User Manual

SporTrak Series of GPS Mapping Receivers
This manual covers both the SporTrak Map and the SporTrak Pro GPS receivers. All of the functions described in this manual apply to both receivers. The SporTrak Map has a 2MB basemap with an additional 4MB for data downloaded from MapSend products. The SporTrak Pro has a 9MB basemap and 23MB for data downloaded from MapSend products.

WARNINGS

FOR SAFETY REASONS, THE DRIVER SHOULD NOT USE THIS DEVICE IN A VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION TO ASSIST THE DRIVER TO NAVIGATE. Please do not try and change any settings on the SporTrak while driving. Come to a complete stop or have your passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of GPS. The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U.S. Government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan. Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry. USE PROPER ACCESSORIES Use only 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 grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software supplied in and with Thales Navigation GPS products (the "SOFTWARE") in the normal operation of the equipment. You may make copies only for your own personal use and for use within your organization. The SOFTWARE is the property of Thales Navigation and/or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions; therefore, you must treat this SOFTWARE like any other copyright material. You may not use, copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as expressly provided in this license. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Thales Navigation and/or its suppliers. * * * No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use without the prior written permission of Thales Navigation. 2002 by Thales Navigation. All rights reserved. Magellan and SporTrak are trademarks of Thales Navigation. 631026 A
THALES NAVIGATION LIMITED WARRANTY
All Magellan GPS receivers are navigation aids, and are not intended to replace other methods of navigation. Purchaser is advised to perform careful position charting and use good judgment. READ THE USER GUIDE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. package to: MAGELLAN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS
THALES NAVIGATION WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT INCURRED WHILE THE PRODUCT IS IN TRANSIT OR IS BEING SHIPPED FOR REPAIR. 1. THALES NAVIGATIONS WARRANTY INSURANCE IS RECOMMENDED. MAGELLAN Thales Navigation warrants their GPS receivers SUGGESTS USING A TRACKABLE SHIPPING and accessories to be free of defects in material METHOD SUCH AS UPS OR FEDEX WHEN and workmanship for a period of one year from RETURNING A PRODUCT FOR SERVICE. the date of original purchase. THIS WARRANTY 4. LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES APPLIES ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER Except as set forth in item 1 above, all other OF THIS PRODUCT. expressed or implied warranties, including In the event of a defect, Thales Navigation will, those of fitness for any particular purpose or at its option, repair or replace the product with merchantability, are hereby disclaimed. no charge to the purchaser for parts or labor. Some states do not allow limitations on how The repaired or replaced product will be warranted for ninety (90) days from the date of long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. return shipment, or for the balance of the original warranty, whichever is longer. 2. PURCHASERS REMEDY 5. EXCLUSIONS

Introduction

About This User Manual... 1

Setting Up the SporTrak

Installing the Batteries.... 3 Selecting Language.... 4 Initialization for First Time Use.. 4
Turning the SporTrak On... 4 Enter Your Approximate Position.. 5

Basic Operation

SporTrak 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 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

Reference

Power/Backlight/Contrast... 18
Turn the SporTrak On... 18 Turn the SporTrak Off... 18 Using the Display Backlight... 18 Adjusting the Display Contrast... 19
Navigational Screens.... 19
Selecting NAV Screens... 19 Returning to Last Viewed NAV Screen... 19

Map Screen.... 19

Setting the Map Detail... 22 Customizing the Map Display... 23 Turning On/Off Display Waypoints.. 23 Turning On/Off Track Lines... 23 Turning On/Off Topographic Lines.. 23 Turning On/Off Displayed POIs... 23 Globally Turning Map Items On/Off... 24 Setting Up Map Data Fields... 24 Turning Data Fields On/Off... 24 Selecting the Data Fields.. 25 Two Data Fields Description.. 25 Changing the Data Fields.. 25 Street Information Description... 25 Horizontal Profile Description... 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

