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1. optional Use ARROW KEYS to rename waypoint J Use ARROW ENTER KEYS to change cp elevation value Press MENU use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Select a waypoint from the list and press ENTER to access the WAYPOINT screen Press ENTER to access the function menu highlight EDIT and press ENTER 29 Changing the name of the waypoint is the first option Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to move the cursor and the UP DOWN ARROW to select the characters After changing the waypoint name or if there are no changes to the waypoint name press ENTER Make a changes to the position using the UP DOWN ARROWS to scroll through the number list and use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to move left and right Press ENTER to accept the changes After all changes are made to the position and elevation press ENTER In a few seconds the changes will be saved and the receiver returns you to the WAYPOINT screen of the edited waypoint Any name changes that you made under edit have been saved replacing the former name and or coordinates ev you attempt to edit a waypoint contained in a route a warn wu ing message will appear WARNING WPT USED IN ROUTE ENTER TO CONTINUE You must first delete the waypoint from the route or delete the route before modifying the waypoint Deleting a Waypoint Used to permanently remove a waypoint from your receiver s memory Highligh
2. From any NAV or PLOT screen press ENTER highlight SAVE POS and press ENTER This tells the receiver that you want to store the current position as a waypoint The cursor is in the upper left corner of the display and the highlighted arrow icons indicate that it is in the edit mode What you will do next is assign a name to this position SAME POS The waypoint name can be created by the receiver or you can input a name that means something to you If you press ENTER without creating aname the receiver assigns a waypoint name Waypoint names assigned by the receiver appear in the format 9WPxxx where the xxx is a sequential number 001 002 etc To allow the receiver to name the waypoint press ENTER The following screen will appear briefly and then the 24 788 504 receiver returns to the POSITION screen 117749 56H EFT EL 11 36a160CT36 or Use the ARROWS to assign a waypoint name that describes the position being saved A waypoint name always starts with an identifier icon and 1 to 5 characters After assigning a name press ENTER The following screen will appear briefly and then the receiver returns to the POSITION screen SAJE FOS DOCEK Available Icons Right flag p Left flag 4 Diamond Double box m Anchor J Square m Diving symbol iS Fish Target 25 Creating a Waypoints This allows you to create and store a waypoint with a receiver generated name or a
3. The ROUTE MENU can be accessed in three ways EI Press MENU use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select ROUTE MENU in the FUNCTION MENU and press ENTER EI From any NAV or PLOT screen press ENTER to access the pop up menu select ROUTE MENU and press ENTER Press GOTO and highlight ROUTE and press ENTER Creating a Multileg Route FUNCTION MENU SAT STATUS WAYPOINTS SETUP SIMULATOR SAVE FOS CREATE WET ROUTE MENL CONTRAST SCAFE ME mjETTY BCETRE 00CK OUTE OWF EEL PCOORD Paz PBUOY This creates a route of 1 to 15 legs Each leg has a start and end waypoint Each end waypoint is the start waypoint for the following leg MENU waypoint Access the Use ARROW KEYS aNu Use ARROW KEYS ENTER ROUTE to highlight an empty select start of route route i Use ARROW KEYS OA select end of leg waypoint To finish creating a multileg route press ENTER without selecting a TO waypoint Access the ROUTE MENU Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select an EMPTY route and press ENTER ROJTE MEM EMFTY pens EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY I oP a ba If there are no EMPTY routes in the ROUTE MENU you must clear a route before you can create a new one Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROW Ss to select the FROM waypoint and press ENTER This is the starting position for this leg of your route The default waypoint in the FROM field is the current position labeled as PSTRT1 The 1 indicates that it is the S
4. 180 COG Course over ground is the direction of movement expressed as bearing If a boat is pointing exactly north 0 and there are no other factors affecting its travel the COG would be 0 but that is rarely the case Water currents and wind can affect the course the boat is taking If there is a current passing from left to right across the boat 90 the COG would change even though the bow of the boat is still pointing north COG is measured in degrees with North being 0 CTS The optimum direction the vessel should be steered in order to effi ciently make headway back to the courseline while also proceeding toward the destination waypoint It is a compromise course bearng that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline mid way between a point perpendicular to your position and the current leg destination waypoint DST Distance to go to an active waypoint or the distance between two waypoints in a route leg ETA Estimated time to arrival SOA Understanding speed of advance is a little tricky but once you do it becomes fairly simple For this example we will use an exaggerated sample so as to clearly describe SOA The boat is heading towards the buoy gt and is currently at point A If the boat had followed its original course A buoy it would be somewhere on the line A B The XTE for this sample is the distance between points A and A In 1 hour he is at point B and 1 1 h
5. 52 10 00 47 36 00 32 30 00 43 34 00 47 40 00 38 37 00 27 58 00 32 32 00 43 39 00 21 16 00 49 16 00 19 12 00 38 53 00 60 43 00 37 43 00 49 53 00 14 20 00 0 12 00 27 05 00 23 10 00 21 18 00 0 48 00 0 02 00 2 50 00 21 59 00 5 52 00 25 04 00 59 30 00 NNZZNNZZVNNZYM 80 1 00 87 54 00 93 56 5 00 1 00 132 48 00 86 47 00 74 01 00 76 7 00 97 30 00 95 56 00 79 32 00 117 8 00 89 38 00 112 04 00 79 59 00 72 20 00 122 40 00 63 54 00 71 15 00 103 14 00 34 53 00 119 49 00 43 14 00 111 53 00 98 29 00 122 25 00 66 07 00 54 41 00 46 37 00 101 32 00 122 19 00 93 46 00 96 42 00 117 25 00 90 11 00 82 38 00 117 01 00 79 23 00 50 54 00 123 07 00 96 08 00 77 02 00 135 03 00 97 20 00 97 09 00 170 00 00 176 28 00 109 20 00 135 00 00 157 51 00 176 38 00 160 02 00 171 40 00 159 23 00 162 05 00 130 06 00 100 00 SSSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSSSSSLSSSSSSLSEESES SSSSSSSSSSESE 65 Abbreviations and Data Terms EXPLANATION OF DATA TERMS BRG Bearing is the direction as measured in de a O grees from north in a clockwise direction The re 315 45 ceiver uses either true north or magnetic north as selected in the Setup Menu The illustration shows W as a simple compass rose with the eight cardinal direc tions noted with their bearing sw SE 225 s 135
6. AG Use the UP DOWN and RIGHT BeaaeerT EL LEFT ARROWSs to enter these as described above press ENTER to KA confirm each screen COORDINATE 34717 BAM 118739 BH HEBREFT EL BE 1939F The receiver is now ready to perform one of its primary functions providing you with your current position Proper Handling Signal Reception The illustrations show both the proper and improper placement of a fixed antenna on a boat Also the fellow trying to get a position fix on the deck of the boat would get better signals if he would move up to the bridge Physical obstructions buildings large trees etc will block satellite signals from reaching the receiver If unable to get a position fix move the receiver so it has a clearer view of the sky allowing it to choose from all of the satellites currently available Good Antenna Location Taking your First Fix To get a position fix you must be outside with a clear view of the sky and away from any large obstructions buildings large trees etc Rotate the antenna upward and hold the receiver in a comfortable position If the receiver is off press the POWER key to turn the receiver on or if you have just finished initializing the receiver press the NAV key until the screen showing your coordinates is displayed This screen is called the POSITION screen The POSITION screen appears with the latitude longitude and elevation that you entered in during INITIALIZE T
7. KEYs to change the time Use the He sr UP DOWN ARROWS to change AM to PM if necessary When the time is correct press ENTER all Please note that if you are located in a half hour time zone you will need to manually reset the time after the receiver has taken a position fix by adding or subtracting one half hour Please refer to Setup Time Display for directions on resetting time Your receiver requires just one more piece of information and that is the date Use the UP ar 340 GAH DOWN ARROWS and RIGHT 113788 Gob LEFT ARROWS to set the correct peg EL 2 Bore date Your display should resemble the one shown at right Double check all of the information entered Then press ENTER If you notice that you made a mistake press MNU highlight SETUP press ENTER Select INITIALIZE press ENTER and start over Initializing With Known Coordinates oct If you know your present latitude and longitude you may enter REG TOM them directly instead of choosing AUSTRALIA a geographic location from the list In this case highlight ENTER COORD on the second page and press ENTER The City Reference ENTER COORD Chart found in the appendix provides coordinates of many major cities Press the UP ARROW Notice that the highlighted number has incremented by one Keep pressing the UP ARROW until the first digit matches the first number you found for latitude If you go past the number
8. Press ENTER 20 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 1 HOUR In order to use Sampling the receiver s antenna must remain in an open area and fully visible to the sky If the antenna is blocked so that the receiver cannot acquire sufficient satellites the receiver will be unable to compute a position fix and the receiver will remain on until the obstruction is removed When Sampling is on a warning message appears on the POWER DOWN screen to remind you that you have Sampling on Sampling will continue until it is turned off or until the battery warning is displayed When the unit is turned on again a message will appear requiring you to confirm whether you want SAMPLING on or off Select ON or OFF using the UP DOWN ARROWS and press ENTER Power Lock POWER LOCK allows you to safeguard the receiver s battery power in case of unintentional power on by requiring a specific key sequence to confirm This feature is useful for example when POWER key is pressed accidentally as a result of being stored in a bag etc Highligh Highlight P DOWN S Tl POWER Lock ARROWS to select Press ENTER Press ENTER OFF or ON When POWER LOCK is turned on the start up screens include the PRESS message screen shown at right MEHL THEM When this key sequence is pressed RIGHT AR the receiver continues to POSITION screen or the initialization screens If any other key any is pressed the unit turns off instantly THEM ENTER TO CONTINUE
9. 00 29 24 00 23 20 00 16 49 00 32 54 00 19 13 00 36 48 00 22 34 00 3 52 00 6 10 00 37 58 00 41 23 00 46 57 00 44 50 00 49 13 00 44 26 00 47 30 00 51 54 00 54 23 00 55 53 00 64 11 00 53 33 00 41 01 00 51 30 00 78 12 00 40 24 00 40 51 00 43 42 00 71 30 00 VV E V NL NN LN VN ND a A I IN Ne Ee ee ee a a a a a a a 20 04 00 18 35 00 34 52 00 31 15 00 18 22 00 17 26 00 5 00 00 13 15 00 31 03 00 28 25 00 32 25 00 8 31 00 32 32 00 15 18 00 25 14 00 3 24 00 15 27 00 39 41 00 13 34 00 1 13 00 27 29 00 15 10 00 23 26 00 32 35 00 27 29 00 34 12 00 45 21 00 10 47 00 26 43 00 4 59 00 36 49 00 2 09 00 5 58 00 1 31 00 11 53 00 25 36 00 4 26 00 26 44 00 0 12 00 43 41 00 2 59 00 3 11 00 7 42 00 0 11 00 7 06 00 11 31 00 39 20 00 23 43 00 2 11 00 7 26 00 0 34 00 16 40 00 26 06 00 19 05 00 8 28 00 18 40 00 4 15 00 51 44 00 9 59 00 28 58 00 0 10 00 15 40 00 3 41 00 14 17 00 7 15 00 53 00 00 Oslo Paris Reykjavik Scoresbysund Stensele Stockholm Thule Torshavn Trabzon Vardo The Americas Albany NY Alburquerque Amarillo Antofagasta Arequipa Atlanta Baton Rouge Belem Billings MT Birmingham Bismarck Bogota Boise Boston Brasilia Buffalo NY Caracas Casper Cayenne Chicago Chihuahua Churchill CAN Cleveland Comodoro R Coppermine C rdoba Veracruz Cuiaba Dal
10. 15 General SA isis da ni ja aa ak Gumaseamae 15 Turning the Receiver Off 15 POUNT Dalal tr oie Sed ean Seed eee 16 Turning the Light ON and OFF 16 NAV Sree at si Pint acted deat e tae Ni 17 Viewing the Position Screen escccccseccessteceteesssseeceneeeessneeseseeetsaees 17 Viewing the NAV 1 Screen 18 Viewing the NAV 2 Screen 18 Customizing the Nav Screens rr 19 PLOT SGre Bins slot a a 21 Viewing the POINTER screen renn 21 Viewing the PLOT Screen rr 21 Changing the Plotter Scale cccsccccsssscecneeseseeeeeeeessenesseneeetsnneeees 22 Using PAN N SCAN 0 22 Setting a GOTO Using PAN N SCAN 00 23 Deleting Plotter Track sacre nanna R 23 Viewing the ROAD Screen renn 24 WHAVOOUMS crete ap rs nan A A Eer BET 24 Saving a Position Fix AS a Waypoint rn 24 Creating a Waypoints isminin ina i aaa iea 26 Accessing the Waypoint Menu uu cesesccceeeeeseeeeeeeenneeeeceeennneeeenennnnees 26 Viewing a Waypoint onerar a r nanna nn nanna 27 Accessing the Waypoint Function Menu eeee00nnner rr 28 Projecting a Waypoint 00 err 28 Editing a Waypoint err 29 Deleting a Waypoint ns a ks 30 ROUTES s orein e ena aa eana RA A A 31 Activating a GOTO Route 0 err 31 Accessing the Route Menu 32 Creating a Multileg Route 0000 000 32 Activating and Deactivatin
11. A highlight bar appears for you to select REPLACE LEG 1 the new TO waypoint for this leg replac ing the existing one Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to scroll to the waypoint you wish to use as the new destination for this leg of the route and press ENTER FROM gJETTYT Fen The new TO waypoint must be different from the old must have 54 a distance greater than 0 1 distance units from the FROM waypoint the receiver will not replace a leg in this case but will return to the leg screen you were viewing The destination has now been changed The receiver has updated the bearing and distance for this leg and displays it on the screen Press the DOWN ARROW The following leg has also been changed The following leg now starts from the waypoint you designated as the TO waypoint for the previous leg Navigating Activating a Leg While navigating using a multileg route one leg of the route is said to be active This is the leg that is currently being used to provide navigational information It is sometimes desirable to activate a different leg thereby changing the destination being navigated to 38 Access the Use ARROW KEYS ENTER Highlight Use UP DOWN ROUTE to highlight route to EDIT ARROW s to select MENU be edited Press ENTER the route leg Highlight ENTER Navionte ENTER Press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be edited Press ENTER to bring up the pop up menu
12. ARROW KEYS ENTER to select destination waypoint Press GOTO use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight the desired MOB destination waypoint and press seta i a ENTER ROUTE ll PCOORD 9HPOGZ E The first four selections in the GOTO menu allow you to create a Man OverBoard Backtrack or Coordinate route or to activate an existing route MOB BCKTRK and COORD functions are discussed at the end of the Route section It is also possible to activate a GOTO from the PAN N SCAN feature on the PLOT screen as described earlier The receiver begins navigating toward the selected waypoint and the display returns to the last viewed NAV screen It is necessary to have a current position fix in order to correctly activate a GOTO If you have a current position fix the NAV screens will display navigation data if not the navigation data will be replaced by dashes Fen a route GOTO or MOB is already active the new GOTO 4 automatically replaces it and becomes the active route Fev A GOTO always uses your current position as the starting point wy If the unit has not yet computed a position fix then the start of the GOTO may not represent your current position 31 32 Accessing the Route Menu The Route Menu is used to create and view up to five single or multi leg routes pop up menu allows you to activate deactivate or reverse a selected route edit or view the legs of the route or clear the route
13. Irish Grid Swiss Grid Swedish Grid or Finnish Grid to initialize the receiver If you prefer one of these coordi nate systems select the desired coordinate system in the COORD SYSTEM section of Setup then access INITIALIZE You will be prompted to enter the appropriate data in the format of the chosen coordinate system The region screen appears with a list of locations around the globe USA This list extends to a second page THE AMERICAS which can be viewed using the UP EUROPE DOWN ARROWs Highlight the EASTERN ASIA general area of the world where WESTERN ASIA you are located and press ENTER A list of countries provinces or states within that general area appears Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select the country province or state of your location and press ENTER The receiver displays the Initialize page with the highlight active in the elevation field Use the LEFT RIGHT and UP DOWN ARROWs to enter your present elevation if you know it and press ENTER If you do not know your elevation simply press ENTER Ne If this is not the first time you have used your receiver or if it is the first time but your receiver has already begun acquiring satellite signals the following time and date entry may not be displayed Input your local time Take extra care to input the time correctly TIME to within 10 minutes AFAR BAH including the AM PM 11906 Ge designator Use the ARROW HGRGEFT EL
