Magellan eXplorist 500 User Manual

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Magellan eXplorist 500

Reference Manual

Topics:

• eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver

• Using the eXplorist 500

• Starting Up

• Navigation Screens

• File Structure

• Points of Interest

• Routes

• Track Logs

• Advanced Features

• Magellan Geocache Manager

• Using MapSend

• Preferences

• Specifications

• Accessories

• Contacting Magellan Support

*** Warnings ***

IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING

A VEHICLE.

Please do not try to 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 JUDGMENT

This product is an excellent navigation aid, but it does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgment. Never rely solely on one device for navigating.

USE CARE

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of the GPS network. The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U.S. government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan. Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry and

uctions, such as buildings and large trees.

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USE PROPER ACCESSORIES

Use only Magellan cables and antennas; the use of non-Magellan cables and antennas may sever degrade performance or damage the receiver, and will void the warranty.

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eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing and Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing an Optional SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting to a Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using the eXplorist 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Going to a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Saving Your Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Tracing Your Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Additional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Starting Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Turning the eXplorist On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Turning the eXplorist Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Changing the Display Backlight Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the eXplorist for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Navigation Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Accessing the Navigation Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Map Screen Overview

Changing Map Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Map Screen Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Showing or Hiding Map Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Customizing the Map Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Displaying Street Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing the Map Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Changing the Primary Usage

Changing the Map Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing the T

Customizing the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

rack Recording Interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Compass Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Compass Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Customizing the Information Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Position Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Position Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Resetting the Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Satellite Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Basic File Stucture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

File Structure Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Filing System with POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Filing System with Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Filing System with Track Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Marking Your Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Quick-Marking Your Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Marking Your Position (Personalized). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Making POIs for Locations Other Than Your Present Position . . . . . . . . 33

Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Marking a Position using the Map Cursor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Marking a Position from a Map Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The POI Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Searching for a User-Entered POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Searching for a Preloaded POI using Nearest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Editing a User-Created POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Deleting a User-Created POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Copying a Preloaded POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Showing or Hiding User-Entered POIs on the Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

GOTO Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Creating a GOTO Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Multi-Leg Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Creating a Multi-leg Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Activating/Deactivating a Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Editing a Saved Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Reversing a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Deleting a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Moving a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Copying a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Viewing a Route on the Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Stopping and Resuming Active Track Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Starting a New Active Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Saving an Active Track Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Creating a BackTrack Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Clearing the Active Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Converting the Track Log to a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Viewing the Track Log on the Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Working with Saved Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Following Saved Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Reversing a Saved Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Deleting a Saved T

Moving a Saved Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Copying a Saved Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

rack Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using Area Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Calculating an Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Deleting All POIs from the Area Calculation List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Editing the POI List in Area Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Computing Best Fish/Hunt Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Accessing Fishing and Hunting Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Changing the Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Changing the Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Displaying Sun and Moon Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Accessing the Sun/Moon Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Changing the Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Changing the Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Viewing the Vertical Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Simiulating a Saved Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Communicating with a Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Connecting to a Personal Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Changing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Working with Files on the Personal Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Magellan Geocache Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

What is Geocaching?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

What is the Magellan Geocache Manager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

How Do I Install the Magellan Geocache Manager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using the Magellan Geocache Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Magellan Geocache Manager Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Working with Geocache Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Adding Downloaded Files to the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Uploading to the Magellan eXplorist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the eXplorist with MapSend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

What is MapSend? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Overview of Uploading Detailed Maps from MapSend to eXplorist . . . . . 83

Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track Between MapSend and eXplorist . 86

Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track to MapSend . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Transferring Waypoints, Routes, and Track from MapSend . . . . . . . . 87

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Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Restarting the GPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Using Active Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Changing the Default Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Selecting the Background or Detail Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Setting the Map Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Selecting Navigational Units of Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Selecting the North Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Selecting the Coordinate System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Selecting the Map Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using the Power Management Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Setting the Power-Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Setting the Light Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Personalizing the eXplorist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Selecting Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Clearing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Clearing Active Track History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Clearing User-Entered POIs and Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Clearing Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Clearing Active Track, User-Entered POIs, and Routes . . . . . . . . . 102

Reseting the eXplorist to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Setting Alarms & Beepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Setting the Beeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Setting Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Setting the Time & Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Setting Daylight Savings Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Contacting Magellan Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver

Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver:

• Built-in background map (8 MB)

• High-definition color display

• Preloaded points of interest

• Rugged design, rubber-protected

• 8 MB of usable memory

• Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels

Antenna

Display Backlight

Button

• Rechargeable Li-Ion battery

™

• TrueFix

• 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS)

• Multiple track logs

• Unlimited storage of data using SD cards

• Pocket-sized and waterproof to IPX-7

GPS technology

On/Off Button

Arrow Joystick

ZOOM IN

NAV

MARK

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver (front)

ENTER

ZOOM OUT

GOTO

ESCAPE

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver

Button Descriptions:

On/Off Turns the eXplorist on or off.

Backlight Turns the display backlight on. Sequences from off to low to high

intensity.

ENTER Used to access highlighted menu items or accept highlighted

buttons.

ESCAPE Cancels data inputs.

Closes the accessed function and goes back to the last viewed screen.

Steps backward through the navigation screens.

ZOOM IN Used on the Map screen to zoom in on the map displayed. The

map display can be zoomed in to 100 ft. (35.0 m).

Also used to quickly step through the list of POIs when doing an alphabetical search.

ZOOM OUT Used on the Map screen to zoom out on the map displayed. The

map display can be zoomed out to 1700 mi (2700 km).

Also used to quickly step through the list of POIs when doing an alphabetical search.

MENU Brings up a menu with available options. Options can be selected

by using the arrow joystick to highlight the option and pressing

ENTER to access it.

NAV Steps through the navigation screens. (Map screen > Compass

screen > Position screen > Satellite Status screen)

MARK Used to save your present position as a point of interest. Points of

interest that you save are stored in the of the database.

My Points of Interest portion

GOTO Creates a one-leg route from your present position to a destination

selected from the Points of Interest database or by using the cursor on the background map.

Arrow joystick Pans the cursor on the Map screen.

Moves the highlight bar to select menu options and data-entry fields.

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver

Wrist Lanyard Strap Mounting Hole

Connector for external power and connection to a personal computer.

Battery Door

Battery Door Fastener (Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries.)

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver (back)

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver

Installing and Charging the Battery

Installing the Battery: Remove the battery door by unscrewing the battery door fastener and lifting the battery door out. Insert the battery as shown and replace the battery door.

Charging the Battery: Important: Charge the battery

completely before first using your eXplorist.

Connect the PC cable to the back of the eXplorist. Connect the AC adapter jack to the PC cable and then to an AC wall outlet. The battery will begin charging, even with the eXplorist turned off. Full battery charging may take 4 hours.

Tips on conserving battery life:

• Turn the eXplorist off when not in use. Whether you are moving or standing still, the eXplorist is constantly calculating position fixes and using power at the same rate. If you are going to be at the same position for any length of time, turn the eXplorist off.

Use the Power Timer to automatically turn the eXplorist off. The Power Timer option

• allows you to set a time that the eXplorist will automatically turn off when none of the buttons have been pressed and you are not moving for a selected time. You can select from 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes.

Use the display backlight sparingly. The most severe drain on the batteries is the

• use of the display backlight. You will notice a drastic drop in battery life with the backlight display on high. You should use the Light Timer to set a time interval that the display backlight will automatically turn to the lowest setting when none of the buttons have been pressed and the computed location hasn’t changed.

Setting the Power Timer

From any Nav screen press MENU. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight Pwr Management and press ENTER twice. Use the arrow joystick to select 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 60 Minutes or Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last

viewed navigation screen.

Setting the Light Timer

From any Nav screen press MENU. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight Pwr Management and press ENTER. Use the down arrow to highlight the Light Timer field.

Press

Minutes

navigation screen.

ENTER. Use the arrow joystick to select 30 Seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 4

, 10 Minutes or Timer Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last viewed

eXplorist 500 GPS Receiver

Installing an Optional SD Card

Open the battery door and remove the LI-ION battery, exposing the SD Card Cradle.

Lightly press on the SD Card Cradle Release and the cradle will spring open.

With the cradle open, slide the SD card in the cradle (shown in gray). Do NOT lay the SD card flat in the battery compartment as damage will occur when closing the SD Card Cradle. Gently push the SD card cradle back down until it locks into place.

SD Card Cradle

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Put the LI-ION batter compartment and secure the battery door.

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Connecting to a Personal Computer

Turn your eXplorist off and connect the round connector of the eXplorist data cable to the back of your eXplorist and tighten the locking screw. There are alignment tabs on the connector to make sure that the connector is installed properly. It is recommended that you connect the eXplorist to external power using the external AC power adapter.

The other end of the eXplorist data cable has a standard USB connector that you connect to your personal computer USB ports (normally found on the back of your personal computer). Turn your personal computer on and then turn on your eXplorist. You may see a message on your computer indicating that it has found a new USB hardware device. On your eXplorist, a screen is displayed indicating that it is in USB File transfer mode.

Right click the “My Computer” icon on the desktop of your computer and select the “Explore” option. If you have an SD card installed in your eXplorist you will see a new device named “Removable Disk”. From here you are able to copy files to and from the installed SD card to your computer.

Connecting the Cable

Using the eXplorist 500

The eXplorist 500 uses information from the GPS satellites orbiting the earth to provide you with detailed information about your exact location. This is the foundation that your eXplorist will use to provide you with the necessary information to arrive at your destination.

Going to a Destination

The most common use of your eXplorist will be to provide you with the navigation tools you’ll need to arrive at your chosen destination. The simplest route, and the one used most often, is a GOTO route. This is a route that is computed as a straight line from where you are to where you want to go.

Step One: Compute Your Position

The basic operation of your eXplorist is to use the GPS satellites to compute your present position. This is done internally in the software of your eXplorist. The only thing that you need to do is to give your eXplorist a clear view of the sky so that it can receive the signals from the satellites.

Do:

• Point the antenna up toward the sky.

• Maintain a clear view of the sky.

Don’t:

• Cover the antenna with your hand or other objects.

• Point the antenna down.

• Stand under trees or other heavy foliage.

• Stand where the satellite signals are being blocked by large obstructions (such as buildings, in a narrow canyon, etc.)

If you find that the eXplorist is not computing a position, just move to a place that has a better view of the sky.

Anytime that you want to view the status of the satellites and their signal strength, switch to the Satellite Status screen. Here, you will graphically see the satellites and their relative signal strength. You need at least three satellites with good signal strength (indicated by green bars) to compute your position. A computed position with only three satellites is termed a 2D position fix. When you are getting a 2D position fix, your elevation is not being computed. To add elevation to your position fix, you need at least four satellites with good signal strength. Positions that use four or more satellites are called 3D position fixes.

