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Magellan ColorTRAK GPS

April 06, 2004

Features:

• Receiver: 12 parallel channel receiver.
• Acquisition time: cold 60 seconds, warm: 15 seconds.
• Accuracy: Position: 25m rms SA selective availability off.
• Position update rate: 1 per second.
• Antenna: Detachable Quadrifilar.
• Comes with: Carrying case, wrist strap, 4 AA batteries and user/quick reference guide.
• Display: Scratch proof backlit 3 color display and keyboard. Display colors are red, blue and green. Display is 1.4"w x 1.8"h, 128h x 64w pixels.
• Display screens: 9 graphic navigation screens, 5 customizable. Satellite status screen displays which satellites are being used and their relative signal strength, as well as their position overhead. This screen also shows temperature, battery strength, a
• Waypoints: 500 landmarks (waypoints), 20 routes with 30 legs, fully reversible and editable, 1,200 plot trail points (breadcrumbs).
• Waypoint icons: 16 Multicolored Waypoint icons and track data.
• Waypoint name character limit: 6.
• Auto Backtrack and Northfinder: Yes.
• Coordinates: LAT/LON, UTM, OSGB, MGRS, TDs, Finnish, Irish, Swedish, Swiss, German, French, and User grid.
• MAP Datums: 72 plus 1 user defined.
• NMEA: DGPS ready RTCM 104 (in), NMEA 0183 (out), vers. 1.5 & 2.1.
• External alarms: Anchor, Arrival, Cross Track Error, Proximity Alarm.
• Size: 6.88"h x 2.5"w x 1.1"d, 16 cm x 6.5 cm x 3.5 cm.
• Weight: 12 ozs../ 340.2 gm with batteries.
• Operating Temperature Range: 14° F to 140° F, -10° C to 60° C.
• Position averaging: Yes, auto position averaging.
• Maximum speed indication: 951 mph.
• Built-in thermometer and altimeter: Yes. Internal pressure sensor measures changes in barometric altitude and uses the information to compensate for apparent altitude changes due to SA.
• Course projection indicator: Yes.
• Waterproof : Yes, rugged armored rubber housing with wraparound grips.
• Power source: 9-35 vdc.
• Battery Life: 30 hours continuous.
• Memory backup battery: Yes, 10 year lithium battery memory backup.
• Data upload/download: Yes, with optional PC kit. Magellan's Map-N-Track and OziExplorer are the only software programs that can upload tracks to the ColorTRAK.
• Sun and moon position display: Yes.
• Resettable trip odometer: Yes.
• Average speed indication: Yes.
• Distance between points indication: Yes.
• MOB Man Overboard feature; Yes.
• Simulator mode: Yes, to learn the unit before you go afield.
• MODEL Part # : GPS Tracker 00-12015-000.
• External Antenna Capability: Unknown, if you have this info please e-mail us at
• Best fish and game time calculator: Yes.
• Warranty: All Magellan products are warrantied for a period of one year from the date of original purchase.

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