User Manual
Meridian Series of GPS
Receivers
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Страница 1: ...User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual Meridian Series of GPS Meridian Series of GPS Meridian Series of GPS Meridian Series of GPS Meridian Series of GPS Receivers Receivers Receivers Receive...
Страница 2: ...nly Magellan cables and antennas the use of non Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver and will void the warranty LICENSE AGREEMENT Thales Navigation gran...
Страница 3: ...UTIES To obtain service the purchaser must obtain a Return Materials Authorization RMA number from Thales Navigation 800 707 7845 rma magellangps com prior to shipping If under warranty the purchaser...
Страница 4: ...AL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE NEGLIGENT USAGE OF THE PRODUCT IN NO EVENT WILL THALES NAVIGATION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH DAMAGES EVEN IF THALES NAVIGATION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY...
Страница 5: ...on Meridian GPS Receiver 7 Turning Power On Off 8 Turning the Backlight On Off 8 Adjusting the Contrast 9 Getting a Position Fix 9 Navigational Screens 9 Map Screen 10 Compass Screen 10 Large Data Scr...
Страница 6: ...rning On Off Displayed POI s 24 Globally Turning Map Items On Off 24 Setting Up Map Data Fields 24 Turning Data Fields On Off 25 Selecting the Data Fields 25 Two Data Fields Description 25 Changing th...
Страница 7: ...Data Fields 39 Speed Screen 39 Customizing the Data Fields 40 Satellite Status Screen 40 Waypoints Database 41 Accessing Waypoints in the Database 41 Selecting Waypoints from the Nearest List 41 Selec...
Страница 8: ...52 Creating a Route using Track History 52 Setup 52 Initializing the Meridian 52 Turning the NAV Screens On Off 53 Selecting the Coordinate System 53 Selecting a Map Datum 54 Selecting the Elevation M...
Страница 9: ...Alarms 60 Setting the Arrival Alarm 60 Setting the Anchor Alarm 60 Setting the XTE Alarm 60 Setting the GPS Fix Alarm 60 Using the Simulator 61 Turning on the Simulator Auto Mode 61 Turning on the Si...
Страница 10: ...vi Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver MapSend Streets 72 Installing Memory Card 73 Connecting to External Devices 74 WAAS 76 Glossary 77...
Страница 11: ...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 trademark name for Thales Navigation...
Страница 12: ...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...
Страница 13: ...ery cover away from the receiver Insert the new batteries as shown making sure that the batteries are installed with the correct polarity Replace the cover and push the two buttons fully to the right...
Страница 14: ...rmanent memory to estimate what satellites are overhead and which ones it should be looking for Follow these instructions to initialize the Meridian Press PWR The Meridian turns on and displays the st...
Страница 15: ...on the keypad to highlight your general region Press ENTER Use the Up Down arrows on the keypad to highlight your area Press ENTER The cursor appears in the time field waiting for you to input your l...
Страница 16: ...alue up or down All the information that the Meridian needs to speed up the process of computing its first fix has been entered and the Done button is highlighted To complete the initialization proces...
Страница 17: ...e to zoom 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 one level press and hold to quickly move through the zoom leve...
Страница 18: ...ridian will turn the backlight off when there has been no button presses for 4 minutes Pressing any button will turn the backlight back on in this instance You can change the time delay for the backli...
Страница 19: ...contrast ENTER Because the Meridian attains information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth the antenna needs to have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky This allows the Meridian to choo...
Страница 20: ...y 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 disappear and the present position icon will appear centered on...
Страница 21: ...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...
Страница 22: ...oint Saving a Waypoint with a Receiver Generated Name From any screen press and hold GOTO for 2 seconds and the Mark screen is displayed The Save button is highlighted and you can press ENTER to save...
Страница 23: ...highlighted press ENTER and the character is appended to the name you are entering and displayed in the field above the keys Note waypoint names can be up to 8 characters in length Highlighting and p...
Страница 24: ...ne is to select the destination waypoint This is done by accessing the waypoint database The first screen is used to select the category of the database that the waypoint is in and how it will be foun...
Страница 25: ...ce we are looking for Los Angeles we need to highlight the O next and press ENTER Then the S and press ENTER To add a space highlight the space bar and press ENTER Also you can use the button to move...
Страница 26: ...the screen 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 stree...