Compass Screen... 30

Customizing the Data Fields.. 31

Large Data Screen... 31

Customizing the Data Fields.. 32

Position Screen... 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 Fields.. 37
Satellite Status Screen... 37 Waypoints / Database... 38
Accessing Waypoints in the Database... 38 Selecting Waypoints from the Nearest List... 38 Selecting Waypoints from the Alphabetical List.. 38 Selecting Waypoints Nearest to the Cursor... 39 Saving Present Position as a Waypoint... 39 Creating New Waypoint Manually... 39 Creating New Waypoint with Map Cursor.. 40 Deleting a User Waypoint... 40 Editing a User Waypoint... 40 Viewing a 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

Turn the SporTrak Off Shuts down the SporTrak.
Press ESC to abort before 5 seconds has elapsed.
During the 5 second countdown, pressing the POWER key again will shut the SporTrak off immediately. 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 will turn the backlight off when a button has not been pressed for a selected duration. (See Setup to change the settings for the automaic timer).
Press and hold for 2 seconds.
Adjusting the Display Contrast Sets the contrast of the display for easy viewing in most lighting conditions.
Use up/down arrows to highlight Contrast The menu display may differ slightly depending upon which screen it was accessed from. Use left/right arrows to adjust the contrast.
Selecting NAV Screens The NAV button provides a means of accessing the navigation screens. (Note: the sequence displayed is when all eight navigation screens are turned on. Screens turned 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 Last Viewed NAV Screen Pressing the NAV button returns the SporTrak to the last NAV Screen viewed. (Note: if the NAV button is pressed from a screen where data is being input, the data will not be saved.)
The Map screen is the very heart of the SporTrak. The Map screen has two modes: Position and Cursor. In the Position Mode, the map is centered around your present position with an arrow cursor indicating your position and points in the direction you are heading. Two customizable data fields are presented at the bottom of the display. If you require to see more of the map you can also turn off these data fields. Information as to how to customize this screen follows this brief description of the Map screen.
Present Position Icon Track History
Map Scale Indicator Data Fields Present Position Icon The Present Position Icon graphically displays your position on the map. While you are moving it will point in the direction you are heading. If the SporTrak is not computing positions, this icon is replaced with an hourglass icon. Map Scale Indicator Provides the scale for the map. The number displayed represents approximately 1/4 of the screens width. Scale can be changed with the IN and OUT buttons. Track History Dotted line on the map displays the history of where you have travelled since the last time you cleared the Track History (see Clear Memory in the Reference Chapter.) Data Fields These fields display navigational information for viewing on the Map screen. They are both customizable with 13 data types possible. Both of the data fields can be turned on or off allowing more viewable map area. Both features (customize and turning the data on/off) can be accessed from the MENU button.

