Magellan 300GPS, User Manual

Page 1: ...GPS 300 GPS 300 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...itioning 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 wri...

Page 3: ...Getting Signals from Satellites 3 Initializing the Receiver EZStart 4 Computing a Position 5 Basic Operation 7 Saving a Position Fix 7 Creating a Landmark 8 Viewing the POSITION Screen 9 Viewing the NAVIGATION Screens 10 Creating a GOTO Route 13 Summary 14 Working with Landmarks 15 Viewing a Landmark 15 Editing the Landmark Name 16 Deleting a Landmark 16 ...

Page 4: ...Route 24 Additional Features 25 Viewing the Time and Date 25 Viewing Elevation 25 Viewing Battery Life 25 Changing Coordinate Systems 26 Changing Map Datums 27 Changing Distance Units 27 Changing Time Display and Time 28 Changing North Reference 28 Initializing the Receiver EZSTART 29 Activating the Demo Mode 30 Setting Display Contrast 30 Troubleshooting 31 Commonly Asked Questions 32 Icons 34 Ac...

Page 5: ... through the chapter on Basic 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 Magellan dealer or retailer GPS 300 Description The GPS 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 rece...

Page 6: ... position The LIGHT key turns the light on and off The ARROW pad is used to enter landmark names and scroll through the series of screens and menu selections The MENU key is used to access the route landmark and setup functions The PWR key turns the receiver on and off The GOTO key is used to create a direct route to any landmark stored in memory GPS Antenna Magellan GPS 300 ...

Page 7: ...y 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 ...

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Page 9: ...or satellites that it knows are in this area for the date and time you entered The display shown here may differ from yours depending upon the information you selected in steps 2 and 3 As the GPS 300 scans the sky the arrow in the circle will swing around pointing to a satellite and displays in the center of the circle that satellite s elevation above the horizon Computing a Position The GPS 300 w...

Page 10: ...eceiver 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 as a position fix is computed the receiver switches to the navigation screen displaying the moving compass The word TRACKING is displayed in the lower right corner indicating that the receiver is computing position ...

Page 11: ...er generated name for this landmark To accept the receiver generated name LM01 LM99 press ENTER User Created Name To create a name up to four charac ters use the 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 ENTER to accept the current latitude and press ENTER ag...

Page 12: ...name or accept the receiver generated name for this landmark When the desired name is displayed at the top of the screen press ENTER Use the ARROW pad to change the latitude and press ENTER to accept Use the ARROW pad to change the longitude and press ENTER to accept The newly created landmark is stored in memory and you are returned to the screen that was displayed when you pressed the MARK key S...

Page 13: ...ted by the satellite pointer Number of satellites being used Tracking Indicator Satellite Icons Appears when the receiver has acquired enough information from the satellites to compute a position fix North Indicator Satellite Pointer Visible but not tracked Satellite is being tracked You may sometimes notice that the number of satellites being tracked differs from the number of satellites being di...

Page 14: ...f the compass points in the direction you are traveling and the arrow points to north Navigation Screen without an Active Route Moving Compass Tracking Indicator Appears when enough satellites have provided information to compute position fixes Current Heading Current Speed Direction of Travel North Indicator The navigation screens display your speed of travel For the speed to be displayed you mus...

Page 15: ...ng 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 The circle and arrow display the same informa tion but in a visual manner The triangle points in the direction you are traveling and the arrow points towards your destination Destination Landmark Bearing to Destination Current Heading North Indicator Distance...

Page 16: ... screens and the position screen are connected to one another in a circular loop Pressing the NAV key or using the ARROW pad while viewing one of the position or navigation screens moves you to the next screen in the loop North Indicator Current Speed Steering Indicator Indicates the number of degrees to turn right or left to destination landmark Destination Landmark Bearing to Destination Destina...

Page 17: ... to create a GOTO route is that you have saved a landmark indicating the location of your destination To create activate a GOTO Route From any screen press GOTO The GOTO screen appears To select a different landmark use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWS until the desired destination landmark is displayed Press ENTER or GOTO The display returns to the Navigation screen showing the name of the GOTO destination ...

Page 18: ...ample Take a position fix of the location and save it to memory giving it a name that you will later associate with this location Then travel a few miles away with your receiver stop and take another position fix Now use the GOTO key to set a GOTO route and highlight the landmark you created before and press ENTER Your GPS 300 is ready to navigate you back to where you started The navigation scree...

Page 19: ...CE screen for the first landmark in the receiver s memory is displayed with the bearing and distance from the last computed position fix to that landmark To select a different landmark use the LEFT RIGHT arrows until the name of the landmark you wish to view is at the top of the screen To view the POSITION screen of the selected landmark press the UP ARROW ...

Page 20: ... entered the name you desire up to four characters press ENTER Deleting a Landmark Following the instructions under Viewing a Landmark use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select the landmark you wish to delete Press the UP ARROW until the screen displays PRESS ENT TO DELETE then press ENTER Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to confirm YES or NO and press ENTER If the landmark is used in a route or is the destina...

Page 21: ... 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 Menu by pressing MENU until ROUTE appears at the top of the screen The display should say PRESS ENT TO CREATE NOTE If the disp...

Page 22: ...ndmarks When the desired landmark is displayed and flashing press ENTER Note that as you scroll through the list of landmarks the display updates showing you the bearing and distance from the start of this leg to the displayed landmark If the distance from the start of the leg to the end of the leg is below 0 10 miles the message INVALID is displayed and you are prompted to select a different land...

