Magellan Meridian Platinum User Manual Download

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Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver

Step 2: Select Language

Use the Up/Down arrows to move the highlight to the
language that you want the screens to be displayed in.
With the desire language highlighted, press

[ENTER]

Step 3: Accept Warnings and Begin Initialization

The Warning Screen is displayed. This screen will be
displayed for 10 seconds and if the ENTER key has not
been pressed, the Meridian will shut off.

If you understand and agree to the warning presented,
press

[ENTER]

The Meridian displays a message box indicating that
the receiver needs to be initialized.

Press

[ENTER]

Step 4: Select Your Region and Area

Use the Up/Down arrows to highlight your general
region.

Press

[ENTER]

Use the Up/Down arrows to highlight your area.

Press

[ENTER]

Summary of Contents for Meridian Platinum

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Page 2: ...ual is included for the Meridian Platinum The Meridian GPS has a 2MB built in map while the Meridian Gold Marine Platinum and Color have a 16MB built in map which provides more information and detail...

Page 3: ...eofnon Magellancablesand antennasmayseverelydegradeperformanceordamagethereceiver andwill void the warranty LICENSEAGREEMENT Thales Navigation grants you the purchaser the right to use the software su...

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Page 5: ...FOR ANYINDIRECT INCIDENTALORCONSE QUENTIALDAMAGESWHATSOEVER INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOST PROFITS DAMAGESRESULTINGFROM DELAYORLOSSOFUSE LOSSOFOR DAMAGESARISINGOUTOFBREACHOFTHIS WARRANTYORANYIMPLIEDWARR...

Page 6: ...er 8 Turning Power On Off 9 Turning the Backlight On Off 9 Adjusting the Contrast 10 Getting a Position Fix 10 Navigational Screens 10 Map Screen 11 Compass Screen 11 Large Data Screen 11 Position Scr...

Page 7: ...Off Track Lines 25 Turning On Off Topographic Lines 26 Turning On Off Displayed POI s 26 Globally Turning Map Items On Off 26 Setting Up Map Data Fields 27 Setting up Map Data Fields 27 Turning Map In...

Page 8: ...e 43 Selecting User Waypoints Alphabetic 45 Selecting Preloaded Waypoints Alphabetic 45 Selecting Uploaded Waypoints Alphabetic 45 Selecting User Waypoints Nearest to Position 45 Selecting Preloaded W...

Page 9: ...Track History 56 Using Vertical Profile 57 Selecting Vertical Profile 57 Track History Description 58 Highlighted Road Vertical Profile Description 58 Route Vertical Profile Description 58 Path Check...

Page 10: ...ish Hunt Screen 68 Changing the Fish Hunt Date 68 Changing the Fish Hunt Position 68 Alarms 69 Setting the Arrival Alarm 69 Setting the Anchor Alarm 69 Setting the XTE Alarm 69 Setting the GPS Fix Ala...

Page 11: ...Database 75 Navigation Screens 76 Routes 76 Alarms 77 Output Data 77 Appendix Troubleshooting 78 Waypoint Icons 79 Contacting Magellan 80 Updating Your Meridian 81 Specifications 82 Accessories 83 Map...

Page 12: ...t your package includes all of the items listed on the side panel of the box If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact Magellan at 866 737 8604 for replacement items Magellan is a re...

Page 13: ...information about connecting your Meridian to external devices accessories troubleshooting and specifications can be found in the Appendix Glossary A glossary is provided explaining some of the terms...

Page 14: ...attery cover push the two buttons on the cover fully to the left and lift the battery cover away from the receiver Insert the new batteries as shown making sure that the batteries are installed with t...

Page 15: ...rmal use the Meridian will save the last position it calculated and use that position the next time it is turned on However when the Meridian is new or when memory has been completely erased the Merid...

Page 16: ...ning Screen is displayed This screen will be displayed for 10 seconds and if the ENTER key has not been pressed the Meridian will shut off If you understand and agree to the warning presented press EN...

