Powering The Magellan Explorist; Turning The Receiver On; Turning The Receiver Off; Conserving Power - Magellan eXplorist 310 User Manual

Using the Magellan eXplorist
8.
Use BACK button to return to the Menu
screen.
9.
Select the Map icon to return to the Map
screen.

Powering the Magellan eXplorist

Turning the Receiver On

The Poewr button is recessed and requires
that you hold it down for 2 seconds to prevent
accidental power on.
1.
Press and hold the Power button (top left of
the receiver) for 2 seconds.

Turning the Receiver Off

When turning the receiver off you have three
options, Suspend, Sleep or Power OFF.
Suspend: Turns off the receiver display but the
GPS information will continue updating. Also if
you have an alarm set, it will continue to alert you
at the appropriate times. Use the Power button
to activate the display while suspended.
Sleep: (Option is displayed only when an alarm is
set.) Turns off the display and the GPS receiver
but alarms will continue to function, providing
alerts for the current alarm settings. Use the
Power button to activate the display and GPS
while asleep.
Power OFF. Shuts the receiver off completely.
1.
Press the Power button.
2.
Select Suspend, Sleep (when available), or
Power OFF.
Warning: Use caution when setting the
receiver in Suspend or Sleep mode. The
receiver will appear off but is still using
battery power. Be sure to turn the receiver off using
Power OFF whenever not in use.
Magellan eXplorist 310 User Manual

Conserving Power

The Magellan eXplorist can be customised to extend
the battery life of the AA batteries installed. There are
four functions, (Backlight Timer, Brightness, Active
Suspend Mode, and Power OFF Timer) that can be
set to help extend battery life.

Setting the Active Suspend Timer

This option sets the time duration that if the buttons
are not touched that the receiver will automatically
go into Suspend Mode. Press the Power button to
exit Suspend Mode.
1.
With the receiver on and the Map screen
displayed, press the BACK button.
2.
Select the Tools icon at the bottom of the
display.
3.
Select Settings.
4.
Select Power.
5.
Select Active Suspend Timer. A drop-down
menu is displayed.
6.
Select the duration that the receiver will
automatically go into suspend mode when the
buttons are not touched.

Setting the Power OFF Timer

This option sets the time duration that the receiver
will power off if the buttons are not touched. (Useful
for times when you forget that you set the receiver in
suspend or sleep mode.)
1.
With the receiver on and the Map screen
displayed, press the BACK button.
2.
Select the Tools icon at the bottom of the
display.
3.
Select Settings.
4.
Select Power.
5.
Select Power OFF Timer. A drop-down menu
is displayed.
6.
Select the duration that the receiver will
automatically power off when the buttons are
not touched.
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