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1. or by using Map Cursor to locate position i Edit Modify Highlight Select ENTER Waypoint as Route Route desired Button Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver C aman w EE 55 DT lhl ew I 1011 Reversing a Route Allows any route in memory to be reversed In the example used earlier of A to B to C to D if this route were reversed it would end up as D to C to B to A From ME dightight selec EE Any Route Screen E Hi hlight Deleting a Route Enables the deletion of any route in memory Useful when you want to add a new route but no EMPTY routes are available From EB Highigh select MB Any Route A Screen T i ae E N vm E O m iam inm id c ia i ei UR t E E EE eU A E in eue Highlight Viewing a Route on the Map Screen Provides you with a graphical representation of the route selected on the Map screen rom GE Highlight sea MB Any Route Screen E Highlight Creating a Route Using Track History This enables you to automatically create a multileg route using your track history This route will be saved to your route list with a naming convention of T01P01 to TOIPxx where Pxx indicates the number of points in the route From MENU Highlight MENU 7 Any Screen Routes i n Highlight Save Trk to Rte 56 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Pizza e lhLhh 011
2. Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 65 M TL i el IEEE I II TS e Reference 0000000000 Clearing Memory All of the Clear functions operate in the same way The instructions shown apply to all of the Clear options except Clearing All rom EU nioi EP Hoin EB Any Sen Clear Memory l hl leh yy yh Si a i i ny i Sy Se a LM Highlight Confirm ENTER Menu Choice Yes No Clearing Track History This will clear the track history that is displayed on the Map screen from memory Clearing Wpts Routes This will clear all waypoints and routes from the Meridian s memory Clearing All Routes This clears all routes from the Meridian s memory Resetting Meridian to Factory Defaults Allows you to reset all of the Setup choices to the factory defaults Clearing All Memory in the Meridian This clears all memory from the Meridian After completing these instructions the Meridian will shut off The next time it is turned on it will prompt you that it needs to be initialized rom E monin EM uoo ERR Any Steen Clear Memory f Ss a hy Cg J cen iC is inp EE E E E EE Tm py i map E Sn yy Sw Highlight ENTER Confirm ENTER Meridian Yes No will shut All off 66 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver M TT i el OO I II ITS e Sun Moon Display Accessing the Sun Moon Screen The Sun Moon screen displays the sunrise time
3. Use up down arrows to highlight Contrast The menu display may differ slightly Use left right depending upon which arrows to screen it was adjust the accessed from contrast Getting a Position Fix Because the Meridian attains information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth the antenna needs to have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky This allows the Meridian to choose from all satellites currently available If the view of the sky is poor due to large cliffs or buildings heavy foliage or other obstructions the satellite signals can be blocked and the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix kA You can observe the signal strength and the n LZ s ul wo 457 satellites being used on the Satellite Status screen v z tr i Yy P ft P MEET ant 7 77 X Jj mz Eli T IAN T A 4 RR E described in the next section Holding the Meridian The receiver is designed to fit comfortably in your hand Hold the Meridian in the palm of your hand with the antenna pointing towards the sky Navigational Screens The Meridian has nine navigation screens Map screen Compass screen Large Data screen two Position screens Road screen Data screen and Speedometer screen There is also Sat Status screen which enables you to view how well the Meridian is receiving satellite information They will be described briefly here More detailed information on the different
4. User Manual Meridian Series 279 of GPS Receivers The Meridian GPS Receiver comes in five configurations Meridian GPS Meridian Gold Meridian Marine Meridian Platinum and Meridian Color The instructions included in this manual apply to all of the configurations A supplement manual is included for the Meridian Platinum The Meridian GPS has a 2MB built in map while the Meridian Gold Marine Platinum and Color have a 16MB built in map which provides more information and detail when compared to the Meridian GPS Additionally Meridian Marine and Meridian Color include marine data with its built in map The Meridian Platinum includes all the features of the Meridian Gold along with a 3 axis electronic compass and barometer All five receivers accept map data from any of the Magellan MapSend software products Uploaded map data is stored on a Secure Digital memory card that can be installed in any Magellan Meridian GPS receiver AGELLA Ejj e CE Ts cra 1 WARNINGS FOR SAFETY REASONS THE DRIVER SHOULD NOT USE THIS DEVICE INA VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION TO ASSIST THE DRIVER TO NAVIGATE Please do not try and change any settings on the Meridian while driving Come to a complete stop or have your passenger make any changes Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent
5. When Find By is set to Nearest To and ENTER is pressed the Meridian finds the nearest 20 waypoints in the category you selected to your present position After you have the display with the 20 closest waypoints to your position you can change position to any waypoint in the database or to your cursor if you are in the Cursor Mode on your Map screen 44 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver horas i o M Selecting U ser Waypoints Alphabetical From Use up down Use left right Use up down Database arrows to arrows to set Find arrows to highlight Screen highlight User By to Alphabetical waypoint Selecting Preloaded Waypoints Alphabetical From Use up down Use left right Use arrow keys to Database arrows to arrows to set Find enter first5 Screen highlight By to Alphabetical characters Preloaded Category E re a a E a Se 1 Highlight Use up down TOM OK arrows to select waypoint Selecting U ploaded Waypoints Alphabetical From Use up down Use up down Use left right __ Database arrows to highlight arrows to arrows to set gt Screen uploaded detailed hichlioht Find By to i map name category Alphabetical arrows to highlight to enter first 5 subcategory characters A Highlight Use up down Seni OK arrows to select E waypoint Selecting U ser Waypoints N earest To Position From Use up down Use left right Use up down Da
6. e Eta lit iz e lhLhc 101 Using MapSend The MapSend series of CD ROMs allows you to extend the capabilities of your Meridian GPS receiver and there isn t room here to describe all that you can do Please refer to the help files in the MapSend for assistance on the features and functions of the software This breif introduction is provided only to demonstrate the most commonly used function uploading detailed maps Preparation Make sure that you have a SD card installed in your Meridian Detailed maps are saved to the SD card not in the Meridian Install fresh batteries in your Meridian and using the data cable connect the Meridian to one of the COM ports on your PC Run the MapSend application from your PC Set Up Map Using the zoom in and out tools select the location on the map for the area that you want to get the detailed map from In this example a detailed map from the Southern California area will be selected Mojave Rea a UNE p M La Clescenta Moriros d W st Fork San Gabuel Ri River Wu L Canada Flintridge Vus San G liriel Reservoir F VIN dens ites Ga a i ete t nas 1 t ET ey F Oth ui Eent Covina PIER y Upland Bevelly Zr Alnambia REI Z V ac t 2 TI Les jAng y Vind 9 Pomone Mario j Vu T A SL an icm Ec Lo co E Lennox MU 7 El Segundo Wa gud A 9x nowS oon rde Manhati LER o Tome op Lm 1o god Ls Pa ima S eCjp
7. 3489 27 Fields Present Position Icon The Present Position Icon oraphically displays your position on the map While you are moving it will point in the direction you are heading If the Meridian is not computing positions this icon is replaced with an hourglass icon Map Scale Indicator Provides the scale for the map The number displayed represents approximately 1 4 of the screen s width Scale can be changed with the IN and OUT buttons Track History Dotted line on the map displays the history of where you have travelled since the last time you cleared the Track History see Clear Memory in the Reference Chapter Data Fields These fields display navigational information for viewing on the Map screen They are both customizable with 13 data types possible Both of the data fields can be turned on or off allowing more viewable map area Both features customize and turning the data on off can be accessed from the MENU button Position Mode Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 23 Cursor Icon Map Scale Indicator Waypoint Name eee PS 0 25mi Dp WW Balboa Bhd Information Block 175 5 35 29 Cursor Icon Whenever the cursor is over a The Cursor Icon pinpoints the map object the name of the map location you have selected by object is displayed otherwise the using the arrow keys word cursor appears The data shown in the information block is the heading and distance from your pres
8. Dann eae Using Vertical Profile Vertical Profile displays the elevation as a graphical display for the option you select Only Track History is available for this function if MapSend Topo for the United States map data is not uploaded Path Check is shown as an available function but will not display the vertical profile however it can be used to graphically create a route See the information on Path Check for more details If a topographic map has been uploaded you have the additional options of selecting Path Check Route or Highlighted Road Cursor Position Distance from LT Minimum and left side to right 153 sevice side of profile San Dimas Wash elevations of displayed profile Elevation Min 889f Max 10171 While viewing the vertical profile screen you can use the left and right arrows to move the profile accordingly The vertical dashed line in the middle of the profile plot provides the elevation for that point on the profile Selecting Vertical Profile Note not all options for Vertical Profile are available at all times For example if you have a topographical map loaded but the cursor or present position is not on a road the option Highlighted road will not be displayed From MENU Highlight Select Any option Screen Vert Profile ee Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 57 M TL i el O Track History Description This option displays the vertical profile of th
9. displayed can be selected from 13 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes DISTANCE 196 621 Heading Marker Sun Moon Position Markers Compass Heading Marker Using the compass and the heading marker you can view your heading information ina familiar manner Note that you need to be moving for this data to be valid Destination Icon When you are travelling on a route an icon representing the destination of the les or GOTO is displayed outside the compass This provides you with the direction you need to head to arrive at the destination When you are on course and heading straight for the destination the destination icon will be lined up with the heading marker Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver z T i o lh LE I II ITS e Reference Customizing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options bearing distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date for any of the two fields See explanation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the um Highlight Use arrows to DE Compass highlight the title Screen for the data field to be changed ml Use arrows to select new data type Large Data Screen Destination BEARING Data Fields all
10. rom EX nightlight Highlight ANY i ummm mmm 2 By Screen N Select Use U D arrows Waypoint to highlight S from the list View button Note If the waypoint is used in a route you will get a warning that it is in a route after selecting it from the list T his is because the screen that you access the view button can also be used to edit the waypoint and it may be undesirable to edit a waypoint that is being used in a route Also note that any edits you make to the waypoint are not saved when you usethe View button You need to highlight the Save button and press EN T ER to record your changes Saving a M ap O bject as a User Waypoint Saves a M ap O bject asa waypoint to be stored in your U ser Waypoint List You would do this should you want to modify the object or if you wanted to usethe object as a waypoint in the Sun M oon or Fish H unt functions Follow the instructions above for Viewing a M ap Object on a M ap Press and hold GOTO for 2 3 seconds Edit any field of the waypoint that you want and when you are done highlight Save and press ENTER M agelan M eridian GPS Receiver 49 iz T i o LE Searching for a Street Address This option allows you to search an 50 Screen map region j uploaded map database for a specific street address After finding the address you can save it as a waypoint Mark or view it on the Map Screen NOTE The option is ava
11. 247 r HEADING 36 1 DISTA ACE Destination Name Data Fields When you are navigating on a Customizable data fields The GOTO or multileg route the name data displayed can be selected of the destination is placed here from 13 different options For multiles routes the name Customizing is accessed through displayed is the name of the the MENU button Some of the destination for the leg of the route data displayed requires you to be you are presently navigating on moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 35 DT lel Le 11 Customizing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options bearing distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date for any of the four fields See explanation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the MENU Highlight Use arrows to DEM Large Data highlight the title s Screen for the data field to be changed Use arrows to select new data type Position Screen Present Position 34 06 56N i Current Time Coordinates 117 49 59W and Elevation 1152 and Date 1 38 31 PM e GES Status 06 APR 04 e WAAS Data Fields ed HEADING SPEED 321 12 6 Trip Trip Odometer L Odometer l 17 36 Use the Left Right Arrows to toggle between Position 1 and Position 2 Present Position Coordinates Da
12. DE RIA E E E E E eee een ee T 55 E A 385 E E E EEE N A T E A eee 55 Appending a Newly Created Waypoint to a Route s soeiecsiciesnscedsesecsarienasavsas 55 Riverine a ROUT e Ear A E EE 56 Dele no S ROU nre E A ter E AEE rere 56 Viewimg a Route on the Map SOFGBH sirsistisrssoieriecisiirosiarierocistissessenienssia 56 Creating Route using rack History c2oseciecdiesateo dor eer odore ebrei errans 56 Bra Vertical Profile RT ov beleciuno Verrrend Proll esiaren sme rere er Cree eee etree aiat 57 ECOE Track History Dosen DEOR osecsimetibtuvtat epu vere estat ana i UE EU TUUEES 58 ECOE Highlighted Road Vertical Profile Description iio iuo epigr rae een i tohod 58 Route Vertical Profile Des EHIDEIDHG s stascetsidieie uper pU Vi DNO EU E 58 aer C Dec S JOGSCH DEDE ons vei ere eer ent mn ener nen Ud U MD EDEN MEME 58 DELP 29 atte IVA UT MICE ICI TEE OE C OO 59 Turre the IN AY ooreen OH CEP sissisodan str btu SUM I EN DEEN DINE 59 Selecting the Coordinate S ie a seen tenner een disse dioc PE Hp Dc Atia Md 60 belecimmo 3 Map DUE erii eredi Decio etuer dico Dos M Een 60 Selecting the Elevation Mode cases detest cnet tect Desi tetasete ori b N psu beue pues 61 Selecting the Time Forat eens ee nner tener sequi Creep nen EE 61 belsctino DAV TII oes eee en N nee erry ener eons 61 Selecting the North Reh e SEE ood cs tius ioo dadtedbe su br p aiin 62 bslsctins Py De hr Sarie cen Ore eee en
13. Dime rr 10 Geidne a Position Fix serra 10 oe Nayisational SOESeIS oso escetnsucnsassvedsusceanaihanccsssacnstacdasadsslseudstouemsnteeseapenses 10 oe IVISD SOLIS Reni E E eer ron BD NIE NUN PU errr err IR Gre Ge A Mere ten rere teure T E ra DIR oer er io terre DONE ll Large Tata aE IN seei E a E T EN STR RD EE bUE ll POSICIOM SCREENS sscnhielcono vss E E E A T E 12 Road E a eee eee net ne ee Pee E PEE DEM 12 ND AEA SCPC lc T 12 DDOSdOBIEIr SICE Ii ernen Sas ee eee eee eer pia DUI EE IE ete 12 Satellite SECUS Scree iienaa a ub sistere secede lod ad ste nue ME 12 Accessing the Navigation SCPEEIS csncussccsanadaseneancumescceandensancosdsanaasabedsibacs I9 Say a yO INE rea secs sin sensstlac ui E nisus Eine dac d E i9 Ume GOTO ROUES c 16 ac un CRC ATO ROE Et 16 Navipacitio ona GOTO ROC enuresia aS Uo D bed Ddir sea 19 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver i re e Reference Power Backi pi Contrast eee en ener a cretus nee ere mmc rem ee SU uU 20 Ma ihe Merididir E tne se cc ireren een on dolet eae prGH Lao ia EA 20 Tura thie Median DM 20 Alema Tn On O anena T 20 LUsme the Display BACKING ai scccspceissenneegetngae scapes ae eceesceeeseeecsaibenstaacnocceseesacts 21 Adjusting rhe Display ConA doas Secseetnsdasises eeunas aaiae 21 Selectuns NAV SCR INS cesario ENE EEN 22 Rertrning to Last Viewed IN AV SORGel 11 ueri ince peteresraiSe tn tdeo de tesepsa botes 22 IS E o E E T eee MINE ENEI
14. Screen Fish Hunt i Ta a aa e a a a a a a a a a a ee a a a ee a a a a O a a a a a a a a a a Use arrows to change date Changing the Fish Hunt Position Allows you to change the position O that you want to view the fishing hunting times for The default is e Position which is your present position rom CE Highigm Highiicht EE Any At Field ES Screen Fish Hunt r rore Use left right Highlight arrows to select Waypoint Find By 68 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver M TL i o LE A e Alarms All of the Alarm options are set in the same way The instructions below apply to all of the Alarm settings When the beeper is turned on for alarms see Setup Turning the Beeper On Off an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm A visual alert is displayed for the alarm whether the beeper is turned on or off om CM no GA hioin ue Any Alarm Screen Alarms Msg Field SSS Se ee Se a Se TT s Select Alarm Distance Setting the Arrival Alarm The arrival alarm alerts you that you have arrived at the destination of your GOTO or to the destination of any leg in a route you are navigating on This option allows you to set the distance from the destination that the alarm will begin to sound Setting the Anchor Alarm The anchor alarm will sound when you have drifted from your anchor point at a distance you set An example of its use would be as
15. Searching 4th sat Three satellites are being tracked and searching for the fourth Collecting Data All satellites needed for position fix are being tracked and position is being computed oe Averaging Meridian is computing fixes speed is near 0 0 oe SO position is being averaged EPE xxft Estimated Position Error in feet Meridian is computing fixes while moving DGPS Computed fixes are being differentially corrected Since the Meridian is a 12 channel receiver once the first satellite is found finding the remaining satellites and computing a fix may take only a few seconds Selecting the Position Screen Allows you to toggle between the two Position screens This allows the same position to be displayed in different coordinate systems This is useful when comparing navigation data between devices and charts that use different coordinate systems The screen viewed can be changed by pressing the Left or Right arrows while viewing the Position screen You can change the coordinate system displayed by following the instructions in Setup Selecting the Coordinate System Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 37 DT 1 5o lL 1 1I Resetting the Trip Odometer Resets the trip odometer to 0000 00 From the MENU Highlight Swe Confirm Position Screen Reset Trip Yes or No Customizing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options bearing