Page 17: ...g up arrow results in Enter Local Time The cursor appears in the time field waiting for you to input your local time Set your local time using the arrow keys Be sure that you set the AM PM indicator W...

Page 18: ...the contrast to a level that provides the best display of the four bars displayed below the slider bar When you are satisfied with the contrast press ESC NAV Units You can select the units of measure...

Page 19: ...zoom in one level press and hold to quickly move through the zoom levels OUT Zooms out the display of the Map screen Press once to zoom out one level press and hold to quickly move through the zoom l...

Page 20: ...backlight off when there have been no buttons pressed for 4 minutes Pressing any button will turn the backlight back on in this instance You can change the time delay for the backlight in Setup Tuning...

Page 21: ...accessed from Use left right arrows to adjust the contrast ENTER Because the Meridian attains information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth the antenna needs to have a relatively unobstruct...

Page 22: ...ursor is over will be shown To access the Cursor Mode press any arrow on the keypad A crosshair appears that can be moved with the arrow keys To return to the Position Mode press ESC The cursor will d...

Page 23: ...the Data screen The Data screen provides you with six data fields and an active compass that is the same as the one used on the road screen You have the option of customizing this screen by selecting...

Page 24: ...e into memory The Meridian has a number of ways to perform this but the most common are saving your present position entering the coordinates of a position or saving the position of the cursor while v...

Page 25: ...sted in the Reference Chapter of the User Manual When you have highlighted the icon you want to use press ENTER The cursor is now highlighting the Waypoint Name field With the Name field highlighted p...

Page 26: ...as used in entering a name is presented allowing you to enter a message Using the same technique you can enter a message up to 30 characters in length Is there a limit to the number of waypoints I can...

Page 27: ...me spot Even mark the location of your car in a large parking lot and never have to worry about roaming endlessly looking for your car Step 1 Accessing GOTO Press GOTO The first thing that has to be d...

Page 28: ...hlight the desired destination in this case Home and press ENTER You are returned to the last NAV screen viewed with some noticeable changes If you are viewing the Map screen you will now notice a thi...

Page 29: ...to the next letter in the city name You can move the cursor back if you made a mistake by highlighting the button on the keyboard and press ENTER Since we are looking for Los Angeles we need to highl...

Page 30: ...creen with a line drawn for you on the map graphically displaying the GOTO route Note that this route is line of sight LOS or as the crow flies The Meridian does not compute the route using streets an...

Page 31: ...cond countdown pressing the PWR key again will shut the Meridian off immediately Alternate Power On Off If you carry your Meridan in your pocket or other places where the PWR button can be accidently...

Page 32: ...Power key ENTER Using the Display Backlight Illuminates the display for easier viewing in dark surroundings Use only as needed as the backlight causes a large drain on the batteries An automatic timer...

Page 33: ...not be saved The Map screen is the very heart of the Meridian The Map screen has two modes Position and Cursor In the Position Mode the map is centered around your present position with an arrow curs...

Page 34: ...The number displayed represents approximately 1 4 of the screen s width Scale can be changed with the IN and OUT buttons Track History Track History Track History Track History Track History Dotted li...

Page 35: ...cale Indicator Map Scale Indicator Provides the scale for the map The number displayed represents approximately 1 4 of the screen s width Scale can be changed with the IN and OUT buttons Waypoint Name...

Page 36: ...s ENTER Turning On Off Track Lines As you move your track history is normally displayed on the map screen represented by a dashed line This function allows you to turn off or on these lines Default is...

Page 37: ...ws to select Display tab ENTER Use U D arrows to select POI ENTER Globally Turn Map Items On Off If you have uploaded map data from a MapSend product you will notice that the list of POIs can be extre...

Page 38: ...n MENU Highlight Hide Map Info or Show Map Info ENTER When Map Info is hidden and the map is in the cursor mode the bearing BRG and distance DIS to the cursor is shown in the bottom left corner of the...