From the MAP Screen Highlight Hide Map Info or Show Map Info
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 map replacing the scale. (Note: if you have uploaded topographic information from Magellans MapSend Topo for the United States CD-ROM, the elevation at the cursors location is displayed, not the bearing and distance.) If the cursor happens to be on a map object, the name of the object is displayed.
Selecting the Data Fields This function allows you to select which data fields 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 Horizontal Profile or Terrain Projection and you do not have topographic information loaded a warning screen is displayed.
From the MAP Screen Highlight Customize Use U/D arrows to select desired information
Two Data Fields Description This option displays two boxes at the bottom of the map that can display data that you choose. Displaying these data fields is the default for the SporTrak. Changing the Data Fields Allows you to change the data that is being displayed to 1 of 13 different data options (bearing, distance, speed, heading, VMG, CTS, ETA, ETE, XTE, turn, elevation, time, or date). Note: If you have selected Hide Map Info, this option will not be available in the menu. Also, you must have the Two Data Fields displayed on the Map screen to be able to customize them. Press [ESC] when you are done to leave the customize mode.
From the MAP Screen Highlight Customize Use U/D arrows to highlight Customize Fields
Use L/R arrows to highlight the title for the data field to be changed
Use arrows to select new data type
Street Information Description This mode just displays the name of the street close to your present position. Horizontal Profile Description This mode displays at the bottom of the Map screen a graphical representation of the horizon at a fixed distance from your present position. This fixed distance is equal to the map scale you have selected for the Map screen, so as you zoom in or out, the horizon displayed will change. In the Horizon Profile mode, you will also notice a line projected out from your present position icon to a shorter perpendicular line. The intersection of the two lines indicates the location on the map where the horizon is being computed. (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 within the area uploaded.) You should note that when you select Horizontal Profile, your Map Orientation 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 Horizontal Profile, the default Two Data Fields is displayed. Changing the Orientation back to Track Up will revert back to the Horizontal Profile. Also, you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0.80 miles or closer for the horizontal profile to be displayed. Zoom scales higher then 0.80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the Two Data Fields and will change back to Horizontal Profile as you zoom in to 0.80 miles and below. Terrain Projection Description This feature allows you to view the terrain directly ahead of you graphically. It is computed from your present position and extends in a straight line to the top of your display. This provides you with instantaneous information on what terrain elevations are directly in front of you. Your present position and elevation are indicated at the left side of the display. The maximum elevation for the terrain ahead of 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 position as well as the projected horizon falls within the area uploaded.) Like Horizontal Profile, you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0.80 miles or closer for the projected terrain to be displayed. Zoom scales higher then 0.80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the Two Data Fields and will change back to Terrain Projection as you zoom in to 0.80 miles and below. You should note that when you select Terrain Projection your Map Orientation will change to Track Up so you may need to change that when you are done viewing the projected terrain. If you change Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the

From Any Screen Use up/down arrows to highlight Mark Modify (see Note)
(Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and 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 Allows the creation of a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position. The coordinates for the new position need to be entered manually.
From Any Screen Use up/down arrows to highlight Mark Highlight Location Field Edit Line 1 of the Location Field
Edit Line 2 of the Location Field

Edit Elevation Field

Highlight Save Button
(Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press ENTER. You 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 automatically based on the location of the map cursor.
From Map Screen Use arrow keys to move cursor to desired Use up/down arrows to highlight Mark Modify (see Note)
(Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press ENTER. You are then placed into the Edit Mode.) Deleting a User Waypoint Deletes a waypoint that you have created.
From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User left/right arrows select Find By
Select Waypoint to be Deleted Confirm? Yes or No

Highlight Delete

Editing a User Waypoint Allows you to edit a waypoint that you have already stored in the SporTraks memory.
Select Waypoint to be Edited
Select Field to be Edited

Edit the Field

Repeat selecting and editing fields until all changes are complete

Highlight Save button

An alternative method to entering the edit mode is after highlighting 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 map objects (cities, airports, etc.) only. See Viewing User Waypoints on the Map for instructions on how to perform this feature using User waypoints.

Selecting the Coordinate System Allows you to set the coordinate system that will be used to display the position for the primary or secondary position screen. Available coordinate systems are: Lat/Lon, UTM, OSGB, Irish, Swiss, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, USNG, MGRS, or User Grid.
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Coord System
Select Primary or Secondary

Select Coordinate System

The coordinate system you select may require additional information.
Default: Primary - Lat/Lon Secondary - UTM

DEG.MIN.MMM

Selecting a Map Datum Allows you to set the datum used to compute the coordinates to match the datum used on a map or chart. If you are using a map or chart with your SporTrak and the datums do not match, you may find irregularities when comparing the coordinates.
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Map Datum

Select Datum

Default: Primary - WGS84

Secondary - WGS84

Selecting the Elevation Mode Allows you to select the elevation mode used by the SporTrak. You may choose between 3D (uses satellite information to compute elevation) or 2D (displays a fixed elevation based upon the elevation entered).
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Elev Mode

Select 3D or 2D

Default: 3D Selecting 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 Highlight Setup Highlight Time Format

