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Page 1: ...User Manual GPS 310 Satellite Navigator...

Page 2: ...sitioning 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 Manu...

Page 3: ...g Signals from Satellites 3 Initializing the Receiver EZStart 4 Computing a Position 5 Basic Operation 7 Saving a Position Fix 7 Creating a Landmark 8 Viewing the POSITION Screen 9 Viewing the NAVIGAT...

Page 4: ...Time and Date 25 Viewing Elevation 25 Viewing Battery Life 25 Changing Coordinate Systems 26 Changing Map Datums 27 Changing Distance Units 28 Changing Time Display and Time 28 Changing North Referenc...

Page 5: ...iii Accessories 46 Attaching the Wrist Lanyard 47 Shipping Transporting 48 Glossary 49 Index 52 GPS 310 TOC 10 18 99 9 27 AM 3...

Page 6: ...iv GPS 310 TOC 10 18 99 9 27 AM 4...

Page 7: ...least through the chapter on Basic Operation Before you begin make sure that your package includes the items listed on the GPS 310 box If any items are missing or damaged contact your Magellan dealer...

Page 8: ...rns the light on and off The ARROW pad is used to enter landmark names and scroll through the series of screens and menu selections The MENU key is used to access the route landmark and setup function...

Page 9: ...lace the screw and turn the ring clockwise until the battery door is held in place securely While the battery door does provide the waterproofing seal to the batteries you should avoid overtightening...

Page 10: ...rmation it requires when you turn it on for the first time You do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it Follow these steps to initialize the GPS 310 if this is the first time you a...

Page 11: ...atellites that it knows are in this area for the date and time you entered The display shown here may differ from yours depending upon the information you selected in steps 2 and 3 As the GPS 310 scan...

Page 12: ...ceiver has received positioning data from at least three satellites approximately 2 3 minutes it will begin computing a position fix based upon the information it is receiving As soon as a position fi...

Page 13: ...is landmark To accept the receiver generated name LM01 LM99 press ENTER To quickly save a position fix press MARK MARK User Created Name To create a name up to four charac ters use the UP DOWN arrows...

Page 14: ...ame or accept the receiver generated name for this landmark When the desired name is displayed at the top of the screen press ENTER Use the ARROW pad to change the latitude and press ENTER to accept U...

Page 15: ...ed by the satellite pointer Number of satellites being used Tracking Indicator Satellite Icons Appears when the receiver has acquired enough information from the satellites to compute a position fix N...

Page 16: ...the direction you are traveling and the arrow points to north Navigation Screen without an Active Route Moving Compass Tracking Indicator Appears when enough satellites have provided information to co...

Page 17: ...g of 56 while your destination bearing is 34 This would indicate that you need to turn left 22 to be on a straight line to your destination The circle and arrow display the same informa tion but in a...

Page 18: ...reens and the position screen are connected to one another in a circular loop Pressing the NAV key or using the ARROW pad while viewing one of the position or navigation screens moves you to the next...

Page 19: ...to create a GOTO route is that you have saved a landmark indicating the location of your destination To create activate a GOTO Route From any screen press GOTO The GOTO screen appears To select a diff...

Page 20: ...mple Take a position fix of the location and save it to memory giving it a name that you will later associate with this location Then travel a few miles away with your receiver stop and take another p...

Page 21: ...E screen for the first landmark in the receiver s memory is displayed with the bearing and distance from the last computed position fix to that landmark To select a different landmark use the LEFT RIG...

Page 22: ...e landmark you are editing is used in a route the route will be modified to reflect the changes you made to the landmark Deleting a Landmark Following the instructions under Viewing a Landmark use the...

Page 23: ...directs you to the destination of each leg sequentially Creating a Route A route can contain up to 10 legs using any of the landmarks stored in memory If there is a route already in memory you must d...

Page 24: ...red 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 disp...

Page 25: ...ng to press the ARROW pad until END ROUTE is displayed again A route may contain no more than ten legs and the GPS 310 automatically saves the route and returns to the Route Menu as soon as Leg 10 is...

Page 26: ...g the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to step through the other legs in the route eventually returning to the ROUTE SUMMARY screen Activating Deactivating a Route With a route in memory press MENU until ROUTE appea...

Page 27: ...gs to a Route With a route in memory press MENU until ROUTE appears at the top of the display Press ENTER While still viewing the Route Summary screen press the UP ARROW until the display indicates PR...

Page 28: ...til the leg you wish to activate is displayed Press the UP ARROW If the leg is not active the display indicates ENT TO ACTI VATE Press ENTER The leg has become activated the NAV screen is displayed an...

Page 29: ...layed with the FROM landmark flashing Use the LEFT RIGHT ARROWs to select a new FROM landmark and press ENTER The TO landmark begins flashing alerting you that the GPS 310 is ready for you to select a...

Page 30: ...ARROW to select flashing YES to delete or NO to cancel If you attempt to delete a leg that causes the route to contain a leg that is under the 0 1 mile leg distance limitation the receiver will displ...

Page 31: ...of the screen Viewing Elevation You can view the last computed elevation for your GPS 310 by repeatedly pressing the MENU key until ELEVATION is displayed at the top of the screen Viewing Battery Life...