Page 39: ...izon in front of you The displayed horizion is at the mark displayed on the display perpendicular to your track Selecting this option automatically sets the display orientation to track up and works o...

Page 40: ...Profile Description This function requires that map data has been uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States and that your present position as well as the projected horizon falls withi...

Page 41: ...g is being applied to arriving to your destination However if you are off course your VMG will be less than the speed that you are travelling CTS Course To Steer This is the angle that you need to tur...

Page 42: ...f you is displayed above the graph next to the map scale indicator This function requires that map data has been uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States and that your present positio...

Page 43: ...to either Land or Marine Usage When in Land default the map displays land areas in white and water areas as dark gray For marine applications it may be desirable to reverse the display showing water a...

Page 44: ...f the options for the Track Mode are Auto default and Auto Detailed Basically both options behave the same While your are travelling in a straight line only a few track points are taken but as you tur...

Page 45: ...a Fields Data Fields Customizable data fields The data displayed can be selected from 13 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be...

Page 46: ...n be selected from 13 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes Data Fie...

Page 47: ...Elevation Displays your present position in the coordinate system chosen in Setup Also displays the elevation of the present position If the Meridian is not computing position fixes the last computed...

Page 48: ...Collecting Data All satellites needed for position fix are being tracked and position is being computed Averaging Meridian is computing fixes speed is near 0 0 so position is being averaged EPE xxft E...

Page 49: ...ation of Data Types in the Map Screen section From the Position Screen MENU Highlight Customize Use arrows to highlight the title for the data field to be changed Use arrows to select new data type EN...

Page 50: ...e of the destination is placed here For multileg routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the leg of the route you are presently navigating on Data Fields Data Fields Data Fields D...

Page 51: ...selected from 13 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU button Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes Compass Comp...

Page 52: ...en you are navigating on a GOTO or multileg route the name of the destination is placed here For multileg routes the name displayed is the name of the destination for the leg of the route you are pres...

Page 53: ...osition are shown with solid bars The height of the bar indicates the relative signal strength Power Source Power Source Power Source Power Source Power Source Indicates the source of power being used...

Page 54: ...g the MARK function of the receiver There can be up to 500 user entered waypoints stored in memory To select the User category highlight User in the Database list Preloaded These are waypoints that ar...

Page 55: ...nd press ENTER or as a shortcut press IN you are taken to the alphabetical list with the waypoint you began typing at the top of the display Anytime you are viewing the list of waypoints you can re ac...

Page 56: ...Database Screen Use up down arrows to highlight uploaded detailed map name Use left right arrows to set Find By to Alphabetical ENTER ENTER Use arrow keys to enter first 5 characters Highlight OK Use...

Page 57: ...s in the list by using the up down arrows But in this example we are going to change Position to Dallas Tx With the highlight still on Position press ENTER If you already used the arrow keys and one o...

Page 58: ...press ENTER You are then placed into the Edit Mode Using the method described in Getting Started you can personalize the waypoint making it easy to remember what it is Creating New Waypoint Manually...

Page 59: ...point Deletes a waypoint that you have created From Any Screen MENU ENTER Highlight Database left right arrows select Find By Highlight User Select Waypoint to be Deleted MENU Highlight Delete Confirm...

Page 60: ...sed in a route you will get a warning that it is in a route after selecting it from the list This is because the screen that you access the view button can also be used to edit the waypoint and it may...

Page 61: ...ssing and holding the GOTO button Note The address search has some limitations and is based upon the map that was uploaded from the MapSend Streets software While you are entering the address you will...

Page 62: ...e Also note that when you are selecting the Waypoint Category you are being instructed to select the Find By You can select only those waypoints in your general vicinity Nearest or all of the waypoint...

Page 63: ...ad three GOTO s one from A to B another from B to C and a third from C to D you could then put them together to make one multileg route In this example you would have a 3 leg route that went from A to...

