Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 User Manual

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Magellan
eXplorist
Pro 10

User Manual

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MiTAC Digital Corporation 471 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA
www.magellanGPS.com

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 User Manual ® ® MiTAC Digital Corporation 471 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA www.magellanGPS.com...
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Safety Information The Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 is a navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destination. When using the Magellan eXplorist Pro 10, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING Please do not try to change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 while driving.
  • Page 3 FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS. Some national, state, or local laws do not allow limitations on implied (b) In the event of a defect, Magellan will, at its discretion, repair warranty on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above or replace the hardware product with a product of like kind or limitation may not apply to you.
  • Page 4: End User License Agreement

    (b) OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, Customer a non-exclusive, personal and non-assignable license INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES to install, operate and use the Magellan software covered by this WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Agreement (“Software”) and use the documentation provided with LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES ARISING FROM A DELAY the same (“Documentation”), subject to the following restrictions:...
  • Page 5 Documentation shall be and remain the sole property of ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED Magellan, and any and all intellectual property rights in or to OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH CLAIMS OR DAMAGES; any Third Party Software shall be and remain the sole property PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS of the applicable third party supplier.
  • Page 6: Legal Notices

    United States government, Customer shall contact acquiring goods otherwise than in the course of a business. Magellan at the Magellan address set forth below for a copy of the The limitations or exclusions of warranties, remedies or liability additional terms and conditions governing such Customer’s use.
  • Page 7 The Magellan receiver must be installed and operated at a distance no closer then 8 inches (20 cm) from the user. This Class B digital device meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    SD Card ............. 5 Installing a micro SD Card ..........5 Language Selection ............ 6 Selecting Language ............6 Bluetooth ..............7 ® Bluetooth Interoperability and Compliance Statement . 7 Bluetooth Pairing ............. 7 Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 9 Backlight ..............15 Setting the Battery Backlight Timer ......16 Setting the External Power Backlight Timer....16 Setting the Backlight Brightness........16 Compass Calibration ..........17 Calibration Compass Screen ........17 Calibating the Compass ..........17 Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 10 GPS Settings ............. 17 Setting the COM Port (Programs) ......... 17 Setting the COM Port (Hardware) ......... 17 Setting the Automatic GPS Access ......18 GPS Mode ..............18 Setting GPS Mode ............18 Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 11: Overview

    GIS professionals seeking to collect GPS data. Whether it’s 3-5 meter, 1-3 meter or sub-meter GPS positioning, the eXplorist Pro 10 can deliver all three levels of accuracy in real-time using its internal GPS receiver or a supported Blue- tooth GPS receivers in challenging GPS environments, such as under forest canopy and near buildings.
  • Page 12 Pressing and holding the power button down for 5 seconds will reset the receiver. [B] Back Button. Steps back to the previous screen. [C] Camera Button. Accesses the camera function and is used as the shutter button to take photograph. Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 13: Specifications

    • Digital camera: 3.2 megapixel, autofocus, JPEG format, WMV video, picture/video viewer • USB client v2.0 compliant (mini USB) • Bluetooth 2.0 class 3 • Communication: USB ActiveSync/Windows Mobile device center or microSD/SDHC car Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 14: Setup

    Setup Installing Batteries The Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 is powered by two AA batteries. Alkaline, lithium or rechargeable batteries may be used but both batteries must be of the same type. Battery Door Removal 1. Raise the arm [A]. 2. Turn the battery door lock counter clockwise a quarter turn.
  • Page 15: Accessing The Usb Connector

    SD Card A micro SD card can be installed in the Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 to store and retrieve data. Please see your application instructions for details on how to save to or access data from the micro SD card.
  • Page 16: Language Selection

    Setup Language Selection Some versions of the eXplorist Pro 10 support languages other than English. If the version you have supports other languages you will be prompted to select the language when you turn the eXplorist Pro 10 on for the first time CAUTION: The selection of the language is irreversable. Once a language has been selected it cannot be changed.
  • Page 17: Bluetooth

    Passkey can be found in the documentation for the Bluetooth-capable device.) 9. Once the Passkey is accepted, a trusted pair is created and both devices can communicate to each other via Bluetooth. Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 18: Windows Mobile

    This chapters covers fa ew of the features of the Windows Mobile Operating System that may be helpful in using the eXplorist Pro 10. Today Screen Normally the Today screen will be the first screen Start Header Bar Tap to access displayed when powering on the eXplorist Pro 10 the Start and provides a general overview of the receiver’s Connection Menu Status status and user information.
  • Page 19: Header Bar

    Applications Installed with Windows Mobile The following table displays the icons and applications that are included with the eXplorist Pro 10. Note that additional applications that are available only with the eXplorist Pro 10 are described in the next chapter: Today.
  • Page 20: Touch Screen

    Help. Access help screens useful for using the Windows Mobile Operating System. Search. Access help screens useful for using the Windows Mobile Operating System. Camera. Use the eXplorist Pro 10 to take pictures and videos. Touch Screen • Tap on the screen to open and select options.
  • Page 21: Data Entry

    Windows Mobile v6.5 Data Entry Data can be entered into the eXplorist Pro 10 by accessing the keyboard (shown) or by using a stylus to write directly on the display. To change between keyboard or the letter recognizer tap the arrow next to the Input button and select the desired option.
  • Page 22: Connections Folder

    Each application will be covered in the next section. Personal. The Personal folder contains three additional applications used for setting up the eXplorist Pro 10. Each application will be covered in the following section. System. The System folder contains additional applications used for setting up the eXplorist Pro 10 system.
  • Page 23: System Folder

    Used to manage programs you have installed. Regional Settings. Set information about the region you are using the eXplorist Pro 10 on. You can set the region, how numbers are displayed, the currency, the time format and the date format. Screen.
  • Page 24: Additional Applications

    Battery Type The Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 will alert you as to when the battery power is low and the batteries require changing. The accuracy of this alert depends on the type of battery installed. To get the optimum battery life (and to prevent changing batteries more often then required) you should always set the battery selection to the type of batteries being used.
  • Page 25: Setting The Battery Backlight Timer

    NOTE: If you are on battery power you will see the backlight change as you move the slider but changing the external slider will not display the change. Conversly, if on external power the back- light will change while moving the External Power slider. Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...
  • Page 26: Compass Calibration

    GPS Settings is used to assign the COM port that programs or other hardware devices will access to receive GPS data from the eXplorist Pro 10. The COM port used by the eXplorist Pro 10 and the programs and other devices must match for the data to be transferred.
  • Page 27: Gps Mode

    1. From the Windows Start menu, tap on Settings. 2. Tap on System. 3. Tap on GPS Mode. 4. Tap on the radio button to select the mode that will be used to output GPS data. Magellan eXplorist Pro 10 GPS Receiver...

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