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product_id: 81759115
title: "Magellan Meridian Color Handheld GPS Navigator (16 MB)"
brand: "magellan"
price: "C$595"
currency: NIO
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reviews_count: 4
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# WAAS accuracy 16MB memory 120x160 display Magellan Meridian Color Handheld GPS Navigator (16 MB)

**Brand:** magellan
**Price:** C$595
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Magellan Meridian Color Handheld GPS Navigator (16 MB) by magellan
- **How much does it cost?** C$595 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- magellan enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted magellan brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Long-lasting Power:** Stay on the move with up to 13 hours of battery life on just 2 AA batteries.
- • **Endless Exploration:** 16 MB of built-in memory with unlimited mapping expandability—your adventure knows no bounds.
- • **Bright & Clear Display:** Full-color backlit display for easy navigation, day or night.
- • **Navigate with Confidence:** Experience pinpoint accuracy with WAAS technology, ensuring you're never lost.
- • **Durable Design for Adventurers:** Rugged, rubber-armored construction that withstands the elements—waterproof and impact-resistant.

## Overview

The Magellan Meridian Color Handheld GPS Navigator is a robust and reliable device featuring a full-color display, WAAS technology for superior accuracy, and ample memory for mapping North America. Its durable, waterproof design and long battery life make it the perfect companion for outdoor enthusiasts.

## Description

Product description               8 oz 2.9 x 1.2 x 6.5 Built-in antenna 500 WPs EnglishMagellan Meridian Color is the ultimate top-of-the-line GPS receiver and the first handheld to present all your p                  .com               Early Adopters Pick: January 2003. The first handheld GPS unit with a full-color screen. The Magellan Meridian Color is the first handheld GPS receiver to feature a full-color screen. Find your way with superior tracking and accuracy to within three meters, a built-in mapping database, and a high-color, high-contrast, backlit, 120 x 160 pixel display. The Meridian Color finds your location by tracking up to 12 GPS satellites simultaneously, and is also assisted by the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), so it's accurate to within three meters or better. The Meridian Color is ruggedly constructed and is waterproof, so you can take it anywhere, whether you're navigating the streets or hitting the trails. It features nine customizable graphic navigation displays including a map, compass, and speedometer, and text readouts that show heading, bearing, speed, direction, ETA, and more. You can choose from 12 built-in coordinate systems and 76 datums including latitude/longitude, the Universal Transverse Mercator grid, and the Military Grid Reference System. The Meridian Color features 16 MB of built-in maps of North America--including interstates, highways, major roads, waterways, cities, airports, and more--that you can also expand by downloading onto an optional Secure Digital memory card (not included). You can store up to 20 routes, 500 waypoints, and 2,000 track points, and the Save Track-to-Route feature allows you to convert complicated track files into easy-to-follow routes. Magellan MapSend software, available separately, lets you save hundreds of routes to your PC. Other features include NorthFinder technology, which shows your direction even when standing still; sun and moon positions, which shows you when the sun will rise and set and the phase of the moon; a fish and game calculator, which shows you when the fish are likely to be biting in any location; and satellite status, which monitors the GPS satellites in view and gets information about their status.

## Features

- Full-color 120 x 160 pixel display; backlit for easy night-time use
- Uses WAAS technology for accuracy to within 3 meters or better
- 16 MB of built-in memory includes mapping of North America and unlimited expandability
- Rubber armored construction is impact resistant and waterproof
- Runs for up to 13 hours on 2 AA batteries; includes USB interface with cable

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Magellan
- **Model Name:** Magellan Meridian Color
- **Vehicle Service Type:** Car, SUV, Truck
- **Screen Size:** 2.2 Inches
- **Special Feature:** Bearing, CTS (Course to Steer), Distance, Electronic compass, Elevation, Heading, NorthFinder, Time/date, VMG (Velocity Made Good), XTE (Cross Track Error)
- **Connectivity Technology:** Serial
- **Map Type:** North America
- **Battery Life:** 13 Hours
- **Mounting Type:** Handheld
- **Resolution:** 120 x 160

## Images

![Magellan Meridian Color Handheld GPS Navigator (16 MB) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41MSEX13PZL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: does the meridan show depth in feet**
A: With topo maps the meridian shows altitude in feet...

**Q: For the magellan color, can you ship overnight if i give you my fedex account number?**
A: I don't know. If you made the label thru fedex and emailed the tracking number and label to me so I could confirm shipment it might work. I have never done it before. Amazon charges you for shipping like $4.95 which is never enough for shipping. I could give you the package details.

