Magellan eXplorist User Manual
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- Page 1 Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver Basic User Manual This manual provides basic operation instructions for Magellan eXplorist 600 GPS Receiver.
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Page 2: License Agreement
IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist while driving. Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. - Page 3 This guide will provide you with the basics of using the Magellan® eXplorist™ GPS receiver. 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.com). Power...
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Page 4: Basic Operation
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 information to arrive at your destination. Make sure that the battery has been installed as per the instructions in the Read Me First document. -
Page 5: Go To Your Destination
Interest are POIs you’ve created, Geocache Pts are POIs that have been uploaded using the Magellan Geocaching software, and Background Map contains POIs that were preloaded into your eXplorist with the background map.. Browse either the Use the joystick eXplorist’s internal memory... -
Page 6: Basic Functions
Press Power. (Press Press and hold for 2 - 3 Enter. seconds.) After the eXplorist receiver successfully computes your present position, the last viewed navigation screen is displayed. Turning the eXplorist Receiver Off Press Power. A shutdown sequence begins. To... - Page 7 Navigational Functions Your eXplorist receiver employs three different navigational screens to assist you in arriving at your destination. Pressing the Nav button allows you to cycle through the navigation screen. The Map screen displays The Map screen is your present position using a customizable.
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Page 8: File Structure
Whenever you save a POI, route or track log or if you are creating a GOTO or a multileg route, you need to tell the eXplorist where you want the file saved or retrieved from. This is done through the internal browser in the eXplorist. - Page 9 Using an external card reader or by connecting your eXplorist to your personal computer, you can now access the files that you have saved. All of the information is there to be used as you need or modified with a simple text editor like Notepad.
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Page 10: Saving Your Present Position
Creating User POI’s Your 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... -
Page 11: Goto A Destination
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 you need to move away from the suggested path, the eXplorist receiver will continuously update the route, keeping you headed towards your destination. -
Page 12: Creating A Backtrack Route
You can also save your track history using the Save command from the “Track Log” option or convert the track to one of your saved routes with the “Convert to Route” option. This will allow your eXplorist receiver to guide you over the same path at a future date. -
Page 13: Using Track Logs
Using Track Logs As mentioned earlier, your eXplorist receiver records your track and allows you to use this information to create a route, backtrack or just to provide you with a visual indication of your journeys. Accessing Track Logs From any screen, press The Track Menu. -
Page 14: Track Logs
Using Track Logs Track Logs When an active track is saved it becomes one of your stored track logs. Highlight the desired track log and press Enter for a list of track log options. Follow Track: Navigates from the start of the track log to the end. -
Page 15: New Route
Using Multileg Routes If you understand the concept of a GOTO route being a straight route with a starting and ending point, then you can understand multileg routes. A multileg route 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. - Page 16 Edit Route: Allows you to insert, delete or add POI’s to the existing route. Reverse Route: Stores the selected route in reverse order. Delete Route: Removes the selected route from the eXplorist memory. Move Route: Moves the selected route from the SD card to internal memory or from internal memory to the SD card, depending upon its present location.
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Page 17: The Poi Database
Geocache Pts provides a path to POI’s that you have added using the Magellan geocaching software. From “Background Map,” you will be given a list of topics, such as cities, highways, airports, waterways and parks. After selecting one of these topics, a keyboard is displayed if alphabetical listing is chosen. -
Page 18: Need Help
Need Help? Your 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 answer most of your questions about the eXplorist receiver and its use. -
Page 19: Setting User Preferences
Changing the Active Setup Whenever you save a POI, create a route, geocache points or the maps you wish to access (basemap or detail map), your eXplorist will automatically take you to the preassigned default folder. This is fine for normal operation but if you want to access a different folder multiple times you may find it easier to set a personal default folder. - Page 20 Under Power Management you have three options, Power Off Timer, Light Timer and Beeper. Power Off Timer: Set the time that your eXplorist receiver will turn off automatically if no keys have been pressed and you are not moving.
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Page 21: Clearing Memory
The name you enter here will also be displayed on the About... screen. Changing Languages You can set your eXplorist receiver to display text in any of 10 different languages. You can choose from English, French (Français), German (Deutsch), Dutch (Nederlands), Finnish (Suomi), Spanish (Español), Italian (Italiano), Portuguese... -
Page 22: Setting The Clock
Setting User Preferences 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 anchor point.) -
Page 23: What Is Mapsend
Some maps regions are available as pre-loaded map regions on SD cards. • Plug and play in the eXplorist, but are limited in geographic area. The following sections describe how to get MapSend maps from CD-ROM applications compatible with your eXplorist. - Page 24 You may use an SD card reader/writer to copy saved maps to SD cards, but you can also copy maps to eXplorist memory or to an SD card in the eXplorist. SD card readers are sold at consumer electronics and office supply stores.
- Page 25 PC. Except for saving and moving maps over to your eXplorist, MapSend PC applications work the same way for eXplorist as for any other compatible Magellan GPS receivers. Only the basics of storing a map region for eXplorist are covered in this section.
- Page 26 Storage Media Now that you have your map regions saved on the PC hard drive, the easy way to transfer maps to eXplorist storage media is to use the Magellan Conversion Manager. This program can be installed from your eXplorist welcome disk or you can download it from the Magellan website at www.magellangps.com.
- Page 27 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 Transfer mode.
- Page 28 Activating and Switching between MapSend Maps on your eXplorist Now you are ready to use your maps on your eXplorist. You can store many detail map regions, but only one detail region can be active at once. To activate a detail map, push the Menu button on the eXplorist, then select "Preferences"...
- Page 29 Summary Following these instructions you will be able to expand the capabilities of your eXplorist to new levels of detail. Not only will you be able to view highly detailed mapping information, you will have the flexibility of switching to different maps, either stored internally or on SD cards.
- Page 30 Calibration is very simple and won’t take more than a few minutes. It is very important that there are no metallic objects near the eXplorist 600 dur- ing this calibration. Remove the eXplorist 600 from any cradle it may be in.
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Page 31: Accessing The Weather Screen
Accessing The Weather Screen The eXplorist 600 comes equipped with a thermometer, a barometer, and an altimeter. To access the Weather screen: From any NAV screen, press MENU. Scroll down the list to highlight “Weather” and press ENTER. The Weather screen will appear showing the thermometer, the barometer, and the altitude display. - Page 32 Notes...
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Page 33: Technical Support
Contacting Magellan The following information is provided so that if you need support for your Magellan eXplorist, you can direct your questions/com- ments to the proper person at Thales Navigation. Technical Support If you need technical assistance, "how-to" help, or if you have a technical question about the functionality of your Magellan prod- uct, please contact us on the internet at www.magellangps.com or... - Page 34 Thales Navigation 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 631245-01 A...