Magellan GPS receivers User Manual

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9

Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver

The SporTrak has seven navigation screens: Map screen, Compass screen,
Large Data screen, two Position screens, Road screen, and Sat Status screen.
They will be described briefly here. More detailed information on the
different screens can be found in the Reference chapter of the User Manual.

from any

screen

Use up/down

arrows to

highlight
Contrast

The menu display may

differ slightly

depending upon which

screen it was

accessed from.

Use left/right

arrows to

adjust the

contrast.

Because the SporTrak attains information it needs
from satellites orbiting the earth, the antenna needs to
have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky. This allows the
SporTrak to choose from all satellites currently available.

If the view of the sky is poor due to large cliffs or buildings, heavy
foliage or other obstructions, the satellite signals can be blocked and
the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix.

You can observe the signal strength and the satellites being used on the

Satellite Status screen (described in the next

section).

Holding the SporTrak. The receiver is

designed to fit comfortably in your hand.

Hold the SporTrak in the palm of your hand
with the antenna pointing towards the sky.

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