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All of GPS Mapping Receivers . The SporTrak Map has a 2MB basemap with an additional 4MB for data downloaded from MapSend™ products. This manual covers both receivers. The SporTrak Pro has a 9MB basemap and 23MB for data downloaded from MapSend products. User Manual SporTrak Series of the functions described in this manual apply to both the SporTrak™ Map and the SporTrak™ Pro GPS receivers.
All of GPS Mapping Receivers . The SporTrak Map has a 2MB basemap with an additional 4MB for data downloaded from MapSend™ products. This manual covers both receivers. The SporTrak Pro has a 9MB basemap and 23MB for data downloaded from MapSend products. User Manual SporTrak Series of the functions described in this manual apply to both the SporTrak™ Map and the SporTrak™ Pro GPS receivers.
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... 8 Adjusting the Contrast 9 Getting a Position Fix 9 Navigational Screens 9 Map Screen 10 Compass Screen 10 Large Data Screen 10 Position Screens 11 Road Screen 11 Satellite Status Screen 11 Accessing the Navigation Screens 11 Saving a Waypoint 12 Using GOTO Routes 14 Creating a GOTO Route 14 Navigating on a GOTO Route 16 Summary 17 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver i
... 8 Adjusting the Contrast 9 Getting a Position Fix 9 Navigational Screens 9 Map Screen 10 Compass Screen 10 Large Data Screen 10 Position Screens 11 Road Screen 11 Satellite Status Screen 11 Accessing the Navigation Screens 11 Saving a Waypoint 12 Using GOTO Routes 14 Creating a GOTO Route 14 Navigating on a GOTO Route 16 Summary 17 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver i
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... 25 Terrain Projection Description 26 Changing the Map Orientation 27 Selecting Primary Usage 27 Selecting Track Mode 27 Auto vs. Auto Detailed 28 Using Vertical Profile 28 Selecting Vertical Profile 29 Track History Description 29 Highlighted Road Vertical Profile Description 29 Route Vertical Profile Description 29 Path Check Description 29 ii Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
... 25 Terrain Projection Description 26 Changing the Map Orientation 27 Selecting Primary Usage 27 Selecting Track Mode 27 Auto vs. Auto Detailed 28 Using Vertical Profile 28 Selecting Vertical Profile 29 Track History Description 29 Highlighted Road Vertical Profile Description 29 Route Vertical Profile Description 29 Path Check Description 29 ii Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
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...32 Selecting the Position Screen 32 Resetting the Trip Odometer 32 Customizing the Data Fields 33 GPS Status Messages 34 Selecting Coordinate System, Map Datum and Elevation Mode 34 Projecting a Waypoint 35 Road Screen 36 Customizing the Data ...Map Object on the Map 41 Viewing a User Waypoint on the Map 41 Saving a Map Object as a User Waypoint 41 Searching for a Street Address 42 Routes 43 Creating a GOTO Route 43 Creating a Backtrack Route 43 Creating a Multileg Route 43 Activating/Deactivating a Route 45 Viewing a Route 45 Editing a Route 46 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver...
...32 Selecting the Position Screen 32 Resetting the Trip Odometer 32 Customizing the Data Fields 33 GPS Status Messages 34 Selecting Coordinate System, Map Datum and Elevation Mode 34 Projecting a Waypoint 35 Road Screen 36 Customizing the Data ...Map Object on the Map 41 Viewing a User Waypoint on the Map 41 Saving a Map Object as a User Waypoint 41 Searching for a Street Address 42 Routes 43 Creating a GOTO Route 43 Creating a Backtrack Route 43 Creating a Multileg Route 43 Activating/Deactivating a Route 45 Viewing a Route 45 Editing a Route 46 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver...