16. UNE e HUNE 0101 Changing the Power Key Settings Allows you to choose from No protection normal or On Off Protected alternate This will change how the PWR operates in turning the Meridian on or off No Protection Turn Meridian On Press the PWR button Turn Meridican Off Press the PWR button On Off Protected Turn Meridian On Press and hold the PWR button until the first screen is displayed Turn Meridian Off Press the PWR button and then press ENTER before the power off timer is done any rom J nionem Highlight Ed 7 Screen ew ew ee ew ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eB ee Select No protection or On Off Protected Default No protection Selecting Languages Allows you to select the language that the oe b e Meridian will use to display text You can select from one of nine languages English French German Swedish Spanish Italian Dutch Portuguese or Finnish TIP If you change the language setting in the Meridian just to see what it looks like and need to get back to the Language Select screen follow these instructions Press NAV until the Satellite Status screen is displayed and press MENU Select the third item in the list and press ENTER Press the Up Arrow once and press ENTER You are back at the Language Select screen From 889 xishiisnt Highlight E Any r desired language
17. Waypoint and destination 1cons will be Oo WN CENE NR IU 20 3 displayed relative to your position as they come into view Above the road is a compass that displays your heading and above that are four customizable data fields Data Screen When you need to see a lot of information 12 54 38 2 in one place then you ll appreciate the Data screen The VM XTE TM 14 1 1 2 R Data screen provides you with six data fields and an active HEA DI NH BEARING 009 007 Compass that is the same as the one used on the road amp screen You have the option of customizing this screen by 330 N 30 selecting what data is displayed in the upper six fields Speedometer Screen The Speedometer screen displays gosse your speed in a familiar graphical format There are 221 106 four ARDOR data Bees at the top of the display that ozim 11 14 can be customized to display the data that you need MPH The bottom of the screen contains a trip odometer that 2 a will record the distance travelled since the last time the H Trip Odometer odometer was reset l 0023 10 Satellite Status Screen The Sat Status screen provides you with a graphical display of the satellites in view and which ones are being used to compute the navigation data The bar graph shows you the relative signal strength being received for each satellite At the bottom of the display is an indication of the battery life remaining When yo
18. are the same then VMG will be the same as Speed since all of the speed that you are travelling is being applied to arriving to your destination However if you are off course your VMG will be less than the speed that you are travelling CTS Course To Steer This is the angle that you need to turn to put you back on course ETA Estimated Time of Arrival This the local time that you will arrive at your destination based on the rate of speed that you are moving to your destination See VMG ETE Estimated Time Enroute This is how long in time that it will take you to arrive at your destination based upon your present speed to the destination XTE Cross Track Error XTE is the perpendicular distance from your present position to the course line you should be on to go to your destination Turn This is the direction you need to turn to put you on the shortest distance to your destination from your present position Elevation This is the distance above sea level that you are presently at Time Local time Date Current date 30 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver JI LEENEENETTUS Also you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0 80 miles or closer for the horizontal profile to be displayed Zoom scales higher then 0 80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the Two Data Fields and will change back to Horizontal Profile as you zoom in to 0 80 miles and below Terrain Projection Des
19. do not press ENTER before the sequence ends the Meridian returns to the last screen displayed 20 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver UNE e HEN 1 Selecting Alternate Power On Off om EE nighiight Highlight u any oa SaaS eo T oS SSS Ses oS Se Se SoS SSS eS Se SSS SSeS Soe SoS SSS SS SSS SS SS aS Se Se Use U D arrows to select No protection normal or On Off protected alternate Using the Display Backlight Illuminates the display for easier viewing in dark surroundings Use only as needed as the backlight causes a large drain on the batteries An automatic timer will turn the backlight off when a button has not been pressed for a selected duration See Setup to change the settings for the automatic timer Uu Button Sequence Press and hold for 2 seconds 1st Press Light On low 2nd Press Li ht On high 3rd Press Lisht Off Adjusting the Display Contrast Sets the contrast of the display for easy viewing in most lighting conditions From MENU Highlight e An screen Adjust Contrast Level Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 21 M TL i se lh LE A Reference 00000000000 Navigational Screens Selecting NAV Screens The NAV button provides a means of accessing the navigation screens Note the sequence displayed is when all eight navigation screens are turned on Screens turned off in Setup will not be displayed Navigation Screen Sequence
20. eul 45 e Selecting Uploaded Waypoints Alphabetic iio petiere habs icta 45 Selecting User Waypoints Nearest to POSItION cocci tttia tco beb iieri 45 Selecting Preloaded Waypoints Nearest to Position i oerte ctetu ccs 45 Selecting Uploaded Waypoints Nearest to Position 1 corset rto tecti 45 Selecting Waypoints Nearest to Other Categories ausi bee cic esoa tentent 46 Saving Present Positions Wayport n i 47 Creatine Now Waypoint JNEImualDy soie ese ERR inanan aiii 47 Creating New Waypoint with Map CUESOE sississessrosisissnsriitansesisvosencsseianass 48 Deling a Usti pi eT n E E EE 48 Fdinne a ter Sy DOIB estela excel a aron ere a 48 Viewing a Map Objection the Mapsissa ere tert eee 49 Viewing a User Waypointon the Map ssisissriosiuouinpusseatsids opis DuSEn 49 Savine a Map Object asa User Way polit visecenorscebeenstptctsenesasnictimamebarunssuems 49 Searching Tor a SRC St Addres S fata eaten ran counmaaupente amp n r 50 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver iii MENU lo oi m 51 Siti a OILO T rcp 51 Creatine a Backirack ROUE nae eis aeri ios sies usas tex or rir Ue uei ies dU 51 Creatine a Niul les TROU aedi S sete ne eer ee tern ene ee ee 52 Actiyatins Deacavaung a OUO sasicvssnnnsoseseudueansnendiontnacuntdoawesieds dncnatanideacincs 53 POMS iota OE E N EE E E 54 Eang ROUE areara e E EE eee ee 54 E A AE E E A E dani S E rr tT ee 54 DE d Lai EN A E EA E E ee 55 E E
21. first category in the list is User and these are all of the waypoints that you have entered into your Meridian receiver The remaining categories are ones that have waypoints which have been preloaded into your Meridian and are stored in permanent memory If you have the Meridian Marine you will notice your list is considerably longer then the one shown here as you have additional marine waypoints preloaded into your Meridian For this example select the User category 16 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver DT 5 INLINE 1 1 Step 3 Select Find By There are two options of Find By Alphabetical and Nearest To Selecting Alphabetical will display all the waypoints in the category you select in alphabetic order Nearest To will display a list of the 20 waypoints nearest to your position or waypoint you select in order of their distance away This could be used to display the waypoints that are closest to your present position or display the airports that are closest to any city you select For the purpose of this basic opera tion only Alphabetical will be used For details on Nearest To see the Reference chapter in the User Manual Use the Left Right arrow until Alphabetical is displayed in the Find By field Step 4 Select GOTO Destination Waypoint from the User Category With User highlighted and Alphabetical in the Find By field press ENTER A list of all the waypoints you have ent
22. installing the batteries and initializing the Meridian Installing the Batteries The Magellan Meridian uses two AA batteries that are installed from the back through the battery cover You can expect to get up to 14 hours of usage on two AA batteries with the backlight turned off Using the backlight will shorten the battery life significantly With the backlight on continuously you can expect to get approximately 6 hours of usage from two AA batteries To remove the battery cover push the two buttons on the cover fully to the left and lift the battery cover away from the receiver Insert the new batteries as shown making sure that the batteries are installed with the correct polarity Replace the cover and push the two buttons fully to the right Verify that the cover is locked in place How much time do I have to replace the batteries Any waypoints or routes you have created are stored in permanent memory Present position and time data is not stored in permanent memory but will be held in memory for at least 12 hours without batteries installed Always turn the Meridian off before removing the batteries or turning off external power Failure to do so can cause loss or corruption of data Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver M TL i sel IEEE a e Initialization for First Time Use The Meridian will walk you through the process of setting up the receiver for first time use This procedure
23. is commonly referred to as Initializing the Receiver The purpose of this initializaion is to provide the Meridian with a general knowledge of its approximate location This may seem a little confusing at first as why does a device that is used to compute its position need to know where it s at The Meridian uses information from the GPS satellites that orbit the earth and if the Meridian has an approximate idea as to its location it will refer to the almanac it has in memory to select what satellites are overhead From this information the Meridian can then select the satellites that will give it the best information for computing its location Under normal use the Meridian will save the last position it calculated and use that position the next time it is turned on However when the Meridian is new or when memory has been completely erased the Meridian has no last position information Thus it can either start polling the satellites to see which ones are overhead or you can provide it with your approximate location allowing the Meridian to begin computing the initial position known as first fix Note You can skip the initialization process by pressing the NAV key anytime after selecting the language you want the Meridian to use and agreeing to the Warning Page If the Meridian is able to collect satellite data i e have a clear view of the sky it will begin to self initialize This could take anywhere from 3 to 8 minutes to co
24. k Screen Map Setup select select Display tab Waypoints E rre ro Turning On Off Track Lines As you move your track history is normally displayed on the map screen represented by a dashed line This function allows you to turn off or on these lines Default is On From EB uientiont Use L R UseU D the MAP arrows to arrows to E Screen Map Setup select select Track i Display tab Lines 3 ec cece ee He Ae He He He He eM ee ee He Ae eH ee ee ee Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 25 DT 1 5 lh LE 1 1I 26 Turning On Off Topographic Lines Available only if a map has been uploaded from a Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States CD ROM This function will hide all topo lines and topographic information Default is On rom EE dighiight Use L R UseU D the MAP arrows to arrows to Screen Map Setup select select Topo Display tab Lines cama ee ee ee 4 I ENTER Turning On Off Displayed POPs Available only if a map has been uploaded from a Magellan MapSend CD ROM Allows you to select which if any POIs that have been uploaded from a MapSend product to be displayed Default is On rom EE Highlight Use L R UseU D the MAP arrows to arrows to Screen Map Setup select select POI Display tab etter ee He He em He Ke AAA Globally Turn Map Items On Off If you have
25. keys and one of the waypoints in the list are highlighted use the ESC button to return the highlight to Position A drop down menu is displayed with the options of Position Cities Address Cursor or Other Theoption Cursor only appears if the M ap screen isin th Cursor M ode For this example highlight C ities and press EN T ER U sethe keyboard to enter D ALL and highlight OK and press ENTER Usetheup down arrowsto highlight D allas T X and press EN T ER T hisisthe screen that you would see on your M eridian H ere we see the 20 closest waterways to Dallas T X If your screen does not appear likethe one here and says N o O bjects Found then redo this procedure and be sure to select Waterways from the preloaded categories not from your uploaded categories N ote that the bearing and distance displayed is from your present position or the last position fix obtained Waro a Exaneg iaa os iat 46 M agellan M eridian GPS Reaver UNE e HEN 1 Saving Present Position as a Waypoint Creates and stores your present position into the memory of the M eridian Stored waypoints can be used in GOTO and route creation W hile saving the waypoint you can edit the icon name and add a message or you can just save the waypoint using the default name supplied by the M eridian From Modify ENTER ny see Screen Hold down Note for 2 3 seconds Note To modify t
26. navigation aid but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement Never rely solely on one device for 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 Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry 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 navigating USE CARE void the warranty LICENSE AGREEMENT Thales Navigation grants you the purchaser the right to use the software supplied in and with Thales Navigation 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 Thales Navigation and or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions therefore you must treat this SOFTWARE like any other copyright material You may not use copy modify reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as expressly provided in this license All rights not express
27. or the us an THe risk when using this idi i World Wide Web deu q Viii will shut magellangps cam V1 0 WAAS Enabled PRESS ENTER ILAmenca 1 05 TO AGREE 2001 Theles Mevigation After accepting the warning information the last navigation screen you were viewing will be displayed If the last navigation screen view was the Map screen the last zoom scale setting will be used Turning the Meridian Off Pressing the POWER button again will turn off POWER DO again f ur WN the Meridian immediately 5 SECONDS Pressing ESC will cancel the power down sequence e PRESS ESC KEY TO CANCEL Turning the Backlight On Off The display backlight can be set to one of three levels low high or off Press and Press and Press and hold for 2 hold for 2 hold for 2 seconds seconds seconds Display Display Display Cun backlight UL backlight gt PWR backlight illuminates illuminates turns off low high g The backlight causes severe drain on the batteries in the Meridian To prevent accidently turning the backlight on and leaving it on the Meridian will turn the backlight off when there have been no buttons pressed for 4 minutes Pressing any button will turn the backlight back on in this instance You can change the time delay for the backlight in Setup Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 9 re e 10 Adjusting the Contrast from any screen Database c Routes
28. own arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press ENTER You are then placed into the Edit M ode D eleting a User Waypoint D eletes a waypoint that you have created From E uion ioni Highlight left right Any arrows select src a select ME uon BR i Waypoint to be Delete D S Confirm Yes or No Editing a User Waypoint Allows you to edit a waypoint that you have already stored in the M eridian s memory From C dighiight Highlight left right Any arrows select gt screen rind By Select Select Field Malis Edit mE Waypoint to to be the 1 be Edited Edited Field Repeat selecting and Highlight editing fields until all Save changes are complete button An alternative method to entering the edit mode is after highlighting the waypoint you wish to modify press M ENU Highlight Edit W PT and press ENTER 48 M agellan M eridian GPS Reaver DT 5 lh Le 1 1I Viewing a M ap O bject on the M ap Displays on the M ap the M ap O bject you have selected Note T hisfunction isfor viewing map objects cities airports etc only SeeViewing U ser Waypoints on the M ap for instructions on how to perform this feature using U ser waypoints From um Highlight ENTER Select Any Database Screen Category Select Waypoint from the list Viewing a User Waypoint on the M ap Locates and displays on the M ap the selected U ser Waypoint
29. return to where you started following the same route you just took All you need do isfollow theinstructions below and let the M eridian take you there rom Q nighignt set QA Any Backtrack r Screen from Route List 1 i i ki mc Sty E Ye pa EE EEEE EE EEEE RE a EEEE i E E E Highlight Activate Backtrk M agellan M eridian GPS Reaver 51 Creating a Multileg Route Provides the means to create a multileg route that can be stored in memory M ultileg routes are easily the most complicated function in the M eridian but once you can visualize what a multileg route route is it becomes very easy to understand and create f you understand that a GOTO isa 1 leg route with a starting point and a destination point then imagine a bunch of GOT O s strung together where the destination of one GOTO isthe starting point for thenext GOTO That means if you had three GOTO 55 one from A to B another from B to C and athird from C to D you could then put them together to make one multileg route In this example you would have a 3 leg route that went from A to B to C to D T hese routes have an advantage over GOT O sin that A the starting point does not haveto be your present position B they are always in memory and if activated they remain activated even when you turn the M eridian off and then back on and C they can be saved and used over and over again N ote these routes have been te
30. t need to spell out the entire word The attempt here is to get close to the name so you wont need to scroll very far during the next step As a guide entering the first five letters should be sufficient When you are satisfied with what you have entered highlight OK and press ENTER Tip There is a hidden shortcut that replaces highlighting OK and pressing ENTER When you are satisfied that you have narrowed the search down and want to proceed to the list press the IN key The list of all the waypoints for the category you selected in this case cities is displayed with the waypoint that was previously selected at the top of the list Now just use the Up Down arrows to highlight the waypoint you are looking for and press ENTER Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver NENNEN o NENNEN For this example you would highlight Los Angeles CA and press ENTER The last viewed NAV screen is displayed and the Meridian will begin computing all of the necessary information needed to get you to your destination Navigating on a GOTO Route The Meridian has the ability to provide you with the tools you ll need to navigate to your destination You have the choice of three customizable screens that display the information that you need in the layout that you desire Hikers may find the compass screen perfect for them while boaters may prefer the Large Data or Map screen For you the Map screen may
