User manual MAGELLAN MERIDIAN SERIES - FAQ

MERIDIAN Product Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Question Solution 1. Can I use a memory card larger than 64MB in Meridian® GPS? Yes, to utilize the entire size of the card, you will need a Secure Digital memory card reader/writer 2. Can I install BlueNavTM on another PC for Yes but only one GPS can be used or one memory card. Meridian® GPS? 3. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe I am using Meridian® GPS with my MapSend® product and it indicates "not enough memory." What is wrong? You may not have a memory card in your unit. The built-in memory of the Meridian GPS cannot accept detailed maps from the MapSend products -- you must use a Secure Digital memory card to load the detailed maps. Or, if you are using a 128MB Secure Digital memory card or larger, the firmware version of your unit may need to be updated to a version higher than 3.12. 4. How often is the BlueNavTM CD updated and when is the next update? The BlueNav CD is no longer manufactured. The Marine Charts that we now offer are in the form of an SD Memory card and are called Mapsend® Blue Nav XL-3 Charts. They are only compatible with Meridian® Marine, Meridian Color, Meridian Platinum and Meridian Gold. They are not compatible with any SporTrak Series. 5. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Why does my program indicate "unsupported receiver" when I am trying to load a map in Meridian® GPS? First, ensure you are using a receiver that is supported by the MapSend® application. Not all receivers in the Meridian and SporTrak® series are supported by all MapSend products. Second, some older applications may have other applications on the CDs that are specific to older units, such as the original CDs for MapSend TOPO and MapSend Streets & Destinations which both had a program (MAGUP) to load updated firmware to the older model Map330TM units. If you have a Meridian or SporTrak product, do NOT to use this firmware update on your unit, as it would try to load obsolete firmware that may render your unit useless. 6. How can I print my map? If MapSend® products that support printers, either left click on the printer icon on your product tool bar or select "FILE" then "PRINT". You can preview the map to be printed and turn features to be printed on & off by selecting "OPTIONS" and selecting or deselecting features as desired. 7. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What is the advantage of using a card reader/writer? There are multiple advantages. The primary one is speed. It is faster to load the files through the card reader than through the unit when loading to a memory card. A second advantage is that you can load multiple files. 8. Can I print out my waypoints? Yes, but you will need to have a MapSend® program that allows export to an Excel file. You will only be able to print from the exported Excel file. 9. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What is Cross Track error? This is how far you are off from your point A to B or an individual leg in a multi-leg route. 10. Is it possible to change the temperature readings from Fahrenheit to Celsius? Yes it is possible. Go to Setup>Nav units>Advanced>temperature>Select Celsius. 11. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can you copy a file manually from earlier topo and streets applications to an SD card for use with the Magellan Meridian®? (There was no SD card option in earlier options) Without connecting your Meridian to a PC create your regions and begin the map download process. When the map compilation part of the download process is done, MapSend will display a message that it cannot find your GPS receiver to perform the download. Stop the process here by selecting "Cancel." Copy this file to the SD card using a USB card reader. Do not create any folders within the SD card where you place this file. Your Meridian will always looks at the top, or "Root", level within the card. Rename the file to "DETAIL00.img." Remove the card and place it in your Meridian. You can use your Meridian as you would normally from here. 12. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Is it possible that a map downloaded from the world wide basemap becomes the internal basemap in the unit and the BlueNavTM map runs from the BlueNav SD card? Yes, follow these steps:1. Use World Wide BaseMap CD and prepare a chart area of your choice. Choose to upload the chart to your local hard disk and not to the GPS.2. Using Windows Explorer rename this chart to something meaningful for you, leaving the .img suffix unchanged.3. Use the standard Magellan software (MagUp) for uploading firmware fixes. Select Expert Upload (Select "No" to the default question to upload firmware); select Meridian(R) as your GPS unit and the port the GPS is connected to. Select "Save."4. Choose Expert Upload and select Upload firmware and basemap. For basemap select the chart you have previously prepared with the WWBaseMap CD.5. First, the program uploads the firmware. When