Thales Navigation Meridian Series User Manual

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Magellan Meridian GPS Receiver

Reference

been uploaded from Magellan MapSend Topo for the United States and
that your present position as well as the projected horizon falls within
the area uploaded.)

Like Horizontal Profile, you must be zoomed in to a scale of 0.80 miles
or closer for the projected terrain to be displayed. Zoom scales higher
then 0.80 miles will cause the data displayed to change to the Two Data
Fields and will change back to Terrain Projection as you zoom in to 0.80
miles and below.

You should note that when you select Terrain Projection your Map
Orientation will change to “Track Up” so you may need to change that
when you are done viewing the projected terrain. If you change
Orientation to something other then Track Up while viewing the
Terrain Projection, the default Two Data Fields is displayed. Changing
the Orientation back to “Track Up” will revert back to the projected
terrain.

Changing the Map Orientation — You can change how the map is

orientated on the screen to either North Up, Course Up or Track Up.
Default is North Up.

From

the MAP

Screen

NAV

Highlight

Map Setup

Use arrows to

highlight the

“Orientation” field

Use arrows to select

the desired Map

Orientation

ENTER

North Up

North is at the top of the screen.

Course Up

The heading of the active leg of the active route is at
the top of the screen. If no route is active, North Up
orientation is used until a route is activated.

Track Up

Your heading (i.e., the direction you are travelling) is at

the top of the screen.

Selecting Primary Usage — The Meridian can be set to either Land or
Marine Usage. When in Land (default), the map displays land areas in white
and water areas as dark gray. For marine applications it may be desirable to