Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Meridian du fabricant Magellan
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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 Meridian while driving. Come to a complete stop or have your passenger make any changes.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver i I ntr oduction A bout This U ser Manual ......................................................................... 1 S etting U p the M eridian In stalling the Batteries ...............................................
ii M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver R efer ence Po w er/Backlight/Contrast ..................................................................... 20 T urn the Meridian On .................................................................................
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver iii Po sition Screen ...................................................................................... 36 GPS Status M essages .................................................................................... 37 Se lecting the P osition Screen .
iv M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Routes ................................................................................................... 51 Creating a GO TO Route ............................................................................. 51 Creating a Backtrack R oute .
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver v Changing the P ower Key Settings ................................................................ 65 Se lecting Languages ..................................................................................... 65 Clearing Memory .
vi M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver A bout Screen... ...................................................................................... 73 H elp Screen .......................................................................................... 73 Fr equently Asked Questions General .
W elcome and congratulations on your purchase of the Magellan M eridian GPS r eceiver . The M eridian 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 eceiver .
2 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er R efer ence Guide: He re you will find step-by-step instructions for all of the features found in the M eridian. This chapter is set up in a way that y ou can quickly and easily find the feature you ar e looking for .
3 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er S etting up the M eridian is a simple two-step process: installing the batteries and initializing the M eridian. The Magellan M eridian uses two AA batteries that are installed from the back through the battery cover .
4 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver The Meridian will walk y ou through the process of setting up the receiv er for first time use. This procedure is commonly referred to as “I nitializing the Receiver .” The purpose of this initializaion is to provide the M eridian with a general knowledge of its appro ximate location.
5 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er St ep 2: Select Language U se the Up/D own arrows to mo ve the highlight to the language that you want the screens to be displayed in. W ith the desire language highlighted, pr ess [ENTER] . St ep 3: Accept W arnings and Begin Initialization The W arning Screen is displayed.
6 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver St ep 5: Enter the T ime and Date Entering Data. When entering data in the Meridian, y ou sometimes need to use the arrow keys to enter the v alues.
7 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er St ep 6: Compute First Fix The Satellite S tatus screen is displayed and the Meridian begins acquiring the data fr om the satellites.
8 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Fo r many of you this will be your first introduction into using a GPS r eceiver as a navigational tool. With all of the features and functions provided with the M eridian, it may seem a bit intimidating at first. Don ’ t worry .
9 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er The display backlight can be set to one of three levels (lo w , high or off ). PWR Press and hold for 2 seconds Display backlight illuminates (low) PWR Press and hold.
10 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver The Meridian has nine navigation scr eens: Map screen, Compass screen, Large Data screen, two P osition screens, R oad screen, Data screen and Sp eedometer screen. There is also Sat S tatus screen which enables you to view how well the M eridian is receiving satellite information.
11 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er M ap Scr een The Map screen has two modes, position or cursor . In the position mode, your pr esent position is indicated by the large arro w icon in the center of the display . If you are mo ving, the arrow will point in the direction that you ar e heading.
12 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Po sition 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 sho ws all of the basic position, time and satellite information.
13 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er The NA V key and the ESC key are used to step through the various navigation screens. If you ar e viewing one of the NA V screens, pr essing NA V will take you to the next NA V screen in the list and pressing ESC will take you to the previous NA V screen.
14 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver from a list of waypoints named WPT001, WPT002, etc. F or that r eason, you may want to change the default name to one of y our choosing. Y ou can also select a different icon that will help you find the waypoint when you are using the map scr een.
15 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er When you have the name the way you want it, highlight “OK” and press [ENTER] . Y ou are returned to the Mark scr een with the new name displayed. A dding a M essage to a W aypoint Y ou can also add a message to waypoints you are cr eating.
16 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver A GO TO r oute is simply a route with a start point (your present position) and a single destination point (a waypoint you select). All that is r equired to create a GO T O route is having the destination waypoint saved in memory .
17 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er St ep 3: Select Find B y . There are two options of “F ind By ”: Alphabetical and Near est T o. S electing Alphabetical will display all the waypoints in the category y ou select in alphabetic order .
18 Magellan Meridian GPS R eceiver (If you have been performing the keypresses as y ou are reading this, then you are probably viewing one of the NA V screens.