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...Route 47 Deleting a Route 48 Viewing a Route on the Map Screen 48 Creating a Route using Track History 48 Setup ...49 Initializing the SporTrak 49 Turning the NAV Screens On/Off 49 Selecting the Coordinate System 50 Selecting a Map Datum 50 Selecting the Elevation Mode 51 Selecting the Time ... 55 Resetting SporTrak to Factory Defaults 55 Clearing All Memory in the SporTrak 55 Changing Languages 56 Sun/Moon Display 56 Accessing the Sun/Moon Screen 56 Changing the Sun/Moon Date 56 Changing the Sun/Moon Position 57 Fish/Hunt Times Display 57 iv Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
...Route 47 Deleting a Route 48 Viewing a Route on the Map Screen 48 Creating a Route using Track History 48 Setup ...49 Initializing the SporTrak 49 Turning the NAV Screens On/Off 49 Selecting the Coordinate System 50 Selecting a Map Datum 50 Selecting the Elevation Mode 51 Selecting the Time ... 55 Resetting SporTrak to Factory Defaults 55 Clearing All Memory in the SporTrak 55 Changing Languages 56 Sun/Moon Display 56 Accessing the Sun/Moon Screen 56 Changing the Sun/Moon Date 56 Changing the Sun/Moon Position 57 Fish/Hunt Times Display 57 iv Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
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... with outdoor recreational activities has come . Magellan has been a leader in the hand-held GPS market since introducing the world's first commercial, hand-held GPS receiver in 1989. The SporTrak has all of the Magellan SporTrak GPS mapping receivers. Setting Up the SporTrak: This chapter will show you how to automotive receivers with turn routing capabilities. Magellan is divided into six chapters; This...
... with outdoor recreational activities has come . Magellan has been a leader in the hand-held GPS market since introducing the world's first commercial, hand-held GPS receiver in 1989. The SporTrak has all of the Magellan SporTrak GPS mapping receivers. Setting Up the SporTrak: This chapter will show you how to automotive receivers with turn routing capabilities. Magellan is divided into six chapters; This...
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... in the Reference Section of the Map screen. (Press once to zoom one level, press and hold to MARK a position. Other features and functions can be discussed here in the display of the last button pressed. SporTrak GPS Receiver OUT Zooms out the display of the...Also scrolls through the zoom levels.) NAV Accesses the various navigation screens. PWR - Turns the SporTrak on / off . Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 7 For many of the features and functions provided with the SporTrak, it may seem a bit intimidating at first. Also provides access to quickly move through the ...
... in the Reference Section of the Map screen. (Press once to zoom one level, press and hold to MARK a position. Other features and functions can be discussed here in the display of the last button pressed. SporTrak GPS Receiver OUT Zooms out the display of the...Also scrolls through the zoom levels.) NAV Accesses the various navigation screens. PWR - Turns the SporTrak on / off . Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 7 For many of the features and functions provided with the SporTrak, it may seem a bit intimidating at first. Also provides access to quickly move through the ...
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...Display backlight illuminates (low) Press and hold for 2 seconds Display backlight illuminates (high) Press and hold for the backlight in Setup. 8 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver The last navigation screen you were viewing will cancel the power down sequence. To prevent accidently turning the backlight on and leaving it on, ... be set to press ENTER accepting the warning or the SporTrak will turn off the SporTrack immediately. You can be used. If the last navigation screen view was the Map screen, the last zoom scale setting will turn the backlight back on the batteries in this ...
...Display backlight illuminates (low) Press and hold for 2 seconds Display backlight illuminates (high) Press and hold for the backlight in Setup. 8 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver The last navigation screen you were viewing will cancel the power down sequence. To prevent accidently turning the backlight on and leaving it on, ... be set to press ENTER accepting the warning or the SporTrak will turn off the SporTrack immediately. You can be used. If the last navigation screen view was the Map screen, the last zoom scale setting will turn the backlight back on the batteries in this ...
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...towards the sky. More detailed information on the Satellite Status screen (described in the palm of the User Manual. Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 9 Hold the SporTrak in the next section). If the view of the sky is designed to fit comfortably in the Reference chapter of ...hand. Holding the SporTrak. The SporTrak has seven navigation screens: Map screen, Compass screen, Large Data screen, two Position screens, Road screen, and Sat Status screen. Because the SporTrak attains information it was accessed from. They will be blocked and the receiver may differ slightly ...
...towards the sky. More detailed information on the Satellite Status screen (described in the palm of the User Manual. Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 9 Hold the SporTrak in the next section). If the view of the sky is designed to fit comfortably in the Reference chapter of ...hand. Holding the SporTrak. The SporTrak has seven navigation screens: Map screen, Compass screen, Large Data screen, two Position screens, Road screen, and Sat Status screen. Because the SporTrak attains information it was accessed from. They will be blocked and the receiver may differ slightly ...
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A crosshair appears that can be moved with a cursor that can be read with ease. 10 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver The lower portion of the Compass screen not only displays your heading in a graphical manner, but here the compass has been removed to allow for ... you . To access the Cursor Mode, press any points of the display is over will be customized, or turned off, depending upon your SporTrak mounted on the map. The cursor will disappear and the present position icon will point in the center of the screen is the scale for when you are...