Using the eXplorist 500

Step Two: Where Do You Want To Go?

Now that the eXplorist knows where you are, you need to tell it where you want to go. There are many different ways you can do this, but the simplest and most commonly used is a “GOTO” route. This is a one-leg route with a beginning (where you are now) and a destination (where you want to go). The destination is selected by using the Points of Interest database. This database has two main options: positions you have saved ( eXplorist (

My Points of Interest) or points of interest that have been preloaded into your

Background Map).

Creating a GOTO route is as simple as pressing the tination from the points of interest database.

Step Three: Calculating Movement

As you move, your eXplorist is constantly calculating new positions, comparing the new position to the previous position and calculating such things as heading and speed. This is all done in the eXplorist’s software communicating with the satellites and is instantaneously shown on your display.

Step Four: Providing Directions

Your eXplorist constantly computes a direct line from your present position to your destination. From there, it will provide you instructions to guide you along that straight path. Unless you are on a large body of water, it will be unlikely that you will be able to follow these instructions exactly. To compensate for that, your eXplorist automatically updates the route, providing you with up-to-date information about getting to your destination.

GOTO routes are the simplest and most commonly used feature of your eXplorist 200. With just the interest stored in your database.

GOTO button the eXplorist will provide you with the tools needed to get to any point of

GOTO button and selecting the des-

Saving Your Position

Another commonly used feature of the eXplorist is saving your position to the points of interest database. This feature is accessed by pressing the you can also add attributes such as the icon or a name for the point of interest. This will help you to find this spot in the future when accessing it from the points of interest database.

Suppose that you have set up camp for the night. Tomorrow, you plan on doing some nature exploring and you want to be able to come back to the campsite when you are done. Press the After your hiking is done, simply use the

My Points of Interest. It’s that simple to find your way back.

of While out fishing on the lake, you come across the perfect spot for catching your limit.

Next year, you want to be able to come back to this same spot. Turn on your eXplorist; and after it has computed your position, press the you can enter the name “Catfish1” and save your point of interest. Next year, you can be back at the same hot spot with just a press of the GOTO button.

MARK button and set the name of the point of interest to “Camp”.

MARK button. When saving your position,

GOTO button and select “Camp” from the list

MARK button to save it. This time

Using the eXplorist 500

A simpler example, and one you can do at just about any time, is finding your car in that ocean of other cars in the shopping mall parking lot. Just park your car, step outside and let your eXplorist compute your position. (Make sure that you have a clear view of the sky.) Using the done shopping, just go outside the mall and create a GOTO with the destination “Car”. No matter where you parked, your eXplorist will guide you back, simply and easily.

Tracing Your Steps

Hikers, mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts often need the option of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs that they can follow back to where they started. The eXplorist has a feature called

It was mentioned earlier that your eXplorist is constantly computing your present position and that you can save your position by using the automatically saved your computed positions as you moved along the trail. Pretty soon there would be a set of saved positions, like breadcrumbs, that represents the trail you have taken. This is exactly what the eXplorist does. It saves the computed positions as hidden points of interest and strings them together to represent your travels. This is called your hidden points of interest are your

BackTrack that enables you to do just that.

MARK button, save this position with the name “Car”. When you are

MARK button. Now, imagine that your eXplorist

Track, and the

Track Log.

Your eXplorist enables you to use this Track, reverse it and navigate you along the same path that you followed to get you back to your destination.

You might drive to the ranger station and follow the trail that leads you to the waterfalls you have been wanting to see. With your eXplorist turned on and able to compute position fixes, you continue along the trail. The trail winds along and has many smaller trails attached to it. As the day progresses you arrive at the falls. When it’s time to head back to your car, you access your Track Logs list and select the Now, press MENU, highlight BackTrack and press ENTER. Your eXplorist will now seamlessly guide you along the path, tracing your footsteps, back to where you started.

Another nice feature of Track Logs, which you may find useful, is that you are able to save the Track Logs and recall them at any time. In the above example, at the waterfall, you could save that track and use it anytime you wanted to go back.

Active Track log.

Using the eXplorist 500

Additional Features

Your Magellan eXplorist contains all of the features that you would expect from a high-quality Magellan-brand handheld navigation device, as well as many more to make your outdoor experience more enjoyable. You have the ability to customize the navigation screens, enabling you to view the information that is important to you. The eXplorist makes full use of the Map screens, enabling you to graphically see your position, the route you are navigating, the path you have trekked (Track), and points of interest icons. There is a builtin odometer so that you can log the length of your journey. User preferences enable you to set up and maintain your eXplorist so that it fits your needs and requirements. The eXplorist gives you all of this and more in an easy-to-use, portable navigation tool that includes built-in help files that you can access in the great outdoors.

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Starting Up

Turning the eXplorist On

To turn the eXplorist on, press the POWER button on the top right side. To prevent the eXplorist from being turned on accidentally, draining the batteries, you need to press screen is displayed. You have approximately 30 seconds between pressing the otherwise the eXplorist will automatically turn itself off.

POWER button and pressing the ENTER button,

Turning the eXplorist Off

To turn the eXplorist off, press the POWER button on the top right side.

ENTER when the Startup

There is a 5-second countdown after you press the you change your mind and decide to leave the eXplorist on, just press the

ESC button. If you press the POWER button during this

countdown period, the eXplorist will immediately turn off.

POWER button. If

Changing the Display Backlight Intensity

The display backlight has three levels of intensity: high, medium, and low. When the eXplorist is first turned on, the display backlight is set to high. Press the the top left side of the eXplorist to turn the backlight on medium. Pressing the button a second time sets the backlight to low. To turn the backlight back to high, press the LIGHT button again.

Backlight intensity changes each time you press the button.

LIGHT

LIGHT button on

LIGHT

REMEMBER: Using the display backlight on high causes severe

drain on the batteries.

Starting Up

Using the eXplorist for the First Time

Turn the eXplorist on. Press the Power button. When the Startup screen is displayed, press ENTER.

Select Language. When you turn on the eXplorist for the first time, you are given the option of selecting one of the ten languages that can be used.

You can change the language selection at any time by accessing Menu > Preferences > Languages.

Tip: If you accidentally change the language but you can’t read the text and need to change it back, press the

Satellite Status screen is displayed. Press MENU. Use the

the Arrow joystick to highlight the fourth line and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the fifth line and press ENTER.

Language Select screen will be displayed.

The

NAV button until

Use arrow joystick to move

the highlight up and down.

ENTER to accept

Press

Read Warning. When you agree to the warning statement, press

ENTER to continue.

Press ENTER to continue

Compute Initial Position. For this operation, it is best if you are outside and have a clear, unobstructed view of the sky. Without a clear view, this will take much longer and could result in the eXplorist being unable to compute the initial position automatically.

The eXplorist begins to compute your initial position. This may take a few minutes while it is doing a

Normally, when you first turn the eXplorist on it will compute your position in a matter of seconds when able to do a warm start. (An explanation of section.)

cold start vs. warm start is provided following this

cold start.

Satellite Status screen is displayed, showing you the progress

The of the collection of satellite data.

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tracked, as well as the

relative strength of the signal.

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Starting Up

The Satellite Status screen will continuously update, and you will be able to graphically see how well your eXplorist is performing.

When the eXplorist has enough information to compute a position fix,

Satellite Status screen is replaced with the Map screen. The

the arrow cursor in the center of the Map screen represents your position. As you move, the arrow will point in the direction you are traveling.

Tip: Use the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT buttons to change the map scale so that you can see your present position better.

If the eXplorist is unable to compute your initial fix in a few minutes: If the eXplorist determines that it is unable to track the satellites within a few minutes, it will present you with the following screens in an effort to better determine its approximate location.

Select Region. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the region that you are located in. With the region highlighted, press the button.

Select Area. This displays a list of areas for the region you selected. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the area that applies to you, and press the

ENTER button.

ENTER

Starting Up

Enter Current Time. Use the arrow joystick to enter the current time.

rrow Joystick Up: Increases the highlighted number

A Arrow Joystick Down: Decreases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Right: Moves the highlight one character to the right

Arrow Joystick Left: Moves the highlight one character to the left

Toggle between AM and PM by moving the arrow joystick up or down when AM or PM is highlighted.

When you have entered the correct time, press ENTER.

Enter the Date. Use the Arrow joystick to set the date displayed

to the current date.

Arrow Joystick Up: Increases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Down: Decreases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Right: Moves the highlight one character to the right

Arrow Joystick Left: Moves the highlight one character to the left

When the month is highlighted, use the arrow joystick up or down to scroll through the list of months.

When you have entered the correct date, press ENTER.

Accept Information. The Done button is highlighted at the bottom of the display. Review the information you entered; if correct, press ENTER.

Tip: If the time or the date is incorrect, you can fix it now. Use the

Arrow joystick to highlight the time or the date field

that you want to change. With the field highlighted, press ENTER. You can now change the information using the same technique used before.

The latitude and longitude

that represents the center

of the region and area you

selected is displayed.

Satellite Status screen is displayed again and the eXplorist

The will try to compute your position using the information you just provided.

Tip: If you notice that the satellite signal-strength bars are still not changing, try moving to a new location where you have a clearer view of the sky.

As before, when the eXplorist computes the initial position, the Map screen will be displayed, with your computed position indicated by the arrow cursor in the middle of the display.

Starting Up

Cold vs. Warm Start. When the eXplorist is turned on, one of the first things it does is to find out which satellites are overhead, along with their relative position. It does this by using a built-in satellite almanac. This almanac, when given the current date, time and approximate position, can provide the eXplorist with information on which satellites are overhead and their approximate relationship to the eXplorist. Now with information on satellite availability, the eXplorist can begin setting its internal satellite channels to receive satellite transmissions.

Cold Start. Cold start is defined as when the eXplorist does not have an approximate position to use when referring to its almanac. This can occur when:

• The eXplorist is turned on for the first time after purchase. The memory is

cleared prior to shipping so that any position that may have been in the eXplorist is set to a null value.

• If you have cleared the eXplorist's memory, (found in the memory will be cleared and the last computed position will be set to a null value.

• If you have traveled with your eXplorist with it turned off, the last position saved may be so far away that when the eXplorist begins looking for satellites, the ones it is expecting to find are not there. (As a rule of thumb, any time you move for more than 500 mi [804.7 km] with the eXplorist turned off, there is a good chance that it will start up using a cold start.

