How to Use a Magellan Triton 300

The Magellan Triton 300, a hand-held GPS unit, has a base map of the continental United States and Canada, and offers accuracy of up to 3 meters. The unit uses two AA batteries, which can last for up to 10 hours with normal usage. You can create a route from your current position to a destination, follow a route with multiple stops or backtrack along the path you have taken to your starting point. The Triton is controlled using a nine-button keypad. A center "Enter/cursor" button has directional arrows along the edges and will move the cursor up, down, left or right. The middle of the button acts as the "Enter" key.

Creating a Waypoint From Your Current Position

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  Push the "Enter" button.

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  Highlight "Create Waypoint" and press "Enter."

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  Edit the waypoint as necessary by using the cursor button to move up or down, and highlight the field you wish to edit. Press "Enter."

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  Move the cursor left or right to change pages. The page choices are: Information, Media and Alerts. Push the "Enter" button.

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  Highlight the "Save to Disk" button and push "Enter."

Creating a 'Goto' Route

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  Push the "Menu" button. Choose "Goto."

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  Highlight "Waypoint" and press "Enter."

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  Scroll through the waypoint list using the cursor. Push "Enter" when your desired waypoint is highlighted.

Map Screen

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  Push the "Page/Goto" button to scroll the navigation pages until you reach the map screen.

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  Locate the arrow cursor. It shows your location.

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  Locate the waypoint icons on the screen. They show the position of the waypoints, either ones you have created or waypoints that came pre-loaded on the Trition 300.

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  Find the orange line with white dots, which represents the path or track you have taken during your trip. The solid green line represents your active route. This shows you the track you need to follow to get to your destination. Locate the pink line to see the straight line-of-sight to your next waypoint.

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  Find the north indicator in the bottom left hand corner to find the direction of north. The arrow points north. As you move, the arrow may also move to continue to point north. The bottom of the screen also shows your speed.