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U ser M anual GPS T racker[...]

LICENSE AGREEMENT Magellan grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software sup- plied in and with MAGELLAN GPS products (the "SOFTWARE") in the normal operation of the equipment. You may make copies only for your own personal use and for use within your organization. The SOFTWARE is the property of MAGELLAN and/or its suppliers a[...]

U ser M anual GPS T racker[...]

WARNINGS USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of GPS. The [...]

i Table of Contents Intr oduction ............................... 1 Packing List ............................................ 1 Features of Y our GPS T racker .................... 2 Conventions Used in the Manual ............... 2 Getting Started/Initialize ............ 3 GPS T racker Description ........................... 3 Receiver Accuracy ....[...]

ii Basic Operation ....................... 13 Power Up Sequence .............................. 13 Navigation Screens ............................... 13 Using the Status Screen .......................... 14 Selecting T emp Units and Calibration in your Status Screen ............................. 15 Using the Position Screen ....................... 1[...]

iii Setting the Speed A verage ..................... 29 Using the T ime Screen ........................... 29 Selecting T ime For mat ............................ 30 Saving a W aypoint ............................... 30 Saving Y our Position Fix with a Receiver -Generated Name ..................... 30 Saving Y our Position Fix with a User-Created N[...]

iv Changing a W aypoint in a Route ..... 40 Adding a W aypoint at the End of a Route ......................................... 41 Deleting a W aypoint in a Route ........ 41 Saving a Route ............................... 42 Activating/Deactivating a Route .............. 42 Reversing a Route .................................. 43 Using Plot View in a[...]

v Selecting Map Datum ............................ 55 Selecting Elevation Mode ....................... 55 Selecting T ime For mat ............................ 56 Selecting NA V Units .............................. 57 Selecting North Reference ...................... 57 Selecting Light T imer .............................. 58 Selecting the Beeper ...[...]

vi Accessories .............................. 77 Antenna Removal .................... 78 Glossary .................................. 79 Index ....................................... 83[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 1 Intr oduction 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the GPS T racker . Since introducing the world’ s ver y first commercial, hand-held GPS r eceiver in 1989, M agellan has led the way with innovativ e GPS products to meet a wide range of positioning and navigation needs. The GPS T racker is a portable GPS receiver with a [...]

2 Magellan GPS T racker Features of Y our GPS T racker • P owerful 12-channel receiv er . • Large ultra-sharp display . • Detachable super sensitive antenna for superior tracking. • Industry record - 30 hours of continuous battery life. • Backlit display . • Rugged, durable and waterproof . Conventions Used in this Manual The Basic Oper[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 3 Getting Star ted/Initialize This section shows you how to begin using y our GPS T racker for the first time. After a brief description of the receiver , it discusses: • Installing batteries. • F irst time use, initializing the receiver . • U sage. GPS T racker Description The GPS T racker has a large, high-resolution d[...]

4 Magellan GPS T racker GPS T racker Receiver Display ENTER key GOTO key MENU key POWER key ARROW P AD LIGHT key MARK key NA V key QUIT key W ater Seal Battery Caps Detachable Quadrifilar Antenna[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 5 Using the Keypad LIGHT - T urns back light off and on and offers two levels of brightness adjustable with consecutive presses of the light key . PWR - T urns the receiver on and off. ENTER - Selects menu items, confirms changes and initiates certain functions. QUIT - Cancels the operation of the last key pr essed. ARR O W PA[...]

6 Magellan GPS T racker Installing the Batteries The GPS T racker uses four AA alkaline batteries that are installed fr om the bottom of the receiver . Use the rings to unscr ew the water seal battery caps. Insert the batteries into the battery tubes, with the positive end first, two batteries in each side, and screw the battery caps until securely[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 7 Using your GPS T racker The constellation of 24 GPS satellites circling the globe is in constant motion. Before your r eceiver can tell you where you are, it needs to kno w where the satellites ar e relative to itself. I t does this with the use of an internal almanac, where it has stored in memory a general location for eac[...]

8 Magellan GPS T racker Holding the R eceiver GPS T racker is designed to fit comfort- ably in your hand. Hold the r eceiver in the palm of your hand with the antenna pointing towar ds the sky . First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver Y ou do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it unless the receiver ’ s memory has been clea[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 9 Input Location Infor mation A screen is displayed with a list of geographi- cal regions. U se the UP/DO WN ARRO Ws to highlight the region where y ou are located and press ENTER . As you proceed with the initialization process, you can pr ess Q UIT at any time to return to the previous scr een or field. A list of countries, [...]

