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Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver Basic User Manual This manual provides basic operation instructions for Magellan eXplorist 6 00 GPS Receiver .[...]

W ARNINGS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY , DO NO T USE THIS NAVIGA TION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist wh ile driving. Come to a complete stop or h ave a passenger make any changes. T aking your eyes of f the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could [...]

1 This guide will provide you with the basics of using the Magellan® eXplorist™ GPS recei ver . If you require more detailed descriptions of functions not described in this guide, please visit the Magellan eXplorist Support page at the Magellan web(www .magellangps.co m). Zoom Out Zoom In Allows you to zoom in or out o n the Map screen. Nav Used[...]

2 The eXplorist GPS receiver is a handheld personal navigati on device that uses information from a constel lation of GPS satellites to compute your present position. In its simplest form, you select a destination from the list of POI’ s (Points of Interest) and the eXplorist receiver will provide you with the informa tion to arrive at your desti[...]

3 2. Select a destination... Press the GOTO button. Next you need to select which major category the POI you want to go to resides. My Pts of Interest are POIs you’ve created, Geocache Pts are POIs that have been uploaded using the Magellan Geoca ching softw are, and Background Map contains POIs that were preloaded into your eXplo rist with the b[...]

4 T urning the eXplorist Receiver On Press Power . (Press and hold for 2 - 3 seconds.) After the eXplorist receiver succ essfully computes your present position, the last viewed navigatio n screen is displayed. T urning the eXplorist Receiver Off Press Power . Setting the Display Backlight Press Light. The display backlight is a large dra in on the[...]

5 Y our eXplorist receiver employ s three different navigational screens to assist you in arriving at you r destination. Pressing the Nav button allows yo u to cycle through the navigat ion screen. The Map screen displays your present position u sing a map of the area as the background. Y ou can zoom in or out using the zoom in/ out buttons to show[...]

6 destination and the compass poin ts in the direction you are heading. The eXplorist stores data (PO Is, routes, track logs, etc.) as ASCII text files to either an SD card or to its internal memory . Files saved internally or to an SD card can be opened and viewed on a personal computer providing yo u added flexibility in modifying and storing dat[...]

7 File Structure This is a sa mple of the My P OIs folder . The first item , Up One Level, is used to move around the file hierarchy . The second item, New Folder , provides you the tool to add a new folder at this level. New POI File is used to cre ate a new ASCII text file to save your POI’ s too. In the sample sh own here, Y osemite is a new P[...]

8 Y our eXplorist receiver comes with preloaded POI’ s for a variety of areas. However , you will find that you will want to add your own POI’ s to the database. POI’ s that you save are accessed from the “My Pts of Interest” option of the databas Saving Y our Present Position From any screen, press Mark. Highlight Save and press Enter wh[...]

9 Y ou can use your eXplorist recei ver to go to (“GOT O”) any destination in your POI database. This can be one of the POI’ s that was preloaded in your eXplor ist receiver , a geocaching point or a POI that you have saved. Once a GOTO route has been defined, your eXplorist receiver will guide you in a straight line to your destination. If y[...]

10 Backtrack route. This route will automatically be computed using the track history stored in your eXplorist receiver . Creating a Backtrack Route From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “T rack Log” and press Enter . Highlight Active T rack. press Menu. Y ou can also save your track history using the Sav e command from the[...]

11 As mentioned earlier , your eXplor ist receiver records your track and allows you to use th is inform ation to create a route, backtrack or just to provide you with a vi sual indication of your journeys. Accessing T rack Logs From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “T rack Log” and press Enter . Active T rac k Active T rac[...]

12 Tr a c k L o g s When an active track is saved it becomes one of your stored track logs. Highlig ht the desired track log and press Enter fo r a list of track log options. Follow T rack : Navigates from the start of the track log to the end. Reverse T rack : Same as Follow track but navigates from the end of the track log to th e starting point.[...]

13 If you understand the concept of a GOTO route being a straight route with a starting and ending point, then you can und erstand multileg routes. A multileg ro ute is many GOTO routes linked together . So instead of having a route that only goes from A to B, you can create routes that go from A to B to C to D and so on. Accessing Routes From any [...]

14 Using a Saved Route Highlighting a route you have saved and pressing Menu brings up a list of options you can perform on that route. Activate/Deactivate Route : Assigns the selected route as the route you are wanting to follow or tu rns of f the routing for that route if it was already active. Edit Route : Allows you to insert, delete or add POI[...]

