Magellan Triton 300, User Manual

Page 1: ...960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 Magellan Triton User Manual Magellan Triton 300 Magellan Triton 400 Magellan Triton 500...

Page 2: ...he Global Positioning System GPS is operated by the U S Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of the GPS network The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the...

Page 3: ...of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference t...

Page 4: ...ific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter The information provided in...

Page 5: ...extual Menu 7 Accessing the Speedometer Contextual Menu 7 Data Fields 8 Customizing the Data Field for the Map Screen 8 Customizing the Data Field for the Large Data Compass or Satellite Status Screen...

Page 6: ...ing and Hunting Times 21 Displaying Solar and Lunar Rise and Set Times 21 Creating a Go To Route from the Map Screen 22 Viewing Waypoint Details from the Map Screen 22 Creating a Backtrack Route 23 Ch...

Page 7: ...s 38 Setting Volume and Brightness 38 View Memory Usage 38 Clearing Memory 39 Restoring Factory Settings 39 Setting Connectivity 39 Getting Software Version Information 40 Viewing Copyright Informatio...

Page 8: ...ng a Trail 51 Deleting a Trail Alternate Method 51 Duplicating a Trail 52 Reversing a Trail 52 Hiding Showing a Trail 52 Activating a Backtrack Route 53 Clearing Track 53 Places 54 Go To a Place Waypo...

Page 9: ...et and an integrated multidirectional antenna offer superior GPS accuracy The Magellan Triton is also WAAS and EGNOS capable taking advantage of the Wide Area Augmentation System for improved accuracy...

Page 10: ...B I A Backlight Button B Power Button C Zoom Zoom out Button D Zoom Zoom in Button E ENTER Button Cursor Control F PAGE GO TO Button G Esc Escape Button H Menu Button I SD Card Slot under protective r...

Page 11: ...al accessory Antenna Built in multidirectional patch Keypad Nine direct access keys Operating Range 14 to 140 F 10 to 60 C Receiver SiRF Star III 20 channels WAAS EGNOS Acquisition Time Hot 20 seconds...

Page 12: ...ss the backlight button momentarily The backlight intensity will increase 20 until it reaches the maximum intensity Pressing the backlight button again will turn off the display backlight Please note...

Page 13: ...language and press ENTER Sleep Mode Backlight Timer To conserve battery life the Triton will go into Sleep Mode at a preset interval when no keys have been pressed Waking up the Triton from Sleep Mode...

Page 14: ...been saved to the Magellan Triton The Place option is used to select a destination waypoint that has been either preloaded into the Magellan Triton as part of the internal base map or a destination w...

Page 15: ...for a particular activity hiking marine use or geocaching The Maps option displays a list of the base maps and detail maps if any optional detail maps are installed that can be used The Media option...

Page 16: ...layed in pale orange 2 Select the field you want to change and with it highlighted press ENTER 3 Select the data type desired from the list shown and press ENTER 4 The Triton will return to the origin...

Page 17: ...ring nighttime use 1 Press the Backlight button top left side of the receiver to cycle through the backlight intensities Alternate method 1 Press MENU 2 Select View 3 Select Settings 4 Select Volume B...

Page 18: ...6 Select Barometer and set it to OFF Connect to PC using USB cable if possible 1 Connect the Magellan Triton to a computer using the USB cable supplied with the Magellan Triton 2 Select POWER ONLY fr...

Page 19: ...gation screens press PAGE GO TO next screen or ESC previous screen to select the navigation screen you are looking for Turning Navigation Screens On or Off 1 While viewing the Map screen press MENU 2...

Page 20: ...4 Select ENTER 5 Select the data type desired from the list shown and press ENTER 6 Press ESC when done Note you can set the number of data fields displayed on the map screen to none 2 or 4 by pressi...

Page 21: ...track is displayed on the map as an orange line with white dots If the track has been saved it appears as a blue dashed line color is user customizable Also if you have a route activated it is shown o...