**Q: Can you name waypoints? Or are they just listed as a number?**
A: You can name any waypoint that you create . It will allow you to name a waypoint up to 8 spaces or characters per waypoint. it also has a script to tell lat/lon and a message board for each waypoint.... I would send you a pic/screenshot but no where jere is that option...

**Q: Can the maps be updated in the 2004**
A: yes

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Five Stars
  

*by N***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2015*

Excellent. Product was like new.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Meridian COLOR vs. PLATINUM
  

*by O***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2003*

Display:The COLOR has no-light/dim/bright, as does the PLATINUM. But the COLOR it is only usable with bright lights in daylight and dim during nighttime, with no lights you don't see anything. The Platinum w/o light has still an acceptable display and runs for about 8 hrs, the COLOR on bright runs slightly over 4 hrs (1.850 mAh).Functionality:The colored display is very helpful together with Topo Send. You can easily distinguish between different graphics by the color; like arroyos and dirt-roads, specially marked arreas and lakes, etc.What is missing on the COLOR compared to the PLATINUM is the baro, thermo and the build in electronic compass (not gps dependent). I thermo and baro I found fun to play around with but never really found a serious application. The compass needs constant alignment and is often considerably off. For all those applications there is way better stuff out there.The COLOR has the better software wich might be due to the fact that I downloaded the latest software to it (v. 5.12). After v. 5.xx there is supposed to be a street navigation function to it, which I haven't found yet- maybe only works with MapStreets.Durability:As I pointed out in my earlier review on the PLATINUM this unit is extremely rugged and highly reliable in the field. I figure so will be the COLOR.Deficiencies:The backtrack function is higly deficient. When you wanna walk back you have to hit every single point this function created on the way back. Often you don't do that because you do a shortcut. Neither one of those units does allow you to bypass one single point and from now it desperatly points back to the one point you might have missed by a couple of feets.Map-Download:has certain limitations which are discussed in some other reviews on this side. Even with the latest software I was only able to download 3 regions to one map, but 4 maps alltogether with a total of 120mb over my PDA (Card-Reader might be even better) by doing the following:1. Without connecting your Meridian to a PC, begin the map Upload process (click Regions; then Upload to GPS).2. When the map data conversion process is done, MapSend will display a message that it cannot find your GPS receiver to perform the download.3. Stop the process here by selecting "Cancel".4. Using Windows Explorer, go to Program Files/Magellan/MapSend/Export and locate the file called "maps.img".5. Copy this file to the SD card using USB card reader.  Do not create any folders within the SD card where you place this file.  Your Meridian will always looks at the top, or "Root" level within the card.6. Rename the file "XXXXXX.img" - Example (SO California.img).7. Remove the card and place it in your Meridian.  You can use your Meridian as you would normally from here.  (If you have at least software version 3.12 loaded on your Meridian, you will be able to select a map image to use from the Card Utilities menu - Press MENU to find Card Utilities)Verdict:I do recommend both units, but do personally prefer the COLOR for its more consise display even considering the extra functions on the PLATINUM. Because of certain flaws in the software I give both a 4 out of 5.

### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    What a Bringdown
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2006*

After losing an older Meridian Marine, I decided to make use of my software and buy this unit since I LOVED the previous model for a few years. When I received this model it seemed to be working fine when I initialized it.  It came with antique version 4.02 firmware, marked from 2002.  The unit refused all my software (specifically uploading REGIONS off the Topo, Nav, and World Basemap discs) until I upgraded the firmware to anything above v.5. When I tried to install v5.34 from the CD or v. 5.40 which I downloaded, it kept freezing and wouldn't  accept the firmware.  I then called tech support (NOT open 24/7!...just California time 6am-5:30pm, weekdays). I spent a total of 3 hours on hold during my 4 phonecalls!!!! The obviously outsourced "tech experts" (trained British accents, probably in Pakistan) then repeatedly walked me thru the same steps to fix the problem as though they were encountering them for the first time!  I even got the same guy twice. One said I'd get a callback the next day at 7:30 PM New York time.  It never happened. After giving up, one of them transferred me to a "senior-technician" who did no better.  After even she gave up, she said she had to look up something and would call me back within 30 minutes. Guess what....It never happened (again)! No matter how great the unit might be, I will never do business again with a sleazy excuse for a professional Company named Magellan (Thales Communications).  Even the "worldwide basemap", which I bought the unit for, only gave me an OUTLINE of Panama...no roads, no nothing!!  In all my 58 years, with all my toys (boats/radar/stereos,medical electronics, cameras, etc,etc, etc), this is the single WORST response I've ever had to asking for HELP, especially on a BRAND-NEW product!

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