Magellan Meridian Platinum, User Manual

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Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver
When you have the name the way you want it, highlight “OK” and
press
[ENTER] . You are returned to the Mark screen with the new
name displayed.
Adding a Message to a Waypoint
You can also add a message to waypoints you are creating. There is a
memory limit however. You can save up to 500 user-entered waypoints
in your Meridian but only 200 waypoint of those can have a message
assigned to it.
Adding a message to a waypoint can assist you in identifying the
waypoint. If this was a waypoint for a friend’s house or business, you
could add a phone number or any other information that you find
useful.
To add a message to a waypoint you are creating, highlight the
Message field using the Up/Down arrows and press [ENTER].
The same keyboard that was 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 store in the
Meridian? Yes, the Meridian will store up to 500 user waypoints in
memory. If you should ever get that many and need to input more,
you will have to delete ones that you no longer need to make room.
PRACTICE
Using the techniques described, go outside of your house and turn your
Meridian on. If the Meridian has been previously initialized, you will soon
be computing position fixes. Press the NAV key until you are viewing the
Map screen. When the cursor icon changes from an hourglass to an arrow,
the Meridian is computing position fixes. When the icon changes to an
arrow, press and hold the [GOTO] button until the Mark screen is dis-
played. Change the waypoint name to “Home” and save the waypoint. We
will use this waypoint in the next discussion on GOTO routes.