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Magellan CrossoverGPS Operation Manual

Summary of CrossoverGPS

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    Magellan ® crossovergps ™ reference manual instructions for operating the magellan crossovergps.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Warnings

    1 the magellan crossovergps is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations. When using the magellan crossovergps, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • some countries prohibit...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Warnings

    Important safety warnings 2 about the ac adapter • do not use the adapter in a high moisture environment. Never touch the adapter when your hands or feet are wet. • allow adequate ventilation around the adapter when using it to operate the device or charging the battery. Do not cover the ac adapter ...

  • Page 4: Important Safety Warnings

    Important safety warnings 3 federal communication commission interference statement this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class b digital devices, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfe...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Warnings

    Important safety warnings 4 ic statement operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Important note: ic radiation exposure sta...

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    Magellan crossovergps .............................................................................1 what the magellan crossovergps can do for you... ..............................................1 magellan crossovergps reference manual .........................................................2 mage...

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    Loading an enhanced poi file ...........................................................................20 displaying/selecting categories .......................................................................20 setting alarms ...........................................................................

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    Goto .................................................................................................. 35 trip ................................................................................................... 35 map screen overview ....................................................................

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    Battery life ......................................................................................................47 contact us .......................................................................................................47 magellan crossovergps pc tools installation ........................

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    Thumbnail ......................................................................................... 62 rename ............................................................................................. 62 properties .....................................................................................

  • Page 11: Magellan Crossovergps

    Magellan crossover gps 1 magellan crossovergps thank you for purchasing the magellan crossovergps. The magellan crossovergps will be your perfect driving, hiking and boating companion for all your trips, from a trip to the grocery store or a week’s holiday. What the magellan crossovergps can do for ...

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    Magellan crossover gps 2 magellan crossovergps reference manual it is not necessary to read this entire document to begin using the magellan crossovergps. Most users will find that they can use the magellan crossovergps straight out of the box and just refer to this manual on those rare occasions wh...

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    Magellan crossover gps 3 magellan crossovergps right side view magellan crossovergps left side view power - press and hold to turn the power on or off. Usb connection - (under protective cover) used for connecting to a personal computer to upgrade the firmware or to upload music files, photos and cu...

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    Magellan crossovergps application menu 4 magellan crossovergps application menu screen the application menu is the first screen displayed after you go through the initial setup and is the starting point for all of the magellan crossovergps built-in applications. You can access this menu by selecting...

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    Magellan crossovergps application menu 5 accessing the application menu the application menu can be accessed from any of the applications by tapping the exit icon found on the main menu of each application. Please note that the system settings menu does not display an exit button. To access the appl...

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    Magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens 6 magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens map screen in car/motorcycle mode the map screen is the most commonly used screen on the magellan crossovergps. Whether you are getting directions or just driving around town, the map screen will give...

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    Magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens 7 map screen in pedestrian mode in pedestrian mode the map screen doesn’t display the same information as in car/ motorcycle mode. Your route is shown as a straight line from your current position to your destination and no turn-by-turn guidance is gi...

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    Magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens 8 main menu screens the main menu has two modes: active route and normal. When a route is active the main menu provides functions that pertain to the route. With no active route, the main menu provides access to functions that are used to create a rou...

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    Magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens 9 menu page 2 accesses the second page of the route main menu. Options button accesses the options menu. Menu page 1 accesses the first page of the route main menu. Application menu accesses the application menu for additional applications and system ...

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    Magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens 10 main menu - no active route map button used to access the map screen street address button create a trip using a street address as the destination. Poi-points of interest button create a trip using a point of interest from the poi database as the d...

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    Magellan crossovergps vehicle navigation screens 11 locate screen (select the top bar on the map screen) the current location screen displays information about your present position and provides a way to save your present position in your address book. The left side of the screen indicates your head...

  • Page 22: Creating Routes

    Creating routes 11 creating routes overview creating a route involves selecting a destination and choosing how you would like the route calculated. Once this is done, the magellan crossovergps will calculate the route using the guidelines you provide and displays the map screen with information guid...

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    Creating routes 12 choosing the route preference if you selected car/motorcycle as your navigation method. Select from one of the available options: shortest time, shortest distance, least use of freeways or most use of freeways. Route button once you have selected your navigation mode and route met...

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    Creating routes 13 creating a route to a street address 1. From the main menu, select street address. 2. Select search by town, search by postcode or previous towns. 3. Input the information as requested depending upon your selection in step 2. If using search by town: spell the name of the town and...

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    Creating routes 14 creating a route using pois pois (points of interest) have been preloaded into the magellan crossovergps for commonly used categories such as hotels, restaurants, petrol stations, etc. Following the steps provided you will be able to create a route to any of these destinations. Cr...