Страница 27: ...practice using the keypad to enter a new name for this waypoint Home would be a good choice When you have finished inputting a name and you ve highlighted DONE and pressed ENTER you will be back at th...
Страница 28: ...ing or the Meridian will shut off Turn the Meridian Off Shuts down the Meridian PWR During the 5 second countdown pressing the PWR key again will shut the Meridian off immediately Using the Display Ba...
Страница 29: ...en Navigation Screen Sequence NAV ESC Returning to Last Viewed NAV Screen Pressing the NAV button returns the Meridian to the last NAV Screen viewed NAV Note if the NAV screen is pressed from a screen...
Страница 30: ...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...
Страница 31: ...mation Block Map Scale Indicator Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon Cursor Icon The Cursor Icon pinpoints the location you have selected by using the arrow keys Map Scale Indi...
Страница 32: ...re detail The default is Medium From the MAP Screen MENU NAV Highlight Map Setup Use arrows to highlight the Detail field Use arrows to select the desired Map Detail level ENTER ENTER ENTER Map Screen...
Страница 33: ...ht Map Setup Use L R arrows to select Display tab ENTER Use U D arrows to select Waypoints ENTER Turning On Off Track Lines As you move your track history is normally displayed on the map screen repre...
Страница 34: ...ab ENTER Use U D arrows to select Clear All ENTER After you have turned off all of the map items you can go back and just select the POIs that you want to view Please note that this function will also...
Страница 35: ...lds are to be displayed You can choose from Customize Fields Street Information or if topographic information is loaded you can select Horizontal Profile or Terrain Projection If you select either Hor...
Страница 36: ...e speed that you are travelling CTS Course To Steer This is the angle that you need to turn to put you back on course ETA Estimated Time of Arrival This the local time that you will arrive at your des...
Страница 37: ...ientation will change to Track Up so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the horizontal profile If you change Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the Horizonta...
Страница 38: ...Terrain Projection the default Two Data Fields is displayed Changing the Orientation back to Track Up will revert back to the projected terrain Changing the Map Orientation You can change how the map...
Страница 39: ...ghlight Map Setup Use arrows to highlight the Track Mode field Use arrows to select Mode ENTER ENTER ENTER Setting the Track Mode to OFF will cause severe limitations to the ability of your Meridian t...
Страница 40: ...the left and right arrows to move the profile accordingly The vertical dashed line in the middle of the profile plot provides the elevation for that point on the profile Selecting Vertical Profile Not...
Страница 41: ...and then view this path s vertical profile assuming that you have uploaded a topo map You can also save this path as a route allowing an additional method of creating a route After selecting Path Chec...
Страница 42: ...you to be moving to be computed invalid data is indicated by dashes Compass Heading Marker Compass Heading Marker Compass Heading Marker Compass Heading Marker Compass Heading Marker Using the compas...
Страница 43: ...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...
Страница 44: ...tion 1 screen shows all of the basic position time and satellite information all on one screen In addition current navigation information is shown on the bottom half of the screen Selecting the Positi...
Страница 45: ...e Meridian Data Fields Data Fields Data Fields Data Fields Data Fields Customizable data fields The data displayed can be selected from 13 different options Customizing is accessed through the MENU bu...
Страница 46: ...atellites 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 Estimated Position Err...
Страница 47: ...n in a graphical format At the top of the display are four customizable data fields Immediately below them is a compass that will provide you with your heading Following the compass is a graphical rep...
Страница 48: ...on Name Compass Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name Destination Name When you are navigating on a GOTO or multileg route the name of the destination is placed here For...
Страница 49: ...n 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 prese...
Страница 50: ...ts 45 from the horizon The center of the circle is 90 from the horizon or directly overhead Satellite Signal Strength Chart Satellite Signal Strength Chart Satellite Signal Strength Chart Satellite Si...
Страница 51: ...list of waypoints that you can choose from The information at the bottom of the screen indicates the bearing and distance to the highlighted waypoint from your present position Use up down arrows to...
Страница 52: ...bearing and distance from the cursor to the waypoint is displayed at the bottom of the list Note The Find By option Near Cursor is only available when the Map screen is in the Cursor Mode Saving Pres...
Страница 53: ...are then placed into the Edit Mode Creating New Waypoint with Map Cursor Provides a method of creating a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position The new coordinates are computed...