15 The POI database is the place where your saved positions (“My Pts of Interest”) or any preloaded positions are stored for easy access when creating a GOT O or multileg route. Accessing the POI Database From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Pts of Interest” and press Enter . A list of POI types are disp layed for you[...]

16 Y our eXplorist receiver has a built-in help function that can provide you information to help you while using it. This is a general help function that should answ er most of your questions about the eXplorist receiver and its use. Accessing Screen Specific Help From most screens, press Menu. Highlight “Help” and press Enter to access the he[...]

17 Accessing Preferences From any Nav screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Preferences” and press Enter . Restarting GPS (Initializing) When T o Restart GPS: Y our eXpl orist alw ays starts looking for satellites assuming it is in the same location as when it was turned off. T raveling more than 500 mil es with your eXplorist rece[...]

18 Changing Map Units Map Units has four selectable opt ions: Nav Units, North Reference, Coord. System and Map Datum. Highlight the desired op tion and press Enter . Nav Units : Allows you to select the units of measure used for displaying navigation and position measurements. North Refer ence: Used to set the top of th e map display to True North[...]

19 Personalizing Y our eXplorist Receiver Y ou can add your name and address information to your eXplorist receiver . Should you lose your eXplorist receiver , this information could be used to aid in it s recovery . Th e name you enter here w ill also be displayed on the About... scre en. Changing Languages Y ou can set your eXplorist receive r to[...]

20 Setting Alarms & Beeper The eXplorist has five alarms that you can use to provide you with audible alerts when their predefined condition is met. Anchor Alarm : Set a distance that the alarm will sound when the eXplorist has moved from its location. (Example: you have anchored your boat and want to be alerted when it has drifted from its anc[...]

21 What is MapSend®? MapSend is the Magellan line of detailed digital maps for Magellan hand held GPS receivers. The core MapSend product line includes street maps for driving, topo graphic maps for hiking, camping, and hunting, and fresh and sal t water maps for fishing and boating. MapSend maps w ill transfo rm your new eXplo rist into an amazin[...]

22 Using MapSend maps with eXplorist eXplorist in terfaces with MapSen d PC applications diff erently from previous Magellan GPS rece ivers. It uses a USB po rt to transfer data, not a serial port , and eXplorist provides a file management system much like Wi ndows folders, so users can work with multiple maps and personal data files. T o prepare m[...]

23 on a 64MB SD card and a MapSend DirectRoute routable street map of Switzerland should also fit on a 64MB SD Card. Preparing and storing MapSend map r egions on the P C All MapSend CD-ROM products includ e a Quick Start Guide that explains the basics of defining map regions on the PC. Except for saving and mo ving maps over to your eXplorist, Map[...]

24 How to find the software seri al number is described next: On the eXplorist, push the Menu key and select "About" from the menu list. The following screen will appear on the unit: T ype this serial number into the "T arget GPS…" input field in MapSend, then click the Next button in the MapSend upload screen. MapSend will th[...]

25 The next window in the Conversion Manager will ask you to insert the SD card into the card reader or connect the eXplorist unit to the PC. If you wish to transfer maps to the eXplorist, make sure it is connected, turn it on, and set it to File T ransfer mode. When you're ready , click Next ag ain in t he Conversion Manager . The PC will sea[...]

26 If you don't see the map you want to use in the list box on the left of this screen, you can click t he magnifying glass button to search for maps elsewhere on your PC. Click the checkbox n ext to any m ap image(s) you wish to copy to eXplorist storage media, and then choose the storage destination from the drop down list on the right . At [...]

27 Using MapSend with eXplorist Summary Following these inst ructions you will be able to expan d the capabilities of your eXp lorist to new levels of detail. Not only will you be able to view highly detailed mapping information, you will have the flexibility of swit ching to different maps, either stored internally or on SD cards. This provides yo[...]

eXplorist 600 Compass Calibration The electronic compass requires that it is recalibrated every time you change the batteries. Failure to calibrate the compass could result in errors of 20° or more to the displayed heading. Calibration is very simple and won’t take more than a few minutes. It is very important that there are no metallic objects [...]

Accessing The Weather Screen The eXplorist 600 comes equipped with a thermometer , a barometer , and an altimeter . T o access the Weather screen: 1. From any NA V screen, press MENU. 2. Scroll down the list to highlight “Weather” and press ENTER. 3. The Weather screen will appear showing the thermometer , the barometer , and the altitude displ[...]

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The following informati on is provided so that if you need support for your Magellan eXplorist, you can direct your quest ions/comments to the proper person at Thales Navigation. T echnical Support For Magellan product support in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Fi nnish and Danish please dial FREE PHONE: 00800MAGELLA[...]

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