A cold start should take no more than 2-3 minutes to compute the initial position fix.

Warm Start. Warm starts are when the last position calculated before the eXplorist was turned off is still in memory and you are in the same approximate position. Most of the time that the eXplorist is turned on, it will be in its warmstart mode. With a clear view of the sky, the eXplorist should compute its position in a matter of seconds.

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Conclusion

This concludes the initial startup procedure for the Magellan eXplorist 500. Once the Map screen is displayed, you have successfully initialized the eXplorist and are ready to go.

Now would be a good time to familiarize yourself with the dif (using the defaults.

NAV button) and to set any preferences that may be different from the factory

ferent navigation screens

NAV

ESC

NAV

ESC

Navigation Screens

Accessing the Navigation Screens

The eXplorist has three navigation screens, as well as a Satellite Status screen that can be accessed by pressing the different format, giving you the choice of choosing the screen that best suits your needs.

NAV button. Each screen provides the same information in a

Tip: The ESC button will also set through the navigation screens, just like the NAV button but in the reverse order.

Map Screen

The first, and most commonly used, screen is the Map screen. The Map screen displays your position, as well as POIs and any background map data for the area displayed.

Highlights of the

• Use the zoom in/out buttons to change the scale.

• The arrow cursor in the middle of the display indicates your position and, if moving, points in the direction you are heading.

• Press

MARK to save your position.

• Use the cursor, with any available information about the position of the cursor at the bottom of the display. You can also save the position of the crosshair cursor as a POI by pressing

MARK button.

the

• Press ESC when you ar position with the arrow cursor.

• Press boxes at the bottom of the screen on or off.

MENU and select Hide Map Info or Show Map Info to turn the information

Map screen:

Arrow joystick to move the cursor. The arrow cursor changes to a crosshair

e done panning with the crosshair cursor to display your present

• Press

MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the

bottom of the screen.

• Press

MENU and select Map Setup to change the screen orientation, level of map

detail, track mode and the primary usage (land or marine).

Navigation Screens

Map Scale

Data Field 1

Data Field 2

Position Cursor

Pan Cursor (used when in Cursor Mode)

Hourglass (used when position is unknown and eXplorist is trying to compute the position)

Track Indicator

Route Marker

Map Screen Overview

Changing Map Scale

Press the Zoom In or the Zoom Out buttons to change how much of the map is displayed on the screen. The map scale indicator in the bottom left corner of the map indicates the relative distance between the two end-points of the scale. The scale can be changed from 1700 mi (2700 km) to 100 ft (35.0 m).

Tip: Press and hold the Zoom In or the Zoom Out buttons to rapidly step through the map scales.

Map Screen Modes

The Map screen has two modes that it can be in: position or cursor. In the Position mode the Map screen displays your position, indicated by the arrow icon in the center of the map. The arrow not only displays your position but also, when moving, will point in the direction you are heading.

The Position mode is the default mode for the Whenever you enter the mode.

Map screen it will be in the Position

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Navigation Screens

In the Cursor mode, you have a cursor icon displayed that you can use to pan around the map. The information displayed at the bottom of the screen provides you with the heading and distance of the cursor from your present position. In the Cursor mode you can:

• scroll around the map, checking available information for areas on the map not displayed around your present position

• create a POI for the position indicated by the cursor

• create a GOTO route to the position indicated by the cursor location

• get detailed information about POIs or map objects found at the cursor location

These options will be explained in the section of this manual on creating POIs and GOTO routes.

The Map screen in the

Cursor Mode

To enter the Cursor mode, use the joystick is moved, a crosshair cursor is displayed and the bottom of the screen changes to provide information about the cursor position.

To exit the cursor mode, press the to the Position mode, with your present position displayed in the center of the screen.

Showing or Hiding Map Information

The information at the bottom of the Map screen provides you with information that can be used to assist you in navigating to your destination. However, you may want to display more of the map and may not need this information. The eXplorist gives you the capability to turn this information on or off.

1. While viewing the

2. With Hide Map Info or Show Map Info highlighted, press ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

Arrow joystick to move the cursor. As soon as the

ESC button. When pressed, the Map screen is returned

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Customizing the Map Information

The information displayed at the bottom of the screen can be customized to change what is shown in the two map information fields. You can select from:

• Bearing

• Distance to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes)

• Distance to End

• Speed [default]

• Heading [default]

• ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)

• Time to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes)

• Time to End

• Off Course

• Direction

• Elevation

• Time

• Date

• Accuracy

• Avg. Speed

• Max. Speed

To customize the map information:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the

5. Press

6. The title bar for one of the fields is highlighted. Use the

Arrow joystick to highlight the title bar for the field you want to customize.

7. Press

8. Highlight the information you want displayed from the list.

Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page.

Arrow joystick to highlight Customize Fields.

ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

9. Press

10. The highlight will automatically jump to the other field. Go back to step 5 to change the information displayed for this field.

11. When the information to be displayed is chosen, press function.

ENTER.

ESC to exit the customize

Navigation Screens

Displaying Street Information

You can choose to display information about the street you are on instead of displaying the two data fields at the bottom of the display.

To display street information:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

Changing the Map Orientation

The default orientation for the Map screen is North Up. This means that the top of the display represents true north. This orientation can be changed so that the top of the display is more useful to you. You can choose from:

• North Up [default]. This orientates the top of the map display to represent true north.

• Course Up. In course up, the top of the map displays the direction to your destination. (When there is not an active route, the top of the display indicates true north.)

• Track Up. In track up, the top of the map display changes to reflect your heading. (If you are not moving, the top of the display indicates true north.)

Note: In Course Up and Track Up, a north indicator is displayed in the upper right corner of the display. This arrow points in the direction of true north.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Street info.

ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

To change the map orientation:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Orientation field.

5. Press ENTER.

6. Use the

7. Press

8. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.

Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight North Up, Course Up or Track Up.

ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

Navigation Screens

Changing the Primary Usage

The Map screen can be changed to be primarily used on land (default) or marine. When in land usage, land areas are displayed as white areas on the display and water is

displayed as blue. The opposite is true when the map is set for marine usage. (Water is light blue and land

areas are displayed as yellow.) This is provided as an option to provide you with the ability to view the text and map details

more easily, depending on where you are navigating. To change the primary usage:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Use the

7. Press

8. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.

Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the Primary Usage field.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Marine or Land.

ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

Navigation Screens

Changing the Map Detail

The Map screen can be modified to show varying levels of map detail. This can be useful while viewing very dense areas of the map where some of the fine details may not be needed and clutter the display.

To change the map detail:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Detail field.

5. Press

6. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Lowest, Low, Medium, High or Highest.

7. Press

8. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.

Changing the Track Recording Intervals

As you move, your eXplorist is recording your journey (track). You can select how often the track points are recorded. In Auto mode, the eXplorist doesn’t save track points when you are traveling in a straight line and only a few as you make turns. This saves memory and provides a track log that, while slightly jagged, is suitable for most applications. In Detailed Auto mode, the eXplorist does the same as in Auto mode, but the frequency of track points saved is increased, especially during turns. While this uses more memory, it provides a very accurate log of your travels. The other options are fixed interval track points. This instructs your eXplorist to record a track point at the interval you specify.

Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.

ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

To change the track recoding intervals:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Track Mode field.

5. Press

6. Use the distance intervals.

7. Press

8. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.

Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Off, Auto, Auto Detailed or any of the fixed

ENTER.

Map screen, press MENU.

Navigation Screens

Customizing the Display

You can select what items are displayed on the Map screen. This can reduce clutter and/or emphasis those items you are interested in.

To customize the display:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Push the

5. Push the off.

6. Press Mark All toggles all of the map items on, while Clear All toggles all of the map

items off. When an item has a check mark next to it, it will be displayed on the Map screen.

7. Press

Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick left or right to highlight the Display tab. Arrow joystick up or down to highlight the item you want to toggle on or

ENTER.

NAV to return to the Map screen when you have the desired settings.

Map screen, press MENU.

Navigation Screens

Destination

Data Field 1 Data Field 2

Destination Icon

Sun Locator Icon

Moon Locator Icon

Compass Screen

The Compass screen provides an easy-to-use graphical compass that should be familiar to most GPS users.

Highlights of the

• With an active route, the top of the destination.

• Press of the screen.

• When there is no active route, the graphical compass performs like a standard compass, indicating to your heading as referenced to true north. (Note: You must be moving at least 0.5 mph for the compass to display heading information.)

• With an active route, the compass graphically displays an icon representing your destination. The compass arrow points in the direction you are heading when you are moving.

Compass Screen Overview

MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the top

Compass screen:

Compass screen displays the name of the

The top of the screen (the header bar) displays the name of the destination if you have an active route. Without an active route, the destination name is blank.

Also, two navigation information fields (customizable) are displayed. When there is no active route, the graphical compass indicates the direction you are

travelling. (When you are not moving, the compass points to the last computed heading.) When there is an active route, an icon representing the destination is displayed outside the compass diameter, with the compass arrow pointing to the icon. The top of the compass will indicate your direction of travel. When the compass arrow points to the top of the compass, you are moving in the direction of your destination.

Navigation Screens

Customizing the Information Fields

The information displayed at the top of the screen can be customized to information that is important to you. You can select from:

• Bearing

• Distance to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) [default]

• Distance to End

• Speed [default]

• Heading

• ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)

• Time to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes)

• Time to End

• Off Course

• Direction

• Elevation

• Time

• Date

• Accuracy

• Avg. Speed

• Max. Speed

To customize the map information:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page.

3. Press

4. The title bar for one of the fields is highlighted. Use the

Arrow joystick to highlight the title bar for the field you want to customize.

5. Press

6. Highlight the information you want displayed from the list.

7. Press

ENTER.

Compass screen, press MENU.

8. The highlight will automatically jump to the other field. Go back to step 5 to change the information displayed for this field.

9. When the information to be displayed is chosen, press function.

ESC to exit the customize

Navigation Screens

Coordinates of present position

Elevation of present position

Accuracy of position fix

Current date and time

Trip Odometer

Battery life indicator

Position Screen

The Position screen provides detailed position information in a text format that is familiar to seasoned navigators.

Highlights of the

• Position is displayed in textual format using the coordinate system selected. (See Setting Coordinate System for information on how to select the coordinate system.)

• Elevation information is displayed. (Accurate when four or more satellites are being used to compute the position.)

• Computed accuracy of the position computed is displayed. WAAS is also displayed in the Accuracy field when the eXplorist is using WAAS information to increase the accuracy of the position fix.