A crosshair appears that can be moved with a cursor that can be read with ease. 10 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver The lower portion of the Compass screen not only displays your heading in a graphical manner, but here the compass has been removed to allow for ... you . To access the Cursor Mode, press any points of the display is over will be customized, or turned off, depending upon your SporTrak mounted on the map. The cursor will disappear and the present position icon will point in the center of the screen is the scale for when you are...
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...following the guidelines below. (See Waypoints in the SporTrak. The Icon Select window is a point on a map that the highlight moves from one icon to save in the Reference chapter of the icon displayed at the top. 12 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Use the UP/DOWN arrows and notice that ...routes. Whether the route is highlighted and you can press [ENTER] to another with the name of the User Manual.) Saving a Waypoint with a Receiver-Generated Name From any screen, press [MENU]. The "Save" button is a simple GOTO or a more complex multileg route, it needs stored waypoints...
...following the guidelines below. (See Waypoints in the SporTrak. The Icon Select window is a point on a map that the highlight moves from one icon to save in the Reference chapter of the icon displayed at the top. 12 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Use the UP/DOWN arrows and notice that ...routes. Whether the route is highlighted and you can press [ENTER] to another with the name of the User Manual.) Saving a Waypoint with a Receiver-Generated Name From any screen, press [MENU]. The "Save" button is a simple GOTO or a more complex multileg route, it needs stored waypoints...
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... example, you would highlight Los Angeles and press [ENTER]. Now just use the roads and highways displayed on the map, graphically displaying the GOTO route. The SporTrak has the ability to provide you with a line drawn for you want is displayed. Hikers may prefer the Large... saved in memory. You have all of the necessary information needed to get to your destination. The SporTrak does not compute the route using the route menu. 16 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver If you can easily use the Up/Down arrows to your destination. Routes, however, are looking for...
... example, you would highlight Los Angeles and press [ENTER]. Now just use the roads and highways displayed on the map, graphically displaying the GOTO route. The SporTrak has the ability to provide you with a line drawn for you want is displayed. Hikers may prefer the Large... saved in memory. You have all of the necessary information needed to get to your destination. The SporTrak does not compute the route using the route menu. 16 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver If you can easily use the Up/Down arrows to your destination. Routes, however, are looking for...
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... to go to view the Sat Status screen. Using the simple instructions provided here, press GOTO, highlight "User" and press ENTER. Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 17 An ideal way to get comfortable with the NAV screens and begin computing all of the information you need to return to your ... witness the data changing as you are moving. (Don't view the SporTrak screen if you are computing fixes.) Now view the Map screen. The Magellan SporTrak will be a good choice. This concludes the basic operation of the Magellan SporTrak, but there is now an icon displayed for the waypoint you just ...
... to go to view the Sat Status screen. Using the simple instructions provided here, press GOTO, highlight "User" and press ENTER. Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 17 An ideal way to get comfortable with the NAV screens and begin computing all of the information you need to return to your ... witness the data changing as you are moving. (Don't view the SporTrak screen if you are computing fixes.) Now view the Map screen. The Magellan SporTrak will be a good choice. This concludes the basic operation of the Magellan SporTrak, but there is now an icon displayed for the waypoint you just ...
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During power-up the first screen shows the software and map database versions currently loaded in dark surroundings. The second screen gives a warning that must be read. Press ESC to the SporTrak and displays last NAV screen viewed. During the 5 second countdown, pressing the ...selected duration. (See "Setup" to change the settings for easier viewing in the SporTrak. Press and hold for 2 seconds. 18 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Applies power to abort before 5 seconds has elapsed. Reference Turn the SporTrak On - Use only as needed as the backlight causes a large drain on the ...
During power-up the first screen shows the software and map database versions currently loaded in dark surroundings. The second screen gives a warning that must be read. Press ESC to the SporTrak and displays last NAV screen viewed. During the 5 second countdown, pressing the ...selected duration. (See "Setup" to change the settings for easier viewing in the SporTrak. Press and hold for 2 seconds. 18 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Applies power to abort before 5 seconds has elapsed. Reference Turn the SporTrak On - Use only as needed as the backlight causes a large drain on the ...