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    Creating routes 15 5. A list of pois for the selected category and nearest to the criteria you chose in step 4 wil be presented. Select the poi you wish to route to. 6. Once the poi has been selected from the available list, select the navigation method and route preference to be used to calculate t...

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    Creating routes 16 creating a route to go home setting the home address 1. From the main menu, press on home. 2. If you have not entered a home address previously, select yes to enter your home address. 3. Select search by town, search by postcode or previous towns. 4. Input the information as reque...

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    Creating routes 17 5. Input the information as requested depending upon your selection in step 4. If using search by town: spell the name of the town and select from the town list, spell the name of the street and select from the available street list, then enter the address number for the street (i...

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    Creating routes 18 adding a previous destination to your address book 1. From the main menu, press on address book. 2. Select previous destinations. 3. Select the desired destination from the list of previous destinations. 4. Select edit. 5. (optional) edit the name of the address by selecting the t...

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    Creating routes 19 editing an address in the address book 1. From the main menu, press on address book. 2. Select list addresses. 3. Select list all or search address book. If you perform a search, you will be asked to enter the first few characters in the address name. 4. Select the desired address...

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    Creating routes 20 creating a new address 1. From the main menu, press on address book. 2. Select create new entry. 3. Select select on map, select address, points of interest or town centre. Select map: the map screen is displayed. Use your finger or stylus to pan the crosshair cursor around the ma...

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    Magellan crossovergps enhanced pois 20 magellan crossovergps enhanced pois overview the enhanced poi option provides access to personal poi files (my poi) that you can create and upload onto the magellan crossovergps sd card and to premium pois such as the preloaded marco polo database of points of ...

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    Magellan crossovergps enhanced pois 21 displaying/selecting categories 1. Load a poi file as described in ‘loading a my poi file’. 2. Select display categories. 3. Select the poi categories you want to be displayed on the map screen. Setting alarms 1. Load a poi file as described in ‘loading a my po...

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    Magellan crossovergps enhanced pois 22 saving a poi to your address book from my poi 1. Load a poi file as described in ‘loading a my poi file’. 2. Select select category. 3. Select the poi category. 4. Select nearest (closest to your present position) or spell poi name. 5. If you selected nearest, ...

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    Magellan crossovergps enhanced pois 23 selecting a premium poi file 1. Access the premium poi menu. 2. Select change premium poi. 3. Select select a poi file. 4. Select the marco polo poi file from the list of premium poi files available. Creating a route using a marco polo premium poi 1. Access the...

  • Page 36: Using The Trip Planner

    Using the trip planner 23 using the trip planner overview normal routes are calculated from your present position to a single destination. It is sometimes beneficial to have a trip that routes to multiple destinations. The trip planner allows you to create and save multiple destination trips. Creati...

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    Using the trip planner 24 5. A list of the individual destinations is displayed. Select the first destination on the list to activate the trip. 6. Select the routing method to calculate the trip. Editing a multiple destination trip 1. From the main menu, select to go to page 2 of the menu. 2. Select...

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    Using the trip planner 25 deleting a multiple destination trip 1. From the main menu, select to go to page 2 of the menu. 2. Select trip planner. 3. Select delete, rename. 4. Select delete. 5. Select the trip to be deleted from the list of saved trips. 6. Confirm the deletion by pressing on yes. Ren...

  • Page 39: Marine Navigation

    Marine navigation 26 marine navigation the marine application provides a basic form of navigation for marine use. Without loading any external maps (magellan bluenav) you can create a track, add waypoints, navigate to a saved waypoint and perform a backtrack (following your track back to your point ...

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    Marine navigation 27 changing regions 1. Accesses the marine navigation application. (from the map screen, tap the menu button.) note: if you have an active trip or goto you will need to cancel it before being able to select a region from the sd card. 2. Tap the right arrow in the bottom right-hand ...

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    Marine navigation 28 map screen overview note that in marine mode all units of measure are automatically displayed in nautical miles and knots. Information bar displays information for the cursor position while panning around the map. Zoom out when selected, zooms out the map display. Position icon ...

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    Marine navigation 29 creating a waypoint from the map screen 1. Tap . 2. Tap on any of the fields to edit the name, lat/lon, altitude or information. 3. Tap favourite to include this waypoint in your favourites list. 4. Select save. 5. A waypoint is created and indicated by an ‘x’ on the map. Creati...

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    Marine navigation 30 setting your port 1. Tap . 2. Select change port. Note: if this is the first time you have accessed the port function you will be asked to either select the port from the map or enter its latitude and longitude. 3. Select select on map to visually place your port on the map or e...

