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GPS 315/320 GPS 315/320 User Manual.
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.
i Table of Contents Intr oduction ............................... 1 Conventions Used in this Manual .............. 1 GPS 315/320 Receiver ........................... 2 Getting Star ted .......................... 3 Receiver Accuracy ...................
ii Using the NA V 2 Screen ........................ 12 Customizing the NA V 2 Screen ............... 12 Using the Plot Screen ............................. 13 Selecting P AN-N-SCAN ......................... 14 Setting T rack Histor y .................
iii Using DataSend™ .......................... 27 W orking with Routes .............................. 28 Creating/Clearing a GOTO ................... 28 Creating a GOTO on the Plotter Screen ... 28 Creating a Man Over Board Route .......... 29 Creating a Backtrack Route .
iv Selecting GPS Fix Alarm ........................ 40 V iewing the Alarm/MSG Menu .............. 40 Selecting Alarm Defaults ........................ 40 Clearing Alarm Defaults ......................... 40 Customizing ............................. 41 Selecting Setup .
v A vailable Datums .................... 58 Specifications ........................... 59 Attaching the W rist Lanyard ..... 60 Accessories .............................. 61 Glossary .................................. 62 Index ........................
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Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 1 Intr oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M agellan GPS 315/GPS 320 receiver . Since introducing the world ’ s first commercial, hand-held GPS receiver in 1989, M agellan has led the way with innov ative GPS products to meet a wide range of positioning and navigation needs.
2 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Quadrifilar antenna The ENTER key confirms data entries or menu selec- tions. The NA V key accesses the navigation screens. The QUIT key cancels the operation of the last key press and can be used to back through the NA V screens.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 3 Getting Star ted This section shows y ou how to use your receiver for the first time and explains: • Accuracy • Battery Installation • P rimary Usage • Getting a F i.
4 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Proper Handling - Signal Reception Clear View of the S ky . Because the receiver attains information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth, the antenna needs to have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky . This allo ws the receiver to choose from all satellites currently available.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 5 Selecting Primar y Usag e A screen will be displayed asking your primary use for your receiv er , MARINE or LAND. The default is MARINE. ENTER Y ou have completed the Initialization . The ST A TUS scr een will appear on your receiv er .
6 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Getting a Fixed P osition N ow you should go outside in an ar ea where you can get a clear view of the sky . The r eceiver will begin acquiring data from the satellites in view and will display the progress on the ST A TUS scr een.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 7 Basic Oper a tion Entering Inf or mation Throughout this user manual there are some key pr esses that will be used often, so please keep them in mind while setting up and navigat- ing. When entering data... • U se the for making selections and mo ving up or down.
8 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Using the Status Screen The ST A TUS scr een gives you the general well-being of your receiver by showing y ou satellite status, signal strengths and battery life. Pic Once the receiver has computed a fixed position, the ST A TUS screen will be replaced by the POSITION screen.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 9 Using the P osition Screen The POSITION screen displays the coordinates of your last computed position and basic navigation data. Y ou also have the option of viewing your position using another coordi- nate system. 150 120 S K T N M M POSITION N 34 ˚ 06.
10 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Using the NA V 1 Screen The NA V 1 screen displays your destination along with four customizable navigation data and a graphical compass.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 11 Using the Compass Screen As well as displaying the customizable navigation data, the COMP ASS screen provides a pointer compass to help y ou reach your destination. Steering Indicator Displays the bearing of the destination relative to the course over ground.
12 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Using the NA V 2 Screen The NA V 2 screen displays four customizable navigation data. The NA V 2 screen is designed to help you see the screen when your receiv er is mounted at a distance from you. TO: CAMP BRG COG SOG DST 14.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 13 Using the Plot Screen The PL OT scr een is a mini map that shows where y ou have traveled and where you want to trav el. Y ou can view the active route, your curr ent position and the other waypoints and destination in the PL O T screen.
14 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 The ARR O Ws can be used to move the cursor . If the cursor is over the waypoint icon when MENU is pr essed, the menu will be displayed with WPT INFO added. M o ving the cursor over a waypoint brings up the name, bearing and distance.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 15 WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES WPT NAMES ORIENT TRACK UP COURSE UP NORTH UP T urning P lot Rings On or Off. Y ou may want to estimate the distance to a point on the plotter .
