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2. F 1 You do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it 4 unless the receiver s memory has been cleared or if it has been transported more than 300 miles while turned off Turn the Receiver On To turn your ColorT RAK on press PWR Because this is the first time you have used ATTENTION your receiver a screen will be displayed UNIT IS NOT prompting you to initialize your receiver Press INITIALIZED ENTER to begin the initialization process PRESS ENTER TO INITIALIZE If you do not see this screen once the receiver is turned on then it was initialized previously To follow along press MENU highlight SETU P and pres ENTER Highlight INITIALIZE and press ENTER and then you will be taken through the steps to reinitialize the receiver Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Input Location Information A screen is displayed with a list of geographi cal regions Usethe UP DOWN ARROWs to highlight the region where you are located and press ENTER REGION ENTER COORD As you proceed with the initialization process you can press QUIT at any time to return to the previous screen or field v A list of countries provinces or states depending upon which region you select will appear U sethe UP DOWN ARROWsto select and press ENTER T he receiver displays the ELEVATION screen with the cursor in the first character of the elevation field Usethe ARROW sto enter your present elevation and press ENTER If you do not
3. Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight NORTH REF and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight NORTH REF your choice and press ENTER TRUE MAGNETIC D efault setting is M AGN ETIC 56 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Selecting Light Timer With the Light Timer function you can choose the setting for the light timer You can choose from ALWAYS ON 15 and 30 seconds 1 2 and 4 minutes The light timer is a power saving function that automatically turns the light off Once the light has been turned off by the timer it can be turned on with the next key press For example suppose you select the timer setting for 30 seconds If you press the light key to turn the light on it will remain lit for 30 seconds as you had selected With the next key press the light will turn on again for 30 seconds This process will continue until you press the light key again to turn the light off or turn the receiver off Press MENU from any screen highlight LIGHT TIMER SETUP and press ENTER Highlight ALAS ON LIGHT TIMER and pressENTER A pop 30 SECONDS l Po 1 MINUTE up menu will be displayed highlight your 2 MINUTES choice and press ENTER 4 MINUTES Selecting the Beeper You can select the options for when the beeper will sound Your choices are OFF KEYS ONLY ALARM ONLY and KEYS ALARM Press MENU from any screen highlight ae BEEPER SETUP and pressENTER Highlight are BEEPER and press
4. tion when the destination icon is straight ahead you are on course If you are off course such that the destination icon is off the screen an arrow icon will appear to point you in the direction to get back on course 26 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Setting H ide W PT S Show W PTS When using theROAD screen you may want the waypoints to be hidden You can choose to hide the waypoints or have the waypoints present Under HIDE WPTS SHOW WPTS you can turn the waypoints on or off While viewing the ROAD screen press MENU Highlight HIDE W PTS or SHOW WPTS depending on which has been selected previously and press ENTER If SHOW WPTS is chosen you are presented SHOW WPTS with a pop up window from which you can ICONS ONLY make your selection Usethe UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight your choice and press ENTER You are returned to theROAD screen If HIDE WPTS is chosen you are returned to theROAD screen ICON NAME Customizing the Road Screen You can change the four navigational fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS TM P and Blank To customize your ROAD screen press MENU while viewing the ROAD screen Highlight CU S TOMIZE and pressENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROWS bo select the CUSTOMIZE field you want to change and press ENT ER i ie DST 50 2nm rou are presented with a pop up menu from BOG Boe which you can make your selection Usethe COG 056 m UP DOWN ARROWSsito highlight your ag coal choice and press
5. press ENTER T he default devation mode will be 3D Selecting Time Format You have the option of changing the format in which the time is given Your choices areLO CAL 24HR LOCAL AM PM and UTC Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight TIME FORMAT and press ENTER SIMULATE A pop up menu will be displayed highlight TIME FORMAT your choice and press ENTER LOCAL 12HR UTC If UTC is selected the receiver will return to Setup If LOCAL24H R or LOCAL AM PM aresedected a pop up menu will be displayed prompt ing you to input the correct time Usethe ARROWsand press EN TER Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 55 Selecting NAV Units You can choose the units of measure used by your receiver N AV UNITS gives you the options of MILES MPH NM KNOTS and KM KPH Press MENU from any screen highlight NAV UNITS SETUP and press ENTER Highlight NAV NM KNOTS UNITS and pressENTER A pop up menu km kPH will be displayed highlight your choice and press ENTER D efault setting is M ILES M PH for land usein the United States and KM KPH for land use outside the United States D efault setting is N M KN OTS for marine use Selecting North Reference The GPS ColorT RAK uses magngic north as a default reference for all navigation computations You can change this to true north good if you are using amap or back to magnetic north default good to useif you are using a compass under SET UP
6. press ENTER To ddete a message follow the instructions on selecting a waypoint Use theDOWN ARROW to highlight CLEAR MSG and press ENTER Saving C hanges to the Selected Waypoint To save your edits follow the instructions on E salecting a waypoint Highlight SAVE EDITS CAMP and press ENTER 34 06 56N 117 49 60W 900 FT 11 23 35PM 12JUN97 CREATE MSG SAVE EDIT Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Projecting a Waypoint This function allows you to create a waypoint at a certain distance and direction from an existing waypoint or from your current position From any NAV screen press MENU highlight WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Highlight the waypoint you wish to project and press ENTER Pres MENU highlight PROJECTION and press ENTER The PROJECTION screen will be displayed Pcp te PROJECTION Usethe UP DOWN ARROWSsto highlight FROM the field where you want to make changes and G C BRG DST press ENTER BRG 000 DST 000 LAT LON 34 08 56N 117 50 60W UTM 11 423760w A 37 74479N v You can change any of the four sections in the WAYPOINTS PROJECTION screen TheFROM data fied can be changed to your current position or to any saved waypoint A pop up window appears when ENT ER is pressed when the FROM waypoint is highlighted In theG C Great Circle BRG DST field you can input the bearing and distance into the data fields in order to compute the projection You can also input information into the coordinate
7. you to select OFF or ON Setting U p C ourse Projection You may want to know how long it will take you to reach a certain distance Under Course Projection you can choose from OFF or 1 2 5 and 10 minutes W hile viewing the PLOT screen press MENU Highlight PLOT SETUP and press ENTER UsetheUP DOWN ARROWsto select COURSE PROJECTION and press ENTER A pop up menu appears allowing you to select OFF or atime PROJECTION Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 25 Setting H ide D ata Show D ata When using the PLOT screen you may want bearing and distance to be hidden You can choose to hide these information fields or have the fields present Under HIDE DATA SH OW DATA you can turn the data fields on or off While viewing the PLOT screen presMENU Highlight HIDE DATA or SHOW DATA depending on which has been selected previously and pressENTER You arereturned to thePLOT screen Using the Road Screen The ROAD screen displays four customizable navigation fidds at the top of the screen as well as a display to show your position on the travelled course Destination Name TO FISH Navigation Data Destination Icon Desired Route Position Icon At the top of the screen the destination name is displayed along with navigation data fields T he pictorial road screen shows your position in relation to your desired route as well as your cross track error The road shows the direction in which you should be travelling to reach your destina
8. 100 250 500 feet 0 2 0 5 and 1 0 miles H igh light your selection and press ENT ER The alarm will sound and a pop up window will appear when the GPS position is within the arrival circle distance you have chosen T he pop up window will display the arrival circle distance as well as any message you have inputted for the waypoint The alarm will sound until you turn it off The default is O FF Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 47 Selecting XT E Alarm The XTE CrossTrack Error alarm will notify you when you have gone off your set course W hile viewing the Alarm M essage screen highlight the XTE ALARM and press ENTER A pop up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of OFF 100 250 500 feet 0 2 0 5 and 1 0 miles H igh light your selection and press ENTER The alarm will sound when the GPS position is off your set course within the distance you have chosen The alarm will sound until you turn it off or the condition is corrected The default is O FF Selecting Proximity Alarm The Proximity alarm will sound when you are within the proximity of any waypoints you have chosen that are not on the active routeor GOTO W hile viewing the Alarm M essage screen highlight PROXIMITY ALARM and press ENTER A pop up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of O FF 100 250 500 feet 0 2 0 5 and 1 0 miles H igh light your selection and press ENTER 48 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK ThePRO
9. 120 150 S 1 1 COG 150 You are presented with a pop up menu from CUSTOMIZE which you can make your selection Usethe UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight your choice and pressENTER You will return to the NAV 1 screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Using the Compass Screen As well as displaying four cutomizable navigation fields the CO M PASS screen provides a pointer compass and C ourse D eviation Indicator CD1 to help you reach your destination Destination TO HOME amp Same BRG DST Sun i un Icon 1272 3 52 Steering Indicator to COG SOG Destination 156 2 72 Destination Icon Moon Icon Course Deviation Indicator satj o CDI Scale lt L R arrows to change Position Icon Compass T he red Course Direction Icon displays your course over ground while the large white Steering Indicator displays the bearing of the destination relative to the course over ground W hen the arrows are pointed in the same direction you areon course TheCDI indicates your distance left or right of the courseline TheNorthFinder feature displays the position of the sun and moon icons when above the horizon which allows you to determine the direction of north and your destination while standing still T he destination icon shows the general direction in which you should be travelling Magellan G
10. ARROWs will move the highlight between the AT and O N fields shown at the top of the screen to allow you to change the location and date To change the location highlight the AT field and press ENTER to display your saved waypoints Highlight your choice and press ENTER To change the date highlight the ON field and pressENTER Usethe ARROW sto enter the new date and press ENTER Working with Fish H unt From any N AV SUN MOON screen pressMENU highlight FISH HUNT far ON 23MAR98 and press ENTER or use the LEFT RIGHT FISHIHUNT ARROW sto toggle between the Sun M oon EXCELLENT data screen and the Fish H unt data screens TO 0745 AM FROM 10 24PM You can change the AT and ON fields just as coo OM j i FROM 04 12PM you did previously if desired TO 07 40PM FROM 06 37AM i TO 10 05AM lt y 44 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Selecting the Simulate Mode The Simulate mode will help you become familiar with your receiver and how it works by generating artificial position fixes By utilizing Simulate the receiver will create a route and will continue until you end it In order to end and delete the route created you can return to the window where you initiated the mode and select OFF or power the receiver off It isimportant to reset the receiver to your current position and not the position that was created in the Simulate mode To begin press MENU from any NAV screen highlight SETUP and pressENTER The INITIALIZE et N