14. It allows you to view insert delete and replace individual legs of a route as well as choose the leg on which you want to navigate by making this the current active leg Use ARROW KEYS Highlight I Oe oe Eb MENU be edited Press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU Use the UP SUMMAR DOWN ARROWS to highlight the a route you want to view and press eet see ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWs teas to highlight EDIT and press ENTER TOTAL 28 2 The SUMMARY screen for the selected DIST route is displayed Viewing the Legs of a Route The legs of a route can be viewed individually by accesing the EDIT option Thist is also the option from which legs can be added inserted removed navigated or replaced Access the Use ARROW KEYS 3035 Highlight Use UP DOWN ROUTE to highlight route to EDIT ARROWs to view MENU be edited Press ENTER route legs To review the route by viewing each of the legs individually starting from the F SUMMARY screen press the UP Ek al DOWN ARROWS stepping through ane i4 tie aie tect fA n Lim each leg of the route and back to the ERG OST route summary Inserting a Leg in a Route You can insert a leg in a route by inserting a waypoint between the starting and ending waypoints of an existing leg thereby dividing it into two legs Access the Use ARROW KEYS Wig Highlight Use UP DOWN ROUTE to highlight route to EDIT ARROWs to select MENU be edited Press ENTER route leg Highlig
15. MEMORY Gaii Press ENTER Press ENTER Press keys as instructed by receiver To access Clear Memory use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight CLEAR MEMORY and press ENTER You will then be given instructions as to which keys to simultaneously hold down to reset your receiver If you change your mind simply press any function key to escape Fen Note that it is not required that you go to the SETUP menu to do Ky areset holding down the proper keys at any time will reset your receiver The keys to press simultaneously are NAV GOTO LIGHT and MENU If you do not wish to delete anything from the receier s memory select ESCAPE to exit the Clear Menu 52 Status Line Icons Status appear on most screens and provide you with some valuable information as to the status of the position fixes that are being computed Most information on this line will be represented by icons which appear before the arrows on the right side of the status line These arrows have two functions depending on how they are displayed Ka Inverted arrow icons in the lower right corner indicate that the os cl ma LOH ARROW keys are used to enter or edit information Non inverted arrow icons indicate that there are other screens accessible from this screen using the ARROW keys Poor Geometric Quality Appears when the Geometric Quality GQ of a position fix is below a set value and the accuracy of the position fix
16. S the equator is O latitude and so many degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian which is 0 longitude The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich England Parts of a degree are minutes there are 60 minutes written as 60 to a degree Minutes can also be divided into smaller units Fractions of a minute can be expressed as decimals or as seconds There are 60 seconds to one minute written as 60 So a Lat Lon position coordinate can be expressed in two ways which your Magellan GPS receiver displays as 25 47 50 or 25 47 30 UTM Coordinate System Another commonly used coordinate system is UTM Universal Transverse Mercator which is generally found on land based maps and quad sheets that are produced by government map providers On land you may find that UTM coordinates are easier to use than Lat Lon 69 UTM coordinates are easy to use but since the model it is based on is somewhat abstract this section is a very simplified introduction to UTM Instead of projecting an imaginary grid of intersecting lines onto the globe UTM projects sections of the globe onto a flat surface Each of these sections is called a zone There are 60 zones to cover the entire earth between 84 N and 80 S polar areas are not described by UTM Each zone is 6 wide as projected from the earth s center A UTM position is described by three elements the zone it is in the easting and the northing Eastings and northings mea
17. Wellenhof B H Lichtenegger and J Collins 1994 Global Positioning System Theory and Practice 3rd Edition Springer Verlag 326 pp Institute of Navigation The 1980 Global Positioning System Vol 1 The Institute of Navigation U S 246 pp Institute of Navigation The 1984 Global Positioning System Vol Il The Institute of Navigation U S 257 pp Institute of Navigation The 1986 Global Positioning System Vol lll The Institute of Navigation U S 293 pp Institute of Navigation The 1986 Global Positioning System Vol IV The Institute of Navigation U S 378 pp Logsdon T 1992 Navstar Global Positioning System Van Nostrand Reinhold New York 249 pp These books and others not mentioned can be purchased from Navtech Book and Software Store a division of Navtech Seminars Inc They can be reached at 2775 S Quincy St 610 Arlington VA 22206 2204 U S A Phone 800 628 0885 703 931 0500 Fax 703 931 0503 Active Leg Azimuth Backtrack Bearing Coordinates Course CTS Datum Elevation EPE ETA Geometric Quality The segment of a route currently being travelled The angular measurement from the horizon to a satellite or other object Retraces the position fixes up to 21 stored automatically by the receiver every 10 minutes The compass direction from your position to a destination measured to the nearest degree A unique numeric or alpha
18. destination The first four selections in the GOTO menu allow you to create a Man OverBoard MOB Backtrack or Coordinate route or to activate an existing route they are discussed in the Reference Section Press ENTER The receiver begins navigating toward the selected waypoint and the display returns to the last viewed NAV screen Note that the destination is now placed in the header bar of the NAV screen MOB BCETRE 00CK ROUTE PFA PCOORD PWFaE2 E FOSITION 24 PHE BSH Liv 43 S BFT EL Bo So 15AM HGSs4 A v FEN i It is necessary to have a current position fix in order for the receiver to compute navigation information If you do not have a position fix the navigation information will be displayed with dashes until a position fix is acquired Reference Section This section explains the various functions of your receiver and is organized by function or topic rather than by menu To perform a given function refer to the Table of Contents and the Menu Cross Reference Guide in order to quickly locate that section General Usage The receiver is used to compute coordinate positions which are stored as named waypoints and used to create routes Waypoints can be viewed edited and projected to create new waypoints or deleted Routes can be created activated deactivated reversed edited and cleared This section covers these and other functions which will enable you to take full advanta
19. highlight EDIT and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to view the leg to be activated Press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu select NAVIGATE and press ENTER Press NAV or PLOT The receiver begins navigating on the selected leg E If a route GOTO or MOB is already active the leg you choose 4 to navigate automatically replaces it as the active leg Deleting a Route This operation permanently removes a route from the Route Menu returning the route to the EMPTY status Accessthe Use ARROW KEYS 3013 Highlight Highlight YES to ROUTE to highlight route to DELETE confirm and Press ENTER MENU be cleared press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be deleted Press ENTER to bring up the pop up menu highlight DELETE and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to confirm YES or abort NO deleting the route Press ENTER The route has now been deleted from memory Creating a MOB Man OverBoard Route The MOB or Man OverBoard function causes the receiver to save the position that is current when the feature is accessed and to create a one leg route back to that position Press MOB Highlight MOB and press ENTER Ne If you have already saved an MOB position the receiver gives you the option of creating a new MOB position by displaying a confirmation screen To select a new MOB press the DOWN ARROW and ENTER 39 The MOB position and MOB route information will
20. of the world you are in and the specific country or province of your current position Selecting the appropriate location from the list will give your receiver an approximate starting point for tracking satellites This will greatly shorten the time it will take the receiver to get your position for the first time referred to as Time To First Fix Turn the receiver on by holding down the POWER key until the start up screens appear COP TE TGHT N MAGELLAN CORF w E BATTERY MAGELLAN POWER If the receiver has not been initialized previously or if the UNIT IS NOT receiver s total memory has been INITIALIZED cleared you will see the following PRESS ENTER screen prompting you to press T TNITTGLIZE ENTER to initialize Press ENTER to Initialize Fe you inadvertently press another key without initializing manually the uq receiver displays the POSITION screen with null values for the latitude and longitude 00 00 00N 000 00 00W In this case the receiver will self initialize which may take 15 minutes or more The elevation mode will automatically switch from 2D to 3D which is necessary to obtain a proper first fix The recommended method is to press ENTER and initialize manually which will allow the receiver to get a position fix sooner r 4 E Using latitude and longitude will satisfy most of the users of this 74 receiver but you may use any of the other coordinate systems UTM OSGB TDs
21. past movement track You can delete the track display with the DELETE TRACK option menu cLENR Menu GAMA DELETETRACK Ganda Galli Press ENTER Press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight DELETE TRACK and press ENTER You will be asked to press ENTER to confirm that you want to delete the track history If you change your mind press any other function key to leave the track as it is 51 Delete All Waypoints from Waypoint List DELETE WPTS will delete all of the waypoints in your waypoint list If routes currently exist deleting waypoints requires that all routes be deleted and a message will be displayed See Deleting Routes menu E heir enrer Press ENTER Press ENTER Highlight DELETE WPTS using the UP DOWN ARROWS and press ENTER You will be instructed to press ENTER to erase the waypoints If you change your mind press any other function key to leave the waypoints intact Clearing Receiver Memory This reset will erase all of the waypoints in your receiver s memory Before selecting Clear Menu we recommend that you review the waypoints in your waypoint library recording on paper the coordinates for any waypoint that you want to use in the future After turning the receiver back on you can enter those waypoints again Clear Memory will erase all of your receiver s memory including resetting all of the Setup features to their default values Highlight Highlight ca co CLEAR MENU GALAS CLEAR
22. user assigned name and allows you to assign the position coordinates f r 1 From any Highlight optional ENTER NAV or PLOT ENTER CREATE WPT Use ARROW KEYS to ENTER Screen Press ENTER assign icon and name Use ARROW KEYS to assign Use ARROW ENTER position coordinates Press KEYS to assign ENTER to move to the next line elevation value From any NAV or PLOT screen press ENTER highlight CREATE WPT and press ENTER The CREATE WPT screen appears Press ENTER to accept a receiver generated name or use the ARROWs to assign a name of your choice and press ENTER The cursor moves to the first line of the CREATE POS position Use the UP DOWN Br ARROWS to scroll through the number EH 06 SSN list and use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS TEREI Set to move the cursor If using LAT LON GET EL coordinate system the UP DOWN ARROW toggles between N and S gt 4 Press ENTER to confirm and continue Using the LEFT RIGHT and UP DOWN ERU EUS ARROWS you can change the second M JETTY line of the position If using LAT LON 4 12 45H coordinate system the UP DOWN Biv 42 se ARROW toggles between E and W BETEL Press ENTER to save the changes 0 4 You may now assign the elevation If you do not know the elevation press ENTER to accept the displayed value In a few seconds the new waypoint is saved and the receiver returns to the NAV screen from which you started You can also create waypoints from
23. you want you can use the DOWN ARROW to step down or continue using the UP ARROW and loop through the number sequence When the correct number is displayed press the RIGHT ARROW to step to the second digit on the latitude line What s important to remember here is that the UP DOWN ARROWS step up or down through the numbers and the RIGHT LEFT ARROWS move the highlight to the right or left Continue entering the latitude Use the RIGHT ARROW to highlight the N at the end of the latitude line Latitude may be north N or south S and may be changed if necessary by using the UP DOWN ARROW Once the latitude is correct press ENTER The cursor highlighted area has now jumped down to the first char acter on the longitude line Follow ing the same procedure as before enter the longitude and E or Ww COORD IMATE Ea a GAH BEE A AA COORD IMATE aa aa BE A AAH COORDINATE 34717 oe GGE A BAH COORDINATE 24 17 0AN 115 55 aay Your display should now resemble the one shown above with your latitude and longitude f all of the information for the latitude and longitude is cor rect press ENTER If you notice now that you made a mistake in the latitude or longitude press MNU highlight SETUP MENU and press ENTER Select INITIALIZE press ENTER to start over The receiver will prompt you for COORDINATE your local elevation time and date 34717 GEN 115 59
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27. 47 Note that the POWER LOCK feature remains active until it is turned off under SETUP Light Intensity LIGHT INTEN allows you to select the brightness level HIGH or LOW of the display The light can be switched on and off by holding down the LIGHT key ighli Highligh aora ESS eee Press ENTER Press ENTER HIGH or LOW Contrast CONTRAST allows you to adjust the contrast level of the display to allow you to select the best contrast level for the particular environment you are In Highlight Highlight SETUP CONTRAST Press ENTER Press ENTER Use LEFT RIGHT ENTER ARROWS to adjust OR contrast From any Highlight NAV or PLOT ENTER CONTRAST Screen Press ENTER Additional Features Viewing the SAT STATUS Screen This screen displays the satellites by their signal strength and their position in the sky relative to your location An asterisk indicates that the unit is not locked on to that particular satellite When lock is achieved the will be replaced by the signal strength of the satellite Signal strength will range from 0 to 9 with 9 representing better signal strength Highlight SAT STATUS Press ENTER Press MENU highlight SAT STATUS and press ENTER The receiver displays the SAT STATUS screen SAT STATUS 48 Viewing the Odometer The Odometer feature displays the ODOMETER screen which keeps track of total distance traveled as well as tri
28. 8 ESCAPE FAN N SCAN pg 22 Accessed by pressing ENTER from any NAV screen Accessed by pressing ENTER from From NAV1 and 2 screens only any PLOT screen From POSITION screen only From PAN N SCAN screen only SETUP Menu Waypoint Popup Menu INITIALIZE pg 42 Es p029 COORD SYSTEM pg 43 HPT PROJEC pg 28 ELEN MODE pg 43 SUNRISE pg 50 TIME FORMAT pg 44 DELETE pg 30 WELOCITY AWG pg 44 ESCAPE SPEED UNITS pg 44 DIST UNITS pg 45 Accessed by pressing ENTER ELEN UNITS pg 45 while viewing a waypoint from NORTH REF pg 45 the waypoint list MAF DATUM pg 45 MMEA 2 222222 pg 45 Odometer Popup Menu BAUD RATE pg 46 TE HET SORT pg 46 RESET TRIP pg 49 46 RESET ODOM pg 49 LFIx INTERWAL pg ESCAPE PLOT SETUP pg 46 SAMPLING pg 47 POWER LOCK pg 47 LIGHT INTEN pg 48 CONTRAST pg 48 Accessed by pressing ENTER from the ODOMETER screen Accessed from the Function Menu SETUP Defaults INITIALIZE N A NMEA OFF COORD SYS LAT LON BAUD RATE 4800 DEG MIN 00 WPT SORT ALPHA ELEV MODE 2D LFIX INTERVAL 10 MINUTES TIME FORMAT LOCAL AM PM PLOT SETUP VELOCITY AVG OFF TRACK 1 0 SPEED UNITS NOTS ORIENTATIO
