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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.
All Magellan GPS receivers are navigation aids, and are not intended to replace other methods of navigation. Purchaser is advised to perform careful position charting and use good judgment.
• MODIFICATIONS TO THE RECEIVER WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED DUE TO ANY CHANGE IN THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS). ( Note : All Magellan GPS receivers use GPS to obtain position, velocity and time information. GPS is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance.
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiver i Introduction About This U ser Manual ......................................................................... 1 Setting U p the SporT rak Installing the B atteries ...................................................
ii Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er Refer ence P ower/Backlight/Contrast ..................................................................... 18 T urn the S porT rak On ................................................................................
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiver iii Compass Screen .................................................................................... 30 Customizing the D ata F ields ........................................................................ 31 Large Data Screen .
iv Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er Inserting a Leg ......................................................................................... 46 Deleting a Leg ......................................................................................... 46 Replacing a Leg .
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiver v Accessing the F ish/Hunt Screen ................................................................... 57 Changing the F ish/Hunt D ate ..................................................................... 57 Changing the F ish/Hunt P osition .
vi Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er.
W elcome and congratulations on your purchase of one of the Magellan S porT rak GPS mapping receivers. The S porT rak has all the features that a sailor , fisherman, hiker , hunter , or any person involved with outdoor recr eational activities has come to expect from a Magellan GPS r eceiver .
2 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiv er Refer ence Guide: H ere you will find step-by-step instructions for all of the features found in the S porT rak. This chapter is set up in a way that you can quickly and easily find the feature you ar e looking for .
3 Magellan S porT rak GPS Receiv er Setting up the S porT rak is a simple three-step process: installing the batteries, selecting the language to be used and initializing the S porT rak. The Magellan S porT rak uses two AA batteries that are installed from the back through the battery cover .
4 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver The final step in setting up the SporT rak is to initialize the receiver for first-time use. This will help your SporT rak begin computing your position in the fastest manner possible.
5 Magellan S porT rak GPS Receiv er P ress [ENTER]. (Y ou have 10 seconds to press [ENTER] or the S porT rak will shut off.) The S porT rak displays a message box indicating that the receiver needs to be initialized. P ress [ENTER]. U se the U p/Do wn arrows on the keypad to highlight your general region.
6 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver When the time is correct, pr ess [ENTER]. The last piece of information needed is the date. U sing the arrow keys, enter the present date. P ress [ENTER]. P ressing right arrow results in: P ressing up arrow results in: Editing moves the cursor block left or right.
7 Magellan S porT rak GPS Receiv er F or many of you this will be your first introduction into using a GPS receiver as a navigational tool. With all of the features and functions provided with the S porT rak, it may seem a bit intimidating at first. Don ’ t worry .
8 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver The display backlight can be set to one of three levels (low , high or off ). Press and hold for 2 seconds Display backlight illuminates (low) Press and hold for 2 se.
9 Magellan S porT rak GPS Receiv er The S porT rak has seven navigation screens: Map scr een, Compass screen, Large Data screen, two P osition screens, Road screen, and Sat S tatus screen. They will be described briefly here. M ore detailed information on the different screens can be found in the R eference chapter of the U ser Manual.
10 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Map Screen The Map scr een has two modes, position or cursor . In the position mode, your pr esent position is indicated by the large arrow icon in the center of the display . If you are mo ving, the arrow will point in the direction that you ar e heading.
11 Magellan S porT rak GPS R eceiver P osition Screens. The P osition screens 1 and 2 display your present position using the coor dinate systems that you have selected in Setup. This screen shows all of the basic position, time and satellite information.
12 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver A waypoint is a point on a map that you can name and sav e in the SporT rak. They are primarily used for creating r outes. Whether the route is a simple GO T O or a more complex multileg route, it needs stor ed waypoints to use as its starting and destination point.
13 Magellan S porT rak GPS R eceiver As a reference tool, all of the icons and their names ar e listed in the Refer ence Chapter of the User M anual. When you have highlighted the icon you want to use, press [ENTER] . The cursor is now highlighting the W aypoint N ame field.
