Magellan XL - Manual

SETUP Defaults INITIALIZE ------------ N/A COORD SYS --------- LAT/LON (DEG/MIN.00) ELEV MODE --------- 2D TIME FORMAT ------ LOCAL AM/PM VELOCITY AVG ----- OFF SPEED UNITS -------- KNOTS DIST UNITS ---------- NM ELEV UNITS ---------- FEET NORTH REF ---------- MAGNETIC MAP DATUM ------- WGS84 SETUP ...

Welcome from the Magellan crew. With the purchase of a Magellan GPS satellite receiver, you have joined thethousands 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 hasestablished a reputation ...

1 Introduction Your Magellan GPS receiver has the advanced navigation features thatexperienced navigators expect, yet is simple enough for the novicenavigator. This manual is broken up into four chapters; Introduction, Getting Started, Reference , and Appendix. It is very important that you go throu...

2 Conventions Used In This Manual WARNING: Warning messages will occur to alert you to potential problems that may be encountered if you do notfollow the directions carefully. NOTE: Note messages are shown to provide important informa- tion that will assist you in understanding your Magellan receive...

3 Getting Started General Description The Meridian XL is a self-contained hand-held GPS receiver designed forgeneral purpose position locating and navigation. It has a removablequadrifilar antenna located on the upper right side of the receiver, a high-contrast backlit LCD, and keypad. Using three A...

4 Receiver Accuracy. Before beginning, just a few words on the accuracy of your receiver. The satellite constellation used to provide the GPSinformation that your receiver uses was put into orbit and is maintainedby the Department of Defense (DoD) for use by the U.S. armed forcesand its allies. GPS ...

5 First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver You do not need to initialize your receiver each time you use it. Follow these stepsto initialize the Meridian XL if this is the first time you are using it, if the receivermemory has been cleared or if the receiver has been transported more than 300miles...

6 If you inadvertently press another key without initializing manually, thereceiver 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 modewill aut...

7 If this is not the first time you have used your receiver, or if it is the firsttime but your receiver has already begun acquiring satellite signals, thefollowing time and date entry may not be displayed. Input your local time. Take extra care to input the time correctly( t o w i t h i n 1 0 m i n...

8 Press the UP ARROW . Notice that t h e h i g h l i g h t e d n u m b e r h a sincremented by one. Keep pressingthe UP ARROW until the first digit matches the first number youfound for latitude. If you go pastthe number you want, you can usethe DOWN ARROW to step down or continue using the UP ARROW...

9 The receiver will prompt you foryour local elevation, time and date. Use the UP/DOWN and RIGHT/ LEFT ARROWs to enter these as described above; press ENTER to confirm each screen. The receiver is now ready to perform one of its primary functions,providing you with your current position. Proper Hand...

10 Taking your First Fix To get a position fix, you must be outside with a clear view of the sky andaway 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 rece...

13 Introduction to Routes A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints. Tocreate a route, you select waypoints that you have stored in the receiver’smemory. These waypoints are then connected to form the segments or“legs” of the route. A route may contain from one to fiftee...

14 If the receiver has not yet computed a position fix, then the startof the GOTO may not represent your current position. It will,however, correct the navigation information after a position fix isacquired. Creating a GOTO Route After computing a position fix, press GOTO . Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs t ...

15 Reference Section This section explains the various functions of your receiver and is organizedby function or topic rather than by menu. To perform a given function,refer to the Table of Contents and the Menu Cross Reference Guide inorder to quickly locate that section. General Usage The receiver...

16 Inputting Data Moves the cursor one space , left or right Scrolls through the icons or alphanumeric list The UP/DOWN and LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs have two functions dependingon how the ARROW ICONS are displayed in the bottom right corner ofthe various screens. While on some screens the UP/DOWN or LEFT/R...

17 NAV Screens The three NAV screens accessible from the NAV key are the POSITION, NAV 1 and NAV 2 screens. You may scroll through these screens using the NAV key or the UP/DOWN ARROWs. Press NAV until the POSITION screen is displayed. Viewing the POSITION Screen The POSITION screen displays the coo...