10 Magellan GPS T racker Selecting P rimar y U sage A screen will be displayed asking y our primar y use for the receiver , MARINE or LAND. Use the UP/DO WN ARR O Ws to select and press ENTER . The default is MARINE. The following chart shows the differ ences in terminology that your GPS T racker uses while in land or marine mode. For purposes of t[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 11 Getting a F ixed P osition Once you have chosen the primary usage for your GPS T racker , the ST A TUS screen will be displayed. At this point, you should go outside in an area where you can get a clear view of the sky . The GPS T racker will begin receiving data from the satellites in view and will display the progress on [...]

12 Magellan GPS T racker Cr eating a GO T O Once this fixed position has been saved in y our receiver . T ravel to another location away from the saved position to cr eate a route back to the saved waypoint. T o create this route, press GO TO . Once GO TO is pr essed, a menu will be displayed with the waypoint that you just saved (we are using WPT0[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 13 Basic Operation 3 Power Up Sequence The receiver is po wered up by pr essing PWR (power). O n power up , the GPS T racker will display the Magellan logo/start up animation momentarily and then switch to the ST A TUS screen. The receiver begins searching the sky for satellites and begins the process of comput- ing a position[...]

14 Magellan GPS T racker North Indicator Satellite Position Graph Satellite Signal Chart Battery Life Indicator 2D/3D Icon Satellite Signal Strengths Satellite Numbers T emperature Using the Status Screen The S tatus screen will be the first screen displayed, after the M agellan screen, once the unit is turned on. This screen gives you the general [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 15 Selecting T emp U nits and Calibration in your Status Scr een Y ou have two options for customizing the ST A TUS screen, TEMP UNITS and TEMP CALIB. P ress MENU to display the ST A TUS screen menu. U se the UP/ DO WN ARR O Ws to make your selection and press ENTER . The other menu items displayed will be discussed later in t[...]

16 Magellan GPS T racker Using the Position Screen The POSITION screen displays the coordinates of your last computed position and basic navigation data. Y ou also have the option of viewing your present position using another coordinate system. Viewing Secondary Coordinate S ystem from the POSITION Screen P ress the LEFT/RIGHT ARR O Ws and the low[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 17 The NA V 1 screen displays a numerical reading at 30˚ incr ements with the characters N (0 ° ), S (180 ° ), E (90 ° ) and W (270 ° ). Course is shown numerically and represented by the P osition Icon at the bottom of the screen. Abov e the compass, bearing will be displayed with the icon of the destination waypoint. Wh[...]

18 Magellan GPS T racker Customizing the NA V 1 Screen Y ou can change the four navigational fields. Y ou can choose from BRG, DST , SOG, COG, VMG, CT S, ET A, ETE, XTE, TRN, AL T , TME, TMP and Blank. T o customize your NA V 1 screen, press MENU while viewing the NA V 1 screen, select CUST OMIZE and press ENTER . U se th e UP/DO WN ARR OW s to sel[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 19 Using the Compas s Screen The Course Dir ection Icon displays your course o ver ground while the Steering I ndicator displays the bearing of the destination relative to the course over gr ound. When the arrows are pointed in the same dir ection, you are on course. The CDI Scale indicates your distance left or right of the c[...]

20 Magellan GPS T racker Align the sun on the COMP ASS screen with the sun in the sky , as shown. When aligned, the S teering Indicator will point you in the dir ection you should be travelling in order to reach y our destination. Customizing the Compas s Screen Y ou can change the four navigational fields. Y ou can choose from BRG, DST , SOG, COG,[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 21 Y ou are presented with a pop-up menu from which you can make your selection. U se the UP/DO WN ARRO Ws to highlight your choice and press ENTER . Y ou will return to the COMP ASS screen, still in the customize mode. Y ou can continue to customize the display or press Q UIT to exit. Using the NA V 2 Screen The NA V 2 screen[...]

22 Magellan GPS T racker Using th e Plot Screen The PL O T screen is a mini map that shows where you hav e travelled and where you want to travel. Y ou can view the active route, your current position as well as the other waypoints and destination in the PL OT screen. At the top of the screen, the destination name is display ed along with the beari[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 23 Selecting P AN-N-SCAN By using P AN-N-SCAN, you can look ahead or review where you hav e travelled according to waypoints, routes and track history . PAN-N-SCAN allows you to view the area from .20 miles to 320 miles, depending on y our selection. While viewing the PL O T screen, press MENU, highlight P AN-N-SCAN and press [...]

