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Accurate
Meridian Platinum finds your location by tracking up to 12 GPS satellites simultaneously. Assisted by the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), Meridian Platinum is accurate to within 3 meters or better.
Easy to use
An intuitive interface and large keyboard provides direct access to key features, putting the power of GPS at your fingertips.
Built-in mapping of North America and unlimited expandability
Start navigating right away with the extensive, 16 MB, built-in mapping database of North American, including interstates, highways, major roads, waterways, city locations, airports and more. Increase your mapping detail by downloading street-level maps on an optional Magellan SD memory card.
3-Axis electronic compass
The incomparable 3-axis electronic compass points you in the right direction regardless of how you hold the unit.
Barometer
Like carrying your own little weather station, there’s no need to worry about what might be rolling in.
Full Featured Navigation
Seven customizable graphic navigation displays show a map, compass, speedometer, and text readouts of heading, bearing, speed, direction, ETA, and more. Choose from 12 built-in coordinate systems and 76 datums including Latitude/Longitude, Universal Transverse Mercator, and Military Grid Reference System.
Store routes and track-points
Store up to 20 routes, 500 waypoints and 2,000 track-points to easily find your way back again and again.
Save Track-to-Route
The unique, Save Track-to-Route feature allows you to convert complicated track files into easy to follow routes. Save hundreds of routes by transferring them to a PC with Magellan MapSend software.
Sun/Moon positions
Meridian Platinum shows you when the sun will rise and set, as well as the phase of the moon, for any date and location in the world.
Fish and game calculator
Want to know when the fish are likely to be biting in your little corner of the world? The Magellan Meridian Platinum can tell you.
Satellite status
Monitor the GPS satellites in view and get information about their status.
Large backlit display
Easily view all the GPS information you need to make your adventure fun and safe, even at night.
Rugged construction
Rubber armored, impact resistant plastic allows you to confidently take your Meridian Platinum on that next great adventure.
Waterproof
Meridian Platinum is sealed to IEC-529 IPX7 specifications – and it floats!
Built-in help database
The Meridian Platinum is intuitive, easy to use, and all the major functions are described in step-by-step instructions.
Multiple language support
If you speak English, French, German, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or Dutch, so does the Magellan Meridian Platinum.
1 year warranty
We pride ourselves on building rugged and reliable navigation products that you can depend on, backed by a full one-year warranty.
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- The unit now supports the MapSend World Wide.
- The unit now supports the MapSend Blue Nav.
- Added features to show object description on map or database.
- Added a feature for the database listing so that it will change the 1st char to the next or previous alphabet if the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT key is pressed.
- Added "Advanced" NAV Units selection.
- Added a "Format Card" option to card utilities.
- Added a feature to draw a second line from current position to destination after an "GOTO" or "route" is activated.
- Added maximum speed and average speed to navigation data customization options.
- Added ability to search nearest to any object.
- Fixed problems with waypoint projection with primary datum not set to WGS84.
- Fixed track history collection bug.
- Fix problem with waypoints projection when distances less than 0.10 miles/nm/km.
- Added warning messages when trying to save current position to a waypoint before first fix or the fix is 2D in auto mode.
- Some improvements were made to map drawing.
- Fix problem with missing information from large detailed maps. This especially affected object names. This also fixed a potential lockup problem on large detailed maps.
- Fix bug in daylight savings time (involved incorrect prompting for change from/to).
- Added miles/yard/mph as a choice for nav units (old miles/mph choice now labeled miles/feet/mph). This will display yards at short distances instead of feet.
- Added "Card Utility" menu to main menu (only displayed if card is present). This contains:
- Load/save routes and waypoints from/to SD card.
- Load/save track from/to SD card.
- Delete file.
- Change map.
- Test card.
- Eliminated potential unit lock-ups when viewing Secure Digital (SD) card detailed map files greater than 32 MB.
- Added 128 MB SD card compatibility.
- Added electronic compass, barometric sensor, and temperature sensor features that are activated when used with hardware available in the Meridian Platinum model.
- Added a daylight savings time feature.
- Enabled selection of one user grid for the primary coordinate system and another user grid for the secondary coordinate system.
- After editing, the least significant digit of UTM waypoints are no longer decremented by one.
- Added a projection function on the Position screen menu.
