User manual MAGELLAN GPS 2000 XL

[. . . ] Use Care to Avoid Inaccuracies The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U. S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and the maintenance of GPS. Certain conditions can make the system less accurate. No part of this User Guide 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 written permission of Magellan Systems Corporation. © Copyright 1999 by Magellan Systems Corporation. [. . . ] Use the ARROW pad to scroll through the list of landmarks. When the desired landmark is displayed (and flashing) press ENTER . The display changes to allow the selection of the landmark to be used as the end of the first leg in the route. Use the ARROW pad to scroll through the list of landmarks. When the desired landmark is displayed (and flashing) press ENTER . Note that as you scroll through the list of landmarks, the display updates showing you the bearing and distance from the start of this leg to the displayed landmark. If the distance from the start of the leg to the end of the leg is below 0. 10 miles, the message INVALID is displayed and you are prompted to select a different landmark. The screen changes to the next leg in the route with the destination landmark of the previous leg inserted as the start of the next leg. The message END ROUTE is displayed in the TO field. You may continue this route by using the ARROW 18 pad to select a landmark as the destination for this leg or press ENTER to signal the GPS Blazer12 that this was the last leg in the route and you are finished creating a route. Continue this process for each leg in the route remembering to press ENTER with END ROUTE displayed in the TO field to finish up the route. With the new TO landmark flashing, press ENTER . The newly created leg is added to the route. The process of adding a leg continues until you select END ROUTE or the route is full. 21 Activating a Leg in a Route As you are navigating you may decide that you no longer wish to continue on the leg that you are now using. Instead you wish to use another leg of the route. You will need to activate the leg of the route with the desired destination (TO landmark). Press MENU until ROUTE appears at the top of the display. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs until the leg you wish to activate is displayed. If the leg is not active, the display indicates ENT TO ACTIVATE. The leg has become activated, the NAV screen is displayed, and the receiver begins to compute the necessary information to continue you on the route using the leg you selected. If the display indicates ENT TO DEACTVATE, it means that the receiver is using this leg to compute the navigational information. Pressing ENTER at this screen not only deactivates the leg and returns to the leg summary screen, but deactivates the route as well. 22 Editing a Leg in a Route Press Press until ROUTE appears at the top of the display. [. . . ] This will speed up the time it takes to get your first fix after shipment. Also, prior to shipping, you should loosen the battery door screw if you feel that your GPS Blazer12 may be placed in an unpressurized area of an aircraft. Loosening the battery door will allow the GPS Blazer12 to equalize to the pressure of the cargo area. Changes in pressure without the battery door loosened can cause damage to the water seals of your receiver. 39 Glossary Active Leg Bearing The segment of a route currently being used to compute navigational information. [. . . ]