Magellan GPS ColorTRAK, User Manual

Page 1: ...GPS ColorTRAK Satellite Navigator User Manual MAGELLAN ...

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Page 3: ... fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U S Government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan USE CAUTION Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry When the accuracy warnings appear on the screen use the data with extreme caution USE PROPER ACCESSORIES U...

Page 4: ... ColorTRAK Receiver 4 Using the Keypad 5 Installing the Batteries 6 Using your GPS ColorTRAK 7 Proper Handling Signal Reception 7 Clear View of the Sky 7 Holding the Receiver 8 First Time Use Initializing the Receiver 8 Turn the Receiver On 8 Input Location Information 9 Setting Local Time and Date 9 Selecting Primary Usage 10 Getting a Fixed Position 11 Saving Your Waypoint 11 Creating a GOTO 12 ...

Page 5: ...en 17 Customizing the NAV 1 Screen 18 Using the Compass Screen 19 Customizing the Compass Screen 20 Using the NAV 2 Screen 21 Customizing the NAV 2 Screen 21 Using the Plot Screen 22 Selecting PAN N SCAN 23 Displaying Waypoint Information 23 Setting Track History 24 Clearing the Track 24 Setting Up the Plotter 24 Setting Hide Data Show Data 26 Using the Road Screen 26 Setting Hide WPTS Show WPTS 2...

Page 6: ...nts 33 Editing a Waypoint 33 Editing a Selected Waypoint 33 Editing Waypoint Fields 33 Creating Editing Deleting a Message in a Waypoint 34 Saving Changes to the Selected Waypoint 34 Projecting a Waypoint 35 Sorting a Waypoint 36 Deleting a Waypoint 36 Working with Routes 37 Creating Clearing a GOTO 37 Creating a Man Over Board Route 38 Creating a Backtrack Route 38 Creating a Multi Leg Route 39 V...

Page 7: ...lecting the Simulate Mode 45 Selecting Contrast 46 Selecting Alarm Message 46 Accessing the Alarm Message Screen 46 Selecting Anchor Alarm 47 Selecting Arrival Alarm 47 Selecting XTE Alarm 48 Selecting Proximity Alarm 48 Viewing the Alarm MSG Menu 49 Selecting Alarm Defaults 50 Clearing Alarm Messages 50 Customizing Setup 52 Selecting Setup 52 Initializing 52 Disabling NAV Screens 53 Selecting a C...

Page 8: ...sonalize 58 Selecting Clear Memory 58 Selecting NMEA 59 Selecting Baud Rate 59 Troubleshooting 60 Commonly Asked Questions 61 Contacting Magellan 62 NMEA Data Messages 63 Available Datums 69 Specifications 70 Coordinate Systems 71 What is GPS 73 What is GPS 73 How Does GPS Work 73 Accuracy 74 DGPS 74 More Information on GPS 75 Accessories 76 ...

Page 9: ...vi Antenna Removal 77 Glossary 78 Index 83 ...

Page 10: ... for sure tracking Designed with both the Outdoor and Marine enthusiasts in mind the GPS ColorTRAK is ideal for hiking mapping fishing hotspots marking trails or charting courses over bodies of water or land To help you get started using your new Magellan GPS ColorTRAK read the sections titled Getting Started and Basic Operation These two sections will have you recording waypoints and navigating i...

Page 11: ...ction of this manual is designed to assist you in the use of your GPS ColorTRAK Each topic in the reference section includes a brief description of the activity chosen and a detailed description with sample screens of how to perform the activity As you become more familiar with your receiver you will be able to use the pictorial view of the keys as a quick reference to perform the desired activity...

Page 12: ... more accurate altitude readings The receiver does not need any calibration or activation the altimeter function is automatic The receiver uses the combination of a pressure sensor and GPS elevation to give altitude readings of about 200 feet Receiver Accuracy The satellite constellation that provides the GPS information your receiver uses is maintained by the Department of Defense DoD GPS positio...

Page 13: ...4 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK GPS ColorTRAK Receiver Color Display ENTER key GOTO key MENU key POWER key ARROW PAD LIGHT key MARK key NAV key QUIT key Water Seal Battery Caps Detachable Quadrifilar Antenna ...

Page 14: ... screens menus and enters alphanumeric information Up Down Arrows scroll through the alphanumeric characters Right Left Arrows page through menus and adjust the scale on the Plot and Compass screens NAV Scrolls through nine Navigation screens MENU Accesses functions specific to the current display as well as other displays GOTO Allows selection of a destination for a single leg route from a list o...

