User manual MAGELLAN GPS 300

[. . . ] GPS 300 User Manual WARNINGS A measure of knowledge by the user is required for proper and safe use of the Magellan GPS 300TM. Use Good Judgment This product is an excellent navigation aid, but it does not replace the need for careful orientation and good judgment. Use Care to Avoid Inaccuracies The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U. S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and the maintenance of GPS. [. . . ] Press the UP ARROW until the screen displays PRESS ENT TO DELETE, then press ENTER . If the landmark is used in a route or is the destination landmark in a GOTO route, the GPS 300 alerts you that the landmark cannot be deleted. Remove the landmark from the route and repeat. 16 Working with Routes The route function allows you to link a series of landmarks and travel, point by point, to a final destination. B A Leg 1 Leg 2 D Le g 3 C The route depicted here is a three-leg route. Leg 1 extends from landmark A to landmark B, leg 2 from landmark B to landmark C, and leg 3 from C to D. The GPS 300 gives you information on the NAV screens that directs you to the destination of each leg sequentially. Creating a Route A route can contain up to 10 legs using any of the landmarks stored in memory. If there is a route already in memory you must delete the existing route before you can create a new one. Access the Route Menu by pressing MENU until ROUTE appears at the top of the screen. The display should say "PRESS ENT TO CREATE. " NOTE: If the display says PRESS ENT TO VIEW there is an existing route and you must delete the existing route before creating a new one. (See Deleting a Route for details. ) Press ENTER . 17 The receiver prompts you for a starting landmark for the route. The display changes to allow the selection of the landmark to be used as the end of the first leg in the route. Note that as you scroll through the list of landmarks, the display updates showing you the bearing and distance from the start of this leg to the displayed landmark. If the distance from the start of the leg to the end of the leg is below 0. 10 miles, the message INVALID is displayed and you are prompted to select a different landmark. The screen changes to the next leg in the route with the destination landmark of the previous leg inserted as the start of the next leg. You may 18 continue this route by using the ARROW pad to select a landmark as the destination for this leg or press ENTER to signal the GPS 300 that this was the last leg in the route and you are finished creating a route. Continue this process for each leg in the route remembering to press ENTER with END ROUTE displayed in the TO field to finish up the route. If you accidently pressed the ARROW pad but you meant to end the route, you can still end the route by continuing to press the ARROW pad until END ROUTE is displayed again. A route may contain no more then ten legs and the GPS 300 automatically saves the route and returns to the Route Menu as soon as Leg 10 is entered. After the route has been created, the GPS 300 automatically activates the route and begins providing navigation information for the route. Viewing a Route You can view a summary of the route in memory as well as viewing the individual legs of the route. All editing commands are accessed from the View Route function as well. Press MENU ENTER until ROUTE appears . 19 The first screen displayed is the ROUTE SUMMARY screen. This screen displays the start and end landmark for the entire route as well as the total distance of the route. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to view the legs in the route. The leg screen displays the FROM and TO landmark for the leg as well as the distance and bearing for the leg. [. . . ] Carrying Case: Protects your GPS 300 from the elements and allows you to carry your GPS 300 on your belt, keeping it handy for when you need it. Mounting Bracket: Mounts on a dashboard or other surface allowing you hands-free operation of your GPS 300. Allows the use of the External Power Cable while the receiver is resting in the bracket putting your GPS 300 where you want it and always ready to use. External Power Cable: Connects your GPS 300 to a cigarette lighter allowing uninterrupted use without any drain on your batteries. [. . . ]