11. ENTER A pop up menu Keys ONLY will be displayed highlight your choice and ALARM ONLY KEYS ALARM press ENTER D efault setting isALARM ONLY Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 57 Selecting Personalize With the personalize function you have the option of inputting your name into the ColorT RAK receiver Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENT ER Highlight PERSONALIZE and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight OFF or ON and pressENTER If ON is selected use the ARROWsto enter PERSONALIZE isti i THIS your name consisting of up to two lines of COLORTRAK ten characters and press ENTER UNIT IS THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF MICHAEL SMITE Selecting Clear Memory 58 TheClear M emory function allows you to delete track history waypoints routes back waypoints as well as reset defaults to the factory defaults T here is also an option to delete everything in the receiver s memory U se caution when accessing the Clear M emory function Once you have deleted you cannot undo the process or retrieve this deleted data Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENT ER Highlight CLEAR M EM ORY and press ENT ER A pop up menu will be displayed giving CLEAR MENU options for clearing Highlight your choice TRACK HIST WPT ROUTES and press ENTER AR ete ROUTES RESET DFALT ALL O If you clear all memory the receiver will clear everything and power itself off Magella
12. ENTER SAVE ROUTE Changing a Waypoint in a Route Using your home to campsite route you may decide that you want to go to the fishing spot on the way to the campsite and not stop at the stream You can replace the waypoint representing the stream with the fishing spot W hile viewing the route you wish to change a waypoint in use the U P DOWN ARROWSbto highlight the waypoint that you want to change and press ENTER Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Or Press MENU highlight REPLACE and press ENTER A list of waypoints will appear highlight the waypoint you want to be replaced and press ENTER Adding a Waypoint at the End of a Route You may be navigating using the home to campsite route and find a great picnic spot You would want to add thisto the end of your route W hen viewing the route you wish to add a waypoint to the end of use the UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight the first dotted line of the route and press ENTER A list of waypoints will appear highlight the waypoint you want to add to the end of your route and press ENTER D deleting a Waypoint in a Route On your next trip while navigating from the home to campsite route you find the campsite has been closed You may want to delete the campsite leg from your route W hile viewing the route you wish to ddetea VIEW EDIT waypoint from use the UP D OWN 1HOME ARROW sto highlight the waypoint you want lt EAE to ddete and pres MENU Highlight 2 REIRE DELET
13. also describes G reat Britain T his coordinate system cannot be used in any other part of the world The GPS ColorT RAK automati cally selects the GRB36 datum when the O SGB coordinate system is se lected in Setup W hile O SGB coordinates must be used with theGRB36 datum the GRB36 datum can be used with LAT LON coordinates just be sure the map you are using uses both LAT LON and GRB36 If you select OSGB in theCOORD SYS portion of the Setup M enu be sure to change the map datum back to the one you will be using W G S84 is the default when changing to another coordinate system Irish Grid uses the Ireland datum Swedish Grid uses the RT 90 datum and Swiss Grid uses the Swiss datum Under USER DATUM you may also use another datum you are familiar with but which is not listed 72 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK What is GPS What is GPS GPS is aconstellation of navigation satellites that orbit the earth The precise time and position information transmitted by these satellites is used by aGPS receiver to triangulate a position fix GPS was developed by the United States D epartment of D efense to provide consistent reliable navigation information that is unaffected by rough terrain and bad weather and is highly resistant to multipath errors and interference TheDoD continues to administer and control the Global Positioning System Although GPS was developed as a military navigation system its civilian and commercial uses were re
14. cross track error direction to steer origin destination land mark landmark location bearing to destination and velocity toward the destination RMC Time latitude longitude speed heading and date VTG Track magnetic and true and groundspeed knots and KPH Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 63 NMEA OUTPUT DATA FORMAT VERSION 1 5 APA Autopilot Format A L243 45678 9 10 APA A A X XX L N A A XXX M CCC J OR ed Blink and SNR A valid V invalid 2 Cycle Lock A valid V invalid 3 5 Cross Track Sense L steer left R steer Right N Mi Units 6 7 Arrival Circle Arrival Perpendicular crossing of the line which is perpendicular to the course line and which passes through the destination waypoint 8 9 Bearing dest WPT from origin WPT Magnetic 10 Dest WPT identifier BWC To Selected Waypoint Great Circle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 BWC XXXXXX XXXX XX N XXXXX XX W XXX T XXX M XXX X N CCCC 1 UTC of Bearing 2 3 Lat N or S of waypoint 4 5 Long E or W of waypoint 6 7 Bearing True 8 9 Bearing Magnetic 10 11Distance naut miles 12 Waypoint identifier GLL Geographic Position Latitude Longitude nl 253 45 6 GLL 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A hh 1 2 Latitude N S 2 3 Longitude E W 4 UTC of position 6 Status A Data valid 64 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK VTG Actual Track and Ground Speed SPD 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 VIG XXX T XXX M XX X N XX X K 1 2 Track degrees True 3 4 Trac
15. know your elevation press ENTER y lf thisisnot the first time you have used your receiver or if it is the wu first time but your receiver has already begun acquiring satellite signals time and date may have already been received from a satellite and you will not be prompted for time and date Setting Local Time and D ate The cursor moves down to the time fied ready for you to input your local time Use AAS EAN the ARROW sto change the time and to 00000FT 09 2300 toggle between AM and PM Pres ENTER bi gt Fen TheGPS ColorTRAK will not automatically change due to daylight savings You will have to reset the time using SETUP as explained in the Customizing section The cursor moves to the date field U se the ARROW sto input the date and press ENTER Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 9 Selecting Primary Usage A screen will be displayed asking your primary use for the receiver MARINE or LAND Use the UP DOWN ARROWsto sdect and press ENTER The default isMARINE PREFERENCE SET DEFAULTS FORA PRIMARY USAGE OF MARINE LAND The following chart shows the differences in terminology that your GPS ColorT RAK uses while in land or marine mode For purposes of this manual it will be assumed that the receiver is in the marine mode Marine SOG BRG DST Land Speed SPD Bearing BRG Distance DST H eading HDG Velocity M ade G ood VMG CourseTo Steer CTS Estimated Time of Arrival ETA TimeT
16. meters or better In fact SPS receivers have proven to be far more accurate than anticipated DoD has decided that 25 meter accuracy is a potential risk and has intro duced Selective Availability SA to maintain a military advantage SA isa random error that is introduced to the SPS code ephemeris data and reduces the accuracy of any SPS receiver T he size of the error changes but rarely exceeds 100 meters TheDoD civil GPS under policy is that GPS accuracy as affected by SA is sufficient for general navigation In an open environment it usually is Even with SA aGPS receiver will bring you within visual range of a destination or target and GPS remains the best available source for accurate repeatable navigation and positioning information DGPS 74 Differential GPS D GPS computes the size of the error and applies it to positioning information There are several ways to perform D GPS one of which is broadcast differential Broadcast differential uses GPS receivers at control sites to measure the range of errors for all visible satellites and determines a correction for each satellite T hese corrections are broadcast in the RTCM SC 104 format by a radio beacon at the control site to any differential beacon receiver that is within range of the signal T he differential beacon receiver receives and denodulates the signal then relays it to the user s differential ready GPS receiver T he user s GPS receiver applies the correctio
17. receiver You have two options when naming waypoints You can create waypoints with either a receiver created name or with a name you create yourself Saving Your Position Fix with a Receiver G enerated Name From anywhere in the receiver you can save M ARK your position with a receiver created name This isthe fastest way to save your position To save a waypoint with a receiver created name pressMARK MARK T he waypoint will be saved with a receiver generated name beginning with W PT 001 W PT 002 and so on 30 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Saving Your Position Fix with a U ser C reated N ame To save a waypoint with a user created name press MARK pressENTER and the DOCG ARROW sto enter alphanumeric characters a 34 06 56N Once you have entered the name press 417 49 60W MARK again to save the waypoint 900 FT 11 23 35PM FS You have the option of creating a message when you are naming a your waypoint This will be explained in the Working with Way points section Creating a Waypoint A waypoint is a recorded position that can be used in arouteor aGOTO You can save up to 500 waypoints in your GPS ColorT RAK and refer back to them at any time as long as the waypoints have been saved Pres MARK To create the waypoint highlight the data field you wish to change DOCK and press ENTER UsetheARROWsto input the data and press ENTER to exit the ay edit mode for that data field To savethe 900 FT 11 23 3
18. wish to repeat the initialization procedure Elevation jumps up and down 1 Errors induced by the D epartment of D efense called Selective Availability SA can cause the elevation values to fluctuate Battery life seems shorter than it should be 1 Make sure that you are using four AA alkaline batteries M agellan System recommends Eveready Energizers for usein the GPS ColorT RAK 2 Shorter life soan of the batteries can be due to excessive use of the backlight Turn the backlight off when not needed Position coordinates on your receiver do not match the location on your map 1 M ake sure that your receiver is set up to use the same datum as your map The map datum is generally shown in the map legend See M ap Datum under Auxiliary Functions for instructions on selecting the map datum in your receiver 2 Check your LAT LON format M ake sure that the format selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM DEG MIN SEC or DEG MIN MM is in the same format as the map you are using 60 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Commonly Asked Questions D oes the receiver adjust itself for daylight savings time No You need to reset the time for changesin your area see Changing Time D igplay Will my receiver function correctly in the year 2000 Absolutely Even though the last two digits of the year are displayed the full year designator is stored in memory Why wont the receiver accept the coordinates am inputting The most common cause is that you are tryin
19. 50 23 A To cear a MOB TheCLEAR MOB v function allows you to delete an active M O B route Whilein theGOTO screen press MENU highlight CLEAR MOB and pres ENTER Your M OB will be deaeted Creating a Backtrack Route 38 Backtrack creates a route that starts from the last point recorded in track history using the bread crumbs saved to the first point recorded for track history By following this route you retrace your steps back to the starting point Press MENU highlight ROUTES and press ENTER PressMENU and highlight ACTIVATE VIEW EDIT BACKTRACK A route will be created and REVERSE given aname in the format of BXXPxx XX is DELETE BACKTRACK the BACKTRACK number and xx isthe PLOT VIEW waypoint number ranging from 01 to 31 For WAYPOINTS i i SETUP example yout first backtrack al ba POON B01P01 The backtrack waypoints will be CONTRAST ALARM MSG listed in the menu just as other waypoints BACKT RACK routes can be deleted just as other routes Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Creating a Multi Leg Route You may want to create a route with your saved waypoints For example if you want to create a route from your home to a campsite and then to a great fishing spot you can create a route that would take you to each place Press MENU highlight ROUTES and press ENTER A ROUTE MENU will appear Highlight an empty route and pres MENU highlight CREATE A screen will appear with the first dotted line highl
