight SAVE POS and press ENTER.
This tells the receiver that you want to
store the current position as a waypoint.
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
0 F T E L
The cursor is in the upper left corner,
and the arrows displayed in the lower
right corner of the screen indicate that
it is in the edit mode. What you will do
next is assign a name to this position.
The waypoint name can be created by the receiver or you can input a
name that means something to you. If you press ENTER without creating
a name, the receiver automatically assigns a waypoint name. Waypoint
names assigned by the receiver appear in the format WPxxx, where the
xxx is a sequential number (001, 002 etc.).
To allow the receiver to name the
waypoint automatically, press ENTER.
The following screen will appear briefly
and then the receiver returns to the
POSITION screen.
All waypoint names begin with an icon. You have the option of choosing
one of nine different icons: a right flag ( ), a left flag ( ), a diamond ( ),
a double box( ), an anchor ( ), a square ( ), a diving symbol ( ), a fish
( ), or a target ( ). Unless you select a different icon, unit-generated
waypoint names use a pin ( ) icon. These icons will be used to display the
relative location of the waypoint on the PLOT screen and the ROAD screen
(described later).
Now you will save the same position as above, but this time you will
assign a name to the waypoint.
Press ENTER, highlight SAVE POS and
press ENTER again. Select an icon by
pressing the UP or DOWN ARROW .
SAVE POS
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
0FT EL
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Selecting CREATE WPT instead of SAVE POS will allow you to
enter a waypoint exactly as described above with the additional
option of changing the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the
position. (See Creating Waypoints)
Press the RIGHT ARROW. This moves
the cursor one space to the right. Select
the letter “D” by using the UP/DOWN
ARROWs.
Press the RIGHT ARROW moving the
SAVE POS
D
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
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cursor again one character to the right.
Select the letter “O” by using the UP/
DOWN ARROWs.
A little trick in scrolling quickly through the letters and numbers in the
edit cursor is to hold down the UP or DOWN ARROW key. The characters
scroll by every third character. When you are near the character you want,
release the arrow key and step one character at a time.
Continue using the RIGHT ARROW to
move the cursor and the UP/DOWN
ARROWs until you have spelled out the
word “DOCK” and your screen appears
like the one shown. (Remember, your
SAVE POS
DOCK
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
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position information will be different
from what is displayed here.)
Press ENTER. The screen to the right
will appear briefly and then the display
will return to the POSITION screen.
SAVE POS
DOCK
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
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A18OCT96
12:31
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Introduction to Routes
A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints. To
create a route, you select waypoints that you have stored in the receiver’s
memory. These waypoints are then connected to form the segments or
“legs” of the route. A route may contain from one to fifteen legs.
Suppose you were on a fishing trip in the area shown below. You want to
go from the dock to the bait shop, then across to the inlet on the island.
Before you start, turn the receiver on and let it get a position fix. Once
you have a fix, save it as a waypoint. That way you’ll be able to create a
route back to the dock at the end of the day, even if darkness or weather
conditions (cloud cover, rain, etc.) make it difficult to use your own
navigation skills.
In addition, you can instantly create a one-leg route called a GOTO. This
route uses your present position as its start and any waypoint you select
that you have saved in memory as the destination. The following will
show you how simple it is to create a GOTO route. In this example we
have stored a waypoint in memory and named it " JETTY."
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If the receiver has not yet computed a position fix, then the start
of the GOTO may not represent your current position. It will,
however, correct the navigation information after a position fix is
acquired.
Creating a GOTO Route
After computing a position fix, press
GOTO. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs
to highlight the waypoint that
represents your destination.
The first four selections in the GOTO
menu allow you to create a Man
OverBoard (MOB), Backtrack, or
Coordinate route or to activate an
existing route; they are discussed in the
Reference Section.
Press ENTER. The receiver begins
navigating toward the selected
waypoint and the display returns to the
last viewed NAV screen. Note that the
destination is now placed in the header
bar of the NAV screen.
It is necessary to have a current position fix in order for the
receiver to compute navigation information. If you do not have
a position fix, the navigation information will be displayed with
dashes until a position fix is acquired.
GOTO
MOB
BCKTRK
ROUTE
COORD
BUOY
POSITION
JETTY
DOCK
WP001
WP002
34`06.62N
117`49.54W
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09:38:15AM
WGS84
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Reference Section
This section explains the various functions of your receiver and is organized
by function or topic rather than by menu. To perform a given function,
refer to the Table of Contents and the Menu Cross Reference Guide in
order to quickly locate that section.
