User manual MAGELLAN SPORTRAK COLOR 2

Reference Waypoints / Database Accessing Waypoints in the Database -- All stored waypoints, whether user-input or preloaded, can be found in the Waypoint Database. You will need to access waypoints in the database whenever you are editing waypoints, activating a GOTO route or creating a multileg route. From Any Screen Highlight Database Use up/down arrows to select category Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Selecting Waypoints from the Nearest List. If Near Position, N ear C ity or Near C ursor is selected as the "Find By" option for the database or if User was selected as the category, you will be presented with a list of waypoints that you can choose from. The information at the bottom of the screen indicates the bearing and distance to the highlighted waypoint from your present position. Use up/down arrows to highlight waypoint Selecting Waypoints from the Alphabetical List. If Alphabetical is selected as the "Find By" option for the database a slightly different screen from the Nearest list is displayed. A keyboard is graphically displayed allowing you to enter the name of the waypoint or map object you are looking for. You need not enter the entire name, just enough letters to narrow the search down. (A minimum of four characters is recommended.) Selecting "OK" and pressing enter brings up a listing of the waypoints, starting with the one you entered at the top. Note: When selecting the User category, the SporTrak does not use the keyboard display. SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 39 Reference Selecting Waypoints Nearest to the Cursor. As discussed in the Map Screen section, the Map Screen has two modes of operation, position and cursor. If you are in the cursor mode you may want to know what waypoints are near your cursor rather than the ones nearest to your present position. You can do this by selecting the "Find By" option of Near C ursor . You are then presented with a list of waypoints that are close to the cursor for the category you selected. After the list is presented, you can use the Up/Down arrows to highlight a waypoint, and press [ENTER] to view information on it. When highlighting a waypoint, the bearing and distance from the cursor to the waypoint is displayed at the bottom of the list. Note: The "Find By" option Near C ursor is only available when the Map screen is in the Cursor Mode. Saving Present Position as a Waypoint -- Creates and stores your present position into the memory of the SporTrak. Stored waypoints can be used in GOTO and route creation. While saving the waypoint, you can edit the icon, name and add a message or you can just save the waypoint using the default name supplied by the SporTrak. From Any Screen Modify (see Note) (Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You are then placed into the Edit M ode . Using the method described in "Getting Started" you can personalize the waypoint, making it easy to remember what it is.) Creating New Waypoint Manually -- Allows the creation of a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position. The coordinates for the new position need to be entered manually. From Any Screen Highlight Location Field Edit Line 1 of the Location Field Edit Line 2 of the Location Field Edit Elevation Field Highlight "Save" Button (Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You are then placed into the Edit M ode .) 40 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Creating New Waypoint with Map Cursor -- Provides a method of creating a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position. The new coordinates are computed automatically based on the location of the map cursor. From Map Screen Use arrow keys to move cursor to desired Modify (see Note) (Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You are then placed into the Edit M ode .) Deleting a User Waypoint -- Deletes a waypoint that you have created. From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User left/right arrows select "Find By" Select Waypoint to be Deleted Confirm? Yes or No Highlight Delete Editing a User Waypoint -- Allows you to edit a waypoint that you have already stored in the SporTrak's memory. From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User left/right arrows select "Find By" Select Waypoint to be Edited Select Field to be Edited Edit the Field Repeat selecting and editing fields until all changes are complete Highlight "Save" button An alternative method to entering the edit mode is after highlighting the waypoint you wish to modify press WPT and press [ENTER]. [MENU]. Highlight Edit SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 41 Reference Viewing a Map Object on the Map -- Displays on the Map the Map Object you have selected. Note: This function is for viewing map objects (cities, airports, etc.) only. See Viewing User Waypoints on the Map for instructions on how to perform this feature using User waypoints. From Any Screen Highlight Database Select Database Category Select Waypoint from the list Viewing a User Waypoint on the Map -- Locates and displays on the Map the selected User Waypoint. From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User Select Waypoint from the list Use U/D arrows to highlight "View" button Note: If the waypoint is used in a route you will get a warning that it is in a route after selecting it from the list. This is because the screen that you access the view button can also be used to edit the waypoint and it may be undesirable to edit a waypoint that is being used in a route. Also note that any edits you make to the waypoint are not saved when you use the View button. You need to highlight the Save button and press [ENTER] to record your changes. Saving a Map Object as a User Waypoint -- Saves a Map Object as a waypoint to be stored in your User Waypoint List. You would do this should you want to modify the object or if you wanted to use the object as a waypoint in the Sun/Moon or Fish/Hunt functions. Follow the instructions above for Viewing a M ap O bject on a M ap. Press [MARK]. Edit any field of the waypoint that you want and when you are done, highlight "Save" and press [ENTER]. 