14 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver SHOR TCUT : There is a shortcut to accessing the Mark screen that you may find easier to use than accessing Mark fr om the Main Menu. If y ou press the [GO TO] key and hold it down for 2-3 seconds, the Mark W aypoint Screen is displayed.
15 Magellan S porT rak GPS R eceiver The example shown here is a sample of a City W aypoint List. This is a sample of a N earest City W aypoint list for Magellan. Y our screen will look different. U se the UP/DO WN arrows to highlight your choice of waypoint to be your destination and pr ess [ENTER] .
16 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver The list of all the waypoints for the category you selected, in this case cities, is displayed with the waypoint that was previously selected at the top of the list. N ow just use the U p/Do wn arrows to highlight the waypoint you are looking for and press [ENTER] .
17 Magellan S porT rak GPS R eceiver This concludes the basic operation of the Magellan S porT rak, but there is so much more. M ore detailed information can be found in the R eference Section of the U ser Manual.
18 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence T urn the SporT rak On — Applies po wer to the S porT rak and displays last NA V screen viewed. During pow er-up the first screen shows the software and map database versions curr ently loaded in the SporT rak.
19 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Adjusting the Display Contrast — S ets 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.
20 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer 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.
21 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference In the C ursor Mode, y ou are pro vided with a cursor that can be mov ed on the map. At the bottom of the display is the information for the position of the cursor relative to your pr esent position. Also any points of interest that the cursor is ov er will be shown.
22 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Setting the M ap Detail — The detail of the map can be set to highest, high, medium, low or low est. This changes the zoom level that differ ent map objects (cities, highways, labels, etc.) are displayed.
23 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Customizing the M ap D isplay — The Map screen can be customized for your individual needs and requir ements. Y ou can select what is being displayed on the map as well as what additional data will be presented at the bottom of the screen.
24 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Globally T urn Map I tems On/Off — If you have uploaded map data from a MapS end product, you will notice that the list of POI s can be extremely lengthy . T o aide you in the customization of the display you can turn everything on or off globally .
25 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Selecting the Data F ields — This function allo ws you to select which data fields are to be displayed. Y ou can choose from Customize F ields, Str eet Information or , if topographic information is loaded, you can select Horiz ontal P rofile or T errain Projection.
26 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence 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 projected horizon falls within the area uploaded.
27 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference T errain Projection, the default T wo Data F ields is displayed. Changing the Orientation back to “T rack Up ” will revert back to the projected terrain. Changing the Map Orientation — Y ou can change how the map is orientated on the screen to either N or th U p, Course Up or T rack Up .
28 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use arrows t o highlight the “Track Mode” field Use arrows t o select Mode Setting the T rack Mode to “OFF” will cause severe limitations to the ability of your S porT rak to create a backtrack route.
29 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Selecting V ertical P rofile — N ote, not all options for V ertical P rofile are available at all times. F or example, if you have a topographical map loaded but the cursor or present position is not on a r oad, the option “Highlighted r oad” will not be displayed.
30 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence When you are done viewing the V er tical P rofile of the path you created, press ESC to return to the map scr een. Now you can continue adding legs to the path. Ti p : Y ou can convert this path into a stored route by simply pr essing the MENU key and selecting the Save T o Route option.
31 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Customizing the Data F ields — Allo ws you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CT S, ET A, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, or date) for any of the two fields.
32 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Customizing the D ata Fields — Allo ws you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CT S, ET A, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, or date) for any of the four fields.
33 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference GPS Status Present Position Coordinates and Elevation Present Position Coordinates Present Position Coordinates Present Position Coordinates Present Posit.
34 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence From the Position Screen Highlight Customize Use arrows t o highlight the title for the data field to be changed Use arrows t o select new data type GPS S tatus M essages — Messages indicating the status of the GPS receiv er section of the SporT rak are displayed on the P osition screen.
35 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Pr ojecting a W aypoint — This function, found on the menu associated with the P osition Screen, allows you to create a new waypoint that is a fixed distance and bearing from your present position or fr om any waypoint/POI stored in the S porT rak.
36 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Customizable Data Fields Destination Name Scale Indicator Compass Road Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name When you ar e navigating on a GOT O or multileg route, the name of the destination is placed here.
