Magellan iCGRS, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver...

Page 2: ...d 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 grants you the purchaser t...

Page 3: ...ize 5 Basic Operation 7 SporTrak Color GPS Receiver 7 Turning Power On Off 8 Turning the Backlight On Off 8 Adjusting the Contrast 9 Getting a Position Fix 9 Navigational Screens 9 Map Screen 10 Compa...

Page 4: ...ay Waypoints 21 Turning On Off Track Lines 21 Turning On Off Topographic Lines 21 Turning On Off Displayed POI s 22 Globally Turning Map Items On Off 22 Setting Up Map Data Fields 22 Turning Data Fiel...

Page 5: ...Waypoint 34 Road Screen 35 Customizing the Data Fields 35 Data Screen 36 Customizing the Data Fields 36 Speed Screen 37 Customizing the Data Fields 37 Satellite Status Screen 38 Waypoints Database 39...

Page 6: ...ute 48 Deleting a Route 48 Viewing a Route on the Map Screen 48 Creating a Route using Track History 48 Setup 49 Initializing the SporTrak 49 Turning the NAV Screens On Off 49 Selecting the Coordinate...

Page 7: ...Times Display 57 Accessing the Fish Hunt Screen 57 Changing the Fish Hunt Date 57 Changing the Fish Hunt Position 57 SporTrak Alarms 58 Setting the Arrival Alarm 58 Setting the Anchor Alarm 58 Settin...

Page 8: ...ver Ground 68 Navigating with the Compass Screen 70 Calibrating the Compass 70 Using the Barometer and Temperature Screens 74 Accessories 76 MapSend Streets 77 Using Mapsend 78 Connecting to External...

Page 9: ...Trak Basic Operation Reference Frequently Asked Questions and Appendix Each of these chapters will be explained briefly so you can tell which ones are right for you A glossary and index are provided a...

Page 10: ...liar to all users It s time to begin using your SporTrak Color Don t be overwhelmed with the size of the manual as we have tried to give enough information for the beginning user as well as provide th...

Page 11: ...receiver Anytime you replace the batteries you should re calibrate the compass This will insure that your SporTrak Compass is providing you with the most accurate compass information When battery lif...

Page 12: ...irst Time Use The final step in setting up the SporTrak is to initialize the receiver for first time use This will help your SporTrak begin computing your position in the fastest manner possible The r...

Page 13: ...e Use the Up Down arrows on the keypad to highlight your general region Press ENTER Use the Up Down arrows on the keypad to highlight your area Press ENTER The cursor appears in the time field waiting...

Page 14: ...value up or down All the information that the SporTrak needs to speed up the process of computing its first fix has been entered and the Done button is highlighted To complete the initialization proc...

Page 15: ...Press once to zoom one level press and hold to quickly move through the zoom levels OUT Zooms out the display of the Map screen Press once to zoom one level press and hold to quickly move through the...

Page 16: ...turning the backlight on and leaving it on the SporTrak will turn the backlight off when there has been no button presses for 4 minutes Pressing any button will turn the backlight back on in this inst...

Page 17: ...to adjust the contrast Getting a Position Fix Because the SporTrak attains information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth the antenna needs to have a relatively unob structed view of the sky...

Page 18: ...and the present position icon will appear centered on the map Compass Screen This is a handy screen to have at your finger tips while you are navigating It is totally customizable to display the info...

Page 19: ...eter screen displays your speed in a familiar graphical format There are four additional data fields at the top of the display that can be customized to display the data that you need The bottom of th...

Page 20: ...es below See Waypoints in the Reference chapter of the User Manual Saving a Waypoint with a User Input Icon and Name From any screen press MARK Use the UP DOWN arrows and notice that the highlight mov...

Page 21: ...ing ENTER displays the lower case letters and some additional punctuation marks When you have the name the way you want it highlight OK and press ENTER You are returned to the Mark screen with the new...

Page 22: ...t is in Use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select how the waypoints are displayed Alphabetical Near Position Near City or Near Cursor In this case you will be using Near Position The example shown here is a...

Page 23: ...looking for and press ENTER For this example you would highlight Los Angeles and press ENTER The Map screen is displayed and the SporTrak will begin computing all of the necessary information needed t...

Page 24: ...rak has told you where you are save this location into memory by pressing MARK Now would be a good time to practice using the keypad to enter a new name for this waypoint Home would be a good choice W...