29. 94 7050 By Phone Complete the order form provided with this manual adding shipping and handling changes and sales tax where applicable Have the order form and your credit card information ready and phone the Magellan Order Hotline at 909 394 6067 You can then place your order via voice mail Please leave your phone number should we need to contact you concerning your order List of Available Datums WGS84 NAD27 NAD83 ADIND ALASK ARC50 ARC60 ASTRO AUS66 AUS84 BOGOT BUKIT CAMPO CANAD CAPE CARTH CENAM CHATH CHUAA CORRE CYPRU DJAKA EGYPT EUROP EUR50 EUR79 GANDA GEO49 GHANA GRB36 GUAM GUNSG GUNSR HAWAI HERAT HJORS HUTZU World Geodetic System North American 1927 North American 1983 Adinda Alaska Arc 1950 Arc 1960 Camp Area Astro Australian Geodetic 1966 Australian Geodetic 1984 Bogota Observatory Bukit Rimpah Campo Inchauspe Canada Cape Carthage Central America Chatham 1971 Chau Astro Corrego Alegre Cyprus Djakarta Batavia Egypt European 1950 All of Europe European 1950 W Europe European 1979 Gandajika Base Geodetic Datum 1949 Ordnance Survey of GB 1936 Guam G Segara Hawaii Herat North Hjorsey 1955 Hu tzu shan INDIA IRAN IRELA KAUAI KERTA KKJ LIBER LUZON MASSA MAUI MERCH MINNA MONT NAHRW OAHU OEGYP Indian India Nepal Iran Ireland 1965 Kauai Kertau 1948 KKJ Finland Liberia 1964 Luzon Massawa Maui Merchich Minna Nahrw
30. A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints To create a route you select waypoints that you have stored in the receiver s memory These waypoints are then connected to form the segments or legs of the route A route may contain from one to fifteen legs Suppose you were on a fishing trip in the area shown below You want to go from the dock to the bait shop then across to the inlet on the island Before you start turn the receiver on and let it get a position fix Once you have a fix save it as a waypoint That way you ll be able to create a route back to the dock at the end of the day even if darkness or weather conditions cloud cover rain etc make it difficult to use your own navigation skills In addition you can instantly create a one leg route called a GOTO This route uses your present position as Its start and any waypoint you select that you have saved in memory as the destination The following will show you how simple it is to create a GOTO route In this example we have stored a waypoint in memory and named it m JETTY Fe lf the receiver has not yet computed a position fix then the start u of the GOTO may not represent your current position It will however correct the navigation information after a position fix is acquired Creating a GOTO Route After computing a position fix press GOTO Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight the waypoint that represents your
31. E 49 50 With the alarm menu displayed you can turn an alarm on or off by pressing the ENTER key If you turn on the ANCHOR XTE or arrival alarms you will have the option of changing the radius of the selected alarm The default is set at 200 feet If an alarm is turned on it will be preceded by a V check mark Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to turn alarms on and off Press ENTER and use the UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to set radius of a selected alarm To exit the ALARM MENU highlight ESCAPE and press ENTER Viewing the SUN MOON Screen This screen will display the time of sunrise and sunset for the chosen waypoint It also graphically displays the lunar cycle of the moon Highlight Use ARROW Highlight MENU WAYPOINTS KEYS to select ENTER SUNRISE Press ENTER waypoint Press ENTER Use ARROW ENTER KEYS to select date to view Press MENU use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Select the waypoint in the list for which you wish to view sunrise information then press ENTER to access the WAYPOINT screen Now press ENTER to access the function menu highlight SUNRISE and press ENTER The first step in viewing the solar and lunar information is to enter the date for which you want the information Use the UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to set the date and press ENTER The receiver will compute the sunrise sunset and lunar cycle for the waypoint chosen on the date you enter
32. ID Setting the Elevation Mode Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ENTER SETUP ELEV MODE ARROWS to select Press ENTER Press ENTER 2D or 3D In addition to position your receiver can compute your elevation when it is receiving signals from at least four satellites This is referred to as 3D Elevation Mode When there are only three satellites in view the receiver cannot compute elevation though it can still compute your position In this case the receiver will display the last computed elevation or the elevation that you manually enter in INITIALIZE This elevation mode is referred to as 2D the default setting You may select either elevation mode in this SETUP feature If you select the 2D elevation mode you will be prompted to input the elevation If you are unsure of the elevation you can press ENTER to accept the previously used elevation If you select the 3D elevation mode the receiver will calculate elevation whenever signals are being received from at least four satellites When fewer satellites are being tracked the receiver will default to 2D and display the 2D icon 43 Selecting Time Display Your Magellan receiver can display time in one of three formats local 24 hour military local 12 hour AM PM or UT Universal Time or Zulu The default Time Display is LOCAL AM PM Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS ENTER SETUP TIME FORMAT to select LOCAL AM PM Press ENTER Press ENTER
33. INT screen for adjacent waypoints in the waypoint list Continue pressing the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW to scroll through the entire list The UP DOWN ARROWS give the bearing BRG and distance DST for TO L CK the selected waypoint on the POINTER screen 27 28 Accessing the Waypoint Function Menu Highlight Use ARROW E WAYPOINTS KEYS to select ree ENTER Press ENTER waypoint Press MENU use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select WAYPOINTS and EDIT 5 press ENTER Select a waypoint from ATE e the list and press ENTER to access the DELETE WAYPOINT screen press ENTER again ESCAPE to access a menu of functions that may be performed on the selected waypoint The ESCAPE option allows you return to the WAYPOINT screen by pressing ENTER when ESCAPE is highlighted Projecting a Waypoint This function allows you to project a waypoint which means to create a waypoint at a certain distance and bearing from an existing waypoint Highlight Use ARROW ENTER Bad Highlight menu WAYPOINTS KEYSto select cD WPT PROJEC Press ENTER waypoint Press ENTER Use ARROW KEYS to ENTER Use ARROW KEYS to ENTER assign distance from assign bearing from chosen waypoint chosen waypoint tind M optional ENTER Gg Use ARROW KEYS to ENTER assign icon and name baM Press MENU use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Select the waypoint in the list from which you wish to pro
34. LOCAL 24HR or UT If either local time format is selected use the ARROW KEYS ENTER to modify the displayed time v the receiver does not have a computed position fix the receiver displays a warning to alert you that an initial time has not been set in INITIALIZE After inputting an initial time you may change the format that time is displayed in Setting Velocity Averaging As you are travelling with your receiver on you may notice fluctuations in the velocity displayed Like elevation velocity is very susceptible to Selective Availability Velocity Averaging will minimize this effect by displaying an averaged speed measurement You have three options to choose from OFF no averaging would be used where you require rapid updates of velocity 20 SECONDS would be selected where rapid updates of velocity are not essential generally at fairly low velocities or 60 SECONDS where immediate velocity information is relatively unimportant such as a long journey at a constant speed The default is OFF Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS to fanaa SETUP VELOCITY AVG select OFF 20 SECONDS Press ENTER Press ENTER or 60 SECONDS Setting Speed Units SPEED UNITS allows you to select the unit of measure for speed measurements You may choose from KNOTS MILES HR or KM HR The default is KNOTS Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS SETUP SPEED UNITS to select KNOTS MILES H
35. Magellan GPS Satellite s Navigator Meridian XL 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 accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U S Government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan USE CAUTION Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry When the accuracy warnings appear on the screen use the data with extreme caution USE PROPER ACCESSORIES Use only Magellan cables and antennas the use of non Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver and will void the warranty 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 and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provi sions there
36. N HEADING UP DIST UNITS M ALARMS ALL OFF ELEV UNITS FEET SAMPLING OFF NORTH REF MAGNETIC POWER LOCK OFF MAP DATUM WGS84 LIGHT INTEN HIGH CONTRAST 80 Welcome from the Magellan crew With the purchase of a Magellan GPS satellite receiver you have joined the thousands of people who enjoy using GPS in their professional and recre ational activities Since we introduced our first product more than five years ago Magellan has established a reputation for product excellence and customer support Our customers include sailors commercial fishermen pilots geologists explorers surveyors and the Allied Forces in Desert Storm Your receiver represents the next generation of GPS technology technology that is combined with our hallmark durability and ease of use which have evolved over years of field experience With your receiver are two documents the Reference Guide and the Field Guide Like the Magellan GPS receiver the Field Guide is tough and ready to go where ever your adventures take you Printed on waterproof pa per its purpose is to explain how to operate the receiver in any weather When not in use the Field Guide fits neatly in the carrying case that is provided with the receiver The Reference Guide which you are reading now provides back ground information that will give you a de
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38. O 14 23 31 Menu 31 MOB 39 Backtrack 40 Route see Routes 31 Coord 40 Icons waypoint 25 Initial Position Fix 10 Inititializing 5 42 Inputting Data 16 Installing Batteries 72 Last Fixes 41 Trip summary 41 Lfix Interval 46 Legs Adding 37 Inserting 35 Leg edit menu 35 Viewing 35 Deleting 36 Replacing 38 Navigating 38 Light Intensity 48 light ON OFF 16 Map Datum 45 57 MOB 39 More information 77 NAV 1 18 20 NAV2 18 20 NMEA 45 55 58 North Ref 45 ODOMETER 49 ON OFF 15 OSGB 71 Packing list 1 PAN N SCAN 22 PLOT SETUP 46 Plot Scale 22 PLOT Screen 21 POINTER Screen 21 Position Fix Initial 10 Saving as a Waypoint 11 24 Position screen 17 POWER 4 Projecting waypoints 28 ROAD Screen 24 Routes 13 Activating deactivating 34 Reversing 34 Clearing a route 39 Editing a route 35 Accessing route menu 32 Creating a multileg route 32 Viewing legs of a route 35 Inserting a leg 35 Deleting a leg 36 Replacing a leg 38 Navigating a leg 38 Sampling 47 Sat Status 48 53 Setup Options 42 Simulator 51 Specifications 68 Speed Units 44 Status Line Icons 53 Sun Moon screen 50 TDs 71 Time Format 44 Troubleshooting 54 UTM 69 Velocity Avg 44 Waypoints Creating 26 Accessing the waypoint menu 26 Accessing the waypoint function menu 28 Deleting 30 Editing 29 Projecting 28 Viewing 27 Sort 46 83 84 Serial No Date Purchased Place of Purchase MAGELLAN Ny SYSTEMS CORPORATIO
39. Oa Saa Taaa 45 Selecting Baud Rate 000 eeen 46 Selecting Waypoint Sort 46 Selecting the Last Fix Interval rn 46 ILLOTE OPARE AAE sts ss EA cians ssiayepaxts ities set ates eta sboeta zee 46 Sampling nenn aie oa nies ce ead asso ated sash oti 47 Power L OOk initial a lan a 47 BORN LENSII saran skan otis tata aan fa icles Bal a a anna aa 48 COMTAS s s ai ei Aa a a 48 Additional Features 0 0000 eeen 48 Viewing the SAT STATUS Screen rr 48 Viewing the Odometer erna 49 Resetting the Odometer and or Trip Odometer 00000 49 VIEWING the GIOR siss sun susana siga NA ad snar 49 SEN Alaris i sass eta a nan banaue tie A BVA sv sa 49 Viewing the SUN MOON Screen rr 50 ONO ann sana assa R Rg sk Bls Ana ua i s nah gh 51 Deleting Last Fixes rr 51 Deleting Track from the Plotter Screen 51 Delete All Waypoints from Waypoint List 52 Clearing Receiver Memory 0 ee err 52 Stat s LIAS sja VERR 53 TOMDIESHOOTING io Acnsaccot ter na VA IRA 54 Append ansa kn nir kk ann 56 Optional ACCessOtIES ia a aa 56 List of Available Datums 000 0ee 57 NMEA Attaeii is annann 58 Er A sanka gaga centrale ete a aga 63 Abbreviations and Data Terms 66 SPES an natn aude omens 68 Coordinate SL Ss aan oceadedres 69 General Natan 12 Meridian XL siss ak kaka
40. R Press ENTER Press ENTER or KM HR 44 Setting Distance Units DIST UNITS Distance Units allows you to select the unit of measure that distances will be displayed in You may choose from NM nautical miles ST MILES statute miles or KM kilometers NM is the default setting Highlight SETUP Press ENTER Highlight DIST UNITS Press ENTER Use UP DOWN ARROWS ENTER to select NM ST MILES or KM Setting Elevation Units ELEV UNITS Elevation Units is the same as DIST UNIT but this time you will select the unit of measure that will be used to display your elevation in METERS or FEET The default setting is FEET Highlight SETUP Press ENTER Highlight ELEV UNITS Press ENTER Use UP DOWN ARROWS ENTER to select FEET or METERS Setting North Reference This sets the north reference of the displays to TRUE or MAGNETIC The default North reference is MAGNETIC Highlight SETUP Press ENTER Highlight NORTH REF Press ENTER Use UP DOWN ARROWS to select MAGNETIC or TRUE ENTER Selecting Map Datum Depending upon which map or chart you are using you may need to change the Map Datum that the receiver will use The datum required will be printed on the map or chart The most common is WGS84 which is also the default Map Datum Highlight ETUP Press ENTER Highlight MAP DATUM Press ENTER Use UP DOWN ARROWS to select Map Datum EN
41. R highlight SAVE POS and press ENTER This tells the receiver that you want to store the current position as a waypoint The cursor is in the upper left corner and the arrows displayed in the lower right corner of the screen indicate that it is in the edit mode What you will do next is assign a name to this position SAME POS The waypoint name can be created by the receiver or you can input a name that means something to you If you press ENTER without creating a name the receiver automatically assigns a waypoint name Waypoint names assigned by the receiver appear in the format WPxxx where the Xxx is a Sequential number 001 002 etc To allow the receiver to name the SAVE POS waypoint automatically press ENTER el The following screen will appear briefly 34 A SEH and then the receiver returns to the Li7 49 56H POSITION screen EFT EL 11 56a180cT36 All waypoint names begin with an icon You have the option of choosing one of nine different icons a right flag gt a left flag 4 a diamond a double box an anchor 1 a square m a diving symbol IN a fish lt or a target Unless you select a different icon unit generated waypoint names use a pin 9 icon These icons will be used to display the relative location of the waypoint on the PLOT screen and the ROAD screen described later Now you will save the same position as above but this time you will assign a name to the waypoint Pre
42. TART waypoint of Route 1 The highlight moves down to the TO line Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to change the TO waypoint to be the destination for this leg Note that the screen displays the bearing and distance for this leg of the route Press ENTER to confirm the TO waypoint The receiver automatically used the TO waypoint from the previous leg as the FROM waypoint for the next leg SET ROUTE FROM CAEI a SET ROUTE LEG i FROM 00CK u M SET ROUTE LEG FROM S JETTY TO Continue to add legs to this route by using the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs changing the TO waypoint and ENTER to confirm The bearing and distance are updated as you scroll through the various TO waypoints When you have created as many legs of the route as desired simply press ENTER with the TO highlight blank 33 The display returns to the Route Menu The new route is now the active route and can be viewed on the NAV and PLOT screens The receiver will not accept TO waypoints having the same or hk 4 nearly the same coordinates within 0 1 distance units as the FROM waypoint 34 Activating and Deactivating a Route Only one route MOB BACKTRACK COORD route or GOTO can be active in use at any time When you set a MOB GOTO or BACKTRACK route any multileg route that you were using is automatically deactivated and replaced with the route you just set Likewise creating a multileg route makes that route the cur
43. TER Setting NMEA NMEA is the communication standard for electronic marine navigation equipment Your receiver outputs position and navigation information in the NMEA 0183 format to support navigation aids such as autopilots To use NMEA your receiver must be connected to the NMEA device with the Power Data Cable and the device you re using must accept the proper 0183 format Your GPS receiver must be on and computing fixes before NMEA information will be output through the data port Highlight SETUP Press ENTER Highlight NMEA Press ENTER Use UP DOWN ARROWS to select OFF 0183A 0183B or 0183C ENTER 45 v An optional Power Data Cable is available for the Meridian XL 4 from your local dealer or directly from Magellan Systems Keep in mind that in order to support the NMEA device your receiver must be operating continuously To prevent outages due to low batteries external power is recommended Selecting Baud Rate BAUD RATE allows you to select the appropriate baud rate for your external equipment Check the documentation of your external equipment You may choose from 1200 4800 9600 or 19200 The default setting is 4800 Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS ENTER SETUP BAUD RATE to select 1200 4800 9600 Press ENTER Press ENTER or 19200 Selecting Waypoint Sort WPT SORT allows you to classify the waypoints stored in the user waypoint cata
