Magellan Triton 200 Manual - English - Page 21

Resetting Maximum Speed, The Compass Screen, Customizing the Data Fields for the Compass Screen

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Resetting Maximum Speed 1. While viewing the Speedometer screen, press MENU. 2. Select Reset Speed. 3. The Speedometer screen is displayed with the maximum and average speeds reset to zero. The Compass Screen The Compass screen displays information about your heading (the direction you are travelling) and bearing (direction to your next waypoint destination if a route is active) in a familiar graphical format. Outside the compass are icons indicating the position of the sun and the moon relative to your position and heading. Inside the compass there are two arrows that can be displayed. The large green arrow is your heading and is displayed only while moving. The smaller, black arrow is the bearing to your next destination waypoint if you have a route activated. When the two arrows are lined up together, you are moving directly towards your destination. (Note that the compass will rotate relative to North.) The two data fields at the bottom of the display are customized by following the instructions provided. Customizing the Data Fields for the Compass Screen 1. Select the field you want to change by highlighting the field and pressing ENTER. 2. Select the data that you want to be displayed. (Use the cursor control to highlight the data field in orange and press ENTER.) 3. The Compass screen will be displayed with the field changed to the type selected. The Satellite Status Screen The Satellite Status Screen graphically displays the satellites and their signal strength that is being used to compute your location. This screen shows when you are getting strong, weak, or poor signal reception. Green satellite icons represent satellites that are being used to compute your position while yellow (good), white (medium), and red (poor) icons show signal strengths of other available satellites. Signal levels are also represented at the bottom of the screen as colored bars. The numbers indicate the GPS satellite ID while "W" indicates WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) satellites. There are also two customizable navigational screens displayed at the bottom of the display. Customizing the Data Fields for the Satellite Status Screen 1. Select the field you want to change by highlighting the field and pressing ENTER. 2. Select the data that you want to be displayed. (Use the cursor control to highlight the data field in orange and press ENTER.) 3. The Satellite Status screen will be displayed with the field changed to the type selected. Navigation Screens 13

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Navigation Screens
13
Resetting Maximum Speed
1.
While viewing the
Speedometer
screen, press
MENU
.
2.
Select
Reset Speed
.
3.
The
Speedometer
screen is displayed with the maximum and average speeds reset to zero.
The Compass Screen
The Compass screen displays information about your heading (the
direction you are travelling) and bearing (direction to your next waypoint
destination if a route is active) in a familiar graphical format.
Outside the compass are icons indicating the position of the sun and the
moon relative to your position and heading.
Inside the compass there are two arrows that can be displayed.
The large
green arrow is your heading and is displayed only while moving.
The
smaller, black arrow is the bearing to your next destination waypoint if
you have a route activated.
When the two arrows are lined up together,
you are moving directly towards your destination. (Note that the compass
will rotate relative to North.)
The two data fields at the bottom of the display are customized by
following the instructions provided.
Customizing the Data Fields for the Compass Screen
1.
Select the field you want to change by highlighting the field and pressing
ENTER
.
2.
Select the data that you want to be displayed.
(Use the cursor control to highlight the data
field in orange and press
ENTER
.)
3.
The
Compass
screen will be displayed with the field changed to the type selected.
The Satellite Status Screen
The
Satellite Status Screen
graphically displays the satellites and their
signal strength that is being used to compute your location. This screen
shows when you are getting strong, weak, or poor signal reception. Green
satellite icons represent satellites that are being used to compute your
position while yellow (good), white (medium), and red (poor) icons show
signal strengths of other available satellites. Signal levels are also
represented at the bottom of the screen as colored bars.
The numbers indicate the GPS satellite ID while “W” indicates WAAS
(Wide Area Augmentation System) satellites.
There are also two customizable navigational screens displayed at the
bottom of the display.
Customizing the Data Fields for the Satellite Status Screen
1.
Select the field you want to change by highlighting the field and pressing
ENTER
.
2.
Select the data that you want to be displayed.
(Use the cursor control to highlight the data
field in orange and press
ENTER
.)
3.
The
Satellite Status
screen will be displayed with the field changed to the type selected.