this is done the GPS will shut down. Turn it on again and you should receive a message that the unit contains no internal base map, and it will automatically switch to basemap upload mode. From the Magellan application proceed to upload the basemap6. When the Magellan application finishes uploading the map:a) Either the GPS will recognize the new map and it will immediately start loading and display the new map, orb) the GPS will not respond and continue to display the message "Uploading basemap." If this happens, then from the Magellan MagUp application select "Upload base map" (just "Base map" not "Firmware and basemap") from Expert Mode and repeat the process.7. After repeating the process the second time your GPS should work correctly. If the problem persists, repeat once more. If there is no response, access the secret menus from the files section of your GPS to erase the internal basemap and start again from step 4. 13. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How do you perform the expert upload of a firmware? If your Meridian® is in a "locked up" state (stuck on), make sure you put fresh batteries before proceeding. Power it down by holding down MARK/GOTO and the ESC keys and press ENTER. This will power down the unit. Power it up in "Software upload mode" by holding down MARK/GOTO and the ESC keys and press POWER. Unit should power up with a "software upload mode active" message. Run magup.exe, select "No" when the dialog box appears. Click on "Expert" and checkmark "On" for the "Expert Upload" setting. Be sure to set the "Unit Type." Use Meridian GPS for the green/yellow or Meridian for the others. With the latest MagUp there is also a Meridian Marine and Meridian Color option. Click "OK." Select the firmware file by clicking on "File" then "Select Code File." The firmware file should have a name like MGPS402.HEX or MGOLD406.HEX. Click on "Upload" and click "OK." Checkmark "Program Code Only." Check "Upload File." If the problem persists, contact Magellan Customer Support. 14. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What is the part number for vehicle mounting Vehicle Mounting Bracket bracket, swivel Swivel Mounting Bracket mounting bracket and Bike Mounting Bracket bike mounting bracket? PN ­ 701241 PN ­ 701239 PN - 701242 15. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe I have selected correct COM Port but still gets an error message "comport busy/comport not available? There may be another program using the COM port of the computer. This can be caused by the Hot Sync manager of a PDA, such as the Palm and Visor models (even if you are not using these devices, they could still be running in the computer's background). Disable these types of programs. Also try disabling any Anti Virus or Firewall software on the computer. Verify the baud rate of the receiver is set to 4800; and in the computer's device manager, in the port settings, verify the baud rate is set to 4800 and the Flow Control is set to On / OFF on the computer. 16. I am having serial communication issues between the unit and the computer. What could be the reason? The baud rate (data transfer speed) on your PC has to match the Baud rate in the gps. The Baud rate adjustment on the gps is found by selecting "menu" and under menu you select "setup" and set the baud rate to 4800bps. On your PC you right click the "My Computer" icon and left click onto "properties" and under properties select "hardware and under hardware you will see the "Device manager" and that is where you will find your COM Port usually they are already defaulted to 4800 bps baud rate speed 17. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Why am I having problems with my SD card in the unit? The root of this problem is that an SD card formatted using Windows XP might not work in a Meridian® GPS receiver. The solution is to use your Meridian to format the card. The card can be formatted from the "Card Utilities" menu. Note that formatting will completely erase the card. DO NOT do this while using the device in the outdoors, when you are dependent on full functionality. Note that the Meridian completely ignores the "Lock" switch on the SD card itself. Update ­ This problem is fixed in the latest firmware updates, version 4.51 or later. 18. The direction on my compass is off by 180 degrees. What can be done? Toggle the "Compass Orient" in the setup menu to "GPS Course" and then back to "Magnetic North." 19. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Why is it not possible to use the U.S. cars CLAs in European cars? The cars in the U.S. are positively grounded, while the ones in Europe are negatively grounded. 20. Can I get a Bluetooth® adapter for my Meridian®? We do not support any such activities and the customer is at his own risk. The Magellan Meridian does not support Bluetooth. 21. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What are the optimal com port settings for the Meridian GPS? Bits per second: 4800,Data Bits: 8,Parity: NONE, Stop Bits: 1,Flow Control: Hardware 22. Is the Meridian® compatible with IPAQ and xmap? It has an NMEA 2.1 GSA output that the IPAQ would use but we do not make a cable to interface. Suggest: Technically, it is compatible, but Magellan does not make a cable to interface. 23. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Can I load more than one chart from MapSend® BlueNavTM to my authorized memory card? No, the licensing for the program restricts the use of the program to a single chart loaded on a single Secure Digital memory card at any given time. If you need to load a second chart, you simply reprogram the card with the second chart once you are done using the first chart. 24. What accessories comes Your Meridian unit comes with preloaded background maps, PC cable, Reference Manual-CD ROM, and Quick with the Meridian® GPS? Reference Guide. 25. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What is the minimum and maximum operating temperature of the Meridian GPS? Minimum Temperature -10*C ( 14*F ) Maximum Temperature 60*C ( 140*F ). 26. What is the maximum operating altimeter in the Meridian GPS? Maximum operating altimeter 60,000 Ft/ 18,288 m. 27. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How many routes I can create in my Meridian GPS? You can create 20 routes in your Meridian GPS. 28. How many navigation screens does the Meridian GPS have? The Meridian GPS has 8 navigation screens. 29. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How many satellites are needed to obtain a At least three satellites are needed for a position fix. position fix ? 30. Can I connect the Meridian GPS to the USB port of my computer? The Meridian unit can only be connected to the serial port of the PC and not to the USB port, to connect it to the USB, the user needs to use the serial to USB conversion cable. 31. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Does my Meridian GPS comes with detailed street maps? No, it has a basic highway map. 32. My backtrack readings are not accurate. How can I save get more accurate breadcrumb readings? Adjust track interval to .01 and it should increase the resolution. NOTE: setting to .01 will limit the amount of track to be recorded. 33. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I delete a Map in my Meridian GPS? Press "menu" then select "Card Utilities" and there will be a delete file menu select the detailed img map file you want to delete 34. How can I clear memory in my Meridian GPS? Press Menu. Select "setup," highlight "Clear Memory" and select "all." The clear all memory will clear All Track Logs, All POI's and Routes, All Multi-Leg Routes, All Track Logs, POI's and Routes. 35. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How do I load waypoints and routes from a memory card to my Meridian GPS? Select Menu > Select Card utilities > Select load waypoints/Route and press Enter > Highlight the desired filename and press enter. 36. What happens when the user exceeds 2000 track points? Once the unit has recorded 2000 track points, it will continue to set additional track points. However, the oldest track points will be automatically deleted to make room for the new ones. 37. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How often do I need to initialize the Meridian GPS? Initializing the Meridian decreases the time it takes to get a position fix during cold start. What is meant by a cold start is that the Meridian has no reference to use as a guide to tell it what satellites should be overhead. Without a reference to start with, the Meridian will have to search the sky to find the satellites in view. This may take up to 10 minutes in severe conditions. 38. How can I overcome the error "card not detected"? 1) Check to ensure that the card utilities option is active. 2) If it is not, put the card in the card reader and check for any data available. 3) Check the firmware of the unit and try to update it if there is one available. 39. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I check firmware update version, memory size of the base map, the total All this information is available in the "About" menu screen. memory size of detailed From any screen Press the " MENU " button, highlight maps and how much "About" and press enter. free memory is available in my Meridian GPS? 40. What can be done if my battery life seems shorter than it should be? 1. Make sure that you are using two AA alkaline batteries. 2. Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessive use of the backlight. Turn the backlight off when not needed. 41. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Why does my receiver turn off unexpectedly. This is commonly is caused by excessive static electricity. Turn the receiver back on and it should operate normally. Move the receiver to a new location to avoid a similar occurrence. 42. Why is my Meridian GPS not turning on? 1. Check to see if the batteries are installed correctly.2. Replace with two new AA alkaline batteries 43. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What can be done if my Meridian GPS is not getting a signal? 