Magellan SporTrak Color User Manual - Page 37

Changing the Map Orientation, Selecting Primary Usage, Selecting Track Mode

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Reference Terrain Projection, the default Two Data Fields is displayed. Changing the Orientation back to "Track Up" will revert back to the projected terrain. Changing the Map Orientation - You can change how the map is orientated on the screen to either North Up, Course Up or Track Up. Default is North Up. From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use arrows to highlight the "Orientation" field Use arrows to select the desired Map Orientation North Up Course Up Track Up North is at the top of the screen. The heading of the active leg of the active route is at the top of the screen. If no route is active, North Up orientation is used until a route is activated. Your heading (i.e., the direction you are travelling) is at the top of the screen. Selecting Primary Usage - The SporTrak can be set to either Land or Marine Usage. When in Land (default), the map displays land areas in white and water areas as dark gray. For marine applications it may be desirable to reverse the display, showing water as white and land as dark gray. This will make reading some of the data information on the water easier. From the MAP Screen Highlight Map Setup Use arrows to highlight the "Primary Usage" field Use arrows to select Land or Marine Selecting Track Mode - Allows you to set how often the SporTrak stores track points. Setting the mode to "OFF" stops the SporTrak from saving any new track points. In "Auto" or "Auto Detailed" mode, the SporTrak uses a method for track point storage that maximizes memory. Using Auto, you will see more points on and near turns and less points on straight stretches of the map. You also have the option of selecting fixed intervals for track point storage. Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 27

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Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
Reference
Terrain Projection, the default Two Data Fields is displayed.
Changing
the Orientation back to “Track Up” will revert back to the projected
terrain.
Changing the Map Orientation —
You can change how the map is
orientated on the screen to either North Up, Course Up or Track Up.
Default is North Up.
From
the MAP
Screen
Highlight
Map Setup
Use arrows to
highlight the
“Orientation” field
Use arrows to select
the desired Map
Orientation
North Up
North is at the top of the screen.
Course Up
The heading of the active leg of the active route is at the
top of the screen.
If no route is active, North Up
orientation is used until a route is activated.
Track Up
Your heading (i.e., the direction you are travelling) is at
the top of the screen.
Selecting Primary Usage —
The SporTrak can be set to either Land or
Marine Usage.
When in Land (default), the map displays land areas in
white and water areas as dark gray.
For marine applications it may be
desirable to reverse the display, showing water as white and land as dark
gray.
This will make reading some of the data information on the water
easier.
From
the MAP
Screen
Highlight
Map Setup
Use arrows to
highlight the
“Primary Usage”
field
Use arrows to select
Land or Marine
Selecting Track Mode
— Allows you to set how often the SporTrak stores
track points.
Setting the mode to “OFF” stops the SporTrak from saving
any new track points.
In “Auto” or “Auto Detailed” mode, the SporTrak
uses a method for track point storage that maximizes memory.
Using
Auto, you will see more points on and near turns and less points on
straight stretches of the map.
You also have the option of selecting fixed
intervals for track point storage.