• Date and time are shown, automatically adjusted from time information supplied from the atomic clocks in the GPS satellites.

• A resettable trip odometer to keeps track of the distance you’ve travelled.

• A graphical battery indicator provides you with information on the current condition of the LI-Ion battery in the eXplorist. It also displays a ‘charging’ icon when you have the eXplorist connected to external power.

Position Screen Overview

Position screen:

Navigation Screens

Resetting the Trip Odometer

Whenever you begin a trip and you want to record how far you have travelled, you will want to reset the trip odometer to zero.

To reset the trip odometer:

1. While viewing the

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Reset Trip.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Yes.

ENTER.

Position screen, press MENU.

Warning page offers you

the opportunity to change

your mind.

Status of position fix

Number of satellites being tracked

Current location indicator

Satellite icon

Signal level bar graph

Satellite identifier

Navigation Screens

Satellite Status Screen

The Satellite Status screen is a handy way to visually see just how well the eXplorist is tracking and receiving satellite signals.

Highlights of the

• Type of position fix and the number of satellites being tracked is displayed. [A 2D Position Fix requires three satellites; a 3D Position Fix requires four satellites or more.]

• Graphical indication of the location of the satellites, as well as their assigned number identifiers, are shown.

• Bar chart supplies information as to the signal strength for each satellite. [A yellow bar indicates that the satellite is being tracked but has not been locked on yet; a green bar indicates that the satellite has been locked on.]

Satellite Status Screen Overview

Satellite Status screen:

eXplorist 500 File Structure

Internal Memory

SD Card

(grey if no SD card is installed)

Background Maps

BASEMAP

New Folder

Default POI File

Up One Level

Detail Maps

Empty

Up One Level

My POIs

Up One Level

New POI File

New Folder

Default Route File

Routes

Up One Level

New Route File

New Folder

Active Track

Track Logs

Up One Level

New Folder

Empty

Geocaches

Up One Level

Basic File Structure

The eXplorist has a file structure system that is unlike any other filing system used before on a GPS receiver. It is based on the file system that you are probably familiar with from using your personal computer.

File Structure Overview

This graphic displays the basic layout of the file structure that is internal to the eXplorist. When you insert a new SD card, a similar file structure is created but without any of the default files.

While it is possible to save files in any of the folders (i.e., POIs could be saved in the Routes folder), it is highly recommended that you cr new files in the associated main topic folder. This will make finding the POI or route much easier when you need to access the file.

The Detail Maps and Geocaches folders are empty until you upload a detailed map from mapping software, such as Magellan MapSend or geocache files from the Magellan Geocaching software.

The files for POIs, routes, track logs and geocaching points are ASCII text files. When your eXplorist or SD car is connected to your personal computer, you can open these files using any text editor and modify them to your needs. If you are going to modify any of the files, you should do so to a copy of the file. Mistakes in modifying the files can cause unwanted results.

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eXplorist 500 File Structure

Using the Filing System with POIs

• When retrieving or saving a POI, the eXplorist automatically goes to the default POI file where the POI will be found or saved.

NOTE: The default file is set at the factory but you can change the default file to be used by accessing > Active Setup.

Preferences

• If the default file is the desired location, press a list of POIs in the file are displayed or the POI will be saved to that file.

Creating a new POI File: If you want to save the POI to a

• unique file, perhaps a file devoted to this trip, Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New POI File and press ENTER.

Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the file. When the name is correct, highlight stored in the new file and you will be returned to the last viewed

Creating new Folders: You can also create new folders for your POI files to be saved

• in. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER.

Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight ENTER to access this folder. Since there isn’t any POI files in this folder, you will need to use the POIs.

Using the Filing System with Routes

• When retrieving or saving a route, the eXplorist automatically goes to the default route file where the route will be found or saved.

OK and press ENTER. The POI you are saving will automatically be

OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press

New POI File option to create a new file before you can add any

ENTER and

Map screen.

NOTE: Once you have created a new route file, you can set it to be the default route by accessing

Setup

• Creating a new Route File: Exit the file you have open by using the highlight

Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the route file. When the name is correct, highlight ENTER. The new route file is displayed and highlighted, ready for you to save a route in it.

Up One Level option. Use the Arrow joystick to

New Route File and press ENTER.

Preferences > Active

OK and press

eXplorist 500 File Structure

• Creating new Folders: You can also create new folders for your route files to be saved in. Exit the file you have open by using the Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER.

Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight ENTER to access this folder. Since there isn’t any route files in this folder, you will need to use the route.

Using the Filing System with Track Logs

• Track logs are saved differently from POIs and routes in that there is only one track log per file. Also, you can’t set a default file for track logs. The eXplorist automatically accesses the internal Tracklog folder.

Creating a new Track Log File: Use the Arrow joystick to

• highlight joystick to highlight Save and press ENTER. If you want you can now browse through the file structure to find the folder you want to save the track log in. When you have selected the desired location, highlight press

Active Track and press ENTER. Use the Arrow

ENTER.

OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press

New Route File option to create a new file before you can add a

Save in here and

Up One Level option. Use the

Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the track log file. When the name is correct, highlight automatically be stored in the new file and you will be returned to the last viewed Map screen.

• Creating new Folders: You can also create new folders for your track log files to be saved in. Use the New Folder option is displayed only when you are saving your active track.)

Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight ENTER to access this folder.

During the instruction portions of this manual, instructions will not describe all of the things

you can do within the file system. When an instruction is given to save a POI, details about

creating new folders, new files, etc. will be omitted.

OK and press ENTER. The track log you are saving will

Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER. (The

OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press

Points of Interest

Whether driving in a car, hiking on the trail, or out for an afternoon sail, you are going to want to save places you’ve been in your eXplorist so that you can go back to them in the future. This is the fundamental starting point for any GPS navigator.

Saving these places is called “Marking Your position” or just MARK for short. The saved positions are called points of interest, or just POIs. (You may have heard the term “waypoints” to describe marked positions. Waypoints and points of interest are identical.)

There are four types of POIs available for your eXplorist 500: POIs that you have marked (saved), POIs that have been stored in your eXplorist as part of the built-in background map, POIs that have been uploaded using the geocaching software, and POIs that have been uploaded from a detailed map. These POIs are accessed from the same MENU option and can be used independently or combined to create routes.

Marking Your Position

The most common way of adding POIs to the database will be to mark your present position. There are two levels of marking your position. The first that will be described will be quickmarking your position. The second method provides you with the means to personalize POIs you are saving.

Quick Marking Your Position

This saves your present position in the database using markposition defaults.

1. Press MARK.

2. Press

3. Select the file to save the POI in and press

Note: If a position fix is not being computed or if only a 2D position fix (no elevation information) is being computed, a warning will be displayed asking you to confirm that you still want to save this position.

When you save a 2D position fix you will notice that even though elevation was not computed, that a elevation value is included as part of the POI. This elevation is the last elevation that was computed by the eXplorist.

ENTER.

Sample Mark Screen

Tip: Later in this manual you will see a way to modify the icon, name, and message of positions you have quick-marked.

Points of Interest

Marking Your Position (Personalized)

Normally, marking your position is simply a two-button process: MARK and ENTER. However, sometimes you will want to personalize the POI you are marking to make it easier to identify later. You are able to change the icon, set the visibility, change the name, and create a message. You are also able to change the location coordinates and the elevation. This changes the position that is being saved and is discussed in a following section.

1. Press

2. Use the to change.

3. Press ENTER.

4a. If the icon field was selected: Use the Arrow joystick

to select the icon desired and press your selection, the type of icon selected is displayed in the information block at the top of the keypad.

4b. If the Name field is selected: Use the

to select the character desired and press ENTER. If you make a mistake, highlight To access the lower-case characters, highlight Shift and press ENTER. To clear everything and start over, highlight CLEAR and press ENTER.

Note: User-saved POI names can be up to 20 characters long (including spaces).

4c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was

described in 4b, to enter a message for this POI. Message fields can have up to 45 characters, including spaces.

MARK.

Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want

ENTER. To aid in

Arrow joystick

Back and press ENTER.

ENTER. When you are satisfied with the name, highlight OK and press

Mark Screen with Name

field highlighted

4d. If the V

Press

5. When the Icon, Visibility, Name, and Message fields are done, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save.

6. Press

7. Select the file to save the POI in and press

is (Visibility) field is selected: Press

ENTER.

ENTER. Select On or Off and

ENTER.

Points of Interest

Making POIs for Locations Other Than Your Present Position

Sometimes, you may want to save a position that is not your present position. The eXplorist offers you two ways of doing that. You can modify the coordinates of your present position or you can use the Cursor mode of the

Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates

This method of marking a position would normally be used when you have gotten the coordinates for the position from a map or chart. It is also possible that you have gotten the coordinates from a friend and want to save this POI in your eXplorist database.

Before beginning, make sure that your eXplorist has been set to use the same coordinate system of the coordinates you plan on entering. If not, you will have to go to Preferences and change the coordinate system used by your eXplorist.

Map screen to pan to the location you want to mark.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Depending on the coordinate system used, the information will be different but the process is the same. Use the joystick in an up/down motion to increase or decrease the value at the cursor point. To move the cursor point left or right, use the

Input the data on the first line of the Location field. When done, press line. Continue inputting the data for the second line of the Location field.

5. Press

6. Use the

7. Press

8. Select the file to save the POI in and pr

Note: While not described here, you can change the icon, name, elevation, and add a message, just as described in

MARK.

Arrow joystick to highlight the Location field.

Arrow joystick in a left/right motion.

ENTER and the cursor will drop to the second

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Save.

ENTER.

ess

ENTER.

Marking Your Position (Personalized).

Arrow

Entering new positioning

coordinates

Points of Interest

Marking a Position using the Map Cursor

This gives you a way of marking a position, other than your present position, by moving the cursor around the map to a place where you want to create a POI.

1. While viewing the Cursor mode.

2. Continue moving the crosshair cursor until you are over the location where you want to add a POI.

3. Press

4. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick to highlight fields (icon, name, etc.) of the POI that you want to edit. When you are done editing the field, press

5. With

6. Select the file to save the POI in and press

7. Press

Marking a Position from a Map Object

Another method of marking a position while in the Cursor mode is to use the crosshair cursor to mark a map object (road, city, etc.).

1. While viewing the Cursor mode.

MARK.

Save highlighted, press ENTER.

ESC to exit the Cursor mode and return to the Position mode.

Map screen, use the Arrow joystick to put the eXplorist into

ENTER.