1. If there are any obstacles nearby or overhead, move to a new location. 2. Make sure that the antenna is pointing up, has a clear view of the sky and is a reasonable distance away from your body. 3. Check the Satellite Status screen to see where the satellites are and if the receiver is acquiring data. 4. If the receiver still does not get a position fix within 10 minutes, you can do clear memory and then you can initalize the GPS. 44. How do I know which route is active? Press "menu" highlight "routes" and there you will see your list of routes you have created the route in bold font is the one currently active 45. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I format an SD card using Meridian® GPS? You can use the card utilities to format the SD card that is in the GPS. Press "MENU" from any screen and highlight "Card utilities." Press "Enter," select "Format Card," and press "Enter" again. 46. Can I test an SD Memory card in Meridian® GPS? Yes. Press "MENU" from any screen and highlight "Card utilities." Press "Enter," and select "Test Card," then press enter. Please note that this scan can take a very long time. If you decide not to proceed with the scan, press ESC before beginning the scan. [what's "a very long time" -- up to 2 hours? up to 15 minutes?] 47. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I delete a file from my memory card using the Meridian® GPS itself? Press "MENU" from any screen and highlight "Card utilities." Press enter, select "Delete file, " and press "Enter." Here you can get the list of files, highlight the one that you want to delete and press "Enter." 48. I have loaded some tracks into my SD card. How can I access those tracks? Press "MENU" from any screen and highlight "Card utilities." Press "Enter," select "Load Track, " and press "Enter" again. The list of tracks will be displayed with the filename. Highlight the one you wish to select and press "Enter." 49. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I change languages in my Meridian GPS? Press "MENU" button from any screen, highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Languages," press "Enter," select the language and press "Enter" again. 50. How can I change the baud rate in my Meridian® GPS? Press "MENU" button from any screen, highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Baud Rate," press "Enter," select the baud rate, and press "Enter" again. Default is 4800 Baud. 51. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Is it possible to set a backlight timer in my Meridian® GPS? Yes, you can set the backlight timer to turn off after 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 10 minutes or you can shut the timer off. To set the timer, press "MENU" button from any screen, highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Light Timer," press "Enter," select the time duration and press "Enter" again. 52. How can I change the daylight savings setting in Meridian® GPS? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Daylight Savings " and press "Enter." Select the region and press "Enter" again. 53. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I change the navigation units on my meridian from Kilometers to Miles Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Nav units," press "Enter," select "Miles/hr" and press "Enter" again. 54. How can I change the elevation mode from 2D to 3D in my Meridian® GPS? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Elves mode ," press "enter," select "3D " and press "Enter" again. [does it really say "Elves mode"?) 55. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I initialize the Meridian® GPS? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Initialize" then follow the on screen prompt by selecting your area and enter date and time. 56. What is a vertical profile? Vertical Profile displays the elevation as a graphical display for the option you select. Only Track History is available for this function if MapSend® Topo for the United States map data is not uploaded. 57. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What Map Datum is the Meridian defaulted to? The default map datum for Meridian will be WGS84. 58. How can I change the coordinate system from Lat/Lon to UTM? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Cord system" and press "Enter." Select "Primary or Secondary " and press "Enter." Select "UTM" and press "Enter." 59. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe What will be the primary and the secondary coordinate system for Meridian® by default? The primary coordinate system is Lat/Lon Deg.Min.MMM. The secondary coordinate system is UTM. 60. What is datum? Datum refers to the theoretical mathematical model of the earth's sea level surface. Map makers may use a different model to chart their maps, so position coordinates will differ from one datum to another. The datum for the map you are using can be found in the legend of the map. If you are unsure of which datum to use, use WGS84 61. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe My tracks have the wrong time stamp? This is actually normal, as the time stamps are all in Universal Time Clock (UTC). This is also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 62. How many map datums are in my Meridian There are 76 Map datums in all Meridian units. 63. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe How can I change time format in my Meridian GPS? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Setup" and press "Enter." Highlight "Time format" and press "Enter." Select "Format," and press "Enter." If Local time is selected (24 hr. or AM/PM) you will be prompted to enter your local time. 64. How can I view a route on the map screen? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Routes"and press "Enter." Highlight "Select Route" and press "Menu." Highlight "Map View" and press "Enter." 65. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold What is the difference between the Meridian® and Meridian Gold? Meridian contains 2MB of internal memory for base maps,and the Meridian Gold contains 16MB of base maps. 66. Meridian Color Which Meridian® unit has a color display? Meridian Color. 67. Meridian Platinum Meridian Platinum. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Which Meridian® unit contains barometric pressure sensor? How can you create a projection in the Meridian® Platinum? Meridian Platinum. 68. On the position screen, press the "Menu" option and then "Projections." 69. List all the Meridian units available? 1) MERIDIAN Color (North America and Europe) 2) MERIDIAN Gold (North America and Europe) 3) MERIDIAN Platinum (Northa America and Europe) 4) MERIDIAN Marine (North America and Europe) 5) MERIDIAN Basic (North America only) 70. My Merdian will not show my current location, what can I do to fix this? In some cases you may need to reset the meridian, Press Menu. Select "setup," highlight "Clear Memory" and select "all." NOTE: The clear all memory will clear All Track Logs, All POI's and Routes, All Multi-Leg Routes, All Track Logs, POI's and Routes. 71. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Why does my Meridian® GPS not make an audible beep when I have an alarm active? Check your setup settings for the Beeper. If the selection is Off or Keys Only is selected, the Beeper will not sound for alarms. 72. Why do the position coordinates on Meridian® GPS receiver not match the location on my map? 1. Make sure that your receiver is set up to use the same datum as your map. 2. Check your LAT/LON format. Make sure that the format selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM (DEG/MIN/SEC or DEG/MIN.MM) is in the same format as the map you are using. 73. Meridian Basic, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Platinum Europe, Meridian marine Europe, Meridian Gold Europe, Meridian Color Europe Product Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How can I delete a Route in my Meridian® GPS? Press the "MENU" button from any screen. Highlight "Routes "and press "Enter." Highlight "Select Route" and press "Menu." Highlight DELETE and press "Enter." 74. 75. Question Solution What are the uses of the Meridian®? Meridian® has the features that appeal to a sailor, fisherman, hiker, hunter, or any person involved with outdoor recreational activities. Moreover, Meridian can display your location on detailed city maps providing you with a useful navigation tool that will last for years. 76. How many batteries are required for turning on the Meridian®? Meridian® uses two AA batteries 77. How long will Meridian You can expect up to 14 hours of usage on two AA batteries stay on if I am using with the backlight turned off. With the backlight on new AA batteries? continuously, you'll have approximately 6 hours of usage from two AA batteries. 78. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I turn off the backlight in my Meridian®? Pressing the Power button turns the backlight on and off. The display backlight can be set to one of three levels (low, high or off).To change the level press and hold the power button for two seconds. 79. How do I adjust contrast in my Meridian®? From any screen Press > Menu > Use Up/Down arrows to highlight Contrast and press Enter> Then use the Left/Right arrows to adjust contrast. 80. How do I save my present location in my Meridian®? You can save your present location as a waypoint by using the GOTO button. Press and hold the GOTO button for two seconds and the mark screen will display all the fields. Use the save option to store the waypoint using the default name and icon. You can also change the name and icon of your waypoint. 81. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How many waypoints can I store in my Meridian®? You can save up to 500 waypoints. 82. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, I am not getting the default map information. Is there a way to increase the detail? Meridian® comes with base maps which include highways and cities. However, if you are not getting this information in detail change the map setup to a higher detail setting. This may or may not show more map detail in all areas. From map screen > Press the Menu button >Select Map Setup and Press enter >Highlight "Detail" Again press enter > Use the Up/Down arrows to select the desired map level. 83. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I get waypoints to appear on my map screen? To get waypoints Go to map screen > Press the "MENU" button>Select "Map Setup">Press enter highlight "Display" > Select "Waypoints" and press enter. 84. How do I turn the Track Go to map screen >Press the "MENU" button select>"Map lines on or off? Setup" > Press enter highlight select "Display" press enter Select "Track Lines" and press enter. 85. I loaded TOPO maps using Mapsend, how do I see the Topo lines? You don't see the TOPO lines because the GPS may not be set to display TOPO info, Go to map screen>Press the "MENU" button select > " Map Setup " Press enter highlight select "Display" press enter Select " TOPO Lines" enter. 86. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, I downloaded detail maps in the GPS using Mapsend, but how do I get points of interest? Go to map screen> Press the "MENU" button select> "Map Setup" >Press enter highlight select "Display" press enter select " POI" and enter. 87. How do I change map orientation to course up in my Meridian®? Go to map screen>Press the "MENU" button>Select " Map Setup" Press enter > Highlight select "Orientations " Press enter> Select "Course up" and press enter 88. How do I change map orientation to Track up? Go to map screen>Press the "MENU" button>Select "Map Setup" Press enter>Highlight select "Orientations" press enter> Select "Track up" and press enter. 89. How many channels do Meridian® receivers have? Meridian® is a 12-channel receiver. 90. How do I reset Trip Odometer? From the Lat/lon position screen >Press "Menu" > Select "Reset Trip" > Press enter then >Select "Yes" and press enter. 91. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, I manually stored some waypoints in my Meridian®, but how do I find them? There are two ways to find the waypoints that you have stored in the GPS. 1. Alphabetical.From any screen > Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" and press enter>Select "User" >Use the Left/Right arrow key to select "Find by Alphabetical">Press enter Highlight the Waypoint and press enter. 2. Nearest to Position. From Any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "User" use the Left/Right arrow key to select "Find by Nearest " and press enter> Highlight the waypoint and press enter. 92. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I search a preloaded point of interest in my Meridian®? There are two ways to find the point of interest in the GPS: 1. Alphabetical From Any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "Preloaded Category" >Use the Left/Right key to select "Find by Alphabetical" and press enter>Use arrow keys to enter first five characters Highlight "OK" and press enter>Select waypoint and press enter. 2. Nearest to Position From Any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "Preloaded Category">Use the Left/Right arrow key to select "Find by to Nearest to" and press enter>Highlight "Waypoints" and press enter. 93. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, I downloaded a detail map in my unit using Mapsend, but how can I find a point of interest by Nearest to Position and Alphabetical? 1. Alphabetical From Any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "The Name of detail map" >Use the left/Arrow key to select "Category" >Press enter Highlight "Find by alphabetical" and press enter>Select "Subcategory" and press enter> Use arrow keys to enter first five characters press enter> Highlight "OK" and press enter select waypoint and press enter .2. Nearest to Position From any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" and press enter>Select "Category" >Use the Left/Right arrow key to select "Find by to nearest to" press enter>Use arrow keys to select "Subcategory" and press enter>Select waypoint and press enter. 94. Meridian How do I manually enter co-ordinates in my Meridian®? Press and hold the "GOTO" button for two seconds. Highlight the "Location Field" and press enter "Edit Line 1 of the Location Field" press enter "Edit Line 2 of the Location Field" press enter Edit "Elevation field" and press enter highlight the "Save" button and press enter. 95. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I delete a waypoint that I created? From any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "User" use the Left/Right arrow key to select "Find by " press enter>Highlight the Waypoints which you wants to delete>Press "Menu" and highlight "Delete" and press enter>Select "Yes "and press enter 96. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I edit a waypoint that I created? From any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "User" use the Left/Right arrow key to select "Find by " press enter>Highlight the Waypoints which you wants to Edit and press enter>Now select "Fields to be edited" and press enter> "Edit the fields" once you edit all the fields select "Save" and press enter. 97. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How can I see a waypoint on map screen that I have manually stored in my Meridian®? From Any screen>Press the "Menu" button>Highlight "Database" press enter>Select "User" press enter>Select waypoint which you wants to view and press enter>Select "View "and press enter. 98. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Can I download the entire MapSend application map to my Meridian®? You cannot load the entire map to your Meridian®. It may be possible to load multiple files to form the entire U.S. to a single SD memory card for use in a Meridian. You will need a very large memory card because the database for the MapSend applications is approximately 700MB. 99. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Why can't I see the same detail information on my Meridian® that I see on the PC application? You simply zoom in to a closer range. The detailed maps will start to show on the Meridian®screen at zoom scales of 0.40 miles and closer. You can also adjust the amount of detail you see at each zoom level. While on the map screen, press "MENU" and select "MAP SETUP". Under "MAP DETAIL" you can then select from the ranges of "LOWEST" to "HIGHEST". This allows you to vary the amount of detail and features viewed at each zoom level 100. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I view the region I just loaded to my Meridian®? Go to the map screen. Zoom out to a level of 200 miles or more. You should see a small black box indicating the region you have loaded. Using the arrow keypad, place the cursor inside this box. Now zoom in to a closer range. As you zoom in details of the area loaded should begin to show at zoom levels of 0.40 miles and lower. 101. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 102. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 103. Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, The PC shows that the Try pressing the GOTO, ESCAPE, and ENTER keys firmware has completed simultaneously. If the Meridian® does not power down loading, but my remove the batteries ® Meridian is still on and I can't turn it off. What can I do? Can I transfer my No. The waypoints must be transferred to your Meridian® waypoints from my PC first, and then transferred from there to the memory card. map program directly to the memory card? I loaded my map, with the points of interest from MapSend. Why can't I see points of interest on the Meridian® map screen? When you upload a map to the GPS, the points of interest info goes with it, by default, but the points of interest icons are not displayed on the map screen. It's easy to display some or all points of interest. Press the MENU key on the Meridian®, select "Map Setup", and use the cursor key to arrow right to the Display tab. In this screen you can display all the points of interest, not display any overlay features (Clear All), or specify any particular points of interest categories you want to display. You can change your selection anytime. Also, even when points of interest are not set to display, you can still search them, view them, and use them as routing destinations. 104. Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Can I use my DirectRoute compatible GPS receiver for street routing and for marine use with the BlueNavTMcharts? Yes, but you have a GPS firmware decision to make. For most who want to use their GPS with DirectRoute and BlueNav, the right choice is the Standard receiver firmware. It will do street routing if a DirectRoute map is active, and it will do all functions except marine tides and currents when a BlueNavTM chart is active. Conversely, if you choose the Marine firmware load because you really need tides and currents, you can use DirectRoute maps, search points of interest, and so forth. However, you can't street route with that firmware. The one exception is SporTrak Color ­ it has only one firmware load, and it can do both routing and tides/currents. Firmware Update CD 1.00e contains all the current firmware, Standard and Marine, and detailed instructions on their uses. Firmware for handhelds can also be downloaded from the Magellan website. 105. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 106. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, What can be done if I am getting a Time Out error while copying the maps on to my Meridian® from map send TOPO 3D or map send direct route? Try formatting the SD card by pressing "menu", then select "card utilities", and then select format card Yes. Go to: www.navicache.com Besides www.geocaching.com is there another Website that I can visit to download geocaches? 107. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 108. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Do Meridian products use Navteq information for the basemap? No. Meridian®basemap does not use Navteq data. Why do detail maps show me wrong road positioning information? When you compare where you are with where the GPS thinks the road is, remember an actual road is often 100 feet wide. Typical GPS accuracy is at best 12 feet, and is often 30 feet or more. This means that an error of 50 feet is not only common, but to be expected. 109. Meridian , Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Can I use a multimedia card along with my Meridian®? You can use a multimedia card inside the Meridian®. If you already have a multimedia card, try itt .If you purchase a new card, however, it is recommended that you purchase a SD card. We recommend SanDisk and Toshiba SD cards. 110. Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, The Meridian® Marine is identical to the Meridian Gold. Why does the Meridian Marine cost more? The Meridian Marine is very similar, though not identical to the Meridian Gold. The difference in price is that the slightly costlier Meridian Marine has a a pre-loaded marine buoy lighthouse database. . 111. When should the magnetic compass be re-calibrated? The compass should be re-calibrated whenever the batteries are changed to ensure best accuracy. 112. Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How can I deactivate the magnetic compass in the Meridian® Platinum? (It shortens the battery life by approximately 25%). Change the GPS heading in the compass setup screen from heading to COG. This will deactivates the compass on the compass display.Make certain that the Magnetic HDG up is NOT selected in the map screen 113. Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, What does each IPX rating indicate? IPX-0 No special protection IPX-1 Protected against falling water, equivalent to 35mm rainfall per minute for 10 minutes. Meridian is placed in its normal operating position. IPX-2 Protected against falling water when tilted up to 15 degrees. This is the same as IPX-1 but Meridian is tested in four fixed positions, tilted 15 degrees in each direction from normal operating position. IPX-3 Protected against spraying water, Water spraying up to 60 degrees from vertical at 10 liters/min at a pressure of 80-100kN/m2 for five minutes. IPX-4 Protected against splashing water. This is the same as IPX-3, but water is sprayed at all angles. IPX-5 Protected against water jets. Water projected at all angles through a 6.3mm nozzle at a flow rate of 12.5 liters/min at a pressure of 30kN/m2 for 3 minutes from a distance of 3 meters. IPX-6 Protected against heavy seas. Water projected at all angles through a 12.5mm nozzle at a flow rate of 100 liters/min at a pressure of 100kN/m2 for three minutes from a distance of three meters. IPX-7 Protected against water immersion. Immersion for 30 minutes at a depth of one meter. IPX-8 Protected against water submersion. The equipment is suitable for continual submersion in water under conditions, which are identified by the manufacturer 114. Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, On which Websites can I do -- address to GPS co-ordinate conversion? Check out www.geocoder.us or www.maporama.com Also http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/addressverify.asp 115. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 116. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 117. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, When doing NMEA output with the Meridia®n, what should the map datum on the unit be? WGS84 In north reference, what are mils true and mils magnetic? mils means military angular unit. For an explanation of mils true and mils magnetic go to http://www.boomershoot.org/general/mils.htm What is a backtrack route? A backtrack route allows you to retrace your steps. As you are moving, the Meridian automatically creates and stores hidden waypoints in memory. These waypoints are the ones that the Meridian will use to retrace your steps. When you create a backtrack route, the Meridian converts these hidden waypoints into user Waypoints 118. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 119. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, How do I convert from deg.min. to deg.dddd? To convert to decimal degrees take the degrees plus the minutes/60. For example, to convert 46deg 30.00min in decimal degrees: 46 + 30/60 = 46.5 degrees. Likewise .5 degree = .5x60 = 30 minutes. In MapSend® products, The answer differs between MapSend® products. The older how big can a region be products (like Streets" and "Topo USA") allow you create to download to the unit? single map sets consisting of four rectangular regions. each of which can be up to 16MB. 120. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 121. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 122. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, 123. Meridian, Meridian Gold, Meridian Color, Meridian Marine, Meridian Platinum, Is there any website where I can convert latlong to UTM and back? http://www.jesseshunting.com How many mils are contained in 1 degree?