Setting Up The Plotter - Magellan GPS 315 User Manual

Setting Up the Plotter

This menu allows you to change the orientation, turn the
plot rings on or off, set the course projection and set the
plotter scale.
Setting Plotter Orientation.
From PLOT
MENU
screen
Select
ENTER
ORIENTATION
Turning Plot Rings On or Off. You may want to estimate
the distance to a point on the plotter. To assist you, turn the
PLOT RINGS option on. The distance between each plot
ring is equal to the scale, therefore, at most you will see a
portion of 2 rings at one time.
From PLOT
MENU
screen
Select
ENTER
PLOT RINGS
Setting Up Course Projection. You may want to know
where you will be after a specified period of time based on
your current speed and heading.
From PLOT
MENU
screen
Select
ENTER
COURSEPROJ
A solid black line will appear starting from your position
to the projected position.
Magellan GPS 315/GPS 320
Select
ENTER
PLOT SETUP
. Select
FIG
ENTER
A
orientation
Select
ENTER
PLOT SETUP
Select
ENTER
on or off
Select
ENTER
PLOT SETUP
.
FIG
Select
B
ENTER
time
WPT NAMES WPT NAMES WPT NAMES ORIENT
OFF
TRACK UP
ON
COURSE UP
NORTH UP
Figure A. You
can choose from
TRACK UP
(direction you
are moving at the
top of the
screen),
COURSE UP
(destination of
the current leg at
the top of the
screen) and
NORTH UP
(north at the top
of the screen).
PROJECTION WPT NAMES WPT NAMES WPT NAMES
OFF
OFF
ON
1 MINUTE
2 MINUTES
5 MINUTES
10 MINUTES
Figure B. You
can choose
from OFF, 1, 2,
5 and 10
minutes.
15