Magellan GPS 300 Support Question
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Question posted by barleyhoppr2002 on March 16th, 2012
Magellan Gps 300 Will Not See More Than 2 Satellites
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User Manual - Page 2
... use of the Magellan GPS 300™.
PN: 630283 B READ THE USER GUIDE & WARRANTY COMPLETELY. Use Care to Avoid Inaccuracies The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an excellent navigation aid, but it does not replace the need for careful orientation and good judgment. Government, which is solely responsible for any means, electronic or mechanical, including...
User Manual - Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Welcome to the Magellan GPS 300 1 GPS 300 Description 1 Magellan GPS 300 2
Getting Started 3
Installing the Batteries 3 Getting 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 NAVIGATION Screens 10 Creating...
User Manual - Page 5
... on Basic Operation. If any items are , however, a few items that you out in antenna located at the back of the Magellan GPS 300 satellite navigator. There are missing or damaged, contact your Magellan dealer or retailer.
Using two AA batteries, inserted from the battery door found at the top of the receiver, a backlit display...
User Manual - Page 6
... landmark names, and scroll through the series of screens and menu selections.
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The ARROW pad is used to access the route, landmark and setup functions. Magellan GPS 300
GPS Antenna
The ENTER key confirms data entries or menu selections.
User Manual - Page 7
... of the battery door screw counterclockwise until the battery door is held in place securely. Getting Signals from Satellites
Since the GPS 300 receives information from satellites orbiting the earth, the antenna needs to compute your GPS 300 to take additional time to have a relatively unobstructed view of the receiver. To remove the battery cover, turn...
User Manual - Page 8
...the receiver with the antenna towards the sky. Using Magellan's EZStart procedure, the GPS 300 will prompt you for the information it requires when you turn the GPS 300 on for the first time. Initializing the Receiver -... EZStart
Before using it . Follow these steps to initialize the GPS 300 if this is designed to fit comfortably in your hand. Press ENTER .
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User Manual - Page 9
... and time you entered. Press ENTER . Use the ARROW pad to acquire information from yours depending upon the information you have just
5 Computing a Position
The GPS 300 will swing around pointing to a satellite and displays, in this information to enter the date. The display shown here may differ from the...
User Manual - Page 10
... not acquired a position fix in the order shown.
As the GPS 300 searches for satellites, some of the screen displays how many satellites are being tracked. The number at least three satellites (approximately 2-3 minutes), it will become black indicating that satellite and receiving information.
After the GPS receiver has received positioning data from at the bottom right...
User Manual - Page 11
... change the character and the LEFT/RIGHT arrows to move the cursor to quickly save (mark) your current position press MARK . Receiver-Generated Name: The GPS 300 prompts you have input the desired landmark name press ENTER . LM99), press ENTER . To accept the receiver-generated name (LM01 - After you to accept the...
User Manual - Page 12
Use the ARROW pad to change the latitude and press ENTER to accept. The GPS 300 prompts you pressed the MARK key. When the desired name is not your current position, use the same procedure as saving a position with the additional ...
User Manual - Page 18
...landmark you the distance and bearing back to the original landmark.
As you begin moving, the GPS 300 will be the last position computed, which may not be a good idea to put what... created before and press ENTER. If the receiver is not tracking sufficient satellites to compute a position fix, the start of the GPS 300. Then travel a few miles away with this time it will later ...
User Manual - Page 20
...landmark is used in a route or is the destination landmark in a GOTO route, the GPS 300 alerts you wish to select the landmark you that the landmark cannot be deleted. Use ...arrows to delete. Press the UP ARROW until the screen displays ENT TO EDIT NAME, then press ENTER . The GPS 300 then allows you desire (up to change the name of the landmark using the ARROW pad. When you have entered ...
User Manual - Page 21
... there is an existing route and you can contain up to the destination of each leg sequentially. Access the Route Menu by point, to D. The GPS 300 gives you information on the NAV screens that directs you to 10 legs using any of the landmarks stored in memory you must delete the...
User Manual - Page 23
...memory, press MENU until END ROUTE is entered. A route may contain no more then ten legs and the GPS 300 automatically saves the route and returns to the Route Menu as soon as Leg 10 is displayed again. If ... pad to select a landmark as the destination for this leg or press ENTER to signal the GPS 300 that this was the last leg in the route and you are accessed from the View Route ...
User Manual - Page 29
... time and date (obtained from the satellites) by repeatedly pressing the MENU key until TIME is displayed at the top of the screen. Full Battery Life
40-60% Battery Life
Low Batteries
25
Viewing Battery Life
You can view the last computed elevation for your GPS 300 by repeatedly pressing the MENU key...
User Manual - Page 37
...cable available from your dealer or Magellan Corporation.
For security reasons, the U.S.
Yes.
Government introduces small errors (selective availability) which can store your GPS 300 will be retained for six ...Can I lose all my landmarks when my batteries die? No. Will I attach my GPS 300 to install new batteries before memory is lost. Why does my speed and elevation sometimes ...
User Manual - Page 38
... when the LCD backlight has been turned
on satellite signals. External Power. The backlight will be used to get a better view of whether the receiver is updating its memory (route, landmarks, last fixes, etc.) for about an additional hour before automatically turning off . The Magellan GPS 300 will operate for 20 minutes with the...
User Manual - Page 39
...are still unable to solve your operation problem, please call for assistance first.) Ship the GPS 300 to Magellan by Parcel Post or UPS and include a description of the problem, your name and ... you can be sent to:
Magellan Corporation, 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 Attn.: Warranty/Repair
Canadian customers may send units for repair to: Bills Electronics Ltd, 60 Elora St., Midway,...
User Manual - Page 40
... Cable.) Instructional Video: A 30-minute instruction video in the bracket putting your GPS 300 where you want it . Accessories
Accessories for your Magellan GPS 300 are available from your Magellan dealer or you can order directly from the elements and allows you to carry your GPS 300 on your belt, keeping it handy for when you need it and always...
User Manual - Page 42
... position fix, the start of the route and a defined landmark as which to chart their maps, so position coordinates will be found in which the Magellan GPS 300 is moving.
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A single leg route with the present position being the start of a route currently being used to compute navigational information. The datum for...
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