Page 15: ... into the battery tubes with the positive end first two batteries in each side and screw the battery caps until securely closed It is recommended that four batteries be used however in case of an emergency the receiver will operate with only two batteries if both are inserted into one of the battery tubes If the batteries are left out of the unit for more than 30 minutes the unit may need to be re...

Page 16: ...ference point to select which satellites to use Inputting the initial position time and date is called initializing your receiver which will save you time Initializing enables the receiver to begin tracking satellites and calculating your position much faster Proper Handling Signal Reception Because the GPS ColorTRAK receives information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth the antenna need...

Page 17: ...00 miles while turned off Turn the Receiver On To turn your ColorTRAK on press PWR Because this is the first time you have used your receiver a screen will be displayed prompting you to initialize your receiver Press ENTER to begin the initialization process If you do not see this screen once the receiver is turned on then it was initialized previously To follow along press MENU highlight SETUP an...

Page 18: ...know your elevation press ENTER If this is not the first time you have used your receiver or if it is the first time but your receiver has already begun acquiring satellite signals time and date may have already been received from a satellite and you will not be prompted for time and date Setting Local Time and Date The cursor moves down to the time field ready for you to input your local time Use...

Page 19: ...ColorTRAK uses while in land or marine mode For purposes of this manual it will be assumed that the receiver is in the marine mode Land Marine Speed SPD SOG Bearing BRG BRG Distance DST DST Heading HDG COG Velocity Made Good VMG VMG Course To Steer CTS CTS Estimated Time of Arrival ETA ETA Time To Go TTG ETE Cross Track Error XTE XTE Recorded Position Landmark Waypoint Units of Measure Miles MPH o...

Page 20: ...our current position you may save this position as a waypoint To save MARK your position as a waypoint press MARK MARK and the waypoint will be saved with an automatically assigned name If this is your first saved position fix the name will be WPT001 as shown For further information on saving your fixed position with a receiver generated name or a user created name refer to the Basic Operations se...

Page 21: ...O is pressed a menu will be displayed with the waypoint that you just saved we are using WPT001 as an example Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight WPT001 and press ENTER The receiver will begin calculating information to return you to the saved position You will be returned to the POSITION screen with the information on the navigational requirements Use the NAV key to view the other Navigation scre...

Page 22: ...osition fix Navigation Screens The nine NAV navigation screens STATUS POSITION NAV 1 COM PASS NAV 2 PLOT ROAD SPEED and TIME provide you with neces sary information you will need to use the GPS ColorTRAK as a navigational tool NAV screens can be viewed by pressing NAV from any screen You can scroll through the NAV screens by repeatedly pressing NAV or the UP DOWN ARROWs from any NAV screen All scr...

Page 23: ...Graph with the satellite signal strengths on the Satellite Signal Chart On the Satellite Position Graph and the Satellite Signal Chart satellites displayed in red are for weak signal strengths green for satellites of strong signal strengths and blue for no signal On the Satellite Signal Chart satellites still receiving information will display an empty bar The bottom of the STATUS screen displays ...

Page 24: ...setting that can be changed to accommodate the environment that you are in This enables you to calibrate the temperature creating an offset from the factory setting After selecting TEMP CALIB from the STATUS screen menu press ENTER to turn the cursor on allowing you to change the temperature Use the ARROWs to change the temperature and press ENTER to exit the edit mode Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to hi...

Page 25: ... UTM coordinates Automatic Averaging in the POSITION Screen Automatic averaging gives you greater position accuracy When navigating your GPS ColorTRAK takes position fixes however when you are station ary at zero speed the receiver begins averaging mode Once you begin moving position averaging ends and the receiver begins displaying instanta neous position fixes while you navigate Current Time Cur...

Page 26: ...irection Ideally when you are navigating the Position Icon and the Destination Icon should line up one above the other Position Icon Destination Name Destination Icon Compass Selectable Navigation Data Using the NAV 1 Screen The NAV 1 screen displays your destination along with four selectable navigation measurements and a graphical compass When your speed is zero the receiver is in automatic aver...

Page 27: ...ss ENTER You are presented with a pop up menu from which you can make your selection Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight your choice and press ENTER You will return to the NAV 1 screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit 50 2 SOG 8 2 XTE 3 80 R VMG 7 2 BRG COG 150 150 120 S K T K T n m 127 m n m m TO FISH DST WPT NAMES OFF ON WPT NAMES OFF ON...

