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Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overla nd Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 Magellan ® Tr i t o n ™ 2000 User Manual[...]
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i The Magellan T riton is a navigation aid designed to assi st you in arriving to your selected destination. When using the Magellan T riton, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY , DO NOT USE THIS NA VIGA TION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Plea[...]
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS ii Federal Communication Commissio n Interference Statement This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful int erferen ce in a reside ntial installation. Th[...]
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS iii IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interferen ce, including inte rferen ce that may cause undesired operation of the device. IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment comp lies with IC r[...]
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Table of Contents Magellan Triton 2000 1 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Table of Contents ...... ................................ ............................ ............... ............................ ....... 1 Fundamentals ............ ................................ ............................ ............... .............. ...................[...]
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Table of Contents Magellan Triton 2000 2 Route ................... ................. ................ ............................ ............................ ............. .. 12 Creating a Route .............................................................................................. 12 Go To Menu .............. .............................[...]
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Table of Contents Magellan Triton 2000 3 Setting Track Log Op tions ................................................................................ 25 Maps .................................................................................................................. 25 Viewing Map Inform ation ..................................................[...]
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Fundamentals 1 Fundamentals The Magellan T riton is a hand-held GPS recei ver that has be en designed for the outdoorsman. Simple to use, yet powerful enough to get you through the toughest terrain or returning to that same fishing hotspot, year after year . • Store waypoints that can include images for the complete experience. • Record your tr[...]
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Fundamentals 2 A Backlight / Flashlight button. Press to st ep though 3 levels of backlight intensity or off. Press and hold for 2-3 seconds to turn the flashlight on or off. B Hold Switch. Slide up to place the Magella n T riton in hold mode. During hold mode, the keys will not function , preventing accidental use. C Connector for optional externa[...]
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Navigation Screens 3 Navigation Screens The Map Screen will be the most commonly viewed screen while using the Magellan T riton. It has been simplified to provide the best possible outdoo r experience while providing a ccess to all of the information needed at the touch of a finger . Map Screen Overview A Battery Level B Saved W aypoint (Preloaded [...]
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Navigation Screens 4 Buttons While viewing the m ap screen the ke ys on the Magellan T riton provide add itional input and fea ture access. Menu Accesses the Main Menu Go T o Pages through the Navigation screens. (Press and hold to set a Go T o route to a location indicated by the panning cursor .) Zoom In Zooms in on the map showing less area a nd[...]
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Navigation Screens 5 be due to the data not being computed as you are not moving or the data is only displayed when a route or a Go T o are active.) Additional Navigation Screens There are four additional navigation screens and a Satellite Status screen th at can be viewed while using the Magellan T riton. Accessing the Navigation Screens 1. Press [...]
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Navigation Screens 6 A screen will be displayed with all of the options available. (Note that some fields are displayed with dashes. This can be due to the data not being computed as you are not moving or the data is only displayed when a route or a Go T o are active.) Speedometer Screen This screen displays your current speed, your maximum speed a[...]
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Navigation Screens 7 Satellite Status This screen graphically disp lays the satellites and their signal strength that is being used to compute you r location. Handy screen to view whe n you are getting weak to poor s ignal reception. There are also two navigational sc reens displayed at the bottom of the display . Changing a Navigation Field 1. T a[...]
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Using the Keypad 9 Using the Keypad The Magellan T riton displays a keypad on the screen whenever data needs to be entered. Understanding the various comp onents of the ke ypad will make ente ring data easier . The Keypad The keypad is use d to enter names, notes, latitude, longitude or data that the user needs to enter . Key Functions Moves the cu[...]
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Create Menu 10 Cr eate Menu The Create Menu is used to access the functions ne eded to create waypoints, trails, geocaches and routes. Accessing the Create Menu 1. From the Map screen, press the MENU button. 2. T ap on ‘Create’. Wa ypoints Creating a W aypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Create”. 2. T ap “W aypoint” from the Create[...]
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Create Menu 11 Add Media: (T op center of display). T ap the add media icon to add pictures for this waypoint. 5. T ap the green chec k button to accept the information and save the waypoint. T rail Creating a T rail from Current T rack History 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Create”. 2. T ap “T rail” from the Create Menu. 3. Select “Cur[...]
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Create Menu 12 4. The Geocache screen p rovides th e fields needed to identify the waypoint and its location. The fields can be modified to customize the waypoint. 5. Icon: T ap the icon to display all possi ble icons that c an be used to represent the waypoint. T ap the desired icon to select and close the window . Geocache Name: (Default “GCXXX[...]
