Magellan Triton 500 - Manual (Page 19)

Navigation Screens 11
Navigation Screens
The Magellan Triton has six navigation screens and a Satellite Status screen. The Navigation screens
provide you with information to assist you in your journeys.
Selecting Navigation Screens
1. While viewing one of the Navigation screens, press PAGE / GO TO (next screen) or ESC
(previous screen) to select the navigation screen you are looking for.
Map Screen
The Map screen displays your present position at the arrow cursor along with map detail information
provided from the base map. (If you have an optional Detail Map loaded and are in an area covered
by the detailed map, the map information from the detailed map will be displayed.)
Waypoints (user-created or preloaded in the map) will be displayed by their icons on the screen.
A visual indication of your movements (track) is displayed on the
map as an orange line with white dots. If the track has been saved,
it appears as a blue dashed line (color is user customizable). Also,
if you have a route activated, it is shown on the map as solid yellow
lines. (The trail colors can be modified.) A pink line is also
displayed that indicates the Position Destination Line. The
Position Destination Line is a straight line displaying LOS (line of
sight) from your current location to the next destination waypoint.
At the top right of the map is a north indicator that rotates to
indicate north from your present heading and the map scale
(circled) is displayed in the bottom left corner. The header bar
shows battery level, time of day and satellite signal strength.
Changing the Map Scale
1. While viewing the Map screen, press + ZOOM or ZOOM - to step through the different map
scale levels.
Accessing the Main Menu
1. Press MENU while viewing the Map screen. The Main Menu will appear. Press ESC to close
the menu and return to the Map screen.
Accessing the Options Menu
1. Press ENTER while viewing the Map screen. The Options Menu appears. Select the
function desired or press ESC to return to the Map screen.
Map Cursors
There are two cursors that can be displayed on the Map screen.
The arrow cursor displays your present position (or last known position) on the map with the
arrow pointing in the direction you are heading.