Page 28: ...are pointed in the same direction you are on course The CDI indicates your distance left or right of the courseline The NorthFinder feature displays the position of the sun and moon icons when above the horizon which allows you to determine the direction of north and your destination while standing still The destination icon shows the general direction in which you should be travelling Position Ic...

Page 29: ...e field you want to change and press ENTER The NorthFinder feature displays the position of the sun and moon icons when above the horizon which allows youto determine the direction of north and your destination The destination icon shows the general direction in which you should be travelling Align the sun on the COMPASS screen with the sun in the sky as shown When aligned the Steering Indicator w...

Page 30: ...play or press QUIT to exit Using the NAV 2 Screen The NAV 2 screen displays four customizable information fields The NAV 2 screen is designed to help you to see the screen when your receiver is mounted at a distance from you Customizing the NAV 2 Screen You can change the four navigational fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE TRN ALT TME TMP and Blank To customize your NA...

Page 31: ... is displayed by a green line indicating the direction required in order to reach your destination The plot scale appears at the bottom of the screen and can be changed by using the RIGHT LEFT ARROWs An additional feature of the PLOT screen is PAN N SCAN PAN N SCAN allows you to use the ARROWs to scroll through the PLOT screen enabling you to create waypoints and routes graphically Distance to Des...

Page 32: ... reveal the menu screen If the cursor is over a waypoint when MENU is pressed the menu will be displayed with WPT INFO added to the list Displaying Waypoint Information As you navigate using PAN N SCAN it might be useful to have the name of the waypoint you are heading towards appear at the top of the screen While in the PAN N SCAN screen the waypoint name can be inserted at the top of the screen ...

Page 33: ...esented with a pop up menu from which you can make your selection Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight your choice and press ENTER You will return to the PLOT screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit Clearing the Track Sometimes your screen may be cluttered with your track history The CLR TRACK option allows you to clear your track history i...

Page 34: ...n or Off When navigating you may want to know the distance you will travel to reach a certain destination To find out you can turn the PLOT RINGS option on While viewing the PLOT screen press MENU Highlight PLOT SETUP and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to select PLOT RINGS and press ENTER A pop up menu appears allowing you to select OFF or ON Setting Up Course Projection You may want to know h...

Page 35: ... the top of the screen as well as a display to show your position on the travelled course Navigation Data Destination Name Destination Icon Desired Route Position Icon At the top of the screen the destination name is displayed along with navigation data fields The pictorial road screen shows your position in relation to your desired route as well as your cross track error The road shows the direct...

Page 36: ... If HIDE WPTS is chosen you are returned to the ROAD screen Customizing the Road Screen You can change the four navigational fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS TMP and Blank To customize your ROAD screen press MENU while viewing the ROAD screen Highlight CUS TOMIZE and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to select the field you want to change and press ENTER You are presented with a...

Page 37: ...he Odometer You may want to reset the Odometer field to zero While viewing the SPEED screen press MENU highlight ODOM RESET to zero and press ENTER A pop up window will appear Select YES or NO and press ENTER WARNING RESET ODOMETER TO 000 YES NO Navigation Data Destination Name Circumference Bar Average Speed Icon Graphical Speedometer Trip Odometer Odometer m BRG COG 027m 056 20 SOG14 2 K T 0 5 1...

Page 38: ...NUTE 5 MINUTES 1 HOUR Resetting the Trip Odometer You may want to reset the Trip field to zero While viewing the SPEED screen press MENU highlight TRIP RESET and press ENTER A pop up window will appear Highlight YES or NO and press ENTER Setting the Speed Average You may want to reset the Speed Average field in your receiver You can choose from TRIP 5 30 seconds 1 5 minutes or 1 hour While viewing...

Page 39: ...s ENTER Saving a Waypoint Waypoints are used to create routes and GOTOs Before you can set a route or GOTO you must have a saved waypoint in your receiver You have two options when naming waypoints You can create waypoints with either a receiver created name or with a name you create yourself Saving Your Position Fix with a Receiver Generated Name From anywhere in the receiver you can save MARK yo...

Page 40: ... DOCK You have the option of creating a message when you are naming your waypoint This will be explained in the Working with Way points section Creating a Waypoint A waypoint is a recorded position that can be used in a route or a GOTO You can save up to 500 waypoints in your GPS ColorTRAK and refer back to them at any time as long as the waypoints have been saved Press MARK To create the waypoint...

