Thales Navigation Car GPS Receiver manual

User Manual SporT r ak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver[...]

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 SporTrak while driving. Come to a complete stop or have your passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which [...]

All Thales Navigation global positioning system (GPS) receivers are navigation aids, and are not intended to replace other methods of navigation. Purchase is advised to perform careful position charting and use good judgment. READ THE USER GUIDE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. 1. THALES NAVIGATION WARRANTY Thales Navigation warrants their GPS r[...]

(6) service performed or attempted by anyone other than an authorized Thales Navigations Service Center; (7) any product, components or parts not manu- factured by Thales Navigation, (8) that the receiver will be free from any claim for infringement of any patent, trademark, copy- right or other proprietary right, including trade secrets (9) any da[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver i T able of Cont ents Introduction ....................................................................... 1 A bout This U ser Manual ......................................................................... 1 S etting U p the S porT rak ..................................................... 2 In stalling the B[...]

ii S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence .......................................................................... 17 Po w er/Backlight/Contrast ..................................................................... 17 Tu rn the SporT rak O n ....................................................................... 17 Tu rn the SporT rak[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver iii Hi ghlighted Road V ertical Pr ofile Description ............................ 27 R oute V ertical P rofile Description .............................................. 28 P ath Check Description ............................................................. 28 Compass Screen ..................................[...]

iv S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver S earching for a S treet Address ............................................................ 43 Routes ................................................................................................... 44 Cr eating a GO TO Route ................................................................... 44 Cr eat[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver v Clearing Memory .................................................................................. 55 Clearing T rack History ...................................................................... 55 Clearing Wpts/Routes ....................................................................... 55 Clearing All [...]

vi S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver H eading vs. Bearing vs. Course Ov er Ground ................................... 68 Na vigating with the Compass Screen ................................................. 70 Calibrating the Compass ................................................................... 70 U sing the Barometer and T emperature Sc[...]

S porT rak Color GPS M apping Receiver 1 Introduction W elcome and congratulations on y our purchase of the Magellan S porT rak Color GPS mapping receiver . The S porT rak Color has all the features that a sailor , fisherman, hiker , hunter , or any person involved with outdoor r ecreational activities has come to expect from a Magellan GPS r eceiv[...]

2S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver A ppendix: S ections containing information about connecting your S porT rak Color to external devices, accessories, troubleshooting and specifications can be found in the Appendix . Gl ossar y: A glossary is provided explaining some of the terms and abbrevia- tions found in the SporT rak Color and this manua[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 3 Setting up the SporT rak S etting up the S porT rak Color is a simple three-step process: installing the batteries, selecting the language to be used and initializing the S porT rak. Ins talling the Batteries To change the batteries, remo ve the battery door on the back of the SporT rak Color . The door can [...]

4S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver Selecting Language The first time you use your S porT rak (or if memor y has been completely erased) you will be asked to select the language that you want to use. U se the UP/DO WN arrows on the keypad to highlight the language y ou desire. With the language highlighted, press the ENTER button. Y ou can sele[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 5 Pr ess [ENTER]. (Y ou have 10 seconds to press [ENTER] or the S porT rak will shut off.) The SporT rak displays a message bo x indicating that the receiver needs to be initialized. Pr ess [ENTER]. Enter Y our Approximat e Position (Initialize) U se the Up/Do wn arrows on the keypad to highlight y our general[...]

6S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver When the time is correct, press [ENTER]. The last piece of information needed is the date. U sing the arrow keys, enter the pr esent date. Pr ess [ENTER]. Pr essing right arrow r esults in: Pr essing up arrow r esults in: Ed iting moves the cursor block left or right. To use the arrow keys to edit a field, fo[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 7 Basic Operation Fo r many of you this will be your first introduction into using a GPS receiver as a navigational tool. W ith all of the features and functions pro vided with the S porT rak, it may seem a bit intimidating at first. Don ’ t worry . There are only a few things you need to know to use the S p[...]