General Usage
The receiver is used to compute coordinate positions which are stored as
named waypoints and used to create routes. Waypoints can be viewed,
edited, and projected to create new waypoints, or deleted. Routes can be
created, activated, deactivated, reversed, edited and cleared. This section
covers these and other functions which will enable you to take full
advantage of your receiver’s capabilities.
Turning the Receiver On
POWER
Press the POWER key and hold for three seconds. If the batteries are
installed correctly or the external power is properly connected, the
copyright and Magellan displays will quickly flash on the screen, followed
by the POSITION screen (if the unit has been initialized) or by the message
UNIT IS NOT INITIALIZED PRESS ENTER TO INTIALIZE. (See section on
First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver.")
If these screens do not appear, please check that the battery installation
and/or external power is properly connected and turned on.
Turning the Receiver Off
POWER
To turn the receiver off, press the POWER key. The POWER DOWN
screen is displayed for five seconds. Pressing the POWER key again
before the counter reaches 1 will cause the receiver to turn off
immediately; pressing any other key will stop the receiver from turning
off.
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Inputting Data
The UP/DOWN and LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs have two functions depending
on how the ARROW ICONS are displayed in the bottom right corner of
the various screens.
Moves the cursor
one space , left or
right
Scrolls through the
icons or
alphanumeric list
While on some screens the UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs are used
to access additional pages, on other screens they allow you to input
data, such as waypoint names or coordinates, or to select menu items.
The ARROW ICONS in the status line indicate which mode is currently
being used. Whenever there are additional screens to view from the
one displayed, the receiver shows normal arrow icons ( ) in the lower
right corner of the display. A second type of arrow may be displayed in
the lower right hand corner. These arrows are similar to the first, but
are displayed in reverse video ( ) and are referred to as “input” or
“edit arrows.” When these reverse video arrow icons appear, the arrow
keys are used to enter data or make selections on the current display,
rather than to move from screen to screen.
Turning the Light ON and OFF
To activate the display light, press the LIGHT key. To deactivate the display
light, press the LIGHT key again.
LIGHT
The receiver will indicate that the light is on with a light bulb icon ( ) in
the status line next to the arrow icons.
The display light causes an increase in battery drain resulting in shorter
battery life.
Brightness level can be adjusted (LOW/HIGH) in the SETUP MENU.
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NAV Screens
The three NAV screens accessible from the NAV key are the POSITION,
NAV 1 and NAV 2 screens. You may scroll through these screens using the
NAV key or the UP/DOWN ARROWs. Press NAV until the POSITION screen
is displayed.
Viewing the POSITION Screen
The POSITION screen displays the coordinates and elevation of the
current position in a larger format so that they may be easily viewed
from a distance.
Datum
Zone
POSITION
34`06.58
117`49.56
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10:39:07AM
N
W
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Time
WGS84
POSITION Screen Using LAT/LON Coordinate System
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Time
Datum
POSITION
11 423758E
37
74
562N
0 F T E L
10:39:07AM
WGS84
POSITION Screen Using UTM Coordinate System
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Viewing the NAV 1 Screen
Press the NAV key until the NAV 1 screen appears, showing BRG, DST,
COG and SOG. NAV 1, the first navigation screen, provides you with
information about your speed and direction of movement. If a route is
active, the NAV 1 screen also tells you where you are in relation to the
destination and courseline, and displays the name of the destination
waypoint of the active leg in the title bar.
In the bottom corner of the NAV 1 screen is a CDI (course deviation
indicator), which is a graphic representation of cross track error, or how
far off course you are. The straight line is the course marker, and the
current position is represented by the arrow. If the arrow is to the left of
the course marker, you are to the left of the courseline. The number
next to the CDI is the CDI scale, or the distance from the courseline at
the center to either end of the CDI. Pressing the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs
changes the CDI scale. Select from 0.2, 0.4, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 or 8.0 distance
units.
Current
Destination
Bearing to
Destination
Course Over
Ground *
Course
TO WP002
BRG
287`
282`
COG SOG
... ...
3.87
M
M
11
1.0
DST
KTS
n
m
n
m
Distance to
Destination
Speed Over
Ground
Deviation
Indicator (CDI)
CDI Scale
and Units
* Displays dashes if receiver is stationary (<1 knot)
The default fields include bearing (BRG) to the active waypoint, Distance
(DST), course over ground (COG) and speed over ground (SOG), or
using customize, you may select VMG (velocity made good), SOA (speed
of advance), ETA (estimated time of arrival), TTG (time to go), XTE (cross
track error), STR (steering), CTS (course to steer) or a blank line. (See
Customizing the Navigation Screens.)