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Create Menu 13 5. T ap “Add Point” to repeat step 3 to continue adding waypoints to the route. 6. T ap “Done” when the route is comple te. 7. T ap “Save Route”. 8. The Save Route Screen is displayed. T ap on the Route name (default “Route XXX”) to assign a nam e to the route. T ap on the alert button to turn alerts for this route on[...]
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GoTo Menu 14 Go T o Menu The Go T o Menu is used to acce ss the function s used to activate Go T o’ s and saved routes. Accessing the Go T o Menu 1. From the Map screen, press the MENU button. 2. T ap on ‘Go T o’ and the Go T o Menu will be displayed. Wa ypoints Go T o a W aypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap W aypoin[...]
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GoTo Menu 15 9. T ap to enter or modified stored media. 10. T ap to turn waypoint alarms on or off. 11. When the information for th e waypoint is correct, tap . Deleting a W aypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap W aypoint i con. 3. Select a waypoint from the list of saved waypoints. 4. T ap , 5. Confirm deleting the waypoint[...]
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GoTo Menu 16 Places Creating a Go T o to a Place 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap “Places” from the Go T o Menu. 3. Select the map to be used. (Base maps contain limited places to select from. Detailed maps include a wide variety of points of interest to be chosen.) 4. Select a detailed map and tap , 5. Select a category an[...]
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GoTo Menu 17 Deleting a T rail 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap “T rail”. 3. Select a trail from the list of saved trails. 4. T ap , 5. Confirm deleting the waypoint by tapping . Duplicating a T rail 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap “T rail” from the Go T o Menu. 3. Select a saved trail from the lis[...]
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GoTo Menu 18 Elevation: T ap the Elevation field to display the keyboard. Enter the elevation and tap the green button. Difficulty: Assign a difficulty rating to this cache. T errain: Indicate the type of terrain the cache is located in. GCT ype: Geocache type. Hint: Field for including hints about the cache site . Hider: Name of the person that or[...]
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GoTo Menu 19 Route Activating a Route 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap “Route” from the Go T o Menu. 3. Select a saved route, 4. T o activate the route, tap ’ 5. T ap . Editing a Route 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Go T o”. 2. T ap “Route” from the Go T o Menu. 3. Select a saved route, 4. T ap . 5. T ap to save[...]
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GoTo Menu 20 4. T ap . 5. T ap ‘Delete Route’. 6. T ap to confirm.[...]
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View Menu 21 Vi ew M en u Local Info The Local Info opti on provides a way of viewing ti de and current information (if a detailed map has been installed with tide and current information), best fishing and hunting times, and sunrise/sunset/ lunar information. Viewing Best Fi shing and Hunting T imes for Current Location 1. Access the Main Menu and[...]
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View Menu 22 User Profiles Y ou can set user profiles for various opera tions of the Magellan T riton that c an be loaded easily . Activating User Profiles 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2. T ap ‘Profiles’. 3. Select Hiking, Marine, or Geocaching. 4. T ap to access the display options. T ap to access the map options. T ap to access[...]
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View Menu 23 Map options Navigation options Alert options Map Detail Low , Medium, High W aypoint Names On or Off Displays waypoint names on the map screen Geocache Icons Not Found, All, Off Displays geocache waypoint icons o n the map screen Place Names On or Off Displays names of waypoints stored in the receiver as pla ces Places Shown List of po[...]
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View Menu 24 T racks Viewing T rack V ertical Profile 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2 . Ta p Tr a c k . 3. T ap V ertical Profile. 4. With a current track in memory , the vertical profile is displayed. Saving a T rack as a T rail 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2 . Ta p Tr a c k . 3. T ap Save T rack. 4. Select which track[...]
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View Menu 25 4. T ap to confirm deletion. Setting T rack Log Options 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2 . Ta p Tr a c k . 3. T ap Options. 4. Select parameters for if a nd how track logs are reco rded. 5. T ap to accept. Maps Viewing Map Information 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2. T ap Maps to view details on the installe [...]
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View Menu 26 Settings Navigation Setting Navigation Options 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2. T ap Settings. 3. T ap Navigation. V olume & Brightness Setting V olume & Brightness 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2. T ap Settings. 3. T ap V olume & Brightness. 4. T ap on the slider bars to set the display brightne[...]
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View Menu 27 3. T ap Clear Memory . 4. Confirm. (Use this option with caution.) Restoring Factory Settings 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2. T ap Settings. 3. T ap Restore Factory Settings. 4. Confirm. Formatting SD Card 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. 2. T ap Settings. 3. Install SD card to be formatted. 4. T ap Format SD [...]