16 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Setting Hide Data/Sho w Data Y ou may want bearing and distance to be hidden. Y ou can choose to either hide these navigation data fields or have the fields present. U nder HIDE DA T A/SHO W DA T A, you can turn these fields on or off.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 17 Customizing the Road Screen The ROAD screen can be changed to show the navigation data that you prefer to view . WPT NAMES WPT NAMES WPT NAMES CUSTOMIZE BRG --- ° m DST --- nm SOG --- KT COG --- ° m VMG --- KT CTS --- ° m BLANK Figur e B.
18 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Using the Speed Screen While using the SPEED screen, y ou can view the graphical speedometer , odometer and trip odometer as well as the numerical bearing, course ov er ground and speed over ground. ° m BRG COG 027 m 056 20 SOG 14.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 19 Resetting the T rip Odometer Y ou may want to reset the T rip field to zer o. From SPEED screen MENU Select TRIP RESET ENTER Select yes or no ENTER Setting the Speed Av erag e Y ou may want to reset the Speed A verage field in your receiver .
20 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Using the Time Screen The TIME screen displays the current time, estimated time enroute, time of arrival, and elapsed time in r egards to the route you ar e navigating in.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 21 Resetting Elapsed Time Y ou may want to reset the elapsed time to zero. From TIME screen MENU Select RESET ELAP ENTER Y ou have completed the basic operation for your receiver . F rom the information pr o- vided, you can now navigate fr om place to place quickly and easily .
22 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 The Ref e r en c e section contains information that will help you navigate using your receiv er . Now that you hav e read the Basic Oper ation section, you have r eviewed the basic usage. The Referen ce section will cover waypoints, routes, and auxiliary functions.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 23 W or king with Waypoints This section tells you how to edit, delete, pr oject and sort waypoints. Y ou can store up to 500 user positions which can be used to build routes for navigation. W aypoints consist of two types, User and N on-User .
24 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Editing a User Waypoint Editing a Selected W aypoint Editing W aypoint Fields. F ollow the instructions on selecting a waypoint and use the following to edit the desired fields.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 25 T o create a message. F ollo w the instructions on selecting a waypoint and use the following to cr eate/edit/delete a waypoint. Select CREATE MSG ENTER Make changes ENTER T o delete a message. F ollow the instructions on selecting a waypoint.
26 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Sor ting a Wa ypoint Y ou may want to change how the waypoints are sorted. WPT SORT ALPHABETIC NEAREST ICON/NAME Figur e A. Y ou can choose from ALPHABETIC (shows all waypoints), NEAREST (shows closest 20 waypoints) and ICON/NAME (cannot sort Non- User waypoints).
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 27 DataSend™ CD (optional) DataSend™ softwar e contains a database of waypoints that can be sent to your receiver and ar e broken down into multiple categories. The softwar e allows you to select a geographical area and enable waypoint categories for that location to be transferred into the receiv er .
28 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Working with Routes Cr eating/Clearing a GO T O A GO TO is a r oute that guides you from your current position to any waypoint in the receiver ’ s memory . As an example, you can save a waypoint at your home. N o matter where you go, you will always be able to navigate back home by using GO T O.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 29 Creating a Backtrack R oute Backtrack creates a r oute that starts from the last point recor ded in track history using the “bread crumbs” sav ed, to the first point recor ded for track history . By following this route, you “ retrace your steps ” back to the starting point.
30 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Select SAVE ROUTE ENTER or MENU Select SAVE ROUTE ENTER FIG . B Figur e B. Use this menu as an option for saving your route. T o end the creation pr ocess: The receiver will display the selected waypoint in the starting location and will highlight the destination for leg 2.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 31 Changing a W aypoint in a Route. Using your home to campsite route, you want to go to the fishing spot on the way to the campsite and not stop at the stream.
32 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Activating/Deactiv ating a Route. While navigating in your route from home to campsite, you may decide you want to activate (turn on) the home to campsite route and begin navigating. MENU ACTIVATE VIEW/EDIT REVERSE DELETE BACKTRACK PLOT VIEW WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN/MOON FISH/HUNT CONTRAST ALARM/MSG Figur e C.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 33 Using Plot View in a Route. While navigating in your route, you can view the entire route in a small scr een overview with the use of Plot View .