24 Magellan GPS T racker Setting T rack History U sing TRACK HIST OR Y records where you hav e been by automatically storing locations, as “ dropping bread crumbs ” from your starting point as you travel. This will be especially useful when you want to return to your starting point, the receiver uses these points to return using the same path t[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 25 screen), COURSE UP (the destination of the current leg is at the top of the screen) and NOR TH UP (North is at the top of the screen). While viewing the PL O T screen, press MENU . Highlight PL O T SETUP and press ENTER . U se the UP/DO WN ARRO W s to select ORIENT A TION and press ENTER . A pop-up menu appears allowing you[...]

26 Magellan GPS T racker Setting H ide Data/Sho w Data When using the PL O T screen, you may want bearing and distance to be hidden. Y ou can choose to hide these information fields or have the fields present. U nder HIDE DA T A/SHO W DA T A, you can turn the data fields on or off. While viewing the PL O T screen, press MENU . Highlight HIDE DA T A[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 27 Setting H ide WPTS/Show WPTS When using the ROAD scr een, you may want the waypoints to be hidden. Y ou can choose to hide the waypoints or have the waypoints present. U nder HIDE WPT S/SHO W WPT S, you can turn the waypoints on or off. While viewing the ROAD screen, pr ess MENU . Highlight HIDE WPTS or SHO W WPTS (dependin[...]

28 Magellan GPS T racker The top of the screen displays the destination name, bearing and course. The Graphical S peedometer is shown with a Circumference B ar that mov es clockwise around the Speedometer to indicate instantaneous speed. The scale for the Speedometer is adjustable by using the RIGHT/LEFT ARR O Ws to increase or decrease the scales.[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 29 Using the Time Screen The TIME screen displays the curr ent time, estimated time enroute (ETE), time of arrival and elapsed time in regar ds to the route you are navigating in. The first data field can be customized to correct the current time and to select the time format. Resetting the T rip Odometer Y ou may want to rese[...]

30 Magellan GPS T racker Saving a W aypoint W aypoints are used to create routes and GO TOs. Before y ou can set a route or GO T O, you must have a saved waypoint in your receiver . Y ou have two options when naming waypoints. Y ou can create waypoints with either a receiver-cr eated name or with a name you create yourself. Saving Y our P osition F[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 31 Saving Y our P osition Fix with a U ser-Cr eated Name T o save a waypoint with a user-created name, press MARK , press ENTER and the ARR O Ws to enter alphanumeric characters. Once you have enter ed the name, press MARK again to save the waypoint. Y ou have the option of creating a message when you are naming your waypoint.[...]

32 Magellan GPS T racker Creating a GOTO A GO T O is a route which guides you from your current position to any waypoint in the receiver ’ s memory . As an example, you can save a waypoint at your home. N o matter where you go, you will always be able to navigate back home by using GO T O. T o create a GOT O, press GO TO and the GO T O MENU will [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 33 W orking with W aypoints 4 This section tells you how to edit, delete, project and sort waypoints. Y ou can store up to 500 positions which can be used to build routes for naviga- tion. Editing a W aypoint U nder editing a waypoint, you have the following options: • Editing a waypoint name. • Editing the waypoint icon. [...]

34 Magellan GPS T racker Cr eating/Editing/Deleting a M essage in a W aypoint T o create a message, follow the instructions on selecting a waypoint. U se the DO WN ARR O W to highlight CREA TE MSG and press ENTER. Use the ARR O Ws to input alphanumeric characters. Y our message may contain up to twenty characters. When y our message is complete, pr[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 35 Projecting a W aypoint This function allows you to cr eate a waypoint at a certain distance and direction from an existing waypoint or fr om your current position. F rom any NA V screen, press MENU, highlight W A YPOINTS and press ENTER . Highlight the waypoint you wish to pr oject and press ENTER . P ress MENU , highlight [...]