Page 25: ...You have 10 seconds to accept the warning by pressing ENTER or the SporTrak will shut off Turn the SporTrak Off Shuts down the SporTrak During the 5 second countdown pressing the POWER key again will...

Page 26: ...are turned on Screens turned off in Setup will not be displayed Navigation Screen Sequence Map Screen Compass Screen Large Data Screen Position Screen Road Screen Data Screen Speed Screen Satellite S...

Page 27: ...changed with the IN and OUT buttons Track History Track History Track History Track History Track History Dotted line on the map displays the history of where you have travelled since the last time y...

Page 28: ...int Name Whenever the cursor is over a map object the name of the map object is displayed otherwise the word cursor appears The data shown in the information block is the heading and distance from you...

Page 29: ...broken into two parts what items are displayed on the map and what data fields if any are displayed at the bottom of the screen Selecting Map Items Turning On Off Display Waypoints Turns on or off th...

Page 30: ...Use U D arrows to select Clear All After you have turned off all of the map items you can go back and just select the POIs that you want to view Please note that this function will also turn off waypo...

Page 31: ...ta fields are to be displayed You can choose from Customize Fields Street Information or if topographic information is loaded you can select Horizontal Profile or Terrain Projection If you select eith...

Page 32: ...select Horizontal Profile your Map Orientation will change to Track Up so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the horizontal profile If you change Orientation to something other then...

Page 33: ...p so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the projected terrain If you change Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the Terrain Projection the default Two Data Fi...

Page 34: ...also have the option of selecting fixed intervals for track point storage terrain From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use arrows to highlight the Track Mode field Use arrows to select Mode Setting...

Page 35: ...ne in the middle of the profile plot provides the elevation for that point on the profile Selecting Vertical Profile Note not all options for Vertical Profile are available at all times For example if...

Page 36: ...tional method of creating a route After selecting Path Check from the Vert Profile menu you will be returned to the Map screen where you can begin to lay out your path Using the arrow keypad move the...

Page 37: ...ields Data Fields Customizable data fields The data displayed can be selected from 13 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be mo...

Page 38: ...data displayed can be selected from 17 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated b...

Page 39: ...n devices and charts that use different coordinate systems The screen viewed can be changed by pressing the Left or Right arrows while viewing the Position screen You can change the coordinate system...

Page 40: ...ayed GPS Status GPS Status GPS Status GPS Status GPS Status Provides information on the current status of the GPS receiver portion of the SporTrak Data Fields Data Fields Data Fields Data Fields Data...

Page 41: ...Averaging SporTrak is computing fixes speed is near 0 0 so position is being averaged EPE xxft Estimated Position Error in feet SporTrak is computing fixes while moving DGPS Computed fixes are being d...

Page 42: ...o the SporTrak s memory From there you could simply do a GOTO to the waypoint you just created You can also project waypoints from any stored waypoint or POI by highlighting the From field and pressin...

Page 43: ...a graphical representation of your route as if it was a road This familiar indica tion of where you are in regards to your planned route will provide you with the knowledge required for you to keep o...

Page 44: ...yed can be selected from 17 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes Co...

Page 45: ...on Name When you are navigating on a GOTO or multileg route the name of the destination is placed here For multileg routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the leg of the route yo...

Page 46: ...re shown with solid bars The height of the bar indicates the relative signal strength Power Source Power Source Power Source Power Source Power Source Indicates the source of power being used POWER In...

Page 47: ...with a list of waypoints that you can choose from The information at the bottom of the screen indicates the bearing and distance to the highlighted waypoint from your present position Selecting Waypoi...

Page 48: ...Creates and stores your present position into the memory of the SporTrak Stored waypoints can be used in GOTO and route creation While saving the waypoint you can edit the icon name and add a message...

Page 49: ...er Waypoint Allows you to edit a waypoint that you have already stored in the SporTrak s memory From Map Screen Use arrow keys to move cursor to desired Modify see Note From Any Screen Highlight Datab...

Page 50: ...it a waypoint that is being used in a route Also note that any edits you make to the waypoint are not saved when you use the View button You need to highlight the Save button and press ENTER to record...

Page 51: ...Use arrows to view address range Highlight Mark or View Mark If you select Mark and press ENTER the Edit Waypoint screen is displayed You can now change any of the attributes for this waypoint Highli...

Page 52: ...r Alphabetical Creating a Backtrack Route Creates a route using track information stored in the SporTrak to retrace your steps A good example of using a backtrack would be if you were out hiking or jo...