Page 41: ... right indicates the approximate position on the waypoint list You are returned to the last viewed NAV screen The name of the waypoint is at the top of the screen with navigation information that you can use This completes the basic operation of the GPS ColorTRAK From the information provided you can now navigate from place to place quickly and easily The following chapters provide you with additi...

Page 42: ...en press MENU highlight WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Highlight the waypoint you wish to edit and press ENTER Press MENU highlight EDIT WPT and press ENTER Editing Waypoint Fields Following the instructions on selecting a waypoint select the waypoint you wish to edit Use the ARROWs to highlight the data field you wish to change and press ENTER Again use the ARROWs to make your changes Press ENTER to e...

Page 43: ...llow the instructions on selecting a waypoint Use the DOWN ARROW to scroll to the message and press ENTER to turn the cursor on and use the ARROWs to input your changes When your message is complete press ENTER To delete a message follow the instructions on selecting a waypoint Use the DOWN ARROW to highlight CLEAR MSG and press ENTER Saving Changes to the Selected Waypoint To save your edits foll...

Page 44: ...ange any of the four sections in the PROJECTION screen The FROM data field can be changed to your current position or to any saved waypoint A pop up window appears when ENTER is pressed when the FROM waypoint is highlighted In the G C Great Circle BRG DST field you can input the bearing and distance into the data fields in order to compute the projection You can also input information into the coo...

Page 45: ...seconds to complete Deleting a Waypoint You may find that you have too many saved waypoints that you no longer use In this case you can delete these unnecessary waypoints Once these waypoints are deleted you cannot undo this process or retrieve these deleted waypoints From any NAV screen press MENU highlight WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Highlight the waypoint you wish to delete and press ENTER Press ...

Page 46: ...oute which guides you from your current position to any waypoint in the receiver s memory As an example you can save a waypoint at your home No matter where you go you will always be able to navigate back home by using GOTO To create a GOTO press GOTO and the GOTO MENU will be displayed Use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight your destination waypoint and press ENTER To clear a GOTO The CLEAR GOTO fun...

Page 47: ...ll be deleted Creating a Backtrack Route Backtrack creates a route that starts from the last point recorded in track history using the bread crumbs saved to the first point recorded for track history By following this route you retrace your steps back to the starting point Press MENU highlight ROUTES and press ENTER Press MENU and highlight BACKTRACK A route will be created and given a name in the...

Page 48: ...ted Press ENTER to display your list of waypoints Highlight the first waypoint for your route and press ENTER The receiver will display the selected waypoint in the starting location and will highlight the destination for leg 2 Press ENTER for your next selection Continue this process until you have completed the route To end the creation process use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight SAVE ROUTE and ...

Page 49: ...e waypoint that you want to insert a leg before and press MENU Highlight INSERT and press ENTER A list of waypoints will appear highlight the waypoint you want to insert and press ENTER Changing a Waypoint in a Route Using your home to campsite route you may decide that you want to go to the fishing spot on the way to the campsite and not stop at the stream You can replace the waypoint representin...

Page 50: ...WN ARROWs to highlight the first dotted line of the route and press ENTER A list of waypoints will appear highlight the waypoint you want to add to the end of your route and press ENTER Deleting a Waypoint in a Route On your next trip while navigating from the home to campsite route you find the campsite has been closed You may want to delete the campsite leg from your route While viewing the rout...

Page 51: ...g Press MENU and select ROUTES Highlight the route that you wish to activate press MENU and highlight ACTIVATE Activat ing a route will automatically deactivate any other route or GOTO 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 Press MENU and highlight ROUTES Highlight the route that you wish to deactivate Pr...

Page 52: ...ing in your route you can view the entire route in a small screen overview with the use of Plot View Press MENU highlight ROUTES and press ENTER Highlight the route that you wish to view press MENU highlight PLOT VIEW and press ENTER Deleting a Route After your last trip using your home to campsite route you decide you no longer want to visit those sites You can delete the route from your receiver...

Page 53: ...en to allow you to change the location and date To change the location highlight the AT field and press ENTER to display your saved waypoints Highlight your choice and press ENTER To change the date highlight the ON field and press ENTER Use the ARROWs to enter the new date and press ENTER Working with Fish Hunt From any NAV screen press MENU highlight FISH HUNT and press ENTER or use the LEFT RIG...

