Magellan MAPSEND TOPO QUICK User Manual

MapSend™ Series Software Quick Reference Guide

Introduction:

Magellan’s MapSend™ Streets Gold and MapSend™ Topo of the United States
CD-ROM enhances the utility of Magellan map-capable receivers with even
greater mapping detail and useful information management capabilities.
MapSend will upload data to the GPS receiver to view fully detailed street
maps for any region in the United States. MapSend will also locate street
addresses on a map. You can also find any USA city and airport, along with
many parks, lakes, streams, rivers, and dams. MapSend contains a wide as­sortment of built-in POIs that you can use for route management. You can
upload any category of POIs to your GPS receiver to be used the same as any
waypoint you have in your receiver. The software’s waypoint and route man­agement features allow users to upload, download and customize data for
specific navigation needs. For route planning purposes, MapSend Streets
automatically measures the distance of each leg and the total distance to the
destination. MapSend Topo of the United States also includes topographic
maps and a vertical profile utility. Both versisons of MapSend are designed for
use with Windows 95, 98 or NT.

This Quick Reference Guide is a supplement to the User Manual that is avail­able to you from within the MapSend software. While using MapSend, you
can refer to the User Manual and get detailed answers to your questions about
this software.

Connecting the GPS Receiver to Personal Computer

1. Attach the PC cable to the back of the GPS receiver. Using the captive screw
that is attached to the connector, tighten it into the back of the receiver.

2. Disconnect power from your personal computer and connect the other end
of the PC cable with the DIN-9 connector to an available COM port. Remember
which port you are using as you will need this information for a successful
transfer of data to the GPS receiver.

3. Turn on the GPS receiver.

4. Turn on your personal computer.

5. Make sure you have correctly installed the MapSend software.
(Please refer to the back cover for installation instructions.)

6. Start the MapSend program from the Windows start menu or simply insert the
MapSend CD-ROM and click on the “Run” button.

When starting MapSend , please note that it may take some time on slower
computers for the program to bring all the necessary files from the disk into
memory.

7. From the Options menu choose GPS Settings...

8. In the GPS Settings dialog, do the following:

• Click the Autodetect button to let the program find the appropriate COM

port and baud rate.

OR

• Choose the required COM port (i.e. that which your PC is connected to the

GPS receiver). The MapSend program will automatically detect your GPS
receivers baud rate.

• Choose the Test button.

• In the Status box you will see the test results. If the test succeeds, then

the Test button is replaced with the OK button.

Overview MapToolbar

Map Window

Overview Map: (The smaller map located in the upper right-hand corner frame)

–The Overview Map window is used for a more global view of the map.
– If you left-click on the Overview Map window, the overview frame’s center is

moved to the clicked point, and contents of the Map Window are corre­spondingly changed.

– Clicking in the Overview Map Window will change the area that is displayed

in the Map Window.

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