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From: rickg@callamer.com (CASE)
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Subject: Re: 'secret' menu in Magellan GPS - which keys to press?
Date: 20 Dec 1996 06:23:17 GMT
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In article <170ITBAq1auyEwEs@acarr.demon.co.uk>,
Allan G. Carr <Allan@acarr.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <r1gK1DA5BntyEwPy@johnston.demon.co.uk>, Russell Johnston
><russell@johnston.demon.co.uk> writes
>>Could someone please remind me how to get into the manufacturer's
>>debug/diagnostic menu on Magellan GPS's (specifically a 3000 and
>>Trailblazer XL). It's some combination of menu and arrow keys if I
>>remember correctly.
>
>On my Magellan 200o from the MENU screen press > < > which then displays
>00 [Ent] gives the software version which in my OSGB GPS is 3.04
>01 [Ent] gives some form of satelite info I think.?  SCM, SEQ, RAD, TDL
>>Also if anyone has decoded the displays this information would also be
>>most useful.
>10 [Ent] gives Display & Button test
>20 [Ent] says BURN IN.

For the TB and Meridians:

AUX/Setup
Left
Right
Left
Right
Enter

Shows firmware revision.

AUX/Setup
Left
Right
Left
Right
Up
(Shows 10)
Enter
Enter
Clear

Shows PRN, signal strength, filter state, etc. for the two channels.


-- 
Rick Gilligan
Senior Software Specialist
Computer And Software Enterprises, Inc.
E-mail: rick@case.net


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From: woolsey@jlw.com (Jeff Woolsey)
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Subject: Re: GPSII+ and Diagnostic Mode
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In article <34beeeb7.2544271@news.iglobal.net>,
Jim Hardy <jbhardyxxx@wtaccess.com> wrote:
>If you have a GPSII+, put it into Diagnostic Mode.  When you switch
>to the "Position Screen", you will see a new field just to the right
>of "Position."  Mine has a numeric value, but I have not been able to
>determine what it refers to.  Any ideas?

My best guess (from observing my old 45XL and my current 90) is that
the figures represent the number of milliseconds it took to draw the
current page.  This is particularly apparent on the moving map when
there are lots of nearby waypoints, track points, and other clutter.
I presume the same sort of numbers can appear on other Garmin handheld
models.
-- 
Jeff Woolsey	+1 408 487 7177 	woolsey@{jlw,mri,microtec}.com
"Tried working once.  Didn't work out.  Too much like work."  -Steed
Why do wrong numbers leave messages in languages that I don't understand
and are not present in my greeting???