19 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Fo r this example, you would highlight Los Angeles, CA and press [ENTER]. The last viewed NA V screen is displayed and the M eridian will begin computing all of the necessary information needed to get you to your destination.
20 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Tu r n t he Meridian On — A pplies power to the M eridian and displays last NA V screen viewed. During po wer-up the first screen shows the software and map database versions curr ently loaded in the Meridian.
21 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Button Sequence 1 st Pr es s L ight O n (lo w) 2nd Pr ess Light On (high) 3rd Pr ess Light Of f Press and hold for 2 seconds PWR S electing Alternate P owe.
22 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Sele cting NA V Screens — The [NA V ] button provides a means of accessing the navigation screens. (N ote: the sequence displayed is when all eight navigation screens ar e turned on. Screens turned off in Setup will not be displayed.
23 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Map Scale Indicat or Pr esent P osition 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.
24 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Cur sor Inf or mation Bloc k Map Scale Indicat or Cur sor 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.
25 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference C ustomizing the M ap Display The Map screen can be customiz ed for your individual needs and re quirements. 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 scr een.
26 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Tu rn ing On/Off T opographic Lines — [Av ailable only if a map has been uploaded from a Magellan M apSend T opo for the United S tates CD-R OM] This function will hide all topo lines and topographic information.
27 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference S etting U p Map Data Fields — The following options ar e available ONL Y if you are in the P osition M ode of the Map screen. If y ou are in the cursor mode, press the [ESC] key and the display will snap back to the Po sition Mode with the arr ow icon displaying your present postion.
28 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Possible Map Information Options T wo Data Fields This option displays two fields at the bottom of the display .
29 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Changing the Data Fields — Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 different data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CT S, ET A, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, or date).
30 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference A vailable Data Options Bearing This is the direction to your destination from your present position, in degrees, from N orth. Di stance This is distance (measured in the N av U nits selected in Setup) to your destination.
31 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Also, you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0.80 miles or closer for the horizontal profile to be displayed. Z oom scales higher then 0.80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the T wo Data F ields and will change back to Horizontal P rofile as you zoom in to 0.
32 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Changing the Map Orientation — Y ou can change how the map is orientated on the screen to either N or th U p, Course U p or T rack Up.
33 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Tr ack Mode - Fixed Rate Tr ack Mode - Auto Tr ack Mode - Auto Detailed From the MAP Screen MENU NAV Highlight Map Setup Use arrows t o highlight the “T .
34 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference The Compass Screen is the second in the list of navigation scr eens your M eridian can pr esent. The two data fields at the top of the display can be customized to display differ ent navigation data types.
35 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference 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.
36 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Cu stomizing the Data 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.
37 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference The P osition screens 1 and 2 simply display your present 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.
38 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference R esetting the T rip Odometer — R esets the trip odometer to 0000.00. Fr om the P osition Screen MENU Highlight Reset Trip Confirm? Y es or No ENTER ENTE.
39 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Cu stomizing the Data Fields — Allows y ou to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CTS, ET A, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, or date) for any of the four fields.
40 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Cus t omizable Dat a Fields Des tination Name Com pass 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.
41 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Cu stomizing the Data Fields — Allows 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.
42 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Reference Sat ellit e Po sition Sat ellit e P osition Gr aph Batt ery Lif e Indicat or Sat ellit e Signal St r engt h Char t Powe r Sour ce Satellite Position Graph .
43 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence A ccessing 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 ar e editing waypoints, activating a GO T O route or creating a multileg route.
44 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e W ith the category highlighted, you need to select how you want to find the desired waypoint, either by an alphabetic list or using N earest T o.
45 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence S electing U ser W aypoints (Alphabetical) From Database Screen Use up/down arrows t o highlight “User” Use lef t/right arrows t o set Find By to A.
46 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e S electing U ploaded W aypoints (Near est T o P osition) From Database Screen Use up/down arrows t o highlight uploaded detailed map name Use lef t/r.
47 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence S aving P resent P osition as a W aypoint — Cr eates and stores your pr esent position into the memory of the Meridian.
48 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Creating N ew W aypoint with Map C ursor — Pr ov ides a method of creating a new waypoint with coor dinates other than your present position. The new coordinates are computed automatically based on the location of the map cursor .
49 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Viewing a Map Object on the M ap — D isplays on the Map the M ap Ob ject you have selected. No te: This function is for viewing map objects (cities, airports, etc.) only . See V iewing User W aypoints on the Map for instructions on how to perform this feature using U ser waypoints.