Select Format

If Local time is selected (24 hr. or AM/PM) you will be prompted to enter your local time.
Default: Local AM/PM Selecting NAV Units Allows you to select the units of measure that will be used when displaying navigational data. Options are: Miles/MPH, NM/Knots or KM/KPH.
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Nav Units

Select Nav Units

Default: Miles/MPH
Selecting the North Reference Allows the selection of whether the SporTrak uses True North, Magnetic North, Military True or Military Magnetic as its North reference.
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight North Reference

Select North Reference

Default: Magnetic Setting the Backlight Timer Allows you to set the time interval that will be used to turn off the display backlight when not in use. Times available are: 30 seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 4 Minutes, 10 Minutes or Timer Off.
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Light Timer

Select Timer Duration

Default: 4 Minutes Turning the Beeper On/Off Allows you to select which actions will cause the beeper to sound. You can choose from Off, Keys Only (pressing a key causes a beep), Alarms Only (when an alarm is activated) or Keys & Alarms.

Highlight All

SporTrak will shut off
You can select from one of nine languages (English, French, German, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese or Finnish) to be used by the SporTrak.
From Any Screen Highlight Setup Highlight Languages

Select desired language

TIP: If you change the language setting in the SporTrak just to see what it looks like and need to get back to the Language Select screen, follow these instructions. Press NAV until the MAP screen 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 The Sun/Moon screen displays the sunrise time, sunset time and lunar phase for any waypoint you have stored in the User category in the waypoint database. All times displayed are local times to your present position.
From Any Screen Highlight Sun/Moon
Changing the Sun/Moon Date Allows you to change the date for the sun/moon information for the position selected.
From Any Screen Highlight Sun/Moon Highlight Date Field
Use arrows to change date
Changing the Sun/Moon Position Allows you to change the position that you want to view the sun/moon information for. The default is Position which is your present position.
From Any Screen Highlight Sun/Moon Highlight At Field

Highlight Waypoint

Accessing the Fish/Hunt Screen The Fish/Hunt screen displays the best times for fishing or hunting for the position you choose from your User waypoints.
From Any Screen Highlight Fish/Hunt
Changing the Fish/Hunt Date Allows you to change the date for the fishing/hunting information for the position selected.
From Any Screen Highlight Fish/Hunt Highlight Date Field
Changing the Fish/Hunt Position Allows you to change the position that you want to view the fishing/hunting times for. The default is Position which is your present position.
From Any Screen Highlight Fish/Hunt Highlight At Field
All of the Alarm options are set in the same way. The instructions below apply to all of the Alarm settings. When the beeper is turned on for alarms (see Setup - Turning the Beeper On/Off ) an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm. A visual alert is displayed for the alarm whether the beeper is turned on or off.

Navigation Screens Why does my compass not point in the right direction? The SporTrak computes direction by comparing your present position to the last position taken, it requires that you be moving to compute your compass heading. Furthermore, to eliminate error, you must be moving at a minimum of 0.5 mph. Routes What is a backtrack route? A backtrack route allows you to retrace your steps. As you are moving, the SporTrak automatically creates and stores hidden waypoints into memory. These waypoints are the ones that the SporTrak will use to retrace your steps. When you create a backtrack route, the SporTrak converts these hidden waypoints into User Waypoints. How do I know which route is active? Access the route menu by pressing the MENU button and select the option Routes. The route menu lists all of the routes in memory with the active route displayed in bold characters. Alarms Why does my SporTrak not make an audible beep when I have an alarm active? Check your setup settings for the Beeper. If the selection is Off or Keys Only, the beeper will not sound for alarms. Output Data What is NMEA? NMEA (National Marine Electronics Association) is the standard used for interfacing marine electronic devices. This standard has also been adapted for use in a variety of third-party mapping software programs.
What are the NMEA message strings? The SporTrak supports version 1.5 and 2.1 of the NMEA 0183 standard. 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 that is published on the internet by Peter Bennett at vancouver-webpages.com/peter/nmeafaq.txt. My GPS is not communicating with my computer. What can I do? Check your baud rate and check the baud rate that your software is using. If they dont match, change either the softwares or the SporTraks baud rate (See Setup - Changing the Baud Rate.) Can I interface my SporTrak with a Macintosh computer? Magellan does not supply cabling or software for the Macintosh line of computers. For information on a cable or software that may meet your requirements, visit GPSy at www.gpsy.com on the internet.