44. a 39 ATAM Time Datum HGSS4 A v POSITION Screen Using LAT LON Coordinate System FOSITION Easting Zone ii 42357538 Northing EN f AFT EL Elevation 16 39 ATAM Time Datum HGSS4 A v POSITION Screen Using UTM Coordinate System Viewing the NAV 1 Screen Press the NAV key until the NAV 7 screen appears showing BRG DST COG and SOG NAV 1 the first navigation screen provides you with information about your speed and direction of movement If a route is active the NAV 7 screen also tells you where you are in relation to the destination and courseline and displays the name of the destination waypoint of the active leg in the title bar In the bottom corner of the NAV 7 screen is a CDI course deviation indicator which is a graphic representation of cross track error or how far off course you are The straight line is the course marker and the current position is represented by the arrow If the arrow is to the left of the course marker you are to the left of the courseline The number next to the CDI is the CDI scale or the distance from the courseline at the center to either end of the CDI Pressing the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs changes the CDI scale Select from 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 4 0 or 8 0 distance units Current Destination Distance to Destination Bearing to Destination Course Over Ground Course Deviation Indicator CDI Speed Over Ground oo OG CDI Scale and Units Displays dashes if re
45. age that is not compatible with the NMEA device check the message format selected with SETUP Also check the connection between the receiver and the device and be sure the device is on If supporting an autopilot be sure that a route has been set and activated How to Contact Customer Service The list above should allow you to solve most of the operating problems you are likely to encounter Simply disconnecting the unit from power for a moment may solve your problem If this does not help try clearing the receiver s memory in the Setup Menu and reinitializing your receiver If you are unable to solve your operation problems please call Magellan s Customer Service at 909 394 5000 Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8 A M to 5 PM Pacific Standard Time Faxes can be sent to Customer Service at 909 394 7050 If necessary you can also return your unit to Magellan for repair Please call for assistance first If possible please notify us before shipping the unit by Parcel Post or UPS and include with the unit a description of the problem and your name and address If your return shipping address is different please include it With all correspondence please be sure to state the model of the receiver you have and if calling please be sure to have your unit with you Packages should be sent to Magellan Systems Corporation 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 Attn Warranty Repair 55 Optiona
46. an Saudi Arabia Oahu Old Egyptian OHAWA Old Hawaiian OMAN PITCA QATAR QORNO RT90 SAM56 SAM69 SCHWA SICIL SIERR SWISS TANAN THAI TIMBA TOKYO VOIRO WGS72 YACAR ZANDE Oman Pitcairn Astro 1967 Qatar National Qornoq Rt90 Sweden Provisional So Am 1956 South American 1969 Schwarzeck Sicily Tananarive Observatory 1925 Indian Thailand Vietnam Timbalai Tokyo World Geodetic System 1972 Yacare Zanderij 57 NMEA Message Sets Data Transfer Your GPS receiver can be set to output GPS data in the NMEA 0183 format to interface with other marine devices The dataport must be turned on and the output message format wa selected in SETUP NMEA DATA MESSAGES NMEA data is output at the baud rate selected in Setup 8 N 1 checksum off These settings are acceptable to most equipment and software applications There are several NMEA output message sets each with a slightly different application Check the documentation for your external equipment to select the appropriate message set SET OUTPUT USAGE 0183A BWC APA GLL VTG Remote displays version 1 x marine autopilots 0183B RMC RMB NMEA recommended navigation data for remote map etc 0183C APB GGA BWC GLL VTG Version 2 0 marine autopilot data and satellite data NMEA Message Definitions APA Autopilot cross track error direction to steer status of GPS route status destination waypoint name and bearing from origi
47. arning flag for other navigation systems when a reliable fix is not available Status V Loran C cycle lock warning flag A OK or not used Magnitude of XTE Direction to steer L R XTE units nautical miles Status A arrival circle entered Status A perpendicular passed at waypoint Bearing origin to destination M T Destination waypoint ID 11 12 Bearing present position to destination Magnetic or True 13 14 Heading to steer to destination waypoint Magnetic or True 59 BWC To Selected Waypoint Great Circle 1 2 34 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 BWC XXXXXX XXXX XX N XXXXX XX W XXX T XXX M XXX X N CCCC GGA 1 273 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 UTC of Bearing Lat N or S of waypoint ong E or W of waypoint Bearing True Bearing Magnetic Distance naut miles Waypoint identifier Global Positioning System Fix Data iL 2 34 A 9 1011 GGA hhmmss ss 111 11 a yyyyy yy a X XX X X X X M x x 60 1213 14 M x x xxxx hh 1 14 UTC of Position Latitude N S Longitude E W GPS Quality Indicator 0 fix not available or invalid 1 GPS Fix 2 Differential GPS Fix Number of satellites in use Horizontal dilution of precision Antenna altitude above below mean sea level Units of antenna altitude Geoidal separation difference between th WGS 84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level geoid mean sea level below ell
48. as travelled 34 NM equivalent to a A 8 speed of 34 knots A Now if you project downwards to the course he should be on you arrive at point B 66 Comparing the lines from points A and B and from points A and B you see that while the boat travelled 34 NM it only moved 30 NM along the courseline If he moves 30 NM on the courseline in 1 hour his SOA is 30 knots whereas SOG would be 34 knots SOG Speed over ground is the speed at which the vehicle vessel is moving in respect to the earth SOG is sometimes referred to as ground speed and is measured in knots miles per hour and kilometers per hour This is not the same as speed through water STR The difference between COG and BRG If BRG is180 and COG is 183 then STR is 3 Left TTG Time to go to the active waypoint VMG Velocity made good is the portion of the velocity that is in the direction of the destination In the above example the boat is travelling directly to wards the buoy even though not on the courseline originally set In this case all of this velocity is being applied towards arriving at the destination i e VMG SOG Should the boat veer away from this course and travel in a line parallel to the original courseline A B he would be travelling on a course that would not intercept the buoy waypoint As the boat moved along less and less of his velocity would be applied toward arriving at the buoy By the time point D is reached no
49. be lost when the receiver is turned off Creating a Backtrack Route This creates a route using fixes in the Last Fix Buffer up to 16 of the most recent last fixes to create a route that backtracks the course you last took This way you could leave point A travel for a couple of hours set a backtrack route and the receiver would guide you back to point A following the same course you just took cojo Use ARROW KEYS ENTER to highlight BCKTRK Press GOTO DOWN ARROW to highlight BCKTRK and press ENTER A backtrack is created in the first available route The display returns to the last viewed NAV screen and shows navigation information for the destination waypoint of the first leg of the BACKTRACK route Ifall five routes are full a message screen appears indicating that hk 4 a route must be deleted in order to create a backtrack If this is the case see Deleting a Route 40 Backtrack waypoints use an up arrow A icon to indicate that they were created in backtrack How many of these waypoints were created up to 16 is determined by the number of fixes in your last fix buffer Creating a COORD Route The COORD option allows you to create a one leg route to a position not contained in the waypoint list simply by providing Its coordinates GOTO Use ARROW KEYS ENTER to highlight P COORD Press GOTO use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight COORD and press ENTER The COORD screen appears The
50. by pressing the PLOT key two or three times if necessary This is the navigation CDI screen As with the preceding screen the bearing and distance to the leg destination are displayed Current a Destination Bearin ERGO28W DST12 5 Distance to Best a Destination Destination Course Icon Deviation Indicator Scale This screen depicts the course you should be on as the center line and your position relative to the course the arrow icon Any waypoints that would appear on or near this courseline are displayed as they come into range When a route is active you can adjust the CDI scale by pressing the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS shown in the bottom left corner of the screen WAYPOINTS 24 Saving a Position Fix as a Waypoint During normal operation your receiver continuously computes your position and displays that information on the POSITION screen Quite often you will want to store the position data for use later on This stored fix is referred to as a waypoint An obvious use would be to store the position where you are now with a unique name That way if you were to go to a new location you could use your receiver to guide you back to your current location Receiver Generated Waypoint Name From any Highlight ca NAVorPLOT Gadki SAVE POS ENTER Screen Press ENTER User Defined Waypoint Name From any Highlight Use ARROW NAV or PLOT ENTER SAVE POS KEYS to assign ENTER Screen Press ENTER icon and name
51. cale shown at the bottom left corner of the screen Using PAN N SCAN The PLOT screen is equipped with a PAN N SCAN feature that allows the user to access waypoint information by positioning the cursor over the waypoint To access the PLOT screen you may need to press the PLOT key several times to scroll through the sequence From the PLOT screen press ENTER to access the pop up menu You will notice that this menu is different from the pop up menu accessed from other screens in that it has an additional feature PAN N SCAN Using the UP DOWN ARROWs SAUE FOS highlight PAN N SCAN and press CREATE MET ENTER ROUTE MENU CONTRAST FAM A SCAM The PAN N SCAN screen is similar to the PLOT screen however a vertical and horizontal line cross to form a cursor The bearing BRG and distance DST from your present position to the cursor are displayed at the top of the screen Use the UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to move the cursor anywhere on the screen or to scroll off the screen to view portions of the active route not currently shown on the screen PAN M SCAN When the cursor covers a waypoint icon To ELAY on the screen the title bar displays the a name of that waypoint and just below the bearing and distance to the waypoint En sm Setting a GOTO Using PAN N SCAN When the cursor is on an icon and the waypoint name is displayed press ENTER A GOTO confirmation screen appears with options GOTO and ESCAPE Se
52. ceiver is stationary lt 1 knot The default fields include bearing BRG to the active waypoint Distance DST course over ground COG and speed over ground SOG or using customize you may select VMG velocity made good SOA speed of advance ETA estimated time of arrival TTG time to go XTE cross track error STR steering CTS course to steer or a blank line See Customizing the Navigation Screens Viewing the NAV 2 Screen Press NAV again or use the DOWN ARROW to scroll to the NAV 2 screen The NAV 2 screen displays three additional information fields which can also be customized Current Destination Bearing to Destination Course Over Ground Cross Track Error Direction of Cross Track Error Displays dashes if receiver is stationary lt 1 knot Information is displayed in a large format so that it may be easily viewed from a distance All of the fields can be customized default fields include bearing BRG to the active waypoint course over ground COG and cross track error XTE or you may select VMG velocity made good SOA speed of advance SOG speed over ground ETA estimated time of arrival TTG time to go DST distance XTE cross track error STR steering CTS course to steer or a blank line Cross track error XTE is displayed as a numeric value The arrow next to XTE indicates the direction of the error left or right of the course line Customizing the Nav Scr
53. cursor is on the leftmost character of the latitude field and the arrow icons indicate that the display is in edit mode The position shown is the last position fix taken Edit the coordinates using the UP DOWN ARROW Ss to scroll through and select numbers and the LEFT RIGHT ARROW Ss to move the cursor At the rightmost position the UP DOWN ARROWS toggle between N S and E W if using LAT LON coordinate system The receiver immediately begins navigating toward the selected coordinates The display returns to the last viewed NAV screen and the words TO COORD appear in the title bar The COORD position and COORD route information will be lost when the receiver is turned off Last Fix Buffer While you are taking position fixes your receiver can automatically save them The receiver will store position fixes in the last fix buffer at a rate you defined in SETUP under LAST FIX INTERVAL Viewing a LAST FIX MENU Highlight Use LEFT RIGHT LAST FIXES ARROW keys to select Press ENTER last fix Press MENU and use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight LAST FIXES on the second page of the Function Menu and press ENTER The LAST FIX screen that appears exactly duplicates the GET EL Missa screen you have already seen when 16 BEAFANCTSR viewing a waypoint Notice that the receiver has assigned a name that begins with a plus and is followed by a two digit number This number will increase as the Last Fixes are bei
54. d press ENTER OR Use the four finger reset NAV GOTO LIGHT and MENU pressed together The reset will clear the receiver s memory Check how the batteries were inserted into the tray are they oriented correctly The batteries may also have run down completely If operating from external power the receiver may not have been hooked up correctly or the external power source is not operating Check the connec tions and be sure the external power source is operating correctly 0 Use only the Magellan Power Data Cable to connect the receiver to external power position fix doesn t change position fix fluctuates NMEA device is not responding 54 If the old data icon amp is displayed the signal from one or more satellites has been lost and the receiver has been unable to reacquire or replace it The displayed fix is at least 10 seconds old and should not be used for navigation If there is no old data icon the display may be frozen Press any key to change the display If the display does not changed refer to frozen display Small changes in the position coordinates and elevation are normal They are caused by several variables including the geometric quality of the fix and the effects of SA Geometric quality is a mea surement of the probable accuracy of a fix based on the position of the satellites being used in relation to each other The receiver may be outputting an NMEA data mess
55. ed BAOCT SE SUN 8 47AM SUN 6 S2FM C Full moon Half Moon O alf moon HA Simulator The simulator mode causes the receiver to create a fictitious route from your location to two newly created waypoints You will find the Simulator very handy when you want to review or practice using your receiver at home In the simulate mode you can watch the receiver simulate movement and observe how the different navigational screens respond Highlight E SIMULATOR Gabby iii Press ENTER To activate press MENU and use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select SIMULATOR then press ENTER You will then be prompted to press NAV to return to the NAV Screen After using the Simulator be sure to turn it off again by highlighting SIMULATOR function under the MENU key and pressing ENTER If you turn the receiver off before you turn the simulator off the waypoints and route it created will not be cleared Deleting Last Fixes DELETE LFIX will erase all of the waypoints in your Last Fix Buffer Press MENU and highlight the CLEAR MENU Press ENTER and use ighli Highligh B Press ENTER Press ENTER the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight DELETE FIXES You will be instructed to press ENTER to delete the Last Fixes If you change your mind press any other function key to leave the last fixes as they are Deleting Track from the Plotter Screen As you use your receiver more you may soon notice the PLOT screen becoming cluttered with the graphic display of your