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Selecting NAV Screens - Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 19 The NAV button provides a means of the map you can also turn off in Setup will not be displayed.) Navigation Screen Sequence Map Screen Compass Screen Large Data Screen Position Screen Road Screen Sat Status Screen Returning to see more of ...highlight Contrast The menu display may differ slightly depending upon which screen it was accessed from. Pressing the NAV button returns the SporTrak to customize this screen follows this brief description of the display. from a screen where data is being input, the data ...
Selecting NAV Screens - Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 19 The NAV button provides a means of the map you can also turn off in Setup will not be displayed.) Navigation Screen Sequence Map Screen Compass Screen Large Data Screen Position Screen Road Screen Sat Status Screen Returning to see more of ...highlight Contrast The menu display may differ slightly depending upon which screen it was accessed from. Pressing the NAV button returns the SporTrak to customize this screen follows this brief description of the display. from a screen where data is being input, the data ...
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...of the data fields can be turned on the Map screen. Position Mode If you require to customize this screen follows this icon is not computing positions, this brief description of the Map screen. 20 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Both features (customize and turning the data on/...off) can be accessed from the MENU button. Reference Present Position Icon Track History Map Scale Indicator Data Fields Present Position Icon The ...
...of the data fields can be turned on the Map screen. Position Mode If you require to customize this screen follows this icon is not computing positions, this brief description of the Map screen. 20 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Both features (customize and turning the data on/...off) can be accessed from the MENU button. Reference Present Position Icon Track History Map Scale Indicator Data Fields Present Position Icon The ...
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...position. The data shown in the information block is displayed, otherwise the word "cursor" appears. At the bottom of the display is over a map object, the name of the cursor relative to the Position Mode, press [ESC]. To access the Cursor Mode, press any points of the screen...the present position icon will be moved on the map. Waypoint Name Whenever the cursor is over will appear centered on the keypad. Also any arrow on the map. To return to your present position to the cursor. Cursor Mode Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 21 Reference In the Cursor Mode, you have ...
...position. The data shown in the information block is displayed, otherwise the word "cursor" appears. At the bottom of the display is over a map object, the name of the cursor relative to the Position Mode, press [ESC]. To access the Cursor Mode, press any points of the screen...the present position icon will be moved on the map. Waypoint Name Whenever the cursor is over will appear centered on the keypad. Also any arrow on the map. To return to your present position to the cursor. Cursor Mode Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 21 Reference In the Cursor Mode, you have ...
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... Cursor Not Computing Fixes Waypoint Oceans State Lines Rivers Lakes Swamps Railroads Interstate Roads U.S. dark gray - black line - light gray grid 22 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver light gray - Routes Roads National Parks (Crosshair ) (Hourglass) Displayed with the icon selected for that different map objects (cities, highways, labels, etc.) are displayed. dark gray - Reference Setting the...
... Cursor Not Computing Fixes Waypoint Oceans State Lines Rivers Lakes Swamps Railroads Interstate Roads U.S. dark gray - black line - light gray grid 22 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver light gray - Routes Roads National Parks (Crosshair ) (Hourglass) Displayed with the icon selected for that different map objects (cities, highways, labels, etc.) are displayed. dark gray - Reference Setting the...
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... select select "Topo "Display" tab Lines" Turning On/Off Displayed POI's - [Available only if a map has been uploaded from a Magellan MapSend Streets and Destinations or MapSend Topo for the United States CD-ROM] This function will be displayed. ...map as well as what data fields (if any , POIs that have been uploaded from a Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States CD-ROM] Allows you move, your individual needs and requirements. From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use L/R arrows to select "Display" tab Use U/D arrows to select POI Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver...
... select select "Topo "Display" tab Lines" Turning On/Off Displayed POI's - [Available only if a map has been uploaded from a Magellan MapSend Streets and Destinations or MapSend Topo for the United States CD-ROM] This function will be displayed. ...map as well as what data fields (if any , POIs that have been uploaded from a Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States CD-ROM] Allows you move, your individual needs and requirements. From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use L/R arrows to select "Display" tab Use U/D arrows to select POI Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver...
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... United States CD-ROM, the elevation at the cursor's location is displayed. 24 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Turning Data Fields On/Off - From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use L/R arrows to select "Display" tab Use U/D arrows to turn off all of the map items, follow these off the two information fields that are in the customization...
... United States CD-ROM, the elevation at the cursor's location is displayed. 24 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver Turning Data Fields On/Off - From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use L/R arrows to select "Display" tab Use U/D arrows to turn off all of the map items, follow these off the two information fields that are in the customization...