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Magellan Triton 1500 User Manual

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Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    ® Magellan Triton ™ 1500 User Manual Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Warnings

    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.

  • Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    The Magellan Triton must be installed and operated at a distance no closer then 8 inches (20 cm) from the user. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
  • Page 4 © 2007 Magellan Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved. The Magellan Logo, Magellan, and Magellan Triton are trademarks of Magellan Navigation, Inc. No part of this user manual 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 Magellan Navigation, Inc.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Accessing the Create Menu ... 10 Waypoints ... 10 Creating a Waypoint ... 10 Trail ...11 Creating a Trail from Current Track History ... 11 Geocache ... 11 Creating a Geocache Waypoint ... 11 Table of Contents Table of Contents Magellan Triton 1500...
  • Page 6 Map options ... 23 Navigation options ... 23 Alert options ... 23 Tracks ... 24 Viewing Track Vertical Profile ... 24 Saving a Track as a Trail ... 24 Erasing a Track ... 25 Table of Contents Magellan Triton 1500...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Clearing Memory ... 26 Restoring Factory Settings ... 27 Formatting SD Card ... 27 About ... 27 Displaying Information About the Triton Receiver ... 27 Diagnostics ... 27 Testing the touchscreen display ... 27 Table of Contents Magellan Triton 1500...

  • Page 8: 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.

  • Page 9: Navigation Screens

    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. Hold Switch. Slide up to place the Magellan Triton in hold mode. During hold mode, the keys will not function, preventing accidental use.
  • Page 10 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.

  • Page 11: Buttons

    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.)

  • Page 12: Additional Navigation Screens

    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 Press the Page/GOTO button. Each time the Page/GOTO button is pressed the next navigation screen is displayed.

  • Page 13: Speedometer Screen

    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.

  • Page 14: Satellite Status

    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.

  • Page 15: 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.

  • Page 16: Create Menu

    The Create Menu is used to access the functions needed to create waypoints, trails, geocaches and routes. Accessing the Create Menu From the Map screen, press the MENU button. Tap on ‘Create’. Waypoints Creating a Waypoint Access the Main Menu and tap “Create”. Tap “Waypoint”...

  • Page 17: Trail

    Add Media: waypoint. Tap the green check button to accept the information and save the waypoint. Trail Creating a Trail from Current Track History Access the Main Menu and tap “Create”. Tap “Trail” from the Create Menu. Select “Current Track”. Use the keypad to enter a name for the trail.

  • Page 18: Route

    The Geocache screen provides the fields needed to identify the waypoint and its location. The fields can be modified to customize the waypoint. 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.
  • Page 19 Tap “Add Point” to repeat step 3 to continue adding waypoints to the route. Tap “Done” when the route is complete. Tap “Save Route”. The Save Route Screen is displayed. Tap on the Route name (default “RouteXXX”) to assign a name to the route.

  • Page 20: 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 From the Map screen, press the MENU button. Tap on ‘GO TO’ and the Go To Menu will be displayed. Waypoints Go To a Waypoint Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”.

  • Page 21: Deleting A Waypoint

    to enter or modified stored media. 10. Tap to turn waypoint alarms on or off. 11. When the information for the waypoint is correct, tap Deleting a Waypoint Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. Tap Waypoint icon. Select a waypoint from the list of saved waypoints. Confirm deleting the waypoint by tapping Duplicating a Waypoint Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”.

  • Page 22: Places

    Places Creating a Go To to a Place Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. Tap “Places” from the Go To Menu. Select the map to be used. (Basemaps contain limited places to select from. Detailed maps include a wide variety of points of interest to be chosen.) Select a detailed map and tap Select a category and tap...

  • Page 23: Deleting A Trail

    Deleting a Trail Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. Tap “Trail”. Select a trail from the list of saved trails. Confirm deleting the waypoint by tapping Duplicating a Trail Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. Tap “Trail” from the Go To Menu. Select a saved trail from the list and tap The Trail Information screen is displayed.

  • Page 24: Deleting A Geocache Waypoint

    Elevation: Tap the Elevation field to display the keyboard. Enter the elevation and tap the green button. Difficulty: Assign a difficulty rating to this cache. Terrain: Indicate the type of terrain the cache is located in. GCType: Geocache type. Hint: Field for including hints about the cache site. Hider: Name of the person that originated the cache site.

  • Page 25: Route

    Route Activating a Route Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. Tap “Route” from the Go To Menu. Select a saved route, To activate the route, tap Editing a Route Access the Main Menu and tap “GO TO”. Tap “Route” from the Go To Menu. Select a saved route.
  • Page 26 Tap ‘Delete Route’. to confirm. Go To Menu...

  • Page 27: View Menu

    Local Info The Local Info option provides a way of viewing tide and current information (if a detailed map has been installed with tide and current information), best fishing and hunting times, and sunrise/sunset/ lunar information. Viewing Best Fishing and Hunting Times for Current Location Access the Main Menu and tap “View”.

  • Page 28: User Profiles

    User Profiles You can set user profiles for various operations of the Magellan Triton that can be loaded easily. Activating User Profiles Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. Tap ‘Profiles’. Select Hiking, Marine, or Geocaching. to access the display options.

  • Page 29: Map Options

    Map options Map Detail Waypoint Names Geocache Icons Place Names Places Shown Trail Lines Orientation Position Destination Line Alert options GPS Fix Sunrise Alarm Sunset Alarm Alarm Tone Alarm Volume Beeper Volume Beeper Mode View Menu Low, Medium, High On or Off Displays waypoint names on the map screen...

  • Page 30: Tracks

    Anchor Off Course Arrival Route Proximity Trail Proximity Waypoint Proximity Geocache Proximity Place Proximity Low Battery Alarm Clock Tracks Viewing Track Vertical Profile Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. Tap Track. Tap Vertical Profile. With a current track in memory, the vertical profile is displayed. Saving a Track as a Trail Access the Main Menu and tap “View”.

  • Page 31: Setting Track Log Options

    Setting Track Log Options Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. Tap Track. Tap Options. Select parameters for if and how track logs are recorded. to accept. Maps Viewing Map Information Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. Tap Maps to view details on the installed background map and detail map (if loaded). Tap OK to exit.

  • Page 32: Setting Volume & Brightness

    Settings Navigation Setting Navigation Options Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. Tap Settings. Tap Navigation. Units (of Measure) North Reference Coordinate system Map Datum Volume & Brightness Setting Volume & Brightness Access the Main Menu and tap “View”. Tap Settings. Tap Volume &...

  • Page 33: Displaying Information About The Triton Receiver

    Version displays information about the firmware version, application versions and map versions. Copyright displays copyright information for the Magellan Triton. Owner displays information about the owner of the Magellan Triton. You can tap on any of the fields available to enter your details if desired. Diagnostics Testing the touchscreen display Access the Main Menu and tap “View”.

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