18 Viewing the NAV 1 Screen Press the NAV key until the NAV 1 screen appears, showing BRG, DST, COG and SOG. NAV 1, the first navigation screen, provides you withinformation about your speed and direction of movement. If a route isactive, the NAV 1 screen also tells you where you are in relation to ...

19 BRG Direction ofCross TrackError Bearing toDestination TO WP002 CurrentDestination 287` M COG 282` M XTE 0.04 n m Course OverGround * Cross TrackError * Displays dashes if receiver is stationary (<1 knot) Information is displayed in a large format so that it may be easily viewedfrom a distance...

21 PLOT SCREENS Three graphical screens can be accessed from the PLOT key: the PLOT screen, the ROAD screen and the POINTER screen. You may scroll through these three screens by pressing the PLOT key repeatedly once you have accessed one of the PLOT screens or by using the UP/DOWN ARROWs . Press ENT...

22 The PLOT screen displays “TO destination waypoint” of the current leg if there is an active route or GOTO, and the bearing and distance tothat waypoint. Changing the Plotter Scale Press the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS to adjust the scale, shown at the bottom left corner of the screen. Using PAN N SCAN The ...

23 When the cursor covers a waypoint iconon the screen, the title bar displays thename of that waypoint and, just below,t h e b e a r i n g a n d d i s t a n c e t o t h ewaypoint. n m TO BUOY BRG DST 23.5 256` M 25 n m Setting a GOTO Using PAN N SCAN When the cursor is on an icon and the waypoint n...

24 Viewing the ROAD Screen Access the ROAD screen by pressing the PLOT key (two or three times, if necessary). This is the navigation CDI screen. As with the precedingscreen, the bearing and distance to the leg destination are displayed. n m TO JETTY BRG DST 13.5 028` M 25 n m Scale CurrentDestinati...

25 From any NAV or PLOT screen, press ENTER, highlight SAVE POS and press ENTER. This tells the receiver that you want to store the current position as awaypoint. The cursor is in the upper leftc o r n e r o f t h e d i s p l a y a n d t h ehighlighted arrow icons indicate that itis in the edit mode...

26 Creating a Waypoints This allows you to create and store a waypoint with a receiver-generatedname or a user-assigned name and allows you to assign the positioncoordinates. From any NAV or PLOT screen, press ENTER , highlight CREATE WPT and press ENTER. The CREATE WPT screen appears. Press ENTER t...

27 To access the Waypoint Menu, press MENU. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER. This will take you to the WPT MENU s c re e n . T h i s i s a l i s t i n g o f a l l t h ewaypoints you have stored in yourreceiver. As the number of waypoints in the library increases, the WPT M...

28 Accessing the Waypoint Function Menu MENU Highlight WAYPOINTS Press ENTER Use ARROW KEYS to select waypoint ENTER ENTER P re s s M E N U , u s e t h e U P / D O W N ARROWs to select WAYPOINTS and press ENTER. Select a waypoint from the list and press ENTER to access the WAYPOINT screen, press ENT...

29 Use the UP/DOWN and LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to key in the distance at which you wish to project the new waypoint. When you havefinished, press ENTER to confirm and continue. The cursor appears in the bearing field(BRG). Use the UP/DOWN and LEFT/ RIGHT ARROWs to key in the bearing at which you wish to p...

30 Waypoints that are currently used in a route (discussed in thenext section) cannot be cleared. The receiver will warn you if youattempt to do so. Changing the name of the waypoint is the first option. Use the LEFT/ RIGHT ARROWs to move the cursor and the UP/DOWN ARROW to select the characters. Af...

31 ROUTES A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of waypoints. Tocreate a route, you must already have waypoints stored in the receiver’smemory. These waypoints are then connected to form the segments or“legs” of the route. A route may contain from one to fifteen legs. Activating ...

