Magellan SporTrak SporTrak Color, 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: ...REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT THALES NAVIGATION S OPTION OF ANY DEFECTIVE PART OF THE RECEIVER OR ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY REPAIRS UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL ONLY BE MADE AT AN AUTHORI...

Page 4: ...D WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OFTHALES NAVIGATION OR NEGLIGENT USAGE OF THE PRODUCT IN NO EVENT WILL THALES NAVIGATION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH DAMAGES EVEN IF THALES NAVIG...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...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 7: ...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 8: ...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 9: ...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 10: ...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 11: ...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 12: ...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 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ...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 17: ...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 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...s 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...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...oint 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 yo...

Page 31: ...s 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 t...

Page 32: ...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 wayp...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...Fields 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 m...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...layed 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 43: ...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...

Page 44: ...to 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 pressi...

Page 45: ...s 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...

Page 46: ...ayed 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 C...

Page 47: ...ion 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 y...

Page 48: ...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...