Page 53: ...ory Use L R arrows to select Find By Select Waypoint from List Step 2 Select leg destination waypoint Select Waypoint Category Use left right arrows to select Find By Select Waypoint from List Use up...

Page 54: ...ute Allows you to view the legs of a route using the same screen that was used to create the route Viewing a route can be used if you just wanted to see the components of the route or as a precursor t...

Page 55: ...tabase Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will have a leg inserted Select Waypoint Select route to be edited See Instructions for Viewing a Route Highlight Delete Highlight destination waypoi...

Page 56: ...n Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Reverse Deleting a Route Enables the deletion of any route in memory Useful when you want to add a new route but no EMPTY routes are available Viewing a Route...

Page 57: ...ns you choose Note you must go through the entire sequence of nav screens for your selections to be saved As an example if you turn the Sat Status screen off and press ESC before confirming all of the...

Page 58: ...art with your SporTrak and the datums do not match you may find irregularities when comparing the coordinates Default Primary WGS84 Secondary WGS84 Selecting the Elevation Mode Allows you to select th...

Page 59: ...rth Military True or Military Magnetic as its North reference Default Magnetic Setting the Backlight Timer Allows you to set the time interval that will be used to turn off the display backlight when...

Page 60: ...A Your choice will be dependent upon what message the device you are connecting to needs to receive Default Off Selecting the Baud Rate Enables you to set the baud rate of the data being sent out from...

Page 61: ...nly will automatically be set by the SporTrak during startup when you use the SporTrak for the first time Power Off Timer Conserving battery life is important to any GPS user and the power off timer p...

Page 62: ...in the list and press ENTER Press the Up Arrow once and press ENTER You are back at the Language Select screen Changing the Power Key Settings Allows you to choose from No protection normal or On Off...

Page 63: ...from memory Clearing Wpts Routes This will clear all waypoints and routes from the SporTrak s memory Clearing all Routes This clears all routes from the SporTrak s memory Resetting SporTrak to Factor...

Page 64: ...rom Any Screen Highlight Sun Moon Changing the Sun Moon Date Allows you to change the date for the sun moon information for the position selected From Any Screen Highlight Sun Moon Highlight At Field...

Page 65: ...ish Hunt Date Allows you to change the date for the fishing hunting information for the position selected From Any Screen Highlight Fish Hunt Highlight Date Field Use arrows to change date Changing th...

Page 66: ...g the Anchor Alarm The anchor alarm will sound when you have drifted from your anchor point at a distance you set An example of its use would be as you set anchor you turn on the anchor alarm to beep...

Page 67: ...ht Simulate Confirm Clearing of Track Turning on the Simulator User Mode This turns the simulator on and uses a heading and speed rate that you define From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight User Hi...

Page 68: ...e number of and total memory size of detailed maps you may have installed using MapSend Streets and how much free memory is available From Any Screen Highlight About Help Screen You can view help tips...

Page 69: ...d to compute the position fix and how elevation is computed In 2D two dimensional only three satellites are needed for a position fix and elevation is not computed Any elevation displayed by the SporT...

Page 70: ...robably will want to initialize the receiver again Also if you travel with your SporTrak for more than 500 miles with it turned off it will still have the reference point but it may be too inaccurate...

Page 71: ...standard Additional information on NMEA can be found at on the internet at www nmea org where you can purchase the NMEA Interface Standards Another excellent source for NMEA standards is a FAQ sheet...

Page 72: ...location to avoid a similar occurrence Battery life seems shorter than it should be 1 Make sure that you are using two AA alkaline batteries 2 Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessi...

Page 73: ...a waypoint Default Box House Aerial Airport Amusement ATM Auto Repair Boating Camping Exit Ramp First Aid Fixed Nav Aid Floating Buoy Restaurant Rock Scuba RV Service Shooting Sight Seeing Small City...

Page 74: ...RMA number 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 a...

Page 75: ...ers 95 2D 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 2 h x w x d 14 2 cm x 5 6 cm x 3 0 cm Weight 6 8 ounc...

Page 76: ...llowing section Heading Heading in the SporTrak Color is the direction that the antenna located at the top of the SporTrak Color is pointing To get the best representation of your heading you need to...

Page 77: ...aring and COG computed the SporTrak Color can now provide you with the precise information you need to arrive at your destination in the shortest time In the above example the SporTrak Color would com...

Page 78: ...be in and lay it down face up on any flat nonmetal surface Also you should not be moving i e in a car or boat in motion while calibrating the compass This will affect the calibration causing errors i...

