User manual MAGELLAN MERIDIAN XL

[. . . ] Magellan GPS Satellite Navigator User Manual Meridian XL 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 System (GPS) is operated by the U. S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of GPS. [. . . ] If the route you selected is currently active, DEACTIVATE will appear on the menu, and pressing ENTER will deactivate the route. If the route is not active, ACTIVATE will appear on the menu, and pressing ENTER will activate the route and return you to the last viewed NAV screen. Reversing a Route REVERSE ROUTE allows you to take an existing route and reverse the order of waypoints in the route. For example, if you were to set a route that went from point A to point B and ended at point C, REVERSE ROUTE would change the route to go from point C to point B and ending at point A. Access the ROUTE MENU Use ARROW KEYS to highlight route to be reversed ENTER Highlight REVERSE Press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU, highlight the route you want to reverse, and press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to highlight REVERSE and press ENTER. The route is reversed and the display returns to the ROUTE MENU. 34 Viewing the Route Summary (Edit Option) The edit option displays a summary of the selected route, including starting and ending waypoints, number of legs, and total distance. It allows you to view, insert, delete and replace individual legs of a route, as well as choose the leg on which you want to navigate by making this the current active leg. Access the ROUTE MENU Use ARROW KEYS to highlight route to be edited ENTER Highlight EDIT Press ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU. Use the UP/ DOWN ARROWs to highlight the route you want to view and press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to highlight EDIT and press ENTER. The SUMMARY screen for the selected route is displayed. SUMMARY FROM TO DOCK FISH 2 LEGS n TOTAL 28. 3 m DIST Viewing the Legs of a Route The legs of a route can be viewed individually by accesing the EDIT option. Thist is also the option from which legs can be added, inserted, removed, navigated or replaced. Access the ROUTE MENU Use ARROW KEYS to highlight route to be edited ENTER Highlight EDIT Press ENTER Use UP/DOWN ARROWs to view route legs To review the route by viewing each of the legs individually, starting from the SUMMARY screen, press the UP/ DOWN ARROWs stepping through each leg of the route and back to the route summary. LEG 2 FROM TO JETTY FISH n 14. 8m 223` M BRG DST Inserting a Leg in a Route You can insert a leg in a route by inserting a waypoint between the starting and ending waypoints of an existing leg, thereby dividing it into two legs. Access the ROUTE MENU Use ARROW KEYS to highlight route to be edited ENTER Highlight EDIT Press ENTER Use UP/DOWN ARROWs to select route leg ENTER Highlight INSERT Press ENTER Use LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to select "TO" waypoint ENTER 35 Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to insert a leg into. Press ENTER to bring up the pop-up menu, highlight EDIT, and press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to view the route leg in which you want to insert a waypoint, press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu, select INSERT, and press ENTER. A highlight bar appears for you to select the new TO waypoint for this leg, thereby creating a new waypoint and "pushing" the other waypoints in the route forward to make room. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to scroll through the waypoint list to the waypoint you wish to use as the destination for this new intermediate leg and press ENTER. The FROM waypoint did not change but the TO waypoint is now the one you just entered. The receiver has updated the bearing and distance for this leg and displays it on the screen. The following leg has also been changed. The following leg now starts from the waypoint you designated as the TO waypoint for the previous leg. The new TO waypoint must be different from the old (must have a distance greater than 0. 1 distance units from the "FROM" waypoint); the receiver will not insert a leg in this case but will return to the leg screen you were viewing. Deleting a Leg Another feature of editing a route is the ability to delete one of the legs. Access the ROUTE MENU Use ARROW KEYS to highlight route to be edited ENTER Highlight EDIT Press ENTER Use UP/DOWN ARROWs to select route leg INSERT LEG 2 FROM TO JETTY WPOO2 n 3. 87m 287` BRG DST ENTER Highlight DELETE Press ENTER ENTER Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be edited. Press ENTER, highlight EDIT, and press ENTER. [. . . ] (Up to 21 may be stored at one time. ) Leg (Route) A segment of a route that has a starting (FROM) waypoint and a destination (TO) waypoint. For a route that is from waypoint A to waypoint B, waypoint B to waypoint C, and waypoint point C to waypoint D has three legs with the first leg being from waypoint A to waypoint B. The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian (Greenwich meridian) as measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles from 0° to 180°. The direction toward the north magnetic pole from the observer's position. [. . . ]