Magellan GPS 315, User Manual

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Page 2: ...nly Magellan cables and antennas the use of non Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver and will void the warranty LICENSE AGREEMENT Thales Navigation gran...

Page 3: ...ze 5 Initialize for First Time Use 5 Select Language 5 Key Layout Screen 6 Initialize Alert 6 Select Approximate Position 6 Getting a Fixed Position 9 Saving Your Waypoint 9 Basic Operation 11 Enterin...

Page 4: ...the Road Screen 21 Using the Speed Screen 22 Resetting the Odometer 22 Resetting the Trip Odometer 23 Setting the Speed Average 23 Using the Time Screen 24 Selecting Time Format 24 Resetting Elapsed...

Page 5: ...Route 36 Deleting a Waypoint in a Route 36 Saving a Route 36 Activating Deactivating a Route 36 Reversing a Route 37 Using Plot View in a Route 37 Deleting a Route 37 Working with TrackRoute 38 Auxil...

Page 6: ...ate System 46 Selecting Map Datum 47 Selecting Elevation Mode 47 Selecting Time Format 48 Selecting NAV Units 48 Selecting North Reference 48 Selecting Light Timer 49 Selecting the Beeper 49 Selecting...

Page 7: ...v Specifications 61 Accessories 62 Glossary 63...

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Page 9: ...ation SporTrak User Manual The manual is divided into chapters Introduction Getting Started Basic Operation Reference Customizing Troubleshooting and Glossary There are also subchapters that describe...

Page 10: ...s the operation of the last key press and can be used to back through the NAV screens MARK key creates waypoints and stores the current position LIGHT key turns the display backlight on and off GOTO k...

Page 11: ...ment The battery compartment will come free from the SporTrak and you can slide it out Install two AA batteries observing the correct polarity Slide the battery compartment back into the SporTrak and...

Page 12: ...or other obstructions the satellite signals can be blocked and the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix Holding the Receiver The receiver is designed to fit comfortably in your hand Hold...

Page 13: ...e its satellite almanac stored in permanent memory to estimate what satellites are overhead and which ones it should be looking for Follow these instructions to initialize the SporTrak Select Language...

Page 14: ...ou are done viewing this screen press ENTER Initialize Alert A screen is displayed informing you that the SporTrak is not initialized Press ENTER to continue Select Approximate Position Use the Up Dow...

Page 15: ...pick up signals from any satellite it will automatically update the time using the satellite s atomic clock After you have entered the correct time press ENTER Using the arrow keys enter the present...

Page 16: ...either due to only three satellites have been acquired or you have set the elevation mode to 2D in the Setup Menu STATUS 3D N 12 13 18 7 8 POWER 0 0 1 1 1 2 7 8 2 3 8 5 25 W W The following chart show...

Page 17: ...urrent position you may save MARK this position as a waypoint You can save up to 500 waypoints in your SporTrak and refer back to them at any time Saving Your Position with a Receiver Created Name Thi...

Page 18: ...10 Magellan SporTrak This completes the Getting Started section The following Basic Operation section will familiarize you with the NAV screens and more detailed functions...

Page 19: ...to return to the previous screen and to exit a screen or end a process Navigation Screens The nine NAV Navigation screens STATUS POSITION NAV 1 COMPASS NAV 2 PLOT ROAD SPEED and TIME provide you with...

Page 20: ...nd on the Satellite Position Graph Battery Life Indica tor Shows approximate remaining battery life for batteries in the receiver Satellite Signal Chart Displays satellite signal strengths When the re...

Page 21: ...ps automati cally Position Coordinates Time Estimated Position Error Distance Traveled Course Second Coordinate System access Elevation Speed Compass Position Icon Position Icon Your current position...

Page 22: ...ina tion cannot be displayed within the compass an arrow will be displayed to indicate the steering direction you should be traveling Compass Customizing the NAV 1 Screen The NAV 1 screen can be chang...

Page 23: ...nder feature displays sun and moon icons above the horizon for you to determine the direction of north and your destination Align the sun on the COMPASS screen with the sun in the sky When aligned the...

Page 24: ...can change the four navigational data fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES CUSTOMIZE BRG 027 m DST 50 2nm SOG 8 2KT COG 056 m VMG 7 2KT CTS 028 m ETA...