Page 22: ...ormat It also displays an odometer and a trip odometer so you can see the distances traveled The maximum speed the odometer and the trip odometer can be reset following these instructions Resetting th...

Page 23: ...ta fields at the bottom of the display are customizable The Strip Compass Screen The Strip Compass screen presents the compass information using a graphical strip compass that you may find easier to u...

Page 24: ...shows when you are getting strong weak or poor signal reception Green satellite icons represent satellites that are being used to compute your position while yellow good white medium and red poor ico...

Page 25: ...ute is set this will appear blank or dashes Distance to End Distance to End is the measurement of distance from the user to the final destination point in a route If no Go To or Route is set this will...

Page 26: ...pear blank or dashes Accuracy Accuracy calculates the margin of error the user can expect based on their satellite reception The smaller the number is the better the accuracy Normally the accuracy is...

Page 27: ...round the screen Red dot points towards your current position Computed Route Indicator Line of sight pointer to next destination from where the route originated Current Route Indicator Line displaying...

Page 28: ...s a GO TO or part of a multileg route Waypoints can also be entered from known coordinates by pressing MENU from the Map screen select Create select Waypoints and choose Coordinates Saving Your Curren...

Page 29: ...lect Fish and Hunt 6 Press ENTER 7 The best fishing and hunting times are displayed for the current date 8 To change the date use the cursor control to highlight the left or right arrows and press ENT...

Page 30: ...ed waypoint and press ENTER to continue 5 Press ESC to exit the Pan mode Viewing Waypoint Details from the Map Screen 1 Select the waypoint you want to view details of by panning around the map with t...

Page 31: ...R 5 Confirm starting the backtrack route by highlighting Yes and press ENTER Note if there are not sufficient track points breadcrumbs to create a backtrack route you will be alerted to this and no ro...

Page 32: ...ing them off POSITION DESTINATION LINE You can turn the Position Destination Line the pink line from your current position to your destination on or off WAYPOINTS SHOWN Waypoints on the map can be tur...

Page 33: ...g Map Units of Measure 1 Press ENTER 2 Scroll down the contextual menu to highlight Reset 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the item or all that you want t...

Page 34: ...n Alphanumeric Light Blue Enters the alpha numeric or symbol character selected Cursor Position Medium Blue Moves the character cursor to the left or right Symbol Select Blue Changes the available cha...

Page 35: ...available characters to extended characters Numeric Select Blue Changes the available characters to numeric characters Alpha Select Blue Changes the available characters to alphabetic characters Delet...

Page 36: ...rs shown shifts between two character sets Not functional when numeric or symbol characters are displayed Return Medium Blue Adds a carriage return at the character cursor position Accept Green Saves...

Page 37: ...ent date for the Magellan Triton since the date is automatically received from the GPS satellite Text Size Limitations Single line fields 50 characters Multi line fields notes comments hints 1024 char...

Page 38: ...t from the EDIT PROFILE buttons 5 Use the PAGE GO TO button to select the page to edit 6 When all of the options have been set use the ESC button to exit Information Page assigns which navigation scre...

Page 39: ...displayed on the map ELECTRONIC COMPASS On Off Turns the electronic compass on or off BAROMETER On Off Turns the barometer on or off GPS FIX On Off When set to on will alert you when the Magellan Tri...

Page 40: ...nts can be found in the chapter on geocaching but they are used the same as user created and place waypoints in creating a route Waypoint Detail Screen Overview Whenever a waypoint is being created th...

Page 41: ...aypoint 4 Select Current Location 5 The Waypoint Details screen is displayed with the latitude longitude and elevation for your current location 6 Edit the waypoint information as needed 7 Select the...

Page 42: ...save the waypoint Creating a Custom Waypoint from the Map Screen 1 While viewing the Map Screen press ENTER 2 Select Create Waypoint 3 The Waypoint Details screen is displayed with the latitude longit...

Page 43: ...on as needed 12 Select the Media page to add media or the Options page to turn the proximity alarm on or off 13 Select the icon to save the waypoint Viewing Waypoints Viewing a Saved Waypoint 1 From t...

