Magellan Meridian Series User manual

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Quick Start Guide
Meridian Series GPS Receivers
This quick start Guide will provide you
with the information needed to get
started and basic functions of the
Magellan Meridian. Please refer to the
Adobe Acrobat file supplied on the CD-
ROM that came with your Meridian for
additional references information.

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Introduction
Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of the Magellan Meridian
GPS receiver. The Meridian has all the features that a sailor, fisherman,
hiker, hunter, or any person involved with outdoor recreational activities has
come to expect from a Magellan GPS receiver. In addition to these features,
the Meridian offers the ability to display your local on detailed city maps
providing you with a complete navigation tool that will last you for years to
come.
Magellan has been a leader in the hand-held GPS maker since introducing
the world's first commercial, hand-held GPS receiver in 1989. Since that
time Magellan has continued to equip the outdoorsman and consumer
markets with navigational receivers, all the way from the first GPS receiver,
to automotive receivers with turn-by-turn routing capabilities.
Contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………..3
Setting Up the Meridian…………………………………………5
Installing the Batteries……………………………………5
Initialization for First Time Use………………………….6
Optional Setup Functions………………………….9
Basic Operation…………………………………………………10
Meridian GPS Receiver………………………………….10
Turning Power On/Off……………………………11
Turning the Backlight On/Off…………………….11
Adjusting the Contrast…………………………….12
Getting a Position Fix……………………………..12
Navigation Screens………………………………………12
Accessing the NAV Screens………………………15
Saving a Waypoint……………………………………….15
Using GOTO Routes……………………………………..18
Creating a GOTO Route…………………………..18
Navigating on a GOTO Route…………………….21
Setting Up the Meridian

Setting up the Meridian is a simple two-step process: installing the batteries
and initializing the Meridian.
Installing the Batteries
The Magellan Meridian users two AA batteries that are installed from the
back through the battery cover. You can expect to get up to 14 hours of
usage on two AA batteries with the backlight turned off. Using the
backlight will shorten the battery life significantly. With the backlight on
continuously, you can expect to get approximately 6 hours of usage from
two AA batteries.
Initialization for First Time Use
To remove the battery cover, push
the two buttons on the cover fully to
the left and lift the battery cover
away from the receiver. Insert the
new batteries as shown, making sure
that the batteries are installed with
the correctly polarity.
Replace the cover and push the two
buttons fully to the right. Verify that
the covers is locked in place.
How much time do I have to replace the batteries?
Any waypoints or routes you have created and stored in
perma
nent memory. Present position and time data is not
stored in permanent memory but will be held in memory
for at least 12 hours without batteries installed.
Always turn the Meridian off before removing the
batteries or turning off external power. Failure to do so
can cause loss or corruption of data.

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The Meridian will walk you through the process of setting up the receiver
for first time use. This procedure is commonly referred to as "Initializing
the Receiver". The purpose of this initialization is to provide the Meridian
with a general knowledge of its approximate location.
This may seem a little confusing at first as why does a device that is used to
compute its position need to know where it's at? The Meridian uses
information from the GPS satellites that orbit the earth and if the Meridian
has an approximate idea as to its location, it will refer to the almanac it has
in memory to select what satellites are overhead. From this information, the
meridian can then select the satellites that will give it the best information
for computing its location. Under normal use, the Meridian will save the last
position it calculated and use that position the next time it is turned on.
However, when the Meridian is new ( or when memory has been completely
erased), the Meridian has no last position information. Thus, it can either
start polling the satellites to see which ones are overhead or you can provide
it with your approximate location allowing the Meridian to begin computing
the initial position, known as "first fix".
Note: You can skip the initialization process by pressing the key
anytime after selecting the language you want the Meridian to use the
agreeing to the Warning Page. If the Meridian is able to collect satellite data
( i.e., have a clear view of the sky) it will begin to self initialize. This could
take anywhere from 3 to 8 minutes to compute its initial position.
Follow these instructions to initialize the Meridian.
Step 1: Turn the Meridian On
Press
The Meridian turns on and displays the start-up
Screen, followed by the language selection screen.
Step 2: Select Language
Use the Up/Down arrows to move the highest to the
language that you want the screens to be displayed in.
With the desire language highlighted, press

Step 3: Accept Warning and Begin Initialization
Step 4: Select Your Region and Area
Step 5: Enter the Time and Date
The warning screen is displayed. This Screen will be
displayed for 10 seconds and if the key has not been
pressed, the Meridian will shut off.
If you understand and agree to the warning presented, press
.
The Meridian displays a message box indicating that the
receiver needs to be initialized.
Press
Use to highlight your general region
Press
Use to highlight your area.
Press

Entering Data. When entering data in the Meridian, you sometimes need to
use the arrow key to enter the values. The following diagrams explains how
the arrow keys are used.
Editing
Moves the cursor block left or right
Pressing right arrow results in:
Increment the value up or down.
Pressing up arrow result in :
Step 6: compute First Fix
Enter Local Time. The cursor appears in the time
field, waiting for you to input your local time. Set
your local time using the arrow keys. Be sure that you
set the AM/PM indicator.
When the time is correct , press
Enter Date. The last piece of information needed is
the date. Using the arrows keys, enter the present date.
Press .
All the information that the Meridian needs to speed
up the pr
ocess of computing its fix has been entered
and the Done button is highlighted.
The complete the initialization process, press

Optional Setup Functions :
There are two additional options that you may want to set up prior to using
your Meridian GPS receiver. Contrast and NAV Units.
Contrast. To set the contrast, press . Use the Up/Down arrows to
highlight "Contrast " and press .
NAV Units. You can select the units of measure that Meridian will use;
Miles/Yards/MPH, Miles/Feet/MPH (default), Nautical Miles/Feet/Knots or
Kilometers/Kilometers per hour.
Use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the unit of measure that you want and
press .
Press to return to the last screen viewed.
This completes the set up for your Meridian GPS receiver. The next chapter
will describe the basic operation and use of the Meridian as a navigation
tool.
Basic Operation
The Satellite Status screen is displayed and the Meridian
begins acquiring the data from the satellites. Once the first
position fix has been computed you can begin using all of
the functions found in your Meridian GPS receiver.
Use the Left/Right arrows to change the contrast to a level
that provides the best display of the four bars displayed
below the slide bar
. When you are satisfied with the
contrast , press .
To change the Nav Units of Measure press . Use the
Up/Down arrows to highlight "Setup" and press . Use
the Up/Down Arrows to highlight " NAV Units" and press
.

For many of you this will be your first introduction into using a GPS
receiver as a navigational tool. With all of the features and functions
provided with the Meridian, it may seem a bit intimidating at first. Don't
worry. There are only a few things you need to know to use the Meridian.
They will be discussed here in detail. Other features and functions can be
found in the References Section of the User Manual.
Turning Power On/Off