Page 54: ...in the Simulate mode To begin press MENU from any NAV screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER The SETUP menu will appear Highlight SIMULATE and press ENTER A pop up window will be displayed giving a list of options consisting of OFF AUTO and USER Highlight OFF to turn the Simulator mode off Highlight AUTO to turn the Simulate on and set a simulated route If USER is selected you will be asked to inp...

Page 55: ... which will notify you when your anchored boat has drifted Arrival alarm which will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of your destination XTE alarm which will notify you when you have gone off course and Proximity alarm which will notify you when you are within the proximity of any waypoints you have chosen From any NAV screen press MENU and highlight ALARM MSG A screen will appear...

Page 56: ...ntil you turn it off or the condition is corrected The default is OFF Selecting Arrival Alarm The Arrival alarm will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of the destination waypoint While viewing the Alarm Message screen highlight the ARRIVAL ALARM and press ENTER A pop up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of OFF 100 250 500 feet 0 2 0 5 and 1 0 miles High light ...

Page 57: ...se within the distance you have chosen The alarm will sound until you turn it off or the condition is corrected The default is OFF Selecting Proximity Alarm The Proximity alarm will sound when you are within the proximity of any waypoints you have chosen that are not on the active route or GOTO While viewing the Alarm Message screen highlight PROXIMITY ALARM and press ENTER A pop up screen will ap...

Page 58: ...use the UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight SAVE WPTS and press ENTER Or Press MENU highlight SAVE WPTS and press ENTER The alarm will sound when the GPS position is within the proximity distance you have chosen The alarm will sound until you turn it off The default is OFF Due to government imposed Selective Availability the alarm figures under 100 feet may have errors Do not rely on this feature for prec...

Page 59: ... up window will be displayed select YES or NO and press ENTER CLR MSG CLEAR ALL MESSAGES YES NO DEFAULTS RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS YES NO Clearing Alarm Messages The message buffer may become cluttered with information You can use the CLR MSG to delete the messages While viewing the Alarm MSG menu highlight CLR MSG and press ENTER A pop up window will be displayed select YES or NO and press ENTER ...

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Page 61: ...will need to reinitialize if you have travelled more than 300 miles while the receiver is turned off To reinitialize press MENU highlight SETUP and press ENTER The Setup Menu will appear highlight INITIALIZE and press ENTER Follow the steps requested to initialize as done when the receiver was initialized the first time see Getting Started 7 MENU COORD SYS MAP DATUM ELEV MODE PROJECTION WAYPOINTS ...

Page 62: ...eens Selecting a Coordinate System A Coordinate System is provided for you This option allows you to select primary and secondary coordinates used for entering and viewing position information The most common is LAT LON You can choose from LAT LON TD UTM OSGB IRISH SWISS SWEDISH FINNISH FRENCH GERMAN MGRS and USER GRID Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight COORD SYST...

Page 63: ...he map legend to determine the datum required for the map or chart If you are not using a map or chart or are unsure which datum to use select WGS84 Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight MAP DATUM and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight PRIMARY or SECONDARY and press ENTER A pop up menu will appear Highlight your choice and press ENTER Default setti...

Page 64: ... in which the time is given Your choices are LOCAL 24HR LOCAL AM PM and UTC Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight TIME FORMAT and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight your choice and press ENTER If UTC is selected the receiver will return to Setup If LOCAL24HR or LOCAL AM PM are selected a pop up menu will be displayed prompt ing you to input the cor...

Page 65: ... KPH for land use outside the United States Default setting is NM KNOTS for marine use Selecting North Reference The GPS ColorTRAK uses magnetic north as a default reference for all navigation computations You can change this to true north good if you are using a map or back to magnetic north default good to use if you are using a compass under SETUP Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and ...

Page 66: ...light will turn on again for 30 seconds This process will continue until you press the light key again to turn the light off or turn the receiver off Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight LIGHT TIMER and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight your choice and press ENTER Selecting the Beeper You can select the options for when the beeper will sound Your...

Page 67: ...history waypoints routes back waypoints as well as reset defaults to the factory defaults There is also an option to delete everything in the receiver s memory Use caution when accessing the Clear Memory function Once you have deleted you cannot undo the process or retrieve this deleted data Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight CLEAR MEMORY and press ENTER A pop up ...