20. 5PM changes you have made press M ARK or 42JUN97 highlight SAVE WPT and press ENTER CREATE MSG SAVE WPT SAVE TO RTE v Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 31 Creating a GOTO A GOTO isaroute which guides you from your current position to any waypoint in the receiver s memory Asan example you can save a waypoint at yourhome No matter where you go you will always be able to navigate back home by using GOTO To createaGOTO pressGOTO and the GOTO MENU will bedisplayed Usethe UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight the desired waypoint destination and press ENTER Thescroll bar on the right indicates the approximate position on the waypoint list BRG DST 50 2 m A lt y gt You are returned to the last viewed N AV screen The name of the waypoint is at the BRG COG top of the screen with navigation information 027 056 that you can use 10 0 20 SOG 14 2 ODOMETER TRIP This completes the basic operation of the GPS ColorT RAK From the information provided you can now navigate from place to place quickly and easily The following chapters provide you with additional information on using your GPS ColorT RAK that build upon what you have learned 32 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Working with Waypoints 4 T his section tells you how to edit delete project and sort waypoints You can store up to 500 positions which can be used to build routes for naviga tion Editing a Waypoint Under editing a waypoint you
21. AV SCREENS SETUP menu will appear Highlight COORD SYSTEM MAP DATUM SIMULATE and press ENTER ELEV MODE TIME FORMAT A pop up window will be displayed giving a list of options consisting of OFF AUTO and USER Highlight OFF to turn the Simulator mode off Highlight AUTO to turn the Simulate on and set a simulated route If USER is selected you will be asked to input USER COG and press ENTER then input SOG coe Mbom and press ENTER to display a simulate soe ee activated window D efault setting is O FF Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 45 Selecting Contrast You may want to change the contrast of your receiver The colors consist of RED BLUE and GREEN You can adjust the lightness or darkness of the colors depending on your preference From any NAV screen press MENU high CONTRAST light CONTRAST and pressENTER A meme GREEN pop up window will be displayed U se the pumas ne LEFT RIGHT ARROWSs to adjust the contrast and press ENTER lt C gt Selecting Alarm Message Accessing the Alarm M essage Screen 46 W hile navigating you may decide to set an alarmin your GPS ColorT RAK The GPS ColorT RAK has four types of alarms Anchor alarm which will notify you when your anchored boat has drifted Arrival alarm which will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of your destination XTE alarm which will notify you when you have gone off course and Proximity alarm which will notify you when you are within the pro
22. E and press ENT ER 6 Taha 8 SAVE ROUTE Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 41 Saving a Route Once you have made changes to your route you may want to save those changes W hile viewing the route press MEN U highlight SAVE ROUTE and pressENTER INSERT T he changes you have made to your route will WAYPOINTS now be saved until you delete them ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON CONTRAST ALARMS MSGS Activating Deactivating a Route W hile navigating in your route from home to campsite you may decide you want to activate turn on the home to campsite route and begin navigating Pres MENU and sdect ROUTES Highlight the route that you wish to activate press ACTIVATE ighli ivat VIEW EDIT MENU and highlight ACTIVATE Activat REVERSE ing a route will automatically deactivate any DELETE BACKTRACK other route or GOTO PLOT VIEW W hile navigating in your route from home to campsite you may decide you want to deactivate turn off the route and return to it later Pres MENU and highlight ROUTES Highlight the route that you wish to deactivate PressMENU highlight DEACTIVATE and press ENTER 42 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Reversing a Route Once you have reached the end of your route you can reverse the route to return home For example Camp Fish goes from point A to B to C to D reversed would read from D to C to B to A and thetitle would read Fish Camp PressMENU highlightROUTES and pres iia ENTER High
23. ENTER You will return to Ue ee theROAD screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 27 Using the Speed Screen W hile using the SPEED screen you can view the graphical speedometer odometer and trip odometer as well as the numerical bearing course over ground and speed over ground Destination Name TO CAMP Average Speed Icon Circumference Bar Navigation Data Graphical Speedometer ODOMETER Odometer TRIP Trip Odometer The top of the screen displays the destination name bearing and course The Graphical Speedometer is shown with a green Circumference Bar that moves clockwise around the Speedometer to indicate instantaneous speed The scale for the Speedometer is adjustable by using the RIGHT LEFT ARROW s to increase or decrease the scales The Average speed is represented by the red icon on the Speedometer and can be customized Resetting the O dometer You may want to reset the O dometer field to zero While viewing the SPEED screen pressMENU highlight ODOM RESET to zero and press ENTER A pop up window will appear Select YES or bide NO and press ENTER ODOMETER TO 000 NO 28 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Resetting the Trip O dometer You may want to reset the Trip field to zero W hile viewing the SPEED screen press MENU highlight TRIP RESET and pressENTER A pop up window will appear Highlight YE
24. MAGELLAN GPS ColorTRAK Satellite Navigator Rea ea User Manual LICENSE AGREEMENT Magellan grants you the purchaser the right to use the software sup plied in and with MAGELLAN GPS products the SOFTWARE in the normal operation of the equipment You may make copies only for your own personal use and for use within your organization The SOFTWARE is the property of MAGELLAN and or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provi sions therefore you must treat this SOFTWARE like any other copyright material You may not use copy modify reverse engineer or transfer this SOFT WARE except as expressly provided in this license All rights not expressly granted are reserved by MAGELLAN and or its suppliers No part of this handbook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the prior written permission of Magellan Systems Corporation 1998 by Magellan Systems Corporation All rights reserved Magellan and GPS ColorTRAK are trademarks of Magellan Systems Corporation 22 10303 001 O WARNINGS USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement Never rely solely on one device for navigating USE CARE The Global Positioning Sy
25. NO and pres ENTER You are returned to the PLOT screen Setting U p the Plotter 24 This menu allows you to change the orientation to turn the waypoint names on or off to turn the plot rings on or off and set the course projection Setting Plotter Orientation Under Plotter Orientation you have three choicesTRACK UP direction you are moving is at the top of the screen COURSE UP the destination of the current leg is at the top of the screen and NORTH UP North is at the top of the screen Magellan GPS ColorTRAK While viewing the PLOT screen press ORIENT MENU Highlight PLOT SETUP and press TRACK UP COURSE UP slet ORIENTATION and pressENTER A pop up menu appears allowing you to select TRACK UP COURSE UP orNORTH UP Turning Waypoint Names On or Off You may have too many waypoints names that clutter your screen To remove these waypoint names you can turn theW PT NAMES off W hile viewing thePLOT screen press MENU Highlight PLOT SETUP and pres ENTER Usethe UP DOWN ARROWS bto select WAYPOINT NAMES and pressENTER A pop up menu appears allowing you to select OFF or ON Turning Plot Rings On or Off When navigating you may want to know the distance you will travel to reach a certain destination To find out you can turn the PLOT RINGS option on W hile viewing the PLOT screen press MENU Highlight PLOT SETUP and pressENTER Usethe UP DOWN ARROWS to select PLOT RINGS and pressENTER A pop up menu appears allowing
26. PLOT screen isPAN N SCAN PAN N SCAN allows you to use the ARROW sto scroll through the PLOT screen enabling you to create waypoints and routes graphically 22 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Selecting PAN N SC AN By using PAN N SCAN you can look ahead or review where you have travelled according to waypoints routes and track history PAN N SCAN allows you to view the area from 20 miles to 320 miles depending on your selection W hile viewing the PLOT screen press ae PAN N SCAN MENU highlight PAN N SCAN and press BRG DST ENTER Usethe ARROWsto movethe 000 0 0 cursor W hen the cursor is placed over the waypoint icon the header will read TO waypoint name and the BRG and DST will show that of the waypoint Whilein PAN N SCAN press MENU to reveal the menu screen If the cursor is over a waypoint when MENU is pressed the menu will be displayed with WPT INFO added to the list Displaying Waypoint Information As you navigate using PAN N SCAN it might be useful to have the name of the waypoint you are heading towards appear at the top of the screen Whilein the PAN N SCAN screen the waypoint name can be inserted at the top of WPT001 A BRG DST the screen Place the crosshair over the 0002 0 0 waypoint and pressMENU Highlight W PT N gt INFO and press ENTER The waypoint information screen will appear in place of the PAN N SCAN screen Press QUIT to return to PAN N SCAN with the waypoint nam
27. PS ColorT RAK from the elements and allows you to carry your GPS ColorT RAK on your belt Swivel M ounting Bracket M ounts the GPS ColorT RAK on a dashboard or other surface allowing for hands free operation Power D ata Cable Allows you to connect your GPS ColorT RAK to external power external alarm and data External Power C able with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Allows you to connect the GPS ColorT RAK toa cigarette lighter for external power PC Kit Includes all necessary hardware to connect to your PC and detailed street mapping software that enables trip planning trip recording and in vehicle navigation capability PC Interface C able with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Connects theG PS ColorT RAK to your PC for data transfer and to a cigarette lighter for external power Differential Beacon Receiver DBR Connects to your GPS ColorT RAK to receive differential corrections for 5 10 meter accuracy 76 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Antenna Removal 11 Antenna Removal The GPS ColorT RAK has a quadrifilar antenna that can be removed The antenna may be removed in order to connect an external antenna To remove the antenna hold the receiver in one hand and rotate the antenna to the stop at the 1 o clock position as shown below Firmly grip the antenna with the other hand and pull the antenna from the receiver To replace the antenna Remove any external antenna that you have connected Place the antenna at the 1 o clock pos
28. PS ColorTRAK 19 TheNorthFinder feature displays the position of the sun and moon icons when above the horizon which allows youto determine the direction of north and your destination The destination icon shows the general direction in which you should be travelling Align the sun on the COM PASS screen with the sun in the sky as shown W hen aligned the Steering Indicator will point you in the direction you should be travelling in order to reach your destination Customizing the C ompass Screen You can change the four navigational fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS TMP and Blank To customize your COM PASS screen press MENU while viewing the COM PASS screen Highlight CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER Use the UP DOWN ARROW sto select the field you want to change and press ENTER 20 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK You are presented with a pop up menu from which you can make your selection Usethe UP DOWN ARROWsbto highlight your choice and pressENTER You will return to the COM PASS screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit CUSTOMIZE Using the NAV 2 Screen The NAV 2 screen displays four customizable information fidds TheN AV 2 screen is designed to help you to see the screen when your receiver is mounted at a distance from you Customizing the NAV 2 Screen You can change the four navigational fields You can c