34 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 W or king with Trac kRoute T rackRoute (pr eviously called Map ‘N T rack in the receiver) consists of track points collected by the T rack History function.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 35 F ish/Hunt From any NAV screen ENTER MENU Select FISH/HUNT Change location ENTER ENTER Change date ENTER FIG . B SUN/MOON AT: POS ON: 23MAR98 FISH/HUNT EXCELLENT FROM 06:15AM TO 07:45 AM FROM 10:24PM TO 11:58PM GOOD FROM 04:12PM TO 07:40PM FROM 06:37AM TO 10:05AM Figur e B.
36 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Selecting the Simulate Mode The Simulate mode will help you become familiar with y our receiver and how it wor ks by generating artificial position fixes. B y utilizing Simulate, the r eceiver will create a route and will continue until you end it.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 37 Selecting Alar m/Messa ge Accessing the Alar m/Messa ge Menu While navigating, you may decide to set an alarm. The receiver has five types of alarms: Anchor alarm, Arriv al alarm, XTE alarm, P roximity alarm and GPS F ix alarm.
38 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Selecting Proximity Alarm The P roximity alarm will sound when you ar e within the proximity of any waypoints you hav e chosen that are not on the active route. Selecting Ar rival Alar m The Arrival alarm will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of the destination waypoint.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 39 PROX WPTS REEF ROCKS WPT001 WPT002 * DELETE and REPLACE will be displayed only if you select a used waypoint field. The alarm will sound and a pop-up window will appear when the GPS position is within the proximity distance y ou have chosen.
40 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Viewing the Alar m/MSG Menu MENU DEFAULTS CLEAR MSG WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN/MOON FISH/HUNT CONTRAST ALARM/MSG Selecting Alar m Defaults After a memory clear , you may want to restor e the alarm default settings.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 41 Customizing Selecting Setup Setup allo ws you to initialize the receiver and set system parameters to your prefer ence. MENU COORD SYS MAP DATUM ELEV MODE PROJECTION TRIP RESET WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN/MOON FISH/HUNT CONTRAST ALARM/MSG From any NAV screen MENU Select SETUP ENTER FIG .
42 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 MENU Select SETUP ENTER Select NAV SCREENS ENTER Select on or off ENTER FIG . A WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON NAV 1 OFF ON The COMP ASS screen is display ed next with the same pop- up menu. Y ou will continue to be prompted for the other NA V screens.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 43 Selecting Map Datum Y ou can change the datum the receiver uses to compute position coordinates. Y ou will want your r eceiver ’ s datum to match the datum on the map or chart you are using. U se the map “legend” to determine the datum requir ed for the map or chart.
44 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Selecting Time F or mat Y ou have the option of changing the format for the time. MENU Select SETUP ENTER Select TIME FORMAT ENTER Select value ENTER FIG .
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 45 Selecting Light Timer The light timer is a power saving function that automati- cally turns the light off. WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON LIGHT TIMER ALWAYS ON 15 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES 4 MINUTES MENU Select SETUP ENTER ENTER Select time ENTER FIG .
46 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Selecting Clear Memor y The Clear M emory function allows you to delete track history , waypoints and routes as well as reset the settings to the factory defaults. Ther e is also an option to delete everything in the receiver ’ s memory .
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 47 WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES BAUD RATE 1200 BAUD 4800 BAUD 9600 BAUD 19200 BAUD MENU Select SETUP ENTER Select BAUD RATE ENTER Select baud rate ENTER FIG .
48 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Connecting to DGPS T o use the PC interface cable to interface the GPS receiver with the DBR-2 or DBR-3, you must use a null modem (Radio Shack P/N: 26-264A) and a gender changer (Radio Shack P/N: 26-280A) to connect the GPS r eceiver properly .
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 49 T r oubleshooting Receiver will not tur n on: 1. Check to see if batteries are installed corr ectly . 2. Replace with two new AA alkaline or lithium batteries. T akes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix: 1. If there ar e any obstacles nearby or overhead, mo ve to a new location.