Page 44: ...oximity alarm on or off 10 Press ESC to save the waypoint Pressing ENTER will create a Go To route to that waypoint Deleting a Saved Waypoint 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select Go To 3 Select W...

Page 45: ...ion by selecting Yes Duplicating a Saved Waypoint 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select Go To 3 Select Waypoint 4 Change the order that the waypoints are displayed if needed or search for a waypoi...

Page 46: ...s Setting Volume and Brightness 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select View 3 Select Settings 4 Select Volume Brightness 5 Highlight the volume or brightness slider bars 6 Use the left and right ar...

Page 47: ...3 Select Settings 4 Select Memory 5 Select Restore Factory Settings 6 Select the green checkmark to confirm Setting Connectivity You can set the connectivity through the settings option but please no...

Page 48: ...o return to the About Menu Personalizing Magellan Triton 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select View 3 Select Settings 4 Select About 5 Select Owner 6 Select the field to change Name Address Phone...

Page 49: ...Settings 41 6 Follow the displayed instructions for each test 7 Press ESC to return to the Diagnostics Menu...

Page 50: ...s MENU 2 Select Create 3 Select Geocache 4 Select from Current Location Point on Map or Coordinates If you are marking a new cache location you would probably select current location If you are enteri...

Page 51: ...Map screen press MENU 2 Select Go To 3 Select Geocache 4 Change the order that the geocache waypoints are displayed if needed or search for a geocache waypoint Select the Search field under the Selec...

Page 52: ...elect Go To 3 Select Waypoint 4 Change the order that the waypoints are displayed if needed or search for a waypoint Select the Search field under the Select Waypoint header Select the order you want...

Page 53: ...te is activated the Magellan Triton will begin providing navigation information to get you to the store After arriving at the store it will automatically begin providing information to get you to the...

Page 54: ...earch to display the keyboard and enter the first few characters for a waypoint you are looking for 7 Highlight the waypoint you want to go to from the list of waypoints and press ENTER Creating a Go...

Page 55: ...ist 6 Select Add Point 7 Select the method for determining the next destination in the route The same options as explained in step 4 apply 8 Continue adding waypoints to the route list until the route...

Page 56: ...ew characters for a route you want to search for 5 Highlight the route to delete 6 Press the MENU 7 Select Delete Route 8 Confirm the route deletion Duplicating a Multileg Route 1 From the Map screen...

Page 57: ...splayed if needed or do a search on a route Select the Search field under the Go to route header Select the order you want the waypoints listed by date added or name Select search to enter the first f...

Page 58: ...t taken Tip Whenever beginning a hike that you might want to use backtrack route with clear the track memory described in this chapter before beginning the hike Trails are displayed on the Map screen...

Page 59: ...yed if needed or do a search on a trail Select the Search field under the Select Trail header Select the order you want the trail listed by name or date added Select search to enter the first few char...

Page 60: ...d if needed or search for a trail Select the Search field under the Select Trail header Select the order you want the trail listed by name or date added Select search to enter the first few characters...

Page 61: ...ot only handy for normal outdoor adventures but also gives the traveller the security in knowing that directions back to camp are only a button press away 1 From the Map screen press ENTER 2 Select Ba...

Page 62: ...nder the Places header Select if you want the waypoints listed by nearest or if you want to do a search Selecting search brings up the keyboard so you can enter the first few characters for a waypoint...

Page 63: ...l to highlight and select the info icon 9 Use the PAGE GO TO button to switch to the Options Page 10 Select the Alert button to turn the alarm on or off 11 Press ENTER to save your selection Viewing B...

Page 64: ...Categories 6 Select the subcategory or All Subcategories if available 7 Select Nearest to view the waypoints in the category sorted by the distance from your current location or do a search on a wayp...

Page 65: ...e or name Note The Sort button is not active unless there are images available on the SD card 5 Select an image to display the image in full screen Pressing the up and down arrows while viewing a phot...