Page 23: ...the route by continuing to press the ARROW pad until END ROUTE is displayed again A route may contain no more then ten legs and the GPS 300 automatically saves the route and returns to the Route Menu 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 su...

Page 24: ...hically displays the bearing for the leg Continue pressing the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to step through the other legs in the route eventually returning to the ROUTE SUMMARY screen Activating Deactivating a Route With a route in 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 rout...

Page 25: ...t 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 While still viewing the Route Summary screen press the UP ARROW until the display indicates PRESS ENT TO ADDLEG Press ENTER The display changes to the Add Leg screen with END ROUTE flashing As in creating a route use the ARROW pad to select the new land...

Page 26: ...ENTER Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs until the leg you wish to activate is displayed Press the UP ARROW If the leg is not active the display indicates ENT TO ACTI VATE Press ENTER The leg 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 t...

Page 27: ...played with the FROM landmark flashing Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to select a new FROM landmark and press ENTER The TO landmark begins flashing alerting you that the GPS 300 is ready for you to select a new TO landmark Press ENTER to accept the TO landmark as it is or use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to select a new TO landmark and press ENTER The leg before and after the one you just edited will be autom...

Page 28: ...Press the UP ARROW until PRESS ENT TO DELETE is displayed 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 cancel If you attempt to delete a leg that causes the route to contain a leg that is under the 0 1 mile leg distance limitation the receiver will display the message INVALID DELETE ...

Page 29: ... 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 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 Full Battery Life 40 60 Battery Life Low Batteries ...

Page 30: ...es DEGMIN LAT LON using degree minutes seconds DEGMINSEC or Universal Transverse Mercator 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 The following example shows the same position in each of the three different modes ...

Page 31: ...ain the currently used map datum begins to flash Use the RIGHT LEFT ARROWs to scroll through the list of map datums and press ENTER when the desired datum is displayed Changing Distance Units Your distance units can be in miles and miles per hour MI MPH nautical miles and knots NM KTS or kilometers and kilometers per hour KM KPH To change the units press MENU until SETUP is displayed at the top of...

Page 32: ...ime if you selected UT as the time format When 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 computations 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 u...

Page 33: ...ceiver prompts you to enter the necessary data SELECT REGION Use the ARROW pad to change the flashing text to select the appropriate region for your present location Press ENTER SELECT COUNTRY or STATE Use the ARROW pad to change the flashing text to select the country or state for your present location Press ENTER ENTER ELEVATION Use the ARROW pad to enter the approximate elevation for your posit...

Page 34: ...T RIGHT ARROWs to switch between on and off and press ENTER While in the Demo Mode the receiver displays sample information on the POSITION and both NAVIGATION screens Setting Display Contrast To adjust the contrast of the display press MENU until SETUP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROW until SETUP CONTRAST is displayed and press ENTER Use the LEFT RIGH...

Page 35: ...e 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 Display and Time on page 28 4 If the receiver still does not 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 The s...

Page 36: ...um as your map The map datum is generally shown in the map legend See Map Datum under Setup for instructions on selecting the map datum in your receiver 2 Check your LAT LON format Make sure that the for mat selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM DEG MIN SEC or DEG MIN MM is in the same format as the map you are using Commonly Asked Questions Does the receiver adjust itself for daylight savings time No You...

Page 37: ...33 Why won t the receiver accept the coordinates higher than 59 seconds when I am inputting coordinates ...

Page 38: ...rs the receiver will operate for about an additional hour before automatically turning off The Magellan 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 Light Displayed when the LCD backlight has been turned on with the key The backlight wil...

Page 39: ...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 model of the receiver you have and if calling please be sure to have your receiver with you Packages should be sent to Magellan Corporation 960...

Page 40: ... or other surface allowing you hands free operation of your GPS 300 Allows the use of the External Power Cable 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 Do not connect the GPS 300 to external power without...

Page 41: ...d The lanyard 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 ...

Page 42: ...om 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 legend of the map If you are unsure as which datum to use use WGS84 Elevation Distance 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 mov...

Page 43: ...e earth Leg Route 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 Longitude The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian Greenwich meridian as measured by lines perpendicular...

Page 44: ...e from an observer s position The north direction on any geographi cal meridian UT Universal Time formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time GMT UTM Universal Transverse Mercator UTM is the metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps XTE Cross Track Error XTE is the distance left or right of the desired courseline The courseline is a straight line...

Page 45: ...35 D Date see Time and Date Datums see Map 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 I Icons 34 see light Initializing 4 5 29 L Landmark LMK creating 8 deleting 16 editing 16 for route 17 naming 8 saving 8 viewing 15 LAT LON 7 display 9 options 26 troubleshooting 32 Light 34 M Map Datums changing 27 Multile...

Page 46: ... 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 S Sat status 5 Satellite signals 3 T Time and Date view 25 changing 28 daylight savings 32 Time To Go TTG 12 39 Tracking 6 34 Troubleshooting 31 X XTE see Cro...

Page 47: ...t 15 meters RMS without Selective Availability Velocity 0 12 mph RMS steady state without Selective Availability Physical Weight 7 ounces Housing Waterproof Battery compartment is splashproof Features No of Landmarks 100 stored landmarks No of Routes 1 Legs per route 10 maximum Power Source 2 AA alkaline batteries or 3 3 VDC 2 100 mA at receiver or 9 16 VDC with Magellan External Power Cable Batte...

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