29. S or NO and press ENTER Setting the Speed Average You may want to reset the Speed Average field in your receiver You can choose from T RIP 5 30 seconds 1 5 minutes or 1 hour While viewing the SPEED screen press SPEED AVG MENU highlight SPEED AVG and press ENTER A pop up window will appear H ighlight the desired time frame over which averaging will be performed and press ENTER T he default is 30 seconds Using the Time Screen TheTIME screen displays the current time estimated time enroute ET E time of arrival and elapsed time in regards to the route you are navigating in The first data field can be customized to correct the current time and to sdlect the time format Magellan GPS ColorTRAK TRIP 5 SECONDS 30 SECONDS 1 MINUTE 5 MINUTES 1 HOUR TIME 03 54 21 ETE 01 09 24 OF ARRIVAL 04 34 20 ELAPSED 29 Selecting Time Format You may need to correct the current time or change the time format Your choices for time format areLO CAL 24HR LOCAL AM PM and UTC W hile you are viewing the TIME screen press TIME FORMAT MENU highlight FORM AT and press ENTER LOCAL 12HR UTC A screen will appear with your format selection and the current time with a cursor Usethe ARROW s to make any changes to the current time and press ENTER Saving a Waypoint Waypoints are used to create routes and GOTOs Before you can set a route or GOTO you must have a saved waypoint in your
30. U NAV 1 highlight SETUP and pres ENTER High light NAV SCREENS and press ENTER TheN AV 1 screen will appear with a pop up menu asking if you want to turn this screen off Select OFF to disable the displayed screen or ON and press ENTER TheCOM PASS screen is displayed with the same pop up menu Sdect OFF or ON You will continue to be prompted for the other N AV screens Selecting a Coordinate System A Coordinate System is provided for you This option allows you to select primary and secondary coordinates used for entering and viewing position information The most common isLAT LON You can choose from LAT LON TD UTM OSGB IRISH SWISS SWEDISH FINNISH FRENCH GERMAN MGRS and USER GRID Press MENU from any screen highlight COORD SYS a PRIMARY SETUP and pressENTER Highlight COORD SYSTEM and presENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight your choice and pressENTER If a format is required for the coordinate LAT LON system you have chosen a pop up menu will ee DEG MIN MMM be displayed Highlight your selection and BEGIMINISEC press ENTER Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 53 E You would generally want the receiver to use position coordinates in 14 the same map datum that is used by your maps For example the Irish Grid uses the Irish datum Finnish Grid uses KKJ datum Swedish Grid uses the RT 90 datum and Swiss Grid uses the Swiss datum T he default primary coordinate system will be Lat Lon in D egree
31. XIMITY WPTS menu will be PROXIMITY WPTS displayed for you to select proximity way rae points Highlight the empty field as shown m wPT001 E wPT002 and pressENTER Your saved waypoints will appear Highlight a waypoint and press see ENTER Thesedected waypoint will appear cane To continue this process use the DOWN m ARROW to make the next sdection When Ba you have completed your selection use the UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight SAVE WPTS and pres ENTER SAVE WPTS a y Or Pres MENU highlight SAVE WPTS and pres ENTER The alarm will sound when the GPS position is within the proximity distance you have chosen The alarm will sound until you turn it off The default is O FF Due to government imposed Selective Availability the alarm figures under 100 feet may have errors Do not rey on this feature for precise navigation Viewing the Alarm MSG Menu W hile viewing the Alarm M SG screen press MENU MENU A menu will display a screen option to DEFAULTS and CLEAR MSG CLEAR MSG WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON CONTRAST ALARM MSG Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 49 Selecting Alarm D efaults After a memory clear you may want to restore the alarm default settings W hile viewing the Alarm M SG menu DEFAULTS highlight DEFAULTS and pressENTER A RESTORE DEFAULT pop up window will be displayed select YES SETTINGS or NO and press ENTER Clearing Alarm M essages 50 T he message buffer may becom
32. a 1927 North American 1983 Adinda Alaska Arc 1950 Arc 1960 Camp Area Astro Australian G eodetic 1966 Australian G eodetic 1984 Bogota O bservatory Bukit Rimpah Campo Inchauspe Canada Cape Carthage Central America Chatham 1971 Chau Astro Corrego Alegre Cyprus D jakarta Batavia Egypt European 1950 All of Europe European 1950 W Eu rope European 1979 Gandajika Base Geodetic D atum 1949 Ordinance Survey of GB 1936 Guam G Segara H awaii H erat N orth H jorsey 1955 H u tzu shan Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Datum INDIA IRAN IRELA KAUA KERTA KK LIBER LUZON M ASSA MAUI MERCH MINNA MONT NAH RW OAHU OEGYP OHAWA OMAN PITCA QATAR QORNO RT 90 SAM 56 SAM 69 SCHWA SICIL SIERR SWISS TAN AN THAI TIMBA TOKYO Full Name Indian India N epal Iran Ireland 1965 Kauai Kertau 1948 KKJ Finland Liberia 1964 Luzon M assawa M aui M erchich Minna N ahrwan Saudi Arabia Oahu Old Egyption Old H awaiian Oman Pitcairn Astro 1967 Qatar N ational Qornoq RT 90 Sweden Provisional So Am 1956 South American 1969 Schwarzeck Sicily Tananarive O bservatory 1925 Indian Thailand Vietnam Timbalai Tokyo USER DEFINED VOIRO WGS72 YACAR ZANDE World Geodetic Systen 1972 Yacare Zanderij 69 Specifications CHARACTERISTICS Performance Receiver 12 channel technology tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update information
33. and quad sheets that are produced by government map pro viders On land you may find that UTM coordinates are easier to use than Lat Lon Instead of projecting an imaginary grid of intersecting lines onto theglobe UTM projects sections of the globe onto a flat surface Each of these sec tions is called a zone There are 60 zones to cover the entire earth be tween 84 N and 80 S polar areas are not described by UTM Each zone is6 wide as projected from the earth s center Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 71 A UTM position is described by three elements the zone it is in the easting and the northing Eastings and northings measure how far into a zone a position isin meters Eastings are an east west measurement and correspond roughly to longitude N orthings are a north south measure ment and correspond to latitude T his chart shows the position of M agellan Systems described in both Lat Lon and UTM coordinates LAT LON UTM DEG MIN DEG MIN SEC 34 06 58N 34 06 35 N 11 4 23 818 E 117 49 56W 117 49 34 W 37 74 624 N O ther C oordinate Systems O SG B coordinates are similar to UT Ms but they describe only Great Britain They must be used with the GRB36 datum which
34. another location away from the saved position to create a route back to the saved waypoint To create this route press GOTO Once GOTO is pressed a menu will be displayed with the waypoint that you just MOB saved we are using WPT 001 as an example G MAMI Usethe UP DOWN ARROWSto highlight W PT 001 and press ENTER T he receiver will begin calculating information to return you to the saved position BRG DST 027m 50 2m A lt y gt You will be returned to the POSITION screen with the information on the navigational requirements Use the N AV key to view the other Navigation screens Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Basic Operation Power Up Sequence T he receiver is powered up by pressing PWR power On powe up the GPS ColorT RAK will display the M agellan logo start up anima tion momentarily and then switch to the STATUS screen The receiver begins searching the sky for satellites and begins the process of uting a position fix MAGELLAN mee ele COLORTRAK Navigation Screens Thenine NAV navigation screens STATUS POSITION NAV 1 COM PASS NAV 2 PLOT ROAD SPEED and TIME provide you with neces sary information you will need to usethe GPS ColorT RAK as a navigational tool N AV screens can be viewed by pressing NAV from any screen You can scroll through the N AV screens by repeatedly pressing NAV or the UP DOWN ARROWS from any NAV screen All screens except the STATUS and POSITION screens can be disab
35. cognized T he satellites transmit two codes a military only encrypted code PPS and a civilian access Standard Position ing Service SPS code All commercial and consumer GPS receivers are SPS receivers How Does GPS Work Each GPS satellite transmits its precise location position and elevation and the start time of the transmission A GPS receiver acquires the signal then measures the interval between transmission and receipt of the signal to determine the distance between the receiver and the satellite a process called ranging Once the receiver has computed range for at least three satellites its location on the surface of the earth can be determined Each satellite transmits two types of data almanac and ephemeris Almanac data is general information on the location and health of each satellite in the constellation Since it contains general information an almanac can be collected from any satellite A receiver with a current almanac in its memory knows to look for satellites given its last position and the time of day Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 73 Ephemaiis data is the precious satellite positioning information that is used for ranging Each satellite transmits its own ephemeris data Both almanac and ephemeris data are required for a GPS receiver to locate and acquire satellites quickly and compute a position fix Accuracy GPS positioning with an SPS receiver that is intended for general use will produce accuracies of 25
36. consisting of GOTO BACKTRACK MOB and MULTI LEG ROUTE TheGPS ColorT RAK holds 20 routes with 30 legs T he route function allows you to activate create view edit or delete any one of the 20 routes Creating Clearing a GOTO A GOTO isa route which guides you from your current position to any waypoint in the receiver s memory Asan example you can save a waypoint at your home No matter where you go you will always be able to navigate back home by using GOTO To createa GOTO pres GOTO and the GOTO MENU will be displayed Usethe UP DOWN ARROWsbto highlight your destination waypoint and press ENTER BRG DST 027m 50 2m A lt y gt To clear a GOTO TheCLEAR GOTO function allows you to delete an active GOTO route Whilein theGOTO screen pres MENU highlight CLEAR GOTO and pres ENTER Your GOTO will be deleted Fx f there are no activeGOTOs then Clear GOTO will not be wu displayed in the MENU Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 37 Creating a Man Over Board Route Another type of route is M an O ver Board MOB TheM OB route is useful when you want to instantly create a route To activate MOB prssGOTO A GOTO MENU will appear with M OB the first on the menu highlighted Press ENTER and the receiver will store the position and set a GOTO route to it MOB waypoints will be created and titled M O B001 MO B002 and so on If aM OB already exists the receiver will BRG DST give you the option of replacing the M OB 027
37. determined by the maps and charts you use you would generally want the receiver to display position coordinates in the same system that is used by your maps LAT LON Coordinate System LAT LON is the most commonly used coordinate sys tem today It projects lines of latitude paral lels and lines of longitude meridians onto the earth s surface Lines of latitude are the equator and the horizontal lines that are par allel to it Lines of longitude are the vertical lines that are perpendicular to the equator and pass through the poles A position isdescribed as being the intersection of a line of latitude and a line of longitude Specifically a position is up to 90 degrees north or south of the equator up to the poles which are90 N and 90 S the equator is 0 latitude and up to 180 degrees east or west of the Prime M eridian which is 0 longi tude T he Prime M eridian passes through Greenwich England Parts of a degree are minutes there are 60 minutes written as 60 to a degree M inutes can also be divided into smaller units Fractions of a minute can beexpressed as decimals or asseconds T hereare 60 secondsto oneminute written as 60 So a Lat Lon position coordinate can be expressed in two ways which your M agellan G PS receiver displays as 25 47 50 or 25 47 30 UTM Coordinate System Another commonly used coordinate system is UTM Universal Transverse M ercator which is generally found on land based maps