Receiver will not turn on: 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. Check to see if batteries are installed correctly. Replace with two new AA alkaline batteries. If there are any obstacles nearby or overhead, move to a new location. Make sure that the antenna is pointing up, has a clear view of the sky and is a reasonable distance away from your body. Check Satellite Status screen to see where the satellites are and if the receiver is acquiring data. If the receiver still does not get a position fix within 10 minutes, you may wish to repeat the initialization procedure. This is commonly is caused by excessive static electicity. Turn the receiver back on and it should operate normally. Move the receiver to a new location to avoid a similar occurrence. Battery life seems shorter than it should be: 1. 2. Make sure that you are using two AA alkaline batteries. Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessive use of the backlight. Turn the backlight off when not needed. Make sure that your receiver is set up to use the same datum as your map. The map datum is generally shown in the map legend. See Setup Changing the Map Datum under Reference for instructions on selecting the map datum in your receiver. Check your LAT/LON format. Make sure that the format selected in COORDINATE SYSTEM (DEG/MIN/SEC or DEG/MIN.MM) is in the same format as the map you are using. It could be caused by distance shifts to the map. Use map data for reference and do not rely completely on it. Data was not saved or was corrupted. This can be caused because you removed the batteries or removed external power with the SporTrak turned on.
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Takes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix:
Receiver turns off unexpectedly
Position coordinates on your receiver do not match the location on your map. 1.
Position on map is not exactly on the road.
These is a list of the icons and their designator that can be assigned to a waypoint while marking a position or editing a waypoint.
Default Box House Aerial Airport Amusement ATM Auto Repair Boating Camping Exit Ramp First Aid Fixed Nav Aid Floating Buoy
Fuel Garden Golf Hotel Hunt/Fish Large City Lighthouse Major City Marina Medium City Museum Obstruction Park Resort

Swivel Mounting Bracket: Mounts the receiver on a surface, allowing for handsfree operation. Vehicle Mounting Bracket: Full swivel and tilt for easy viewing in any vehicle. Bike Mounting Bracket: Mounts the receiver on the handlebars of a bicycle, motorcycle or off-road vehicle. Carrying Case: The carrying case provides a way of carrying the SporTrak on your belt while at the same time protecting it from the elements. Power/Data Cable (Bare Wires): Allows you to connect your receiver to 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 Cigarette Lighter Adapter: Allows you to connect the receiver to a cigarette lighter for external power. PC Cable: Allows you to connect the SporTrak to a PC. MapSend Streets and Destinations U.S.A.: This CD-ROM allows you to upload detailed street maps as well as extensive sets of POIs to your SporTrak receiver. MapSend Topo for the United States: This CD-ROM allows you to upload detailed street maps, topographic data as well as POIs to your SporTrak receiver. (Available only with United States topographic information.) MapSend Streets and Destinations - Canada: This CD-ROM allows you to upload detailed street maps as well as POIs to your SporTrak receiver for Canada. MapSend Streets Europe: This CD-ROM allows you to upload detailed street maps to your SporTrak receiver for European countries.
The MapSend Streets CD allows you to load detailed street maps into your SporTrak. The maps supplied on the MapSend Streets CD contain full street detail of North American or European cities.
Features Enables you to load street maps for any region in the United States, Canada or Europe into the SporTrak. Allows you to cut any rectangular map region you choose to load into the receiver. Maps are not pre-cut to counties or other boundaries. Creation, management and upload/download of waypoints and routes. Allows straight line distance computation on the map. Search for map objects (such as cities, lakes, etc.) by name.
Available as accessories for your GPS receiver are the following cables: External Power Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter, Power/Data Cable, Data Cable and PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter. The instructions given below apply to all cables, unless otherwise stated.

