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Thales Navigation Meridian Series User Manual

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Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver

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 Reference Section of the User Manual.

Quadrifilar Antenna

IN - Zooms in the
display of the Map
screen. (Press once
to zoom one level,
press and hold to
quickly move
through the zoom
levels.)

OUT - Zooms out
the display of the
Map screen.
(Press once to
zoom one level,
press and hold to
quickly move
through the zoom
levels.)

ENTER -
Confirms data
entries or menu
selections.

MENU -
Accesses menus
for displayed
screens. Also
provides access
to waypoint,
route and setup
functions.

PWR- Turns the
Meridian on/off. Also
used to turn the display
backlight on/off.

ESC- Cancels the
operation of the last
button pressed.
Also scrolls through
the NAV screens in
reverse order.

NAV - Accesses the
various navigation
screens.

GOTO (dual
function key) -
GOTO is used to
create a direct route
to any waypoint
stored in memory.
This key is also used
to MARK a position.