User manual MAGELLAN GPSCOMPANION

[. . . ] Welcome Thank you for your purchase of the Magellan GPS Companion and Map Companion CD. With the GPS Companion attached, your PalmTM OS Handheld Organizer becomes a complete travel tool that will not only save you time but completely removes the phrase "Where am I?" from your vocabulary. No matter where you go or what you do, the GPS Companion and your Palm organizer will provide you with all the information you need to get you where you are going. Using GPS Companion with Palm V/ Vx Series of Handhelds Using GPS Companion with Handspring Visor WARNING Driver shall not use this device while operating a vehicle to assist the driver to navigate. Copyright 2000 by Magellan Corporation. All rights reserved. 690928 A GPS Companion Packing List Make sure that the contents of your GPS Companion box is complete and matches the contents listed on the side of the box. [. . . ] What if the GPS Companion has never taken a fix or if it has been moved (more than 500 miles) since the last time it took a fix?In this case, to speed up the TTFF (time to first fix) you should access the Initialization Screen in the GPS Mode and enter the Lat/Lon for your position. (It doesn't have to be exact, anything close will work fine. ) If you do not know your approximate Lat/Lon, a simple chart showing you a Lat/Lon that you can use for each state is provided here. The time and date used by Map Companion is the time and date you have stored in your Palm organizer. Procedure for Initialization From the application menu of your Palm organizer, tap the Map Companion icon. If this is the first time you have used the Map Companion software, reply to the License Agreement and the Directory Mode screen is displayed. Tap on "Directory" in the top left corner of the display. If this is not the first time you have used the Map Companion software, access the GPS Mode and select "Initialization" as the screen to be viewed. Using the Grafitti pad or the keyboard entry method on your Palm organizer, enter your approximate Latitude and Longitude. Altitude (elevation) can be left blank or entered if you know it. {button Approximate Lat/Lon Chart, JI(`', `Lat_Lon_Chart')} Set the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) deviation and check the DST (daylight savings time) box if it is in effect for your area. It is only used if you want to use the Set Time button to update the clock in your Palm organizer to the time transmitted by the satellites from their atomic clocks. {button GMT Reference Chart, JI(`', `GMT_Reference_Chart')} Tap the Start button. If your Palm organizer is seated properly in the GPS Companion and if you have a reasonably clear view of the sky you will begin to see messages streaming in the Messages box. This is the NMEA data coming from the GPS Companion. This indicates that the receiver is working properly and should compute a position fix very soon. After you see the message streams, tap on "Initialization" in the upper right corner of the display. You are now viewing the "techie" information about the satellites being used to compute the position. To see a graphical indication of the same information, tap on Satellites in the upper right corner and select Sky Chart. At the top of the display the words "No Fix" was displayed when you began the initialization process. No Fix will soon be replaced with 2D and finally 3D. When either 2D or 3D is displayed, your position has been computed and you are ready to use Map Companion with GPS information. #$K Lat/Lon Chart State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York N. Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island S. [. . . ] Tap on the Menu icon and tap on Waypoints from the menu bar. Tap on the option "Delete Hidden Waypoints. . . " from the menu list. A confirmation screen is displayed asking you to confirm the deletion. Tapping on "OK" will permanently delete all waypoints that have been marked as hidden unless they are currently used in a route. [. . . ]