Connecting directly to the SporTrak. Using the captive screw that is attached to the plug, tighten into the back of the receiver. If you are connecting to the SporTrak while it is mounted in the Mounting Cradle, attach the cable through the back of the cradle. It is not necessary to tighten the captive screw to the SporTrak, although you may do so for added security.
Connecting to an External Power Source If using the cable that comes with the cigarette lighter adapter, simply connect it to the cigarette lighter outlet. If you wish to make a permanent mount to a power supply, cut the cable between the power supply box and the cigarette lighter adapter. Attach the red (+) and black (-) wires to your external power source. The input voltage range for external power is 9-18 VDC. Caution: Do not bypass the power supply box or you will damage your unit and void the warranty.

Power Plug Cut Here

Cigarette Lighter Adapter
Power Supply Box 9-pin Connector
Connecting to a Data Source Data Connection Pinout (PC and Data cables only) This is the pinout looking into the 9-pin female connector Pin 2: Data Out Pin 3: Data In Pin 5: Ground
Cable Wiring Color Code Power Red: Power + Black: GND
Data (Power/Data, PC cable & Data cable only) Yellow: Data In Orange: Data Out Black: GND
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Your Magellan GPS receiver has been upgraded to include the latest WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) technology. With WAAS your GPS receiver can compute position locations with an accuracy never before possible in a commercial receiver. What is WAAS? WAAS is a means of improving the accuracy of GPS beyond the standard civilian signal. WAAS was developed by the FAA to provide the accuracy needed for aircraft to perform approaches for landings. WAAS improves the accuracy of GPS by calculating the errors in the GPS signal at several monitoring stations around the country and then transmitting the error corrections to special WAAS satellites. In turn, these satellites broadcast the error corrections to WAAS-capable GPS receivers around the world. WAAS is a free service and, with the small exception of two additional satellites displayed on the Satellite Status screen, it will be transparent to you. There is nothing you need do, its all ready to go. How accurate will my GPS receiver be with WAAS? The FAA reports that expected accuracy can be improved to around 7 meters vertically and horizontally. Our own testing suggests that Magellan GPS receivers will typically experience 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 coverage with WAAS is not global like GPS satellites. In some locations, receiving WAAS signals can be difficult and intermittent. There are two satellites transmitting WAAS for corrections in the Americas and two more over Africa and India providing similar coverage for Europe. These satellites are geostationary, i.e., they stay in the same spot over the Earth equator. The two satellites for the Americas are over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Chances are then, they will probably be near the horizon from where you are using your GPS receiver. This increases the chance that buildings, foliage, terrain and other obstacles could block the WAAS signal. Also WAAS is a relatively new system and is still in its developmental stage. So on occasion you may experience service outages. Even during these outages, your GPS receiver will still be working, computing position fixes and helping you get to where you want to go using the GPS signals. The only difference is you will not be getting the precision that WAAS was providing. You can expect to see these outages diminish as the system matures and stabilizes. For more information on WAAS, you can visit the FAA websites section on their WAAS system: http://gps.faa.gov/programs/WAAS/waas.htm

Longitude

Magnetic North NMEA

The direction relative to a magnetic compass. National Marine Electronics Association. A professional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces. A coordinate system describing only Great Britain, similar to UTMs. Used with GRB36 datum. Position coordinates as computed by the SporTrak. Speed Over Ground. The speed at which the receiver is moving. Temperature.

Position fix SOG

True North
The direction to North Pole from an observers position. The north direction on any geographical meridian. Universal Time Coordinated. Formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Universal Transverse Mercator metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps. Velocity Made Good. The component of the velocity that is in the direction of the destination. Waypoint. A location saved in the receivers memory which is obtained by entering data, editing data, calculating data or saving a current position. Used to create routes. Cross Track Error. The perpendicular distance between the present position and the courseline. Given as a distance, right or left, of course when facing the destination.