Map screen, use the Arrow joystick to put the eXplorist into

2. Continue moving the crosshair cursor until you are over a map object that you want to add as a POI. (The information about the map object will be displayed at the bottom of the display.)

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to select, from the list of map objects for that location, the one you want to use as the baseline for the new POI.

5. Press

6. The

7. Press

8. [Optional] Use the that you want to edit. When you are done editing the field, press ENTER.

9. With

10. Select the file to save the POI in and press

11. Press ESC to exit the Cursor mode and return to the Position mode.

ENTER.

Save option will be highlighted.

ENTER.

row

Save highlighted, press ENTER.

joystick to highlight fields (icon, name, etc.) of the POI

ENTER.

Points of Interest

The POI Database

All of the POIs that you have saved and map POIs, can be accessed using the POI database. Once the database has been accessed and the POI selected, you can view or edit the POI.

Highlights of the POI database are:

• Searching for POIs you have saved, nearest to your position or in alphabetical order.

• Searching for POIs that have been preloaded into the eXplorist, nearest to your position or in alphabetical order.

• Ability to edit POIs you have saved.

• Ability to delete POIs you have saved.

• Function letting you view a POI (ones you have saved or preloaded) on the map.

• Provides another means to save a preloaded POI as a user-entered POI.

• While viewing the list of POIs, the bearing and distance from your present position is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Searching for a User-Entered POI

When searching for a POI that you have entered, you have two options to choose from: nearest or alphabetical.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

Pts of Interest

5. Use the Nearest or Alphabetical.

6. Press If

that are nearest to your position, a city you will select, or another POI you will select from the POI database.

7. Locate the file where the POI has been saved and press will automatically open the default file.)

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight My

Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select

ENTER.

Nearest is selected, indicate if you want a list of POIs

ENTER. (The eXplorist

POI database set to search

for user-entered POIs

using Nearest

8. Highlight the POI and press

From here you can edit, delete, or view on the map the POI you have highlighted by pressing on these functions can be found later in this manual.

ENTER and selecting the desired function from the menu. Detailed information

ENTER.

Points of Interest

Searching for a Preloaded POI using Nearest

Searching for a preloaded POI using the Nearest option is similar to searching for userentered POIs with an additional step. Preloaded POIs have been categorized into five categories (Cities, Highways, Airports, Waterways, and Parks) and you need to select the category that the POI will be found in.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight Background Map.

5. Use the Nearest.

6. Press

7. Use the your present position), select), or

8. Press

9. Use the Waterways, or Parks) for the POI.

10. Press

11. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI desired and press ENTER.

MENU.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to select Position (POIs nearest to

Cities (POIs nearest to a city you will

Other (POIs nearest to another POI you will select from the database).

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the category (Cities, Highways, Airports,

ENTER.

List of cities, nearest to

the present position

Points of Interest

Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical

This is very similar to searching for a POI using nearest; but, due to the large numbers of POIs in the database, an additional step has been added to speed up the process of finding the POI you are looking for.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Use the

6. Press

7. Use the Highways, Airports, Waterways, or Parks) for the POI.

8. Press

9. Use the few characters of the POI you are searching for. (Five characters is usually enough to put you close enough on the list to the POI you are looking for.)

10. Use the

11. Press

12. Use the

MENU.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight Background Map. Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select Alphabetical.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the category (Cities,

ENTER.

Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first

Arrow joystick to highlight OK.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the POI desired and press ENTER.

Keyboard used to narrow

the search

From here you can copy or view on the map the POI you have highlighted by pressing ENTER and selecting the desired function from the menu. Detailed information on these functions can be found later in this manual.

Points of Interest

Editing a User-Created POI

POIs that you have saved can be edited to change the icon, visibility, name, elevation, and message. You can also change the location, but keep in mind that this effectively is creating a new POI in a new location. If the POI you are editing is used in a route, the changes made to the POI will not be reflected in the route.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick up/down to highlight My Pts of Interest.

5. Use the

6. Press ENTER.

7. Locate the file where the POI has been saved and press automatically open the default file.)

8. Highlight the POI and press

9. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Edit POI.

10. Press

11. Use the change.

12. Press ENTER.

13a. If the Icon field is selected: Use the

the icon desired and press the type of icon selected is displayed in the information block at the top of the keypad.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical.

ENTER. (The eXplorist will

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to

Arrow joystick to select

ENTER. To aid in your selection,

13b. If the Name field is selected: Use the

select the character desired and press a mistake, highlight lower-case characters, highlight clear everything and start over, highlight ENTER. When you are satisfied with the name, highlight OK and press ENTER.

Note: User-entered POI names can be up to 20 characters long (including spaces).

13c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was described

in 13b, to enter a message for this POI.

13d. If the Vis (Visibility) field is selected: Press

ENTER.

14. When the Icon, Name and Message fields are ready, use the highlight

15. Press

Save.

ENTER.

Back and press ENTER. To access the

Shift and press ENTER. To

Arrow joystick to

ENTER. If you make

CLEAR and press

ENTER. Select On or Off and Press

Editing an existing POI

with the Vis field

highlighted

Arrow joystick to

Points of Interest

Deleting a User-Created POI

POIs that you have saved can be deleted using this operation. If you have created a lot of POIs, you may wish to delete any unneessary ones so that you may more easily search for a newly created POI.

POIs that have been deleted cannot be restored. You will need to input the information for a deleted POI if you will want it again. To prevent accidental deletion, a confirmation window will be displayed, confirming the deletion.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Use the

6. Press

7. Locate the file where the POI to be deleted has been saved and press eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

8. Highlight the POI and press

9. Use the

10. Confirm the deletion by highlighting

11. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick up/down to highlight My Pts of Interest. Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Delete POI.

Yes, or cancel the deletion by highlighting No.

ENTER.

ENTER. (The

Points of Interest

Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen

POIs that you have saved can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating the POI.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Use the

6. Press

7. Locate the file where the POI has been saved and press automatically open the default file.)

8. Highlight the POI and press ENTER.

9. Use the

10. Press

11. The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mode. The cursor will be directly over the POI you have selected. You may use the of the map displayed; and if your position icon is within range, it will be shown.

12. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick up/down to highlight My Pts of Interest. Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical.

ENTER.

ENTER. (The eXplorist will

Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map.

ENTER.

Zoom buttons to change the scale

ESC to return to the list of POIs found in step 7.

Note: Remember that pressing the

screen. In step 12 if you are finished with the POIs in the POI database, you could press NAV to close the POI database and return to the last viewed Map screen.

NAV button will return you to the last viewed Map

Points of Interest

Copying a Preloaded POI

POIs that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be saved as a user-entered POIs. Preloaded POIs cannot be deleted; it just copies it to the portion of the database.

1. Press MENU.

My Points of Interest

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Use the

6. Press ENTER.

7. [Only if Alphabetical selected] Use the enter the first few characters of the POI you are searching for. Highlight press

8. Use the

9. Press ENTER.

10. Use the

11. Press

Steps 12 through 14 are optional.

12. Use the

13. Press

14a. If the Icon field is selected: Use the

press ENTER. To aid in your selection, the type of icon selected is displayed in the information block at the top of the keypad.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick up/down to highlight Background Map. Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical.

Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to

ENTER to continue.

Arrow joystick to highlight the POI to be copied.

Arrow joystick to highlight Save.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to change.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to select the icon desired and

OK and

14b. If the Name field is selected: Use the Arrow joystick to select the character desired

and press access the lower-case characters, highlight everything and start over, highlight satisfied with the name, highlight

Note: User-entered POI names can be up to 20 characters long (including spaces).

14c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was described

in 14b, to enter a message for this POI.

15. When the Icon, Name and Message fields are ready, use the highlight

Press

16.

17. Locate the file where the POI is to be saved and press

ENTER. If you make a mistake, highlight Back and press ENTER. To

Shift and press ENTER. To clear

CLEAR and press ENTER. When you are

OK and press ENTER.

Arrow joystick to

Save.

ENTER.

Points of Interest

Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen

POIs that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating a POI.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Use the

6. Press

7. [Only if Alphabetical selected] Use the enter the first few characters of the POI you are searching for. Highlight press

8. Use the

9. Press

10. Use the

11. Press

12. The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mode. The cursor will be directly over the POI you have selected. You may use the of the map displayed; and if your position icon is within range, it will be shown.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick up/down to highlight Background Map. Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to

OK and

ENTER to continue.

Arrow joystick to highlight the POI to be viewed.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight View.

ENTER.

Zoom buttons to change the scale

13. Press

Note: Remember that pressing the NAV button will return you to the last viewed Map

screen. In step 13 if you are finished with the POIs in the POI database, you could press

ESC to return to the detail screen of POIs found in step 8.

NAV to close the POI database and return to the last viewed Map screen.

Points of Interest

Showing or Hiding a User-Entered POI on the Map Screen

You can select whether a user-entered POI is displayed or hidden while viewing the Map screen. In the upper left corner of the POI Save screen (next to the icon field) is a checkbox that indicated if the POI will be visible on the map. When it is checked, the POI is visible.

The instructions here describe how to toggle the visible state of a saved POI, but the same steps can be followed while you are creating a new POI.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Use the

6. Press

7. Locate the file where the POI has been saved and press ENTER. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

8. Highlight the POI and press

9. Use the

10. Press

11. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Vis field.

12. Press

13. Highlight

14. Use the

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick up/down to highlight My Pts of Interest. Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Edit POI.

ENTER.

On or Off and press ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Save.

15. Press

ENTER.

Routes

Routes are the least understood and one of the most important functions of a GPS receiver. The better you understand routes and how to use them, the more enjoyment you will receive from using your eXplorist.

The simpiest and most common form of a route is a one-leg route with a starting point (your present position) and a destination (a POI you select). This route is useful when you want to go to a specific preloaded or userentered POI.

GOTO route. A GOTO route is a

The next type of a route is a is to know that they are GOTO routes stuck together. If a GOTO route is from A to B then a multi-leg route goes from A to B, B to C, C to D, and so on. (Using the term multi-leg is somewhat misleading because it can be a single-leg route; but these types of routes are rarely used as a one-leg routes, a GOTO route would be used instead.) An advantage of a multi-leg route is that it can be saved in the eXplorist’s memory to be activated and used over and over.

A third type of route is a in this section of the manual because these routes are part of the Track Log functions of the eXplorist.) As you travel the eXplorist records your track. Creating a backtrack route uses this track information and creates a multi-leg route, in reverse order, enabling you to navigate back to where you started.

multi-leg route. The easiest way to understand multi-leg routes

backtrack route. (The creation of backtrack routes is not described

GOTO Routes

A GOTO route is the most commonly used form of a route in your eXplorist. The creation of a GOTO route is no harder than pressing the GOTO button and searching in the POI database for the destination POI.