Page 64: ...highlight to next available leg in the route Indicated by dashes Repeat Step 2 for all additional legs in the route Step 3 Save the route Use up down arrows to highlight Save Route button ENTER ENTER...

Page 65: ...placing a leg Follow the instructions above for Viewing a Route and then use the instructions for inserting deleting replacing or appending a leg as appropriate When you are done with editing the rout...

Page 66: ...ht destination waypoint for leg that will be replaced Select Waypoint ENTER ENTER ENTER Appending a Leg Adds a leg to the end of a route Select route to be edited See Instructions for Viewing a Route...

Page 67: ...From Any Screen MENU Highlight Routes Select Route MENU Highlight Delete ENTER ENTER Viewing a Route on the Map Screen Provides you with a graphical representation of the route selected on the Map sc...

Page 68: ...f selecting Path Check Route or Highlighted Road While viewing the vertical profile screen you can use the left and right arrows to move the profile accordingly The vertical dashed line in the middle...

Page 69: ...k Description Path check performs two functions First it allows you to create a path on the Map screen graphically and then view this path s vertical profile assuming that you have uploaded a topo map...

Page 70: ...ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER Turning NAV Screens On Off Allows you to turn off or on any of the navigation screens you choose From Any Screen MENU Highlight Setup Sat Status On Off Highlight Nav Screens C...

Page 71: ...em you select may require additional information Select Primary or Secondary Select Coordinate System ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER Default Primary Lat Lon DEG MIN MMM Secondary UTM Selecting a Map Datum Al...

Page 72: ...ng the Time Format Enables you to choose from three different time formats Local 24 Hr military time Local AM PM or UTC From Any Screen MENU Highlight Setup Highlight Time Format Select Format If Loca...

Page 73: ...r daylight savings time You can select United States daylight savings starts on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October European Union daylight savings starts on the last Sund...

Page 74: ...on the Meridian will be powered down when the position hasn t changed and if no keys have been pressed From any Screen MENU Highlight Setup ENTER ENTER ENTER Use up down arrows to select On or Off ENT...

Page 75: ...the Meridian Choices are Off V1 5 APA V1 5 XTE or V2 1 GSA Your choice will be dependent upon what message the device you are connecting to needs to receive From Any Screen MENU Highlight Setup Highli...

Page 76: ...ct No protection or On Off Protected ENTER Highlight Power key Default No protection Selecting Languages Allows you to select the language that the Meridian will use to display text You can select fro...

Page 77: ...Clearing Wpts Routes This will clear all waypoints and routes from the Meridian s memory Clearing All Routes This clears all routes from the Meridian s memory Resetting Meridian to Factory Defaults A...

Page 78: ...R Changing the Sun Moon Date Allows you to change the date for the sun moon information for the position selected From Any Screen MENU Highlight Sun Moon Highlight Date Field Use arrows to change date...

Page 79: ...the date for the fishing hunting information for the position selected From Any Screen MENU Highlight Fish Hunt Highlight Date Field Use arrows to change date ENTER ENTER ENTER Changing the Fish Hunt...

Page 80: ...when you have drifted from your anchor point at a distance you set An example of its use would be as you set anchor you turn on the anchor alarm to beep at a given distance With the Meridian still ope...

Page 81: ...NTER ENTER Turning on the Simulator User Mode This turns the simulator on and uses a heading and speed rate that you define From Any Screen MENU Highlight Setup Highlight User Highlight Simulate Enter...

Page 82: ...hen done This will save your present track on the memory card using the filename you provided This track can be reloaded into your Meridian at a later time Loading Waypoints and Routes from Memory Car...

Page 83: ...layed Highlight the desired filename and press ENTER You will be prompted to verify the deletion You will notice all of the waypoint route and track files that you have saved to this SD card along wit...

Page 84: ...R Select Topic Changing the Detailed Map After accessing the Card Utilities menu highlight Change Map and press ENTER Use the arrow keys to highlight the map you want to change Basemap or Detail Map P...