Viewing the NAV 2 Screen
Press NAV again, or use the DOWN ARROW to scroll to the NAV 2
screen.
The NAV 2 screen displays three additional information fields which
can also be customized.
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Current
Destination
Bearing to
Destination
Course Over
Ground *
Cross Track
Error
* Displays dashes if receiver is stationary (<1 knot)
Information is displayed in a large format so that it may be easily viewed
from a distance. All of the fields can be customized; default fields include
bearing (BRG) to the active waypoint, course over ground (COG) and
cross track error (XTE), or you may select VMG (velocity made good),
SOA (speed of advance), SOG (speed over ground), ETA (estimated time
of arrival), TTG (time to go), DST (distance), XTE (cross track error), STR
(steering), CTS (course to steer) or a blank line. Cross track error (XTE) is
displayed as a numeric value. The arrow next to XTE indicates the
direction of the error, left or right of the course line.
Customizing the Nav Screens
As previously mentioned, NAV 1 and NAV 2 screens can be customized
to display the data fields you find most convenient for navigation.
When you access these two screens for the first time, the fields shown
are the default choices. The NAV 1 screen displays BRG, DST, COG and
SOG fields, while the NAV2 screen displays BRG, COG and XTE fields.
Available options include:
BRG Bearing to the active waypoint
DST Distance to the active waypoint
SOG Speed Over Ground
COG Course Over Ground
ETA Estimated time of arrival to the active waypoint
TTG Time to go
VMG Velocity made good toward active waypoint
XTE Cross track error
SOA Speed of Advance toward active waypoint
CTS Course to steer
STR Steering
TO WP002
BRG
COG
XTE
287`
282`
0.04
M
M
n
m
Direction of
Cross Track
Error
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Press the NAV key from any screen to view a NAV screen. Press NAV
again as necessary to display either the NAV 1 or NAV 2 screen.
Press ENTER to display the pop-up
menu.
Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to
highlight CUSTOMIZE and press
ENTER.
The pop-up menu disappears and the
SAVE POS
CREATE WPT
ROUTE MENU
CONTRAST
CUSTOMIZE
ESCAPE
display returns to the NAV screen from
which you came.
NAV 1 screen
When the pop-up menu disappears and the display returns to the NAV
1 screen, the first field is highlighted. (The first default is BRG, but
another option may appear if you have previously customized the fields.)
Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to select the field to edit, and the LEFT/
RIGHT ARROWs to scroll through the various options.
After you have selected an option, press the UP/DOWN ARROWs to
move to the next field, where you scroll through the list of options
again using the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs.
When you have finished selecting all of the options you wish to include
in the NAV 1 screen display, press ENTER to exit and save the selections.
NAV 2 screen
When the pop-up menu disappears and the display returns to the
NAV 2 screen, the first default field heading “BRG” is highlighted.
Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to select the field to edit, and the LEFT/
RIGHT ARROWs to scroll through the various options.
After you have selected an option, press the UP/DOWN ARROWs to
move to the next field, where you scroll through the list of options
again using the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs.
When you have finished selecting all of the options you wish to include
in the NAV 2 screen display, press ENTER to exit and save the selections.
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PLOT SCREENS
Three graphical screens can be accessed from the PLOT key: the PLOT
screen, the ROAD screen and the POINTER screen. You may scroll through
these three screens by pressing the PLOT key repeatedly once you have
accessed one of the PLOT screens or by using the UP/DOWN ARROWs.
Press ENTER from any of these three screens to display the pop-up menu.
Viewing the POINTER screen
Access the POINTER screen by pressing the PLOT key (twice or three
times, if necessary). This screen graphically displays the TO destination
waypoint of the current leg if there is an active route or GOTO and
the bearing and distance to that waypoint. An arrow inside the arc
points toward the destination of the active leg, shown as a waypoint
icon.
Current
Destination
Direction
Designator
Bearing to
Destination
TO JETTY
BRG
028`
M
N
DST
13.5
E
n
m
Bearing
Indicator *
Destination
Icon **
COG
Indicator *
Distance to
Destination
* Displayed only if receiver is moving
** The destination icon disappears if it
extends past the displayed arc (is
behind you).
Viewing the PLOT Screen
This screen plots your route on the display using the arrow icon to
display your relative position on the route. Your track is also displayed,
allowing you to follow your movement in relation to the course.
Press the PLOT key as necessary to access the PLOT screen. If many of
the waypoints you have created are contained in the current display
range, the screen may take several seconds to redraw. (If the screen
does not look similar to the one shown on the following page after
several seconds, press the PLOT key repeatedly to scroll though the
sequence.)
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