42 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Searching for a Street Address -- This option allows you to search an uploaded map database for a specific street address. After finding the address, you can save it as a waypoint ("Mark") or view it on the Map Screen. NOTE: The option is av ailable ONL Y if y ou hav e uploaded one or mor detailed maps fr om the M agellan M apSend S treets CD-R OM. From Any Screen Highlight Database Use arrows to highlight an uploaded map region Enter street name Use arrows to highlight street name e Highlight Address Use arrows to view address range Enter address number Highlight "Mark" or "View" Mark. If you select "Mark" and press [ENTER], the Edit Waypoint screen is displayed. You can now change any of the attributes for this waypoint. Highlight "Save" and press [ENTER] to record this waypoint into the memory of the SporTrak. View. Selecting "View" and pressing [ENTER] returns you to the Map Screen in the Cursor Mode with the cursor on the address you entered. From this point, you can create a waypoint by pressing the [MARK] button. Note: The address search has some limitations and is based upon the map that was uploaded from the MapSend Streets software. While you are entering the address you will notice that the available range is displayed on the screen. Addresses entered must fall within that range. SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 43 Reference Routes Creating a GOTO Route -- Creates and sets as the active route a 1-leg From Any Screen If a GOTO route already exists, you will be asked to clear it. Select Waypoint Category Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Select Waypoint from List route with your present position as the starting point and a destination waypoint that you choose from the waypoint database. GOTO routes are not saved in memory. When you turn your SporTrak off and then back on, the GOTO route is gone. You need to create a new GOTO route if you intend on completing the route. Also note that when you are selecting the Waypoint Category you are being instructed to select the "Find By". You can select only those waypoints in your general vicinity (Near Position) or all of the waypoints in the category in alphabetical order (Alphabetical). Creating a Backtrack Route -- Creates a route using track information stored in the SporTrak to "retrace" your steps. A good example of using a backtrack would be if you were out hiking or jogging with your SporTrak turned on and computing position fixes. After 30 minutes you From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select "Backtrack" from Route List Highlight Activate Backtrk choose to return to where you started, following the same route you just took. All you need do is follow the instructions below and let the SporTrak take you there. Creating a Multileg Route -- Provides the means to create a multileg route that can be stored in memory. Multileg routes are easily the most complicated function in the 44 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference SporTrak, but once you can visualize what a multileg route (route) is, it becomes very easy to understand and create. If you understand that a GOTO is a 1-leg route with a starting point and a destination point, then imagine a bunch of GOTO's strung together where the destination of one GOTO is the starting point for the next GOTO. That means if B A D Seg m 1 ent Seg me nt 2 C Seg m 3 ent you had three GOTO's, one from "A" to "B", another from "B" to "C" and a third from "C" to "D" you could then put them together to make one multileg route. In this example you would have a 3-leg route that went from "A" to "B" to "C" to "D". From Any Screen Step 1: Select starting waypoint Highlight Routes Select an "Empty" Route Select Waypoint Category Use L/R arrows to select "Find By" Select Waypoint from List Step 2: Use up/down arrows to move Select leg highlight to next available leg in destination the route. Indicated by dashes. waypoint Select Waypoint Category Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Select Waypoint from List Repeat Step 2 for all additional legs in the route. Step 3: Save the route Use up/down arrows to highlight "Save Route" button These routes have an advantage over GOTO's in that A) the starting point does not have to be your present position, B) they are always in memory and if activated they remain activated, even when you turn the SporTrak off and then back on, and C) they can be saved and used over and over again. (Note: these routes have been termed "multileg" in an effort to make the understanding of them a little clearer, however you could create a 1-leg route and save it in the SporTrak's memory.) SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 45 Reference Sample Route List (Bold route indicates "Active" route) Sample Route Create Activating/Deactivating a Route -- Enables the activating or deactivating of a stored route. When a route is being used to navigate, it is termed to be "active". When you want to use a route to navigate with, follow these steps to activate it. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Activate or Deactivate (Note: If the route is active, the SporTrak will automatically display "Deactivate Route" in the menu and inversely if the route is not active, "Activate Route" will be displayed.) Viewing a Route -- Allows you to view the legs of a route using the same screen that was used to create the route. Viewing a route can be used if you just wanted to see the components of the route or as a precursor to editing the route. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Map View Route Editing a Route -- Enables you to modify an existing route by inserting a leg, deleting a leg or replacing a leg. Follow the instructions above for Viewing a R oute and then use the instructions for inserting, deleting, replacing or appending a leg as appropriate. When you are done with editing the route, use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the "Save Route" button and press [ENTER]. 46 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Inserting a Leg -- Inserts a waypoint in the middle of an existing leg thereby making two legs where there used to be one. Select route to be edited. See Instructions for Viewing a Route Highlight Insert Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will have a leg inserted. Select Database Select Waypoint In the example of a route that goes from "A" to "B" to "C" to "D", if you wanted to insert the waypoint "E" between "B" and "C" you would highlight the waypoint "C" and follow the steps to insert waypoint "E". Your route would then be "A" to "B" to "E" to "C" to "D". B Segment 2 E Se D C S 4 ent egm A m S eg 1 ent gm t3 en Deleting a Leg -- Deletes a leg from the route. Select route to be edited. See Instructions for Viewing a Route Highlight Delete Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will be deleted. Replacing a Leg -- Replaces the destination of an existing leg with a new destination. Select route to be edited. See Instructions for Viewing a Route Highlight Replace Select Waypoint Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will be replaced. Select Database Appending a Leg -- Adds a leg to the end of a route. Select route to be edited. See Instructions for Viewing a Route Select Database Highlight next available leg. (Indicated by dashes) Select Waypoint SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 47 Reference Appending a Newly Created Waypoint to a Route -- Allows a newly created waypoint to be appended to any route in memory. Create a Waypoint by pressing the GOTO button. Can be present position, user-generated position or by using Map Cursor to locate position. Edit/Modify Waypoint as desired. Highlight "Route" Button Select Route Reversing a Route -- Allows any route in memory to be reversed. In the example used earlier of "A" to "B" to "C" to "D", if this route were reversed it would end up as "D" to "C" to "B" to "A". From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Reverse Deleting a Route -- Enables the deletion of any route in memory. Useful when you want to add a new route but no "EMPTY" routes are available. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Delete Viewing a Route on the Map Screen -- Provides you with a graphical representation of the route selected on the Map screen. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Map View Creating a Route Using Track History -- This enables you to automatically create a multileg route using your track history. This route will be saved to your route list with a naming convention of "T01P01 to T01Pxx" where Pxx indicates the number of points in the route. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Highlight Save Trk to Rte 48 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Setup Initializing the SporTrak -- Enables you to initialize the SporTrak should it be needed to speed up satellite acquisition. Two such instances would be travelling over 500 miles with your SporTrak turned off or complete loss of memory. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Initialize Highlight Region Highlight Area Input Elevation (optional) Input Time Input Date Turning NAV Screens On/Off -- Allows you to turn off or on any of the navigation screens you choose. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Nav Screens Sat Status On/Off Compass On/Off Large Data On/Off Position On/Off Road On/Off (Note: you must go through the entire sequence of nav screens for your selections to be saved. As an example, if you turn the Sat Status screen off and press [ESC] before confirming all of the nav screens, your selection will not be saved and the Sat Status screen will still be on.) Default: All On SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 49 Reference Selecting the Coordinate System -- Allows you to set the coordinate system that will be used to display the position for the primary or secondary position screen. Available coordinate systems are: Lat/Lon, UTM, OSGB, Irish, Swiss, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, USNG, MGRS, or User Grid. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Coord System Select Primary or Secondary Select Coordinate System The coordinate system you select may require additional information. Default: Primary - Lat/Lon Secondary - UTM DEG.MIN.MMM Selecting a Map Datum -- Allows you to set the datum used to compute the coordinates to match the datum used on a map or chart. If you are using a map or chart with your SporTrak and the datums do not match, you may find irregularities when comparing the coordinates. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Map Datum Select Primary or Secondary Select Datum Default: Primary - WGS84 Secondary - WGS84 Selecting the Elevation Mode -- Allows you to select the elevation mode used by the SporTrak. You may choose between 3D (uses satellite information to compute elevation) or 2D (displays a fixed elevation based upon the elevation entered). From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Elev Mode Select 3D or 2D Default: 3D 50 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Selecting the Time Format -- Enables you to choose from three different time formats: Local 24 Hr (military time), Local AM/PM or UTC. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Time Format Select Format If Local time is selected (24 hr. or AM/PM) you will be prompted to enter your local time. Default: Local AM/PM Selecting NAV Units -- Allows you to select the units of measure that will be used when displaying navigational data. Options are: Miles/Yd/ MPH, Miles/Ft/MPH, NM/Ft/Knots, or KM/KPH. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Nav Units Select Nav Units Default: Miles/Ft/MPH Selecting the North Reference -- Allows the selection of whether the SporTrak uses True North, Magnetic North, Military True or Military Magnetic as its North reference. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight North Reference Select North Reference Default: Magnetic Setting the Backlight Timer -- Allows you to set the time interval that will be used to turn off the display backlight when not in use. Times available are: 30 seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 4 Minutes, 10 Minutes or Timer Off. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Light Timer Select Timer Duration Default: 4 Minutes SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 51 Reference Turning the Beeper On/Off -- Allows you to select which actions will cause the beeper to sound. You can choose from Off, Keys Only (pressing a key causes a beep), Alarms Only (when an alarm is activated) or Keys & Alarms. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Beeper Select Beeper Options Default: Keys & Alarms Selecting NMEA Message -- Allows the selection of the NMEA message that will be output from the SporTrak. Choices are Off, V1.5 APA, V1.5 XTE or V2.1 GSA. Your choice will be dependent upon what message the device you are connecting to needs to receive. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight NMEA Select NMEA Message Default: Off Selecting the Baud Rate -- Enables you to set the baud rate of the data being sent out from the SporTrak's output port. The baud rate sent out must match the baud rate that the receiving device is set for. You can choose from 1200 baud, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, 57600 baud or 115200 baud. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Baud Rate Select Baud Rate Default: 4800 Baud 52 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Selecting Daylight Savings -- Allows you to select what region you are in which will allow the SporTrak to automatically adjust the time displayed to compensate for daylight savings time. You can select United States (daylight savings starts on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October), European Union (daylight savings starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October), or you can select Customize which allows you to set the month and day that daylight savings starts and ends in your area. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Daylight savings Select Region Default: The appropriate daylight savings time (United States or European Union only) will automatically be set by the SporTrak during startup when you use the SporTrak for the first time. Power Off Timer -- Conserving battery life is important to any GPS user and the power off timer provides another tool in saving battery life. Selecting "On" will allow you to select the mode and how long the SporTrak will stay powered on. If the mode you select is "Time", the timer field allows you to select time that the SporTrak will remain on before automatically powering off if no keys are pressed. If the mode selected is "Position", the timer field sets how soon the SporTrak will be powered down when the position hasn't changed and if no keys have been pressed. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Power Off Timer Select On or Off If On, select Mode and Timer settings Default: Off SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 53 Reference Changing Languages -- You can select from one of nine languages (English, French, German, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese or Finnish) to be used by the SporTrak. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Languages Select desired language TIP: If you change the language setting in the SporTrak just to see what it looks like and need to get back to the Language Select screen, follow these instructions. Press [NAV] until the MAP screen is displayed and press [MENU]. Select the seventh item in the list and press [ENTER]. Press the Up Arrow once and press [ENTER]. You are back at the Language Select screen. Changing the Power Key Settings -- Allows you to choose from "No protection" (normal) or "On/Off Protected" (alternate). This will change how the [POWER] operates in turning the SporTrak on or off. No Protection: Turn SporTrak On. Press the [POWER] button. Turn SporTrak Off. Press the [POWER] button. On/Off Protected: Turn SporTrak On. Press and hold the [POWER] button until the first screen is displayed. Turn SporTrak Off. Press the [POWER] button and then press [ENTER] before the power off timer is done. From any Screen MENU Highlight Setup ENTER Highlight Power key ENTER ENTER Select "No protection" or "On/Off Protected" ENTER Default: No protection 54 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Clearing Memory All of the Clear functions operate in the same way. The instructions shown apply to all of the Clear options except Clearing All. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Clear Memory Highlight All Confirm? Yes/No SporTrak will shut off Clearing Track History -- This will clear the track history that is displayed on the Map screen from memory. Clearing Wpts/Routes -- This will clear all waypoints and routes from the SporTrak's memory. Clearing all Routes -- This clears all routes from the SporTrak's memory. Resetting SporTrak to Factory Defaults -- Allows you to reset all of the Setup choices to the factory defaults. Clearing All Memory in the SporTrak -- This clears all memory from the SporTrak. After completing these instructions, the SporTrak will shut off. The next time it is turned on, it will prompt you that it needs to be initialized. From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Clear Memory Highlight Menu Choice Confirm? Yes/No SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 55 Reference Sun / Moon Display Accessing the Sun/Moon Screen -- The Sun/Moon screen displays the sunrise time, sunset time and lunar phase for any waypoint you have stored in the User category in the waypoint database. All times displayed are local times to your present position. From Any Screen Highlight Sun/Moon Changing the Sun/Moon Date -- Allows you to change the date for the sun/moon information for the position selected. From Any Screen Highlight Sun/Moon Highlight At Field Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Highlight Waypoint Changing the Sun/Moon Position -- Allows you to change the position that you want to view the sun/moon information for. The default is "Position" which is your present position. From Any Screen Highlight Sun/Moon Highlight Date Field Use arrows to change date 56 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Hunt / Fish Times Display Accessing the Fish/Hunt Screen -- The Fish/Hunt screen displays the best times for fishing or hunting for the position you choose from your User waypoints. From Any Screen Highlight Fish/Hunt Changing the Fish/Hunt Date -- Allows you to change the date for the fishing/hunting information for the position selected. From Any Screen Highlight Fish/Hunt Highlight Date Field Use arrows to change date Changing the Fish/Hunt Position -- Allows you to change the position that you want to view the fishing/hunting times for. The default is "Position" which is your present position. From Any Screen Highlight Fish/Hunt Highlight At Field Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Highlight Waypoint SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 57 Reference Alarms All of the Alarm options are set in the same way. The instructions below apply to all of the Alarm settings. When the beeper is turned on for alarms (see Setup - Turning the Beeper On/Off ) an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm. A visual alert is displayed for the alarm whether the beeper is turned on or off. From Any Screen Highlight Alarms/Msg Highlight Alarm Field Select Alarm Distance Setting the Arrival Alarm -- The arrival alarm alerts you that you have arrived at the destination of your GOTO or to the destination of any leg in a route you are navigating on. This option allows you to set the distance from the destination that the alarm will begin to sound. Setting the Anchor Alarm -- The anchor alarm will sound when you have drifted from your anchor point at a distance you set. An example of its use would be as you set anchor you turn on the anchor alarm to beep at a given distance. With the SporTrak still operating and computing fixes you can then go fishing or other activities knowing that if you drift more than the distance you selected, the SporTrak will alert you. Setting the XTE Alarm -- XTE or cross track errors happen when you are off course for the route you are navigating on. The distance set in the alarm is the distance left or right of the heading you are supposed to be travelling on. Setting the GPS Fix Alarm -- This turns on or off the alarm that can sound whenever the SporTrak has lost its ability to compute position fixes due to loss of signal from the satellites. This is handy in that it alerts you that you may need to move to an area that has a clearer view of the sky. 58 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver