GE DR-1500 Security Camera User Manual
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1. NW TIS9VIN U ser M anual WARNINGS A measure of knowledge by the user is required for proper and safe use of the Magellan GPS 300 READ THE USER GUIDE amp WARRANTY COMPLETELY Use Good Judgment This product is an excellent navigation aid but it does not replace the need for careful orientation and good judgment Never rely solely on one device for navigating Use Care to Avoid Inaccuracies The Global Positioning System GPS is operated by the U S Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and the maintenance of GPS Certain conditions can make the system less accurate No part of this User 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 written permission of Magellan Corporation Copyright 1999 by Magellan Corporation All rights reserved Magellan and GPS 300 are the trademarks of M agellan Corporation PN 630283 B TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna L Welcome to the M agellan GPS 300 essere 1 GPS 300 D escription esserne 1 Magellan GPS 300 isississsiissiesrirsrrssiririesriirrsiieninern 2 Getting Started ti Installing the Batteries errr 3 Getting Signals from Satellites eerren 3 Initializing the Receiver EZ Start ereere 4 Computing a POSON a iiiisiiinaniiiiina krios2. 26 troubleshooting 32 Light 34 M M ap Datums changing 27 M ultileg route 17 see also Route creating 41 Navigation screen M oving compass without active route 10 Steering with active route 11 12 North Reference changing 28 0 On Off 4 deactivation 14 troubleshooting 31 P Position computing a position 5 6 screen 9 saving 7 troubleshooting 31 Position fixes saving 7 troubleshooting 31 see also Landmark R Route create 17 19 viewing 19 20 deactivating activating 20 deleting 21 24 append ing to adding a leg 21 activating a leg 22 editing 23 see also GOTO 42 S Sat status 5 Satdlite signals 3 T Time and Date view 25 changing 28 daylight savings 32 TimeTo Go TTG 12 39 Tracking 6 34 Troubleshooting 31 X XTE see CrossTrack Error Performance Receiver Acquisition Times Update Rate Accuracy Physical Weight Housing Features No of Landmarks No of Routes Legs per route Power Source Battery Life Specifications AllView 12 technology tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update position information Warm Approx 35 seconds Cold Approx 2 5 minutes 1 second continuous Position 49 feet 15 meters RMS without Selective Availability Velocity 0 12 mph RMS steady state without Selective Availability 7 ounces Waterproof Battery compartment is splashproof 100 stored landmarks 1 10 m
3. leave the devation at 0 Press ENTER ENTER TIME UsetheARROW pad to enter your present time Press ENTER ENTER DATE UsetheARROW pad to enter the date Press ENTER TheGPS 300 then displays the POSITION screen and automatically begins searching for satellites that it knows are in this area for the date and time you entered T he display shown here may differ from yours depending upon the information you selected in steps 2 a7 PAnR and 3 Asthe GPS 300 scans the sky O9 RAAH the arrow in the circle will swing PE i around pointing to a satellite and J wae V i yr displays in the center of the circle Mo that satellite s elevation above the a horizon Computing a Position The GPS 300 will begin to acquire information from the satellites and use this information to compute your current position called a position fix Whether you have just completed the initialization process or have just turned your GPS 300 on the GPS 300 will display the following screens in the order shown AstheG PS 300 searches for satellites being tracked After the GPS receiver has received positioning data from at least three satellites approximately 2 3 minutes it will begin computing a position fix based upon the information it is receiving As soon asa position fix is computed the receiver switches to the navigation screen displaying the moving compass Theword TRACKING is BEARING
4. 5 Basic 0 peration ELELEE Pier 7 Saving a Position FIX sccsssesesesesesesesssssssessssssseesssssstesesessteses 7 Creating a Landmark sssrinin 8 Viewing the POSITION Screen ccssssesseseesssssesessseessssrseees 9 Viewing theNAVIGATION Screens seeren 10 Creating a GOTO ROUtE srren 13 SUMMA inina a aai 14 Working with LandmarkS ssssssssssssnsnsensnnsnnnn 15 Viewing a Landmark s sssssssssssiesissrssrresrrsrierinrinnrnrnrnneneens 15 Editing the Landmark Name s es 16 Deleting a Landmark nssssssssssissiesiesresrrierierresrerienrenrenrenrennens 16 Working with Routes ssssssssssssssseseeoe L7 Creating a ROUT vic sieciiescsidsaslidlesiedscensesteasnieebenscsasnienccneaes 17 Viewing a ROUE eccceseeccseseecseeseesesseseecseeeseecesaeeeeeeeees 19 Activating D eactivating a Route serrer 20 Deleting a ROULC eceeeeeneeeeceesereeneseerneeeees 21 Appending a Leg to a ROUtC eect teetetetettteteeneees 21 Activating a Leg in a Route essersi 22 Editing a Leg in a Route vo eecsseceseeecesseeeeeseseeeeeseetees 23 Deleting a Leg From a Route vec ceeeccstseecesesteerseeseeeeeeees 24 Additional Features ssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2D Viewing theTimeand D ate serere 25 Viewing Elevation ecscserererenernrrererrenn 25 Viewing Battery Life cc csecssesesssescsssseessssseeesesseeeaes 25 Changing Coordinate Systems s es 26 Changing M ap D atUMS sssr 27 Changing Distance U NItS escccccrrcrrererr 27 Changing Time D
5. Friday from 7 a m to 5 p m Pacific Standard Time Faxes can be sent to 909 394 7070 If necessary you can also return your GPS 300 to M agellan for repair Please call for assistance first Ship the GPS 300 to M agellan by Parcel Post or UPS and include adescription of the problem your name and address a daytime phone number and a copy of your sales receipt If you do not include a copy of your sales receipt the warranty will be based on 15 months from the date on the GPS 300 If your return shipping address is different please include it With all correspondence please be sure to state the moda of the receiver you have and if calling please be sure to have your receiver with you Packages should be sent to M agellan Corporation 960 O verland Court San Dimas CA 91773 Attn Warranty R epair Canadian customers may send units for repair to Bills Electronics Ltd 60 Elora St M idway Ontario NOG 2J0 Raytech Electronique 1451 Boul Aes Laurentides Vimont Laval Quebec H 7M 2Y3 European customers may send units for repair to COMAR Unit 3 M edina Court Arctic Road Cowles Isleof Wight P0317XD U K Accessories 36 Accessories for your M agellan GPS 300 are available from your M agellan dealer or you can order directly from M agdllan using the order card supplied with your receiver Carrying Case Protects your GPS 300 from the elements and allows you to carry your GPS 300 on your belt keeping it handy for whe
6. and distance to your destination The moving compass is then replaced with steering informa tion You can use the graphical representation or the steering indicator to assist in directing you towards your final destina tion Navigation Screen with an Active Route Steering Destination Miri Landmark mo Mod Distance to A ol MEH Destination Bearing to Destination BEARING o DISTANCE A C ent AIL JEg urm wii cai LA Speed Current e 7 Heading acl Fe pa megs Ea North HA EAHA i f HEADING SPEED Indicator Destination ee Ry Steering Indicator Icon o Indicates the number of A degrees to turn right or left pai uN A to destination landmark Destination Ee j Pointer ee Tracking Indicator l TRACKING J Appears when enough satellites have provided information to compute position fixes In the screen above you are traveling with a heading of 56 while your destination bearing is 34 This would indicate that you need to turn left 22 to be on a straight line to your destination T he circle and arrow display the same informa tion but in a visual manner Thetriangle pointsin the direction you are traveling and the arrow points towards your destination 11 A second navigational screen is also provided while you have an active route This screen is very similar to the first screen except that the distance to the destination has been replaced with XTE cross track error the di
7. being eG used O Visible but not tracked Satellite is being tracked Tracking Indicator Appears when the receiver has acquired enough information from the satellites to compute a position fix You may sometimes notice that the number of satellites being tracked differs from the number of satellites being displayed graphically Thisisdueto more than one satelite being tracked in the same general area 10 Viewing the Navigation Screens Without an Active Route Without an active route the navigation screen displays your heading and the speed at which you are traveling The lower portion of the screen displays a moving compass T he triangle at the top of the compass pointsin the direction you are traveling and the arrow points to north Navigation Screen without an Active Route M oving Compass BEARING o DISTANCE MI Current a eee Wee Speed Current o 1 Heading G F g m En Direction of HEADING SPEED 41 Travel MOVING ee COMPASS iN North Indicator AY l no o IN NL I Tracking Indicator Appears when enough TRACKING satellites have provided information to compute position fixes The navigation screens display your speed of travel For the speed to be displayed you must be moving at a speed greater than 2 miles per hour With an Active Route W hen you have an active route the navigation screen still displays your heading and speed but also includes the bearing
8. pole from the observer s position Position coordinates as computed by the GPS 300 TTG True North UT UTM XTE 40 TimeTo Go TTG isthe measurement of how long it will take you to arrive at your destination TTG is based on how fast you are moving towards the destination and the distance remaining The direction to the geographical North Pole from an observer s position The north direction on any geographi cal meridian Universal Time formerly referred to as Greenwich M ean Time GMT Universal Transverse M ercator UTM is the metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps Cross Track Error XTE isthe distance left or right of the desired courseline The courseine is a straight line from your present position to your destination A Antenna 2 reception 3 troubleshooting 31 B Batteries installing 3 life 25 NiCad 33 warning 34 Bearing D istance 11 fora landmark 15 c Coordinate Systems changing 26 Contras 30 Cross Track Error XTE 12 39 Customer Service 35 D Date seeTimeand Date Datums see M ap Datums Demo mode activating 30 Distance units 27 E Elevation viewing 25 F Function keys 2 G GOTO creating a route 13 14 deactivate 14 Icons 34 see light Initializing 4 5 29 L Landmark LM K creating 8 deleting 16 editing 16 for route 17 naming 8 saving 8 viewing 15 LAT LON 7 display 9 options
9. the currently used map datum begins to flash UsetheRIGHT LEFT ARROW sto scroll through the list of map datums and press ENTER when the desired datum is displayed Changing Distance Units Your distance units can bein miles and miles per hour M l M PH nautical miles and knots N M KT S or kilometers and kilometers per hour KM KPH To change the units press MENU until SET UP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER UsetheRIGHT ARROW until SETUP UNITS is displayed Press ENTER again and the distance unit of measure begins to flash U se the RIGHT LEFT ARROWsto scroll through the list of units and press when the desired unit of measure is displayed Changing Time Display and Time To change the way that time is displayed 12 HOUR default 24 HOUR or UT repeatedly press MENU until SET UP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER UsetheRIGHT ARROW until SETUP TIME isdisplayed Press again and the time display begins to flash Use the RIGHT LEFT ARROWsto scroll through the list and press ENTER to select The screen changes to TIM E SET Usethe ARROW pad to set the time and press ENTER when done You are not prompted to set the time if you selected UT asthe time format W hen you change your clocks because of daylight savings time remember to change the time in your GPS 300 Changing North Reference The GPS 300 uses magnetic north as a default reference for all navigation comp
10. 300 is ready to navigate you back to where you started T he navigation screens are now showing you the distance and bearing back to the original landmark As you begin moving the GPS 300 will begin using your speed and direction to compute the shortest distance back to your original starting point as well as how long it will take you to get there T he following chapters provide you with more information on using your GPS 300 that build upon what you ve learned Working with Landmarks Viewing a Landmark To view a stored landmark press menu LMKS until LM KS appears at the top of the rae screen Press ENTER T he BEARING DIS N TANCE screen for the first landmark in aop i the receiver s memory is displayed with ie i the bearing and distance from the last on t computed position fix to that landmark ee To select a different landmark use the ae LEFT RIGHT arrowsuntil thename of U m the landmark you wish to view is at the top of the screen To view thePOSITION screen of the LM sdected landmark pressthe UP ARROW 34 GBS BEARING TRACKING Editing the Landmark Name Following the instructions under Viewinga Landmark use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select the landmark whose name you wish to edit Press the UP ARROW until the screen CAMP displaysENT TO EDIT NAME then press PRESS ENT ENTER TheGPS 300 then allowsyouto TO RECEPT ch
11. Activating the Demo Mode To turn on the Demo M ode press MENU until SET UP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER Usethe RIGHT ARROW until SETUP DEMO isdisplayed To toggle between ON or OFF press ENTER T he present gatus on or off will flash Usethe LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to switch between on and off and press ENTER W hile in the D emo M ode the receiver displays sample information on thePOSITION and both NAVIGATION screens Setting Display Contrast 30 To adjust the contrast of the display press menu until SET UP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER Usethe SETUP LEFT RIGHT ARROW until SETUP CONTRAST CONTRAST is displayed and press HEN BR ER ENTER UsetheLEFT RIGHT ARROW keys to change the contrast to the desired level and press ENTER Troubleshooting D oes not turn on 1 Check to insure that the batteries are installed correctly and that the battery terminals are clean 2 Replace the batteries Takes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix 1 If there are large obstacles nearby or overhead move to a new location with a clear view of the sky and turn the receiver back on 2 M ake sure that the antenna is pointing up and that it is a reasonable distance from your body 3 Check that the time is correct If not reset the time following the instructions for Changing Time D isplay and Time on page 28 4 If the receiver still does not
12. Life You can view the estimated battery life remaining by repeatedly pressing the menu key until POWER is displayed at the top of the screen POWER POWER OWER BATTERY BATTERY HATTERY RR RE RRR RRRROOO Ooo ooR Full Battery 4060 Low Life Battery Life Batteries Changing Coordinate Systems You may change the coordinate system that your GPS 300 uses to display the position and landmarks coordinates You have the following options LAT LON using degree minutes DEGMIN LAT LON using degree minutes seconds DEG MIN SEC or Universal Transverse M ercator UTM OSGB Irish Swiss Swedish Finnish French or German The choice you make will depend upon the maps or charts you may be using You want your GPS 300 to be displaying the coordinates in the same mode that your map or chart uses T he following example shows the same position in each of the three different modes 3 BESr Ga aboot H Up Lt Ine w t Changing Map Datums If you are using a map or chart in conjunction with your GPS 300 you need to insure that the datum used by theGPS 300 matches the one used in creating the map The map datum can usually be found in the legend box of the map or chart The GPS 300 offers the choices of W G S84 default or NAD 27 Press the menu key until SET UP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER Use the RIGHT ARROW until SETUP MAP DATUM isdisplayed Press ENTER again
13. ange the name of the landmark using the ers g ARROW pad W hen you have entered the aug name you desire up to four characters XN press ENTER Deleting a Landmark 16 Following the instructions under Viewinga Landmark use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select the landmark you wish to delete Press the UP ARROW until the screen displays PRESS EN T TO DELETE then press ENTER Usethe LEFT RIGHT ARROW sto confirm YES or NO and press ENTER Si If the landmark is used in a route or is the destination 54 landmark inaGOTO route the GPS 300 alerts you that the landmark cannot be deleted Remove the landmark from the route and repeat Working with Routes Theroute function allows you to link a series of landmarks and travel point by point to a final destination D 9 ieg leg 2 M C T he route depicted here is a three leg route Leg 1 extends from landmark A to landmark B leg 2 from landmark B to landmark C and leg 3 from C to D The GPS 300 gives you information on the N AV screens that directs you to the destination of each leg sequentially Creating a Route A route can contain up to 10 legs using any of the landmarks stored in memory If there is a route already in memory you must delete the existing route before you can create a new one Access the Route M enu by pressing menu until ROUTE appears at the top of the screen The display should say PRESS ENT TO CREATE NOTE If the display say
14. aximum 2 AA alkaline batteries or 3 3 VDC 42 100 mA at receiver or 9 16 VDC with Magellan External Power Cable Approximately 24 hours continuous operation This product has been certified by Mission HOME the official educational campaign of the U S space community MAGELLAN 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 630283 B
15. ayed the full year designator is stored in memory 32 W hy won t the receiver accept the coordinates higher than 59 seconds when am inputting coordinates Icons 34 TRACKING Provides a visual indication of whether the receiver is locked or unlocked on satellite signals W hile the tracking icon is displayed the receiver is updating its position and can be used to save landmarks and as a navigation tool If the tracking icon is not displayed you may need to reposition the GPS receiver to get a better view of the sky Battery Warning When this icon first appears the receiver will operate for about an additional hour before automatically turning off TheM agellan GPS 300 will retain its memory route land marks last fixes etc for 20 minutes with the batteries removed Memory will be retained even with low batteries for approxi mately one month if the unit is turned off a Light Displayed when theLCD backlight has been turned on with the key The backlight will cause the batteries to run down much quicker and should be turned off when not needed EXTPWR External Power Displayed when the G PS 300 is operating from external power using the GPS External Power Cable Contacting Magellan If after using the troubleshooting section you are still unable to solve your operation problem please call M agellan s Technical Service at 800 707 9971 Representatives are available M onday through
16. d of the map If you are unsure as which datum to use use W G S84 Elevation D istance above mean sea level GOTO A single leg route with the present position being the start of the route and a defined landmark as the destination If the unit has been moved while turned off and has not yet acquired a new position fix the start of the GOTO will be the position fix last recorded H eading T he compass direction in which the M agellan GPS 300 is moving 38 Landmark Latitude LAT LON Leg Route Longitude Magnetic N orth Position Fix A location saved in the unit s memory which is obtained by entering data editing data calculating data or saving a current position U sed to create routes The angular distance north or south of the equator measured by lines encircling the earth parallel to the equator in degrees from 0 to 90 Coordinate system using latitude and longi tude coordinates to define a position on the earth A segment of a route that has a starting FROM landmark and a destination TO landmark A route may consist of 1 or more legs A route that is from landmark A to landmark B to landmark C to landmark D has three legs with the first being from landmark A to landmark B The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian Greenwich meridian as measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles from 0 to 180 The direction toward the north magnetic
17. e current latitude and press again to accept the current longitude Shortcut Press at anytime while viewing this screen to quickly save the position Creating a Landmark To create a landmark at a location which is not your current position use the same procedure as saving a position with the additional step of inputting different latitude longitude coordinates To create a landmark press mark TheGPS 300 prompts you to enter a name or accept the receiver CHMP generated name for this landmark 3H AREY W hen the desired name is displayed LIT YB at the top of the screen press ENTER Usethe ARROW pad to change the latitude and press to accept ee Use the ARROW pad to change the longitude and press to accept Thenewly created landmark is stored in memory and you are returned to the screen that was displayed when you pressed the M ARK key Shortcut Press at anytime while viewing this screen to quickly save the position Viewing the POSITION Screen ThePOSITION screen displays the coordinates for your last computed position and information about any satellites that are visible It can be accessed by pressing the nav key Latitude and Longitude Satellite Elevation Degrees above the horizon of the satellite indicated by the satellite pointer Satellite Icons L J North Indicator aH PESH Satellite Pry HAG te Pointer 1 ee N Pa y N umber of ay satellites
18. get a position fix within 10 minutes you may wish to repeat the EZSTART initialization procedure found on page 29 Cannot view the second navigation screen 1 Thesecond navigation screen is displayed only if you have an active route or GOTO Activate a route or GOTO and usetheN AV key to scroll to the second navigation screen Destination Pointer does not point to the destination 1 Note that much of the navigation information is based upon your movement If you are standing still the navigation information destination pointer etc isnot updated until you are moving T he receiver is unable to detect which way you are facing while you are stationary 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 T hemap datum is generally shown in the map legend See M ap Datum under Setup for instructions on selecting themap datum in your receiver 2 Check your LAT LON format M akesure that the for mat selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM DEG MIN SEC or DEG MIN MM isin the same format as the map you are using Commonly Asked Questions D oes the receiver adjust itself for daylight savings time No You need to reset the time for changes in your area See Changing Time Display and Time on page 28 Will my receiver function correctly in the year 2000 Absolutely Even though only the last two digits of the year are displ
19. ing the ARROW pad to select a landmark as the destination for this leg or press to signal the G PS 300 that this was the last leg in the route and you are finished creating a route Continue this process for each leg in the route remembering to press ENTER with END ROUTE displayed in theT O field to finish up the route If you accidently pressed the ARROW pad but you meant to end the route you can still end the route by continuing to pressthe ARROW pad until EN D ROUTE is displayed again ev A route may contain no more then ten legs and the a GPS 300 automatically saves the route and returns to the Route M enu as soon as Leg 10 is entered After the route has been created the GPS 300 automatically activates the route and begins providing navigation informa tion for the route Viewing a Route You can view a summary of theroutein memory as well as viewing the individual legs of the route All editing com mands are accessed from the View Route function as well With aroutein memory press menu until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER The first screen displayed isthe ROUTE SU M MARY screen This screen displays Tos His the start and end landmark for theentire Bary route as well as the total distance of the route Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWsto view LEG the legsin the route T he leg screen XPOS ios displaysthe FROM andTO landmark for iMa YRS the leg as well as the distance and bearing
20. isplay and TIME sssserererernneee 28 Changing N orth Reference scccerrrrrrrrnn 28 Initializing the Receiver EZSTART vicccccseseseesssseseeerens 29 Activating the D emo M ode 30 Setting D isplay Contrast l es 30 Troubleshooting 0 SL Accessories TEP PUPC Pere 36 G lossary TEPPUPC ee 37 Introduction Welcome to the Magellan GPS 300 Congratulations on your purchase of the M agellan GPS 300 satellite navigator The GPS 300 is an easy to use GPS receiver designed to get you out in the Great O utdoors rather than spending hours reading a U ser s M anual There are however afew items that you need to be familiar with so it is suggested that you follow along at least through the chapter on Basc Operation Before you begin make sure that your package includes the items listed on the GPS 300 box If any items are missing or damaged contact your M agellan dealer or retailer GPS 300 Description TheGPS 300 is a self contained hand held GPS receiver designed for general purpose position locating and navigation It has a built in antenna located at the top of the receiver a backlit display and keypad Using two AA batteries inserted from the battery door found at the back of the receiver the GPS 300 will operate continuously for up to 24 hours Magellan GPS 300 The ENTER key confirms data entries or menu selections The NAV key accesses the Position and Navigation screens The MARK key is used to c
21. n you need it Mounting Bracket M ounts on a dashboard or other surface allowing you hands free operation of your GPS 300 Allows the use of the External Power C able while the receiver is resting in the bracket putting your GPS 300 where you want it and always ready to use External Power Cable Connects your GPS 300 to a cigarette lighter allowing uninterrupted use without any drain on your batteries D o not connect the GPS 300 to external power without the External Power C able Instructional Video A 30 minute instruction video in VHS format that provides you with instructions on how to use and Operate your GPS 300 Attaching the Wrist Lanyard Thelanyard for your GPS 300 can be easily attached by inserting the small loop of the lanyard through the ring provided on the battery door locking screw and then looping the other end of the lanyard strap through the small loop Active Leg T he segment of a route currently being used to compute navigational information Bearing T he compass direction from your position to a destination measured to the nearest degree Coordinates A unique numeric or alphanumeric description of position D atum Refers to the theoretical mathematical model of the earth s sea level surface M ap makers may us a different moda from which 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 legen
22. ng you that the GPS 300 is ready for you to select anew TO landmark Press ENTER to accept the TO landmark as it is or use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to sdect a new TO landmark and press ENTER The leg before and after the one you just LEG g From TREE mr ULT DISTANCE AAH BEARING ream BEARING fr eS ee TRACKING m t N edited will be automatically changed to reflect the changes that were made to this leg Deleting a Leg From a Route Press MENU until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER Usethe LEFT RIGHT ARROWsto find the leg of the route that you want to delete Press the UP ARROW until PRESS ENT TO DELETE isdisplayed and press ENTER The GPS 300 prompts you to confirm the deletion of the leg Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROW to select flashing YES to delete or NO to canca x If you attempt to delete a leg that causes the route to a contain a leg that is under the 0 1 mile leg distance limitation the receiver will display the message INVALID DELETE Additional Features Viewing the Time and Date You can view the current time and date obtained from the satellites by repeatedly pressing the menu key until TIM E is displayed at the top of the screen Viewing Elevation You can view the last computed elevation for your GPS 300 by repeatedly pressing the menu key until ELEVATION is displayed at the top of the screen Viewing Battery
23. reate landmarks and store the current position GPS 300 The LIGHT key turns the light on and off GPS Antenna The GOTO key is used to create a direct route to any landmark stored in memory The MENU key is used to access the route landmark and setup functions The PWR key turns the receiver on and off The ARROW pad is used to enter landmark names and scroll through the series of screens and menu selections Getting Started Installing the Batteries TheGPS 300 uses two AA alkaline batteries that are installed at the back of the receiver To remove the battery cover turn the ring of the battery door screw counterclockwise until the battery cover can be removed Insert the new batteries as shown being sure to respect the polarities and replace the battery cover Replace the screw and turn the ring clockwise until the battery door is held in place securely You should avoid overtightening the battery door screw The GPS 300 is designed to fit comfortably in your hand H old the receiver with the antenna towards the sky Initializing the Receiver EZStart Before using your GPS 300 for the first time the receiver needs to Know its appragellan sr Start ppr7 ocedur 20 me the GPS 300will ppr10 omptg yo0 for thd T itt ou aore usingit t ENTER ELEVATION UsetheARROW pad to enter the approximate elevation for your position If unknown
24. s BSB p54 HEADING MOVING COMPASS some of the small circles around the AI BARE large circle will become black indicating 11 BREE that the GPS 300 is tracking that ssm TSN satellite and receiving information The number at the bottom right of the screen displays how many satellites are DISTANCE m r A N Sse TRACKING a displayed in the lower right corner indicating that the receiver iscomputing position fixes Note If the receiver has not acquired a position fix in approximately 10 minutes refer to the troubleshooting section of this manual M ore information on these screens and the information they display can be found in the next chapter Basic Operation Saving a Position Fix Position fixes can be saved in memory for use later when you want to return to that position Saved position fixes are referred to as landmarks or LM K To save mark your current position press MARK Receiver G enerated Name TheGPS 300 prompts you to enter a name or accept the a ee receiver generated name for this landmark 17 yas To accept the receiver generated name LM 01 LM 99 press ENTER MOI User C reated Name To create a name up to four charac ters usethe UP DOWN arrows to change the character and the LEFT RIGHT arrows to move the cursor to the left or right respectively After you have input the desired landmark name press ENTER Press to accept th
25. s PRESS ENT TO VIEW thereis an existing route and you must delete the existing route before creating a new one See D deing a Route for details Press ENTER 18 The receiver prompts you for a starting landmark for the route The first landmark POS is your present position Usethe ARROW pad to scroll through the list of landmarks W hen the desired landmark is displayed and flashing press ENTER T he display changes to allow the selection of the landmark to be used as the end of the first leg in the route UsetheARROW pad to scroll through the list of landmarks W hen the desired landmark is displayed and flashing press ENTER N ote that as you scroll through the list of landmarks the ae LEG ris XPOS rece LEG from i PoS OID tae LMA IBS N BEARING ra TBS S ri 4 meen display updates showing you the bearing and distance from the start of this leg to the displayed landmark f the distance from the start of the leg to the end of Ny the leg is below 0 10 miles the message IN VALID is displayed and you are prompted to select a different landmark The screen changes to the next leg in the route with the destination landmark of the previous leg inserted as the start of the next leg The message EN D ROUTE is displayed in theTO field You may LEG g LME ENT ROUTE r EN N Benno N BS TRACKING continue this route by us
26. stance left or right that you are off course and heading has been replaced with TTG time to go T tion to aid you Second Nav Destination his screen provides you additional informa in navigating to your destination igation Screen with an Active Route Steering Cross Track Error Distance left or right of the desired Landmark _ MIL 1 course ToL yt XTE Current Bearing to N ees Destination m 1 RAJ mi e Speed Time to Go _ North Time remainin I a 4 wen r arrive atthe g5 Hade a age ea Indicator destination at your i SPEED as Steering Indicator present speed and heading Destination Icon Destination Indicates the number of degrees to turn as on a rightor left to ees destination landmark Pointer TRACKING ___ Tracking Indicator Appears when enough satellites have provided information to compute position fixes T he navigation screens and the position screen are connected to one another in a circular loop Pressing the key or using the ARROW pad while viewing one of the position or navigation screens moves you to the next screen in the loop 12 Creating a GOTO Route T he simples form of a route is a oneleg route called a GOTO route you areGOingTO adestination This is routing you from your current position to alandmark stored in memory All that is required to createaGOTO routeis that you have saved a landmark indicating the location of
