Magellan Triton 1500 - Hiking GPS Receiver User Manual

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Fundamentals 4FundamentalsTurning the Triton on1. Press and hold the power button until the Tritonsplash screen is displayed.Turning the Triton offWhen turning off the Triton you can select to have itshutdown or go into suspend mode.1. Press the Power button and the Triton will begin theshutdown sequence.2. To place the Triton in suspend mode, press Enterbefore the shutdown sequence is complete.3. To cancel the shutdown sequence and return to the last viewed screen, press any key.4. If after 5 seconds no key has been pressed, the Triton will shutdown.Setting the display backlight intensityDepending upon the lighting conditions you are in you may need to change the backlight settings forthe display. Press the backlight button momentarily to step through each level of backlightintensity.1. Press the backlight button momentarily. Thebacklight intensity will increase 20% until it reachesthe maximum intensity. Pressing the backlightbutton again will turn off the display backlight.Please note that reducing the backlight setting will increasethe battery life for the Triton. Sometimes reducing thebacklight intensity is so slight so as not to be noticeable yetwill still conserve power. Refer to the section in this chapteron Battery Life for other tips on extending the Triton’s batterylife. Note: maximum backlight intensity is reduced asbattery capacity gets lower.Setting the Time ZoneThe time and date information will be computed from information from the GPS satellites so there isno requirement for you to input any time or date information. However, to make the time accuratefor your location you must select the correct time zone.1. From the Map screen press MENU.2. Select View.3. Select Settings.4. Scroll down and select Date & Time.5. Select the Time Zone field.Press buttonmomentarily