36 Magellan GPS T racker Sorting a Waypoint Y ou may want to change how the waypoints are sorted. Y ou have the options of ALPHABETIC, NEAREST and ICON/NAME. F rom any NA V screen, press MENU , highlight W A YPOINTS and press ENTER . P ress MENU , highlight SOR T WPT and press ENTER . A pop-up window will appear with options. U se the UP/DO WN ARR [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 37 5 W orking with Routes A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints stored in the receiver ’ s memory . These waypoints are connected to form the segments or “legs ” of the route. There are 4 different types of routes consisting of GO T O, BACKTRACK, MOB and MUL TI-LEG ROUTE. The GPS T racker[...]

38 Magellan GPS T racker Creating a Man Over Board Route Another type of route is Man Ov er Board (MOB). The MOB route is useful when you want to instantly create a route. T o activate MOB, press GO TO. A GO TO MENU will appear with MOB (the first on the menu) highlighted. P ress ENTER and the receiver will store the position and set a GO T O route[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 39 Creating a Multi-Leg Route Y ou may want to create a route with your saved waypoints. F or example, if you want to create a route fr om your home, to a campsite and then to a great fishing spot, you can create a route that would take y ou to each place. P ress MENU, highlight ROUTES and press ENTER . A R OUTE MENU will appe[...]

40 Magellan GPS T racker Viewing/Editing a Route F rom any screen, press MENU , highlight R OUTES and press ENTER. Highlight the route you wish to edit and press ENTER or press MENU , highlight VIEW/EDIT and press ENTER . Inserting a Leg With the route you hav e created, from your home to a campsite, you can insert a leg in the route. F or example,[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 41 Or P ress MENU , highlight REPL A CE and press ENTER . A list of waypoints will appear , highlight the waypoint you want to be replaced and pr ess ENTER . Adding a W aypoint at the End of a Route Y ou may be navigating using the home to campsite route and find a great picnic spot. Y ou would want to add this to the end of y[...]

42 Magellan GPS T racker Saving a Route Once you have made changes to your route, you may want to sav e those changes. While viewing the route, press MENU, highlight SA VE R OUTE and press ENTER . The changes you have made to your r oute will now be saved until you delete them. Or P ress MENU, highlight SA VE ROUTE and press ENTER . Activating/Deac[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 43 Reversing a Route Once you have reached the end of y our route, you can reverse the route to return home. F or example, Camp...F ish, goes from point A to B to C to D, reversed would r ead from D to C to B to A and the title would read F ish...Camp. P ress MENU, highlight ROUTES and press ENTER . Highlight the r oute that y[...]

44 Magellan GPS T racker W orking with Map ‘N T rack Route The Map ‘N T rack Route consists of track points downloaded from the Map ‘N T rack PC software (an optional accessory; see accessor y list). With Map ‘N T rack PC software, you can generate a route manually or automati- cally using the P oint-to-P oint navigation function. If a rout[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 45 Auxiliar y Functions W orking with Sun/Moon and Fish/Hunt The S un/Moon function displays solar and lunar calculations and the F ish/ H unt function displays times for excellent and good F ishing/Hunting. The default will be the current position unless the function is accessed from a waypoint menu or waypoint information sc[...]

46 Magellan GPS T racker Selecting the Simulate Mode The Simulate mode will help you become familiar with your r eceiver and how it works by generating artificial position fix es. By utilizing Simulate, the receiver will cr eate a route and will continue until you end it. I n order to end and delete the route created, y ou can return to the window [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 47 Selecting Contrast Y ou may want to change the contrast of your receiver . Y ou can adjust the lightness or darkness depending on your prefer ence. F rom any NA V screen, press MENU , high- light CONTRAST and press ENTER . A pop-up window will be displayed. U se the LEFT/RIGHT ARR O Ws to adjust the contrast and press ENTER[...]

48 Magellan GPS T racker Selecting Anchor Alarm The Anchor alarm will notify that you have mo ved from the set position. F or example, while boating, you can set your Anchor alarm. Once anchored, your boat begins to drift from the set position, a pop-up window will appear to notify that you are mo ving. While viewing the Alarm/M essage screen, high[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 49 Selecting XTE Alarm The XTE (Cross T rack Error) alarm will notify you when you have gone off your set course. While viewing the Alarm/M essage screen, highlight the XTE ALARM and press ENTER . A pop-up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of OFF , 100, 250, 500 feet, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0 miles. High- light y[...]