32 Accessing the Route Menu The Route Menu is used to create and view up to five single or multi-leg routes. A pop-up menu allows you to activate, deactivate, or reversea selected route, edit or view the legs of the route, or clear the route. The ROUTE MENU can be accessed in three ways:  Press MEN...

33 Access the ROUTE MENU. Use the UP/ DOWN ARROWs to select an EMPTY route and press ENTER . ROUTE MENU 1 EMPTY 2 EMPTY 3 EMPTY 4 EMPTY 5 EMPTY If there are no EMPTY routes in the ROUTE MENU, you mustclear a route before you can create a new one. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to select the FROM waypoint...

34 The display returns to the Route Menu. The new route is now the activeroute, and can be viewed on the NAV and PLOT screens. The receiver will not accept TO waypoints having the same ornearly the same coordinates (within 0.1 distance units) as theFROM waypoint. Activating and Deactivating a Route ...

35 Viewing the Route Summary (Edit Option) The edit option displays a summary of the selected route, includingstarting and ending waypoints, number of legs, and total distance. Itallows you to view, insert, delete and replace individual legs of a route,as well as choose the leg on which you want to ...

36 Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to insert a leg into.Press ENTER to bring up the pop-up menu, highlight EDIT, and press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to view the route leg in which you want to insert a waypoint, press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu, select INSERT, and press ENTER...

37 The receiver gives you one last chance to change your mind. Press ENTER to confirm. The leg is removed from the route. Press any function key to abort the process. Adding a Leg You can add a leg to the end of the route in much the same way as youwould insert a leg, only this time you add a waypoi...

38 Replacing a Waypoint This allows the destination (TO) waypoint of a leg to be changed to adifferent waypoint. Access the ROUTE MENU Use ARROW KEYS to highlight route to be edited ENTER Highlight EDIT Press ENTER Use UP/DOWN ARROWs to select the route leg ENTER Highlight REPLACE Press ENTER ENTER ...

39 Access the ROUTE MENU and highlight the route to be edited. Press ENTER to bring up the pop-up menu, highlight EDIT, and press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to view the leg to be activated. Press ENTER to access the EDIT LEG menu, select NAVIGATE, and press ENTER. Press NAV or PLOT. The receiver ...

40 The MOB position and MOB route information will be lost whenthe receiver is turned off. Creating a Backtrack Route This creates a route using fixes in the Last Fix Buffer (up to 16 of themost recent last fixes) to create a route that “backtracks” the courseyou last took. This way you could leave ...

41 The receiver immediately begins navigating toward the selectedcoordinates. The display returns to the last viewed NAV screen and thewords TO COORD appear in the title bar. The COORD position and COORD route information will be lostwhen the receiver is turned off. Last Fix Buffer While you are tak...

42 Press MENU and use the UP/DOWN ARROWs to highlight LAST FIXES and press ENTER. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to select any Last Fix except +LFX01. Press the UP ARROW. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROWs to select any of the other fixes present in the lastfix buffer that were taken after the onechosen as the “F...

45 Setting Distance Units DIST. UNITS (Distance Units) allows you to select the unit of measurethat distances will be displayed in. You may choose from NM (nauticalmiles), ST.MILES (statute miles), or KM (kilometers). NM is the defaultsetting. MENU Highlight SETUP Press ENTER Highlight DIST UNITS Pr...

47 MENU Highlight SETUP Press ENTER Highlight PLOT SETUPPress ENTER Use UP/DOWN ARROWS to select ORIENTATION; HEADING UP or NORTH UP ENTER Use LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS to select TRACK; OFF, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, or 5.0 NM Sampling Sampling causes the receiver to turn itself on every 10 minutes, 20minutes, 30 minu...

48 MENU Highlight SAT STATUS Press ENTER SAT STATUS N 2 9 9 0 2 4 Note that the POWER LOCK feature remains active until it isturned off under SETUP. Light Intensity LIGHT INTEN. allows you to select the brightness level (HIGH or LOW)of the display. The light can be switched on and off by holding dow...