Features of a GOTO route:

• A straight line from your present position to a selected POI.

• GOTO routes cannot be saved.

• GOTO routes are erased when the eXplorist is turned off.

• GOTO routes can be created by pressing the POI from the POI database.

• GOTO routes can also be created in the Cursor mode of the

GOTO button and selecting the destination

Map screen.

Routes

Creating a GOTO Route

The instructions here describe the most common and easiest way to create a GOTO route.

1. Press

2. Use the POI database to select the POI to be the destination.

Note: Detailed instructions for searching the POI database can be found in the Points of Interest section of this manual.

3. With the POI highlighted, press

4. If you already have a GOTO you will be asked to confirm the creation of this GOTO.

After you press displayed, updated as needed to provide information about the GOTO route you have created. On the drawn representing the GOTO route. The change to display the name of the POI used as the destination in the screen header bar and an icon representing the destination outside the diameter of the compass.

As you are moving you will notice a second line appearing that points to your destination if you go off the planned course. The double solid line is the original, computed route. The new, dashed line is an updated route, pointing towards your destination. So even if you can’t follow the computed route, you will be updated with a new course to follow. This updating of your route will also occur during multi-leg routes so you always know which way you need to go.

GOTO.

ENTER.

ENTER, the last viewed navigation screen will be

Map screen, a line will be

Compass screen will

Map screen with a GOTO

route active. Notice the

line on the screen that

graphically displays the

route.

Routes

Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor

This will create a GOTO route to a point on the map that you have indicated by moving the crosshair cursor on the

1. While viewing the Map screen, use the Arrow joystick, causing the eXplorist to go

into Cursor mode.

Map screen.

2. Continue using the map that represents where you want to go.

3. Press

4. If a GOTO is active, you will be asked to deactivate it and create a new GOTO route. Highlight asked whether you want to create a new GOTO route. Highlight

ENTER.

5. Confirm that you want to create a GOTO from the current cursor position. Highlight Yes.

(If you highlight create a GOTO, just not to the current cursor position. The POI database screen will be displayed so that you can search the database for the POI you want to use as the destination.)

6. Press

After you press ENTER, the last viewed navigation screen will be displayed, updated as needed to provide information about the GOTO route you have created. On the Map screen, a line will be drawn representing the GOTO route. The Compass screen will change to display the name of the POI used as the destination in the screen header bar and an icon representing the destination outside the compass diameter.

GOTO.

Yes and press ENTER to overwrite the existing GOTO. You are then

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to move the crosshair cursor to a point on the

Yes and press

No and press ENTER, the eXplorist assumes that you still want to

Routes

Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object

This will create a GOTO route to a map object (city, highway, user POI, etc.) that you have indicated by moving the crosshair cursor on the

1. While viewing the Map screen, use the Arrow joystick, causing the eXplorist to go into Cursor mode.

Map screen over the map object.

2. Continue using the that you want to go.

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the map object that you want to use as the GOTO. (Some areas of the map may have multiple map objects in the same location.)

5. Press

6. If a GOTO is active, you will be asked to deactivate it and create a new GOTO route. Highlight

7. The eXplorist will ask for a confirmation of the Goto. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight

8. Press

After you press needed to provide information about the GOTO route you have created. On the Map screen, a line will be drawn representing the GOTO route. The the name of the POI used as the destination in the screen header bar and an icon representing the destination outside the compass diameter.

ENTER.

Yes and press ENTER.

Yes.

ENTER.

ENTER, the last viewed navigation screen will be displayed, updated as

Arrow joystick to move the crosshair cursor to the map object

Compass screen will change to display

Routes

Multi-Leg Routes

Multi-leg routes can be used to navigate to a final destination using multiple legs. An example would be leaving the dock, motoring over to buoy 1, then the bait boat, and finally to a fishing hot spot. This route would go from Dock to Buoy 1,Buoy 1 to Bait, Bait to Fish.

Features of a multi-leg route:

• Multi-leg routes can be saved in internal memory or to an SD card.

• Multi-leg routes remain active even after the eXplorist has been turned off.

• Multi-leg routes can be edited, reversed, deleted, or viewed on the map.

• When a multi-leg route is active, you can switch which leg will be used as the next destination point. In the above example, you could skip going to Buoy 1 by selecting the Bait leg when the route is active.

Routes

Creating a Multi-leg Route

The eXplorist will provide you with an empty list for your route, and you can use the POIs saved in the POI database to create the route. All the tools you’d need to create the route will be described here.

Steps in creating a multi-leg route:

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

Add POI is highlighted. Press ENTER.

7. The POI database is shown. Search the database for the POI you want to use as the starting POI for the route.

8. Continue pressing ENTER with Add POI highlighted. Select the next POI for the route from the POI database.

9. [Optional] As you are creating the route you may want to edit what you have already entered. You can insert, delete, or replace a POI that is already in the route list.

Inserting: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI that you want to insert a new leg before. Press MENU, highlight Insert POI, and press ENTER. Search the POI database for the new POI. The new POI will be inserting into the route you are creating.

Deleting: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI you want to delete from the route. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight New route.

ENTER.

MENU, highlight Delete POI and pr

ess

Create Route screen

ENTER.

Replacing: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI you want to replace. Press MENU, highlight Replace POI, and press ENTER. Search the POI database for the

new POI. The POI you select will replace the POI that was originally highlighted.

10. When you have added all of the legs to the route you are creating, use the joystick to highlight Save Route.

11. Press

12. Use the characters, for the route.

13. Highlight

14. Press

15. Locate the file you want to save the newly created route into and press ENTER.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to input a name, up to ten

OK.

ENTER.

Arrow

Routes

Activating/Deactivating a Route

An active route is the route you are presently navigating on. Anytime you activate a route, it will remain the active route until you either turn it off (deactivate) or activate a new route. GOTOs are automatically activated when they are created, while multi-leg routes need to be activated manually.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to activate or deactivate. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. With the file highlighted press

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Press

8. Highlight

9. Press

You will be returned to the last viewed navigation screen with the route chosen activated or deactivated.

MENU.

ENTER.

Activate Route or Deactivate Route.

ENTER.

List of routes with route

named “Magellan” active.

Routes

Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route

When a route is created it can have many different legs to it, each leg with its own destination. If during your travels you want to skip some of the legs, you can select the leg that you want to proceed to next.

An example would be that your planned route starts at your campsite. The first leg goes to the bridge. The second leg goes across the bridge to the stone marker. Leg 3 leaves the stone marker and takes you to the ranger station. To finish out the route, the final leg goes from the ranger station to the swimming area. This route would be

> Ranger > Swim.

marker but instead you want to go to the ranger station. Because the route is active (you can select legs only from active routes), you would follow the instructions below and tell the eXplorist to set the next leg to the ranger station. The route would be recomputed, eliminating the navigation instructions to go to the stone marker.

1. Press MENU.

Suppose that after crossing the bridge you don’t want to go to the stone

Camp > Bridge > Marker

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to activate or deactivate. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. With the file highlighted press

6. Highlight the name of the route. (Activated routes will be bolded in the list.)

7. Press

8. Highlight

9. Press

10. Use the from the route list that you want to go to. In the example to the right, that would be

11. Press

12. Confirm that you want to do this by using the Arrow joystick to highlight

Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

ENTER.

Select Leg.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the next destination POI

Ranger.

ENTER.

Yes.

Route leg list with Ranger

selected. Note that

Marker is bold because it

is the curr

ent active leg.

Press

13.

14. Press

ENTER. NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen.

Routes

Editing a Saved Route

Saved routes can be edited to add a new leg at the end of the route (Add POI), remove a leg

Delete POI), insert a new leg (Insert POI), or change the destination from one POI to

( another (

Replace POI).

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to edit. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. With the file highlighted press

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Press

8. Highlight

9. Press

10. Adding a Leg: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Add POI. Press The new POI will be added to the end of the route.

Inserting: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI that you want to a new leg inserted in front of. Press the POI database for the new POI. The new POI will be added inserting into the route you are creating.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

ENTER.

Edit Route.

ENTER.

ENTER. Search the POI database for the new POI.

MENU, highlight Insert POI and press ENTER. Search

Deleting: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI you want to delete from the route. Press

Replacing: Use the Ar MENU, highlight Replace POI, and press ENTER. Search the POI database for the

new POI. The POI you select will replace the POI that was originally highlighted.

11. When the route has been edited, use the

12. Press

13. [Optional] Use the characters, for the route.

14. Highlight

15. Press

ENTER.

MENU, highlight Delete POI, and press ENTER.

row

joystick to highlight the POI you want to r

Arrow joystick to highlight Save Route.

Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to input a name, up to ten

OK.

eplace. Press

Routes

Reversing a Route

Reversing a route takes a saved route and recreates it in reverse order. The sample route that was discussed earlier,

Ranger > Marker > Bridge > Camp.

1. Press MENU.

Camp > Bridge > Marker > Ranger > Swim, would now be Swim >

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to reverse. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. Press ENTER.

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Pr

8. Highlight

9. Press

ess

Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

ENTER.

Reverse Route.

ENTER.

Routes

Deleting a Route

The eXplorist can hold up to 20 different routes. When you have 20 routes saved, you will need to delete one before you can create a new one.

ess

MENU.

ENTER.

Delete Route.

ENTER.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to delete. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. With the file highlighted press

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Pr

8. Highlight

9. Press

10. Highlight Yes to confirm deletion, or No to cancel deletion.

11. Press

Routes

Moving a Route

This provides you with a means of moving a route from one file to another.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to move. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. Press

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Press

8. Use the

9. Press

10. Locate the file or create a new file for the route.

11. Press

12. The route is moved and you are returned to the original route file.

MENU.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Move Route.

ENTER.

13. Press

NAV to exit.

Routes

Copying a Route

Copying a route makes an exact duplicate of a route that can then be edited, saving you time in creating a new route that is similar to an existing route. Another use would be to copy a route and reverse it.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to copy. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.)

5. Press

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Press

8. Use the

9. Press ENTER.

10. Locate the file where you want to save the copied route. (You need to copy it to a different route file, as saving it to the same file will overwrite the original without copying it.)

11. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Copy Route.

ENTER.

Routes

Viewing a Route on the Map

Viewing the route on the map gives you a way of graphically seeing the legs of the route as they appear on the map.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Locate the file that contains the route. Locate the file that contains the route you want to copy.

