Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 500 Magellan
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Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overla nd Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 Magellan ® T riton ™ User Manual Magellan T riton 200 Magellan T riton 300 Magellan T riton 400 Magellan T riton 500.
i The Magellan T riton is a navigation aid designed to assi st you in arriving to your selected destination. When using the Magellan T riton, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY , DO NOT USE THIS NA VIGA TION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE.
IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS ii Federal Communication Commissio n Interference Statement This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful int erferen ce in a reside ntial installation.
IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS iii IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interferen ce, including inte rferen ce that may cause undesired operati on of the device.
Table of Contents Magellan Triton 1 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Table of Contents ...... ................................ .............. .............. ............... ............................ ....... 1 Fundamentals ............ .................
Table of Contents Magellan Triton 2 Editing a Waypoi nt .......................................................................................... 12 Deleting a Waypoi nt ................................................................................
Table of Contents Magellan Triton 3 Memory .............. ................ ................. ................................ ............... .............. ............ 22 View Memory Usage ............................................................
Fundamentals 1 Fundamentals The Magellan T riton is a hand-held GPS receiver that h as been designed for the outdoorsman. Simple to use, yet powerful enough to get you through the toughest terrain or returning to that same fishing hotspot, year after year .
Fundamentals 2 A Backlight Press to step though 3 levels of backlight intensity or off. B Power button C SD card slot (Magellan T riton 400 and 500 only) D Zoom out button E Zoom in button F Enter button and cursor control pad G P AGE/GO TO. Press to step th rough the navigation screens.
Navigation Screens 3 Navigation Screens The Map Screen will be the most commonly viewed screen while using the Magellan T riton. It has been simplified to provide the best possible outdoo r experience while providing a ccess to all of the information needed.
Navigation Screens 4 Buttons While viewing the m ap screen the keys on the Mage llan T riton provide additional input and fea ture access. Menu Accesses the Main Menu Page/Go T o Pages through the Navi gation screens.
Navigation Screens 5 Current Location Screen The Current Location Screen provides general information about your current location. Large Data Screen This screen allows you to display four navigat ion fields in a large type face that is easy to read, even from a distance.
Navigation Screens 6 Changing a Navigation Field Each navigation field can be custom ized to display latitude, longitude, heading, bearing, distance to next waypoint, distance to the end of a route, t.
Using the Keypad 7 Using the Keypad The Magellan T riton displays a k eypad on the screen whenever data needs to be entered. Understanding the various comp onents of the ke ypad will make entering data ea sier . The Keypad The keypad is use d to enter names, notes, latitude, l ongitude or data that the user needs to enter .
Create Menu 8 Cr eate Menu The Create Menu is used to access the functions ne eded to create waypoints, trails, geocaches and routes. Accessing the Create Menu 1. From the Map screen, press the MENU button. 2. Highlight ‘Create’ and p ress Enter .
Create Menu 9 5. Select the green check button to accept the information a nd save the waypoint. T rail Creating a T rail from Current T rack History 1. Access the Main Menu, highlig ht “Create” and pr ess Enter . 2. Select “T rail” from the Create Menu 3.
Create Menu 10 4. The Geocache screen p rovides th e fields needed to identify the waypoint and its location. The fields can be modified to customize the waypoint. 5. Icon: Highlight the icon and pres s Enter to display all possible icons that can be used to repr esent the waypoint.
Create Menu 11 5. Select “Add Point” to repeat step 3 to continue adding waypoints to the route. 6. Select “Done” when the route is complete. 7. Select “Save Rou te” 8. The Save Route Screen is displayed. Highlight the Route name (default “RouteXX X”) and press Enter to assign a name to the route.
GoTo Menu 12 GoT o Menu The Go T o Menu is used to access the function s used to activate Go T o’ s and saved routes. Accessing the Go T o Menu 1. From the Map screen, press the MENU button. 2. Select ‘Go T o’ and the Go T o Menu will be displayed.
GoTo Menu 13 8. Select and press Enter . 9. Use the P AGE/GO TO button to access waypoint alarms setting. 10. When the information for the waypoint is correct, se lect . Deleting a W aypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select W aypoint.
GoTo Menu 14 Places Creating a GoT o to a Place 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select “Places” from the Go T o Menu 3. Select the map to be used. (Base maps contain limited places to select from. Detailed maps include a wide variety of points of interest.
GoTo Menu 15 6. Highlight and press Enter . Deleting a T rail 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select “T rail”. 3. Select a trail from the list of saved trails and press En ter . 4. Highlight and press Enter , 5. Confirm deleting the waypoint by selecting .
GoTo Menu 16 Geocache Name: (Default “GCXX X”). Highlight the waypoint name field and press Enter to display the keyboard. Enter the name and select the green button. Location: Selec ting the latitude or longitude fields bri ngs up the keyboard that ca n be used to enter the desired data.
GoTo Menu 17 Route Activating a Route 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select “Route” from the GoT o Menu 3. Select a saved route, 4. T o activate the route, highlight and press Enter . 5. Highlight and press Enter . Duplicating a Route 1.
View Menu 18 Vi e w M e n u Local Info The Local Info opti on provides a way of viewing ti de and current information (if a detailed map has been installed with tide and current information), best fishing and hunting times, and sunrise/sunset/ lunar information.
View Menu 19 User Profiles Y ou can set user profiles for various operations of the Magellan T riton that can be loaded easily . Activating User Profiles 1. Access the Main Menu and select “View”. 2. Select ‘Profiles’. 3. Select Hiking, Marine, or Geocaching.
View Menu 20 Alert options Place Names On or Off Displays names of waypoints stored in the receiver as pla ces T rail Lines On or Off Display of trail (track) lines on the map screen Orientation North.
View Menu 21 T racks Viewing T rack V ertical Profile 1. Access the Main Menu and select “View”. 2. Select T racks. 3. Select V ertical Profile. 4. With a current track in memory , the vertical profile is displayed. Saving a T rack as a T rail 1. Access the Main Menu and select “View”.
View Menu 22 Settings Navigation Setting Navigation Options 1. Access the Main Menu and select “View”. 2. Select Settings. 3. Select Navigation. V olume & Brightness Setting V olume & Brightness 1. Access the Main Menu and select “View”.
View Menu 23 3. Select Clear Memory . 4. Confirm. (Use this option with caution.) Restoring Factory Settings 1. Access the Main Menu and select “View”. 2. Select Settings. 3. Select Restore Factory Settings. 4. Confirm. Formatting SD Card (Magellan T riton 400 and 500 only) 1.
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