Page 32: ...ant your GPS 310 to be displaying the coordinates in the same mode that your map or chart uses The following example shows the same position in three different modes LAT LON DEGMIN LAT LON DEGMINSEC U...

Page 33: ...until SETUP is displayed at the top of the screen and press ENTER Use the RIGHT ARROW until SETUP MAP DATUM is displayed Press ENTER again the currently used map datum begins to flash Use the RIGHT L...

Page 34: ...unit of measure is displayed Changing Time Display and Time To change the way that time is displayed 12 HOUR default 24 HOUR or UT repeatedly press MENU until SETUP is displayed at the top of the scr...

Page 35: ...begins to flash Use the RIGHT LEFT ARROWs to scroll between MAGNETIC and TRUE and press ENTER to select Initializing the Receiver EZSTART If you desire to re initialize the receiver for example you ha...

Page 36: ...date Press ENTER Note The prompts to enter time and date will not appear if your receiver has already collected this information from the satellites Activating the Demo Mode To turn on the Demo Mode...

Page 37: ...he LEFT RIGHT AR ROW keys to change the contrast to the desired level and press ENTER Using the Trip Odometer Press MENU until the ODOMETER is displayed The odometer will keep track of the distance yo...

Page 38: ...r is computing fixes and has a route set either a GOTO or a multi leg route the RMB and APB messages are also output The RMB and APB contain information steering distance to destination etc used to na...

Page 39: ...er connection could damage the GPS 310 and void its warranty Connecting the GPS 310 to a DGPS Receiver The GPS 310 is capable of receiving differential corrections from a differential receiver for imp...

Page 40: ...the present position to the destination magnetic or true GGA GPS position time fix quality number of satellites used HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision differential reference information and age G...

Page 41: ...en 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...

Page 42: ...fix valid 7 Number of satellites in use 00 12 may be different from the number in view 8 Horizontal dilution of precision 9 Antenna altitude above below mean sea level 10 Units of antenna altitude met...

Page 43: ...GPS receiver operating mode satelites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA sentence and DOP values 1 2 3 4 GSA a x xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 5 6 7 x x x x x x hh CR LF 1 Mode...

Page 44: ...age number 1 to 3 3 Total numer of satellites in view 4 Satellite PRN number 5 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...

Page 45: ...5 Destination waypoint ID 6 7 Destination Waypoint Latitude N or S 8 9 Destination Waypoint Longitude E or W 10 Range naut miles present fix to destina tion waypoint Great Circle If range exceeds 999...

Page 46: ...6 Longitude at UTC time E or W 7 Speed over ground knots 8 Course over ground degrees 9 Date DDMMYY 10 Magnetic variation degrees 11 Magnetic variation sense E or W 12 CHECKSUM Mandatory in this sente...

Page 47: ...eck that the time is correct If not reset the time following the instructions for Changing Time Display and Time on page 28 4 If the receiver still does not get a position fix within 10 minutes you ma...

Page 48: ...at the format selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM DEG MIN SEC or DEG MIN MM is in the same format as the map you are using Receiver turns off unexpectedly 1 This most commonly is caused by excessive static...

Page 49: ...h the use of NiCad batteries Can I attach my GPS 310 to external power Yes However this requires the optional external power cable available from your dealer or Magellan Corporation Will I lose all my...

Page 50: ...he receiver will operate for about an additional hour before automatically turning off The Magellan GPS 310 will retain its memory route land marks last fixes etc for 30 minutes with the batteries rem...

Page 51: ...agellan for repair Please call for assistance first Ship the unit to Magellan Corporation by Parcel Post or UPS and include a description of the problem your name address phone number and a copy of yo...

Page 52: ...ting in the bracket putting your GPS 310 where you want it and always ready to use External Power Cable Connects your GPS 310 to a cigarette lighter allowing uninterrupted use without any drain on you...

Page 53: ...The lanyard for your GPS 310 can be easily attached by inserting the small loop of the lanyard through the ring provided on the battery door locking screw and then looping the other end of the lanyar...

Page 54: ...to get your first fix after shipment Also prior to shipping you should loosen the battery door screw if you feel that your GPS 310 may be placed in an unpressurized area of an aircraft Loosening the b...

Page 55: ...which 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 If you are unsure as to which datum to...

Page 56: ...h Leg Route A segment of a route that has a starting FROM landmark and a destination TO landmark A route may consist of 1 or more legs A route that is from landmark A to landmark B to landmark C to la...

Page 57: ...from an observer s position The north direction on any geographi cal meridian UT Universal Time formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time GMT UTM Universal Transverse Mercator UTM is the metric gri...

Page 58: ...31 Cross Track Error XTE 12 Customer Service 45 D Date see Time and Date Datums see Map Datums Demo mode activating 30 Distance units 28 E Elevation viewing 25 F Function keys 2 G GOTO creating a rou...

Page 59: ...osition computing a position 5 6 screen 9 saving 7 troubleshooting 41 Position fixes saving 7 troubleshooting 41 see also Landmark R Route create 17 19 viewing 19 20 deactivating activating 20 deletin...

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Page 61: ...tinuous Accuracy Position 49 feet 15 meters RMS without Selective Availability Velocity 0 12 mph RMS steady state without Selective Availability Physical Weight 6 8 ounces Housing Waterproof Construct...

Page 62: ...960 Overland Court San Dimas CA 91773 630786 B...

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