5. Press ENTER.

6. Highlight the name of the route.

7. Press

8. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map.

9. Press ENTER.

The route is displayed with the map scaled to display the entire route. You can use the move around the map.

10. When you are done viewing the route, press ESC to return to the Route List screen.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.

ENTER.

Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to change the scale, and the Arrow joystick to

Track Logs

As you are moving, the eXplorist continuously records your track. Much like leaving breadcrumbs on the trail that you can use later to find your way back, the eXplorist leaves “electronic breadcrumbs” on the map. The advantage here is that you don’t have to worry about animals coming along and eating your return route markers.

This provides you with just another tool to make your eXplorist more valuable to you out in the field or on the waters. You can save your active track as a track log or as a multi-leg route that you can use over and over. You can also create a backtrack route that will guide you back to your starting point, following the same path you just took. You will find many other additional uses for track logs once you feel comfortable with them.

Track Logs

As mentioned above, track logs are records of your travels using electronic breadcrumbs to record where you have been. Track logs can be a track history that you have saved or the active track the eXplorist is recording.

Features of Track Logs:

• Active track is recording your travels whenever you are moving unless you have intentionally turned it off.

• Active tracks can be cleared, stopped, and resumed, adding flexibility to recorded tracking.

• Active tracks can be converted to a saved multi-leg route, providing a quick and easy way to create routes that can be used in the future.

• BackTrack, a function of Track Logs, provides an easy, and quick way to activate a route that will return you to your starting position.

Track Logs

Stopping and Resuming Active Track Logging

This provides the ability to turn off the recording of the active track and then to starting it up again.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Highlight

5. Press

6. Highlight

Note: Stop Logging is displayed only when the active track is being recorded; Resume Logging appears only when the active track is not being recorded.

7. Press

Note: The eXplorist will fill in a straight line from the point where track logging was stopped to the point where it has been resumed. This is true unless more than four hours have elapsed between the stop and the Resume Logging command. In that case, the eXplorist will not draw a straight line from the stop to the resume points of the track.

MENU.

Active Track.

ENTER.

Stop Logging or Resume Logging.

ENTER.

Track Log List with

information at the bottom

for the number of legs and

the distance of the track

log highlighted

Track Logs

Starting a New Active Track Log

Before you can start a new active track log, you need to stop the one that is presently recording.

ess

MENU.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track.

ENTER.

Stop Logging. (If Resume Logging is displayed, the Track Log has

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track.

ENTER.

New Track.

ENTER.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight already been stopped. Go to step 10.)

7. Press ENTER.

8. Use the

9. Pr

10. Highlight

11. Press

Track Logs

Saving an Active Track Log

This will save your active track log with a name you enter that you can use at some time in the future. This does not erase your presently active route; only saves the current active track and adds it to the list of available track logs.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

If there are not enough track points to save, an alert will be displayed, informing you of the same and canceling the save.

8. Select the folder where you want the track log saved.

9. Highlight

10. Use the Arrow joystick and ENTER button to assign a name for the track log.

11. Use the

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track.

ENTER.

Save.

ENTER.

Save in here and press ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight OK when the name has been entered.

12. Press

ENTER.

Track Logs

Creating a BackTrack Route

BackTrack routes use your active track to create a route back to where you started, turning around and following the electronic breadcrumb trail that the eXplorist dropped.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

8. [Track logging is turned off alert status] Press

After BackTrack has been activated, the last viewed navigation screen will be displayed. The eXplorist will now begin computing the navigation information needed to guide you back to your starting point.

NOTE: When you have an active BackTrack route, the eXplorist will not be recording track information. The previously mentioned options – Stop Logging, Resume Logging New Track – will not be available. The eXplorist will automatically begin recording your track when:

MENU.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track.

ENTER.

BackTrack.

ENTER.

• You have arrived at your destination.

• You activate a new route (GOTO or from Route menu).

• You deactivate the BackTrack. To deactivate a BackTrack:

Press

Highlight Track Log, press ENTER

Highlight Active Track, press ENTER

Highlight Deactivate, press ENTER Press ENTER.

Track Logs

Clearing the Active Track

The active track can get to be very large, especially if you haven’t cleared it in a while. It is recommended that if you plan to use BackTrack or to save the upcoming track log that you should clear the active track before beginning your journey. If you do not, the other functions will still work, but you will probably have a lot more track log information than you want.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track.

5. Press ENTER

6. Highlight Clear Track.

7. Press

The active track is cleared, and you are returned to the screen.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

ENTER.

Track Log

Track Logs

Converting the Track Log to a Route

This function takes the track log and turns it into a multi-leg route that is saved in your route list. From here, the route can be edited if necessary.

Note: Convert to Route is available for both active track logs and track logs you have saved.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the previously saved.

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

8. Use the Arrow joystick and ENTER button to assign a name for the route. Route names can be up to ten characters in length.

9. Use the been entered.

10. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track or any track log you have

ENTER.

Convert to Route.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight OK when the name has

ENTER.

11. Use the

12. Press

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to select the file where you want the route saved.

Track Logs

Viewing the Track Log on the Map

Selecting View on Map displays the track log chosen and plots it on the Map screen. This gives you the opportunity to graphically view the track log.

Note: View on Map is available for both active track logs and track logs you have saved.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the previously saved.

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

The

Map screen is displayed, in the Cursor mode, with the selected track log displayed on

the screen. The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT buttons can be used to change the map scale, and the cursor can be moved by using the

When you have finished viewing the track, press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track or any track log you have

ENTER.

View on Map.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick.

ESC to return to the Track Log screen.

Track Logs

Working with Saved Track Logs

It has been mentioned before that you can convert saved track logs to a route and view saved track logs on the map. There are three functions unique to saved track logs that you can perform: following, reversing, and deleting the track.

Following Saved Track Logs

This function provides you with a means to use a saved track as a multi-leg route. Once this function has been activated, the eXplorist will navigate you along your saved track.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press ENTER.

8. {Track logging will be turned off alert status.] Press

The last viewed navigation screen is displayed with the track log selected being used as an active route.

Reversing a Saved Track Log

Reversing a saved track log is identical to following a saved track log, with the exception that the route created is reversed from the original track log.

1. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

Arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved.

ENTER.

Follow Track.

ENTER.

MENU.

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

8. {Track logging will be turned off alert.] Press ENTER.

The last viewed navigation screen is displayed with the reversed track log selected being used as an active route.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved.

ENTER.

Reverse Track.

ENTER.

Track Logs

Deleting a Saved Track Log

Use this function to remove track logs that have been previously saved and are no longer needed.

1. Press

2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

The saved track log is deleted, and you are returned to the

MENU.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved.

ENTER.

Delete Track.

ENTER.

Track Log screen.

Track Logs

Moving a Saved Track Log

Use this function to move a track log that has been saved to a new location.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press ENTER.

8. Locate the location where you want the track log stored.

9. Highlight

10. Press ENTER.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

Arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved.

ENTER.

Move Track.

Move to here.

Track Logs

Copying a Saved Track Log

Use this function to copy a track log that has been saved.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight Copy Track.

7. Press ENTER.

8. Locate the location where you want the track log stored.

9. Highlight

10. Press ENTER.

11. Use the keyboard to enter a new name for the track log.

12. When the name is correct, highlight

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log.

Arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved.

ENTER.

Copy to here.

OK and press ENTER.

Advanced Features

The eXplorist has a set of advanced features that provides you with additional features to enhance the use of your eXplorist. The advanced features are accessed from the Main Menu and include:

Area Calculation: This will compute the area and the

• perimeter of a region that you define.

Fish/Hunt: This will display the best hunting and

• fishing times for a position and date that you enter.

Sun/Moon: This will display the rising and setting

• times for the sun and the moon for any position and date you enter. It also displays the phase of the moon for that position and date.

Vertical Profile: This will graph the elevation levels

• for your active or a saved track log. (If you have a MapSend Topo detailed map, it can also display a vertical profile of routes you have saved.)

Simulate: Provides you a tool for putting the eXplorist into a simulate mode. With the

• simulator turned on, the eXplorist will operate as if it was moving. This provides a tool for you to use to try different functions while sitting at your desk or campsite.

Communications: This is used to set your eXplorist into the mode you desire when it is

• connected to a personal computer through the USB port. You can set up file transfers, transferring NMEA data, or just using the USB cable to power the eXplorist.

Using Area Calculation

Area Calculation uses three or more POIs that you select to create and display a region on a miniature map display. It then takes this region and computes its area and perimeter.

Calculating an Area

1. Press MENU.

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features.

4. Highlight

5. Press

ENTER.

Area Calculation.

Advanced Features

6. Highlight <Add Point>.

7. Press ENTER.

Note: Any previous area calculations you did are saved in memory and will be displayed. To create a new area calculation you will first need to delete all of the POIs from the list. How to delete all of the POIs will be explained following these instructions.

8. Using the POI database, select a stored POI.

9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 until you have a region defined.

10. The bottom of the display will alternate between the area and the perimeter of the region you have defined.

Deleting All POIs from the Area Calculation List

1. While viewing the Area Calculation screen, press MENU.

2. Highlight

3. Press

4. All of the POIs in the list are removed and you can now create a new region to be calculated.

Editing the POI List in Area Calculation

You can inser

1. Use the

2. Press

3. Use the

4. Press

5. If you select

t, delete, or replace a POI in the area calculation list.

added before, deleted, or replaced.

database.

Delete All Points.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the POI in the list that you want a new POI

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Insert Above, Delete, or Replace.

ENTER.

Insert Above or Replace, you will select a POI from the POI

Advanced Features

Computing Best Fish/Hunt Times

This provides you with the means to view the good and excellent fishing and hunting times for any POI and date you select.

Accessing Fishing and Hunting Times

1. Press MENU.

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Fish/Hunt.

5. Press ENTER.

6. The set to your present position and today’s date.

Changing the Position

1. With the Fish/Hunt screen displayed, highlight the At field.

2. Press

3. Select a POI from the POI database.

Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features.

ENTER.

Fish/Hunt screen is displayed with the position and date

ENTER.

Changing the Date

1. With the Fish/Hunt screen displayed, highlight the On field.

2. Press

3. Use the

Up/Down changes the data at the cursor position; Left/Right moves the cursor.

4. When the date is correct, press

ENTER.

row

joystick to change the date.

ENTER.

Advanced Features

Displaying Sun and Moon Information

Using the Sun/Moon feature you are able to view the sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moon setting times, as well as viewing the phase of the moon, for any POI in your database.