49 Viewing the Odometer The Odometer feature displays the ODOMETER screen which keeps track of total distance traveled as well as trip distance, similar to the odometerin an automobile. Press MENU , highlight ODOMETER on the second page of the function menuand press ENTER . The ODOMETER screen appea...

50 With the alarm menu displayed, you can turn an alarm on or off bypressing the ENTER key. If you turn on the ANCHOR, XTE or arrival alarms, you will have theoption of changing the radius of the selected alarm. The default is setat 200 feet. If an alarm is turned on it will be preceded by a √ (chec...

51 Simulator The simulator mode causes the receiver to create a fictitious route fromyour location to two newly created waypoints. You will find the Simulatorvery handy when you want to review or practice using your receiver athome. In the simulate mode you can watch the receiver simulatemovement an...

52 Delete All Waypoints from Waypoint List DELETE WPTS will delete all of the waypoints in your waypoint list. Ifroutes currently exist, deleting waypoints requires that all routes bedeleted and a message will be displayed. See Deleting Routes . Highlight DELETE WPTS using the UP/DOWN ARROWs and pre...

53 Status Line Icons Status appear on most screens and provide you with some valuableinformation as to the status of the position fixes that are being computed. Most information on this line will be represented by icons which appearbefore the arrows on the right side of the status line. These arrows...

54 Troubleshooting frozen display, Remove power and wait for the receiver to turn keypad does not off. Remove and reinsert batteries. Turn power backon and press ENTER. OR Use the four-finger reset NAV, GOTO, LIGHT andMENU pressed together. The reset will clear the receiver’s memory. no power Check ...

55 device; check the message format selected withSETUP. Also check the connection between thereceiver and the device, and be sure the device is on.If supporting an autopilot, be sure that a route hasbeen set and activated. How to Contact Customer Service The list above should allow you to solve most...

56 In addition to the items provided with the receiver, optional accessoriesare also available. Mounting Kit Includes a mountable bracket for hands-free operation, a 9–16 VDC Power/Data Cable, the Antenna Extension Cable, and theAntenna Suction Cup Mount. The Extension Cable and Suction Cup Mountare...

57 List of Available Datums s INDIA Indian (India, Nepal) IRAN Iran IRELA Ireland 1965 KAUAI Kauai KERTA Kertau 1948 KKJ KKJ (Finland) LIBER Liberia 1964 LUZON Luzon MASSA MassawaMAUI Maui MERCH MerchichMINNA MinnaMONTJNAHRW Nahrwan, Saudi ArabiaOAHU Oahu OEGYP Old EgyptianOHAWA Old HawaiianOMAN Oma...

58 NMEA Message Sets Data Transfer Your GPS receiver can be set to output GPS data in the NMEA 0183format to interface with other marine devices. The dataport must be turned on and the output message formatselected in SETUP. NMEA DATA MESSAGES. NMEA data is output at the baud rate selected in Setup,...

59 RMC T ime, latitude, longitude, speed over ground, course overground, and date. VTG Track (magnetic and true) and groundspeed (knots and KPH). OUTPUT DATA FORMAT APA Autopilot Format A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 APA,A,A,X.XX,L,N,A,A,XXX.,M,CCC 1 OR’ed Blink and SNR (A = valid, V = invalid) 2 Cycle Lock...

62 RMC Transit Specific (to be followed by RMB) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 RMC,XXXXXX,A,XXXX.XX,N,XXXXX.XX,W,XX.X,XXX.,XXXXXX,XX.,E *XX 1 Time, UTC 2 Status (A = valid, V = invalid) 3-4 Latitude at UTC time, N or S 5-6 Longitude at UTC time, E or W 7 Speed over ground, knots 8 COG (track), degrees 9 Da...

