Magellan Triton Triton 300, User Manual

Page 1: ...Magellan Navigation Inc 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 Magellan Triton User Manual Magellan Triton 200 Magellan Triton 300...

Page 2: ...y poor satellite geometry and obstructions like buildings and large trees USE PROPER ACCESSORIES Use only Magellan cables and antennas the use of non Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade...

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: ...formation Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL has not tested the performance or reliability of the Global Positioning System GPS hardware operating software or other aspects of this product UL has only t...

Page 5: ...Timer interval 6 Menus 6 Accessing the Main Menu 6 Navigation Screens 7 Accessing the Map Screen Options Menu 7 Accessing the Speedometer Option Menu 7 Data Fields 8 Customizing the Data Field 8 Sele...

Page 6: ...tings 21 Setting Connectivity 21 Getting Software Version Information 22 Viewing Copyright Information 22 Personalizing Magellan Triton 22 Performing Diagnostic Checks 22 Profiles 24 Activating a Prof...

Page 7: ...g the Pan Cursor 35 Creating a Go To Route to a Saved User Created Waypoint 35 Creating a Go To Route to a Place Waypoint 36 Creating a Go To Route to a Geocache Waypoint 37 Creating a Multileg Route...

Page 8: ...ents Magellan Triton iv Turning On Off the Waypoint Proximity Alarm for a Place Waypoint 46 Viewing Best Fish and Hunt Times for a Place Waypoint 47 Viewing Sun and Moon Rise and Set Times for a Place...

Page 9: ...e Magellan Triton easy for first time GPS receiver users while still keeping all the functions experienced users expect to see Routes and tracks Create a single leg Go To route a route with multiple d...

Page 10: ...rview 2 Magellan Triton C D F H G E A B 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 Butt...

Page 11: ...l 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 Cold 60 seconds Initial 2 minutes Update Rat...

Page 12: ...light intensity 1 Press 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 b...

Page 13: ...own the page and select the Language field 7 From the drop down menu select the desired language 8 Press the PAGE GO TO button until the Info page is displayed 9 Select Activate Profile Sleep Mode Bac...

Page 14: ...create a Go To route to a waypoint that has 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...

Page 15: ...as solar and lunar rise and set times for the location of your cursor The Profiles option is used to customize the settings of the Magellan Triton for a particular activity hiking marine use or geocac...

Page 16: ...l Geographic maps can be purchased and downloaded from the Magellan Store and loaded into the Magellan Triton s internal memory using the Magellan VantagePoint software Once loaded you will need to se...

Page 17: ...Select Profiles 4 Select a profile 5 Press PAGE GO TO to select the Display page 6 Select Backlight Level Connect to PC using USB cable if possible 1 Connect the Magellan Triton to a computer using th...

Page 18: ...it is shown on the map as solid yellow lines The trail colors can be modified A pink line is also displayed that indicates the Position Destination Line The Position Destination Line is a straight li...

Page 19: ...on otherwise the information is for your current location 1 While viewing the Map screen press ENTER 2 Select Local Info 3 Select Fish and Hunt 4 Select the arrows at the top of the display to scroll...

Page 20: ...ighlighting the field and pressing ENTER 2 Select the data that you want to be displayed Use the cursor control to highlight the data field in orange and press ENTER 3 The Large Data screen will be di...

Page 21: ...highlighting the field and pressing ENTER 2 Select the data that you want to be displayed Use the cursor control to highlight the data field in orange and press ENTER 3 The Compass screen will be dis...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...he day portion of the calendar is highlighted you will need to press the up arrow until one of the month selector arrows is highlighted Use the arrow cursor to move through the dates If one of the arr...

Page 28: ...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 arrows on t...

Page 29: ...l need to reset any profiles or settings you have previously set 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select View 3 Select Settings 4 Select Memory 5 Select Restore Factory Settings 6 Select the green c...

Page 30: ...1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select View 3 Select Settings 4 Select About 5 Select Copyright Info 6 Press ESC to return to the About Menu Personalizing Magellan Triton 1 From the Map screen pre...