8S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver T urning Power on/Of f Tu r n ing the SporT rak On The last navigation screen you w ere viewing will be displayed. If the last navigation screen view was the Map scr een, the last zoom scale setting will be used. Tu r n ing the SporT rak Off T urning the Backlight On/Of f The display backlight can be set to o[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 9 A djusting the Contrast Navigational Screens The SporT rak Color has nine navigation screens: M ap screen, Compass screen, Large Data screen, two P osition scr eens, Road screen, Data Scr een, Speed Screen and Sat S tatus screen. They will be described briefly here. Mor e detailed informa- tion on the differ[...]

10 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver M ap Screen — The Map screen has two modes, position or cursor . In the position mode, your present position is indicated by the large arrow icon in the center of the display . If you are moving, the arrow will point in the dir ection that you ar e heading. At the bottom of the screen is the scale for the[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 11 R oad Screen — The R oad screen presents your route as if y ou were travelling on a road. When you need to make a turn, the road will graphically display the turn and the direction. W aypoint and destination icons will be displayed relativ e to your position as they come into view . A bov e the road is a [...]

12 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver Saving a Wa ypoint A waypoint is a point on a map that you can name and save in the S porT rak. They are primarily used for creating r outes. Whether the r oute is a simple GO TO or a more complex multileg route, it needs stor ed waypoints to use as its star ting and destination point. S aving a Waypoint wi[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 13 Y ou can now use the arrow keypad to select the character y ou wish to enter . W ith the character highlighted, press [ENTER] and the charac- ter is appended to the name you are entering and display ed in the field above the keys. (N ote: waypoint names can be up to 8 characters in length.) Hi ghlighting ?[...]

14 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver Using Goto R outes A GO T O route is simply a r oute with a start point and a single destination point: I am here and I want to go to ther e. All that is required to cr eate a GOT O route is having the destination waypoint saved in memory . This waypoint can be one that y ou have saved earlier (which is sto[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 15 letter “L” and that the cursor has mov ed to the next letter in the city name. (Y ou can move the cursor back if y ou made a mistake by highlighting the “<-” button on the keyboard and pr ess [ENTER].) Si nce we are looking for Los Angeles, we need to highlight the “O” next and press [ENTER].[...]

16 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver GO T O routes are NOT sav ed in memor y when the SporT rak is turned off. I f you are navigating on a GO TO r oute and you need to turn the S porT rak off, you will need to r estart the GO T O. Routes, however , are stored in memory . If you need to make a GOT O but expect to turn the S porT rak off before [...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 17 Re ference Power / Backlight / Contrast Tu r n t h e SporT rak On — A pplies po wer to the SporT rak and displays last NA V screen viewed. During power-up the first scr een shows the software and map database versions curr ently loaded in the S porT rak. The second screen gives a warning that must be r ea[...]

18 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Adj u sting the Display Contrast — Sets the contrast of the display for easy viewing in most lighting conditions. From any screen Use up/down arrows to highlight Contrast (The menu display may differ slightly depending upon which screen it was accessed from.) Use left/right arrows to adjust th[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 19 R efer ence Map Scale Indicator Present Position Icon Present Position Icon Present Position Icon Present Position Icon Present Position Icon Present Position Icon The Present Position Icon graphically displays your position on the map. While you ar e moving it will point in the direction you ar e heading. [...]

20 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Cursor Information Block Map Scale Indicator Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon The Cursor Icon pinpoints the location you have select ed by using the arrow k eys. Map Scale Indicator Map Scale Indicator Map Scale Indicator Map Scale Indicator Map Scale Indic[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 21 R efer ence Se tting the Map Detail — The detail of the map can be set to highest, high, medium, low or low est. This changes the zoom level that different map objects (cities, highways, labels, etc.) are displayed. If y ou have set a zoom level and the display is too cluttered, set the map detail to a lo[...]