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    Marine navigation 31 creating a goto trip from the marine navigation menu 1. Tap . 2. Select list waypoints or favourites. 3. If list waypoints is selected, select list waypoints again or use the search feature to find the desired waypoint. 4. Select the waypoint name from the list of waypoints. 5. ...

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    Marine navigation 32 activating a multiple destination trip 1. From the marine navigation menu, tap . 2. Select guide me. 3. Select the name of the saved trip you want to use. 4. A list of the waypoints in the trip is displayed. Select the first destination on the list to activate the trip. 5. The m...

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    Marine navigation 33 bow view with an active trip you can use the bow view to help navigate to your destination. Accessing the bow view 1. From the marine navigation menu, tap . Select "x" in the bottom right-hand corner to return to the map screen. Data fields the data fields at the bottom of the m...

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    Marine navigation 34 vmg to last - the velocity made good to the last waypoint in your active trip (i.E. The speed at which you are approaching the waypoint). Vmg to next - the velocity made good to the next waypoint in your active trip (i.E. The speed at which you are approaching the waypoint). Alt...

  • Page 48: Outdoor Navigation

    Outdoor navigation 34 outdoor navigation the outdoor application provides a basic form of navigation for hiking and camping. Without loading any external maps (magellan mapsend topo) you can create a track, add waypoints, navigate to a saved waypoint and perform a backtrack (following your track bac...

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    Outdoor navigation 35 changing regions 1. Accesses the outdoor navigation application. (from the map screen, tap the menu button.) note: if you have an active trip you will need to cancel it before being able to select a region from the sd card. 2. Tap the right arrow in the bottom right-hand corner...

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    Outdoor navigation 36 map screen overview information bar displays information for the cursor position while panning around the map. Zoom out when selected, zooms out the map display. Position icon provides a visual indication of your current position. Icon points in the direction you are travelling...

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    Outdoor navigation 37 creating a waypoint from the map screen 1. Tap . 2. Tap on any of the fields to edit the name, lat/lon, altitude or information. 3. Tap favourite to include this waypoint in your favourites list. 4. Select save. 5. A waypoint is created and indicated by an ‘x’ on the map. Creat...

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    Outdoor navigation 38 setting your base camp 1. Tap . 2. Select change basecamp. Note: if this is the first time you have accessed the base camp function you will be asked to either select the base camp from the map or enter its latitude and longitude. 3. Select select on map to visually place your ...

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    Outdoor navigation 39 creating a goto trip from the outdoor navigation menu 1. Tap . 2. Select list waypoints or favourites. 3. If list waypoints is selected, select list waypoints again or use the search feature to find the desired waypoint. 4. Select the waypoint name from the list of waypoints. 5...

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    Outdoor navigation 40 activating a multiple destination trip 1. From the outdoor navigation menu, tap . 2. Select guide me. 3. Select the name of the saved trip you want to use. 4. A list of the waypoints in the trip is displayed. Select the first waypoint in the list to navigate the entire trip. 5....

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    Outdoor navigation 41 nav road view with an active trip you can use the nav road view to help navigate to your destination. Accessing the nav road view 1. From the outdoor navigation menu, tap . Select “x” in the bottom right-hand corner to exit nav road view. Data fields the data fields at the bott...

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    Outdoor navigation 42 vmg to last - the velocity made good to the last waypoint in your active trip (i.E. The speed at which you are approaching the waypoint). Vmg to next - the velocity made good to the next waypoint in your active trip (i.E. The speed at which you are approaching the waypoint). Al...

  • Page 57: Setting User Options

    Setting user options 42 setting user options overview the magellan crossovergps can be customised to your needs. To access the user options menu, select options from page 2 of the main menu and select the option you want to change. Poi selection in poi selection you can select which poi icons you wi...

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    Setting user options 43 active track options (marine and outdoor use only) track is a recording of your journey on land or water. Active track options sets some of the parameters for the active track. Continue track on application start: you can set the track to continue from the last track point se...

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    Setting user options 44 route preferences (vehicle navigation only) you can turn automatic re-routing on or off. With automatic re-routing on, the receiver will automatically recalculate the route whenever you leave the planned route. Automatic re-routing: when checked, automatic re-routing is on. N...

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    Setting user options 45 simulator mode (vehicle navigation only) this option provides a way to set the magellan crossovergps into simulation mode. In simulation mode you can create a route and observe the magellan crossovergps in action as it simulates travelling along the route. Simulation: check “...

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    Setting user options 46 backup and restore (vehicle navigation only) backup and restore will save (backup) all of your address, trips, and option settings to an sd card installed in the magellan crossovergps. You can then upload (restore) this information in the future should you lose the informatio...