50 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e S earching for a S treet Addr ess — This option allows you to search an uploaded map database for a specific street addr ess. After finding the address, you can sav e it as a waypoint (“Mark ”) or view it on the Map Screen.
51 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Creating a GO T O Route — Cr eates and sets as the active route a 1-leg r oute with your pr esent position as the starting point and a destination waypoint that you choose from the waypoint database.
52 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Creating a M ultileg Route — Pr ov ides the means to create a multileg r oute that can be stored in memory . Mu ltileg routes are easily the most complicated function in the M eridian, but once y ou can visualize what a multileg route (route) is, it becomes very easy to understand and create.
53 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence From Any Screen MENU Highlight Routes Select an “Empty” R out e St ep 1: Select sta r ting waypoint Select Wa ypoint Category Use L/R arrows to sel.
54 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e (N ote: If the route is active, the M eridian will automatically display “Deactivate Route ” in the menu and inversely if the route is not active, “A ctivate Route ” will be displayed.
55 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Deleting a Leg — D eletes a leg from the route. Select rout e to be edited. See Instructions for Vi ewing a Rout e Highlight Delete MENU Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will be deleted. ENTER Repl acing a Leg — Re places the destination of an existing leg with a new destination.
56 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Reve rsing a Route — Allows any route in memory to be reversed. I n the example used earlier of “ A” to “B” to “C” to “D”, if this route wer e rev ersed it would end up as “D” to “C” to “B” to “ A”.
57 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Ve rtical 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.
58 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Tr ack History Description — This option displays the vertical profile of the track that is stored in the M eridian. If you have clear ed your track, either with the Clear T rack option or clearing memory , T rack H istory cannot be accessed.
59 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence In itializing the Meridian — E nables you to initialize the M eridian should it be needed to speed up satellite acquisition. T wo such instances would be travelling ov er 500 miles with your Meridian turned off or complete loss of memory .
60 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Se lecting the Coordinate S ystem — Allows 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 are: Lat/Lon, UTM, OSGB, Irish, S wiss, Sw edish, Finnish, G erman, Fr ench, USNG, MGRS, or U ser Grid.
61 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Sele cting the Elev ation Mode — Allows y ou to select the elevation mode used by the M eridian. Y ou may choose between 3D (uses satellite information to compute elevation) or 2D (displays a fix ed elevation based upon the elevation entered).
62 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Se lecting the North Refer ence — Allows the selection of whether the M eridian uses T rue North, Magnetic N orth, Militar y T rue or Military Ma gnetic as its North r eference.
63 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Po w er Off T imer — Conserving batter y life is important to any GPS user and the power off timer pr ovides another tool in saving battery life. S electing “On ” will allow you to select the mode and ho w long the Meridian will stay po wered on.
64 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Tu rn ing the Beeper On/Off — Allows you to select which actions will cause the beeper to sound. Y ou can choose from Off, K eys Only (pressing a key causes a beep), Alarms Only (when an alarm is activ ated) or Keys & Alarms.
65 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence Changing the P ower Key S ettings — Allows you to choose from “N o protection ” (normal) or “On/Off P rotected” (alternate). This will change how the [PWR] operates in turning the M eridian on or off.
66 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e B a u d s c r e e n . B a u d All of the Clear functions operate in the same way . The instr uctions sho wn apply to all of the Clear options except Clearing All.
67 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence A ccessing the S un/Moon Scr een — The Sun/M oon screen displays the sunrise time, sunset time and lunar phase for any waypoint you have stored in the U ser category in the waypoint database. All times displayed are local times to your pr esent position.
68 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e A ccessing the F ish/Hunt Scr een — The F ish/Hunt screen displays the best times for fishing or hunting for the position you choose from y our User waypoints.
69 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r 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 On/Off ) an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm.
70 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e Tu r n i ng on the Simulator - A uto Mode — This turns the simulator on and uses a predefined heading and speed rate.
71 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence There are utilities built into the M eridian to assist you in using an optional S ecure D igital memory card. To access the Card U tilities, press [MENU] from any scr een and highlight “Card U tilities ”.
72 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e re n c e notice that each route has an identifying number , 1-20. Suppose you created a route in R oute 1 and then saved it to your SD card. N ext you deleted that route from the M eridian and created a new route using the same Route 1.