22 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Tu r n i ng On/Off Display ed POI’ s — [A vailable only if a map has been uploaded from a M agellan MapSend S treets and Destinations or M apS end T opo for the United S tates CD-ROM] Allows you to select which, if any , POIs that have been uploaded from a M apSend product to be displayed. D[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 23 R efer ence Tu rn ing Data Fields O n/Off — This option allows y ou to turn on or off the two information fields that are displayed on the M ap screen. Tu rning these off allows for mor e of the map to be displayed. Default is SHO W . From the MAP Screen Highlight Hide Map Info or Show Map Info When Map I[...]

24 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence St re et Information Description — This mode just displays the name of the street close to your pr esent position. Ho rizontal P rofile Description — This mode displays at the bottom of the Ma p screen a graphical repr esentation of the horizon at a fixed distance fr om your present position[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 25 R efer ence to the map scale indicator . (This function requires that map data has been uploaded from Magellan M apSend T opo for the U nited S tates and that your present position as well as the pr ojected horizon falls within the area uploaded.) Like Horiz ontal P rofile, you must be z oomed in to a scale[...]

26 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Se lecting Pr imary Usage — The S porT rak can be set to either Land or Ma rine Usage. When in Land (default), the map displays land areas in white and water areas as dark gray . F or marine applications it may be desirable to reverse the display , showing water as white and land as dark gray [...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 27 R efer ence U sing V ertical Pr ofile — Ve r tical Profile displays the elevation as a graphical display for the option you select. Only T rack History is available for this function if MapSend T opo for the U nited S tates map data is not uploaded. (P ath Check is shown as an available function but will [...]

28 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence R oute V ertical Profile D escription — (A vailable only with map data uploaded from M agellan MapSend T opo for the U nited States.) If you have at least one route stor ed in memory , you can view the vertical profile for the route. After selecting V ertical P rofile, you will be asked to sel[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 29 R efer ence Cu stomizing the Data Fields — Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 17 data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CT S, ET A, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, date, COG, EPE, A vg. Speed, or M ax Speed) for any of the two fields. From the Compass Screen High[...]

30 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name When you are na vigating on a GOT O or multileg route, the name of the destination is placed here. For multileg rout es, the name displayed is the name of the destination for the leg of the rout e y ou are pr es[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 31 R efer ence P osition Screen The P osition screens 1 and 2 simply display your pr esent position using the coordinate systems that you hav e selected in Setup. The P osition 1 screen shows all of the basic position, time and satellite information, all on one screen. I n addition, current navigation informat[...]

32 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence GPS Status Present Position Coordinates and Elevation Present Position Coordinates Present Position Coordinates Present Position Coordinates Present Position Coordinates Present Position Coordinates and Elevation and Elevation and Elevation and Elevation and Elevation Displays your present posit[...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 33 R efer ence GPS S tatus Messages — Messages indicating the status of the GPS r eceiver section of the SporT rak are displayed on the P osition screen. Message Description Searching - 1st sat Searching f or 1st satellite. Searching - 2nd sat 1st satellite found; sear ching for 2nd satellit e Searching - 3r[...]

34 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Pr ojecting a W aypoint — This function, found on the menu associated with the P osition Screen, allo ws you to create a new waypoint that is a fixed distance and bearing fr om your present position or fr om any waypoint/POI stored in the S porT rak. An example of waypoint projection would be [...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 35 R efer ence Customizable Data Fields Destination Name Scale Indicator Compass R oad Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name When you ar e navigating on a GO T O or multileg rout e, the name of the destination is placed here. For multileg rout es, the name display[...]

36 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Customizable Data Fields Destination Name Compass Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name When you are na vigating on a GOT O or multileg route, the name of the destination is placed here. For multileg r out es, the name displayed is t he name of the [...]

S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver 37 R efer ence Cu stomizing the Data Fields — Allo ws you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 17 data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CT S, ET A, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, date, COG, EPE, A vg. S peed, or Max S peed) for any of the four fields. (See explanation of Data [...]

38 S porT rak Color GPS Mapping R eceiver R efer ence Satellite Position Satellite Position Graph Batter y Life Indicator Satellite Signal Strength Chart Power Source Satellite Position Graph Satellite Position Graph Satellite Position Graph Satellite Position Graph Satellite Position Graph The two cir cles indicate sat ellite elevation as seen fro[...]