50 Magellan GPS T racker The PR OXIMITY WPTS menu will be displayed for you to select pro ximity way- points. H ighlight the empty field, as shown, and press ENTER . Y our saved waypoints will appear . Highlight a waypoint and press ENTER . The selected waypoint will appear . T o continue this process, use the DO WN ARR O W to make the next selecti[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 51 Selecting Alarm Defaults After a memory clear , you may want to restore the alarm default settings. While viewing the Alarm/MSG menu, highlight DEF AUL TS and press ENTER . A pop-up window will be displayed, select YES or NO and press ENTER . Clearing Alarm M essages The message buffer may become cluttered with information.[...]

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Magellan GPS T racker 53 7 Customizing (Setup) Selecting Setup Setup allo ws you to initialize the receiv er and set system parameters to your preference. T o vie w the S etup Menu, fr om any screen press the MENU and highlight SETUP and press ENTER . Initializing By initializing your receiv er , you establish the initial position for the receiver [...]

54 Magellan GPS T racker Disabling NA V Screens Y ou may find that you do not use one, or more, of the nine NA V screens provided in the r eceiver . Y ou have the option to disable NA V screens, ex cept for the Status and P osition screens. T o disable a NA V screen, press MENU , highlight SETUP and press ENTER . High- light NA V SCREENS and press [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 55 Y ou would generally want the receiver to use position coordinates in the same map datum that is used by your maps. F or example, the Irish G rid uses the Irish datum, F innish Grid uses KKJ datum, S wedish Grid uses the R T 90 datum and Swiss G rid uses the Swiss datum. The default primary coordinate system will be Lat/Lon[...]

56 Magellan GPS T racker T o change the Elevation Mode, press MENU , highlight SETUP and press ENTER . H igh- light ELEV MODE and press ENTER . A pop-up menu will appear . Highlight 2D or 3D and press ENTER . If you select 3D, the r eceiver will return to SETUP. If 2D is selected, the receiver will ask for elevation. A pop-up menu will appear , use[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 57 Selecting NA V Units Y ou can choose the units of measure used by your receiver . NA V UNITS gives you the options of MILES/MP H, NM/KNOTS and KM/ KPH. P ress MENU , from any screen, highlight SETUP and press ENTER . H ighlight NA V UNITS and press ENTER . A pop-up menu will be displayed, highlight your choice and press ENT[...]

58 Magellan GPS T racker Selecting Light Timer With the Light T imer function, you can choose the setting for the light timer . Y ou can choose from AL W A YS ON, 15 and 30 seconds, 1,2 and 4 minutes. The light timer is a power saving function that automatically turns the light off. Once the light has been turned off b y the timer , it can be turne[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 59 Selecting Personalize With the personalize function, you hav e the option of inputting your name into the GPS T racker receiver . P ress MENU , from any screen, highlight SETUP and press ENTER . Highlight P ERSONALIZE and press ENTER . A pop-up menu will be displayed, highlight OFF or ON and press ENTER . If ON is selected,[...]

60 Magellan GPS T racker Selecting NMEA Y our GPS T racker receiv er can be set to output GPS data to interface with your personal computer . Y ou can select from OFF , V1.5 AP A, V1.5 XTE and V2.1 GSA. P ress MENU , from any screen, highlight SETUP and pr ess ENTER . Highlight NMEA and pr ess ENTER . A pop-up menu will be displayed, highlight your[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 61 T r oubleshooting Receiver will not tur n on: 1. Check to see if batteries are installed correctly . 2. Replace with four new AA alkaline batteries. T akes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix: 1. If there are any obstacles nearby or o verhead, move to a new location. 2. Make sure that the antenna is pointing up , has[...]

62 Magellan GPS T racker Commonly Asked Questions Does the r eceiver adjust itself for daylight savings time? N o. Y ou need to reset the time for changes in your ar ea. (see Changing T ime Display ). Will my r eceiver function corr ectly in the year 2000? Absolutely . Even though the last two digits of the y ear are displayed, the full year design[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 63 Y ou say my receiver should work for 30 hours on four batter ies, mine doesn ’ t last that long? There can be two reasons. The first, and most common, r eason is that you have the display backlight on. The light increases the drain on the batteries causing the decrease in battery life. The second reason is that you are us[...]