Page 79: ...med is during the basic calibration routine you are unable to level the bubble To enter extended calibration These are the same as the first three steps in performing the basic calibration 1 Remove th...

Page 80: ...ath the surface you are setting the receiver on Press ENTER and wait for the beep 2 Turn the SporTrak Color 90 and wait for the beep 3 Turn the SporTrak Color another 90 to 180 and wait for the beep 1...

Page 81: ...ng from the GPS signals and not the electronic compass Other limitations are in the angle that you hold the SporTrak Color Holding the receiver flat provides the most accurate readings While tilting i...

Page 82: ...pad to highlight Weather and press ENTER The Weather Screen is displayed with current temperature and barometer information Temperature and barometric information are displayed in a familiar and easy...

Page 83: ...low and high barometer readings for the last 24 hours as well as the reason for the gaps in your chart 1 From the Weather Screen press MENU 2 Using the arrow pad highlight Baro history info and press...

Page 84: ...upload more detailed area maps with highways railways major cities and basic topography Carrying Case The carrying case provides a way of carrying the SporTrak on your belt while at the same time prot...

Page 85: ...eiver Maps are not pre cut to counties or other boundaries Features Minimum Requirements IBM PC AT 486 or compatible 32 MB RAM VGA Video Card 60 MB Hard Drive Space 8x CD ROM drive MS Windows 95 98 NT...

Page 86: ...ost commonly used function uploading detailed maps Preparation Make sure that you have a SD card installed in your SporTrak Detailed maps are saved to the SD card not in the SporTrak Install fresh bat...

Page 87: ...region place the cursor on any of the black dots found in the corners or along the sides of the region press the left mouse button and increase or decrease the size of the defined area Cut Region Sel...

Page 88: ...he COM ports looking for the SporTrak receiver When the COM port has been found it will be indicated on the PC screen Press Next The map region will be uploaded to your SporTrak receiver Now using the...

Page 89: ...cables unless otherwise stated The cable can be connected to the receiver two different ways Connecting directly to the SporTrak Using the captive screw that is attached to the plug tighten into the b...

Page 90: ...to your external power source The input voltage range for external power is 9 16 VDC Caution Do not bypass the power supply box or you will damage your unit and void the warranty Power Supply Box Cut...

Page 91: ...ience accuracy improvements to around 3 meters You can expect to see this level of accuracy for 95 of the time that you are receiving WAAS signals What are some of the problems with WAAS The signal co...

Page 92: ...urse bearing that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline midway between a point perpendicular to your position and the current leg destination waypoint Datum Refers to the th...

Page 93: ...rom 0 to 180 Magnetic North The direction relative to a magnetic compass NMEA National Marine Electronics Association A professional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format...

Page 94: ...s memory which is obtained by entering data editing data calculating data or saving a current position Used to create routes XTE Cross Track Error The perpendicular distance between the present positi...

Page 95: ...d on the map You will find that this method is the easi est way to save or go to any map item Destination Plotter You now have the option of displaying lines on the map screen that graphically display...

Page 96: ...This feature was added to assist those who accidentally turn their receiver on or off while it is being carried in their pocket backpack or other container The following shows the differences between...

Page 97: ...abase or you can create a GOTO route to that map item with the push of a button Viewing Detailed Map Information for Your Present Position 1 While viewing the Map screen and your present position icon...

Page 98: ...e details for this position When you are done high light the Save button and press the Enter key This method does not apply to waypoints that are already in your User Waypoint data base User waypoints...

Page 99: ...r key 2 Press the right arrow to access the Display tab 3 Using the up or down arrows highlight Pos Dest Line or Depart Dest Line 4 Press the Enter key to toggle the status of your selection When the...

Page 100: ...n and can use up a substantial amount of memory Are there other basic maps available Yes If you have the Magellan MapSend WorldWide Basemap CD ROM you can select any area on the globe and upload it to...

Page 101: ...aypoint and are easily accessed through the Database function of your SporTrak Color receiver Tides and Currents SporTrak Color users can now access tide information for ports that are stored in their...

Page 102: ...hlight the re gion and press the Enter key 4 Use the keypad to enter the name of the port you want to view tide information for When you feel you have entered enough of the name you can move the highl...

Page 103: ...ht Tide Cur rent and press the Enter key As a reminder the Current screen is available only when a MapSend BlueNav chart has been uploaded and is active If current information is not available only Ti...

Page 104: ...s time speed and angle of the current Use the left or right arrows to bring up a vertical line that can be moved along the graph to change the time for this information Note current information along...

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