27. utations You can change this to true north good if you are also using a map or back to magnetic north default good to use if you are using a compass under the SETUP menu Press the MENU key until SET U P is dis played at the top of the screen and press ENTER Usethe RIGHT ARROW until SETUP NORTH REF is displayed Press again the north reference begins to flash Use theRIGHT LEFT ARROWsto scroll between MAGNETIC and T RUE and press to select Initializing the Receiver EZSTART If you desire to reinitialize the receiver for example you have moved more than 300 miles since the last time the receiver was turned on you can do so in the SET UP menu Press MENU until SET UP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER UsetheRIGHT ARROW until SETUP PRESS ENT TO EZSTRT isdisplayed Press ENTER again and the receiver prompts you to enter the necessary data SELECT REGION Usethe ARROW pad to change the flashing text to select the appropriate region for your present location Press ENTER SELECT COUNTRY or STATE Usethe ARROW pad to change the flashing text to select the country or state for your present location Press ENTER ENTER ELEVATION UsetheARROW pad to enter the approximate elevation for your position If unknown leave the elevation at 0 Press ENTER ENTER TIME UsetheARROW pad to enter your present time Press ENTER ENTER DATE Usethe ARROW pad to enter the date Press ENTER
28. w landmark for this leg With thenew TO landmark flashing press ENTER T he newly created leg is added to the end of the route Activating a Leg in a Route As you are navigating you may decide that you no longer wish to continue on the leg that you are now using Instead you wish to use another leg of the route You will need to activate the leg of the route with the desired destination TO land mark Press menu until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER Usethe LEFT RIGHT ARROWs until the leg you wish to activate is displayed Press the U P ARROW If the leg is not active the display indicates ENT TO ACTI VATE Press ENTER T heleg has become activated and the receiver begins to compute the necessary information to continue you on the route using the leg you selected If the display indicates ENT TO DEACTVATE it means that the receiver is using this leg to compute the navigational information Pressing ENTER at this screen not only deactivates the leg but deactivates the route as well Editing a Leg in a Route Press MENU until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER Usethe LEFT RIGHT ARROWs until the leg you wish to edit is displayed Press the U P ARROW until PRESS ENT TO EDIT is displayed and press ENTER The Edit Leg screen is displayed with the FROM landmark flashing Usethe LEFT RIGHT ARROWS to select anew FROM landmark and press ENTER TheTO landmark begins flashing alerti
29. wee for theleg The circle graphically displays m the bearing for the leg Continue pressing Au the LEFT RIGHT ARROW sto step mare through the other legs in the route eventually returning to the ROUTE SUMMARY screen Activating Deactivating a Route With aroutein memory press menu until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER Press the UP ARROW If the route is currently active the display indicates ENT TO DEACTVATE If the route is currently deactivated the display indicates ENT TO ACTIVATE Pressing will activate or deactivate the route depending upon its present status Deleting a Route With a route in memory press menu until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER Whilestill viewing the Route Summary screen press the UP ARROW three times until the display indicates PRESS ENT TO DELETE Press ENTER You will be prompted to confirm the deletion Use the ARROW sto select YES or NO and press ENTER Appending a Leg to a Route With a route in memory press menu until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER Whilestill viewing the Route Summary screen press the U P ARROW until the display indicates PRESS mea EE 3 ROCH ENT TO ADDLEG Press ENTER The ENT ROUTE display changes to the Add Leg screen with 4 END ROUTE flashing Asin creatinga route usethe ARROW pad to select the 47 TRACKING ne
30. your destination To create activate a GOTO Route From any screen press coro The col GOTO screen appears bistace L M X i wet To select a different landmark use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS until the desired destination landmark is displayed 349 i a N Zr BEARING a EN ag i a Press ENTER or Goro The display returns to the N avigation screen showing ee 2 thename of theGOTO destination at 444 pag the top of the screen 340 3p AFN LG STEERING fi A z LN te eee If the receiver is not tracking sufficient satellites to compute a position fix the start of the newly created GOTO route will be the last position computed which may not be the current position ThisGOTO route will remain the active route until a new GOTO routeis created a multileg route is activated or the receiver is turned off Turning off the receiver deactivates any GOTO route all Summary 14 T his completes the basic operation of the GPS 300 At this time it would be a good idea to put what you know to practice Pick alocation that you would want to come back to your home for example Take a position fix of the location and save it to memory giving it aname that you will later associate with this location Then travel a few miles away with your receiver stop and take another postion fix Now use the GOTO key to sta GOTO routeand highlight the landmark you created before and pressENTER Your GPS
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