  • Page 62: System Settings

    Setting user options 46 system settings overview system settings provides access to a number of global settings for the magellan crossovergps. The following is a listing of the accessible settings. From the main menu screen, select the application menu icon and then the system icon. Volume a slider ...

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    Setting user options 47 unit of measurement you can set distances to be displayed as miles/feet or kilometres/metres. Page 2 (tap ) product information provides detailed information about the software and firmware installed in the magellan crossovergps. Also shown is the unique serial number for the...

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    Magellan roadmate tools installation 48 magellan crossovergps pc tools installation the magellan crossovergps tools application enables you to create custom pois and load them onto your magellan crossovergps. It also provides tools for uploading music files and photos onto your sd card. Installing t...

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    Magellan crossovergps poi manager 49 magellan crossovergps poi manager the magellan crossovergps poi manager enables you to transfer custom points of interest files from your computer to your magellan crossovergps. Before adding any custom pois to the magellan crossovergps, you should understand how...

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    Magellan crossovergps poi manager 50 altitude each location can also have an altitude. Altitude is expressed by how far the point is above or below the level of the ocean, or sea level. Using magellan pc tools turn on your magellan crossovergps by pressing and holding the power button. When the warn...

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    Magellan crossovergps poi manager 51 transferring a poi file when you start the poi manager the contents of your “my pois” folder on your pc will be displayed. This is the default location for storing custom poi files. Locate the poi files you wish to load onto your crossovergps. Note: only files in...

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    Magellan crossovergps poi manager 52 note: if you are copying a speedtrap file to your magellan crossovergps make sure that it is copied to the speedtraps folder on your crossovergps (this is a subfolder of the poi folder). This is the folder where the preloaded speedtrap file is stored and this is ...

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    Magellan crossovergps poi manager 53 the alert feature is an audible alarm that lets you know when you are within a certain distance from the poi. You can set an initial reminder (distance 1), a secondary reminder (distance 2). Select your preferred unit of measurement (metres or feet). The detectio...

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    Magellan crossovergps poi manager 54 importing a data file poi files are widely available on the internet and most of them can be easily transferred to your magellan crossovergps. The poi manager software supports ascii file format (.Asc,.Csv,.Txt); gps exchange file format (.Gps,.Xml); magellan way...

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    Magellan crossovergps music manager 54 magellan crossovergps music manager the magellan crossovergps music manager enables you to transfer song files in mp3 or wma format from your computer to the sd memory card installed in your magellan crossovergps. The amount of music you can load depends on the...

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    Magellan crossovergps photo manager 55 magellan crossovergps photo manager the magellan crossovergps photo manager enables you to transfer image files in multiple formats from your computer to an optional sd memory card installed in your magellan crossovergps. The number of images you can load depen...

  • Page 73: Music Player

    Magellan crossover gps music player 56 music player the magellan crossovergps music player enables you to play music files in mp3, or wma format, stored on an sd memory card installed in your magellan crossovergps. If you have not already done so, you must install the magellan crossovergps tools app...

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    Magellan crossover gps music player 57 press the stop button to stop song play. Once a song has been stopped, pressing the play/pause button will start the song from the beginning. Multiple song play multiple song play enables you to create a “playlist”. A playlist consists of one or more songs in a...

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    Magellan crossover gps music player 58 use the arrow buttons on the left side of the screen to highlight the song files you wish to add to the playlist. Select add to playlist (right arrow) to add the highlighted song to the playlist. Continue adding files to the playlist. When you have finished, se...

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    Magellan crossover gps music player 59 equaliser the equaliser provides advanced sound options so you can customise the quality of the playback. The equaliser will only be available for mp3 format sound files. Select an equaliser preset from the following pre-configured options: default (flat), jazz...

  • Page 77: Photo Viewer

    Magellan crossovergps photo manager 60 photo viewer the magellan crossovergps photo viewer enables you to view image files in jpg and bmp format, stored on an sd memory card installed in your magellan crossovergps. If you have not already done so, you must install the magellan crossovergps tools app...

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    Magellan crossovergps photo manager 61 zoom press the zoom button to reduce or enlarge the current photo. The top of the zoom menu shows the current zoom level. Select another zoom level from the list of presets. Select best fit to adjust the zoom to fit within the display boundaries; select actual ...

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    Magellan crossovergps photo manager 62 manage photos list view press list view to show the files in a hierarchical list view. Thumbnail press thumbnail to show the files as thumbnails. Rename to change the name of the selected file or folder, press rename. Use the backspace key ( your file. When you...

  • Page 80: Information

    63 information registration please ensure that you register your magellan crossovergps at www.Magellangps.Com . By registering you will be informed of the latest product updates. Technical support visit the support section of our website at www.Magellangps.Com for technical information about your ma...