Page 25: ...North Indicator Waypoint Icon Current Position Icon Track History Plot Scale Active Route Destination Icon Bearing to Destination Destination Name Active Route Indicates the direction required to rea...

Page 26: ...reached 0 1 mile pressing ENTER zooms out to the highest scale 200 miles Setting Track History Using TRACK HISTORY records where you have been by automatically storing locations as dropping bread cru...

Page 27: ...ES 5 MINUTES 10 MINUTES Figure A You can choose from TRACK UP direction you are moving at the top of the screen COURSE UP destination of the current leg at the top of the screen and NORTH UP north at...

Page 28: ...set up the maximum scales at which the waypoints appear on the plotter screen Selecting OFF will turn the scales off If you select either ICONS ONLY or ICONS NAMES you will be prompted to change the...

Page 29: ...tion Name Navigation Data You can change the four navigation data fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS and blank Using the Road Screen The ROAD screen displays four customizable navigati...

Page 30: ...2 3 m TRIP Destination Name Navigation Data Average Speed Icon Instantaneous Speed Graphical Speedometer Odometer Trip Odometer Resetting the Odometer You may want to reset the Odometer field to zero...

Page 31: ...r receiver The default is 30 seconds SPEED AVG TRIP 5 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 5 MINUTES 1 HOUR Figure B You can set the timing for Speed Averaging You can choose from TRIP 5 30 seconds 1 5 minutes...

Page 32: ...ustom ized to correct the current time and to select the time format Estimated Time Enroute ETE All data shown on the TIME screen applies to the route you are navigating in TIME FORMAT LOCAL 24HR LOCA...

Page 33: ...e completed the basic operation for your receiver From the information pro vided you can now navigate from place to place quickly and easily The following chapters provide you with additional informat...

Page 34: ...utes section tells you of the four different types of routes consisting of GOTO BACK TRACK MOB and MULTI LEG ROUTE A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints saved in the r...

Page 35: ...emory You can edit and delete these waypoints if you wish The Non User types display locations their coordinates and a description These are permanently stored in the receiver s memory and cannot be d...

Page 36: ...ition that can be used in a route or a GOTO You can save up to 500 user waypoints in your receiver You can create a waypoint with a receiver generated name WPT001 WPT002 WPTxxx by pressing To create a...

Page 37: ...Figure C Once you have made your changes be sure to select SAVE EDITS Deleting a User Waypoint You may find that you have saved waypoints that you no longer use If so you can delete these unnecessary...

Page 38: ...rojecting a Waypoint This function allows you to create a waypoint at a certain distance and direction from an existing waypoint You can change any of the three sections in the PROJEC TION screen Once...

Page 39: ...ct the geographic area first then from the waypoint list you can make your selection of waypoints to send The software will compute the amount of memory required and whether your selection fits into y...

Page 40: ...Creating GOTO on the Plotter Screen A GOTO route can be created by selecting a waypoint on the plotter screen While on the plotter screen follow this procedure to access PAN N SCAN and set a GOTO by F...

Page 41: ...1 For example your first backtrack will read B01P01 The backtrack waypoints will be listed in the menu just as other waypoints MOB waypoints will be created and titled MOB001 MOB002 and so on If a MOB...

Page 42: ...of the world MENU INSERT SAVE ROUTE WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON FISH HUNT CONTRAST ALARM MSG Select ROUTES Select empty route FIG A Select category Select waypoint You can combine waypoints of di...

Page 43: ...CK PLOT VIEW WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON FISH HUNT CONTRAST ALARM MSG Figure C To view or edit a route highlight View Edit Inserting a Leg With the route you have created from your home to a camps...

Page 44: ...Figure B Use this menu as an option for saving the changes made to your route Deleting a Waypoint in a Route On your next trip navigating from the home to campsite route you find the campsite has clo...

Page 45: ...n a route While navigating in your route from home to campsite you may decide you want to deactivate turn off the route and return to it later Reversing a Route Once you have reached the end of your r...

Page 46: ...X where XXXX is between 0 to 2000 As you navigate with the receiver and pass individual track points the legs will switch and countdown until you reach LEG 0 which is your final destination Deactivate...

Page 47: ...lunar calcula tions and the Fish Hunt function displays times for excellent and good Fishing Hunting The default will be the current position unless the function is accessed from a waypoint menu or wa...

