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Magellan
GPS Satellite
Navigator
User Manual
Meridian XL
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WARNINGS 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 acco
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Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................ 1 Packing List ................................................................................ 1 Conventions Used In This Manual ............................................. 2 Getting Started ................................................................... 3 General Description ................................................................... 3 Connecting Receiver Power.................
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Viewing a Waypoint ......................................................................... 27 Accessing the Waypoint Function Menu.......................................... 28 Projecting a Waypoint ...................................................................... 28 Editing a Waypoint ........................................................................... 29 Deleting a Waypoint......................................................................... 30 Routes .........................
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Power Lock ...................................................................................... 47 Light Intensity .................................................................................. 48 Contrast ........................................................................................... 48 Additional Features .................................................................. 48 Viewing the SAT STATUS Screen ................................................... 48 Viewing the Odomet
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Menu Cross-Reference Guide This guide displays the menus found in the Meridian XL and the page number of this manual that the operation is described. Function Menu Route Submenu SAT STATUS .... pg. 48 ACTIVATE ...... pg. 34 ROUTE MENU .... pg. 31 REVERSE ....... pg. 34 WAYPOINTS ..... pg. 24 EDIT .......... pg. 35 SETUP ......... pg. 42 DELETE ........ pg. 39 SIMULATOR ..... pg. 51 ESCAPE ODOMETER ...... pg. 48 LAST FIXES .... pg. 41 CLEAR MENU .... pg. 51 Accessed by pressing ENTER CLOCK ......
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SETUP Menu Waypoint Popup Menu INITIALIZE .... pg. 42 EDIT .......... pg. 29 COORD SYSTEM .. pg. 43 WPT PROJEC .... pg. 28 ELEV MODE ..... pg. 43 SUNRISE ....... pg. 50 TIME FORMAT ... pg. 44 DELETE ........ pg. 30 VELOCITY AVG .. pg. 44 ESCAPE SPEED UNITS ... pg. 44 Accessed by pressing ENTER DIST UNITS .... pg. 45 while viewing a waypoint from ELEV UNITS .... pg. 45 the waypoint list. NORTH REF ..... pg. 45 MAP DATUM ..... pg. 45 Odometer Popup Menu NMEA .......... pg. 45 BAUD RATE ..... pg. 4
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Welcome from the Magellan crew. With the purchase of a Magellan GPS satellite receiver, you have joined the thousands of people who enjoy using GPS in their professional and recre- ational activities. Since we introduced our first product more than five years ago, Magellan has established a reputation for product excellence and customer support. Our customers include sailors, commercial fishermen, pilots, geologists, explorers, surveyors, and the Allied Forces in Desert Storm. Your receiver repr
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Introduction Your Magellan GPS receiver has the advanced navigation features that experienced navigators expect, yet is simple enough for the novice navigator. This manual is broken up into four chapters; Introduction, Getting Started, Reference, and Appendix. It is very important that you go through the Getting Started chapter first as it prepares your receiver for use and provides some basic instruction for getting you up and running with your GPS receiver. The third chapter is a Reference Se
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Conventions Used In This Manual WARNING: Warning messages will occur to alert you to potential problems that may be encountered if you do not follow the directions carefully. NOTE: Note messages are shown to provide important informa- tion that will assist you in understanding your Magellan receiver and its operation. If you are following along with your receiver during the step-by-step instructions, you should make key presses whenever the key name is in bold text. Text where the key name is
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POWER Meridian XL MOB NAV PLOT GOTO ENTER LIGHT MENU Getting Started General Description The Meridian XL is a self-contained hand-held GPS receiver designed for general purpose position locating and navigation. It has a removable quadrifilar antenna located on the upper right side of the receiver, a high- contrast backlit LCD, and keypad. Using three AA batteries, inserted from the battery door found behind and near the base of the receiver, the Meridian XL will operate continuously for up to 6
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Receiver Accuracy. Before beginning, just a few words on the accuracy of your receiver. The satellite constellation used to provide the GPS information that your receiver uses was put into orbit and is maintained by the Department of Defense (DoD) for use by the U.S. armed forces and its allies. GPS positioning for general use produces an accuracy of 25 meters or better, far more accurate than anyone anticipated. Since the signals generated by these satellites are accessible to anyone, the DoD h
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First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver You do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it. Follow these steps to initialize the Meridian XL if this is the first time you are using it, if the receiver memory has been cleared or if the receiver has been transported more than 300 miles while turned off. In the latter case, you are not automatically prompted by the receiver to reinitialize and the POSITION screen is displayed instead of the initialization warning after the start-u
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If you inadvertently press another key without initializing manually, the receiver displays the POSITION screen with null values for the latitude and longitude (00°00.00N, 000°00.00W). In this case, the receiver will self-initialize, which may take 15 minutes or more. The elevation mode will automatically switch from 2D to 3D, which is necessary to obtain a proper first fix. The recommended method is to press ENTER and initialize manually, which will allow the receiver to get a position fix soon
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If this is not the first time you have used your receiver, or if it is the first time but your receiver has already begun acquiring satellite signals, the following time and date entry may not be displayed. Input your local time. Take extra TIME care to input the time correctly (to within 10 minutes), 37`00.00N including the AM/PM 119`00.00W +00000FT EL designator. Use the ARROW 12:05P KEYs to change the time. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to change “AM” to “PM” if necessary. When the time is corr
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Press the UP ARROW. Notice that COORDINATE the highlighted number has 00`00.00N incremented by one. Keep pressing 000`00.00W the UP ARROW until the first digit matches the first number you found for latitude. If you go past the number you want, you can use the DOWN ARROW to step down or continue using the UP ARROW and loop through the number sequence. COORDINATE When the correct number is 30`00.00N displayed, press the RIGHT 000`00.00W ARROW to step to the second digit on the latitude
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The receiver will prompt you for COORDINATE your local elevation, time and date. 34`17.00N 118`39.00W +00000FT EL Use the UP/DOWN and RIGHT/ LEFT ARROWs to enter these as described above; press ENTER to confirm each screen. COORDINATE 34`17.00N 118`39.00W +00000FT EL 05:19PM The receiver is now ready to perform one of its primary functions, providing you with your current position. Proper Handling - Signal Reception The illustrations show both the proper and improper placement of a fixed
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Taking your First Fix To get a position fix, you must be outside with a clear view of the sky and away from any large obstructions (buildings, large trees, etc.). Rotate the antenna upward and hold the receiver in a comfortable position. If the receiver is off, press the POWER key to turn the receiver on, or if you have just finished initializing the receiver, press the NAV key until the screen showing your coordinates is displayed. This screen is called the POSITION screen. POSITION The POSITIO
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Press NAV or PLOT (which will take you SAVE POS to a NAV or PLOT screen if you are not already there), then press ENTER, 34`06.58N highlight SAVE POS and press ENTER. 117`49.56W This tells the receiver that you want to 0FT EL store the current position as a waypoint. The cursor is in the upper left corner, and the arrows displayed in the lower right corner of the screen indicate that it is in the edit mode. What you will do next is assign a name to this position. The waypoint name can
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Selecting CREATE WPT instead of SAVE POS will allow you to enter a waypoint exactly as described above with the additional option of changing the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the position. (See Creating Waypoints) Press the RIGHT ARROW. This moves SAVE POS the cursor one space to the right. Select D the letter “D” by using the UP/DOWN 34`06.58N ARROWs. 117`49.56W 0FT EL Press the RIGHT ARROW moving the cursor again one character to the right. Select the letter “O” by usin
