User manual MAGELLAN TRACKER

[. . . ] GPS Tracker User Manual LICENSE AGREEMENT Magellan grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software supplied in and with MAGELLAN GPS products (the "SOFTWARE") in the normal operation of the equipment. You may make copies only for your own personal use and for use within your organization. The SOFTWARE is the property of MAGELLAN and/or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions; therefore, you must treat this SOFTWARE like any other copyright material. You may not use, copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as expressly provided in this license. [. . . ] To begin, press MENU from any NAV screen, highlight SETUP and press ENTER. Highlight SIMULATE and press ENTER. SETUP INITIALIZE NAV SCREENS COORD SYSTEM MAP DATUM ELEV MODE TIME FORMAT NAV UNITS TEMP UNITS NORTH REF LIGHT TIMER BEEPER PERSONALIZE CLEAR MEMORY NMEA BAUD RATE SIMULATE A pop-up window will be displayed giving a list of options consisting of OFF, AUTO and USER. If USER is selected, you will be asked to input COG and press ENTER, then input SOG and press ENTER to display a simulate activated window. Default setting is OFF. WPT NAMES USER OFF COG SOG ON 000° M 025M H 46 Magellan GPS Tracker Selecting Contrast You may want to change the contrast of your receiver. You can adjust the lightness or darkness depending on your preference. Selecting Alarm/Message WPT NAMES CONTRAST OFF ON Accessing the Alarm/Message Menu While navigating, you may decide to set an alarm in your GPS Tracker. The GPS Tracker has four types of alarms: Anchor alarm, which will notify you when your anchored boat has drifted; Arrival alarm, which will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of your destination; XTE alarm, which will notify you when you have gone off course; and Proximity alarm which will notify you when you are within the proximity of any waypoints you have chosen. When the pop-up window for an alarm is displayed, the distance and a message, if there are any available, will appear. A sample is shown. WPT NAMES ATTENTION P WPT001 IS OFF F WITHIN 100 T ON ROCKS ON LEFT Magellan GPS Tracker 47 Selecting Anchor Alarm The Anchor alarm will notify that you have moved from the set position. Once anchored, your boat begins to drift from the set position, a pop-up window will appear to notify that you are moving. While viewing the Alarm/Message screen, highlight the ANCHOR ALARM and press ENTER. A pop-up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of OFF, 100, 250 or 500 feet. The beeper will sound when the GPS position is at a distance greater than the distance you have chosen. The alarm will sound until you turn it off or the condition is corrected. The default is OFF. WPT NAMES ANCHOR OFF 100FT ON 250FT 500FT Selecting Arrival Alarm The Arrival alarm will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of the destination waypoint. While viewing the Alarm/Message screen, highlight the ARRIVAL ALARM and press ENTER. A pop-up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of OFF, 100, 250, 500 feet, 0. 2, 0. 5 and 1. 0 miles. Highlight your selection and press ENTER. WPT NAMES ARRIVAL OFF 100FT ON 250FT 500FT 0. 2 MI 0. 5 MI 1. 0 MI The alarm will sound and a pop-up window will appear when the GPS position is within the arrival circle distance you have chosen. The popup window will display the arrival circle distance as well as any message you have inputted for the waypoint. The default is OFF. 48 Magellan GPS Tracker Selecting XTE Alarm The XTE (Cross Track Error) alarm will notify you when you have gone off your set course. While viewing the Alarm/Message screen, highlight the XTE ALARM and press ENTER. A pop-up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of OFF, 100, 250, 500 feet, 0. 2, 0. 5 and 1. 0 miles. [. . . ] Place the antenna at the 1 o'clock position and connect the antenna to the receiver. Pull to remove from receiver Turn to stop at 1 o'clock GPS k Trac er 78 Magellan GPS Tracker Glossary Active Leg Altitude BRG 12 The segment of a route currently being travelled. The compass direction from your position to a destination, measured to the nearest degree. A graphical representation of your position relative to your planned course, giving you an indication of how far left or right of the planned course you are and how to get to the destination. The direction you should be travelling in order to return to the course while proceeding towards the destination. [. . . ]