Page 85: ...same time as hours minutes decimals The accuracy for any of the three is the same Which you choose is dependent upon your preference or any chart you are using at the same time You should always make...

Page 86: ...minutes in severe conditions So where does this reference come from Under normal operating conditions the last position fix computed before the Meridian was turned off is stored into memory and will...

Page 87: ...outes What is a backtrack route A backtrack route allows you to retrace your steps As you are moving the Meridian automatically creates and stores hidden waypoints into memory These waypoints are the...

Page 88: ...n purchase the NMEA Interface Standards Another excellent source for NMEA standards is a FAQ sheet that is published on the internet by Peter Bennett at vancouver webpages com peter nmeafaq txt My GPS...

Page 89: ...o avoid a similar occurrence Battery life seems shorter than it should be 1 Make sure that you are using two AA alkaline batteries 2 Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessive use of t...

Page 90: ...t Restaurant Rock Scuba RV Service Shooting Sight Seeing Small City Sounding Sports Arena Tourist Info Truck Service Winery Wreck Zoo Default Box House Aerial Airport Amusement ATM Auto Repair Boating...

Page 91: ...hip the receiver by Parcel Post or UPS Include a description of the problem your name address a copy of your sales receipt and print clearly on the outside of the package the RMA number assigned If yo...

Page 92: ...p Meridian Platinum users should go to www magellangps com en support products upgrades upgrade_meridianplat asp If the version on the web site is newer then what you have in your Meridian follow the...

Page 93: ...5 2D RMS w WAAS 3 meters 95 2D RMS Velocity 0 1 knot RMS steady state Limits Speed 951 mph Altitude 17 500 meters Physical Size 6 5 x 2 9 x 1 2 h x w x d 16 5 cm x 7 4 cm x 3 05 cm Weight 8 ounces 227...

Page 94: ...external power and data PC Interface Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter Connects your receiver to your PC for data transfer and to a cigarette lighter for external power External Power Cable with Ci...

Page 95: ...o the receiver Maps are not pre cut to counties or other boundaries Features Minimum Requirements IBM PC AT 486 or compatible 32 MB RAM VGA Video Card 60 MB Hard Drive Space 8x CD ROM drive MS Windows...

Page 96: ...the most commonly used function uploading detailed maps Preparation Make sure that you have a SD card installed in your Meridian Detailed maps are saved to the SD card not in the Meridian Install fres...

Page 97: ...gion place the cursor on any of the black dots found in the corners or along the sides of the region press the left mouse button and increase or decrease the size of the defined area Cut Region Select...

Page 98: ...COM ports looking for the Meridian receiver When the COM port has been found it will be indicated on the PC screen Press Next The map region will be uploaded to your Meridian receiver Now using the Me...

Page 99: ...ght click which is the locking mechanism disconnecting and then you will feel the memory card pushing against your finger Allow the memory card to slide back towards the battery compartment Now carefu...

Page 100: ...be connected to the receiver two different ways Connecting with the Meridian mounted to the Mounting Cradle Place Meridian in the cradle bottom end first Snap the Meridian down until the release latc...

Page 101: ...ur external power source The input voltage range for external power is 9 16 VDC Caution Do not bypass the power supply box or you will damage your unit and void the warranty PowerSupplyBox Cut Here Ci...

Page 102: ...accuracy improvements to around 3 meters You can expect to see this level of accuracy for 95 of the time that you are receiving WAAS signals What are some of the problems with WAAS The signal coverag...

Page 103: ...o return to the course while proceeding towards the destination It is a compromise course bearing that projects from your current position to a point on the courseline midway between a point perpendic...

Page 104: ...rom waypoint A to waypoint B to waypoint C to waypoint D has three legs with the first being from waypoint A to waypoint B Longitude The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian Greenwich M...

Page 105: ...st large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps VMG Velocity Made Good The component of the velocity that is in the direction of the destination WPT Waypoint A location saved in the r...

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