Magellan SporTrak SporTrak Color User manual

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Waypoints / Database
Accessing Waypoints in the Database — All stored waypoints, whether
user-input or preloaded, can be found in the Waypoint Database. You
will need to access waypoints in the database whenever you are editing
waypoints, activating a GOTO route or creating a multileg route.
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Database
Use up/down
arrows to select
category
Use left/right
arrows to select
“Find By”
Selecting Waypoints from the Nearest List.
If Near Position, N ear C ity or Near C ursor is
selected as the “Find By” option for the database
or if User was selected as the category, you will
be presented with a list of waypoints that you
can choose from. The information at the bottom
of the screen indicates the bearing and distance
to the highlighted waypoint from your present
position.
Selecting Waypoints from the Alphabetical
List. If Alphabetical is selected as the “Find
By” option for the database a slightly different
screen from the Nearest list is displayed. A
keyboard is graphically displayed allowing you
to enter the name of the waypoint or map
object you are looking for. You need not enter
the entire name, just enough letters to narrow
the search down. (A minimum of four charac-
ters is recommended.) Selecting “OK” and
pressing enter brings up a listing of the waypoints, starting with the one
you entered at the top.
Note: When selecting the User category, the SporTrak does not use the
keyboard display.
Use up/down
arrows to highlight
waypoint

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Selecting Waypoints Nearest to the Cursor. As discussed in the Map
Screen section, the Map Screen has two modes of operation, position
and cursor. If you are in the cursor mode you may want to know what
waypoints are near your cursor rather than the ones nearest to your
present position. You can do this by selecting the “Find By” option of
Near C ursor . You are then presented with a list of waypoints that are
close to the cursor for the category you selected.
After the list is presented, you can use the Up/Down arrows to highlight
a waypoint, and press [ENTER] to view information on it. When
highlighting a waypoint, the bearing and distance from the cursor to the
waypoint is displayed at the bottom of the list.
Note: The “Find By” option Near C ursor is only available when the
Map screen is in the Cursor Mode.
Saving Present Position as a Waypoint — Creates and stores your present
position into the memory of the SporTrak. Stored waypoints can be
used in GOTO and route creation. While saving the waypoint, you can
edit the icon, name and add a message or you can just save the waypoint
using the default name supplied by the SporTrak.
(Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows
to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You
are then placed into the Edit M ode . Using the method described in
“Getting Started” you can personalize the waypoint, making it easy to
remember what it is.)
Creating New Waypoint Manually — Allows the creation of a new
waypoint with coordinates other than your present position. The
coordinates for the new position need to be entered manually.
From
Any
Screen
Modify
(see Note)
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Location
Field
Edit Line 1 of
the Location
Field
Edit Line 2 of
the Location
Field
Edit
Elevation
Field
Highlight
“Save”
Button
(Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows
to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You
are then placed into the Edit M ode .)

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Creating New Waypoint with Map Cursor — Provides a method of
creating a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present
position. The new coordinates are computed automatically based on the
location of the map cursor.
(Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows
to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You
are then placed into the Edit M ode .)
Deleting a User Waypoint — Deletes a waypoint that you have created.
Editing a User Waypoint — Allows you to edit a waypoint that you have
already stored in the SporTrak’s memory.
From
Map
Screen
Use arrow
keys to move
cursor to
desired
Modify
(see Note)
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Database
left/right
arrows select
“Find By”
Highlight
User
Select
Waypoint to
be Deleted
Highlight
Delete
Confirm?
Yes or No
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Database
left/right
arrows select
“Find By”
Highlight
User
Select
Waypoint to
be Edited
Select Field
to be
Edited
Edit
the
Field
Repeat selecting and
editing fields until all
changes are complete
Highlight
“Save”
button
An alternative method to entering the edit mode is after highlighting
the waypoint you wish to modify press [MENU]. Highlight Edit
WPT and press [ENTER].

