Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Triton 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 at 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 INTERESTS 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 l i mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ectio n against harmful inte rference in a residential installation.
IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS iii IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference. 2. This device must accept any interferen ce, including inte rferen ce that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Table of contents Magellan Triton 1 T able of contents Table of contents ............................................................................................................. ...................... 1 Fundamentals ..............................
Table of contents Magellan Triton 2 Cancelling a Go To Wa ypoint Route ................................................................... 12 Editing a Waypoi nt .........................................................................................
Table of contents Magellan Triton 3 Setting Volume & Br ightness ............................................................................ 22 Memory .............. ................ ................. ................................ ............
Fundamentals 1 Fundamentals The Magellan T riton is a hand-held GPS receiver that has 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 in tensity or off. B Power button C SD card slot (Magellan T riton 400 and 500 only) D ZOOM - (zoom out) button E ZOOM + (zoom in) button F ENTER button and cursor control pad G PA G E / GO TO .
Navigation Screens 3 Navigation Screens The Map Screen will be the most commonly viewed screen while using th e 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 Magellan T riton provide addition al input and feature access. Menu Accesses the Main Menu P AGE/GO TO Pages through the Na vigation 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 vi ew four navigation fields in a large type face that is easy to read, even from a distance.
Navigation Screens 6 Compass Screen The Compass screen displays your head ing using an easily identifiable compass graphic. Outside the c ompass the relative direction of the sun and moon is displayed.
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 easier . The Keypad The keypad is use d to enter names, notes, latitu de, longitude 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 press Enter . Wa ypoints Creating a W aypoint 1.
Create Menu 9 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. Select “Current T rack”. 4. Use the keypad to enter a name for the trail.
Create Menu 10 Geocache Creating a Geocache 1. Access the Main Menu, highlig ht “Create” and pr ess Enter . 2. Select “Geocach e” from the Create Menu. 3. Select “Current Locatio n”, “Point On Map”, or “Coordinates” . Current Location displays the W aypoint screen with the coordinates for your present location filled in.
Create Menu 11 Route Creating a Route 1. Access the Main Menu, highlig ht “Create” and pr ess Enter . 2. Select “Route” from the Create Menu. 3. Select the starting location for the route. Current Location displays the W aypoint screen with the coordinates for your present location filled in.
Go To Menu 12 Go T 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.
Go To Menu 13 Editing a W aypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select W aypoint. 3. Highlight a waypoint from the list of saved waypoint s and press Enter . 4. Select . 5. The W aypoint information screen is displayed. 6. Select the field you want to edit (icon, na me, location, elevation or notes) and pre ss Enter .
Go To Menu 14 Places Creating a Go T o to a Place 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select “Place” fr om the Go T o menu. 3. Select the map to be used. (Basem aps contain limited places to select from. Detail ed maps include a wide variety o f points of interest.
Go To Menu 15 GCT ype: Geocache type. Hint: Field for including h ints about the cache site. Hider: Name of the person that originated the cache site. Date: Date the cache site was created. 5. T o activate the Go T o, highlight and press Enter . 6. Highlight and press Enter .
Go To Menu 16 Activating a Route 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select “Route” from the Go T o menu. 3. Select a saved route. 4. T o activate the route, hi ghlight and press Enter . 5. Highlight and press Enter . Cancelling an Active Route 1.
Go To Menu 17 Deleting a Route 1. Access the Main Menu and select “Go T o”. 2. Select “Route” from the Go T o menu. 3. Select a saved route. Select and press Enter . 4. Press the P AGE/GO TO button. 5. Select “Delete Route”. 6. Highlight and press Enter to confirm.
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 detai led 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 places. T rail Lines On or Off Display of trail (track) lines on the map screen. Orientation North, Course, T rack Sets orientation for the top of the display .
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 tr ack in memory , the vertical profile is displayed. Saving a T rack as a T rail 1.
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. (Use this option with caution.
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