31. to your SD card Next you deleted that route from the Meridian and created a new route using the same Route 1 Now you load the original route from your SD card The loaded route will replace the newly created one even if you have Empty route slots available Loading Track from Memory Card After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Load Track and press ENTER A list of saved tracks is displayed using the filenames that you provided when saving them Highlight the desired filename and press ENTER Loaded tracks always overwrite any existing track If you think you might need the existing track be sure to save it prior to loading a track from the SD card Deleting Files from Memory Card After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Delete File and press ENTER A list of all the files found on your SD card is displayed Highlight the desired filename and press ENTER You will be prompted to verify the deletion EE You will notice all of the waypoint route and track files that you have oe saved to this SD card along with the image IMG files for any detailed maps you have uploaded The filenames for the detailed maps are not the names that you have supplied for the detailed map but use instead DETAILxx IMG Testing the Memory Card After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Test Card and press ENTER The SD Card Test screen is displayed with detailed information about
32. uploaded map data from a MapSend product you will notice that the list of POIs can be extremely lengthy To aide you in the customization of the display you can turn everything on or off globally To turn off all map items follow these instructions Fom EE dighiight Use L R UseU D the MAP arrows to arrows to Screen Map Setup select select Display tab Clear All ect tre eee He He Ke Ke He eK eK eK eK ee ee Re eK eK Re e e _ _ After you have turned off all of the map items you can go back and just select the POIs that you want to view Please note that this function will also turn off waypoints track lines and if applicable topo lines Be sure to turn these back on if you want to see them Inversely to globally turn on all of the map items follow the above steps but select Mark All instead of Clear All Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MT i e E 1 E Setting Up Map Data Fields The following options are available ONLY if you are in the Position Mode of the Map screen If you are in the cursor mode press the ESC key and the display will snap back to the Position Mode with the arrow icon displaying your present postion If you are not clear on which mode you are in the simpliest way to determine it is to see what cursor is displayed an arrow indicates Position and a crosshair indicates Cursor If you press the ESC key and the display changes to another NAV Screen
33. warranty coverage 1 periodic maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear 2 batteries finishes LENTES 11 1 BENNETT 4 installations or defects resulting from installation 5 any damage caused by i shipping misuse abuse negligence tampering or improper use ii disasters such as fire flood wind and lightning iii unauthorized attachments or modifica tion 6 service performed or attempted by anyone other than an authorized Thales Navigations Service Center 7 any product components or parts not manufactured by Thales Navigation 8 that the receiver will be free from any claim for infringement of any patent trademark copyright or other propri etary right including trade secrets 9 any damage due to accident resulting from inaccurate satellite transmissions Inaccurate transmissions can occur due to changes in the position health or geometry of a satellite or modifications to the receiver that may be required due to any change in the GPS Note Thales Navigation GPS receivers use GPS or GPS GLONASS to obtain position velocity and time information GPS is operated by the U S Government and GLONASS is the Global Navigation Satellite System of the Russian Federation which are solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of their systems Certain conditions can cause inaccuracies which could require modifications to the recei
34. 00 669 4477 press 3 to place an order Swivel Mounting Bracket Mounts the receiver on a surface allowing for hands free operation Vehicle Mounting Bracket Full swivel and tilt for easy viewing in any vehicle Bike Mounting Bracket Mounts the receiver on the handlebars of a bicycle motorcycle or off road vehicle Carrying Case The carrying case provides a way of carrying the Meridian on your belt while at the same time protecting it from the elements Power Data Cable Bare Wires Allows you to connect your receiver to external power and data PC Interface Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Connects your receiver to your PC for data transfer and to a cigarette lighter for external power m gt External Power Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Allows you to connect the receiver to a cigarette lighter for external power PC Cable Allows you to connect the Meridian to a PC MapSend Streets and Destinations This CD ROM allows you to upload detailed street maps as well as extensive sets of POI s to your Meridian receiver MapSend Topo for the United States This CD ROM allows you to upload detailed street maps topographic data as well as POI s to your Meridian receiver Available only with United States topographic information Secure Digital SD Memory Cards Available in 8 16 32 or 64 MB configu rations Increased the amount of additional map data that can be uploaded to the Meridian receiver
35. 5 MENU Slo Step 5 Enter the Time and Date Entering Data When entering data in the Meridian you sometimes need to use the arrow keys to enter the values The following diagram explains how the arrow keys are used Editing e moves the cursor block left or right to ou Pressing right arrow results in e increments the value up or down ooo Pressing up arrow results in Enter Local Time The cursor appears in the time mics 37 00 00N field waiting for you to input your local time Set your 119709 00W local time using the arrow keys Be sure that you set oft oe the AM PM indicator EJ __Done When the time is correct press ENTER Enter Date The last piece of information needed is 37 00 00N the date Using the arrow keys enter the present date 113799 90W Oft Press ENTER snos L Deme All the information that the Meridian needs to speed 2 37 00 00N up the process of computing its first fix has been 1797 00 00w entered and the Done button is highlighted oft 03 17PM 5APROO To complete the initialization process press ENTER 6 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver aaa Step 6 Compute First Fix The Satellite Status screen is displayed and the Meridian begins acquiring the data from the satellites Once the first position fix has been computed you can begin using all of the functions found in your Meridia
36. 5 or by sending an e mail to magellanrmaQthalesnavigation com The purchaser must return the product postpaid with a copy of the original sales receipt purchaser s return address and the RMA number clearly printed on the outside of the package to the Authorized Thales Navigation Service Center address provided by Thales Navigation with the RMA number Thales Navigation reserves the right to refuse to provide service free of charge if the sales receipt is not provided or if the information contained in it is incomplete or illegible or if the serial number is altered or removed Thales Navigation will not be responsible for any losses or damage to the product incurred while the product is in transit or is being shipped for repair Insurance is recommended Thales Navigation suggests using a trackable shipping method such as UPS or FedEx when returning a product for service 4 LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN ITEM 1 ABOVE ALL OTHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THOSE OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND IF APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES UNDER ARTICLE 35 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS Some national state or local laws do not allow limitations on implied warranty or how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you 5 EXCLUSIONS The following are excluded from the
37. 7 Replace the battery compartment door 8 urn on the Meridian GPS receiver 88 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MT TL i sel lhL a Connecting to External Devices Available as accessories for your GPS receiver are the following cables External Power Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Power Data Cable Data Cable and PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter The instructions given below apply to all cables unless otherwise stated The cable can be connected to the receiver two different ways Connecting with the Meridian mounted to the Mounting Cradle Place Meridian in the cradle bottom end first Snap the Meridian down until the release latch locks it in place Attach the cable through the opening in the back of the mounting cradle It is not necessary to tighten the captive screw to the receiver although O you may do so for added security Connecting directly to the Meridian Using the captive screw that is attached to the plug tighten into the back of the receiver Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 89 iz T i el OO IU IS Appendix 0000000000 Connecting to an External Power Source If using the cable that comes with the cigarette lighter adapter simply connect it to the cigarette lighter outlet If you wish to make a permanent mount to a power supply cut the cable between the power supply box and the cigarette lighter adapter Attach the red and black wires to you
38. AE E E E ien SER UE OU 77 COutout dod odes tibt ere tet rr ee rr Te yy Appendix Troubleshooting coe ossi ene item pub rrr tee ete re 78 bond asa tetera ots E E A A 7a Compsiuis Eocene tetas eattott sakna aE n 80 Update Your GEIL aed nesescacscnsspancasacnasissnepsceas sonsuiedeawsatesisondsacacados 81 SDECIDICSU OBS utes te te Im ene rene ee ee ee eee 82 K a a de T 83 b MapSend O uc MT PT 84 Uane Mapsend O a cicdsinnocensnerlcdacesnercaacepestedanensestesenouedeseluadotdenardeuacseacen 85 Installing NIeroby Card sisser eonia 88 Connecting to External LIEVIcEsS xa sersasercageceageenesncseitvoucdepes ecvasceneencecacts 89 pU 91 Sis EET 92 vi Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver rr e Introduction Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of the Magellan Meridian GPS receiver The Meridian has all the features that a sailor fisherman hiker hunter or any person involved with outdoor recreational activities has come to expect from a Magellan GPS receiver In addition to these features the Meridian offers the ability to display your location on detailed city maps providing you with a complete navigation tool that will last you for years to come Magellan has been a leader in the hand held GPS market since introducing the world s first commercial hand held GPS receiver in 1989 Since that time Magellan has continued to equip the ou
39. L i sel IEEE 0113 Append 0000 000000 Installing Memory Card The Magellan Secure Digital SD Memory Cards can be added to any of the Meridian line of GPS receivers through the battery compartment Magellan offers the memory cards in 8 16 32 and 64 MB configurations The addition of the memory card to your Meridian will increase the amount of data that can be uploaded to the Meridian from any of the Magellan MapSend CD ROM products To Add or Remove the memory card 1 Turn the Meridian off 2 Remove the battery door 3 Remove both of the AA batteries 4 To remove the card push the card slightly towards the top of the Meridian You will feel a slight click which is the locking mechanism disconnecting and then you will feel the memory card pushing against your finger Allow the memory card to slide back towards the e battery compartment Now carefully continue to slide the memory card out of the channel it s in and lift it out 5 To install the card hold it with two fingers with the label facing you Place the top of the memory card in the channel provided in the battery compartment Carefully push the memory card towards the top of the Meridian receiver until you feel it lock into place Do not force the memory card Forcing the memory card could cause damage to the card and or the Meridian receiver 6 Reinstall the batteries into the battery compartment Be sure to observe the proper polarity
40. MEUCMN AND D oS EDU 22 Seer ihe Map Derdi MR 29 Cusctomizine thie Map Display sueicoisdesi desee tinctus etas des ranas anane eds e 25 Selecting Map DIEBUS ois osito ce ste tenen n dte quud PEERS pp EE ddnde 29 Turning Orn OF Display Waypoints ssonsacnsextacensenanbexebeneeecactzcresstuacnenscess 23 Tormine On O MIC MB MT T 23 Turning On OIf Topographic Lites otn eerte ratto are rre Etopans 26 Tonine Ow OTE Displayed PO sss ncaa act ninine aas 26 Globally Turning Map Items OM OFF svessnncsuscesveesensnenssnstevensoesvennnnecnsaenees 26 K Setting Up Map ne JI e M m 27 Setting up Map Data Fields asocio ttet to tetctaea ttt preparare tessta n Edoeans 27 Taning Map nro Q0 a Lise ereecsp nianie Treen anes senes cat 27 Selecting the Map WATORNALION s cs cccespassextanoncebectaxsteasnecanteccnausacneetcets 27 Two Data Fields Descripti i sciescaccssncsesticceraansoeboxenransenvecsieuseapeeneanses vent 27 Changing the Data Fields srressiniasieomanessisernuesioina n 29 Street Information Desc EON iseseesenitisess tiui tu v aesnbrutd eenean Ra e ad 29 Horizontal Protile DSCHDEOD uiseotteso misto sente omi eri vua ture ti Susa neue Evi 29 Terram Piojechon D eset D LORI a ise coim pre seu ade dui oso tapas utei Ducu so o PUE de ao 31 Changing the Map Orientatioii sag sciastccstetecesaceeaanseaneuciseressedecsesensabsscoenseascee s 22 Selecune Primary Usine NETTO 22 Selecting Tack Mode acy acec scare eiscct ospite obs snes anea 22 Au
41. Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 83 NI CTI Appendix MapSend Streets The MapSend Streets CD allows you to load detailed street maps into your Meridian The maps supplied on the MapSend Streets CD contain full street detail of US or European cities vie MapSend OP x File Edit View Search Waypoints Tools Options Help 1188 2 112 08 1 112 08 118007 9 118 07 4 Santa Barbara i WU Ty te ee 1 Kb 5 2 1Kb 5 2 1Kb 5 2 Tata 3 files IE elected a n kb iu E 3Kb Marked 1 1Kb For Help press F1 Tos 3409 37 W118 08 10 1 7 559 Estimate Features Enables you to load street maps Creation management and for any region in the United States upload download of waypoints or Europe into the Merdian and routes e Allows you to cut any rectangular e Allows straight line distance map region you choose to load computation on the map into the receiver Maps are not Search for map objects such as boundaries Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements IBM PC AT 486 or compatible IBM PC AT Pentium 300 or 32 MB RAM compatible 64 MB RAM VGA Video Card 60 MB Hard Drive Space 8x CD ROM drive MS Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 or higher True Color Video with 800x600 resolution 60 MB Hard Drive Space e 32x CD ROM drive MS Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 or higher 84 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver
42. Map Screen Nav Compass Screen Large Data Screen l Position Screen 1 Position Screen 2 Road Screen Data Screen Speed Screen Sat Status Screen Returning to Last Viewed NAV Screen Pressing the NAV button returns the Meridian to the last NAV Screen viewed Note if the NAV screen is pressed from a screen where data is being e input the data will not be saved Map Screen The Map screen is the very heart of the Meridian The Map screen has two modes Position and Cursor In the Position Mode the map is centered around your present position with an arrow cursor indicating your position and points in the direction you are heading A customizable area is presented at the bottom of the display In the Cursor Mode you are provided with a cursor that can be moved on the map At the bottom of the display is the information for the position of the cursor relative to your present position Also any points of interest that the cursor is over will be shown To access the Cursor Mode press any arrow on the keypad A crosshair appears that can be moved with the arrow keys To return to the Position Mode press ESC The cursor will disappear and the present position icon will appear centered on the map 22 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Present Position Icon Map Scale Indicator Ir 0 35mi HEADING SPEED N San D ElBaseline R Track History Data
43. Receiver 31 M TL i el IEEE I II TS e Reference 00000000000 Changing the Map Orientation You can change how the map is orientated on the screen to either North Up Course Up or Track Up Default is North Up From MENU Highlight Use arrows to ies the MAP highlight the Screen Map Setup Orientation field i ere ee eke kee ee ee Be ee Be Be ee ee ee Be Be ee Be ee Be ee Be ee Be Be ee Be ee Be ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Ke Use arrows to select NAV the desired Map Orientation North Up North is at the top of the screen Course Up The heading of the active les of the active route is at the top of the screen If no route is active North Up orientation is used until a route is activated Track Up Your heading i e the direction you are travelling is at the top of the screen Selecting Primary Usage The Meridian can be set to either Land or Marine Usage When in Land default the map displays land areas in white and water areas as dark gray For marine applications it may be desirable to reverse the display showing water as white and land as dark gray This will make reading some of the data information on the water easier From MENU Highlight Use arrows to the MAP highlight the x Screen Map Setup Primary Usage field ect ere ee He He He Me Me Me Re ee ae Ke He eM ee ee ee ae ee Ke ee ee ee ee ae ee ee Ke ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee i Use arrows to select NAV s Lan
44. S WHICH VARY FROM LOCALITY TO LOCALITY AND CERTAIN LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS WARRANTY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU 8 CHOICE OF LAW This limited warranty is governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to its conflict of law provisions or the U N Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and shall benefit Thales Navigation its successors and assigns THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT AFFECT THE CONSUMER S STATUTORY RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS IN FORCE IN THEIR LOCALITY NOR THE CUSTOMER S RIGHTS AGAINST THE DEALER ARISING FROM THEIR SALES PURCHASE CONTRACT For further information concerning this limited warranty please call or write Thales Navigation Inc 960 Overland Court San Dimas California U S A 91773 Phone 1 909 394 5000 Fax 1 909 394 7050 e Eta Tit rl Table of Contents Introduction About This User Mantal stoi cccieacetectcaaacscmncdedoxsiduccdeaweiaunsaeetewnsaanasedeeveeasicexss l Setting Up the Meridian Installine the Batterie ossis tcasseceecccuiencateceecets Er Eria aani 3 Initialization for First Time Use iccscccasoaonanssarnsassetaodonnaeaiecasamenconneostocensas 4 COpuondl Setup Punico ssec eee ete iuie a ea 7 Basic Operation Mendian GPS REGEN RT 8 Tanne Powe CO CONT eise d bones rer ne eter Dpto Narre enn tre Teer Emre eer ee 9 Tune the Backigat Ou 0 Tr ER 9 Ad nisene ce log Con Ti eea ee ener nee Wom api UTR MIC M EDD
45. a distance right or left of course when facing the destination 94 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver
46. bably viewing one of the NAV screens In which case you need to press GOTO to continue following along with the text The first thing you will notice is an alert pop up asking you if you want to clear the GOTO that is active With Yes high lighted press ENTER to continue With Cities highlighted and Alphabetical in Cities the Find By field press ENTER This is a AARONSBUR 5 slight variation of the keyboard you have already used This time the shift and backspace keys have been replaced with lt move cursor left and gt move cursor right What you want to do here is to begin typing the name of the city you are looking for For example suppose your destination was to be Los Angeles Use the keypad to highlight the letter L and press ENTER Notice how the name is changed to the first city stored in the Meridian s memory that begins with the letter L and that the cursor has moved to the next letter in the city name You can move the cursor back if you made a mistake by highlighting the lt button on the keyboard and press ENTER Since we are looking for Los Angeles we need to highlight the O next and press ENTER Then the S and press ENTER To add a space highlight the space bar and press ENTER Also you can use the gt button to move the cursor to the right if you want to skip the letter the cursor is indicating You don
47. ble e but will change dynamically to best Data Fields display your speed The data displayed can be selected from 13 different options Customizing is Trip Odometer It can be reset using the MENU button Customizing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options bearing distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date for any of the four fields See explanation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the um Highlight Use arrows to EB Speed highlight the title Screen for the data field to be changed Use arrows to select new data type Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver A4 M TL i el lhL Reference 00000000000 Satellite Status Screen The Satellite Status screen visually displays the satellites being used and the strength of the received signal Additionally this screen displays the power source you are connected to and if internal batteries how much battery life is remaining This is a very handy screen when you wish to view how well your Meridian is tracking satellites Satellite Position Position Graph 22 Mode Satellite Satellite Signal a Position Strength Chart WAAS Satellites Power a Battery Life Source Jj Indicator Satellite Position Graph Power Source O The two circles indicate satellite Indicates the source of power being e elevation as seen from your current
48. ble Map Information Options Two Data Fields This option displays two fields at the bottom of the display These fields are customizable and can be set to any of 13 different data options Street Info This option displays an information block at the bottom of the display showing the name of the street your present position or cursor ison If in the cursor mode the bearing and distance from your present position is displayed Horizontal Profile Available only with MapSend Topographic data loaded into the Meridian This displays an information box which graphically depicts the Vf Y e P N WW J horizon in front of you The displayed horizion is amp zeivscsosi at the mark displayed on the display perpendicular to your track Selecting this option automatically 5 7o sets the display orientation to track up and works only in the Position Mode Changing to the Cursor Mode will replace the horizontal profile with the cursor data Terrain Projection Available only with MapSend Topographic data loaded into the Meridian This displays an information box which graphically depicts the terrain in front of you The displayed terrain is approximately from your present position to the edge of the display Selecting this option automatically sets the display orientation to track up and works only in the Position Mode Changing to the Cursor Mode will replace the horizontal profile with the cursor
49. cription This feature allows you to view the terrain directly ahead of you graphically It is computed from your present position and extends in a straight line to the top of your display This provides you with instantaneous information on what terrain elevations are directly in front of you Your present position and elevation are indicated at the left side of the display The maximum elevation for the terrain ahead of you is displayed above the graph next to the map scale indicator This function requires that map data has been uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States and that your present position as well as the projected horizon falls within the area uploaded Like Horizontal Profile you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0 80 miles or closer for the projected terrain to be displayed Zoom scales higher then 0 80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the Two Data Fields and will change back to Terrain gi 77m Projection as you zoom in to 0 80 miles and below You should note that when you select Terrain Projection your Map Orientation will change to Track Up so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the projected terrain If you change Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the Terrain Projection the default Two Data Fields is displayed Changing the Orientation back to Track Up will revert back to the projected terrain Magellan Meridian GPS
50. cription of the problem your name address a copy of your sales receipt and print clearly on the outside of the package the RMA number assigned If your return ship address is different please indicate With all correspondence please state the model of your receiver and if calling please have your receiver with you Packages should be sent to Thales Navigation Magellan Products 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 ATTN Warranty Repair Additional information regarding software updates to your Meridian can be found in the Product Support section of the Magellan web site www magellangps com Customers outside of the United States should contact the Magellan distributor for your country A complete listing of Magellan distributors has been supplied with your Meridian Magellan is a registered trademark of Thales Navigation 80 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver M T i el lhL A prin Updating Your Meridian New functions and features are regularly being added to keep your Meridian at the forefront of GPS receivers Replacing the software in your Meridian is a simple operation that should take only 5 to 10 minutes to accomplish 1 The first thing to do is to find out what software version is presently in your Meridian Turn the Meridian on and when the first startup screen is displayed note the software version at the bottom of the display It will look like V 3 12 WAAS Enabled If y
51. d hold GOTO for 2 seconds and the Mark screen is displayed The Save button is highlighted and you can press nan ENTER to save the waypoint using the default Location 3f 00 00N 119 00 00VV name and icon Elevation T o0000ft This will save your present position using a default Message CREATE MESSAGET name WP Ixxx into memory Saving a Your Present Position as a Waypoint with a Custom Icon and Name The above method is fine if you want to just save your position quickly but it will be difficult to figure out later which waypoint this is Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 13 iz T i sel NENNEN IUOS from a list of waypoints named WPT001 WPT002 etc For that reason you may want to change the default name to one of your choosing You can also select a different icon that will help you find the waypoint when you are using the map screen To do this press and hold GOTO for 2 seconds just like you did before Use the UP DOWN arrows and notice that the highlight moves from field to field and then back to Save Highlight the Icon field using the UP DOWN arrows and press ENTER The Icon Select window is displayed Use the arrow keypad to move from one icon to another with the name of the icon displayed at the top As a reference tool all of the icons and their names are listed in the Reference Chapter of the User Manual When you have highlighted the icon you want to use p
52. d or Marine Selecting Track Mode Allows you to set how often the Meridian stores track points Setting the mode to OFF stops the Meridian from saving any new track points In Auto or Auto Detailed mode the Meridian uses a method for track point storage that maximizes memory Using Auto you will see more points on and near turns and less points on straight stretches of the map You also have the option of selecting fixed intervals for track point storage 32 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver iz T i o LE II ITS Reference From IMENU Highlight Use arrows to the MAP highlight the Screen Map Setup Track Mode field etme ee ee ee Be ee ee ee ee Be ee ee ee ee ee ee eB ew ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee eee is Use arrows to NAV select Mode Setting the Track Mode to OFF will cause severe limitations to the ability of your Meridian to create a backtrack route The same temporary waypoints used to create the displayed track are used to compute a backtrack route Therefore it is highly recommended that you use the Auto Track Mode whenever possible Auto vs Auto Detailed You will notice two of the options for the Track Mode are Auto default and Auto Detailed Basically both options behave the same While your are travelling in a straight line only a few track points are taken but as you turn the Meridian increases the rate of track points This allows for a good representation
53. d the datums do not match you may find irregularities when comparing the coordinates From E uisntignt Highlight ESE Any E Screen Map Datum C s 5 Select Primary or ad Select Secondary Datum Default Primary WGS84 Secondary WGS84 60 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver errs o lh Ll Selecting the Elevation Mode Allows you to select the elevation mode used by the Meridian You may choose between 3D uses satellite information to compute elevation or 2D displays a fixed elevation based upon the elevation entered From Highlight Highlight EE Any E Screen Elev Mode ee 3D or 2D Default 3D Selecting the Time Format Enables you to choose from three different time formats Local 24 Hr military time Local AM PM or UTC From Highlight Highlight ESE Any N TA E a as pm E E i a PEL ERI E a E Select If Local time is selected 24 hr or EE Format AM PM you will be prompted to enter e your local time Default Local AM PM Selecting NAV Units Allows you to select the units of measure that will be used when displaying navigational data Options are Miles MPH NM Knots or KM KPH From Highlight Hiohion EB Any E E nr Nav Units Default Miles MPH Magellan Merid
54. data See text for additional information on these screens 28 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver cra 1 Changing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 different data options bearing distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date Note If you have selected Hide Map Info this option will not be available in the menu Also you must have the Two Data Fields displayed on the Map screen to be able to customize them Press ESC when you are done to leave the customize mode om GE uon REB n EMO the MAP me Screen Select Map Info Customize Fields See note A E Use L R arrows to Use arrows to ES it hichlicht the title select new for the data field to data type be changed S Note A If there is not a menu option for Customize Fields highlight Two Data Fields and press ENTER Then repeat this operation Street Information Description This mode just displays the name of the street close to your present position Horizontal Profile Description This function requires that map data has been uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States and that your present position as well as the projected horizon falls within the area uploaded This mode displays at the bottom of the Map screen a graphical representation of the horizon at a fixed distance from your present position This fixed distance is equal
55. distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date for any of the two fields See explanation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the MENU Highlight Use arrows to DE Position highlight the title N Screen for the data field to i be changed A i Use arrows to select new data type Selecting Coordinate System Map Datum and Elevation Mode Allows you to change the coordinate system map datum and elevation mode for the primary and secondary Position Screens These functions perform identically to the same functions described in the Setup section of this manual To access these functions from the Position screen press MENU select the option press ENTER and follow the prompts 38 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Road Screen To Home Destination BEARING Name 007 HEADING 009 Compass Destination Name When you are navigating on a GOTO or multiles route the name of the destination is placed here For multileg routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the leo of the route you are presently navigating on Data Fields Customizable data fields The data displayed can be selected from 13 different options Compass Displays your heading in a familiar compass format DISTANCE 12 6 SPEED 3817 Data Fields Customizable Scale Indicator Road This Sraphically displays the ro
56. distance east or west of the prime e meridian Greenwich Meridian as measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles from 0 to 180 The direction relative to a magnetic compass National Marine Electronics Association A profes sional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces A coordinate system describing only Great Britain similar to UTMs Used with GRB36 datum Position coordinates as computed by the Meridian SOG Speed Over Ground The speed at which the receiver is moving TMP Temperature Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 93 MT TL i o LE A True North The direction to North Pole from an observer s position The north direction on any geographical meridian UTC Universal Time Coordinated Formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time GMT UTM Universal Transverse Mercator metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps VMG Velocity Made Good The component of the velocity that is in the direction of the destination WPT Waypoint A location saved in the receiver s memory which is obtained by entering data editing data calculating data or saving a current position Used to create routes XTE Cross Track Error The perpendicular distance e between the present position and the courseline e Given as
57. does not get a position fix within 10 minutes you may wish to repeat the initialization procedure Receiver turns off unexpectedly This is commonly is caused by excessive static electicity Turn the receiver back on and it should operate normally Move the receiver to a new location to avoid a similar occurrence Battery life seems shorter than it should be 1 Make sure that you are using two AA alkaline batteries 2 Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessive use of the backlight Turn the backlight off when not needed Position coordinates on your receiver do not match the location on your map 1 Make sure that your receiver is set up to use the same datum as your map The map datum is generally shown in the map legend See Setup Changing the Map Datum under Reference for instructions on selecting the map datum in your receiver 2 Check your LAT LON format Make sure that the format selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM DEG MIN SEC or DEG MIN MM is in the same format as the map you are using Position on map is not exactly on the road It could be caused by distance shifts to the map Use map data for reference and do not rely completely on it Data was not saved or was corrupted This can be caused because you removed the batteries or removed external power with the Meridian turned on 78 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver aaa CC Waypoint Icons LEEREN ee These is a list of the ic
58. e U 101 A AUCLLLLLLLLLLLL Power Off Timer Conserving battery life is important to any GPS user and the power off timer provides another tool in saving battery life Selecting On will allow you to select the mode and how long the Meridian will stay powered on If the mode you select is Time the timer field allows you to select time that the Meridian will remain on before automatically powering off if no keys are pressed If the mode selected is Position the timer field sets how soon the Meridian will be powered down when the position hasn t changed and if no keys have been pressed on ER we DD o UE l any Screen Power Off Timer eter etree ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eB ew ew ee ew e ew ee ee eB ee ew ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee A abies Use up down DONUM arrows to select On or Off If you Select Use down ENTER 2s select Position or arrow to i ECOE Select time ENTER ECOE fees from list Default Off Setting the Backlight Timer Allows you to set the time interval that will be used to turn off the display backlight when not in use Times available are 30 seconds 1 Minute 2 Minutes 4 Minutes 10 Minutes or Timer Off From Highlight Highlight ESS An Seen Light Timer medi nme fand usn E emi vie m7 es jam Res RES ones NR ed Mime RR ey Sime ts E s Gs Ame e md Men i ONES mn id ese n v n S E E em uis x Select Timer Duration Default 4 Minutes Magellan Meridia
59. e service and with the small exception of two additional satellites displayed on the Satellite Status screen it will be transparent to you There is nothing you need do it s all ready to go How accurate will my GPS receiver be with WAAS The FAA reports that expected accuracy can be improved to around 7 meters vertically and horizon tally Our own testing suggests that Magellan GPS receivers will typically experience accuracy improvements to around 3 meters You can expect to see this level of accuracy for 95 of the time that you are receiving WAAS signals What are some of the problems with WAAS The signal coverage with WAAS is not global like GPS satellites In some locations receiving WAAS signals can be difficult and intermittent There are two satellites transmitting WAAS for corrections in the Americas and two more over Africa and India providing similar coverage for Europe These satellites are geostationary i e they stay in the same spot over the Earth equator The two satellites for the Americas are over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans Chances are then they will probably be near the horizon from where you are using your GPS receiver This increases the chance that buildings foliage terrain and other obstacles could block the WAAS signal Also WAAS is a relatively new system and is still in its developmental stage So on occasion you may experience service outages Even during these outages your GPS receiver will still be w
60. e track that is stored in the Meridian If you have cleared your track either with the Clear Track option or clearing memory Track History cannot be accessed Highlighted Road Vertical Profile Description Available only with map data uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States If the cursor or your present position is on a road and you have topographic maps loaded you can view the vertical profile for the road you have selected Route Vertical Profile Description Available only with map data uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States If you have at least one route stored in memory you can view the vertical profile for the route After selecting Vertical Profile you will be asked to select the route you want to plot Path Check Description Path check performs two functions First it allows you to create a path on the Map screen graphically and then view this path s vertical profile assuming that you have uploaded a topo map You can also save this path as a route allowing an additional method of creating a route After selecting Path Check from the Vert Profile menu you will be returned to the Map screen where you can begin to lay out your path Using the arrow keypad move the cursor to the desired location of the path s beginning and press GOTO Now use the arrow keypad to move to a new location and press GOTO Notice a thick line has been drawn between the two poi
61. ed to select how you want to find the desired waypoint either by an alphabetic list or using Nearest To Alphabetical With Alphabetical selected in the Find By field the waypoints will be listed in alphabetical order and you need to scroll through the list until you find the waypoint you need With User selected as the category you will go directly to the alphabetized list Since the number of waypoints in the other categories can be in the thousands the Meridian has provided you with some tools to make the search easier Keyboard Search Before displaying the list of waypoints the Meridian displays a keyboard that you can enter the first few characters of the waypoint you are looking for When you highlight OK and press ENTER or as a shortcut press IN you are taken to the alphabetical list with the waypoint you began typing at the top of the display Anytime you are viewing the list of waypoints you can re access the keyboard by pressing ESC Alphabetic Scroll You can use the IN and OUT O buttons to step up or down the alphabet If you were O viewing waypoints beginning with the letter A pressing OUT would take you to the first waypoint beginning with B and then C and so forth Pressing IN does the same function but only in reverse Nearest Io The purpose of Nearest To is to provide you with a way to find the 20 waypoints nearest to a waypoint you select
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63. eem a bit intimidating at first Dont worry There are only a few things you need to know to use the Meridian They will be discussed here in detail Other features and functions can be found in the Reference Section of the User Manual Meridian GPS Receiver Quadrifilar Antenna OUT Zooms out the display of the Map screen Press once to zoom out one level press and hold to quickly move through the zoom levels IN Zooms in the display of the Map screen Press once to zoom in one level press and hold to quickly move through the zoom levels ENTER Confirms data entries or menu ESC Cancels the operation of the last button pressed selections Also scrolls through the NAV screens in MENU reverse order Accesses menus for displayed NAV Accesses the screens Also various navigation provides access screens to waypoint route and setup GOTO dual functions function key GOTO is used to create a direct route to any waypoint stored in memory This key is also used to MARK a position PWR Turns the Meridian on off Also used to turn the display backlight on off 8 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver re e Turning Power On Off Tuning the Meridian On WARNING C ENTER All data is provided for reference only You assume full You have 10 seconds to press n ENTER accepting Come A respansibility and the warning
64. eiver 53 M T i sel IEEE I ITOITS e Reference 0000000000 Note If the route is active the Meridian will automatically display Deactivate Route in the menu and inversely if the route is not active Activate Route will be displayed Viewing a Route Allows you to view the legs of a route using the same screen that was used to create the route Viewing a route can be used if you just wanted to see the components of the route or as a precursor to editing the route From MENU Highlight Select um manny Any Route Screen Routes i Highlight Editing a Route Enables you to modify an existing route by inserting a leg deleting a leg or replacing a leg Follow the instructions above for Viewing a Route and then use the instructions for inserting deleting replacing or appending a leg as appropriate gt n When you are done with editing the route use the Up Down arrows to highlight the Save Route button and press ENTER Inserting a Leg Inserts a waypoint in the middle of an existing leg thereby making two legs where there used to be one Select route to be edited Highlight destination um x See Instructions for waypoint for les that will s Viewing a Route have a leg inserted rures Highlight Select indi S om Database Insert DE i Select Waypoint In the example of a route that goes from A to B to C to D if you wanted to insert t
65. ent position to the cursor Map Scale Indicator Provides the scale for the map The number displayed represents approximately 1 4 of the screen s width Scale can be changed with the IN and OUT buttons Waypoint Name 24 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MT I i o lL I II ITS Reference Setting the Map Detail The detail of the map can be set to highest high medium low or lowest This changes the zoom level that different map objects cities highways labels etc are displayed If you have set a zoom level and the display is too cluttered set the map detail to a lower level conversely set it to a higher level to view more detail The default is Medium From um Highlight sites Use arrows to SEE the MAP highlight the x Screen Map Setup Detail field Use arrows to select Nav the desired Map Detail level Customizing the Map Display The Map screen can be customized for your individual needs and requirements You can select what is being displayed on the map as well as what additional data will be presented at the bottom of the screen Customization is broken into two parts what items are displayed on the map and what data fields 1f any are displayed at the bottom of the screen Selecting Map Items Turning On Off Display Waypoints Turns on or off the waypoints on the Map screen Default is On From um Highlight ENTER Use L R Use U D the MAP arrows to arrows to
66. ered is displayed Use the Up Down arrows to highlight the desired destination in this case Home and press ENTER You are returned to the last NAV screen viewed with some noticeable changes If you are Ham amp Bearing Distance viewing the Map screen you will now notice a 0855 127 thick line which is a graphical plot of the GOTO you just created Other NAV screens have changed the header bar to indicate that you are navigating to a destination Press the NAV key until you are viewing the Compass screen The header bar now displays To Home Now all of the navigational informa tion displayed is to provide you with the necessary details to get you to your destination in this case Home Alternate Step 4 Select GOTO Destination Waypoint from Other Categories As mentioned earlier a GOTO can be to any waypoint in memory either ones you have created or ones that have been loaded into the Meridian When selecting waypoints other then User you are first presented with the keyboard display The reason for this is there can be thousands of waypoints in the list and using the conventional scrolling could take quite a bit of time By using the keyboard you will be able to shorten the time by going to a specific point in the list Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 17 M TL i el IEEE a e 18 If you have been performing the keypresses as you are reading this then you are pro
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68. fers to the theoretical mathematical model of the earth s sea level surface Map makers may use a different model to chart their maps so position coordinates will differ from one datum to another The datum for the map you are using can be found in the legend of the map If you are unsure of which datum to use use WGS84 The value or setting automatically chosen by the unit unless otherwise directed Can be changed in Setup Distance Distance from position to destination Estimated Time of Arrival The estimated time of day the leg s destination waypoint will be reached Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver DT 5 INLINE 1 1 ETE HDG Latitude LAT LON Leg Route Longitude Magnetic North NMEA OSGB Position fix Estimated Time Enroute The estimated time remaining to reach the next waypoint in a route Heading The direction you are facing defined as an angle from North The angular distance north or south of the equator measured by lines encircling the earth parallel to the equator from 0 to 90 Coordinate system using latitude and longitude coordinates to define a position on the earth 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 A route that is from waypoint A to waypoint B to waypoint C to waypoint D has three legs with the first being from waypoint A to waypoint B The angular
69. ge Font Font _ On Off On Off On Off Position aliis Road ENTER Data ENTER oe s On Off E On Off On Off C Speed On Off Note you must go through the entire sequence of nav screens for your selections to be saved As an example if you turn the Sat Status screen off and press ESC before confirming all of the nav screens your selection will not be saved and the Sat Status screen will still be on Default All On Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 59 M TL i el lhL I II ITS e Selecting the Coordinate System Allows you to set the coordinate system that will be used to display the position for the primary or secondary position screen Available coordinate systems are Lat Lon UTM OSGB Irish Swiss Swedish Finnish German French USNG MGRS or User Grid rom QE uisntignt Highiight ESE Any N Screen Coord System Ru md am i di ai n i i i d aai n d Ty cd i Ts d Tam i sad ums mmi umi Tue Reni sad ames a md as ni id ia Vid d Tm i md imn ER ds Tn i cad mni i i mi mmi cni mn 5 Select Primary or I E Select Coordinate L Secondary System M The coordinate system you select a may require additional information Default Primary Lat Lon DEG MIN MMM Secondary UTM Selecting a Map Datum Allows you to set the datum used to compute oe the coordinates to match the datum used on a map or chart If you are oe using a map or chart with your Meridian an
70. hat will mm help you identify which part of the country o Emm this region is for In this example the name socal was used After supplying the name this region is added to the region list found at the right of the screen In the region list left click on the box in front of the name of the region you want to upload Notice that the area within the region changes color giving you a graphical indication of what region s are to be uploaded Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver NENNEN o lhL a Upload Region Make sure that the Meridian is turned on and click on the Upload Regions a v button You will be given the option of Upload to GPS Unit Upload to SD Card Programmer or Store on Hard Drive Select Upload to GPS Unit and press Next MapSend will then poll the COM ports looking for the Meridian receiver When the COM port has been found it will be indicated on the PC screen Press Next The map region will be uploaded to your Meridian receiver Now using the Meridian go to the Map screen and zoom out over the area on the map where you have uploaded the region Once you have zoomed out far enough you will see the outline of a box This box represents the region that you just uploaded This portion of the map now has detailed street and points of interest information Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 87 M T
71. have all the information you ll ever require Press NAV until the navigation screen you want is displayed If you selected the Map screen you will see your position icon in the center of the screen with a line drawn for you on the map graphically displaying the GOTO route Note that this route is line of sight LOS or as the crow flies O The Meridian does not compute the route using streets and K highways providing a turn by turn routing You ll find very quickly that you can easily use the roads and highways displayed on the Map screen and compare them to the displayed route and get to your destination quickly GOTO routes are NOT saved in memory when the Meridian is turned off If you are navigating on a GOTO route and you need to turn the Meridian off you will need to reset the GOTO Routes however are stored in memory If you need to make a GOTO but expect to turn the Meridian off before arriving you might consider making a 1 leg route using the route menu This concludes the basic operation of the Magellan Meridian but there is so much more More detail on the mentioned functions and information on the functions not mentioned can be found in the Reference chapter of the User Manual Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 19 rr e Reference Power Backlight Contrast Turn the Meridian On Applies power to the Meridian and displays last NAV screen viewed Dur
72. he icon name or message use the U p D own arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press ENTER You are then placed into the Edit M ode Using the method described in Getting Started you can personalize the waypoint making it easy to remember what it is Creating N ew Waypoint M anually Allowsthe creation of a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position T he coordinates for the new position need to be entered manually v From Highlight Edit Line 1 of EAM Any Location the Location Screen Hold down Field Field for 2 3 seconds EEEE EEEE ee ew ew ee ew ee Be eB ee em em ee ew ew ee ee ee ee ew ew ew ew ee ee ee ee ee Edit Line 2 of Edit ENTER Modify the Location Elevation see T Field Field Note Highlight Save Button Note To modify the icon name or message use the U p D own arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press ENTER You are then placed into the Edit M ode M agdlan M eridian GPS Receiver 41 M TL i el IEEE a Creating New Waypoint with M ap Cursor Provides a method of creating anew waypoint with coordinates other than your present position The new coordinates are computed automatically based on the location of the map cursor From Use arrow keys to Modify Map move cursor to see Screen desired position Hold down Note for 2 3 seconds Note To modify the icon name or message use the U p D
73. he waypoint E between B and C you would highlight the waypoint C and follow the steps to insert waypoint E Your route would then be A to B to E to C to D 54 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver DT 1 o lh LE 1 1I Deleting a Leg Deletes a leg from the route Select route to be edited Highlight destination um See Instructions for waypoint for leg that will i Viewing a Route be deleted e e e e e o o o o e o o o e e o a o o o a o u o o a u ou a o e o o u u u o o o o o o i i o u Highlight ESE i Replacing a Leg Replaces the destination of an existing leg with a new destination Select route to be edited Highlight destination Uum bS See Instructions for waypoint for leg that will Viewing a Route be replaced OR DG a a a a a E a ee eee ee ee eum T Database Mr E Select Waypoint Appending a Leg Adds a leg to the end of a route Select route to be edited Highlight next available EM See Instructions for leg Indicated by Viewing a Route dashes Select Select Database Waypoint Appending a Newly Created Waypoint to a Route Allows a newly created waypoint to be appended to any route in memory Create a Waypoint by pressing the GOTO button Can be present position user generated position
74. hing on the SD card so continue only if you are sure that there is no data on the card that you may need later When the format is complete the Meridian will turn off About Screen e The About screen displays the current status of your Meridian Using the e About screen you can tell what the version of the software is the version and memory size of the base map the number of and total memory size of detailed maps you may have installed using MapSend Streets M and how much free memory is available From CE Hsin d Any Screen Help Screen You can view help tips for Nav Screens Map Routes Setup Database User Waypoints and Misc Topics Each topic has a number of tips available that can be viewed From menu Highlight ENTER Select Any Topic Screen E Use the Next and Prev buttons to scroll the Meridian Help Files Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 73 General What is the difference between degrees minutes seconds DEG MIN SEC and degrees minutes minutes DEG MIN MMM or DEG MIN MM There are different ways in expressing the coordinates computed using Lat Lon coordinate system With DEG MIN SEC the final set of numbers SEC is expressed as 0 59 while DEG MIN MM expresses the same value as 0 99 and DEG MIN MMM is from 0 999 It would be the same as if you had one clock that expressed time as hour minutes seconds and another clock that expressed the same time as hours minute
75. his chapter is set up in a way that you can quickly and easily find the feature you are looking for Frequently Asked Questions This chapter is aimed at answering some of the more basic questions that you may have about your Meridian the global positioning system GPS and using the Meridian to its fullest Experienced GPS users will probably not find any new information in this chapter but new GPS users may find many of their questions answered here Appendix Sections containing information about connecting your Meridian to external devices accessories troubleshooting and specifications can be found in the Appendix Glossary A glossary is provided explaining some of the terms and abbreviations found in the Meridian and this manual that may not be familiar to all users oe Its time to begin using your Meridian Dont be overwhelmed with the size of oe the manual as we have tried to give enough information for the beginning user as well as provide the experienced users with the specifications and features that they are looking for The most important thing to us is to be sure that you are completely satisfied with your Meridian and the accompanying documentation If you have any ideas suggestions or even a complaint please pass them along to us through our web site www magellangps com or by mail 2 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Setting Up the Meridiar Setting up the Meridian is a simple two step process
76. ian GPS Receiver 61 era hl INNEN 101013 Selecting the North Reference Allows the selection of whether the Meridian uses True North Magnetic North Military True or Military Magnetic as its North reference rom EE Highigh Highight ERE Any N Screen North Reference r eee Ram Rd ee ee eee E eee E E ee ee ee ee ee E ee ee ee a ve Seed North Reference Default Magnetic Selecting Daylight Savings Allows you to select what region you are in which will allow the Meridian to automatically adjust the time displayed to compensate for daylight savings time You can select United States daylight savings starts on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October European Union daylight savings starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October or you can select Customize which allows you to set the month and day that daylight savings starts and ends in your area om CB nightight Highist GA any Screen Dayl Tela Saving I ec octet ee He He Me Me He Ae eM eK Ae Ke ae ae ee ee ae ee ae ae ae ee ae ee ee ae ee ee ae ee ae ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee E Use up down arrows to select region from list Default The appropriate daylight savings time United States or European Union only will automatically be set by the Meridian during startup when you use the Meridian for the first time 62 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MENT I
77. ilable ONLY if you have uploaded one or more detailed maps from the Magellan MapSend Streets CD ROM Mark If you select Mark and press ENTER the Edit Waypoint screen is displayed You can now change any of the attributes for this waypoint Highlight Save and press ENTER to record this waypoint into the memory of the Meridian View Selecting View and pressing ENTER returns you to the Map Screen in the Cursor Mode with the cursor on the address you entered From this point you can create a waypoint by pressing and holding the GOTO button Note The address search has some limitations and is based upon the map that was uploaded from the MapSend Streets software While you are entering the address you will notice that the available range is displayed on the screen Addresses entered must fall within that range Also be sure to include the prefixes N E W S etc for streets you are searching for In nearly all cases if you cant find the street you are looking for it is probably due to missing or incorrect prefixes From menu Highlight LAS Use up down arrows Biz an any to highlight uploaded y etree eee ee ee Be ee ee ewe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eB ee ee ew eB ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee s Use up down Use arrows to enter Highlight s arrows to highlight first few letters of OK E Address street name C i a mom oe eo ey See ee See ee eee ee ee ee ee ee eS ee ee re ee n Use u
78. ing power up the first screen shows the software and map database versions currently loaded in the Meridian The second screen gives a warning that must be read After reading the warning press ENTER to proceed If you do not press ENTER the Meridian will shut off after 10 seconds uU AGELLA ree All data is provided M You have 10 Meridian for reference only seconds to press You assume full ENTER accepting Come iu responsibility and the warning or the us on The risk when using this idi i World Wide Web read 9 a an will shut magellangps com V10 WAAS Encbled PRESS ENTER N Amen co 1 05 TO AGREE 2001 Thales Navigation Turn the Meridian Off Shuts down the Meridian Gi Press ESC key to abort K before 5 seconds has elapsed During the 5 second countdown pressing the PWR key again will shut the Meridian off immediately Alternate Power On Off If you carry your Meridan in your pocket or other places where the PWR button can be accidently pressed you may want to consider putting your Meridian in the Alternate On Off mode Turning the Meridian On Alternate You must press and hold the PWR button down until the first start up screen is displayed After the screen is displayed the Meridian operates normally Turning the Meridian Off Alternate To turn the Meridian off press PWR The countdown sequence will begin and you must press ENTER before the sequence ends If you
79. ings The Meridian supports version 1 5 and 2 1 of the NMEA 0183 standard Additional information on NMEA can be found at on the internet at www nmea org where you can purchase the NMEA Interface Standards Another excellent source for NMEA standards is a FAQ sheet that is published on the internet by Peter Bennett at vancouver webpages com peter nmeafaq txt My GPS is not communicating with my computer What can I do Check your baud rate and check the baud rate that your software ECOE is using If they dont match change either the softwares or the ECOE Meridians baud rate See Setup Changing the Baud Rate Can I interface my Meridian with a Macintosh computer Magellan does not supply cabling or software for the Macintosh line of computers For information on a cable or software that may meet your requirements visit GPSy at www gpsy com on the internet Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver I7 Troubleshooting Receiver will not turn on 1 Check to see if batteries are installed correctly 2 Replace with two new AA alkaline batteries Takes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix 1 Ifthere are any obstacles nearby or overhead move to a new location 2 Make sure that the antenna is pointing up has a clear view of the sky and Is a reasonable distance away from your body 3 Check Satellite Status screen to see where the satellites are and if the receiver is acquiring data 4 Ifthe receiver still
80. ion point a waypoint you select All that 1s required to create a GOTO route is having the destination waypoint saved in memory This waypoint can be one that you have saved earlier which is stored in your User Waypoint List or any of the landmarks that come with the Meridian in its built in database In the previous section you created a waypoint named Home Now suppose you had gone some place else and you wanted your Meridian to guide you back All you need do is to create a GOTO route and the Meridian will do the rest The uses for a GOTO route are endless You could mark the position of your campsite and always find your way back Or you could mark the location of a hot fishing spot you found and next season come back to the exact same spot Even mark the location of your car in a large parking lot and never have to worry about roaming endlessly looking for your car Creating a GOTO Route e Step 1 Accessing GOTO e Press GOTO The first thing that has to be done is to select the destination waypoint This is done by frees accessing the waypoint database The first screen A Ail is used to select the category of the database that belle ie the waypoint is in and how it will be found alphabetically or nearest to your position a city or Find By other waypoints 4 Alphabetical Step 2 Select Category of Waypoints Use the Up Down arrows to move the highlight through the list of waypoint categories The
81. ly granted are reserved by Thales Navigation and or its suppliers No part of this guide 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 Thales Navigation 2002 by Thales Navigation All rights reserved Magellan and MapSend are registered trademarks of Thales Navigation Meridian is a trademark of Thales Navigation Revision B e Ei 1 al e THALES NAVIGATION MAGELLAN PRODUCTS LIMITED WARRANTY All Thales Navigation global positioning system GPS receivers are navigation aids and are not intended to replace other methods of navigation Purchaser is advised to perform careful position charting and use good judgment READ THE USER GUIDE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 1 THALES NAVIGATION WARRANTY Thales Navigation warrants their GPS receivers and hardware accessories to be free of defects in material and workmanship and will conform to our published specifications for the product for a period of one year from the date of original purchase THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT In the event of a defect Thales Navigation will at its option repair or replace the hardware product with no charge to the purchaser for parts or labor The repaired or replaced product will be warranted fo
82. mpute its initial position Follow these instructions to initialize the Meridian Step 1 Turn the Meridian On Press PWR The Meridian turns on and displays the start up MAGELLAN Meridian screen Come visit us on the World Wide Web magellangps com screen followed by the language selection V 3 12 WAAS Enabled N Amen ca 1 05 2002 Thales Navigation Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver re Co Step 2 Select Language Use the Up Down arrows to move the highlight to the English Frangais language that you want the screens to be displayed in Lue With the desire language highlighted press ENTER Espanol Portuqu se Svenska Step 3 Accept Warnings and Begin Initialization The Warning Screen is displayed This screen will be All data is provided displayed for 10 seconds and if the ENTER key has not islet m responsibility and been pressed the Meridian will shut off risk when using this PRESS ENTER TO AGREE If you understand and agree to the warning presented press ENTER The Meridian displays a message box indicating that the receiver needs to be initialized UNIT IS NOT ECOE INITIALIZED e Press ENTER EPA INITIALIZE Step 4 Select Your Region and Area Use the Up Down arrows to highlight your general region Press ENTER Use the Up Down arrows to highlight your area Press ENTER Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver
83. n GPS Receiver 63 DT 1 5o lL 1 1I Turning the Beeper On Off Allows you to select which actions will cause the beeper to sound You can choose from Off Keys Only pressing a key causes a beep Alarms Only when an alarm is activated or Keys amp Alarms From Highlight Highlight EE Any Screen ym I aa 5 Select Beeper Options Default Keys amp Alarms Selecting NMEA Message Allows the selection of the NMEA message that will be output from the Meridian Choices are Off V1 5 APA V1 5 XTE or V2 1 GSA Your choice will be dependent upon what message the device you are connecting to needs to receive From Highlight Highlight ESE An oe Screen e E AE a ei Lo mii c ui Mia ei ui mm Ram md mad La d Ou da Gm ae an Umi m eir Em Rm Rmi Ru c E EE RN e mm cm m m RD ed mm d ms pue md a Select NMEA Message Default Off Selecting the Baud Rate Enables you to set the baud rate of the data being sent out from the Meridian output port The baud rate sent out must match the baud rate that the receiving device is set for You can choose from 1200 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud 57600 baud or 115200 baud nom EJ dighiight Highlight Any Screen Baud Rate Grecs Select Baud Rate Default 4800 Baud 64 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver
84. n GPS receiver Optional Setup Functions There are two additional options that you may want to set up prior to using your Meridian GPS receiver Contrast and NAV Units Contrast To set the contrast press MENU Use the Up Down arrows to highlight Contrast and press ENTER Use the Left Right arrows to change the contrast i Seer to a level that provides the best display of the four bars displayed below the slider bar When you are satisfied with the contrast press ESC 9 NAV Units You can select the units of measure that Meridian will use Miles Yards MPH Miles Feet MPH default Nautical Miles Feet Knots or Kilometers Kilometers per hour To change the Nav Units of Measure press MENU Use the Up Down arrows to highlight Setup and press ENTER Use the Up Down Arrows to highlight NAV Units and press ENTER i A ile s vd zh PH Use the Up Down arrows to highlight the unit of Kf iles F tiA PH Ma Fte Knot measure that you want and press ENTER EPH Press ESC to return to the last screen viewed This completes the set up for your Meridian GPS receiver The next chapter will describe the basic operation and use of the Meridian as a navigation tool Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 7 For many of you this will be your first introduction into using a GPS receiver as a navigational tool With all of the features and functions provided with the Meridian it may s
85. nts Continue moving the cursor and pressing GOTO until your path is complete When it is done press ENTER and the vertical profile for the path is displayed When you are done viewing the Vertical Profile of the path you created press ESC to return to the map screen Now you can continue adding legs to the path Tip You can convert this path into a stored route by simply pressing the MENU key and selecting the Save To Route option 58 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver hr lhl HEN 1 DAS DIELIIBOLH GDLLLLLL SZ Setup Initializing the Meridian Enables you to initialize the Meridian should it be needed to speed up satellite acquisition Two such instances would be travelling over 500 miles with your Meridian turned off or complete loss of memory From Q nightlight DE uch ch DEM An N Screen mig ad eto i i iT i im us ipi mis Tm mmi cmd vmi umm md i mid s Uii i Tis gi mui imi um f Dg i ls i ums m m em mi t m md mn Ui ni T a dcm Di qu Highlight GF ESTEE Input Region Ara Elevation optional Co nu GRY input EE Time Date _ Turning NAV Screens On Off Allows you to turn off or on any of the navigation screens you choose From EE Highlight Highion E Any b Screen r H M P o M A E E ee eed 5 Sat Status sat Status ESE Compass Lar
86. o compute your compass heading Furthermore to eliminate error you must be moving at a minimum of 2 0 mph The exception is the Meridian Platinum which has an electronic compass which will compute the compass heading below 2 0 mph This includes computing your compass heading while you are standing still Routes What is a backtrack route A backtrack route allows you to retrace your steps As you are moving the Meridian automatically creates and stores hidden waypoints into memory These waypoints are the ones that the Meridian will use to retrace your steps When you create a S backtrack route the Meridian converts these hidden waypoints into User Waypoints How do I know which route is active Access the route menu by pressing the MENU button and select the option Routes The route menu lists all of the routes in memory with the active route displayed in bold characters Alarms Why does my Meridian not make an audible beep when I have an alarm active Check your setup settings for the Beeper If the selection is Off or Keys Only the beeper will not sound for alarms 76 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MT T i o lL e Output Data What is NMEA NMEA National Marine Electronics Association is the standard used for interfacing marine electronic devices This standard has also been adapted for use in a variety of third party mapping software programs What are the NMEA message str
87. of your track with minimal track points stored Auto Detailed performs exactly the same as Auto but has the base rate of track points saved increased This allows a more detailed track then Auto to be taken while at the same time saving memory over a fixed rate The following is an overly simplified diagram of the three track rate options In most cases Auto should meet all of your requirements but if you want more detail on turns and still not clutter memory with excessive track points select Auto Detailed Track Mode Track Mode Track Mode Fixed Rate Auto Auto Detailed Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 33 aaa CC Compass Screen 34 Meridian Platinum s electronic compass LENS 11 ee The Compass Screen is the second in the list of navigation screens your Meridian can present The two data fields at the top of the display can be customized to display different navigation data types Meridian Platinum users should consult the Meridian Platinum Supplement Manual for more information on the compass screen and the use of the Destination To Home Name SPEE Data Fields Destination Icon Compass Destination Name When you are navigating on a GOTO or multiles route the name of the destination is placed here For multileg routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the les of the route you are presently navigating on Data Fields Customizable data fields The data
88. ons and their designator that can be assigned to a waypoint while marking a position or editing a waypoint Default iE Box i House Aerial Airport m Amusement ATM Tr Auto Repair E3 Boating A Camping p Exit Ramp First Aid amp Fixed Nav Aid Floating Buoy li Fuel fd Garden W Golf Hotel Hunt Fish Large City Lighthouse e Major City Marina Medium City B Museum KA Obstruction amp Park il Resort Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Br le ase amp amp e 8 s Restaurant Rock Scuba RV Service Shooting Sight Seeing Small City Sounding Sports Arena Tourist Info Truck Service Winery Wreck Zoo 79 DT i o Ll Contacting Magellan If after using the troubleshooting section you are still unable to solve your operation problems please call Magellan s Technical Service at 866 737 8604 Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 5 PM PST Faxes can be sent to Customer Service at 909 394 7070 If necessary you can also return your receiver to Magellan for repair Before returning the receiver you must get a Return Materials Authorization RMA from Magellan To get an RMA contact a Magellan Technical Service Represen tative at 800 707 7845 or you can send an email explaining your reasons to rma magellangps com After receiving the RMA number ship the receiver by Parcel Post or UPS Include a des
89. orking computing position fixes and helping you get to where you want to go using the GPS signals The only difference is you will not be getting the precision that WAAS was providing You can expect to see these outages diminish as the system matures and stabilizes For more information on WAAS you can visit the FAA websites section on their WAAS system http gps faa gov programs WAAS waas htm Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Jl aaa CC Active Leg Altitude BRG Buoy COG Coordinates S CTS Datum Default DST ETA Ja Glossary The segment of a route currently being traveled The current elevation above sea level Bearing The compass direction from your position to a destination measured to the nearest degree A navigation aid usually found in marine charts that is floating in water The position can vary due to the magnitude and direction of the current Course Over Ground The direction the receiver is moving COG can be reported in true or magnetic north values A unique numeric or alphanumeric description of the position Course to Steer The direction you should be traveling amp in order to return to the course while proceeding towards the destination It is a compromise course bearing that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline midway between a point perpendicular to your position and the current leg destination waypoint Re
90. ou define om C Hoin EP o DRE Any Screen n rrr Highlight Enter Heading Confirm BEN User and Speed Clearing of Data Track Turning the Simulator Off Turns the simulator off and returns the Meridian to normal operation From EM uign ion Hishist EE Any Screen pl a Highlight Off 70 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MT TL i el LE Using the Card Utilities There are utilities built into the Meridian to assist you in using an optional Secure Digital memory card To access the Card Utilities press MENU from any screen and highlight Card Utilities Press ENTER Save Waypoints and Routes to Memory Card After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Save WP Route and press ENTER Use the keyboard to enter a name for the saved waypoints and routes Filenames are limited to 8 characters Highlight OK and press ENTER when done This will place all of your waypoints and routes on the SD card you have inserted in your Meridian These waypoints and routes are not erased from your Meridian only stored on the memory card for use later Save Track After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Save Track and press ENTER Use the keyboard to enter a name for
91. ou missed it while it was loading don t worry there is another way Press MENU highlight About and press ENTER At the top of the display you will see the revision and date of revision just below the copyright statement 2 Next go to the Magellan web site and check for the latest software release The address to take you directly to the Meridian updates is www magellangps com en support products upgrades upgrade_meridiangps asp Meridian Platinum users should go to www magellangps com en support products upgrades upgrade_meridianplat asp If the version on the web site is newer then what you have in your e Meridian follow the directions to download the latest software e 3 Connect your Meridian to your PC Windows 3 1 NT or higher using the data cable for your Meridian Whenever doing any uploads to your Meridian it is always a good idea to install fresh batteries 4 Unzip the file that you downloaded in step 2 Turn on your Meridan Open the folder and double click on the file magup exe The first thing the application will do is to search for your Meridian on one of the COM ports After it is found the application will automati cally begin uploading the new software The display on your Meridian will change to SOFTWARE UPLOAD MODE ACTIVE 5 You will be notified when the upload is complete Exit the magup application Your Meridian will turn itself off and power up again Verify that the softwa
92. p down arrows itia Highlight Ea S DE to select street name Number field from list l x Use arrows to enter address Highlight Mark to create number Number must fall a waypoint or View to betweein limits indicated view on the Map screen Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver err hl e EHE Creating a GOTO Route Creates and sets as the active route a 1 leg route with your present position asthe starting point and a destination waypoint that you choose from the waypoint database From coro If a GOTO route Select Use left right DE NN Any already exists you will Waypoint arrows to select Screen be asked to clear it Category Find By Select __ Waypoint from List GOTO routes are not saved in memory When you turn your M eridian off and then back on the GOTO routeis gone You need to create a new GOTO routeif you intend on completing the route Also note that when you are selecting the Waypoint C ategory you are being instructed to select the Find By You can select only those waypoints in your general vicinity N earest or all of the waypoints in the category in alphabetical order Alphabetical Creating a Backtrack Route Creates a route using track information stored in the M eridian to retrace your steps A good example of using a backtrack would be if you were out hiking or jogging with your M eridian turned on and computing position fixes After 30 minutes you choose to
93. portant that you understand how to select waypoints from the database as it is used frequently in the Meridian The first item to understand is the differences in categories There are three major types of categories that need to be explained user preloaded and uploaded User These are waypoints that you have saved using the MARK function of the receiver There can be up to e 500 user entered waypoints stored in memory To e select the User category highlight User in the Database list Preloaded These are waypoints that are included in the base map that was installed by Magellan The categories of preloaded waypoints are Cities Highways Airports Waterways and Parks The Meridian Marine has an additional set of marine preloaded categories Fixed Navaid Buoys Lighthouses Marinas and Obstructions Uploaded Using any of the MapSend CD ROM software you can add detailed maps to your Meridian Along with the detailed maps a set of waypoints for a wide variety of categories If you have uploaded a detailed map you will notice a black line near the bottom of the database list with the name of the detailed map s you have uploaded To select a category for the detailed map you need to highlight the name of the uploaded map and press ENTER Then highlight the category from the newly displayed list Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 43 MT TL i sel IEEE Reference 00000000000 With the category highlighted you ne
94. r 90 days from the date of return shipment or for the balance of the original warranty whichever is longer Thales Navigation warrants that software products or software included in hardware products will be free from defects in the media for a period of 30 days from the date of shipment and will substantially conform to the then current user documentation provided with the software including updates thereto Thales Navigation s sole obligation shall be the correction or replacement of the media or the software so that it will substantially conform to the then current user documentation Thales Navigation does not warrant the software will meet purchaser s requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted error free or virus free Purchaser assumes the entire risk of using the software 2 PURCHASER S REMEDY PURCHASER S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT THALES NAVIGATION S OPTION OF ANY DEFECTIVE PART OF THE RECEIVER OR ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY REPAIRS UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL ONLY BE MADE AT AN AUTHORIZED THALES NAVIGA TION SERVICE CENTER ANY REPAIRS BY A SERVICE CENTER NOT AUTHORIZED BY THALES NAVIGATION WILL VOID THIS WARRANTY 3 PURCHASER S DUTIES To obtain service the purchaser must obtain a Return Materials Authorization RMA number from Thales Navigation prior to shipping by calling 1 800 707 784
95. r external power source The input voltage range for external power is 9 16 VDC Caution Do not bypass the power supply box or you will damage your unit and void the warranty Power Plu Cigarette Lighter Adapter Cut Here S ns Power Supply Box 9 pin Connector Connecting to a Data Source Data Connection Pinout PC and Data cables only This is the pinout looking into the 9 pin female connector Pin 2 Data Out Pin 3 Data In Pin 5 Ground Cable Wiring Color Code Power Red Power Black GND Data Power Data PC cable amp Data cable only Yellow Data In Orange Data Out Black GND 90 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Your Magellan GPS receiver has been upgraded to include the latest WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System technology With WAAS your GPS receiver can compute position locations with an accuracy never before possible in a commercial receiver What is WAAS WAAS is a means of improving the accuracy of GPS beyond the standard civilian signal WAAS was developed by the FAA to provide the accuracy needed for aircraft to perform approaches for landings WAAS improves the accuracy of GPS by calculating the errors in the GPS signal at several monitoring stations around the country and then transmitting the error correc tions to special WAAS satellites In turn these satellites broadcast the error corrections to WAAS capable GPS receivers around the world WAAS is a fre
96. re has been uploaded by checking the About screen again as you did in step 1 The software to your Meridian is complete and you can now disconnect the Meridian from the data cable Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 81 MT TL i o LE a Append 0000 000000 Specifications CHARACTERISTICS Performance Receiver 12 parallel channel technology tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information with quadrifilar antenna Acquisition Times under optimal conditions Warm approximately 15 seconds Cold approximately 1 minute Update Rate 1 second continuous Accuracy Position 7 meters 95 2D RMS w WAAS lt 3 meters 95 2D RMS Velocity 0 1 knot RMS steady state Limits e Speed 951 mph e Altitude 17 500 meters Physical Size 6 5 x 2 9 x 1 2 h x w x d 16 5 cm x 7 4 cm x 3 05 cm Weight 8 ounces 227 grams with 2 AA batteries installed Display 2 2 x 1 75 h x w 5 59 cm x 4 44 cm high contrast LCD with EL backlit display Housing Weatherproof construction wraparound rubber armor Temp Range Operating 14 F to 140 F to 10 C to 60 C Storage 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C Power Source 2 AA alkaline batteries or 9 35 VDC with power cable Battery Life Up to 14 hours 82 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver O DT 5 INLINE 1 1 Accessories Accessories for your receiver are available from your Magellan dealer or you can order directly from Magellan at 8
97. rent options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes Compass Displays your heading in a familiar compass format Customizing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options bearing distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date for any of the six fields See explanation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the um Data Screen Customize Highlight Use arrows to ENTER Been highlight the title for the data field to be changed Use arrows to select new data type Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver cra 1 Speed Screen Destination Te Home Name HEADING DISTANCE e ul ci B RI Customizable 021m 1 1 145 Data Fields MPH 2 I Trip Odometer 002310 Destination Name accessed through the MENU button When you are navigating on a Some of the data displayed requires Speedometer GOTO or multileg route the you to be moving to be computed name of the destination is invalid data is indicated by dashes placed here For multileo routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the leg of the route you are presently navigating on Speedometer Displays your speed using a familiar speedometer display The scale of the speedometer is not adjusta
98. ress rong DA d ES Seal Beach ias Ne Vs M Fountain N raii Huntington Beach ae ml U Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 85 DT l i e EHE 1 Select Area Use the Draw New Region e tool to select the area on the map 86 that you want to upload into your Meridian Here is the region selected for this example Notice that E Pu SCR Lf 2 NA E Mojave Ri when you move the D C ES 1 Silverwood L cursor inside the rectangle the T 3 memory space that usw WM LO Deere 3 p pk gos 99m 1 1 1 ger SIIA mbia Erg SU Bd this region will 7 Py Eu jPemone 8 Z H PE eres ES y x len Avon i Mt occupy on your SD em eu poly sb 37 glnglewood KA e Cem Riverside card is displayed NS IDE I M TE m tA LN d CLA Pac HERRIA M 3D Y N 4 sCorona j You can further I rue B Bie We p uv zer alos omita fm RA range y modify this region kr are owt at Bl lee Grove e6 To move the region Railroad Canyon Reset Lal 0 mi place the cursor inside the region and with the left mouse ete corned move the entire region To change the size of the region place the cursor on any of the black dots found in the corners or along the sides of the region press the left mouse button and increase or decrease the size of the defined area Cut Region Select the Cut Region EJ tool You will be pronpeds to poun a name for this region Use a name t
99. ress ENTER The cursor is now highlighting the Waypoint Name field With the Name field highlighted press ENTER The input keyboard is displayed The very top of the keyboard window shows you what field you are changing in this case the Name field You can now use the arrow keypad to select the character you wish to enter With the character highlighted press ENTER and the character is appended to the name you are entering and displayed in the field above the keys Note waypoint names can be up to 8 characters in length Arrow keys Moves the highlight from one key to the next Shifts from upper Backspace Moves the case to lower case or E cursor back one space from lower case to erasing the last character upper case entered characters eat 2 s OK CLEAR I Lo Clears the entire name Accepts the name and returns to the Mark screen 14 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver DT 5 INLINE 1 1 When you have the name the way you want it highlight OK and press ENTER You are returned to the Mark screen with the new name displayed Adding a Message to a Waypoint You can also add a message to waypoints you are creating There is a memory limit however You can save up to 500 user entered waypoints in your Meridian but only 200 waypoint of those can have a message assigned to it Adding a message to a waypoint can assist you in identifying the waypoint If
100. rmed multileg in an effort to make the understanding of them a little clearer however you could create a 1 leg route and save it in the M eridian s memory Back t rack Brackett Pomona Walid Pinehurs derh O BUM z Save Foute Legs Distance Leg 3 0 00 Bearing Distance 250 10 27 Sample Route List Sample Route C reate Bold route indicates Active route M agdlan M eridian GPS Reaver From MENU Highlight Select an EE Any u E m pty N Screen Route A Step 1 Itn ENTER Select ENTER Select Use L R arrows EE Waypoint to select s starting Category Find By waypoint Lu EE j M Select Waypoint from List ES Use up down arrows to move d a highlight to next available legin gt A estination the route Indicated by dashes y waypoint js i LN Select Use left right WMadbdl Waypoint arrows to select Y Category Find By j EN Select AA Waypoint from List oe Repeat Step 2 for all additional legs in the route Step 3 Use up down ENTER arrows to highlight Save Route button Activating Deactivating a Route Enables the activating or deactivating of a stored route When a route is being used to navigate it is termed to be active When you want to use a route to navigate with follow these steps to activate it From um Hishlisht Select um A Any Route Screen EM Highlight Or Magellan Meridian GPS Rec
101. s decimals The accuracy for any of the three is the same Which you choose is dependent upon your preference or any chart you are using at the same time You should always make sure that your Meridian is setup to be the same as any map or chart you may be using What is 2D vs 3D The difference is primarily how many satellites are used to compute the position fix and how elevation is computed In 2D two dimensional only three satellites are needed for a position fix and elevation is not computed Any elevation displayed by the Meridian during 2D operation is the elevation you entered In 3D three dimensional a minimum of four satellites are needed to compute the position and at the same time elevation is computed by the Meridian 74 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver M T i o lh LE e How long can I expect my Meridian to run on a fresh set of batteries Under normal operating conditions you should get up to 14 hours of use while the display backlight is turned off This duration will drop significantly if you use the display backlight How often do I need to initialize the Meridian Initializing the Meridian decreases the time it takes to get a position fix during cold start What is meant by a cold start is that the Meridian has no reference to use as a guide to tell it what satellites should be overhead Without a reference to start with the Meridian will have to search the sky trying to find any sa
102. screens can be found in the Reference chapter of the User Manual Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver cr Map Screen The Map screen has two modes position or cursor In the position mode your present position is indicated by the large arrow icon in the center of the display If you are moving the arrow will point in the direction that you are heading At the bottom of the screen is the scale for the map displayed and two data fields that can be customized or turned off depending upon your needs The present position icon will change to an hourglass when the Meridian is unable to compute a position fix due to poor signal reception In the Cursor Mode you are provided with a cursor that can be moved on the map At the bottom of the display is the information for the position of the cursor relative to your present position Also any points of interest that the cursor is over will be shown H 0 25mi HEADING SPEED 3489 27 E 0 mi Vio Balboa Bhd 1 fom 35 2M To access the Cursor Mode press any arrow on the keypad A crosshair appears that can be moved with the arrow keys To return to the Position Mode press ESC The cursor will disappear and the present position icon will appear centered on the map 58 Large Data Screen The Large Data screen is similar to the Compass screen but here the compass has been removed to allow for large display of the navigation data Ideal for
103. sunset time and lunar phase for any waypoint you have stored in the User category in the waypoint database All times displayed are local times to your present position From EM nighiight Any xs Changing the Sun Moon Date Allows you to change the date for the sun moon information for the position selected mom CM noin EM Hioni M Any Date Field N Screen LES DE ere um CELA EE EE EE ES Pe id iquam E E s is a i i ees i alc dui E ml o ee uat 5 Use arrows to change date Changing the Sun Moon Position Allows you to change the position E that you want to view the sun moon information for The default is de Position which is your present position mom CM noin EE Hio ud Any At Field Screen r M Use left right Highlight ESE arrows to select Waypoint Find By Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 67 ENNIUS 1 o lh LE 1 1I Fish Hunt Times Display Accessing the Fish Hunt Screen The Fish Hunt screen displays the best times for fishing or hunting for the position you choose from your User waypoints From MENU Highlight Any Screen Fish Hunt Changing the Fish Hunt Date Allows you to change the date for the fishing hunting information for the position selected mom highlight Highlight EE Any Date Field p
104. ta Fields Customizable data and Elevation Displays your fields The data displayed can be present position in the coordinate selected from 13 different options system chosen in Setup Also Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displays the elevation of the present position If the Meridian displayed requires you to be moving is not computing position fixes to be computed invalid data is the last computed position is indicated by dashes displayed Trip Odometer The odometer performs like the odometer in your car It can be reset through the MENU button GPS Status Provides information on the current status of the GPS receiver portion of the Meridian 36 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver iz T i el IEEE I II ITS e The Position screens 1 and 2 simply display your present position using the coordinate systems that you have selected in Setup The Position 1 screen shows all of the basic position time and satellite information all on one screen In addition current navigation information is shown on the bottom half of the screen GPS Status Messages Messages indicating the status of the GPS receiver section of the Meridian are displayed on the Position screen Message Description Searching 1st sat Searching for 1st satellite Searching 2nd sat 1st satellite found searching for 2nd satellite Searching 3rd sat Two Satellites are being tracked and searching for a third
105. tabase arrows to arrows to set Find arrows to highlight Screen highlight User By to Nearest To waypoint Selecting Preloaded Waypoints N earest To Position From Use up down Use left right Use up down Database arrows to arrows to set Find arrows to select Screen highlight By to Nearest To waypoint Preloaded Category M agellan M eridian GPS Receiver 45 i T i o LE a Reference 000000 Selecting U ploaded Waypoints N earest To Position From Use up down Use up down Use left right Database arrows to highlight arrows to arrows to set Screen uploaded detailed highlight Find By to map name category Nearest To Use up down Use up down arrows to highlight arrows to hightlight subcategory waypoint Selecting Waypoints N earest To O ther Categories T his will allow you to change the N earest To from Position to any other category in the database T he first step isto follow the instructions provided above for selecting user preloaded or uploaded waypoints using N earest To In the example here the category Waterways was selected from the preloaded list of categories N otice that the highlight is on Position As you know you can move the highlight to one of the waypoints in thelist by using the up down arrows But in this example we are going to change Position to i Dallas T x awry Diaa O With the highlight still on Position press cn ti oOo ENTER If you already used the arrow
106. tdoorsman and consumer markets with navigational receivers all the way from the first GPS receiver for under 100 to automotive receivers with turn by turn routing capabilities Before you begin make sure that your package includes all of the items listed on the side panel of the box If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact Magellan at 866 737 8604 for replacement items Magellan is a registered trademark name of Thales Navigation oe About This User Manual This User Manual is divided into six chapters ntroduction Setting Up the Meridian Basic Operation Reference Guide Frequently Asked Questions and Appendix Each of these chapters will be explained briefly so you can tell which ones are right for you Setting Up the Meridian This chapter will show you how to prepare the Meridian for use Instructions will include how to install the batteries and how to set up the Meridian for first time use Basic Operation This chapter provides you with step by step instructions for using the basic functions of the Meridian This chapter will explain getting a position fix viewing the Map screen saving a waypoint and using a GOTO Knowing these four basic steps will enable you to use the Meridian for most things you will want to do Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 1 M TL i el IEEE a e Reference Guide Here you will find step by step instructions for all of the features found in the Meridian T
107. tellite that may be in view This takes time and can increase the time it takes to get its first position fix Can take 10 minutes in severe conditions So where does this reference come from Under normal operating conditions the last position fix computed before the Meridian was turned off is stored into memory and will be used as the reference the next time the Meridian is turned on However if you cleared the memory see Clearing Memory All in the Reference Chapter this stored reference point is removed from memory and you probably will want to initialize the receiver again Also if you travel with your Meridian for more than 500 miles with it turned off it will still have the reference point but it may be too inaccurate to be useful and again you may want to initialize the Meridian Waypoints Database What waypoints come preloaded on my Meridians database The Database contains cities highways airports waterways and national parks Can I delete preloaded waypoints that I don t use No Waypoints that are preloaded into the Meridian will always be available even when all of the Meridian s memory has been cleared Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 75 M TL i se lh LE 11 Navigation Screens Why does my compass not point in the right direction The Meridian computes direction by comparing your present position to the last position taken it requires that you be moving t
108. the SD card you have installed To begin the scan of the card press ENTER Please note that this scan can take a very long time If you decide not to proceed with the scan press ESC before beginning the scan This scan is a read write scan to free memory space It will not harm any data that you have stored on your SD card Also note that when you access Test Card the Meridian does some checking and displays information on the SD card One of the items displayed is lost clusters This is for reference only While the Meridian was checking the SD card all lost clusters were recovered This only displays how many were found 72 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MENT i l U TT Changing the Detailed Map After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Change Map and press ENTER Use the arrow keys to highlight the map you want to change Basemap or Detail Map Press ENTER Select the map from the list and press ENTER Detailed maps are not displayed using the name you supplied when you created the map but instead use the DETAILxx IMG filename Presently there are no official additional base maps available for the Meridian and this option is provided for future expandability Formatting the Memory Card After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Format Card and press ENTER You will be prompted to confirm that you wish to continue with the formatting This will erase everyt
109. the saved track Filenames are limited to 8 characters Highlight OK and press ENTER when done This will save your present track on the memory card using the filename you provided This track can be reloaded into your Meridian at a later time Loading Waypoints and Routes from Memory Card After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Load WP Route and press ENTER A list of saved waypoints and routes is displayed using the filenames that you provided when saving the waypoints and routes Highlight the desired filename and press ENTER How the waypoints and routes are loaded Loaded waypoints are appended to your existing waypoint list That is to say you will retain your existing waypoints and the loaded ones will be added There are two exceptions Existing waypoints with the same name as one being loaded will be overwritten Also once the limit of 500 waypoints in memory is reached the loading of waypoints will stop Loading of routes is a little trickier and requires some planning otherwise you may get some unexpected results Routes are uploaded to the same route number that they had when they were saved and will overwrite any route occupying that route number If you go to your route list you will Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 71 M T i o lh LEE e Reference 0000000000 notice that each route has an identifying number 1 20 Suppose you created a route in Route 1 and then saved it
110. this was a waypoint for a friend s house or business you could add a phone number or any other information that you find useful To add a message to a waypoint you are creating highlight the Message field using the Up Down arrows and press ENTER The same keyboard that was used in entering a name is presented allowing you to enter a message Using the same technique you d can enter a message up to 30 characters in length Is there a limit to the number of waypoints I can store in the Meridian Yes the Meridian will store up to 500 user waypoints in memory If you should ever get that many and need to input more you will have to delete ones that you no longer need to make room PRACTICE Using the techniques described go outside of your house and turn your Meridian on If the Meridian has been previously initialized you will soon be computing position fixes Press the NAV key until you are viewing the Map screen When the cursor icon changes from an hourglass to an arrow the Meridian is computing position fixes When the icon changes to an arrow press and hold the GOTO button until the Mark screen is dis played Change the waypoint name to Home and save the waypoint We will use this waypoint in the next discussion on GOTO routes Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 15 DT i i o INLINE 1 1 Using GOTO Routes A GOTO route is simply a route with a start point your present position and a single destinat
111. to the map scale you have selected for the Map screen so as you zoom in or out the horizon displayed will change In the Horizon Profile mode you will also notice a line projected out from your present position icon to a shorter perpendicular line The intersection of the two lines indicates the location on the map where the horizon is being computed You should note that when you select Horizontal Profile your Map Orientation will change to Track Up so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the horizontal profile If you change Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the Horizontal Profile the default Two Data Fields is displayed Changing the Orientation back to Track Up will revert back to the Horizontal Profile Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 29 e EI iia 1013 Available Data Options Bearing This is the direction to your destination from your present position in degrees from North Distance This is distance measured in the Nav Units selected in Setup to your destination Speed This is the rate that you are travelling The unit of measure is selected in Setup Nav Units Heading This is the direction you are moving measured in degrees When the heading and bearing are the same you are travelling on a direct line to your destination VMG Velocity Made Good This is the speed that you are getting closer to your destination If the heading and bearing
112. to ys Auto Detailed P 33 anina E e E E E tere E E OER 34 Cuscomizine the Data Pields spe scre dosuceecetecsescoorscceseeyeccasssktrecertasteseasierneeenieeas 35 Looe DO SOR e E E EE OA T 35 Cistomirines the Data T ro encasernar 36 ii Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver re e Poon o cis epee erent Tener rerrer ren errr rererrey ererrere ter rer ererter rer err 36 aD s SCIEN I cer sary canton E E 97 SLU die Posion EOIN cca eed oie cas eid enis repeats e 97 Resertine the Trip OUORIGEBE sercis 38 Customizing the Data Fielde cinsinin 38 Selecting Coordinate System Map Datum and Elevation Mode 38 arn O 39 Custom e ce Data Fielda ariei eaae Tne penne rene E pde 99 IDEAS C M 40 Customizine the Dari Fields coussin pou Smet ica pida a boNfbe QUUD SaDdUD 40 S coire I 4 Casco rai the Data Tueld sisebcsit essai ehoto Dao puagote FpUM UG od bU MM DP tU RUE PUMAGUE 4 Satellite Status SCECEM vecssacensacnuaneeceaezssscdetancensedaconnssendesansuensetduadooxascnadacn 42 MOMS NO ATA ASO can snciasnnrcenesanansas oaysnconyaeqeateanpsranaronpuenemnerenmmaneoreans 43 Accessing Waypoints m the Database soso oeiodiestere pet itait eap roris octyatentenstens 43 Selecting User Waypoints Alphabetic uoi oetecs etis pas poet aeibcs etse Eo papse EUH ERE 45 Selecting Preloaded Waypoints Alphabetic sosssetodestine tau bia tulo t etude ee Eis
113. u are using external power it will be indicated here as well 12 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver rr e Accessing the NAV Screens The NAV key and the ESC key are used to step through the various navigation screens If you are viewing one of the NAV screens pressing NAV will take you to the next NAV screen in the list and pressing ESC will take you to the previous NAV screen If you are not viewing one of the NAV screens pressing NAV will return you to the last NAV screen viewed NOTE If you are inputting data pressing NAV will return you to the last navigation screen but your inputs will not be saved Saving a Waypoint First a few simple definitions A waypoint is any position on the globe that you have saved into memory The act of saving the waypoint is commonly called Marking So when references are made to marking a waypoint that simply means to save a position on the globe into memory The Meridian has a number of ways to perform this but the most common are saving your present position entering the coordinates of a position or saving the position of the cursor while viewing the Map screen These waypoints can then later be used to create routes or as the destination of a GOTO A GOTO is a single leg route that is defined as a route from your present position to any waypoint I am here and I want to GOTO there Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint From any screen press an
114. used POWER Internal Battery or position the outer circle represents POWER EXTERNAL the horizon and the inner circle represents 45 from the horizon The center of the circle is 90 from the horizon or directly overhead Position Mode 3D position computed is 3 dimensional elevation is being computed Satellite Signal Strength Chart 2D position computed is Clear bar indicates that the Meridian 2 dimensional elevation is not is starting to oet information from being computed the satellite Satellites that are being Blank Meridian is not computing a used to compute your position are position fix shown with solid bars The height of the bar indicates the relative signal strength Satellite Position Where the satellite is located relative to your position 42 Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MT TL i el LE ae Waypoints Database Accessing Waypoints in the Database All stored waypoints whether user input or preloaded can be found in the Waypoint Database You will need to access waypoints in the database whenever you are editing waypoints activating a GOTO route or creating a multileg route From MENU Highlight Swi Use up down Any arrows to select Screen Database category kn i th J Cs ti Semi iim c s Som sm mn cnn scp oman J ci ii af ec pi ems one im vn Sf ly Use left right arrows to select Find By It is very im
115. ute GOTO or other routes that is active As you move left or right of your intended track the road will move on the display indicating which way you need to steer to get back on track Ideally the road would be centered on the display Also you will see upcoming turns in advance allowing you to make necessary preparations Scale Indicator Use Zoom In Out to change the scale Customizing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 data options bearing distance speed heading VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE turn elevation time or date for any of the four fields See explanation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the Um Road Highlight Screen Customize i Use arrows to select new data type Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver ELE highlight the title for the data field to be changed rg 39 Data Screen Destination To Home Name SPEED DISTANCE 12 64 38 2 VG HEA DI MG xTE Customizable 1 2 H Data Fields BEARING 009 007 Compass T Destination Name When you are navigating on a GOTO or multiles route the name of the destination is placed here For multiles routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the les of the route you are presently navigating on N 30 Data Fields Customizable data fields The data displayed can be selected from 13 diffe
116. ver Examples of such conditions include but are not limited to changes in the GPS or GLONASS transmission Opening dismantling or repairing of this product by anyone other than an authorized Thales Navigation Service Center will void this warranty 6 EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THALES NAVIGATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DELAY OR LOSS OF USE LOSS OF OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OF THALES NAVIGATION OR NEGLIGENT USAGE OF THE PRODUCT IN NO EVENT WILL THALES NAVIGATION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH DAMAGES EVEN IF THALES NAVIGATION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Some national state or local laws do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you 7 COMPLETE AGREEMENT This written warranty is the complete final and exclusive agreement between Thales Naviga tion and the purchaser with respect to the quality of performance of the goods and any and all warranties and representations THIS WARRANTY SETS FORTH ALL OF THALES NAVIGATION S RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THIS PRODUCT THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHT
117. when you have your Meridian mounted on the dashboard of a boat using the optional swivel mounting bracket Even from a distance the customizable information can be read with ease Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver Compass Screen This is a handy screen to have at SPEED DISTANCE i 12 6 321 your fingertips while you are navigating It is totally customizable to display the information that is useful to you The lower portion of the Compass screen not only displays your heading in a graphical manner but also displays the relationship of the sun moon and your destination if navigating on a route to your heading To Home BEARING 2479 HE ADI HG 3219 SPEEL 36 1 DISTANCE 12 6 e EE N 1013 M TL i el IEEE a e 34 06 56N Position Screens The Position screens 1 and 2 display Ee ad your present position using the coordinate systems that you 01 38 34 PM have selected in Setup This screen shows all of the basic 06 APR 04 i M uM WAAS position time and satellite information Additionally HEADING SPEED P 3 2 a a214 126 Current navigation information is shown in the bottom half Trip Odometer of the screen arse Road Screen The Road screen presents your route as if you were travelling on a road When you need to make EXE EET M E I a turn the road will graphically display the turn and the HEADIN SPEED BP y pay 009 38 11 direction
118. you set anchor you turn on the anchor alarm to beep at a given distance With the Meridian still operating and computing fixes you can then go fishing or other activities knowing that if you drift more than the distance you selected the Meridian will alert you Note DoD applied Selective Availability errors can considerably impact the accuracy of the drift distance Setting the XTE Alarm XTE or cross track errors happen when you are off course for the route you are navigating on The distance set in the alarm is the distance left or right of the heading you are supposed to be travelling on Setting the GPS Fix Alarm This turns on or off the alarm that can sound whenever the Meridian has lost its ability to compute position fixes due to loss of signal from the satellites This is handy in that it alerts you that you may need to move to an area that has a clearer view of the sky Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 69 D s i e NENNEN Using the Simulator Turning on the Simulator Auto Mode This turns the simulator on and uses a predefined heading and speed rate om Q nighign Highlight E Any Screen a LM Highlight ER Confirm uaa Auto Clearing of Track Turning on the Simulator User Mode This turns the simulator on and uses a heading and speed rate that y
119. you were in the Position Mode and you can press NAV to return to the map Turning Map Info On Off This option allows you to turn on or off the information field that is displayed on the Map screen Turning this off allows for more of the map to be displayed Default is Show Map Info From MENU Highlight the MAP Screen Hide Map Info or Show Map Info When Map Info is hidden and the map is in the cursor mode the e bearing BRG and distance DIS to the cursor 1s shown in the bottom e left corner of the map replacing the scale Note if you have uploaded topographic information from Magellans MapSend Topo for the United States CD ROM the elevation at the cursors location is displayed not the bearing and distance If the cursor happens to be on a map object the name of the object is displayed Selecting the Map Information This function allows you to select what map information is displayed at the bottom of the screen Note If you select either Horizontal Profile or Terrain Projection and you do not have topographic information loaded a warning screen is displayed From IMENU Hichlioht Use U D the MAP arrows to Screen Select Map Info select desired information Two Data Fields Description This option displays two boxes at the bottom of the map that can display data that you choose Displaying these data fields is the default for the Meridian Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver 27 Possi

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