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Viewing a Map Object on the Map — Displays on the Map the Map
Object you have selected.
Note: This function is for viewing map objects (cities, airports, etc.)
only. See Viewing User Waypoints on the Map for instructions on how
to perform this feature using User waypoints.
Viewing a User Waypoint on the Map — Locates and displays on the
Map the selected User Waypoint.
Note: If the waypoint is used in a route you will get a warning that it is
in a route after selecting it from the list. This is because the screen that
you access the view button can also be used to edit the waypoint and it
may be undesirable to edit a waypoint that is being used in a route.
Also note that any edits you make to the waypoint are not saved when
you use the View button. You need to highlight the Save button and
press [ENTER] to record your changes.
Saving a Map Object as a User Waypoint — Saves a Map Object as a
waypoint to be stored in your User Waypoint List. You would do this
should you want to modify the object or if you wanted to use the object
as a waypoint in the Sun/Moon or Fish/Hunt functions.
Follow the instructions above for Viewing a M ap O bject on a M ap. Press
[MARK]. Edit any field of the waypoint that you want and when
you are done, highlight “Save” and press [ENTER].
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Database
Select
Waypoint
from the list
Select
Database
Category
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Database
Select
Waypoint
from the list
Highlight
User
Use U/D arrows
to highlight
“View” button

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Searching for a Street Address — This option allows you to search an
uploaded map database for a specific street address. After finding the
address, you can save it as a waypoint (“Mark”) or view it on the Map
Screen.
NOTE: The option is av ailable ONL Y if y ou hav e uploaded one or mor e
detailed maps fr om the M agellan M apSend S treets CD-R OM.
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Database
Enter street
name Use arrows
to highlight
street name
Enter
address
number
Use arrows to
highlight an
uploaded map
region
Highlight
Address
Use arrows to
view address
range
Highlight
“Mark” or
“View”
Mark. If you select “Mark” and press [ENTER], the Edit Waypoint
screen is displayed. You can now change any of the attributes for this
waypoint. Highlight “Save” and press [ENTER] to record this
waypoint into the memory of the SporTrak.
View. Selecting “View” and pressing [ENTER] returns you to the
Map Screen in the Cursor Mode with the cursor on the address you
entered. From this point, you can create a waypoint by pressing the
[MARK] button.
Note: The address search has some limitations and is based upon the
map that was uploaded from the MapSend Streets software. While you
are entering the address you will notice that the available range is
displayed on the screen. Addresses entered must fall within that range.

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Routes
Creating a GOTO Route — Creates and sets as the active route a 1-leg
route with your present position as the starting point and a destination
waypoint that you choose from the waypoint database.
GOTO routes are not saved in memory. When you turn your SporTrak
off and then back on, the GOTO route is gone. You need to create a
new GOTO route if you intend on completing the route.
Also note that when you are selecting the Waypoint Category you are
being instructed to select the “Find By”. You can select only those
waypoints in your general vicinity (Near Position) or all of the waypoints
in the category in alphabetical order (Alphabetical).
Creating a Backtrack Route — Creates a route using track information
stored in the SporTrak to “retrace” your steps. A good example of using
a backtrack would be if you were out hiking or jogging with your
SporTrak turned on and computing position fixes. After 30 minutes you
From
Any
Screen
Select
Waypoint
Category
Use left/right
arrows to select
“Find By”
If a GOTO route
already exists, you will
be asked to clear it.
Select
Waypoint
from List
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select
“Backtrack”
from Route List
Highlight
Activate Backtrk
choose to return to where you started, following the same route you just
took. All you need do is follow the instructions below and let the
SporTrak take you there.
Creating a Multileg Route — Provides the means to create a multileg
route that can be stored in memory.
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SporTrak, but once you can visualize what a multileg route (route) is, it
becomes very easy to understand and create. If you understand that a
GOTO is a 1-leg route with a starting point and a destination point,
then imagine a bunch of GOTO’s strung together where the destination
of one GOTO is the starting point for the next GOTO. That means if
you had three GOTO’s, one from “A” to “B”, another from “B” to “C”
and a third from “C” to “D” you could then put them together to make
one multileg route. In this example you would have a 3-leg route that
went from “A” to “B” to “C” to “D”.
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select an
“Empty”
Route
Step 1:
Select
starting
waypoint
Select
Waypoint
Category
Use L/R arrows
to select
“Find By”
Select
Waypoint
from List
Step 2:
Select leg
destination
waypoint
Select
Waypoint
Category
Use left/right
arrows to
select
“Find By”
Select
Waypoint
from List
Use up/down arrows to move
highlight to next available leg in
the route. Indicated by dashes.
Repeat Step 2 for all additional legs in the route.
Step 3:
Save the
route
Use up/down
arrows to highlight
“Save Route” button
These routes have an advantage over GOTO’s in that A) the starting
point does not have to be your present position, B) they are always in
memory and if activated they remain activated, even when you turn the
SporTrak off and then back on, and C) they can be saved and used over
and over again.
(Note: these routes have been termed “multileg” in an effort to make the
understanding of them a little clearer, however you could create a
1-leg route and save it in the SporTrak’s memory.)
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
A
B
C
D