Page 31: ...ttings 23 3 Select Settings 4 Select Diagnostics 5 Select Audio Test Video Test Keypad Test or Touch Test 6 Follow the displayed instructions for each test 7 Press ESC to return to the Diagnostics Men...

Page 32: ...options have been set use the PAGE GO TO button to display the Info page for the profile and activate the profile Display Page BACKLIGHT LEVEL Off Low Medium High Sets the default backlight level To...

Page 33: ...to on will alert you when the Magellan Triton loses GPS signals and cannot compute a GPS fix ALARM TONE Beep Ring Sets the type of audible tone to be used ALARM VOLUME Off Low Medium High Sets the vo...

Page 34: ...g More information on geocache waypoints 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 Wh...

Page 35: ...the latitude longitude and elevation for your current location 6 Edit the waypoint information as needed 7 Select the Options page to turn the proximity alarm on or off 8 Select the green checkmark t...

Page 36: ...R 2 Select Create Waypoint 3 The Waypoint Details screen is displayed with the latitude longitude and elevation for your current location or the position of the pan cursor 4 Select the latitude field...

Page 37: ...off 13 Select the green checkmark to save the waypoint Viewing Waypoints Viewing a Saved Waypoint 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select Go To 3 Select Waypoint 4 Change the order that the waypoint...

Page 38: ...the PAGE GO TO button to select the Options page to set the proximity 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 Waypo...

Page 39: ...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 the wayp...

Page 40: ...p or Coordinates If you are marking a new cache location you would probably select current location If you are entering waypoint information manually you could select current location or Coordinates 5...

Page 41: ...int header Select the order you want the waypoints listed either by nearest date added or by name To do a search select Search and using the keyboard enter the first few characters of the waypoint 5 S...

Page 42: ...me To do a search select Search and using the keyboard enter the first few characters of the waypoint 5 Select the waypoint you want to duplicate from the list of waypoints 6 When the waypoint name is...

Page 43: ...three Go To routes Once the route 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...

Page 44: ...splayed on the Map screen 2 Select Go To 3 Select Place 4 Select the Map Only the background map is displayed if no detailed maps are installed 5 Select the Category and Subcategory Not all categories...

Page 45: ...con arrow highlighted press ENTER 9 The Map screen is displayed with a preview of the route shown The total distance for the route is displayed at the top of the screen 10 Press ENTER again to begin t...

Page 46: ...een is displayed with a graphical representation of the route 10 When the route is correct select Done in the action header bar 11 Select Save Route 12 The route has been assigned a default name To ch...

Page 47: ...oint 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 few characters for a route you want to s...

Page 48: ...ect the order you want the waypoints listed by date added or name Select search to enter the first few characters for a route you want to search for 5 Select the route 6 Press the right arrow 7 Select...

Page 49: ...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 as dotted lines Creating a Trail Once you begi...

Page 50: ...r that the trails are displayed 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...

Page 51: ...the trail name 7 Press the PAGE GO TO button to display the Options page 8 Select Duplicate Trail 9 Enter a name for the trail 10 Select the green checkmark Reversing a Trail 1 From the Map screen pre...

Page 52: ...Trail or Show Trail Activating a Backtrack Route Many might consider a Backtrack route as the most important function in a handheld GPS receiver Being able to quickly create a route back to your star...

Page 53: ...led maps loaded Background Maps will be the only option 5 Select the category Roads World_Map Waterways Cities 6 Select Nearest to view the waypoints in the category sorted by the distance from your c...

Page 54: ...Place Waypoint 1 From the Map screen press MENU 2 Select Go To 3 Select Place 4 From the Select Map display select the background map or the detailed map for the waypoint If you do not have any detail...

Page 55: ...ENTER Select the View icon to the left The Waypoint Detail screen is displayed 9 Use the PAGE GO TO button to switch to the Options Page 10 Select Local Info 11 Select Fish and Hunt 12 Select the arr...

Page 56: ...ress ENTER Select the View icon to the left The Waypoint Detail screen is displayed 9 Use the PAGE GO TO button to switch to the Options Page 10 Select Local Info 11 Select Sun and Moon 12 Select the...