Страница 54: ...the waypoint you wish to modify press MENU Highlight Edit WPT and press ENTER Viewing a Map Object on the Map Displays on the Map the Map Object you have selected Note This function is for viewing ma...
Страница 55: ...t in the Sun Moon or Fish Hunt functions Follow the instructions above for Viewing a Map Object on a Map Press and hold GOTO for 2 3 seconds Edit any field of the waypoint that you want and when you a...
Страница 56: ...gory in alphabetical order Alphabetical Creating a Backtrack Route Creates a route using track information stored in the Meridian to retrace your steps A good example of using a backtrack would be if...
Страница 57: ...d let the Meridian take you there From Any Screen MENU Highlight Routes Select Backtrack from Route List Highlight Activate Backtrk ENTER ENTER ENTER Creating a Multileg Route Provides the means to cr...
Страница 58: ...tion waypoint Select Waypoint Category Use left right arrows to select Find By Select Waypoint from List Use up down arrows to move highlight to next available leg in the route Indicated by dashes Rep...
Страница 59: ...ivate Route will be displayed Viewing a Route Allows you to view the legs of a route using the same screen that was used to create the route Viewing a route can be used if you just wanted to see the c...
Страница 60: ...to insert the waypoint E between B and C you would highlight the waypoint C and follow the steps to insert waypoint E Your route would then be A to B to E to C to D Deleting a Leg Deletes a leg from t...
Страница 61: ...ion user generated position or by using Map Cursor to locate position Select Route Edit Modify Waypoint as desired Highlight Route Button ENTER ENTER Reversing a Route Allows any route in memory to be...
Страница 62: ...r route list with a naming convention of T01P01 to T01Pxx where Pxx indicates the number of points in the route From Any Screen MENU Highlight Routes MENU Highlight Save Trk to Rte ENTER ENTER Initial...
Страница 63: ...us screen off and press ESC before confirming all of the nav screens your selection will not be saved and the Sat Status screen will still be on Default All On Selecting the Coordinate System Allows y...
Страница 64: ...GS84 Selecting the Elevation Mode Allows you to select the elevation mode used by the Meridian You may choose between 3D uses satellite information to compute elevation or 2D displays a fixed elevatio...
Страница 65: ...whether the Meridian uses True North Magnetic North Military True or Military Magnetic as its North reference From Any Screen MENU Highlight Setup Highlight North Reference Select North Reference ENTE...
Страница 66: ...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...
Страница 67: ...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 Allows you to r...
Страница 68: ...reen is displayed and press MENU Select the seventh item in the list and press ENTER Press the Up Arrow once and press ENTER You are back at the Language Select screen Accessing the Sun Moon Screen Th...
Страница 69: ...unting for the position you choose from your User waypoints From Any Screen MENU Highlight Fish Hunt ENTER Changing the Fish Hunt Date Allows you to change the date for the fishing hunting information...
Страница 70: ...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...
Страница 71: ...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...
Страница 72: ...d total memory size of detailed maps you may have installed using MapSend Streets and how much free memory is available From Any Screen MENU Highlight About ENTER Help Screen You can view help tips fo...
Страница 73: ...same time You should always make sure that your Meridian is setup to be the same as any map or chart you may be using What is 2D vs 3D The difference is primarily how many satellites are used to comp...
Страница 74: ...n will have to search the sky trying to find any satellite that may be in view This takes time and can increase the time it takes to get its first position fix Can take 10 minutes in severe conditions...
Страница 75: ...on is the Meridian Platinum which has an electronic compass which will compute the compass heading below 2 0 mph This includes computing your compass heading while you are standing still Routes What i...
Страница 76: ...andard Additional information on NMEA can be found at on the internet at www nmea org where you can purchase the NMEA Interface Standards Another excellent source for NMEA standards is a FAQ sheet tha...
Страница 77: ...fe 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 the backlight Turn the backlight off whe...
Страница 78: ...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...
Страница 79: ...number ship 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 assign...
Страница 80: ...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...
Страница 81: ...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...
Страница 82: ...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...
Страница 83: ...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...
Страница 84: ...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...
Страница 85: ...r 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 Power Supply Box Cut Here C...
Страница 86: ...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...
Страница 87: ...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...
Страница 88: ...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...
Страница 89: ...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...