38. e at the top of the screen Default setting isON Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 23 Setting Track H istory UsingT RACK HISTORY records where you have been by automatically storing locations as dropping bread crumbs from your starting point as you travel This will be especially useful when you want to return to your starting point the receiver uses these points to return using the same path to your starting point You can set the distance at which the receiver drops these points by sdecting TRACK HISTORY You can choose from OFF AUTO anda list of other distance units If AUTO is chosen the receiver will automatically store track history points based on your speed and direction of travel Therefore when travelling a straight distance fewer track points will be dropped than when you are turning Whilein the PLOT screen pres MENU Highlight TRACK HIST and press ENTER You are presented with a pop up menu from which you can make your selection Use the UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight your choice and pressENTER You will return to the PLOT screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit Clearing the Track Sometimes your screen may be cluttered with your track history TheCLR TRACK option allows you to clear your track history i e clear your bread crumbs While viewing the PLOT screen press MENU Highlight CLR TRACK and press ENTER Usethe UP DOWN ARROWS bo sdect YES or
39. e cluttered with information You can use the CLR MSG to delete the messages W hile viewing the Alarm M SG menu CLR MSG highlight CLR MSG and pressENTER A ck pop up window will be displayed select YES et or NO and pres ENTER NO Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 51 Customizing Setup Selecting Setup Setup allows you to initialize the receiver and set system parameters to your preference To view the Setup M enu from any screen press the MENU and highlight SETU P and press ENTER PROJECTION WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON CONTRAST ALARM MSG Initializing By initializing your receiver you establish the initial position for the receiver This will enable the receiver to search the sky for available satellites You will need to reinitialize if you have traveled more than 300 miles while the receiver is turned off To reinitialize press MENU highlight SET UP and press ENTER The Setup M enu will appear highlight INITIALIZE and press ENTER Follow the steps requested to initialize as done when the receiver was initialized the first time see Gating Started PERSONALIZE CLEAR MEMORY NMEA BAUD RATE A SIMULATE y 52 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Disabling NAV Screens You may find that you do not use one of the nine N AV screens provided in the receiver You have the option to disable N AV screens except for the Status and Position screens To disable a N AV screen pres MEN
40. e using N iC ad batteries As mentioned before while your GPS ColorT RAK will operate on NiCad batteries the battery life is dimin ished Contacting Magellan If after using the troubleshooting section you are still unable to solve your operation problems please call M agellan s Technical Service at 800 707 9971 or via email at colortrak mgin com Representatives are available M onday through Friday from 7 AM to5 PM PST Faxes can be sent to Customer Service at 909 394 7070 If necessary you can also return your unit to M agellan for repair Please call for assistance first If possible please notify us before shipping the unit by Parcel Post or UPS and include a description of the problem your name address and a copy of your sales receipt If your return shipping address is different please let us know Please return the enclosed registration card in order to have your informa tion on file With all correspondence please state the model of your receiver and if calling please have your unit with you Packages should be sent to M agellan Systems C orporation 960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 ATTN Warranty Repair 62 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK NMEA Data Messages Your GPS receiver can be set to output GPS datain the N M EA 0183 version 1 5 or version 2 1 format to interface with other marine devices or equipment NMEA DATA MESSAGES NMEA data is output at 4800 baud 8 N 1 checksum off T hese settin
41. ee Pe A Pee eee 74 More Information on GPS 75 Accessories ssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2O vi Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the GPS ColorT RAK Since introduc ing the world s very first commercial hand held GPS receiver in 1989 M agalan has led the way with innovative G PS products to meet a wide range of positioning and navigation needs The GPS ColorT RAK isthe world s first portable G PS receiver with a high resolution color display W ith a powerful 12 channel receiver and detach able signal sensitive antenna this pocket sized unit provides signal reception for sure tracking D esigned with both the O utdoor and M arine enthusiasts in mind the GPS ColorT RAK isideal for hiking mapping fishing hotspots marking trails or charting courses over bodies of water or land To help you get started using your new M agellan GPS ColorT RAK read the sections titled Getting Started and Basc Operation T hese two sections will have you recording waypoints and navigating in no time The remainder of this manual gives you detailed information about all the features and functions of your GPS ColorT RAK Packing List Before you begin make sure that your package includes the items listed on the box If any of these items are missing please contact your local M agellan dealer or distributor Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 1 Features of Your GPS ColorTRAK e Powerful 12 channel receiver e High resolution color d
42. fidds Once you have the necessary information in the data fields and the receiver has projected the position you can save the position by pressing MARK Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 35 Sorting a Waypoint You may want to change how the waypoints are sorted You have the options of ALPHABETIC NEAREST and ICON NAME From any NAV screen press MENU highlight WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Pres MENU highlight SORT WPT and press ENT ER A pop up window will appear with options WPT SORT Use the UP DOWN ARROWsand press NEAREST ENTER The sorting process may take more ICON NAME than a few seconds to complete Deleting a Waypoint You may find that you have too many saved waypoints that you no longer use In this case you can delete these unnecessary waypoints O nce these waypoints are deleted you cannot undo this process or retrieve these deleted waypoints From any N AV screen press MENU highlight WAYPOINTS and press ENTER Highlight the waypoint you wish to delete and press ENTER Press MENU highlight DELETE WPT and pres ENTER A pop up window will appear Use the U P DELETE DOWN ARROWSbto select YES or NO and DELETE WPT023 press ENTER NO 36 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Working with Routes 5 A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints stored in the receiver s memory T hese waypoints are connected to form the segments or legs of the route T here are 4 different types of routes
43. g to enter coordinates that are in degrees minutes while your receiver is set to degrees minutes seconds Because the last two digits in degrees minutes is in hundredths 00 99 and degrees minutes seconds can be no higher than 59 00 59 inputting a number higher than 59 while in deg min sec results in an error and the receiver does not accept the entry Can I use NiCad batteries in my GPS C olorT RAK Yes H owever the battery life of your GPS ColorT RAK will be dimin ished as well as the possibility of an incorrect reading on the battery life gauge with the use of N iC ad batteries Can attach my GPS ColorT RAK to external power Yes H owever this requires the optional external power cable available from your dealer or M agellan Systems W hy doesn t the temperature reading match the external temperature The reason for a different temperature reading is due to solar heat or heat from your hand as you hold the unit T hese factors can cause an increase in the tenperature You can reset your receiver to its factory settings for a more accurate reading see Setting Temperature Calibration Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 61 You say my receiver should work for 30 hours on four batteries mine doesn t last that long There can be two reasons The first and most common reason is that you have the display backlight on T he light increases the drain on the batteries causing the decrease in battery life The second reason is that you ar
44. gs are acceptable to most equipment and software ap plications T he baud rate can also be set to 1200 9600 or 19200 T here are several N M EA output message sets each with a slightly different appli cation Check documentation for your external equipment to choose the appro priate message set SET OUTPUT USAGE V1 5 APA BWC APA GLL VTG Remote displays version 1 5 marine autopilots V1 5 XTE XTE BWC GLL VTG Version 1 5 M arine autopilots V2 1 GSA GSA GSV GLL GGA RMB RMC APB and autopilots Vers 2 1 NMEA recommended navigation data satellite data and autopilots N M EA M essage D efinitions APA Autopilot cross track error direction to steer status of GPS route status destination waypoint name and bearing from origin to destination old format APB Revised autopilot message contains all of the above plus heading to steer toward destination bearing from the present position to the destination magnetic or true BWC Rangeand bearing to a waypoint GGA GPS position time fix quality number of satellites used HD OP H ori zontal Dilution of Precision differential reference information and age GLL GPS derived latitude longitude and time of fix GSA GPS receiver operating mode satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA sentenceand D OP Dilution of Precision values GSV Number of satellites in view satellite numbers elevation azimuth and SNR value RMB Data status
45. have the following options e Editing a waypoint name e Editing the waypoint icon e Editing coordinates e Editing devation e Editing a message Editing a Selected Waypoint From any N AV screen press MENU highlight WAYPOINTS and pressENTER Highlight the waypoint you wish to edit and press ENTER PressMENU highlight EDIT WPT and press ENTER Editing Waypoint Fields Following the instructions on selecting a waypoint select the waypoint you wish to edit Use the ARROW sto highlight the data field you wish to change and press ENTER Again use the ARROW ss to make your changes Press EN TER to exit the edit mode for that data fied Magellan GPS ColorTRAK SORT WPT DELETE WPT PROJECTION WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON CONTRAST ALARM MSG EDIT WPT WPT003 p 34 06 56N 117 49 60W 900FT 11 23 35PM 12JUN97 NO CAMP FIRES SAVE EDITS DELETE MSG s 33 Creating Editing D eleting a M essage in a Waypoint To create a message follow the instructions on selecting a waypoint Usethe DOWN ARROW to highlight CREATE MSG and press ENTER Usethe ARROWsto input alphanumeric characters Your message may contain up to twenty characters When your message is complete press ENTER To edit a message follow the instructions on selecting a waypoint Use the DOWN ARROW to scroll to the message and press ENTER to turn the cursor on and use the ARROW sto input your changes When your message is complete
46. hoose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE TRN ALT TME TMP and Blank To customize your NAV 2 screen pressMENU while viewing the NAV 2 screen Highlight CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER Usethe UP DOWN ARROWsbto select the field you want to change and press ENTER You are presented with a pop up menu from which you can make your selection Usethe UP DOWN ARROWsbto highlight your choice and pressENTER You will return to the NAV 2 screen still in the customize mode You can continue to customize the display or press QUIT to exit CUSTOMIZE Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 21 Using the Plot Screen The PLOT screen isa mini map that shows where you have travelled and where you want to travel You can view the active route your current position as well as the other waypoints and destination in the PLOT screen Destination Name Bearing to Distance to Destination TO FISH FISH amp Destination Hat BRG DST Destination o m North Indicator Icon 3512 3 52 Waypoint Icon Active Route Current Position Icon Plot Scale Track History At the top of the screen the destination name is displayed along with the bearing and distance from the present position to the destination The active route leg is displayed by a green line indicating the direction required in order to reach your destination The plot scale appears at the bottom of the screen and can be changed by using the RIGHT LEFT ARROWs An additional feature of the