56. eens As previously mentioned NAV 7 and NAV 2 screens can be customized to display the data fields you find most convenient for navigation When you access these two screens for the first time the fields shown are the default choices The NAV 7 screen displays BRG DST COG and SOG fields while the NAV2 screen displays BRG COG and XTE fields Available options include BRG Bearing to the active waypoint DST Distance to the active waypoint SOG Speed Over Ground COG Course Over Ground ETA Estimated time of arrival to the active waypoint TTG Time to go VMG Velocity made good toward active waypoint XTE Cross track error SOA Speed of Advance toward active waypoint CTS Course to steer STR Steering 20 Press the NAV key from any screen to view a NAV screen Press NAV again as necessary to display either the NAV 7 or NAV 2 screen Press ENTER to display the pop up menu SAVE FOS Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to CREATE MPT highlight CUSTOMIZE and press ECOUTE MENU ENTER CONTRAST CUSTOMIZE The pop up menu disappears and the ESCAPE display returns to the NAV screen from which you came NAV 1 screen When the pop up menu disappears and the display returns to the NAV 1 screen the first field is highlighted The first default is BRG but another option may appear if you have previously customized the fields Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select the field to edit and the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to scroll through the various option
57. eper technical apprecia tion of the receiver and the GPS technology in general Wherever your outdoor recreation excursions take you we hope your Magellan receiver will add to your fun and safety So that your experiences contribute to the next generation of Magellan re ceivers need to hear from you All comments will be considered for incorpo ration into future products Address your letters to me at Dept 3 A Yours truly Randy D Hoffman President and CEO Magellan Systems Corporation Dept 3 A 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 introduction Your Magellan GPS receiver has the advanced navigation features that experienced navigators expect yet is simple enough for the novice navigator This manual is broken up into four chapters Introduction Getting Started Reference and Appendix It is very important that you go through the Getting Started chapter first as it prepares your receiver for use and provides some basic instruction for getting you up and running with your GPS receiver The third chapter is a Reference Section for the features found in your receiver including step by step instructions on their use Because of the advanced navigational features of the receiver some of the terminology used in these procedures may be new to you but don t let that slow you down As you use the receiver such terms as waypoints leg route etc will quickly become familiar The final chapter of this manual Appendix co
58. ery power level drops a warning message will appear on all displays LOW BATT The receiver should still have sufficient power to operate for up to 30 minutes if alkaline batteries are being used When the batteries no longer hold enough power to operate the receiver the receiver turns itself off The batteries will still be able to maintain the memory for a time but the receiver can be operated only if external power is supplied or if fresh batteries are installed all Batteries are not recharged in the receiver The low battery warning appears approximately 10 minutes before the receiver automatically powers down to preserve memory When batteries are changed you have 15 to 20 minutes to install fresh batteries without losing memory 72 It is possible to use rechargeable batteries but there are a couple of things you should be aware of when using them Commercially available NiCad batteries typically have poor power performance after repeated use and rechargeable alkaline batteries maintain only 50 of the useful life of standard alkaline batteries Rechargeables also have a very sudden power drop at the end of their charge The drop may be so sudden that the battery warning is not displayed although memory can be maintained for a while External Power The Meridian XL can also be operated from an external DC power source This requires the Power Data Cable that is included with the optional mounting kit Even whe
59. ffer Leg Route Longitude Magnetic North OSGB 80 A single leg route with the present position being the start of the route and a defined waypoint as the destination If the unit has been moved while turned off and has not yet acquired a new position fix the start of the GOTO will be the position fix last recorded The direction in which the receiver is moving track or ground course due to wind current and so forth and may also be different from the course Coordinate system using latitude and longitude coordi nates to define a position on the earth The angular distance north or south of the equator measured by lines encircling the earth parallel to the equator in degrees from 0 to 90 Position coordinates computed and stored automatically every 10 minutes in the Last Fix Buffer The list of the most recent last fixes automatically stored by the receiver Up to 21 may be stored at one time A segment of a route that has a starting FROM waypoint and a destination TO waypoint A route may consist of 1 or more legs For a route that is from waypoint A to waypoint B waypoint B to waypoint C and waypoint point C to waypoint D has three legs with the first leg being from waypoint A to waypoint B The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian Greenwich meridian as measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles from 0 to 180 The direction toward the no
60. fore you must treat this SOFTWARE like any other copyright material You may not use copy modify reverse engineer or transfer this SOFT WARE except as expressly provided in this license All rights not expressly granted are reserved by MAGELLAN and or its suppliers No part of this handbook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the prior written permission of Magellan Systems Corporation 1996 by Magellan Systems Corporation All rights reserved Magellan Meridian XL GPS and Backtrack are trademarks of Magellan Systems Corporation 22 10242 000 Table of Contents Intr d ction isis a nisan amieu u onai ai uasi aat imienna ienis 1 PACKING EE E E E si ln a A tesa 1 Conventions Used In This Manual ccsecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 Getting Started vcccsiciciiniscaiedicsineasaseuvaasneseveniersansevenens 3 General Description cine ete eres Be eae 3 Connecting Receiver Power 020000eeerenneeeerrrnerrr rn 4 First Time Use Initializing the Receiver seneese 5 Proper Handling Signal Reception ccceeceeeeeeeesteeeeeeeeees 9 Taking your First FIX a a 10 Saving Your First Waypoint Satan 10 Introduction to Routes sicncmn er ctnit cnt waareindidaelaedis 13 Creating a GOTO Route cas wnatocieaed ete 14 Reference Section san aan nan
61. g Another feature of editing a route is the ability to delete one of the legs Access the Use ARROW KEYS 3i Highlight Use UP DOWN ROUTE to highlight route to EDIT ARROWs to select MENU be edited Press ENTER route leg Highlight ENTER Highlight ENTER Press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be edited Press ENTER highlight EDIT and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to view the route leg to be deleted press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu select DELETE and press ENTER The receiver gives you one last chance to change your mind Press ENTER to confirm The leg is removed from the route Press any function key to abort the process Adding a Leg You can add a leg to the end of the route in much the same way as you would insert a leg only this time you add a waypoint to extend the end of the route beyond the original destination Accessthe Use ARROW KEYS gati ROUTE to highlight route to MENU be edited Highlight Use UP DOWN EDIT ARROWS to select Press ENTER the last route leg Highlight Use LEFT RIGHT EMFER ADD LEG ARROWSs to select ENTER Press ENTER TO waypoint Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be edited Press ENTER to bring up the pop up menu highlight EDIT and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to view the last leg in the route Press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu select ADD LEG and press ENTER Inser
62. g a Route ee 000nnne ern 34 Reversing a Route oreren a nn 34 Viewing the Route Summary Edit Option 35 Viewing the Legs of a Route 000nn eeen 35 Inserting a Leg in a Route eeen oe S erna nanna 35 Paleng a LOG isis is a r aka si ang sk aa aaa ele lg 36 Adang a LOG oooh edi wt O 37 Replacing A Waypoint ceeeceeeeeenneeeesnteeeeeeesneeeeeetneneeeeeetnneneeentnnanees 38 Navigating Activating a Leg ssssscccccessteeetesesteeeeeesneeeetennaeeretenae 38 Delaling a Rolos nenia fesstsd hava sath ted naeds sa klaga eee 39 Creating a MOB Man OverBoard Route 0000 0 39 Creating a Backtrack Route 40 Creating a COORD Route 0e ern 40 Viewing the LAST FIX Trip Summary SCreen 41 Last Fix BUET abs aaa na vane ak SE BN eases 41 Viewing a LAST FIX stressa seen bee ee a di ees 41 SETUP OPO Sa a A 42 Initializing the Receiver rr 42 Setting the Coordinate System 0 enn 43 Setting the Elevation Mode 43 Selecting Time Display 00 erna 44 Setting Velocity Averaging 000e renn 44 Setting Speed UNItS issi si eee ayo ki Lan 44 Setting Distance Units erna 45 Setting Elevation Units 0 45 Setting North Reference 0 erna 45 Selecting Map DAUM praimer r re a 45 Setting NMEA ses aaae as eaa aa ala aa
63. ge of your receiver s capabilities Turning the Receiver On POWER Press the POWER key and hold for three seconds If the batteries are installed correctly or the external power is properly connected the copyright and Magellan displays will quickly flash on the screen followed by the POSITION screen if the unit has been initialized or by the message UNIT IS NOT INITIALIZED PRESS ENTER TO INTIALIZE See section on First Time Use Initializing the Receiver If these screens do not appear please check that the battery installation and or external power is properly connected and turned on Turning the Receiver Off POWER To turn the receiver off press the POWER key The POWER DOWN screen is displayed for five seconds Pressing the POWER key again before the counter reaches 1 will cause the receiver to turn off immediately pressing any other key will stop the receiver from turning off Inputting Data The UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWs have two functions depending on how the ARROW ICONS are displayed in the bottom right corner of the various screens Moves the cursor Scrolls through the one space left or icons or right alphanumeric list While on some screens the UP DOWN or LEFT RIGHT ARROWS are used to access additional pages on other screens they allow you to input data such as waypoint names or coordinates or to select menu items The ARROW ICONS in the status line indicate which mode is currently being used Whe
64. h satellite in the constellation Since it contains general information an almanac can be collected from any satellite A receiver with a current almanac in its memory knows where in the sky to look for satellites given its last known position and the time of day Ephemeris data is the precise satellite positioning information that is used for ranging Each satellite transmits its own ephemeris data Both almanac and ephemeris data are required for a GPS receiver to locate and acquire satellites quickly and compute a position fix 75 Accuracy GPS positioning with an SPS receiver that is intended for general use will produce accuracies of 25 meters or better In fact SPS receivers have proven to be far more accurate than anyone anticipated DoD has decided that 25 meter accuracy is a potential risk and has introduced Selective Availability SA to maintain a military advantage SA is a random error that is introduced to the SPS code ephemeris data and reduces the accuracy of any SPS receiver The size of the error changes but rarely exceeds 100 meters The DoD civil GPS user policy is that GPS accuracy as affected by SA is sufficient for general navigation In an open environment it usually is Even with SA a GPS receiver will bring you within visual range of a destination or target and GPS remains the best available source of accurate repeatable navigation and positioning information If you feel that you really need 25 mete
65. he word SEARCHING appears indicating that the receiver is searching the sky for satellites In a short period of time the receiver will locate the satellites and begin receiving information The first indication of this is that SEARCHING is replaced with a bar graph indicating the receiver s progress toward acquiring FOSTTIOM GH El z4 ir 115435 0 EFT EL SEARCHING HGSE4 FOSITION S417 BBH 118 59 Ben EFT EL HGSS GPS data from the satellites B Within a few minutes the bar graph will disappear and be replaced with the local time This indicates that your receiver is receiving GPS information FOSITION LITS S BFT EL and has computed your present 10 29 ara position Everything that you do from WGSe now on is based on the position E information received Saving Your First Waypoint You now have a position fix that defines your current location During normal operation your receiver continuously computes your position and displays that information on the POSITION screen You can save this position in the receiver s memory for use later on This stored fix is referred to as a waypoint A useful way to record this would be to assign a unique name to the position That way if you were to go to a new location you could use your receiver to guide you back to your current location Press NAV or PLOT which will take you to a NAV or PLOT screen if you are not already there then press ENTE
66. he batteries as shown in the receiver and reinstall the battery cover You are now ready to turn the receiver on all The receiver s memory has internal protection for power loss of up to 10 minutes This allows you to change the batteries without losing the receiver s memory provided that you change the batteries within the 10 minute time frame First Time Use Initializing the Receiver You do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it Follow these steps to initialize the Meridian XL if this is the first time you are using it if the receiver memory has been cleared or if the receiver has been transported more than 300 miles while turned off In the latter case you are not automatically prompted by the receiver to reinitialize and the POSITION screen is displayed instead of the initialization warning after the start up screens The POSITION screen tells you the coordinates of the last position received These coordinates are not necessarily those of your current position Inputting Approximate Position To give your receiver an approximate idea of its current location you will need to enter the approximate latitude longitude date and time of where you are now Since you may not know the latitude and longitude coordinates of your present position the Meridian XL provides you with a list of geographic regions in the receiver s Initialize function under Setup This allows you to choose the general area
67. here is an active route or GOTO and the bearing and distance to that waypoint An arrow inside the arc points toward the destination of the active leg shown as a waypoint icon Current hades Destination Destination RAN EE Icon Direction Designator COG Indicator Bearing to Destination a Distance to Destination Bearing Indicator Displayed only if receiver is moving The destination icon disappears if it extends past the displayed arc is behind you Viewing the PLOT Screen This screen plots your route on the display using the arrow icon to display your relative position on the route Your track is also displayed allowing you to follow your movement in relation to the course Press the PLOT key as necessary to access the PLOT screen If many of the waypoints you have created are contained in the current display range the screen may take several seconds to redraw If the screen does not look similar to the one shown on the following page after several seconds press the PLOT key repeatedly to scroll though the sequence 21 22 The PLOT screen displays TO destination waypoint of the current leg if there is an active route or GOTO and the bearing and distance to that waypoint Current Destination Bearing to g OST13 58 Distance to Destination Destination Intended Near Waypoint Course Icon Scale Changing the Plotter Scale Press the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to adjust the s
