Magellan SporTrak SporTrak Color, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...th 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 Waypoint...

Page 2: ...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 3: ...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 4: ...t 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 5: ...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 Highlight...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...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 8: ...te 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 to...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...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 11: ...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 12: ...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 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ...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 17: ...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 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...ed 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 Spor...

Page 24: ...probably 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 25: ...3 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 26: ...w 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 excess...

Page 27: ...iting a waypoint Default Box House Aerial Airport Amusement ATM AutoRepair Boating Camping ExitRamp FirstAid Fixed Nav Aid FloatingB uoy Restaurant Rock Scuba RV Service Shooting SightSeeing Small Cit...

Page 28: ...he 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...

Page 29: ...ters 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 oun...

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Page 38: ...d more detailed area maps with highways railways major cities and basic topography Carrying C ase The carrying case provides a way of carrying the SporTrak on your belt while at the same time protecti...

Page 39: ...o the receiver Maps are not pre cut to counties or other boundaries Features Minimum Requirements IBMPCA T 486orcom patible 32 MB RAM VGA Video Car d 60MBHardDriveSpace 8x CD R OM drive MSWindo ws95 9...

Page 40: ...e the most 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 fr...

Page 41: ...e 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 Se...

Page 42: ...the 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 th...

Page 43: ...o allcables unlessother wisestated The cable can be connected to the r eceiver two differ ent ways Connecting directly to the SporTrak Using the captive screw that is attached to the plug tighten into...

Page 44: ...s to your exter nal power source The input v oltage range for exter nal power is 9 16 VDC Caution Do not bypass the po wer supply bo x or you will damage y our unit and void the warranty Power Supply...

Page 45: ...rience 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 ar e some of the pr oblems with WAAS The signal...

Page 46: ...ourse 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 t...

Page 47: ...from 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 48: ...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 posit...