[. . . ] Magellan® TritonTM User Manual Magellan Triton 1500 Magellan Triton 2000 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan Triton is a navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at 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 INTERESTS 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. 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. [. . . ] If the user is standing still or moving around a consistent radius of the destination point, the number should be zero. Navigation Screens 19 Map Screen The Map screen is the most commonly used screen in the Magellan Triton and it has a special contextual menu that can access the commonly used functions. This makes understanding the Map screen and all of the functions that can be performed directly from this screen an important part of getting the most out of your receiver. Map Screen Overview Time of Day Battery Level GPS Signal Strength North Indicator Map Scale Data Fields Pan Mode Map Legend Present Position Cursor (Points in the direction of travel. ) Pan Cursor (Cursor indicating point on the map while panning around the screen. Red dot points towards your current position. ) Computed Route Indicator (Line of sight pointer to next destination from where the route originated. ) Current Route Indicator (Line displaying line of sight to the destination from current location. ) Track (Displays previous travel. ) Trail (Track that has been saved in the receiver. ) Start Flag (Indicates the starting point of the active route. ) End Flag (Indicates the ending point of the active route. ) Waypoint (Indicates the position of waypoints saved in the receiver. User can assign a different icon from the Waypoint Information screen. ) Map Screen 20 Customizing the Map Screen Data Fields 1. To select the data field on the left, use the cursor control to highlight the field on the right and press ENTER. (Note: you can set the number of data fields displayed on the map screen to none, 2 or 4 by pressing ENTER, selecting Map Options and choose the desired number of data fields under MAP DATA FIELDS. ) 4. 6. Creating Waypoints Waypoints can be created on the Map screen either by scrolling around the map to the desired location or by saving your current position as a waypoint. The waypoints created can be used later as a GO TO or part of a multileg route. Waypoints can also be entered from known coordinates by pressing MENU from the Map screen, select Create, select Waypoints and choose Coordinates. Saving Your Current Position as a Waypoint 1. Use the cursor control UP or DOWN to highlight the field you want to edit and press ENTER. Use the cursor control LEFT or RIGHT to select the page you want to edit. (Available pages are Information, Media, and Alerts. ) When the edits, if any, are done, use the cursor control UP or DOWN to highlight the save to disk button (highlighted in the screen to the right). Press the cursor control and the pan icon will appear. Continue using the cursor control to move the pan icon to the location on the map that you want to save as a waypoint. Use the cursor control UP or DOWN to highlight the field you want to edit and press ENTER. Map Screen 21 Use the cursor control LEFT or RIGHT to select the page you want to edit. When the edits, if any, are done, use the cursor control UP or DOWN to highlight the save to disk button (highlighted in the screen above). Press ESC to exit the Pan mode and return the cursor to your present position. Displaying Local Information Local information (best fishing and hunting times, solar and lunar rise and set times) can be displayed for your current position or for a position you have selected by panning. Displaying Best Fishing and Hunting Times 1. If you want to view a position other than your present position, pan around the map with the cursor control to select the desired position. The best fishing and hunting times are displayed for the current date. To change the date, use the cursor control to highlight the left or right arrows and press ENTER. To select the date from a calendar, highlight the date (between the left and right arrows) and press ENTER. When done, use the cursor control to highlight OK and press ENTER. 9. Displaying Solar and Lunar Rise and Set Times 1. If you want to view a position other than your present position, pan around the map with the cursor control to select the desired position. [. . . ] Select if you want the waypoints listed by nearest or if you want to do a search. Selecting search brings up the keyboard so you can enter the first few characters for a waypoint you want to search for. ) Highlight the place waypoint name. Press ENTER to save your selection. Viewing Best Fish and Hunt Times for a Place Waypoint 1. From the Select Map display, select the background map or the detailed map for the waypoint. [. . . ]