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Magellan Triton™ 1500
User Manual
Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan Triton is a navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving to your selected destination. When using the Magellan Triton, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan Triton while driving. Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inter
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. IMPORTANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compli
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Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................1 Fundamentals ..........................................................................................................................1 Navigation Screens .................................................................................................................3 Map Screen Overview .......................................................
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Route ...........................................................................................................................12 Creating a Route .............................................................................................. 12 Go To Menu ..........................................................................................................................14 Accessing the Go To Menu ............................................................................... 14 Waypoints
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Setting Track Log Options ................................................................................25 Maps ..................................................................................................................25 Viewing Map Information ..................................................................................25 Media .................................................................................................................25 Viewing Stored Media .................
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Fundamentals The Magellan Triton is a hand-held GPS receiver that has been designed for the outdoorsman. Simple to use, yet powerful enough to get you through the toughest terrain or returning to that same fishing hotspot, year after year. • Store waypoints that can include images for the complete experience. • Record your track from start to finish and save it as a trail to be used over and over. • Set a quick and easy GO TO route from your current position to a stored waypoint or any point
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O D A L B M C F N N I K J G H E A Backlight / Flashlight button. Press to step though 3 levels of backlight intensity or off. Press and hold for 2-3 seconds to turn the flashlight on or off. B Hold Switch. Slide up to place the Magellan Triton in hold mode. During hold mode, the keys will not function, preventing accidental use. C Connector for optional external antenna D Flashlight EStylus F Zoom out button G Page / Goto. Press to step through the navigation screens. Press and hold for 2-3 s
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Navigation Screens The Map Screen will be the most commonly viewed screen while using the Magellan Triton. It has been simplified to provide the best possible outdoor experience while providing access to all of the information needed at the touch of a finger. Map Screen Overview H A G B F C I D E A Battery Level B Saved Waypoint (Preloaded or User-Entered) C Present Position Marker (points towards heading while moving) D Map Scale Indicator E Optional Navigation Field pop-up F North Indicator
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Buttons While viewing the map screen the keys on the Magellan Triton provide additional input and feature access. Menu Accesses the Main Menu Page/Goto Pages through the Navigation screens. (Press and hold to set a GO TO route to a location indicated by the panning cursor.) Zoom In Zooms in on the map showing less area and more details Zoom Out Zooms out from the map showing more area and less detail Cursor Pad Pans around the map screen Enter If the cursor has been panned to a location other
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due to the data not being computed as you are not moving or the data is only displayed when a route or a goto are active.) Additional Navigation Screens There are four additional navigation screens and a Satellite Status screen that can be viewed while using the Magellan Triton. Accessing the Navigation Screens 1. Press the Page/GOTO button. Each time the Page/GOTO button is pressed the next navigation screen is displayed. Pressing and holding the Page/GOTO button displays the GO TO screen.
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A screen will be displayed with all of the options available. (Note that some fields are displayed with dashes. This can be due to the data not being computed as you are not moving or the data is only displayed when a route or a goto are active.) Speedometer Screen This screen displays your current speed, your maximum speed and two odometers in a large easy-to-read type. Resetting the Odometer or Maximum Speed 1. While viewing the Speedometer screen, press MENU. 2. Tap ‘Reset Odometer’, ‘Rese
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Satellite Status This screen graphically displays the satellites and their signal strength that is being used to compute your location. This is a handy screen to view when you are getting weak to poor signal reception. There are also two navigational screens displayed at the bottom of the display. Changing a Navigation Field 1. Tap on the field you want to change. A screen will be displayed with all of the options available. Navigation Screens 7
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Using the Keypad The Magellan Triton displays a keypad on the screen whenever data needs to be entered. Understanding the various components of the keypad will make entering data easier. The Keypad The keypad is used to enter names, notes, latitude, longitude or data that the user needs to enter. Key Functions Moves the cursor to the left. Moves the cursor to the right. Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. Carriage return. Shift key. Alternates between lowercase and uppercase
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Create Menu The Create Menu is used to access the functions needed to create waypoints, trails, geocaches and routes. Accessing the Create Menu 1. From the Map screen, press the MENU button. 2. Tap on ‘Create’. Waypoints Creating a Waypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Create”. 2. Tap “Waypoint” from the Create Menu. 3. Select “Current Location”, “Point On Map”, or “Coordinates”. Current Location displays the Waypoint screen with the coordinates for your present location filled in. Point o
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Add Media: (Top center of display). Tap the add media icon to add pictures for this waypoint. 5. Tap the green check button to accept the information and save the waypoint. Trail Creating a Trail from Current Track History 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “Create”. 2. Tap “Trail” from the Create Menu. 3. Select “Current Track”. 4. Use the keypad to enter a name for the trail. (The default name “TrailXXX” will be used if no name entered.) 5. When the name has been entered, tap . Geocache Creati
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4. The Geocache screen provides the fields needed to identify the waypoint and its location. The fields can be modified to customize the waypoint. 5. Icon: Tap the icon to display all possible icons that can be used to represent the waypoint. Tap the desired icon to select and close the window. Geocache Name: (Default “GCXXX”). Tap the waypoint name field to display the keyboard. Enter the name and tap the green button. Location: Tap the latitude or longitude fields brings up the keyboard
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5. Tap “Add Point” to repeat step 3 to continue adding waypoints to the route. 6. Tap “Done” when the route is complete. 7. Tap “Save Route”. 8. The Save Route Screen is displayed. Tap on the Route name (default “RouteXXX”) to assign a name to the route. Tap on the alert button to turn alerts for this route on or off. 9. Tap ‘Save’ to store the route into memory. Create Menu 13
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Go To Menu The Go To Menu is used to access the functions used to activate Go To’s and saved routes. Accessing the Go To Menu 1. From the Map screen, press the MENU button. 2. Tap on ‘GO TO’ and the Go To Menu will be displayed. Waypoints Go To a Waypoint 1. Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. 2. Tap Waypoint icon. 3. Select a waypoint from the list of saved waypoints. 4.Tap , 5. The Waypoint information screen is displayed. 6. If it is correct waypoint, tap . 7.Tap . Editing a Waypoint 1. Ac