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Activating/Deactivating a Route — Enables the activating or deactivating
of a stored route. When a route is being used to navigate, it is termed to
be “active”. When you want to use a route to navigate with, follow these
steps to activate it.
Sample Route List
(Bold route indicates “Active” route)
Sample Route Create
(Note: If the route is active, the SporTrak will automatically display
“Deactivate Route” in the menu and inversely if the route is not active,
“Activate Route” will be displayed.)
Viewing a Route — Allows you to view the legs of a route using the same
screen that was used to create the route. Viewing a route can be used if
you just wanted to see the components of the route or as a precursor to
editing the route.
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select
Route
Highlight
Activate
or
Deactivate
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select
Route
Highlight
Map View Route
Editing a Route — Enables you to modify an existing route by inserting a
leg, deleting a leg or replacing a leg. Follow the instructions above for
Viewing a R oute and then use the instructions for inserting, deleting,
replacing or appending a leg as appropriate.
When you are done with editing the route, use the Up/Down arrows to
highlight the “Save Route” button and press [ENTER].

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Inserting a Leg — Inserts a waypoint in the middle of an existing leg
thereby making two legs where there used to be one.
In the example of a route that goes
from “A” to “B” to “C” to “D”, if
you wanted to insert the waypoint
“E” between “B” and “C” you would
highlight the waypoint “C” and
follow the steps to insert waypoint
“E”. Your route would then be “A”
to “B” to “E” to “C” to “D”.
Deleting a Leg — Deletes a leg from the route.
Select route to be edited.
See Instructions for
Viewing a Route
Highlight
Insert
Select
Database
Highlight destination
waypoint for leg that will
have a leg inserted.
Select
Waypoint
Select route to be edited.
See Instructions for
Viewing a Route
Highlight
Delete
Highlight destination
waypoint for leg that will
be deleted.
Replacing a Leg — Replaces the destination of an existing leg with a
new destination.
Appending a Leg — Adds a leg to the end of a route.
Select route to be edited.
See Instructions for
Viewing a Route
Highlight
Replace
Select
Database
Highlight destination
waypoint for leg that will
be replaced.
Select
Waypoint
Select route to be edited.
See Instructions for
Viewing a Route
Select
Database
Highlight next available
leg. (Indicated by
dashes)
Select
Waypoint
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 4
Segment 3
A
B
C
D
E

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Appending a Newly Created Waypoint to a Route — Allows a newly
created waypoint to be appended to any route in memory.
Reversing a Route — Allows any route in memory to be reversed. In the
example used earlier of “A” to “B” to “C” to “D”, if this route were
reversed it would end up as “D” to “C” to “B” to “A”.
Create a Waypoint by pressing the GOTO button.
Can be present position, user-generated position
or by using Map Cursor to locate position.
Select
Route
Edit/Modify
Waypoint as
desired.
Highlight
“Route”
Button
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select
Route
Highlight
Reverse
Deleting a Route — Enables the deletion of any route in memory. Useful
when you want to add a new route but no “EMPTY” routes are
available.
Viewing a Route on the Map Screen — Provides you with a graphical
representation of the route selected on the Map screen.
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select
Route
Highlight
Delete
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Select
Route
Highlight
Map View
Creating a Route Using Track History — This enables you to automati-
cally create a multileg route using your track history. This route will be
saved to your route list with a naming convention of “T01P01 to
T01Pxx” where Pxx indicates the number of points in the route.
From
Any
Screen
Highlight
Routes
Highlight
Save Trk to Rte