73 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiv er Re f e r ence A bout... Scr een The About... scr een displays the current status of your M eridian. Using the About.
74 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Fr eq uentl y Ask ed Ques tions General What is the difference betw een degrees/minutes/seconds (DEG/MIN/SEC) and degrees/minutes/minutes (DEG/MIN/MMM or DEG/MIN/MM)? There are differ ent ways in expressing the coordinates computed using Lat/Lon coordinate system.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 75 Fr eq uentl y Ask ed Ques tions Ho w long can I expect my Meridian to run on a fr esh set of batteries? U nder normal operating conditions you should get up to 14 hours of use while the display backlight is turned off.
76 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Fr eq uentl y Ask ed Ques tions N avigation Screens Why does my compass not point in the right direction? The Meridian computes dir ection by comparing your present position to the last position taken, it requir es that you be moving to compute your compass heading.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 77 Fr eq uentl y Ask ed Ques tions Out put Data What is NMEA? NMEA (N ational Marine Electronics Association) is the standard used for interfacing marine electr onic devices. This standard has also been adapted for use in a variety of thir d-par ty mapping software programs.
78 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix Re ceiver will not turn on: 1. Check to see if batteries are installed correctly . 2. Replace with two 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.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 79 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.
80 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix If after using the troubleshooting section, you are still unable to solve your operation problems, please call Magellan ’ s T echnical Service at (866) 737-8604. Re presentatives are av ailable Monday through F riday from 7 AM to 5 PM, PST .
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 81 Appendix Ne w functions and featur es are regularly being added to keep your M eridian at the forefront of GPS r eceivers. Replacing the software in your M eridian is a simple operation that should take only 5 to 10 minutes to accomplish.
82 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix CHARACTERISTICS Pe r formance R eceiver 12 parallel-channel technology , tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information with quadrifilar ante.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 83 Appendix A ccessories for your receiv er are available from y our Magellan dealer or you can order dir ectly from Magellan at (800) 669-4477 (press 3 to place an or der). Sw iv e l M ounting Bracket: Mounts the r eceiver on a surface, allowing for hands- free operation.
84 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix The MapSend S treets CD allows you to load detailed str eet maps into your M eridian. The maps supplied on the MapSend S treets CD contain full street detail of US or European cities. •E nables you to load street maps for any region in the U nited States or Europe into the M erdian.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 85 Appendix The MapSend® series of CD-R OMs allows you to extend the capabilities of y our M eridian GPS r eceiver and there isn ’ t room here to describe all that y ou can do. Please refer to the help files in the M apSend for assistance on the features and functions of the software.
86 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix Select Ar ea : Use the “Draw N ew Region ” tool to select the area on the map that you want to upload into your M eridian.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 87 Appendix Up load Region : M ake sure that the M eridian is turned on and click on the “U pload Regions ” button. Y ou will be given the option of U pload to GPS U nit, U pload to SD Card P rogrammer or S tore on Har d Drive.
88 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix The Magellan S ecure Digital (SD) M emory Cards can be added to any of the M eridian line of GPS r eceivers through the battery compartment. Magellan offers the memory cards in 8, 16, 32 and 64 MB configurations.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 89 Appendix Av ailable as accessories for your GPS r eceiver are the following cables: External P ow er Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter , P ower/D ata Cable, Data Cable and PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter A dapter .
90 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 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 y ou wish to make a permanent mount to a power supply , cut the cable between the power supply box and the cigarette lighter adapter .
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 91 Appendix Y our Magellan GPS r eceiver has been upgraded to include the latest W AAS (W ide Area A ugmentation System) technology . With W AAS your GPS receiver can compute position locations with an accuracy never befor e possible in a commercial receiver .
92 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix Active Leg The segment of a route currently being trav eled. Altitude The current elevation abo ve sea level. BR G Bearing. The compass direction from your position to a destination, measured to the near est degree.
M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver 93 Appendix ETE Estimated T ime Enroute. The estimated time remaining to reach the next waypoint in a route. HDG Heading.
94 M agellan Meridian GPS R eceiver Appendix Tr ue 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 Meridian 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 Meridian - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Magellan Meridian, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Magellan Meridian va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Magellan Meridian, 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 Meridian.
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 Meridian. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Magellan Meridian 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.