68. ht Use LEFT RIGHT ENTER ENTER INSERT ARROWs to select ENTER Press ENTER TO waypoint 35 Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to insert a leg into Press ENTER to bring up the pop up menu highlight EDIT and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to view the route leg in which you want to insert a waypoint press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu select INSERT and press ENTER A highlight bar appears for you to select the new TO waypoint for this leg thereby creating a new waypoint and gushing the other waypoints in the we route forward to make room EEr ERG Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to scroll through the waypoint list to the waypoint you wish to use as the destination for this new intermediate leg and press ENTER INSERT LEG FROM JETTY TO BWPOOS The new leg has now been added The FROM waypoint did not change but the TO waypoint is now the one you just entered The receiver has updated the bearing and distance for this leg and displays it on the screen Press the DOWN ARROW The following leg has also been changed The following leg now starts from the waypoint you designated as the TO waypoint for the previous leg rall Ne The new TO waypoint must be different from the old must have a distance greater than 0 1 distance units from the FROM waypoint the receiver will not insert a leg in this case but will return to the leg screen you were viewing 36 Deleting a Le
69. ion in the format that best suits your needs Initializing the Receiver This option was discussed in more detail earlier but in general INITIALIZE allows you to input the approximate coordinates time and date for your present position if the receiver has computed a position fix or if it has had its memory cleared This function should also be used any time the unit is moved more than 300 miles with the unit turned off to help the receiver acquire a fix faster Highlight Highlight Use ARROW KEYS SETUP INITIALIZE to enter coordinate Press ENTER Press ENTER information en for a more detailed description refer to section on First Time wy Use Initializing the Receiver 42 Setting the Coordinate System The coordinate system you ultimately select will depend on the maps or charts that you are using with your receiver The default coordinate system is LAT LON DEG MIN 00 Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ENTER SETUP COORD SYS ARROWS to select Press ENTER Press ENTER coordinate system v If you select LAT LON you will be asked to select one of three yy formats for displaying position coordinates DEG MIN 00 DEG MIN 000 or DEG MIN SEC If you choose one of the first two options the display is in decimal format while the third option is based on 60 seconds in a minute Available Coordinate Systems LAT LON OSGB SWEDISH GRID UTM IRISH GRID FINNISH GRID TD SWISS GR
70. ion transmitted by these satellites is used by a GPS receiver to triangulate a position fix The system is now officially declared initial operational and provides continuous 24 hour 3D position plus elevation coverage anywhere on the earth GPS was developed by the United States Department of Defense to provide consistent reliable navigation information that is unaffected by rough terrain and bad weather and is highly resistant to multipath errors and interference The DoD continues to administer and control the Global Positioning System Although GPS was developed as a military navigation system its civilian and commercial uses were recognized The satellites therefore transmit two codes a military only encrypted code PPS and a civilian access Standard Positioning Service SPS code All commercial and consumer GPS receivers are SPS receivers How Does GPS Work Each GPS satellite transmits its precise location position and elevation and the start time of the transmission A GPS receiver acquires the signal then measures the interval between transmission and receipt of the signal to determine the distance between the receiver and the satellite this is ranging Once the receiver has computed range for at least three satellites its location on the surface of the earth can be determined Each satellite transmits two types of data almanac and ephemeris Almanac data is general information on the location and health of eac
71. ipsoid Units of geoidal separation meters Age of Differntial GPS data Time in seconds since last SC104 Type 1 or 9 update null field when DGPS is not used Differential reference station ID 0000 1023 GLL Geographic Position Latitude Longitude 1 238 45 6 GLL 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A hh 2 Latitude N S Longitude E W UTC of position HO FP NY F Status A Data valid RMB Generic Navigation Information immediately follows RMC 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 RMB A X XX L CCCC CCCC SSS SS N XXXXX XX W XXX X XXX XX X 13 14 A XX 1 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 7 Origin waypoint ID Destination waypoint ID Destination Waypoint Latitude N or S 7 9 Destination Waypoint Longitude E or W 10 Range naut miles present fix to destination waypoint Great Circle If range exceeds 999 9 nm display 999 9 11 Bearing True Great Circle Present fix to dest waypoint 12 Closing velocity to destination knots 13 Arrival OR ed arrival circle and crossing of line which is perpendicular to the course line and which passes through the destination waypoint 14 CHECKSUM Mandatory in this sentence 61 RMC Transit Specific to be followed by RMB 10 12 1 23 45 67 8 9 RMC XXXXXX A XXXX XX N XXXXX XX W XX X XXX XXXXXX XX E XX 1 Ti
72. is questionable Position information displayed may not be accurate enough to be used for navigation Old Data The Old Data icon hourglass appears when the receiver has been unable to update the position fix The position information displayed is that of the last position fix computed Position and navigation information displayed while the Poor Geometric Quality and Old Data icons are being displayed may be inaccurate and should not be used for navigation Low Signal Quality Is displayed if the Signal Quality SQ of one or more satellites used to compute a position fix drops below a minimum level This has a minimal effect on accuracy and is intended only to alert you that a signal may soon be lost Two Dimensional The 2D icon indicates that the receiver is not receiving signals from at least four satellites to compute elevation information The 2D icon is also displayed when you have selected 2D in the ELEV MODE portion of Setup Light On Indicates that the display light is on Simulator Indicates that the simulator function is activated Differential Indicates that the unit is receiving differential information EAT Battery Warning This is warning you that you need to replace the batteries very soon or risk losing stored data 53 Troubleshooting frozen display keypad does not respond no power Remove power and wait for the receiver to turn off Remove and reinsert batteries Turn power back on an
73. ith the GBR36 datum which also describes Great Britain This coordinate system cannot be used in any other part of the world The Meridian XL automatically selects the GBR36 datum when the OSGB coordinate system is selected in Setup While OSGB coordinates must be used with the GBR36 datum the GBR36 datum can be used with LAT LON coordinates just be sure the map you are using uses both LAT LON and GBR36 f you select OSGB in the COORD SYS portion of the Setup hk 4 Menu be sure to change the map datum back to the one you will be using WGS84 is the default when changing to another coordinate system Irish Grid uses the Ireland datum Swedish Grid uses the RT90 datum Swiss Grid uses the Swiss datum and Finnish Grid uses KKJ datum 71 General Maintenance Meridian XL The Meridian XL is powered by three AA batteries It can also be powered from an external DC power source by using the optional Power Data Cable Batteries We suggest using AA alkaline batteries to power the receiver Magellan Systems recommends Eveready Energizer batteries Alkaline batteries will power the receiver for 6 hours or more of continuous operation To install the batteries hold the receiver as shown in the illustration at the right At the same time press down slightly on the battery compartment cover and pull the cover toward you Insert batteries as indicated in the compartment and replace the cover When the batt
74. ject a new waypoint then press ENTER to access the WAYPOINT screen Now press ENTER to access the function menu highlight PROJECT and press ENTER The WPT PROJECT screen appears with HPT PROJECT the cursor positioned on the first character in the distance field DIST FROM DOCK pist po o ERG Use the UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to key in the distance at which you wish to project the new waypoint When you have finished press ENTER to confirm and continue The cursor appears in the bearing field BRG Use the UP DOWN and LEFT ET RIGHT ARROWS to key in the bearing FROM DOCE at which you wish to project the new DIST 645 0 waypoint When you have finished erg efi press ENTER to confirm The coordinates of the projected waypoint you have just created appear on the WPT PROJECT screen To save these coordinates as a waypoint press ENTER to access the DEFINE WPT screen assign a name using the UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWS then press ENTER The projected waypoint is saved as a new waypoint and the display returns to the WAYPOINT screen from which you projected the new waypoint Editing a Waypoint This enables you to rename a waypoint optional and to change the coordinate values for the waypoint Highlight Use ARROW Highlight menu WAYPOINTS KEYS to select AMA issi EDIT Press ENTER waypoint Press ENTER Use ARROW KEYS to change ENTER position coordinates Press ENTER to move to the next line
75. ked on their charts The Meridian XL can display position coordinates in TDs by converting from position fixes calculated in Lat Lon No measurements are made using the Loran signals To use TDs the Loran receiver is set to a specific chain of stations each Loran chain consists of one master station designated as M and two or more secondary stations W X Y and Z Next the navigator determines which two secondary stations will provide the most accurate position fix based on the angle of intersection of the LOPs The TD measurement is the difference between the time it takes a signal to arrive from the master station and the time it takes to arrive from a secondary station to your location This is referred to as a TD Two TDs are required for a position fix The Meridian XL displays position coordinates in TDs by converting the LAT LON coordinates to TDs mathematically using the GRI chain number and secondary beacons you entered when selecting the TD coordinate system When TD is selected in Setup under COORD SYS you will be asked to select the following 1 The GRI also called the chain that you will be navigating in 2 The two secondary stations that will provide you with the best angle of LOP intersections If you have used Loran in the past you should simply enter the values that you have used before Other Coordinate Systems OSGB coordinates are similar to UTMs but they describe only Great Britain They must be used w
76. l Accessories In addition to the items provided with the receiver optional accessories are also available Mounting Kit Includes a mountable bracket for hands free operation a 9 16 VDC Power Data Cable the Antenna Extension Cable and the Antenna Suction Cup Mount The Extension Cable and Suction Cup Mount are required to operate with the quadrifilar antenna detached Do not alter the length of the antenna extension cable or use a non Magellan cable as this may adversely affect receiver sensitivity External Antenna An external antenna that is mounted to a range pole or vehicle roof in order to provide satellite signals to the receiver when being operated in a sheltered location Does not require a separate power source Comes with 30 feet of connecting cabling and mounting hardware Magnetic Mount for External Antenna A magnetic mounting device used to temporarily mount the external antenna to a flat metal surface Ordering Instructions Mail FAX or Phone 56 By Mail Complete the order form provided with this manual adding shipping and handling changes and sales tax where applicable Include a check money order or credit card information and send it to Magellan Systems Corporation Attention Order Department 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 1742 USA By FAX Complete the order form adding shipping and handling charges and sales tax where applicable Include your credit card information and FAX the form to 909 3
77. las Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth Fort McPherson Fort Providence Georgetown Guy Grand Rapids MI Guadalajara Guantanamo Guatemala Guayaquil Hazelton BC Houston Ih us ndianapolis quitos Kansas City MO La Habana Labrador City Las Vegas Lima Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville anagua anaus erida Venezuela 59 55 00 48 52 00 64 09 00 70 30 00 65 05 00 59 20 00 76 35 00 62 02 00 41 00 00 60 16 00 42 39 00 35 05 00 35 14 00 23 40 00 16 25 00 33 44 00 30 27 00 1 27 00 45 47 00 33 31 00 46 48 00 4 36 00 43 36 00 42 21 00 15 47 00 42 52 00 10 30 00 42 50 00 4 56 00 41 51 00 28 40 00 58 45 00 41 29 00 45 50 00 67 49 00 18 55 00 7 15 00 32 46 00 39 44 00 41 36 00 42 20 00 46 45 00 67 29 00 61 03 00 6 48 00 42 57 00 20 40 00 20 09 00 14 38 00 2 10 00 55 15 00 29 45 00 14 50 00 39 46 00 3 51 00 39 02 00 23 08 00 52 56 00 36 10 00 12 03 00 34 44 00 34 03 00 38 15 00 12 06 00 3 06 00 8 24 00 E 2222 2V2222V 24M 22 2222222222224 224 22222222 22222 2ZNMZ249N2Z22 10 45 00 2 20 00 21 51 00 22 00 00 17 10 00 18 03 00 68 30 00 6 47 00 39 43 00 20 20 00 73 45 00 106 39 00 101 50 00 70 23 00 71 32 00 84 23 00 91 09 00 48 29 00 108 30 00 86 48 00 100 47 00 74 05 00 116 12 00 71 03 00 47 55 00 78 55 00 66 56 00 06 20 00 52 20 00 87 39
78. lect GOTO and press ENTER to return to the PLOT screen or ESCAPE and press ENTER to return to the PAN N SCAN screen When the cursor on the PAN N SCAN screen is not on an icon a GOTO can be created to the coordinates at the cursor location Press ENTER A GOTO confirmation screen appears with options CREATE WPT GOTO and ESCAPE Select GOTO and press ENTER CREATE WPT to create a one leg route to the coordinates at the cursor position and ESCAPE return to the PLOT screen om If no waypoint currently exists at the cursor position and you wish to create one while creating a GOTO select CREATE WPT and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN and RIGHT LEFT ARROWS to assign a name to the waypoint and press ENTER To exit the PAN N SCAN screen press ENTER when no waypoint is covered by the cursor The display returns to the PLOT screen Deleting Plotter Track As you use your receiver more you may soon notice the PLOT screen becoming cluttered with the graphic display of your past movement track You can erase the track display with the DELETE TRACK option in the Clear Menu Press MENU and use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight CLEAR MENU Press ENTER and use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight DELETE TRACK and press ENTER You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the track history If you change your mind press any other function key to leave the track as it is 23 Viewing the ROAD Screen Access the ROAD screen
79. log in alphabetical order or according to their proximity to the present position with the closest listed first You may choose from ALPHABETICAL NEAREST or ICON The default setting is ALPHABETICAL wet eh Use UP DOWN ARROWS Manan SETUP to select ALPHABETICAL ENTER wet eh ENTER NEARESTorICON _ Selecting the Last Fix Interval This function allows you to set the rate that positions are automatically saved to the last fix buffer The default is 10 minutes Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS to Haass SETUP select OFF 10 MINUTES Press ENTER 20 MINUTES 30 MINUTES Highlight LFIX INTERVAL Press ENTER Plot Setup PLOT SETUP allows you to adjust the track orientation and track history on the PLOT screen For TRACK you may select OFF 0 1 0 5 1 0 or 5 0 The default setting is 1 0 For ORIENTATION you may select HEADING UP or NORTH UP The default setting is HEADING UP 46 Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS to SETUP PLOT SETUP select ORIENTATION Press ENTER Press ENTER HEADING UP or NORTH UP Use LEFT RIGHT ARROWS a yis to select TRACK OFF 0 1 0 5 1 0 or 5 0 NM Sampling Sampling causes the receiver to turn itself on every 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes or 1 hour compute a position fix store the fix in the last fix buffer and then turn itself off Highlight Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS to iayisist SETUP SAMPLING select OFF 10 MINUTES Press ENTER
80. me UTC 2 Status A valid V invalid 3 4 Latitude at UTC time N or S 5 6 Longitude at UTC time E or W 7 Speed over ground knots 8 COG track degrees 9 Date DDMMYY 10 Variation degrees 11 Variation sense E or W 12 CHECKSUM Mandatory in this sentence VTG Actual Track and Ground Speed SOG 2r i3 45 6 7 8 VIG 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 The formats listed are NMEA formats and Magellan receivers may not output all of the information listed for a particular format 62 City Reference Chart Australia amp SW Pacific Adelaide Alice Springs Apia Auckland Bourail Brisbane Canberra Coober Pedy Dampier Darwin Derby WA Honiara Iron Range Mount Isa Nadi Newman Mt Ooldea Perth Port Moresby Rawlinna Timaru Townsville Asia Bangalore Bangkok Beijing Bombay Calcutta Colombo Delhi Hanoi Harbin Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Islambad Jakarta Kagoshima Kandla Karachi Kathmandu Kinabalu Gunung Kota Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kunming Malang Mandalay Nagpur Padang Palu Pinang Pontianak Rangoon Sapporo Seoul Shanghai Sorong Surakarta Tanahmerah Tapei Thimphu Tokyo 34 55 00 23 42 00 13 48 00 36 55 00 21 34 00 27 28 00 35 17 00 28 56 00 20 45 00 12 28 00 17 19 00 9 28 00 12 39 00 20 50 00 17 47 00 23 20 00 30 30 00 31 56 00 9 30 0