64 Magellan GPS T racker NMEA Data Messages Y our GPS receiver can be set to output GPS data in the NMEA 0183 version 1.5 or version 2.1 format to interface with other marine devices or equipment. NMEA DA T A MESSAGES. NMEA data is output at 4800 baud, 8, N, 1, checksum off. These settings are acceptable to most equipment and softwar e ap- plicatio[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 65 NMEA OUTPUT DA T A FORMA T - VERSION 1.5 AP A Autopilot Format A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 APA,A,A,X.XX,L,N,A,A,XXX.,M,CCC 1 OR’ed Blink and SNR (A = valid, V = invalid) 2 Cycle Lock (A = valid, V = invalid) 3-5 Cross Track, Sense (L = steer left, R = steer Right), N.Mi. Units 6-7 Arrival Circle, Arrival Perpendicular (crossin[...]

66 Magellan GPS T racker VTG Actual T rack and Ground Speed (SPD) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VTG,XXX.,T,XXX.,M,XX.X,N,XX.X,K 1-2 Track degrees, True 3-4 Track degrees, Magnetic 5-6 Speed, knots 7-8 Speed, kilometers/hour XTE Cross T rack Error 1 2 3 4 5 XTE, A,A,X.XX, L,N 1 Or’ed value Blink and SNR (A=Valid, V=Invalid) 2 Cycle Lock, (A=Valid, V=Invalid) 3 [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 67 GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 GGA, hhmmss.ss,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x, 12 13 14 M,x.x,xxxx*hh 1 UTC of Position 2-3 Latitude - N/S 4-5 Longitude - E/W 6 GPS Quality Indicator 0 = fix not available or invalid 1 = GPS SPS Mode, Fix valid 2 = Differential GPS, SPS Mode, fix valid[...]

68 Magellan GPS T racker GSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites GPS receiver operating mode, satelites used in the naviga- tion solution reported by the $--GGA sentence, and DOP values. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GSA,a,x,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,x.x,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF>, 1 Mode: M=Manual, forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode, A=Automatic, allowed [...]

Magellan GPS T racker 69 RMB Generic Navigation Information (immediately follows RMC) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 RMB,A,X.XX,a,c--c,c--c,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,A *hh 1 Data Status (A = valid, V = invalid) 2-3 XTE, naut. miles and direction to steer (L or R) [If XTE exceeds 9.99 NM, display 9.99 in field 2.] 4 Origin waypoint ID 5 Des[...]

70 Magellan GPS T racker A vailable Datums Datum Full N ame Datum Full N ame WGS84 W orld Geodetic S ystem NAD27 North America 1927 NAD83 North American 1983 ADIND Adinda ALASK Alaska AR C50 Arc 1950 AR C60 Arc 1960 ASTR O Camp Area Astro AUS66 Australian G eodetic 1966 AUS84 Australian G eodetic 1984 BOGOT Bogota Observatory BUKIT B ukit Rimpah CA[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 71 Specifications CHARACTERISTICS P erformance Receiver: 12-channel technology , tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information with detachable quadrifilar antenna Acquisition T imes (under optimal conditions): W arm Approximately 15 seconds Cold Approximately 1 minute U pdate Rate 1 second continuous Accuracy: P[...]

72 Magellan GPS T racker Coordinate Systems P ositions are locations that ar e described in a unique way so that one loca- tion cannot be confused with another . This is done by using a coor dinate system to describe locations. Y our Magellan receiver has the ability to use any one of twelve different coor dinates systems; LA T/LON (latitude and lo[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 73 A UTM position is described by three elements; the z one it is in, the easting, and the northing. Eastings and northings measure how far into a zone a position is in meters. Eastings are an east/west measur ement, and correspond roughly to longitude. N orthings are a north/south measure- ment, and correspond to latitude. Th[...]

74 Magellan GPS T racker What is GPS? What is GPS? GPS is a constellation of navigation satellites that orbit the earth. The precise time and position information transmitted by these satellites is used by a GPS receiv er to triangulate a position fix. GPS was developed by the U nited States Department of Defense to pro vide consistent, reliable na[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 75 Ephemeris data is the pr ecise satellite positioning information that is used for ranging. Each satellite transmits its own ephemeris data. Both almanac and ephemeris data are requir ed for a GPS receiv er to locate and acquire satellites quickly and compute a position fix. Accuracy GPS positioning with an SPS receiver that[...]