47. hown 00 00 35 SPEED TRIP 5 38K 238 8 COURSE 150 TTTTrT Titer 120 150 S 1 L Lt lt gt Using the NAV 1 Screen TheNAV 1 screen displays your destination along with four selectable navigation measurements and a graphical compass Destination TO CAMP Name 50 2 Selectable SOG 8 2 ee XTE 3 80 R4 VMG 7 27 Destination Icon BRG 127 Compass Position Icon The NAV 1 screen displays a numerical reading at 30 increments with the characters N 0 S 180 E 90 and W 270 Courseis shown numerically and represented by the Position Icon at the bottom of the screen Above the compass bearing will be displayed with theicon of the destination waypoint When the bearing to your destination cannot be displayed within the confines of the displayed compass an arrow will be displayed ether on the right or left to indicate the steering direction Ideally when you are navigating the Position Icon and the D estination Icon should line up one above the other Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 17 Customizing the NAV 1 Screen 18 You can change the four navigational fields You can choose from BRG DST SOG COG VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE TRN ALT TME TMP and Blank To customize your N AV 1 screen press MENU while viewing the N AV 1 screen select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER Usethe UP DOWN ARROWS to select the field you want to change and press ENTER E 50 2 SOG 8 27 XTE 3 80 R VMG 7 21 BRG 1277 T T
48. ighted Press ENTER to display your list of waypoints aaa Highlight the first waypoint for your route SAVE ROUTE and press ENTER CREATE ANOnRWN The receiver will display the selected waypoint in the starting location and will highlight the destination for leg 2 Press ENTER for your next selection Continue this process until you have completed the route To end the creation process usethe UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight SAVE ROUTE and press ENTER Or Press MENU highlight SAVE ROUTE and INSERT press ENTER WAYPOINTS ROUTES SETUP SUN MOON FISH HUNT CONTRAST ALARM MSG Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 39 Viewing Editing a Route 40 From any screen press MENU highlight ROUTES and pressENTER Highlight the route you wish to edit and press ENTER or press MENU highlight VIEW EDIT and press ENTER FISH HUNT CONTRAST Inserting a Leg ALARM MSG With the route you have created from your home to a campsite you can insert a leg in the route For example on your way to the campsite you find a stream that you want to stop at on your way back You can add the waypoint for the stream to your route W nile viewing the route you wish to insert a VIEWEDIT leg into usethe UP DOWN ARROWsto 1HOME highlight the waypoint that you want to insert CAME m a leg before and pres MENU Highlight saute INSERT and pressENTER A list of 6 waypoints will appear highlight the waypoint EY you want to insert and press
49. ing the STATUS screen TEMP UNITS and TEMP CALIB Press MENU to display the STATUS screen menu Use the U P DOWN ARROWsto make your selection and press ENTER The other menu items displayed will be discussed later in this manual seung Temperature Units After TEMPIUNITS selecting TEM P UNITS from the STA TUS screen menu you can choose from CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT or CELSIUS Usethe UP DOWN ARROWsbto highlight your choice and press ENTER Setting Temperature Calibration The GPS ColorT RAK comes with a factory default setting that can be changed to accommodate the environment that you arein This enables you to calibrate the temperature creating an offset from the factory setting After selecting TEM P CALIB from the TEMP CALIB STATUS screen menu press ENTER to turn the cursor on allowing you to change 25 the temperature U se the ARROW sto SAVE EDITS change the temperature and press ENT ER RESET DFLT to exit the edit mode Usethe UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight SAVE EDITS which will save your changes or highlight RESET DFLT which returns the temperature offset to its factory defaults Press ENTER to return to the STATUS screen saving your changes Press QUIT to return to the STATUS screen without saving changes Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 15 Using the Position Screen ThePOSITION screen displays the coordinates of your last computed position and basic navigation data You also have the option of viewing your present p
50. isplay e Detachable super sensitive antenna for superior tracking e Industry record 30 hours of continuous battery life e Backlit keypad and display e Rugged durable and waterproof Conventions Used in this Manual T he reference section of this manual is designed to assist you in the use of your GPS ColorT RAK Each topic in the reference section includes a brief description of the activity chosen and a detailed description with sample screens of how to perform the activity As you become more familiar with your receiver you will be able to use the pictorial view of the keys as a quick reference to perform the desired activity Also in the reference section are alerts to inform you of some cautions and notes that will assist you in using your GPS ColorT RAK 2 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Getting Started Initialize pj This section shows you how to begin using your GPS ColorT RAK for the first time After a brief description of the receiver it discusses e Installing batteries e First time use initializing the receiver Usage GPS ColorTRAK Description TheGPS ColorT RAK has a high resolution color display a detachable antenna for exceptional tracking a backlit keypad and an altimeter Using four AA batteries the GPS ColorT RAK will operate continuously for up to 30 hours and the internal lithium back up battery will keep the receiver s memory active for up to 10 years The GPS ColorT RAK has a built in baro
51. ition and connect the antenna to the receiver Pull to remove from receiver N Turn to stop at 1 o clock Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 77 Glossary Active Leg Altitude BRG CDI COG Coordinates CTS Datum 78 The segment of a route currently being travelled Thecurrent elevation above sea level Bearing T he compass direction from your position to a destination measured to the nearest degree Course Deviation Indicator A graphical representa tion of your position relative to your planned course giving you an indication of how far left or right of the planned course you are and how to get to the destination Course O ver Ground T he direction the receiver is moving COG can be reported in true or magnetic north values A unique numeric or alphanumeric description of the position Course to Steer The direction you should be travelling in order to return to the course while proceeding towards the destination It isa compro mise course bearing that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline mid way between a point perpendicular to your position and the current leg destination waypoint Refers to the theoretical mathematical moda of the earth s sea level surface M ap makers may use a different model to chart their maps so position coordinates will differ from one datum to another The datum for the map you are using can be found in the legend of the map Magellan GPS C
52. k degrees Magnetic 5 6 Speed knots 7 8 Speed kilometers hour XTE Cross Track Error 12 3 45 XTE A A X XX L N 1 Or ed value Blink and SNR A Valid V Invalid 2 Cycle Lock A Valid V Invalid 3 Cross Track Error 4 Steer Left of Right L Left R Right 5 Units N Mi NMEA 0183 VERSION 2 1 APB Autopilot Sentence B L293 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 APB A A x x a N A A xX xX a C C X X a X X a hh 1 Status A Data valid V Loran C Blink or SNR warning V general warning flag for other navigation systems when a reliable fix is not available 2 Status V Loran C cycle lock warning flag A OK or not used 3 Magnitude of XTE 4 Direction to steer L R 5 XTE units nautical miles 6 Status A arrival circle entered 7 Status A perpendicular passed at waypoint 8 9 Bearing origin to destination M T 10 Destination waypoint ID 11 12 Bearing present position to destination Magnetic or True 13 14 Heading to steer to destination waypoint Magnetic or True Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 65 GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data L 2 3 4 567 8 9o T0 14 GGA hhmmss ss 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a X XxX X X X X M X X 12 13 14 M xX X xXxXxx hh 1 UTC of Position 2 3 Latitude N S 4 5 Longitude E W 6 GPS Quality Indicator 0 fix not available or invalid 1 GPS SPS Mode Fix valid 2 Differential GPS SPS Mode fix valid 3 GPS PPS Mode fix valid 7 Number of satellites in use 00 12 may be differe
53. led by turning them off in the NAV SCREENS portion of SETUP Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 13 Using the Status Screen 14 T he Status screen will be the first screen displayed after the M agellan screen once the unit is turned on This screen gives you the general well being of your GPS ColorT RAK by showing you satellite status and signal strengths battery life and temperature North Indicator 2D 3D Icon STATUS Satellite Positions Satellite Position Graph Satellite Satellite Signal Signal Chart Strengths Battery Life Satellite Indicator Numbers Temperature Light Icon The satellite positions are displayed in the Satellite Position Graph with the satellite signal strengths on the Satellite Signal C hart On the Satellite Position Graph and the Satellite Signal Chart satellites displayed in red are for weak signal strengths green for satellites of strong signal strengths and blue for no signal On the Satellite Signal C hart satellites still receiving information will display an empty bar The bottom of the STATUS screen displays remaining battery power and ambient temperature of the receiver Power shown is the estimated battery life when the receiver is operating on battery power Once the receiver has computed a position fix the STATUS screen will be replaced by the POSITION screen Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Selecting Temp U nits and Calibration in your Status Screen You have two options for customiz
54. light the route that you wish to reverse and pressMENU Highlight REVERSE and pressENTER Thescreen will display the ROUTE MENU and the waypoints in the titles will reverse a ares A lt gt Using Plot View in a Route W hile navigating in your route you can view the entire routein a small screen overview with the use of Plot View Press MENU highlight ROUTES and press ACTIVATE ENTER Highlight the route that you wish VIEW EDIT to view pressMENU highlight PLOT VIEW DELETE BACKTRACK and press ENTER WAYPOINTS ALARM MSG Deleting a Route After your last trip using your home to campsite route you decide you no longer want to visit those sites You can delete the route from your receiver Press MENU highlight ROUTES and press ENTER Highlight the route that you wish to delete press MENU highlight DELETE and press ENTER Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 43 Auxiliary Functions 6 Working with Sun Moon and Fish Hunt The Sun M oon function displays solar and lunar calculations and the Fish Hunt function displays times for excellent and good Fishing H unting The default will be the current position unless the function is accessed from a waypoint menu or waypoint information screen Working with Sun M oon From any N AV SUN MOON j j AT BON screen press MENU highlight SUN MOON AT REN and pres ENTER You can change the RISE SET location AT and or the date O N for this calculation The UP DOWN
55. lites are relative to itself It does this with the use of an internal almanac where it has stored in memory a general location for each of the satellites The almanac tells the receiver which satellites are in view based on the time date and location of the receiver Until the ColorT RAK isinitialized it may not know its location time or date therefore it does not have a reference point to select which satellites to use Inputting the initial position time and date is called initializing your receiver which will save you time Initializing enables the receiver to begin tracking satellites and calculating your position much faster Proper H andling Signal Reception Because the GPS ColorT RAK receives information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth the antenna needs to be raised with a relatively unobstructed view of the sky Clear View of the Sky T he receiver needs a clear view of the sky allowing it to choose from all the satellites currently available If the view of the sky is poor large cliffs or buildings heavy foliage or other obstructions the satellite signals can be blocked and the GPS ColorT RAK may take longer to compute a position fix Magellan GPS ColorTRAK H olding the Receiver WW yf GPS ColorT RAK is designed to fit comfortably in your hand Hold the receiver in the palm of your hand with the antenna pointing towards the sky First Time Use Initializing the Receiver