37 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Reference Satellite Position Satellite Position Graph Batter y Life Indicator Satellite Signal Strength Chart Power Source Satellite Position Graph Satellite Positi.
38 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Accessing W aypoints in the Database — All stored waypoints, whether user-input or preloaded, can be found in the W aypoint Database. Y ou will need to access waypoints in the database whenever you are editing waypoints, activating a GO T O route or creating a multileg r oute.
39 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence Selecting W aypoints Near est to the C ursor . As discussed in the Map Screen section, the Map Scr een has two modes of operation, position and cursor . If you are in the cursor mode y ou may want to know what waypoints are near your cursor rather than the ones near est to your present position.
40 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence (Note: T o modify the icon, name or message use the Up/D own arro ws to highlight the field you wish to change and press ENTER.
41 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence An alternative method to entering the edit mode is after highlighting the waypoint you wish to modify press MENU. H ighlight Edit WPT and press ENTER. Viewing a Map Object on the Map — D isplays on the Map the M ap Object you have selected.
42 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Searching for a S treet Addr ess — This option allows you to search an uploaded map database for a specific street address. After finding the address, you can sav e it as a waypoint (“Mark ”) or view it on the Map Screen.
43 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence Cr eating a GO T O Route — Creates and sets as the active route a 1-leg route with your present position as the starting point and a destination waypoint that you choose from the waypoint database.
44 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence A B C D L e g 1 Leg 2 Le g 3 then imagine a bunch of GO TO’ s strung together where the destination of one GO T O is the star ting point for the next GO TO.
45 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence (Note: these r outes 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 S porT rak ’ s memory .) Activating/Deactiv ating a Route — Enables the activating or deactiv ating of a stored route.
46 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Editing a Route — Enables y ou to modify an existing route by inserting a leg, deleting a leg or replacing a leg. F ollow the instructions above for Viewing a Route and then use the instructions for inserting, deleting, replacing or appending a leg as appropriate.
47 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence Replacing a Leg — R eplaces the destination of an existing leg with a new destination. Select rout e to be edit ed. See Instructions for Viewing a Route Highlight Replace Select Database Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will be replaced.
48 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Deleting a Route — E nables the deletion of any route in memory . Useful when you want to add a new route but no “EMPTY” routes are available.
49 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence Initializing the S porT rak — Enables you to initialize the S porT rak should it be needed to speed up satellite acquisition. T wo such instances would be travelling over 500 miles with y our SporT rak turned off or complete loss of memory .
50 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Selecting the Coor dinate System — Allo ws you to set the coordinate system that will be used to display the position for the primary or secondary position screen. A vailable coordinate systems ar e: Lat/Lon, UTM, OSGB, Irish, S wiss, Swedish, F innish, German, F rench, USNG, MGRS, or U ser Grid.
51 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence Selecting the Elevation M ode — Allows you to select the elevation mode used by the SporT rak. Y ou may choose between 3D (uses satellite information to compute elevation) or 2D (displays a fix ed elevation based upon the elevation entered).
52 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Selecting the N or th R eference — Allows the selection of whether the SporT rak uses T rue N orth, Magnetic N orth, Military T rue or Military Magnetic as its N orth reference.
53 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence Selecting NMEA M essage — Allo ws the selection of the NMEA message that will be output from the SporT rak. Choices are O ff, V1.5 AP A, V1.5 XTE or V2.1 GSA. Y our choice will be dependent upon what message the device you are connecting to needs to receiv e.
54 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence Selecting Daylight Savings — Allo ws you to select what region you are in which will allow the S porT rak to automatically adjust the time displayed to compensate for daylight savings time.
55 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence All of the Clear functions operate in the same way . The instr uctions shown apply to all of the Clear options except Clearing All.
56 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Languages Select desired language Y ou can select from one of nine languages (English, F rench, German, Sw edish, S panish, Italian, D utch, P ortuguese or Finnish) to be used b y the SporT rak.
Refer ence Changing the Sun/M oon P osition — Allows you to change the position that you want to view the sun/moon information for . The default is “P osition ” which is your present position.