Page 68: ...ENTER Default setting is OFF Selecting Baud Rate Connection to external devices requires that the baud rate of the data being sent or received by the GPS ColorTRAK be matched to the baud rate of the external device Your choices are 1200 4800 9600 and 19200 baud Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight BAUD RATE and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight y...

Page 69: ...y the Department of Defense called Selective Availability SA can cause the elevation values to fluctuate Battery life seems shorter than it should be 1 Make sure that you are using four AA alkaline batteries Magellan System recommends Eveready Energizers for use in the GPS ColorTRAK 2 Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessive use of the backlight Turn the backlight off when not ne...

Page 70: ...no higher than 59 00 59 inputting a number higher than 59 while in deg min sec results in an error and the receiver does not accept the entry Can I use NiCad batteries in my GPS ColorTRAK Yes However the battery life of your GPS ColorTRAK will be dimin ished as well as the possibility of an incorrect reading on the battery life gauge with the use of NiCad batteries Can I attach my GPS ColorTRAK to...

Page 71: ... at 800 707 9971 or via e mail at colortrak mgln com 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 unit to Magellan for repair Please call for assistance first If possible please notify us before shipping the unit by Parcel Post or UPS and include a description of the problem you...

Page 72: ...finitions APA Autopilot cross track error direction to steer status of GPS route status destination waypoint name and bearing from origin to destination old format APB Revised autopilot message contains all of the above plus heading to steer toward destination bearing from the present position to the destination magnetic or true BWC Range and bearing to a waypoint GGA GPS position time fix quality...

Page 73: ...ne and which passes through the destination waypoint 8 9 Bearing dest WPT from origin WPT Magnetic 10 Dest WPT identifier BWC To Selected Waypoint Great Circle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 BWC XXXXXX XXXX XX N XXXXX XX W XXX T XXX M XXX X N CCCC 1 UTC of Bearing 2 3 Lat N or S of waypoint 4 5 Long E or W of waypoint 6 7 Bearing True 8 9 Bearing Magnetic 10 11Distance naut miles 12 Waypoint identifie...

Page 74: ...t Sentence B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 APB A A x x a N A A x x a c c x x a x x a hh 1 Status A Data valid V Loran C Blink or SNR warning V general warning flag for other navigation systems when a reliable fix is not available 2 Status V Loran C cycle lock warning flag A OK or not used 3 Magnitude of XTE 4 Direction to steer L R 5 XTE units nautical miles 6 Status A arrival circle entered 7 ...

Page 75: ... view 8 Horizontal dilution of precision 9 Antenna altitude above below mean sea level 10 Units of antenna altitude meters 11 Geoidal separation difference between the WGS 84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level geoid mean sea level below ellipsoid 12 Units of geoidal separation meters 13 Age of Differential GPS data Time in seconds since last SC104 Type 1 or 9 update null field when DGPS is not use...

Page 76: ...ssage Total number of messages being transmitted and the number of messages being transmitted is indicated in the first two fields 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 GSV x x xx xx xx xxx xx xx xx xxx xx hh CR LF 1 Total number of messages 1 to 3 2 Message number 1 to 3 3 Total numer of satellites in view 4 Satellite PRN number 5 Elevation degrees 90 maximum 6 Azimuth degrees True 000 to 359 7 SNR C No 00 99 d...

Page 77: ...rrival OR ed arrival circle and crossing of line which is perpendicular to the course line and which passes through the destination waypoint 14 CHECKSUM Mandatory in this sentence RMC Transit Specific to be followed by RMB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RMC hhmmss ss A 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a x x x x xxxxxx x x a hh 1 Time UTC of position fix 2 Status A valid V Navigation receiver warning 3 4 Latitude at UTC t...

Page 78: ...979 GANDA Gandajika Base GEO49 Geodetic Datum 1949 GHANA GRB36 Ordinance Survey of GB 1936 GUAM Guam GUNSG G Segara GUNSR HAWAI Hawaii HERAT Herat North HJORS Hjorsey 1955 HUTZU Hu tzu shan INDIA Indian India Nepal IRAN Iran IRELA Ireland 1965 KAUAI Kauai KERTA Kertau 1948 KKJ KKJ Finland LIBER Liberia 1964 LUZON Luzon MASSA Massawa MAUI Maui MERCH Merchich MINNA Minna MONTJ NAHRW Nahrwan Saudi Ar...

Page 79: ... off Velocity 0 1 knot RMS steady state with Selective Availability turned off Limits Speed 951 mph Altitude 17 500 meters Physical Size 6 88 x 2 5 x 1 1 h x w x d 17 48 cm x 6 35 cm x 2 79 cm Weight 12 ounces 340 2 grams with 4 AA batteries installed Display 1 8 x 1 4 h x w 4 6 cm x 3 6 cm high contrast color LCD with EL backlit display Housing Waterproof construction wraparound rubber armor Temp...

Page 80: ...eing the intersection of a line of latitude and a line of longitude Specifically a position is up to 90 degrees north or south of the equator up to the poles which are 90 N and 90 S the equator is 0 latitude and up to 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian which is 0 longi tude The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich England Parts of a degree are minutes there are 60 minutes written as...

Page 81: ... OSGB coordinates are similar to UTMs but they describe only Great Britain They must be used with the GRB36 datum which also describes Great Britain This coordinate system cannot be used in any other part of the world The GPS ColorTRAK automati cally selects the GRB36 datum when the OSGB coordinate system is se lected in Setup While OSGB coordinates must be used with the GRB36 datum the GRB36 datu...

Page 82: ...lian access Standard Position ing Service SPS code All commercial and consumer GPS receivers are SPS receivers How Does GPS Work Each GPS satellite transmits its precise location position and elevation and the start time of the transmission A GPS receiver acquires the signal then measures the interval between transmission and receipt of the signal to determine the distance between the receiver and...

Page 83: ... that GPS accuracy as affected by SA is sufficient for general navigation In an open environment it usually is Even with SA a GPS receiver will bring you within visual range of a destination or target and GPS remains the best available source for accurate repeatable navigation and positioning information DGPS Differential GPS DGPS computes the size of the error and applies it to positioning inform...

Page 84: ...rmation on the Global Positioning System and satellite status is available from the Civil GPS Information Center GPSIC in Virginia It is operated by the United States Coast Guard for the Department of Transpor tation and was established to provide information and to serve as a point of contact There are three ways to reach the GPSIC via telephone 1 24 hour recorded message at 703 313 5907 2 Web si...

Page 85: ...ree operation Power Data Cable Allows you to connect your GPS ColorTRAK to external power external alarm and data External Power Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Allows you to connect the GPS ColorTRAK to a cigarette lighter for external power 10 PC Interface Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Connects the GPS ColorTRAK to your PC for data transfer and to a cigarette lighter for external pow...

Page 86: ...hold the receiver in one hand and rotate the antenna to the stop at the 1 o clock position as shown below Firmly grip the antenna with the other hand and pull the antenna from the receiver To replace the antenna Remove any external antenna that you have connected Place the antenna at the 1 o clock position and connect the antenna to the receiver Turn to stop at 1 o clock Pull to remove from receiv...

Page 87: ...n be reported in true or magnetic north values Coordinates A unique numeric or alphanumeric description of the position CTS Course to Steer The direction you should be travelling in order to return to the course while proceeding towards the destination It is a compro mise course bearing that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline mid way between a point perpendicular to y...

Page 88: ...AT LON Coordinate system using latitude and longitude coordinates to define a position on the earth Leg Route 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 LMK Landmark A location sav...

Page 89: ...om an observer s position The north direction on any geographical meridian TTG Time To Go The 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 UTC Universal Time Coordinated Formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time GMT UTM Universal Transverse Mercator metric grid system used on most...

Page 90: ...Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 81 XTE Cross Track Error The perpendicular distance between the present position and the courseline Given as a distance right or left of course when facing the destination ...

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Page 92: ...1 22 26 27 28 Beeper 57 C Clear Memory 58 Coordinate System 71 selecting 53 viewing secondary 16 Contrast 46 Cross Track Error XTE 10 18 21 26 48 Course over Ground COG 17 19 26 27 28 Course Projection 25 Customer Service 62 Customize NAV screens see Disable NAV screens Customizing 53 D Date see Time and Date Datums see Map Datums Demo Mode see Simulate DGPS 16 74 Disable NAV screens 53 E Elevatio...

Page 93: ...cting a Waypoint 35 Power On 8 13 R Reception 7 Routes 37 activating deactivat ing a route 42 adding a waypoint at the end of a route 41 changing a waypoint in a route 40 creating clearing 37 deleting a waypoint in a route 41 deleting a route 43 editing 40 inserting a leg into a route 40 reversing 43 saving 42 viewing 40 S Satellite signals 14 Setup 52 Simulate Mode 45 Specifications 70 Speed 28 s...

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