56. message Total number of messages being transmitted and the number of messages being transmitted is indicated in the first two fields 1273 AL 3S 6 7 8 910 11 CSV Xp Kp EX RK ER pl XRX XR oe oe XX XX XXX XxX hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 1 Total number of messages 1 to 3 2 Message number 1 to 3 3 Total numer of satellites in view 4 Satellite PRN number Elevation degrees 90 maximum 6 Azimuth degrees True 000 to 359 7 SNR C No 00 99 dB null when not tracking 8 9 2nd 3rd SV 10 11 4th SV Notes 1 Satellite information may require the transmission of multiple messages The first field specifies the total number of messages minimum value 1 The second field iden tifies the order of this message message number minimum value 1 2 A variable number of PRN Elevation Azimuth SNR sets are allowed up to a maximum of four sets per message Null fields are not required for unused sets when less than four sets are transmitted Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 67 RMB Generic Navigation Information immediately follows RM C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LO ek 213 14 RMB A X XX a c c c c 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a x x X xX X x A hh 1 Data Status A valid V invalid 2 3 XTE naut miles and direction to steer L or R If XTE exceeds 9 99 NM display 9 99 in field 2 4 Origin waypoint ID 5 Destination waypoint ID 6 7 Destination Waypoint Latitude N or S 8 9 Destination Waypoint Longitude E or W 0 Range naut miles present fix
57. metric pressure sensor to give you more accurate altitude readings The receiver does not need any calibration or activation the altimeter function is automatic T he receiver uses the combination of a pressure sensor and GPS elevation to give altitude readings of about 200 feet Receiver Accuracy Magellan GPS ColorTRAK T he satellite constellation that provides the GPS information your receiver uses is maintained by the D epartment of D efense DoD GPS postioning for general use provides 25 meter RM S accuracy or better Since the signals generated by these satellites are publicly accessible the DoD has introduced errors into the satellite signals for security reasons T hese errors are referred to as Selective Availability SA At present your GPS position will be accurate within 100 meters horizon tally and 150 meters vertically Due to the errors introduced by SA it is possible to get readings outside of these values at times GPS ColorTRAK Receiver Detachable Quadrifilar Antenna Color Display ENTER key LIGHT key Water Seal Battery Caps 4 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Using the Keypad LIGHT Turns back light off and on and offers two levels of brightness adjustable with consecutive presses of the light key PWR Turns the receiver on and off ENTER Selects menu items confirms changes and initiates certain functions QUIT QUIT Cancels the operation of the last key pressed ARROW PAD Scr
58. n GPS ColorTRAK Selecting NMEA Your GPS ColorT RAK receiver can be set to output GPS data to interface with your personal computer You can select from OFF V1 5 APA V1 5 XTE and V2 1 GSA Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight N M EA and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight your choice and press ENTER D efault setting is O FF Selecting Baud Rate Connection to external devices requires that the baud rate of the data being sent or received by the GPS ColorT RAK be matched to the baud rate of the external device Your choices are 1200 4800 9600 and 19200 baud Press MENU from any screen highlight SETUP and press ENTER Highlight BAUD RATE and press ENTER A pop up menu will be displayed highlight BAUD RATE your choice and press ENTER Default setting for baud rate is 4800 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 59 Troubleshooting Receiver will not turn on 1 Check to see if batteries are installed correctly 2 Replace with four new AA alkaline batteries Takes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix 1 If there are any obstacles nearby or overhead move to a new location 2 M ake sure that the antenna is pointing up has a clear view of the sky and is a reasonable distance away from your body 3 Check Sat Status to see where the satellites are and if the receiver is acquiring data 4 If the receiver still does not get a position fix within 10 minutes you may
59. nd Date ccce 9 Selecting Primary Usage eeeeee 10 Getting a Fixed Position cceceeeeeeeees 11 Saving Your Waypoint ssec 11 Creating a GOTO scsiSastcisen sass reee 12 Basic Operation ccssesseeseeeeeres LS ii Power Up Sequence ccecseseeeeteceeeeeeeeees N avigation Screens cccccccrncen Using the Status Screen ecce Selecting Temp Units and Calibration in your Status Screen ccccccrcccrren Using the Position Screen ccceeeseeeeeees Viewing Secondary Coordinate System from the Position Screen seese Automatic Averaging in the Position SC EEN a er ra aE Using the NAV 1 Screen noasccccccrene Customizing the NAV 1 Screen Using the Compass Screen scence Customizing the Compass Screen Using the NAV 2 Screen ceeeeeeecseeeene es Customizing the NAV 2 Screen ac Using the Plot Screen ccecce Selecting PAN N SCAN sascscccccer Displaying W aypoint Information Setting Track History eccere Clearing the Track ccecce Setting Up the Plotter cceeseeseeeene eens Setting Hide Data Show Data aaae Using the Road SCreen ccececeesceseeeenees Setting Hide W PTS Show W PTS 06 Customizing the Road Screen ecc Using the Speed Screen ccecce Resetting the O dometer c ccccsccesecenees Resetting the Trip O dometer 000 Setting the Speed Average ncesc 29 Using the Time Screen oscene 29 Selecting Time Format 30 Saving a Waypoint cts cies iet
60. ns to the positioning information it collects to compute Magellan GPS ColorTRAK differentially corrected position and navigation data T his technique requires that your G PS receiver be connected to a compatible differential beacon receiver You must also be within range of a differential radio beacon More Information on GPS For information relating to the operation of your M agellan GPS receiver call M agellan at 800 707 9971 and ask for Technical Support General information on the Global Positioning System and satellite status is available from the Civil GPS Information Center GPSIC in Virginia It is operated by the United States C oast Guard for the D epartment of Transpor tation and was established to provide information and to serve as a point of contact T here are three ways to reach the GPSIC viatdephone 1 24 hour recorded message at 703 313 5907 2 Web site at www navcen uscg mil 3 24 hour live operator at 703 313 5900 N avtech provides seminars and books on GPS and navigation The Navtech bookstore can be reached at 800 N AV 0885 or 703 931 0500 or FAX to 703 931 0503 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 75 Accessories Accessories for your GPS ColorT RAK are available from your M agellan dealer or you can order directly from M agellan using the order card supplied with your receiver or call M agellan at 800 669 4477 press 3 twice to place an order Carrying Case The carrying case protects your G
61. nt from the number in view 8 Horizontal dilution of precision 9 Antenna altitude above below mean sea level 10 Units of antenna altitude meters rI Geoidal separation difference between the WGS 84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level geoid mean sea level below ellipsoid T2 Units of geoidal separation meters 13 Age of Differential GPS data Time in seconds since last SC104 Type 1 or 9 update null field when DGPS is not used 14 Differential reference station ID 0000 1023 GLL Geographic Position Latitude Longitude 1 2 3 4 5 6 GLL 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A hh 1 2 Latitude N S 2 3 Longitude E W 4 UTC of position 6 Status A Data valid V Data not valid 66 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK GSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites GPS receiver operating mode satelites used in the naviga tion solution reported by the GGA sentence and DOP values 1 22 3 45 6 7 GSA a X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX X X X X X X HH lt CR gt lt LF gt O 1 Mode M Manual forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode A Automatic allowed to automatically switch 2D 3D 2 Mode 1 Fix not available 2 2D 3 3D 3 4 PRN numbers of satellites used in solution null for unused fields 5 PDOP 6 HDOP 7 VDOP GSV GPS Satellites in View Number of satellites SV in view PRN numbers elevation azimuth and SNR value Four satellites maximum per transmis sion additional satellite data sent in second or their
62. o Go TTG Cross Track Error XTE Recorded Position Landmark Units of M easure M iles M PH or KM KPH COG VMG CTS ETA ETE XTE Waypoint NM KNOTS Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Getting a Fixed Position Once you have chosen the primary usage for your GPS ColorT RAK the STATUS screen will be displayed At this point you should go outside in an area where you can get a clear view of the sky The GPS ColorT RAK will begin receiving data from the satellites in view and will display the progress on the STATUS 782385 screen asnours TEMP 25 Once the receiver has computed a position fix POSITION i i 34 06 52N the POSITION screen will be displayed 417 49 56W ELEV 900 FT 11 23 35 PM 23JAN97 EPE 112 FT SPEED TRIP 5 387 238 8m COURSE 150m TTT TT TTT 120 150 S 1 1 it Bid Saving Your Waypoint Once the receiver has computed your current position you may save this position as a waypoint To save M ARK your position as a waypoint press MARK MARK and the waypoint will 34 06 56N be saved with an automatically assigned name a praa If this is your first saved position fix the name 11 23PM 12JUN97 will be W PT 001 as shown For further information on saving your fixed position with a receiver generated name or a user created name refer to the Basc O perations section Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 11 Creatinga GOTO 12 Once this fixed position has been saved in your receiver Travel to
63. olls through screens menus and enters alphanumeric information Up Down Arrows scroll through the alphanumeric characters Right Left Arrows page through menus and adjust the scale on the Plot and C ompass screens NAV Scrolls through nine N avigation screens MENU Accesses functions specific to the current display as well as other displays GOTO Allows selection of a destination for a single leg route from a list of waypoints T his key also accesses the M an O ver Board function m z m D MARK Creates waypoints or stores the current position Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 5 Installing the Batteries TheGPS ColorT RAK uses four AA alkaline batteries that are installed from the bottom of the receiver Usethe rings to unscrew the water seal battery caps Insert the batteries into the battery tubes with the positive end first two batteries in each side and screw the battery caps until securely closed It is recommended that four batteries be used however in case of an emergency the receiver will operate with only two batteries if both are inserted into one of the battery tubes A E x lf the batteries are left out of the unit for more than 30 minutes uy the unit may need to be reinitialized Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Using your GPS ColorTRAK The constellation of 24 GPS satellites circling the globe isin constant motion before your receiver can tell you where you are it needs to know where the satel
64. olorTRAK D efault DST ETA ETE HDG Latitude LAT LON Leg Route LMK Longitude Magnetic North Magellan GPS ColorTRAK T he value or setting automatically chosen by the unit unless otherwise directed Can be changed in Setup Distance Distance from position to destination Estimated Time of Arrival T he estimated time of day the leg s destination waypoint will be reached Estimated Time Enroute The estimated time remaining to reach the next waypoint in a route Heading T he direction you are facing defined as an angle from N orth T he angular distance north or south of the equator measured by lines encircling the earth parallel to the equator from 0 to 90 Coordinate system using latitude and longitude coordinates to define a position on the earth A segment of a route that has a starting FROM waypoint and a destination TO waypoint A route may consist of 1 or more legs A route that is from waypoint A to waypoint B to waypoint C to waypoint D has three legs with the first being from waypoint A to waypoint B Landmark A location saved in the unit s memory which is obtained by entering data editing data calculating data or saving a current position Used to create routes Same as a waypoint T he angular distance east or west of the prime meridian Greenwich M eridian as measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles from 0 to 180 The direction