70 Magellan GPS T racker A vailable Datums Datum Full N ame Datum Full N ame WGS84 W orld Geodetic S ystem NAD27 North America 1927 NAD83 North American 1983 ADIND Adinda ALASK Alaska AR C50 Arc 1950 AR C60 Arc 1960 ASTR O Camp Area Astro AUS66 Australian G eodetic 1966 AUS84 Australian G eodetic 1984 BOGOT Bogota Obser vatory BUKIT Bukit Rimpah CA[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 71 Specifications CHARACTERISTICS P erformance Receiver: 12-channel technology , tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information with detachable quadrifilar antenna Acquisition T imes (under optimal conditions): W arm Approximately 15 seconds Cold Approximately 1 minute U pdate Rate 1 second continuous Accuracy: P[...]

72 Magellan GPS T racker Coordinate Systems P ositions are locations that ar e described in a unique way so that one loca- tion cannot be confused with another . This is done by using a coor dinate system to describe locations. Y our Magellan receiver has the ability to use any one of twelve different coor dinates systems; LA T/LON (latitude and lo[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 73 A UTM position is described by three elements; the z one it is in, the easting, and the northing. Eastings and northings measure how far into a zone a position is in meters. Eastings are an east/west measur ement, and correspond roughly to longitude. N orthings are a north/south measure- ment, and correspond to latitude. Th[...]

74 Magellan GPS T racker What is GPS? What is GPS? GPS is a constellation of navigation satellites that orbit the earth. The precise time and position information transmitted by these satellites is used by a GPS receiv er to triangulate a position fix. GPS was developed by the U nited States Department of Defense to pro vide consistent, reliable na[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 75 Ephemeris data is the pr ecise satellite positioning information that is used for ranging. Each satellite transmits its own ephemeris data. Both almanac and ephemeris data are requir ed for a GPS receiv er to locate and acquire satellites quickly and compute a position fix. Accuracy GPS positioning with an SPS receiver that[...]

76 Magellan GPS T racker The differential beacon receiv er receives and demodulates the signal, then relays it to the user ’ s differential-ready GPS r eceiver . The user’ s GPS receiver applies the corrections to the positioning information it collects to compute differentially corrected position and navigation data. This technique requires th[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 77 Accessories for your GPS T racker are available from your M agellan dealer or you can or der directly from Magellan using the or der card supplied with your receiver or call M agellan at (800) 669-4477 (press 3 twice to place an order). Carrying Case: The carrying case protects your GPS T racker from the elements and allows[...]

78 Magellan GPS T racker Antenna Removal. The GPS T racker has a quadrifilar antenna that can be remo ved. The antenna may be removed in or der to connect an external antenna. T o remove the antenna, hold the receiver in one hand and rotate the antenna to the stop at the 1 o ’clock position (as shown below). F irmly grip the antenna and pull it a[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 79 Glossar y Active Leg The segment of a route currently being travelled. Altitude The current elevation abo ve sea level. BR G Bearing. The compass direction from your position to a destination, measured to the nearest degr ee. CDI Course Deviation Indicator . A graphical representa- tion of your position relative to your pla[...]

80 Magellan GPS T racker Default The value or setting automatically chosen by the unit unless otherwise directed. Can be changed in Setup. DST Distance. D istance from position to destination. ET A Estimated Time of Arriv al. The estimated time of day the leg’ s destination waypoint will be reached. ETE Estimated T ime Enroute. The estimated time[...]

Magellan GPS T racker 81 NMEA N ational Marine Electr onics Association. A profes- sional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electr onic navigation equipment and computer interfaces. OSGB A coordinate system describing only G reat Britain, similar to UTMs. U sed with GRB36 datum. P osition fix P ositio[...]

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Magellan GPS T racker 83 Index A Accessories 77 Accuracy 3, 75 Alarms 47 accessing 47; anchor 48; arrival 48; clearing 51; defaults 51; proximity 49; selecting 47; viewing 50; XTE 49 Antenna 4; reception 7-8; troubleshooting 61; remo val 78 Automatic A veraging 16 Auxiliary F unctions 45 B Backtrack creating 38 Batteries 3; installing 6; troublesho[...]

84 Magellan GPS T racker M Magnetic N orth 57 Man Over Boar d (MOB) clearing 37; creating 37, 38 Map Datums av ailable datums 70; selecting 55 Map ‘N T rack Route 44 Message accessing 47; clearing 51; viewing 50 M ulti-Leg route 37; creating 39; see Route, creating N N avigation screens 13; Compass 19; disabling 54; N av 1 17; Nav 2 21; P lot 22;[...]

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