User manual MAGELLAN TRITON 1500

[. . . ] Magellan® TritonTM User Manual Magellan Triton 1500 Magellan Triton 2000 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan Triton is a navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destination. When using the Magellan Triton, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan Triton while driving. Come to a complete stop or ask a passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. [. . . ] Follow the instructions here for accessing the Map Options screen and the table describes what can be changed. Changing Map Options 1. Scroll down the contextual menu to highlight Map Options. Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the map option you want to change. Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the choice you want for the map option. Press ESC to return to the Map screen. Map Screen 24 ORIENTATION QUICK INFO MAP DATA FIELDS POSITION DESTINATION LINE WAYPOINTS SHOWN GEOCACHES SHOWN POIs SHOWN TRACK LINES MAP DETAILS Set the top of the display to North Up, Course Up, or Track Up. Quick Info is the header bar shown at the top of the display while panning. You can select from Off, Distance/Bearing Direction, Distance/Bearing Degrees, or Coordinates. You can select between showing four data fields, two data fields or turning them off. You can turn the Position Destination Line (the pink line from your current position to your destination) on or off. Waypoints on the map can be turned off, show only the icons or show both the icons and their name. Geocache waypoints on the map can be turned off, show only the icons or show both the icons and their name POI icons can be turned on or off. (Even if the track line is turned off, the Magellan Triton will continue to record your track even while it is not being displayed. ) The amount of map detail can be set to Low, Medium, or High. Each detailed map may define the map detail a little differently so you may have to try the different settings until you find one that suits your needs. Setting Map Units of Measure The units of measure for information displayed on the Map screen can be selected from the Set Units function. Changing Map Units of Measure 1. Scroll down the contextual menu to highlight Set Units. Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the field you want to change. Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the choice desired. Press ESC to return to the Map screen. DISTANCE SPEED ELEVATION BAROMETER UNITS Choose from Kilometers/Meters, Miles/Feet, Miles/Yards, or NtMi/Meters (Nautical Miles) as the unit of measure for distances. Speed can be displayed as Kph (kilometers per hour), Mph (miles per hour) or Kts (knots). Elevation can be measured in Meters or Feet. (Magellan Triton 2000 only) Choose between kPa, Millibar, inHg or mmHg. Resetting Speed and Odometers From the Map screen you can reset the odometer, the trip odometer, the maximum speed, or the average speed. Map Screen 25 Changing Map Units of Measure 1. Scroll down the contextual menu to highlight Reset. . . Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the item (or all) that you want to reset. [. . . ] Use the cursor control to highlight and select the info icon. 5. 7. 8. Places Waypoints 56 9. Use the PAGE / GO TO button to switch to the Options Page. 10. Select the arrows at the top of the display to scroll through the dates. Select the date displayed at the top of the display to use the calendar to select a date. [. . . ]