65. on and the courseline Given as a distance right or left of course when facing the destination Magellan GPS ColorTRAK 81 82 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK A Accessories 76 Accuracy 3 74 Alarms 46 accessing 46 anchor 47 arrival 47 clearing 50 defaults 50 proximity 48 selecting 46 viewing 48 XTE 48 Altimeter 3 Antenna 4 reception 7 8 removal 77 troubleshooting 59 Automatic Averaging 16 Auxiliary Functions 44 Backtrack creating 38 Batteries 3 installing 6 troubleshooting 60 61 NiCad warning 61 Baud Rate 59 Bearing 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 Beeper 57 C Clear Memory 58 Coordinate System 71 selecting 53 viewing secondary 16 Contrast 46 Cross Track Error XTE 10 18 21 26 48 Course over Ground COG 17 19 26 27 28 Course Projection 25 Customer Service 62 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Customize N AV screens see Disable N AV screens Customizing 53 D Date seeTimeand Date Datums seeM ap Datums Demo M ode see Simulate DGPS 16 74 Disable N AV screens 53 E Elevation 9 54 55 F Fish H unt 44 G Global Positioning System GPS 73 Glossary 78 GOTO clearing 37 creating 12 30 32 37 l Initializing 7 8 10 52 K Keys 4 5 L Landmark LMK 10 LAT LON 16 53 troubleshooting 60 LightTimer 57 83 84 M Magnetic North 56 M an O ver Board M OB clearing 38 creating 38 M ap D atums available datums 69 selecting 54 M essage acces
66. osition using another coordinate system Position Current Coordinates Elevation Current Time Current Date Estimated Position Error may display SPEED TRIP DGPS or Simulate Current Speed 5 38 238 8 COURSE 150m Distance Travelled a ta ITIT Compass 150 Course i Second Coordinate oF System access Position Icon y Viewing Secondary C oordinate System from the POSITION Screen Press the LEFT RIGHT ARROWsand the LAT LON lower half of hesrem changes to display 34 06 52N your present position in secondary coordinate 117 49 56W 900 FT system The datums that have been selected 11 23 35 PM under SET UP for each coordinate system are ERE 112 ET also displayed In the example shown we are using the WG S84 datum for our LAT LON 11 423760w coordinates and N AD 27 datum for theUTM 37 74 479N coordinates Rabe lt gt Automatic Averaging in the POSITION Screen Automatic averaging gives you greater position accuracy When navigating your GPS ColorT RAK takes position fixes however when you are station ary at zero speed the receiver begins averaging mode Once you begin moving position averaging ends and the receiver begins displaying instanta neous position fixes while you navigate 16 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK W hen your speed is zero the POSITION receiver isin automatic 34 06 52N i 117 49 56w averaging mode the date and ee EPE will be replaced by the Gene averaging timer as s
67. relative to a magnetic compass 79 NMEA OSGB Position fix SOG TRN True N orth TTG UTC UTM VMG Waypoint 80 N ational M arine Electronics Association A profes sional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces A coordinate system describing only Great Britain similar to UTM s Used with GRB36 datum Position coordinates as computed by the GPS ColorT RAK Speed O ver Ground The speed at which the receiver is moving Turn Degress or direction to turn The direction to North Pole from an observer s position The north direction on any geographical meridian TimeTo Go The measurement of how long it will take you to arrive at your destination TTG is based on how fast you are moving towards the destination and the distance remaining Universal Time Coordinated Formerly referred to as Greenwich M ean Time GMT Universal Transverse M ercator metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps Velocity M ade Good The component of the velocity that isin the direction of the destination WPT A location saved in the receiver s memory which is obtained by entering data editing data calculating data or saving a current position Used to create routes Magellan GPS ColorTRAK XTE Cross Track Error The perpendicular distance between the present positi
68. s M inutes and the default secondary coordinate system will beUTM Selecting Map Datum You can change the datum the receiver uses to compute position coordinates You will want your receiver s datum to match the datum on the map or chart you are using Use the map legend to determine the datum required for the map or chart If you are not using a map or chart or are unsure which datum to use sdect W G 84 Press M EN U from any screen highlight MAP DATUM SETUP and press ENTER Highlight M AP DATUM and pres ENTER A pop up menu SECCDARY will be displayed highlight PRIM ARY or SECON DARY and press ENT ER A pop up menu will appear Highlight your choice and press ENTER Default setting is W G S84 Selecting Elevation Mode 54 You have the option of changing your elevation mode to 2D 2 Dimen sional or 3D 3 Dimensional You may find 2D useful if you know the elevation of your position and the elevation will not change For example if you are at sea level you could use 2D because you know that your elevation is Zero Magellan GPS ColorTRAK To change the Elevation M ode pressMENU ELEVATION highlight SETUP and pressENTER High light ELEV MODE and pres ENTER A on pop up menu will appear Highlight 2D or 3D and pressENTER If you select 3D the receiver will return to ELEVATION SETUP If 2D isseected the receiver will ask for elevation A pop up menu will appear use the ARROWS to input your elevation and
69. s 30 Saving Your Position Fix with a Receiver G enerated Name eee 30 Saving Your Position Fix with a User Created Name cceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 31 Creating a Waypoint accer 31 Creating a GOTO ssicsreereeeee 32 Working with Waypoints 33 Editing a Waypoint eccerre 33 Editing a Selected Waypoint 33 Editing Waypoint Fields 33 Creating Editing Deleting a Message in a Waypoint 34 Saving Changes to the Selected Waypoint sccaesatvorsaaciedMeoceszenshenees 34 Projecting a Waypoint eee 35 Sorting a Waypoint nccc 36 Deleting a Waypoint aussie as 36 Working with Routes 37 Creating Clearing a GOTO uu ee 37 Creating a Man O ver Board Route 38 Creating a Backtrack Route aiccen 38 Creating a Multi Leg Route ccce 39 Viewing Editing a Route ccecce 40 Inserting a Leg aazesessatcevhareciwesekias 40 Changing a Waypointin a Route 40 Adding a Waypoint at the End of a ROUUUS ssch aca xsiaaitynidatirin e acids 41 Deleting a Waypointin a Route 41 Saving a Route 42 Activating Deactivating a Route 42 Reversing a Routes usin eaten 43 Using Plot View in a Route 43 Deleting a Route ccecce 43 Auxiliary Func ons ccseeees 44 Working with Sun Moon and Fish Hunt 44 Selecting the Simulate M od 45 Selecting COM a SES asstucstee scutes pace ete 46 Selecting Alarm Message ccce 46 Accessing the Alarm Message Screen
70. sing 46 clearing 49 50 viewing 49 Multi Leg route 37 creating 39 see Routes creating N Navigation screens 13 Compass 19 disabling 53 Nav1 17 Nav2 21 Plot 22 Position 16 Road 26 Speed 28 Status 14 Time 29 Nav Units 56 NMEA 59 DataM essages 63 68 North Reference 56 0 Odometer 28 resetting 28 P PAN N SCAN 22 23 Personalize 57 Plot Rings 25 Position fix 11 troubleshooting 60 Primary U sage 10 Projecting a Waypoint 35 Power On 8 13 R Reception 7 Routes 37 activating deactivat ing aroute 42 adding a waypoint at the end of a route 41 changing a waypoint in a route 40 creating clearing 37 deleting a waypoint in a route 41 deleting a route 43 editing 40 inserting a leg into a route 40 reversing 43 saving 42 viewing 40 S Satellite signals 14 Setup 52 Simulate M ode 45 Specifications 70 Speed 28 setting average 29 Sun M oon 44 T Temperature Temp Calibration 15 Temp Units 15 3D 14 54 55 Timeand Date setting 9 Time Format 55 Track History 24 clear 24 58 TrueNorth 56 Troubleshooting 60 2D 14 54 55 U Universal Time C oordinated UTC 30 55 W Waypoint creating 31 editing 33 hide show 27 naming 30 31 saving 11 30 34 X XTE seeCross Track Error Magellan GPS ColorTRAK MAGELLAN Ny SYSTEMS CORPORATION 960 Aveda Court San Dimas CA 91773 909 394 5000 22 10303 001
71. stem GPS is operated by the U S Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of GPS The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U S Government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan USE CAUTION Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry When the accuracy warnings appear on the screen use the data with extreme caution USE PROPER ACCESSORIES Use only Magellan cables and antennas the use of non Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver and will void the warranty Table of Contents Introduction sssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn L Packing LIS sere ae ia 1 Features of Your GPS ColorTRAK acc 2 Conventions Used in this M anual 2 Getting Started Initialize 3 GPS ColorTRAK Description 0 00 3 Receiver A CCUFACY ccce 3 GPS ColorTRAK Receiver nocccccccrccn 4 Using the Keypad sccccccrccrrrrerrre 5 Installing the Batteries ccce 6 Using your GPS ColorTRAK ceessuecienss coeds cs 7 Proper Handling Signal Reception 7 Clear View of the Sky eeeeeeeeeee 7 Holding the Receiver ccce 8 First Time Use Initializing the RECCIVG I nimasini atea aM asd edadeeds 8 Turn the Receiver N 2c cns cdiw en 8 Input Location Information essee 9 Setting Local Time a
72. to destination waypoint Great Circle If range exceeds 999 9 nm display 999 9 1 Bearing True Great Circle Present fix to dest waypoint 2 Closing velocity to destination knots 3 Arrival OR ed arrival circle and crossing of line which is perpendicular to the course line and which passes through the destination waypoint 4 CHECKSUM Mandatory in this sentence RMC Transit Specific to be followed by RMB 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RMC hhmmss ss A 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a xX X X X XXXXXX X xX a hh Time UIC of position fix Status A valid V Navigation receiver warning Latitude at UTC time N or S 5 6 Longitude at UTC time E or W 10 11 12 Speed over ground knots Course over ground degrees Date DDMMYY Magnetic variation degrees Magnetic variation sense E or W CHECKSUM Mandatory in this sentence T he formats listed are N M EA formats and M agellan receivers may not output all of the information listed for a particular format 68 A complete copy of the N M EA specifications can be obtained from NMEA PO Box 3435 New Bern NC 28564 3435 Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Available Datums D atum WG S84 NAD27 NAD 83 ADIND ALASK ARC50 ARC60 ASTRO AU S66 AU S84 BOGOT BUKIT CAM PO CANAD CAPE CARTH CENAM CHATH CHUAA CORRE CYPRU DJAKA EGYPT EUROP EUR50 EUR79 GANDA GEO 49 GHANA GRB36 GUAM GUNSG GUNSR HAWAI HERAT HJORS HUTZU Full Name World Geodetic System N orth Americ
73. with detachable quadrifilar antenna Acquisition Times under optimal conditions Warm Cold Update Rate Accuracy Position Velocity Limits Speed Altitude Physical Size Weight Display H ousing Temp Range Operating Storage Power Source Battery Life 70 Approximately 15 seconds Approximately 1 minute 1 second continuous 49 feet 15 meters RM S with Selective Availability turned off 0 1 knot RM S steady state with Selective Availability turned off 951 mph 17 500 meters 6 88 x 2 5 x 1 1 h x w x d 17 48 cm x 6 35 cm x 2 79 cm 12 ounces 340 2 grams with 4 AA batteries installed 1 8 x1 4 h x w 4 6 cm x 3 6 cm high contrast color LCD with EL backlit display Waterproof construction wraparound rubber armor 14 F to 140 F to 10 C to 60 C 40 F to 167 F 40 C to 75 C 4 AA alkaline batteries or 9 35 VDC with optional power cable Up to 30 hours continuous operation Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Coordinate Systems Positions are locations that are described in a unique way so that one loca tion cannot be confused with another T his is done by using a coordinate system to describe locations Your M agellan receiver has the ability to use any one of seven different coordinates systems LAT LON latitude and longitude UTM Universal Transverse M ercator OSGB Irish Grid Finnish Grid Swedish Grid or SwissGrid T heoneyou select in SET U P will be
74. ximity of any waypoints you have chosen From any NAV screen press MENU and highlight ALARM MSG A screen will appear with your choice of alarms and messages Use the UP DOWN ARROW sto highlight your choice and press ENTER Sample Waen the pop up window for an ATTENTION alarm is displayed the distance and a message wpto01 Is l WITHIN 100F if there are any available will appear A sample is shown ROCKS ON LEFT Magellan GPS ColorTRAK Selecting Anchor Alarm The Anchor alarm will notify that you have moved from the set position For example while boating you can set your Anchor alarm Once your boat begins to drift from the set position your receiver will sound to notify that you are moving W hile viewing the Alarm M essage screen ANCHOR highlight the ANCHOR ALARM and press ENTER A pop up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of O FF 100 250 or 500 feet Highlight your selection and press ENTER T he beeper will sound when the GPS position is at a distance greater than the distance you have chosen The alarm will sound until you turn it off or the condition is corrected The default is O FF Selecting Arrival Alarm The Arrival alarm will notify you when you are within the arrival circle of the destination waypoint While viewing the Alarm M essage screen ARRIVAL highlight the ARRIVAL ALARM and press ENTER A pop up screen will appear with your choices for alarm settings of O FF

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