63 City Reference Chart Australia & SW Pacific Adelaide 34 ° 55.00 S 138 ° 35.00 E Alice Springs 23 ° 42.00 S 133 ° 53.00 E Apia 13 ° 48.00 S 171 ° 45.00 W Auckland 36 ° 55.00 S 174 ° 47.00 E Bourail 21 ° 34.00 S 165 ° 29.00 E Brisbane 27 ° 28.00 S 153 ° 02.00 E Canberra 35 ° 17.00 S 149 ° 08.00...

66 A A 1 B B 1 A 1 A B B 1 Abbreviations and Data Terms EXPLANATION OF DATA TERMS BRG. Bearing is the direction, as measured in de- grees from north in a clockwise direction. The re-ceiver uses either true north or magnetic north, asselected in the Setup Menu. The illustration showsa simple compass ...

68 Specifications Specifications Size 6.125” x 3.5” x 1.25”, not including antenna(15.6 cm x 8.9 cm x 3.2 cm) Weight 14 ounces (0.397 kg), with batteries installed Temperature: Operating 14˚F to 140˚F (-10˚C to 60˚C) Storage -40˚F to 167˚F (-40˚C to 75˚C) Case waterproof (non-submersible) Antenna de...

69 Coordinate Systems Positions are locations that are described in a unique way so that onelocations cannot be confused with another. This is done by using acoordinate system to describe locations. Your Magellan receiver has theability to use any one of four different coordinates systems; LAT/LON(l...

70 UTM coordinates are easy to use, but since the model it is based on issomewhat abstract, this section is a very simplified introduction to UTM. Instead of projecting an imaginary grid of intersecting lines onto the globe,UTM projects sections of the globe onto a flat surface. Each of thesesection...

71 TD Coordinate System. TDs are indicated on many nautical charts in addition to the LAT/LON marks. They are established lines of position(LOPs) that are determined by the difference in the length of time requiredto receive Loran-C signals. Many coastal navigators use TDs because Loranis a familiar...

72 General Maintenance Meridian XL The Meridian XL is powered by three AA batteries. It can also be poweredfrom an external DC power source by using the optional Power/Data Cable. Batteries We suggest using AA alkaline batteries to power the receiver. (MagellanSystems recommends Eveready Energizer™ ...

74 Power/Data Cable Instruction Sheet 22-60067-001 (–) (–) (+) (+) DC POWER SOURCE(10 – 35 VDC)orMagellan CigaretteLighter Adapter connected to10 – 35 VDC power source[Black with white strip wire ispositive] Black Red RedBlackOrangeYellowWhite Power (+)Power (–) NMEA (-)/DBR (-)NMEA (+)DBR + (Option...

75 The Global Positioning System What Is GPS? GPS is a constellation of navigation satellites that orbit the earth. The precise timeand position information transmitted by these satellites is used by a GPS receiverto triangulate a position fix. The system is now officially declared “initial operatio...

77 More Information on GPS There are many sources for more information on GPS and navigation.The sources listed here are just a few of the books, magazines, and Internetaddresses that deal with GPS. Your local library is a good source fortechnical books on GPS and navigation. GPS Information Center ...

78 GPS World Magazine Monthly magazine covering a wide variety of uses for GPS receivers. Advanstar Communications859 Willamette StreetEugene, Oregon 97401U.S.A.Phone: (503) 343-1200Subscriptions: 1-800-346-0085 x363 Other Books of Note: Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., H. Lichtenegger, and J. Collins (1994)....

79 Glossary Active Leg The segment of a route currently being travelled. Azimuth The angular measurement from the horizon to a satelliteor other object. Backtrack Retraces the position fixes (up to 21) stored automaticallyby the receiver every 10 minutes. Bearing The compass direction from your posi...

82 Abbreviations 66 Accessories, optional 56Accuracy 4, 78Active Leg (navigating on) 38Alarms 49Antenna location 9, 73Backtrack, creating 40Batteries 72 Installing 72Low Battery warning 53 Baud rate 46CDI 24City reference chart 63Clear menu Deleting a route 39Deleting last fixes 51Delete track 23Del...