50 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Commonly Asked Questions Does the r eceiver adjust itself for daylight savings time? N o. Y ou need to reset the time for changes in y our area (see Selecting T ime Format ). Will my r eceiver function corr ectly in the year 2000? Y es.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 51 Contacting Magellan If after using the troubleshooting section, you are still unable to solv e your operation problems, please call M agellan ’ s T echnical Service at (800) 707-9971. Representativ es are available M onday through F riday from 7 AM to 5 PM, PST .
52 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 NMEA DA T A MESSAGES Y our GPS receiver can be set to output GPS data in the NMEA 0183 version 1.5 or version 2.1 format to interface with other marine devices or equipment. NMEA DA T A MESSAGES. NMEA data is output at 4800 baud, 8, N, 1, checksum off.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 53 NMEA OUTPUT DA T A FORMA T - VERSION 1.5 AP A Autopilot Format A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 APA,A,A,X.XX,L,N,A,A,XXX.,M,CCC 1 OR’ed Blink and SNR (A = valid, V = invalid) 2 Cycle Lock (A = valid, V = invalid) 3-5 Cross Track, Sense (L = steer left, R = steer Right), N.
54 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 VTG Actual T rack and Ground Speed (SPD) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VTG,XXX.,T,XXX.,M,XX.X,N,XX.X,K 1-2 Track degrees, True 3-4 Track degrees, Magnetic 5-6 Speed, knots 7-8 Speed, kilometers/hour XTE Cr oss T rack Error 1 2 3 4 5 XTE, A,A,X.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 55 GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 GGA,hhmmss.ss,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x, 12 13 14 M,x.
56 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 GSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites GPS receiver operating mode, satelites used in the navigation solution reported by the $--GGA sentence, and DOP values.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 57 RMB Generic Navigation Information (immediately follows RMC) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 RMB,A,X.XX,a,c--c,c--c,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,A *hh 1 Data Status (A = valid, V = invalid) 2-3 XTE, naut. miles and direction to steer (L or R) [If XTE exceeds 9.
58 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 A vailable Datums IRELA I reland 1965 KAU AI Kauai KER T A Kertau 1948 KKJ KKJ (F inland) LIBER Liberia 1964 LUZ ON Luzon MASSA Massawa MAUI Maui MER CH Merchich MINNA Minn.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 59 Specifica tions CHARACTERISTICS P erformance Receiver: 12 parallel-channel technology , tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information with quadrifilar antenn.
60 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Attac hing the Wrist Lany ar d The lanyard for your GPS r eceiver can be easily attached by inserting the small loop of the lanyard thr ough the ring provided on the battery door locking screw and then looping the other end of the lanyard strap through the small loop.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 61 Accessories Accessories for your r eceiver are available from your M agellan dealer or you can or der directly from Magellan using the or der card supplied with your receiver or call M agellan at (800) 669-4477 (press 3 twice to place an order).
62 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 Glossar y Active Leg The segment of a route currently being traveled. Altitude The curr ent elevation abov e sea level. BR G Bearing. The compass direction from your position to a destination, measured to the nearest degr ee.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 63 Ephemeris The position and v elocity of the satellites in the sky . The receiver uses the ephemeris to calculate the precise distance from the GPS r eceiver to the satellite. ET A Estimated T ime of Arrival. The estimated time of day the leg’ s destination waypoint will be r eached.
64 Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 LMK Landmark. A location saved in the unit ’ s memory which is obtained by entering data, editing data, calculating data or saving a current position.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320 65 UT C Universal T ime Coordinated. F ormerly referred to as G reenwich M ean Time (GMT). UTM U niversal T ransverse M ercator metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps. VMG V elocity Made Good.
66 Magellan GPS 315/ GPS 320 Index A Accessories 60 Accuracy 3 Alarms 37 accessing 37; anchor 37; arrival 38; clearing 40; defaults 40; proximity 39; selecting 37; viewing 40; XTE 38 Anchor alarm 37 A.
Magellan GPS 315/ GPS 320 67 G Glossary 61 GO T O clearing 28; creating 28, in the plotter screen 28 GPS fix alarm 40 H Hide Data/S how Data 16 I Initializing 4, 41 K Keys 2 L Landmark (LMK) 5 Lanyard.
68 Magellan GPS 315/ GPS 320 Route 28; activating/deactivat ing a route 32; adding a waypoint at the end of a route 32; changing a waypoint in a route 31; deleting a waypoint in a route 32; deleting a.
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