User manual MAGELLAN MERIDIAN COLOR

[. . . ] User Manual Meridian® Series of GPS Receivers . WARNINGS FOR SAFETY REASONS, THE DRIVER SHOULD NOT USE THIS DEVICE IN A VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION TO ASSIST THE DRIVER TO NAVIGATE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Meridian while driving. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. [. . . ] Press [ESC] when you are done to leave the customize mode. From the MAP Screen MENU Highlight Select Map Info ENTER Highlight Customize Fields See note A ENTER Use L/R arrows to highlight the title for the data field to be changed ENTER Use arrows to select new data type ENTER ESC Note A: If there is not a menu option for "Customize Fields", highlight "Two Data Fields" and press ENTER. Then repeat this operation. Street Information Description -- This mode just displays the name of the street close to your present position. Horizontal Profile Description -- (This function requires that map data has been uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States and that your present position as well as the projected horizon falls within the area uploaded. ) This mode displays at the bottom of the Map screen a graphical representation of the horizon at a fixed distance from your present position. This fixed distance is equal to the map scale you have selected for the Map screen, so as you zoom in or out, the horizon displayed will change. In the Horizon Profile mode, you will also notice a line projected out from your present position icon to a shorter perpendicular line. The intersection of the two lines indicates the location on the map where the horizon is being computed. You should note that when you select Horizontal Profile, your Map Orientation will change to "Track Up" so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the horizontal profile. If you change Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the Horizontal Profile, the default Two Data Fields is displayed. Changing the Orientation back to "Track Up" will revert back to the Horizontal Profile. Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 29 Reference Available Data Options Bearing This is the direction to your destination from your present position, in degrees, from North. Distance This is distance (measured in the Nav Units selected in Setup) to your destination. When the heading and bearing are the same, you are travelling on a direct line to your destination. If the heading and bearing are the same, then VMG will be the same as Speed since all of the speed that you are travelling is being applied to arriving to your destination. However, if you are off course, your VMG will be less than the speed that you are travelling. This the local time that you will arrive at your destination based on the rate of speed that you are moving to your destination. This is how long, in time, that it will take you to arrive at your destination based upon your present speed to the destination. XTE is the perpendicular distance from your present position to the course line you should be on to go to your destination. Turn This is the direction you need to turn to put you on the shortest distance to your destination from your present position. Elevation Time Date This is the distance above sea level that you are presently at. Local time. Current date. 30 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Reference Also, you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0. 80 miles or closer for the horizontal profile to be displayed. Zoom scales higher then 0. 80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the Two Data Fields and will change back to Horizontal Profile as you zoom in to 0. 80 miles and below. Terrain Projection Description -- This feature allows you to view the terrain directly ahead of you graphically. It is computed from your present position and extends in a straight line to the top of your display. [. . . ] You can expect to see these outages diminish as the system matures and stabilizes. For more information on WAAS, you can visit the FAA website's section on their WAAS system: http://gps. faa. gov/programs/WAAS/waas. htm Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 91 Appendix Active Leg Altitude BRG Buoy The segment of a route currently being traveled. The compass direction from your position to a destination, measured to the nearest degree. A navigation aid (usually found in marine charts) that is floating in water. [. . . ]