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Geocaching!

Sandra Forbes

President New York Geocaching Organization www.ny-geocaching.org www.geocaching.com

Welcome to Geocaching!

The sport where YOU are the search engineTM www.geocaching.com

What is Geocaching?

Geocaching is an entertaining outdoor adventure game for GPS users of all ages. The basic idea is to set up caches (hidden prizes) all over the world and share the locations (Latitude / Longitude) of these caches on the internet.
GPS users can then use the coordinates to find the caches. Once found, the visitor may take something from the cache, leave something, and/or sign the logbook. The find is then logged onto the Internet website where statistics about found and hidden caches are maintained.

How Did It Get Started?

On May 1, 2000, the GPS signal degradation called Select Availability (SA) was removed. The change allowed GPS units owned by civilians to now be accurate to within as close as 6 feet. On May 3rd, a container of goodies was hidden by someone outside of Portland, Oregon.
Three days later, the cache was visited twice, and logged in the logbook once. Mike Teague was the first to find the container he built his personal web page to document these containers. Two months later, in July, Jeremy Irish (owner of the current Geocaching website) found Mike Teague's website.
Recognizing the potential of the game, Jeremy approached Mike with a new site design and the name Geocaching. The official torch was passed to Jeremy on September 6th. Since the launch of the web site, Geocaching has grown to include caches in all 50 states and in over 200 countries.
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Can I find a geocache without a GPS?
What kind of GPS do I need?
There are several different brands of GPS units available and they each offer a variety of models: Garmin Magellan Lowrance Cobra Nextel/Trimble (www.garmin.com) (www.magellangps.com) (www.lowrance.com) (www.cobraelec.com (www.trimbleoutdoors.com)

GPS options to consider

Basemap Optional maps Memory size Expandable Memory Electronic compass Altimeter Auto Routing Color screen Computer interface Power source External antenna jack Screen size 12 channel receiver Waterproof WAAS enabled
www.geocaching.com So What is WAAS Anyway?
WAAS - Wide Area Augmentation System Developed by The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) A system of geostationary satellites and ground stations across the US that provide real-time GPS signal corrections Increases the reliability, integrity, precision and availability of GPS signals required for the aviation industry. Available to all WAAS-enabled GPS receivers

Basic GPS

$100 - $150 Very basic basemap detail if any. May or may not be WAAS-enabled May or may not include computer connectivity Garmin Geko 101 Garmin eTrex Magellan eXplorist 100 Magellan SporTrak Lowrance iFinder Cobra GPS 500

Basic Mapping GPS

$150 - $250 Includes basemap detail of major roads. Ability to download additional map detail (purchased separately) Garmin Geko 201 Garmin eTrex Legend Magellan eXplorist 200 Magellan SporTrak Map Magellan Meridian Gold Lowrance iFinder Pro Cobra GPS 500

Advanced Mapping GPS

$250 - $500 Includes basemap detail of major roads, with ability to download additional map detail May include Auto-routing capabilities (additional software) Electronic Compass/Altimeter May have expandable memory (memory cards) Garmin eTrex Vista Garmin Geko 301 Magellan eXplorist 300 Magellan Meridian Platinum
Automotive GPS Navigation
$1000+ Designed for automotive use Does not allow you to enter lat/long information Not able to use for geocaching. Garmin StreetPilot Magellan RoadMate

Other GPS Options

Some GPS units are combined with other technology such as FRS Radio, PDA or cell phones. Garmin Rino (FRS Radio) Garmin iQue Nextel i860 cell phone
What about that fancy Trimble GPS I use for work?
Fine by me Just dont tell the boss!

Speaking of Trimble.

Trimble teamed up with Nextel to produce a GPS-enabled cell phone Allows you to enter lat/long information Can import files from the Geocaching Website Comes with trip planning software that allows you to send maps and/or aerial images to your phone wirelessly!

Questions?

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