58 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence 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 - T urning the Beeper O n/Off ) an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm.
59 Magellan SporT rak GPS R eceiver Refer ence T urning on the Simulator - A uto Mode — This turns the simulator on and uses a predefined heading and speed rate.
60 Magellan SporT rak GPS Receiver Refer ence About... Scr een The About... scr een displays the current status of your S porT rak. Using the About... screen y ou can tell what the version of the soft.
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 61 Frequently Asked Questions General What is the difference betw een degr ees/minutes/seconds (DEG/MIN/SEC) and degrees/minutes/minutes (DEG/MIN/MMM or DEG/MIN/MM)? There are differ ent ways in expressing the coor dinates computed using Lat/Lon coordinate system.
62 Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiver Fr equently Asked Questions Ho w long can I expect my SporT rak to run on a fresh set of batteries? U nder normal operating conditions you should get up to 15 hours of use while the display backlight is turned off .
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 63 Frequently Asked Questions Navigation Scr eens Why does my compass not point in the right direction? The S porT rak computes direction by comparing your present position to the last position taken, it requir es that you be moving to compute your compass heading.
64 Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiver Fr equently Asked Questions What are the NMEA message strings? The S porT rak supports version 1.5 and 2.1 of the NMEA 0183 standard. Additional information on NMEA can be found at on the internet at www .nmea.org, where you can purchase the NMEA Interface Standar ds.
Receiver will not tur n on: 1. Check to see if batteries are installed corr ectly . 2. Replace with two new AA alkaline batteries. T akes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix: 1. If there ar e any obstacles nearby or overhead, mo ve to a new location.
66 Magellan S porT r ak GPS Receiver Appendix These is a list of the icons and their designator that can be assigned to a waypoint while marking a position or editing a waypoint.
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 67 Appendix If after using the troubleshooting section, you are still unable to solv e your operation problems, please call M agellan ’ s T echnical Service at (800) 707-9971. Representativ es are available M onday through F riday from 7 AM to 5 PM, PST .
68 Magellan S porT r ak GPS Receiver Appendix CHARACTERISTICS P erformance Receiver 12 parallel-channel technology , tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information with quadrifilar anten.
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 69 Appendix Accessories for your r eceiver are av ailable from your Magellan dealer or you can order directly fr om Magellan at (800) 669-4477 (press 3 to place an or der). Swiv el M ounting Bracket: M ounts the receiver on a surface, allowing for hands- free operation.
70 Magellan S porT r ak GPS Receiver Appendix The MapSend S treets CD allows you to load detailed street maps into your SporT rak. The maps supplied on the MapSend S treets CD contain full street detail of N orth American or European cities.
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 71 Appendix A vailable as accessories for your GPS receiver ar e the following cables: External P ower Cable with Cigarette Lighter A dapter , P ower/Data Cable, D ata Cable and PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter A dapter .
72 Magellan S porT r ak GPS Receiver Appendix Connecting to an External Power Source If using the cable that comes with the cigarette lighter adapter , simply connect it to the cigarette lighter outlet. If you wish to make a permanent mount to a power supply , cut the cable between the power supply box and the cigarette lighter adapter .
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 73 Appendix Y our Magellan GPS receiver has been upgraded to include the latest W AAS (Wide Area A ugmentation System) technology . With W AAS your GPS receiver can compute position locations with an accuracy never before possible in a commercial receiver .
74 Magellan S porT r ak GPS Receiver Appendix Active Leg The segment of a route currently being traveled. 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.
Magellan SporT r ak GPS Receiv er 75 Appendix ETE Estimated T ime Enroute. The estimated time remaining to reach the next waypoint in a route. HDG Heading.
76 Magellan S porT r ak GPS Receiver Appendix T rue North The direction to North Pole from an observer ’ s position. The north direction on any geographical meridian. UTC Universal T ime Coordinated. Formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean T ime (GMT).
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Magellan GPS receivers c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Magellan GPS receivers - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Magellan GPS receivers, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Magellan GPS receivers va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Magellan GPS receivers, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Magellan GPS receivers.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Magellan GPS receivers. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Magellan GPS receivers ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