Page 48: ...lated position being more than 300 miles from your actual present position Figure A If USER is selected you will be asked to input SOG and COG Default setting OFF Selecting Contrast You may want to ch...

Page 49: ...or Alarm The Anchor alarm will notify that you have moved from the set position For example while boating you can set your Anchor alarm Once anchored your boat begins to drift from the set position a...

Page 50: ...nce as well as any message you have inputted for the waypoint The alarm will sound until turned off Default setting OFF Selecting XTE Alarm The XTE Cross Track Error alarm will notify you when you hav...

Page 51: ...OFF 100FT 250FT 500FT 0 2 MI 0 5 MI 1 0 MI Figure D You can select any saved waypoint to list on the Proximity waypoint screen Figure C You can choose OFF 100 250 500 feet 0 2 0 5 and 1 0 miles Selec...

Page 52: ...OFF ON WPT NAMES CLR MSG CLEAR ALL MESSAGES YES NO Figure A You can restore the default settings or clear all messages Figure B The screen verifies the selection you made Figure C Once cleared you ca...

Page 53: ...To initialize Follow the steps requested to initialize as done when the receiver was initialized the first time see Getting Started Disabling NAV Screens You may find that you do not use one or more...

Page 54: ...e chosen a pop up menu will be displayed WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES WPT NAMES LAT LON DEG MIN MM DEG MIN MMM DEG MIN SEC The default primary coordinate system will be Lat Lon in Degrees Minutes and th...

Page 55: ...find 2D useful if you know the elevation of your position and the elevation will not change Your receiver will compute elevation in 3D mode but will not in 2D mode WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON WP...

Page 56: ...States and KM KPH for land use outside the United States Default setting is NM KNOTS for marine use Selecting North Reference The receiver uses magnetic north as a default reference for all navigation...

Page 57: ...you have the option of inputting your name into the receiver If ON is selected Figure E Once the timer turns the light off it can be turned on with the next key press Suppose you select the timer sett...

Page 58: ...the receiver will clear everything and power itself off WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES WPT NAMES CLEAR MENU TRACK HIST WPT ROUTES BACK WPTS ROUTES RESET DFALT ALL Selecting NMEA Your receiver can be set t...

Page 59: ...ud Rate Connection to external devices requires that the baud rate of the data being sent or received by the receiver be matched to the baud rate of the external device Default 4800 baud Select SETUP...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...or any chart you are using at the same time You should always make sure that your SporTrak is setup to be the same as any map or chart you may be using What is 2D vs 3D The difference is primarily ho...

Page 62: ...g Memory All in the Reference Chapter this stored refer ence point is removed from memory and you probably will want to initialize the receiver again Also if you travel with your SporTrak for more tha...

Page 63: ...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 My GPS is not...

Page 64: ...er ship the receiver by Parcel Post or UPS Include a description 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 I...

Page 65: ...below apply to all cables unless otherwise stated Connecting directly to the SporTrak Using the captive screw that is attached to the plug tighten into the back of the receiver If you are connecting t...

Page 66: ...power source The input voltage range for external power is 9 18 VDC Caution Do not bypass the power supply box or you will damage your unit and void the warranty Power Supply Box Cut Here Cigarette Li...

Page 67: ...ovements 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...

Page 68: ...e ZANDE Zanderij Datum Full Name Datum Full Name WGS84 World Geodetic System NAD27 North America 1927 NAD83 North American 1983 ADIND Adinda ALASK Alaska ARC50 Arc 1950 ARC60 Arc 1960 ASTRO Camp Area...

Page 69: ...RMS w WAAS 3 meters 95 2D RMS Velocity 0 1 knot RMS steady state Limits Speed 951 mph Altitude 17 500 meters Physical Size 5 6 x 2 2 x 1 15 h x w x d 14 2 cm x 5 6 cm x 2 9 cm Weight 6 ounces 170 gra...

Page 70: ...carrying the SporTrak 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...

Page 71: ...direction you should be traveling 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...

Page 72: ...nd on land or water An example is a T V tower on land or a Greenday mark in water HDG Heading The direction you are facing defined as an angle from North Latitude The angular distance north or south o...

Page 73: ...onal organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces OSGB A coordinate system describing only Great Britain si...

Page 74: ...s VMG Velocity Made Good The component of the velocity that is in the direction of the destina tion Waypoint WPT A location saved in the receiver s memory which is obtained by entering data editing da...