81. n GPS and navigation GPS Information Center The GPS Information Center provides general information on the Global Positioning System and satellite status This center is operated by U S Coast Guard for the Department of Transportation and was established to provide information and to serve as a point of contact for civilian GPS users e Voice telephone recording for constellation status 703 313 5907 e Computer bulletin board 703 313 5910 up to 14 400 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity e 24 hour operator 703 313 5900 fax 703 313 5920 A Comprehensive Guide to Land Navigation with GPS An excellent book written by Noel J Hotchkiss and published by Alexis Publishing ISBN No 0 9641273 2 6 This book uses the Magellan Trailblazer to discuss and describe land navigation with a GPS receiver The book is very easy to read and gets into detail the art of navigating with GPS Available from Navtech Seminars Newsgroups Internet Several USENET newsgroups have occasional postings related to GPS Some of the more popular newgroups for GPS are e sci geo satellite nav e rec aviation products e rec boats e sci space e sci space news 77 78 GPS World Magazine Monthly magazine covering a wide variety of uses for GPS receivers Advanstar Communications 859 Willamette Street Eugene Oregon 97401 U S A Phone 503 343 1200 Subscriptions 1 800 346 0085 x363 Other Books of Note Hofmann
82. n operating from external power the receiver must have batteries the batteries will be used to maintain memory when the receiver is off The cable converts DC power to a level usable by the receiver It also can be used to output positioning data to electronic navigation equipment that conforms to NMEA standards and to import broadcast differential corrections from a differential beacon receiver The use of a non Magellan cable or an altered Magellan cable Cu may damage the receiver and will void the warranty Antenna The receiver has an attached quadrifilar antenna which rotates 360 Using the extension cable and suction cup provided with the optional Mounting Kit the antenna can also be detached from the receiver and temporarily mounted to any convenient surface The antenna is detached by rotating it until its base is parallel with the display then pulling it away from the receiver Since it can be used detached from the receiver the antenna can be placed wherever it has the clearest view of the sky In order to provide the best signal reception possible the antenna must be vertical If attached to the receiver rotate the antenna from its storage position to the upright position If detached from the receiver the antenna should be mounted as vertically as possible with the connecting cable at the bottom GPS signals will pass through glass and canvas such as bimini tops however you may experience some signal l
83. n to destination old format APB Revised autopilot message contains all of the above plus heading to steer toward destination bearing from the present position to the destination magnetic or true BWC Range and bearing to a waypoint GGA GPS position time fix quality number of satellites used HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision differential reference information and age GLL GPS derived latitude longitude and time of fix RMB Data status cross track error direction to steer origin destination waypoint waypoint location bearing to destination and velocity toward the destination 58 RMC VTG Time latitude longitude speed over ground course over ground and date Track magnetic and true and groundspeed knots and KPH OUTPUT DATA FORMAT APA Autopilot Format A 23 45678 9 10 APA A A X XX L N A A XXX M CCC 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 OR ed Blink and SNR A valid V invalid Cycle Lock A valid V invalid Cross Track Sens L steer left R steer Right N Mi Units Arrival Circle Arrival Perpendicular crossing of the line which is perpendicular to the course line and which passes through the destination waypoint Bearing dest wpt from origin wpt Magnetic Dest wpt identifier APB Autopilot Sentence B 253 4567 8 9 10 El 12 13 14 APB A A x x a N A A xX X a C C X X a X xX a hh 1 Status V Loran C Blink or SNR warning A general w
84. ne of the velocity is applied to getting closer to the buoy and the VMG would be 0 As he moves to point E he is moving away from the buoy and his VMG is a negative value sk tho a A B C D E Courseline B XTE XTE cross track error is the distance to the left or right of the courseline that you are travelling As you will see in the discussion of other data items XTE is important in computing them accurately Keeping XTE at a minimum will help maintain the most direct route to your destination This illustration shows a boat and the courseline The arrows between the boat and the courseline is the distance of XTE that this boat is to the left of the courseline This boater would need to steer right to close the XTE 67 Specifications Specifications Size 6 125 x 3 5 x 1 25 not including antenna 15 6 cm x 8 9 cm x 3 2 cm Weight 14 ounces 0 397 kg with batteries installed Temperature Operating 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C Storage 40 F to 167 F 40 C to 75 C Case waterproof non submersible Antenna detachable quadrifilar Operating Characteristics Accuracy Position 12 meters RMS in 3D operation without SA Velocity 0 5 meters second RMS Speed limit up to 951 MPH 1 530 kilometers per hour Elevation limit upper limit 57 414 feet 17 500 meters lower limit 328 feet 100 meters Time to First Fix Cold start 3 minutes or less Warm start 1 minute After memory l
85. never there are additional screens to view from the one displayed the receiver shows normal arrow icons in the lower right corner of the display A second type of arrow may be displayed in the lower right hand corner These arrows are similar to the first but are displayed in reverse video RI and are referred to as input or edit arrows When these reverse video arrow icons appear the arrow keys are used to enter data or make selections on the current display rather than to move from screen to screen Turning the Light ON and OFF To activate the display light press the LIGHT key To deactivate the display light press the LIGHT key again LIGHT The receiver will indicate that the light is on with a light bulb icon a in the status line next to the arrow icons The display light causes an increase in battery drain resulting in shorter battery life Brightness level can be adjusted LOW HIGH in the SETUP MENU NAV Screens The three NAV screens accessible from the NAV key are the POSITION NAV 7 and NAV 2 screens You may scroll through these screens using the NAV key or the UP DOWN ARROWS Press NAV until the POSITION screen is displayed Viewing the POSITION Screen The POSITION screen displays the coordinates and elevation of the current position in a larger format so that they may be easily viewed from a distance POSIT IO Latitude 34 06 SEN Longitude 117 49 58 4 a ___ Elevation 1
86. ng taken with the higher the number the older the fix The receiver will store a total of 16 Last Fixes Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to scroll through the other last fixes in the buffer Viewing the LAST FIX Trip Summary Screen This screen informs you that the summary you are about to view will cover the trip you made from the time the selected last fix was recorded to your present position POS or a different last fix cD Highlight Use LEFT RIGHT goe LAST FIXES ARROW keys to select Press ENTER any last fix except LFX01 Use LEFT RIGHT ENTER ARROW keys to select TO last fix or POS 41 Press MENU and use the UP DOWN nape TRIF SUMMARY ARROWS to highlight LAST FIXES and press ENTER Use the LEFT RIGHT NN Era ESS ARROWS to select any Last Fix except AR LFXO1 Press the UP ARROW Use To the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to select A 14AZ40CT96 any of the other fixes present in the last fix buffer that were taken after the one chosen as the FROM waypoint Press ENTER for the Trip Summary TEIP SUMMARY FLEXLC6KFOS ooo Ba TIME MAX WEL HIM VEL AUG VEL If you select LFX01 as the FROM waypoint you will not be given the opportunity to change the TO waypoint since there have been no other fixes saved since LFX01 was recorded A message SELECT OLDER STARTING FIX FOR TRIP appears all SETUP OPTIONS Setup options allow you to customize your receiver to display informat
87. ntains some further explanations and information that will help you use your receiver and defines many of the terms that may be unfamiliar Packing List The following items should be in your package GPS satellite navigator User Manual Reference Guide Additional Items Carrying case Lanyard strap Mounting bracket Power Cord If any of these items is missing please contact your local Magellan dealer or distributor Conventions Used In This Manual O WARNING Warning messages will occur to alert you to potential problems that may be encountered if you do not follow the directions carefully NOTE Note messages are shown to provide important informa tion that will assist you in understanding your Magellan receiver and its operation If you are following along with your receiver during the step by step instructions you should make key presses whenever the key name is in bold text Text where the key name is not bolded is informational but can be pressed if you desire The Reference section of this manual is divided up into the various operations that you can perform with your receiver Each section is titled with the operation to be performed a brief description of the operation and how it might be used a graphic display of the key presses to be used as a quick reference for the operation and a detailed description of the operation with the screens shown for clarity After you have used your receive
88. numeric description of position The direction in degrees from the start waypoint of a course line to its destination The optimum direction the vessel should be steered in order to efficiently make headway back to the courseline while also proceeding toward the destination waypoint It is a com promise course bearing that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline mid way between a point perpendicular to your position and the current leg des tination waypoint Refers to the theoretical mathematical model of the earth s sea level surface Map makers may use a different model to chart their maps from so positions will differ from one datum to another The datum for the map you are using can be found in the legend of the map Distance above or below mean sea level Estimated Position Error is the approximate error between 0 and X introduced in the ephemeris signal by the U S Department of Defense for reasons of security This random error known as Selective Availability SA is not due to receiver error and is not significant enough to affect navigation for most purposes See DGPS in appendix Estimated Time to Arrival is the approximate time it will take to reach the destination from the current position based on VMG Measures the probable accuracy of a position fix based on the position of the satellites relative to each other 79 GOTO Heading LAT LON Latitude Last Fix Last Fix Bu
89. oss 15 minutes or more Warm start the receiver has obtained a position fix within the last 2 hours Cold start the receiver has been idle for 2 hours or longer Storage capacity up to 200 waypoints up to five 15 leg routes Update rate every second 68 Coordinate Systems Positions are locations that are described in a unique way so that one locations cannot be confused with another This is done by using a coordinate system to describe locations Your Magellan receiver has the ability to use any one of four different coordinates systems LAT LON latitude and longitude TD Time Difference of Arrival UTM Universal Transverse Mercator and OSGB The one you select in SETUP will be determined by the maps and charts you use you would generally want the receiver to display position coordinates in the same system that is used by your maps LAT LON Coordinate System LAT LON is the most commonly used coordinate system today It projects lines of latitude parallels and lines of longitude meridians onto the earth s surface Lines of latitude are the equator and the horizontal lines that are parallel to it Lines of longitude are the vertical lines that are perpendicular to the equator and pass through the poles A position is described as being the intersection of a line of latitude and a line of longitude Specifically a position is so many degrees north or south of the equator up to the poles which are 90 N and 90
90. oss in areas of heavy foliage Do not stand under a tree in full leaf when attempting to take a fix Signals will not go through metal and you are unlikely to obtain signals in a permanent structure Signals can be temporarily blocked by trees masts and people If you are unable to obtain satellite signals when out of doors try moving slightly to get a better view of the sky If the receiver is being operated in a covered location such as a navigation station you may want to use the optional External Antenna Kit Use only a Magellan antenna the use of a non Magellan antenna may greatly degrade the performance of the receiver 73 Power Data Cable Instruction Sheet Warning Attach the power data cable to the port of the black Trailblazer XL Part No 00 62006 003 and the Black Meridian XL Part No 00 12004 000 ONLY Power Data Cable DC POWER SOURCE 10 35 VDC or Magellan Cigarette Lighter Adapter connected to 10 35 VDC power source Black with white strip wire is positive Red Power Black Power NMEA DBR Orange NMEA Yellow DBR Optional White External Alarm optional on some models gt MAGELLAN sn Dimas catiomia 91773 SYSTEMS CORPORATION 909 394 5000 22 60067 001 74 The Global Positioning System What Is GPS GPS is a constellation of navigation satellites that orbit the earth The precise time and position informat
91. p distance similar to the odometer in an automobile Highlight ODOMETER Press ENTER Press MENU highlight ODOMETER on the second page of the function menu ODOMETER and press ENTER aa The ODOMETER screen appears show TRIP ODOMETER ing the total distance traveled and the dis BAHE tance traveled on the current trip Resetting the Odometer and or Trip Odometer From the ENTER Highlight Odometer RESET TRIP and or RESET ODOM Screen and press ENTER Highlight ESCAPE and press ENTER to return to the Odometer Screen Press any function key or the Menu key to exit the Odometer Screen Viewing the Clock The Clock option will display the current date and time in the time format selected during setup Highlight CLOCK Press ENTER Press ENTER to return to the Function Menu Setting Alarms Your Magellan receiver has the ability to sound an external alarm when you arrive at your destination ARRIVAL have moved a predefined distance from the place where you set your anchor ANCHOR and or if your cross track error is greater then the defined radius XTE Highlight Use UP DOWN ARROWS to Use LEFT RIGHT ARROWS ALARMS select ARRIVAL ANCHOR to turn alarm on or off Press ENTER or XT check mark ON To Set Alarm Radius Use UP DOWN ARROWS to faa Use ARROW select ARRIVAL ANCHOR KEYS to enter or XTE radius value To Exit Alarm Menu Use UP DOWN ENTER ARROWS to select SCAP
92. pa a haa GRE A 72 Power Data Cable Instruction Sheet 74 The Global Positioning SVSteM agn paa eae eee 5 More Information on GPS a lagast Aah a ar 77 Glossa T E A E ESEN 79 Menu Cross Reference Guide This guide displays the menus found in the Meridian XL and the page number of this manual that the operation is described Function Menu Route Submenu SAT STATUS aaa pO ROUTE MEHL 4 pg ACTIVATE 2 pg 34 WATFOINTS aaan pg REVERSE 22 pg 34 SETUP eaeeee8 PO EDIT 222222222 Pg 35 SIMULATOR pg DELETE aa assa pg 39 ODOMETER pg ESCAPE LAST FIXES p9 CLEAR MEMJ pg Accessed by pressing ENTER GR ar pg from the ROUTE MENU screen ALARMS a a pg Accessed by pressing the Route Leg Menu MENU key ADO LEG pg 37 Clear Memory Menu INSERT pg 35 DELETE LFIXES pg 51 DELETE 2 pg 36 DELETE TRACE pg 51 PEPLACE sannana pg 38 DELETE WPTS pg 52 NAVIGATE pg 38 CLEAR MEMORY pg 52 ESCAPE ESCAFE Accessed from the Function Menu Accessed by pressing ENTER while viewing a route leg Displayed only for the last NAV Popup Menu leg in a route SAVE POS pg 24 CREATE WPT pg 26 PLOT Popup Menu ROUTE MENU pg 31 SAVE FOS 2 pg 24 CONTRAST sss pg 48 CREATE WPT pg 26 CUSTOMIZE pg 19 ROUTE MENU pg 31 HET FROJEC pg 28 CONTRAST pg 4
