Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver Basic User Manual This manual provides basic operation instructions for Magellan eXplorist 600 GPS Receiver.
WARNINGS 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. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement.
eXplorist GPS Receiver 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). Light Power Enter Joystick Zoom Out Zoom In Nav Menu Mark GOTO Escape Zoom Out Zoom In Allows you to zoom in or out on the Map screen. Nav Used to select the navigational screen desired.
2 Basic Operation The eXplorist GPS receiver is a handheld personal navigation device that uses information from a constellation 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 information to arrive at your destination. Make sure that the battery has been installed as per the instructions in the Read Me First document. 1. Compute your position...
Basic Operation 3 2. Select a destination... Press the GOTO button. Press 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 Geocaching software, and Background Map contains POIs that were preloaded into your eXplorist with the background map.. Browse either the eXplorist’s internal memory (or SD card if installed) to find the POI you want to go to. 3.
4 Basic Functions Turning the eXplorist Receiver On Press Power. (Press and hold for 2 - 3 seconds.) Press Enter. 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 cancel power off, press Escape. Setting the Display Backlight Press Light. Each time you press the Light button, the display backlight changes from low to high and back to off.
Navigational Functions 5 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. Press Menu, highlight map of the area as the Customize page and background. You can zoom press Enter. in or out using the zoom in/ out buttons to show just the portion of the map you need.
6 File Structure destination and the compass points in the direction you are heading. The eXplorist stores data (POIs, 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 you added flexibility in modifying and storing data to be used in your eXplorist.
File Structure 7 This is a sample of the My POIs 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 create a new ASCII text file to save your POI’s too. In the sample shown here, Yosemite is a new POI file that was created for this sample to save POI’s created while hiking through Yosemite National Park.
8 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 Saving Your Present Position From any screen, press Mark. You can change the information in any of the fields by using the joystick to highlight the field and press Enter. Highlight Save and press Enter when done.
GOTO a Destination You can use your eXplorist receiver to go to (“GOTO”) any destination in your POI database. This can be one of the POI’s that was preloaded in your eXplorist 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 you need to move away from the suggested path, the eXplorist receiver will continuously update the route, keeping you headed towards your destination.
10 Using Backtrack 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 “Track Log” and press Enter. Highlight Active Track. press Menu. Active Track is the active track history since the last time track was cleared. Other Track Logs in the list are track logs that you have saved for future use. Highlight “BackTrack” and press Enter.
Using Track Logs 11 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 Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Track Log” and press Enter. The Track Log is divided into two areas: Active Track and Track Logs. Active Track Active Track is the track that is presently being created by your eXplorist receiver.
12 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. Reverse Track: Same as Follow track but navigates from the end of the track log to the starting point. Delete Track: Removes the selected track log from memory. Copy Track: Copies the track log to a new file.
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. Accessing Routes From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Routes” and press Enter.
14 Using Multileg Routes 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 turns off the routing for that route if it was already active. Edit Route: Allows you to insert, delete or add POI’s to the existing route. Reverse Route: Stores the selected route in reverse order.
The POI Database 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 GOTO 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 displayed for you to select from. If you select “My Pts of Interest,” a list of all the POI’s you have saved are displayed in the order you defined.
16 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. Accessing Screen Specific Help From most screens, press Menu. Highlight “Help” and press Enter to access the help screens. About Your eXplorist Receiver Accessing the About...
Setting User Preferences Accessing Preferences From any Nav screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Preferences” and press Enter. Use the joystick to highlight the desired function and press Enter. Restarting GPS (Initializing) When To Restart GPS: Your eXplorist always starts looking for satellites assuming it is in the same location as when it was turned off. Traveling more than 500 miles with your eXplorist receiver turned off may cause delays in position computation.
18 Setting User Preferences Changing Map Units Map Units has four selectable options: Nav Units, North Reference, Coord. System and Map Datum. Highlight the desired option and press Enter. Nav Units: Allows you to select the units of measure used for displaying navigation and position measurements. North Reference: Used to set the top of the map display to True North or Magnetic North. Coordinate System (Coord System): Used to select the coordinate system used to display position information.
Setting User Preferences Personalizing Your eXplorist Receiver You 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 its recovery. 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.
20 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.) Arrival Alarm: Set the distance from your final destination that the alarm will sound when traveling on a route.
Using MapSend with eXplorist 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, topographic maps for hiking, camping, and hunting, and fresh and salt water maps for fishing and boating. MapSend maps will transform your new eXplorist into an amazingly powerful solution for outdoor recreation and travel.
22 Using MapSend with eXplorist Using MapSend maps with eXplorist eXplorist interfaces with MapSend PC applications differently from previous Magellan GPS receivers. It uses a USB port to transfer data, not a serial port, and eXplorist provides a file management system much like Windows folders, so users can work with multiple maps and personal data files.
Using MapSend with eXplorist 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 regions on the PC All MapSend CD-ROM products include a Quick Start Guide that explains the basics of defining map regions on the 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.
24 Using MapSend with eXplorist How to find the software serial number is described next: On the eXplorist, push the 10000000001 Menu key and select "About" Serial Number from the menu list. The following screen will appear on the unit: Type this serial number into the "Target GPS…" input field in MapSend, then click the Next button in the MapSend upload screen. MapSend will then prepare the map(s) and save them in a folder on your hard disk. It may take some time to format and save large map regions.
Using MapSend with eXplorist 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. When you're ready, click Next again in the Conversion Manager. The PC will search for stored map files.
26 Using MapSend with eXplorist If you don't see the map you want to use in the list box on the left of this screen, you can click the magnifying glass button to search for maps elsewhere on your PC. Click the checkbox next to any map 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 the lower right of this dialog is shown how much data you've chosen to transfer and how much storage space is available.
Using MapSend with eXplorist 27 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.
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 near the eXplorist 600 during this calibration. 1. Remove the eXplorist 600 from any cradle it may be in. 2. Turn the eXplorist 600 on and press the MENU button.
Accessing The Weather Screen The eXplorist 600 comes equipped with a thermometer, a barometer, and an altimeter. To access the Weather screen: 1. From any NAV 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 display. The units can be changed to display degrees in Celsius, pressure in millibars, and altitude in meters. 4. To do this, from any NAV screen press MENU.
28 Notes
Contacting Magellan The following information is provided so that if you need support for your Magellan eXplorist, you can direct your questions/comments to the proper person at Thales Navigation.
Thales Navigation European Headquarters Z.A.C de la Fleuriaye - B.P.