93. r accuracy the effects of SA can be overcome with a technique called broadcast differential to produce highly accurate position fixes DGPS 76 Differential GPS DGPS computes the size of the error and applies it to positioning information There are several ways to perform DGPS one of which is broadcast differential Broadcast differential uses GPS receivers at control sites to measure the range errors for all visible satellites and determines a correction for each satellite These corrections are broadcast in the RTCM SC 104 format by a radio beacon at the control site to any differential beacon receiver that is within range of the signal The differential beacon receiver receives and demodulates the signal then relays it to the user s differential ready GPS receiver 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 that your GPS receiver be connected to a compatible differential beacon receiver such as the Magellan DBR which is compatible will all differential ready Magellan receivers You must also be within range of a differential radio beacon More Information on GPS There are many sources for more information on GPS and navigation The sources listed here are just a few of the books magazines and Internet addresses that deal with GPS Your local library is a good source for technical books o
94. r for a short period of time you will find that you will need to refer to this manual less and less and the graphic displays of the key presses will be all you will need to remind you of the steps required Getting Started General Description The Meridian XL is a self contained hand held GPS receiver designed for general purpose position locating and navigation It has a removable quadrifilar antenna located on the upper right side of the receiver a high contrast backlit LCD and keypad Using three AA batteries inserted from the battery door found behind and near the base of the receiver the Meridian XL will operate continuously for up to 6 hours Removable Quadrifilar Antenna Backlit Display Power Key Turns the receiver on and off NAV Key ES Accesses the three Meridian xX navigational screens MOB GOTO Key 28 Accesses the MOB GOTO list used to activate routes EEE PLOT Key 4 Accesses the three sy graphical navigation Rae Arrow Keys Sel Es Four keys used to input ah data or to display other Light Key Lae screens Turns the display Enter Key Accepts data inputs and accesses pop up menus found on some screens backlight on and off Menu Key Accesses the Function Menu Battery Door not shown Meridian XL Receiver Accuracy Before beginning just a few words on the accuracy of your receiver The satellite constellation used to provide the GPS information that
95. rent active route deactivating any other route Access the Use ARROW KEYS 33i BA ROUTE to highlight route to MENU activate deactivate Access the ROUTE MENU and use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight the route you wish to activate or deactivate and press ENTER to display the pop up menu Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight ACTIVATE or DEACTIVATE and press ENTER If the route you selected is currently active DEACTIVATE will appear on the menu and pressing ENTER will deactivate the route If the route is not active ACTIVATE will appear on the menu and pressing ENTER will activate the route and return you to the last viewed NAV screen Reversing a Route REVERSE ROUTE allows you to take an existing route and reverse the order of waypoints in the route For example if you were to set a route that went from point A to point B and ended at point C REVERSE ROUTE would change the route to go from point C to point B and ending at point A Access the Use ARROW KEYS ENTER Highlight ROUTE to highlight route to REVERSE MENU be reversed Press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU highlight the route you want to reverse and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to highlight REVERSE and press ENTER The route is reversed and the display returns to the ROUTE MENU Viewing the Route Summary Edit Option The edit option displays a summary of the selected route including starting and ending waypoints number of legs and total distance
96. rth magnetic pole from the observer s position A coordinate system describing only Great Britain similar to UTMs Generally used with GBR36 datum which also describes only Great Britain This coordinate system cannot be used in any other part of the world The Meridian XL automatically selects the GBR36 datum when the OSGB coordinate system is selected in Setup While OSGB coordinates must be used with the GBR36 datum the GBR36 datum can be used with LAT LON coordinates just be sure the map you are using uses both LAT LON and GBR36 Position Fix Position coordinates as computed by the receiver Reverse Route Duplicates an existing route but in reverse order Route A planned course of travel that is defined by a sequence of waypoints When active the route is used in the calcula tion of all navigation data except position speed over ground and track course over ground Start and Destination Waypoint FROM TO Waypoints that mark the TDs Time To Go True North Track Track History UT UTM VMG Waypoint beginning and ending of a leg of a route Coordinate system using lines of position determined by the Loran C signals Many coastal navigators use TDs because Loran is a familiar radio aid navigation and TDs are clearly marked on their charts Your Magellan receiver can display position coordinates in TDs by converting from LAT LON The estimated time for the receiver to reach the destina tion from i
97. s After you have selected an option press the UP DOWN ARROWS to move to the next field where you scroll through the list of options again using the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs When you have finished selecting all of the options you wish to include in the NAV 1 screen display press ENTER to exit and save the selections NAV 2 screen When the pop up menu disappears and the display returns to the NAV 2 screen the first default field heading BRG is highlighted Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select the field to edit and the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to scroll through the various options After you have selected an option press the UP DOWN ARROWs to move to the next field where you scroll through the list of options again using the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs When you have finished selecting all of the options you wish to include in the NAV 2 screen display press ENTER to exit and save the selections PLOT SCREENS Three graphical screens can be accessed from the PLOT key the PLOT screen the ROAD screen and the POINTER screen You may scroll through these three screens by pressing the PLOT key repeatedly once you have accessed one of the PLOT screens or by using the UP DOWN ARROW Press ENTER from any of these three screens to display the pop up menu Viewing the POINTER screen Access the POINTER screen by pressing the PLOT key twice or three times if necessary This screen graphically displays the TO destination waypoint of the current leg if t
98. sk Ashkhabad Baku Balkhash Barnaul Chita Gizhiga Igarka Inarigda Kargasok Khatanga Kiyev Krasnodar Magdagachi Moscow Okhotsk Perm Petropavlovsk Riga Saratov Tashkent Tulun Vanino Vladivostok Vorkuta Yakutsk Middle East Al Kuwayt Ar Riyad Baghdad Bam Halab Herat Jerusalem Kabul Afghanistan Mashhad Iran Nazwa Salalah San a Shiraz Tabriz Tarim Tehran Africa Abidjan Ad Dakhla Adis Abeba Alger Antananarivo Asmera Aswan Bamako 46 19 00 47 54 00 43 43 00 30 35 00 34 16 00 39 54 00 64 50 00 64 32 00 37 58 00 40 22 00 46 50 00 53 21 00 52 03 00 62 00 00 67 31 00 63 15 00 59 07 00 71 59 00 50 25 00 45 02 00 53 27 00 55 45 00 59 20 00 58 01 00 54 53 00 56 40 00 51 30 00 41 16 00 54 32 00 49 05 00 43 09 00 67 27 00 62 10 00 29 20 00 24 39 00 33 20 00 36 57 00 36 14 00 34 20 00 31 47 00 34 31 00 36 16 00 22 56 00 17 00 00 15 24 00 29 38 00 38 05 00 16 08 00 35 40 00 5 19 00 23 43 00 9 03 00 36 50 00 18 52 00 15 20 00 24 05 00 12 39 00 Pa e Pa ee ee N N NE Bee A E ee ee a o Ae Ea a a a A 22202222 93 54 00 106 52 00 87 38 00 117 55 00 108 54 00 97 43 00 177 50 00 40 40 00 58 24 00 49 53 00 74 57 00 83 45 00 113 35 00 160 34 00 86 33 00 107 40 00 80 58 00 102 31 00 133 43 00 39 00 00 125 44 00 37 42 00 143 15 00 56 10 00 69 13 00
99. ss ENTER highlight SAVE POS and ZALE Fos press ENTER again Select an icon by pressing the UP or DOWN ARROW Ae ede 34 tAE SSM Liv 49 56H EFT EL Selecting CREATE WPT instead of SAVE POS will allow you to us enter a waypoint exactly as described above with the additional option of changing the latitude longitude and elevation of the position See Creating Waypoints Press the RIGHT ARROW This moves SAVE POS the cursor one space to the right Select eog the letter De by using the UP DOWN Sd t06 SSH ARROWS 117749 56H BFT EL Press the RIGHT ARROW moving the cursor again one character to the right as Select the letter O by using the UP DOWN ARROWs A little trick in scrolling quickly through the letters and numbers in the edit cursor is to hold down the UP or DOWN ARROW key The characters scroll by every third character When you are near the character you want release the arrow key and step one character at a time Continue using the RIGHT ARROW to SAVE POS move the cursor and the UP DOWN mg ARROWS until you have spelled out the 34 86 SSN word DOCK and your screen appears 117 749 56H like the one shown Remember your AFT EL position information will be different from what is displayed here Press ENTER The screen to the right will appear briefly and then the display _ will return to the POSITION screen DELK SAWE FOS Introduction to Routes
100. sure how far into a zone a position is in meters Eastings are an east west measurement and correspond roughly to longitude Northings are a north south measurement and correspond to latitude This chart shows the position of Magellan Systems described in both Lat Lon and UTM coordinates LAT LON UTM DEG MIN DEG MIN SEC 34 06 58N 34 06 35 N 11 4 23 818 E 117 49 56wW 117 49 34 W 37 74 624 N 150 120 90 60 30 o 30 60 90 120 150 180 5 je 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5152 53 54 55 56 5758 59 60 Pee 7 OY ESS gmi La oolkm J j pool A Schle tthe Elguajor c z KL RY j He NOTE The area described by the UTM coordinate system extends to 84 N and to 80 S 70 TD Coordinate System TDs are indicated on many nautical charts in addition to the LAT LON marks They are established lines of position LOPs that are determined by the difference in the length of time required to receive Loran C signals Many coastal navigators use TDs because Loran is a familiar radio aid navigation and TDs are clearly mar
101. t Use ARROW Highlight MENU WAYPOINTS KEYS to select Qaim inni DELETE Press ENTER waypoint Press ENTER Highs VES to confirm deletion Press MENU use the UP DOWN ARROWS to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Select the waypoint in the list you wish to delete then press ENTER to access the WAYPOINT screen Now press ENTER to access the function menu highlight DELETE and press ENTER The receiver will now give you one last WARNING chance to change your mind If you are sure use the UP DOWN ARROWS to DELETE DOCK highlight YES and press ENTER The waypoint is now erased and you are re turned to the next waypoint in the list Fen Waypoints that are currently used in a route discussed in the next section cannot be cleared The receiver will warn you if you attempt to do so 30 ROUTES A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints To create a route you must already have waypoints stored in the receiver s memory These waypoints are then connected to form the segments or legs of the route A route may contain from one to fifteen legs Activating a GOTO Route The GOTO function enables you to create a simple one leg route from your present position to a defined waypoint When a GOTO is active the title bar of the NAV and PLOT screens display TO Destination Waypoint and the screens display the corresponding navigation information eoJ Ke Use
102. the waypoint menu by 4 selecting CREATE and proceeding as described above Accessing the Waypoint Menu The Waypoint Menu contains up to 200 named waypoints displayed in two columns of four waypoints each and extending to several pages Highlight WAYPOINTS Press ENTER 26 To access the Waypoint Menu press MENU Use the UP DOWN ARROWs ER to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER ka This will take you to the WPT MENU poe aka screen This is a listing of all the r waypoints you have stored in your P Bucy receiver uA As the number of waypoints in the library increases the WPT MENU screen will add a second column of four waypoint names to the right of the ones you have now and will continue to another page Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs move from column to column and the UP DOWN ARROWS move up and down through the list When you reach the end of the page the cursor will automatically scroll to the next page m JETTY Q WRaG Viewing a Waypoint Highlight Use ARROW MENU WAYPOINTS KEYS to select ENTER Press ENTER waypoint From the WPT MENU use the UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to L highlight the waypoint you wish to view ee and press ENTER to display the Peele WAYPOINT screen This screen closely nes oor resembles the POSITION screen with the 12 SlalS0CT96 notable addition of the time and date the waypoint was saved Use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROWS to display the WAYPO
103. ting a Leg in a Route If ADD LEG does not appear as an option of the Leg Edit menu you were not viewing the final leg of the route To add a leg to the end of a route you must be viewing the final leg when you access the Leg Edit menu To add a leg within a route see The ADD LEG screen appears with the destination waypoint of the route in the FROM field It is used as the starting point of the final leg you wish to create A highlight bar appears for you to select the new TO waypoint for this leg Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to scroll through the waypoint list to the waypoint you wish to use as the destination for this new final leg and press ENTER ADO LEG 4 FROM amp F ISH a Fi The new leg has now been added The receiver displays the bearing and distance for this new final leg 3 Replacing a Waypoint This allows the destination TO waypoint of a leg to be changed to a different waypoint Access the Use ARROW KEYS ENTER Highlight Use UP DOWN ROUTE to highlight route to EDIT ARROWs to select MENU be edited Press ENTER the route leg Highlight Use LEFT RIGHT ENTER REPLACE ARROWs to select ENTER Press ENTER TO waypoint Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be edited Press ENTER to bring up the pop up menu highlight EDIT and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS to view the leg to be modified Press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu select REPLACE and press EN TER
104. ts current position based on the current VMG The direction to the geographical North Pole from an observer s position The north direction on any geographi cal meridian The actual path travelled which may differ from the planned course The track over a selected length of time Universal Time formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time GMT Universal Transverse Mercator UTM metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topo graphic charts and maps Velocity Made Good The component of the velocity that is in the direction of the destination A location saved in the unit s memory which is obtained by entering data editing data calculating data or saving a current position Used to create routes 81 Abbreviations 66 Accessories optional 56 Accuracy 4 78 Active Leg navigating on 38 Alarms 49 Antenna location 9 73 Backtrack creating 40 Batteries 72 Installing 72 Low Battery warning 53 Baud rate 46 CDI 24 City reference chart 63 Clear menu Deleting a route 39 Deleting last fixes 51 Delete track 23 Delete waypoints 52 Clearing entire memory 52 Clock 49 Contrast 48 Conventions used in this manual 2 Coord Route 40 Coord System 43 69 Customer service 55 Customizing the navigation screens 19 Data terms explanation 66 Datums 45 57 DGPS 76 Dist Units 45 Elev Mode 43 Elev Units 45 External power 73 74 82 General Maintenance 72 Global positioning system 77 Glossary 79 GOT
105. your receiver uses was put into orbit and is maintained by the Department of Defense DoD for use by the U S armed forces and its allies GPS positioning for general use produces an accuracy of 25 meters or better far more accurate than anyone anticipated Since the signals generated by these satellites are accessible to anyone the DoD has introduced errors into the signals sent by the satellites for security reasons These errors are referred to as Selective Availability or SA At present your GPS position will be accurate to within 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically This accuracy can be improved by using Differential GPS DGPS which is described later in the manual SA means that 95 of the time your horizontal coordinates will be within 100 meters of your actual position Elevation may vary even further Connecting Receiver Power Connecting Power to the Meridian XL The Meridian XL receiver operates on either three AA batteries or a 9 16 volt DC external power source Before using the Magellan Meridian XL GPS receiver you need to install the batteries by removing the battery compartment door as shown While the battery compartment was designed to be moisture resistant it is not sealed and will not prevent moisture from entering with prolonged exposure Even when operating the Meridian XL with external power the batteries are required to prevent loss of data if you should lose external power for any reason Insert t

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