Accessing the Sun/Moon Function

1. Press MENU.

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. The Sun/Moon screen is displayed with the position and date set to your present position and today’s date.

Changing the Position

1. With the Sun/Moon screen displayed, highlight the At field.

2. Press

3. Select a POI from the POI database.

4. Press

Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Sun/Moon.

ENTER.

Changing the Date

1. With the Sun/Moon screen displayed, highlight the On field.

2. Press ENTER.

3. Use the

Up/Down changes the data at the cursor position; Left/Right moves the cursor.

4. When the date is correct, press ENTER.

Arrow joystick to change the date.

Advanced Features

Viewing the Vertical Profile

Vertical Profile will graphically display the elevation for a track log that you select. This can be your active track log or one you have saved. If you have loaded a detail map from one of the MapSend Topographic software packages, you can also view the vertical profile for routes you have created.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Vertical Profile.

5. Press ENTER.

6. Highlight loaded, you can select one of the other available options.)

7. Press

8. Highlight Active Track or saved track that you want to view.

9. Press

The vertical profile for the selected item is displayed. You can use the Arrow joystick to move the displayed profile left or right. As you move the profile, the center mark will display the elevation for the point indicated.

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features.

Track History. (When a MapSend Topograhic detailed map has been

ENTER.

Advanced Features

Using the Simulator

When the eXplorist is placed in the simulator mode, it simulates movement along a predefined or saved route.

1. Press MENU.

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Simulate.

5. Press ENTER.

6. Highlight the desired option:

Off - Turns the simulator off

Auto - Uses a predefined route. (This is a 3-leg route in the shape of a triangle with your present position as the starting point.)

User - Uses the same predefined route as Auto, but provides a way to change the heading and speed. The simulator will follow the heading and speed, even when if this means it doesn’t follow the predefined route.

7. If you have an active track log being recorded, the simulator will need to delete this track. A warning is displayed that your track will be deleted. Highlight press

8. An alert is displayed indicating that the simulator has been turned on. Press

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features.

ENTER.

Yes and

ENTER to erase the track and continue.

9. Press

Simulating on a Saved Route

1. Follow the instructions above to turn the simulator on.

2. After you have returned to the last viewed Map screen, press

3. Highlight

4. Press

5. Highlight a saved route to use. (Note: You will notice a new route whose name is bolded indicating that it is the active route. This is the predefined route that the simulator has created. Do not select this route if you are wanting to view a route you have cr

6. Highlight

7. Press

NAV to return to the last viewed Map screen.

Routes.

ENTER.

eated.) Press

Activate Route.

ENTER.

MENU.

Advanced Features

Communicating with a Personal Computer

For this feature to operate properly, you must have your eXplorist connected to a personal computer through the computer USB port

Connecting to a Personal Computer

1. Turn the eXplorist off.

2. Connect the PC interface cable to the connector on the back of the eXplorist.

3. Insert the USB connector on the PC interface cable to any of the USB ports on a personal computer.

4. Turn the eXplorist on.

5. You may get a message on your computer that a new USB device has been found.

6. If connected properly, the eXplorist will display the USB File Transfer screen, indicating that the eXplorist is in the file transfer mode.

Changing Modes

When you are connected to a personal computer you have three modes that the eXplorist can be in. File Transfer mode allows you to transfer files to and from the eXplorist and the personal computer. NMEA Data Comm mode outputs the GPS data from the eXplorist in NMEA format for use with external software. Power Only mode turns off data communication with the personal computer and the eXplorist operates normally.

1. If the eXplorist has just been turned on, the USB File Transfer screen is already displayed. Skip steps 2 through 6.

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Highlight

7. Press

8. Highlight

9. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features.

ENTER.

Communications.

ENTER.

File Transfer, NMEA Data Comm, or Power Only.

ENTER.

Advanced Features

Working with Files on the Personal Computer

You can work with the files saved in your eXplorist or files located on an SD card in the eXplorist (optional). Using the personal computer, you have complete access to moving, renaming, modifying, or deleting any of the saved files. Special care should be taken whenever working with saved files as unwanted results may occur. It is advised that you backup any files that you plan on editing in case something unexpected happens.

When you first turn the eXplorist on while connected with the USB cable it is automatically in the File Transfer mode using the internal memory of the eXplorist. To work with files on the SD you need to tell the eXplorist that you want to work from the SD card.

1. Follow the previous instructions to connect the eXplorist to your personal computer.

2. If the to select the

3. To change from internal memory to the SD card: Press

Transfer

ENTER. (You may get a notification that a USB device was disconnected. This is normal and just click the OK button.)

4. Left-click the “My Computer” icon found on the desktop. From the drop-down menu, select Explore.

5. Find the new drive in the left-hand list of folders. It will be called “Removable Disk (X:) with “X:” being the assigned drive letter.

6. Using normal window commands, you can copy, rename, move, and delete any of the files.

7. You can also view and modify the files using any text editor. If you modify the files, you need to save them as text only files. The following is a sample of a POI file being modified using WordPad.

USB File Transfer screen is not being displayed, follow the above instructions

File Transfer mode.

ENTER. Highlight File

and press ENTER. Highlight Internal Memory or SD Card and press

Magellan Geocache Manager

What is Geocaching?

Very simply, geocaching is a fun, recreational game that you can play using your eXplorist receiver. It’s been referred to as “electronic treasure hunting” and is just that. Caches are hidden all over the world and your task is to find them, armed only with the coordinates of the cache and your Magellan eXplorist.

People will hide caches, usually in a waterproof container (the military ammo box is very popular), and record the latitude/longitude coordinates for the cache. Inside the container is the “bounty” that is the prize for locating the cache. In many cases there may be a log book for you to sign, indicating that you have found the cache. You can take your prize from the cache and, as many do, leave something new in the container for the next person who comes along.

The popularity of geocaching is growing rapidly everyday and new geocache points are constantly being added. For more information on geocaching, as well as a great source of geocache points, visit GEOCACHING at www.geocaching.com.

What is the Magellan Geocache Manager?

The Magellan Geocache Manager is a software application that runs in Windows®on your personal computer. It is a place to create, modify, store, and most importantly, upload geocache points to your eXplorist.

There are two ways of adding geocache points to the Magellan Geocache Manager. You can enter the points manually by typing in the information or you can download geocache points from one of the many geocache fansites found on the Web. The Magellan Geocache Manager has a link to www.geocaching.com under the Help menu which is a great source for finding and downloading geocache points.

How Do I Install the Magellan Geocache Manager?

Insert the Magellan Wizard CD-ROM that came with your eXplorist into the CD-ROM drive on your personal computer. It will automatically load and the Main Menu will be displayed.

Click on “Install software” and follow the

uctions to install the Magellan Geocache

instr Manager.

Once the software is installed, you can Exit from the eXplorist Wizard and the Magellan Geocache Manager is ready to use.

Magellan Geocache Manager

Using the Magellan Geocache Manager

1. Access the Magellan Geocache Manager by using the Start button on the Windows toolbar.

2. Under “Programs” select ‘Magellan > eXplorist 500 > Magellan Geocache Manager’.

3. The Magellan Geocache Manager will open and an empty list of geocache points is displayed.

4. The common tools are displayed as icons at the top of the display. You can access the function by clicking on the icon, selecting from the menu, or using one of the hotkey shortcuts.

Magellan Geocache Manager

Magellan Geocache Manager Tools

Using the icons at the top of the window is the easiest way of accessing the most common functions. The following lists the icons, their hotkey equivalent, and their usage.

Icon Name Hotkey Description

New Ctrl+N Creates a new database for saving geocache points.

This closes the active database, with the option of saving if you have made any changes.

Open Ctrl+O Opens previously saved geocaching databases. Also

allows you to append previously saved geocache files to the existing file.

Save Ctrl+S Saves the opened database with any changes that

have been made. (Use ‘Save As’ under the File menu if you want to save the opened database under a new name.)

Add Insert Adds a new geocaching point to the list. Geocaching

points added to the list using the Add icon require that you input the information for the point.

Modify Enter Opens a window for geocache point that you have

highlighted. In this window you can edit the information for that point.

Delete Delete Deletes the highlighted geocache point from the list.

Upload Shift+5 Uploads the selected or the entire list of geocache

points to the eXplorist. This requires that the eXplorist is connected to the USB port of the computer and is in the USB File Transfer mode.

About Alt+A Opens the ‘About...’ window with information about

the version of the Magellan Geocache Manager software that you are using.

Help F1 Opens a help file with information to assist you in

using the Magellan Geocache Manager software.

Magellan Geocache Manager

Working with Geocache Files

This is a picture of a sample geocache file with a list of geocache points. You can modify this list by editing, deleting, or adding points to it.

You can also add other downloaded geocache point files to this list but you will need to follow the instructions provided below.

Finally, instructions will be shown as to how to select files and upload them to your eXplorist.

Adding Other Downloaded Files to the List

It is possible to add downloaded files to this list. To do this you need to follow these instructions:

1. Click the Open Icon.

2. Using the Windows Open File window, select the downloaded file you want to add.

3. At the bottom of the window is a radio button ‘Append to existing list’. Make sure that this button is marked.

4. You may get an alert asking you to ‘Save changes to <filename>?’

Yes - Appends the geocache list and opens up a window asking you to rename the file and indicate where you want the new file saved.

No - Appends the geocache list to the file that is open without requiring you to do a ‘Save As...”.

Cancel - Cancels the action and no points are appended to the list.

5. Click the appropriate button.

Magellan Geocache Manager

Uploading to the Magellan eXplorist

1. Turn the eXplorist off and connect it to the USB port on your computer.

2. Turn the eXplorist on. If connected correctly, it will begin in the USB File Transfer mode or the Communications menu is displayed. (If the Communications menu is shown, select displayed there maybe a bad connection. Turn the eXplorist off and check the connections and try again. The eXplorist must be in the USB File Transfer mode for geocache points to be uploaded.

Note: By default the eXplorist will save to its internal memory. If you want to save to the SD card instead, from the USB File Transfer screen you need to:

USB File Transfer and press ENTER.) If neither of these screens is

Press

Highlight USB File Transfer and press ENTER.

Highlight

3. Select the files to be uploaded. (If no files are selected, it is assumed that you want to upload the entire list.)

Tips on selecting files:

4. Click the Upload Icon on the Magellan Geocache Manager.

5. Make sure that the correct radio button is selected (All Geocaches or Selection).

ENTER

SD Card and press ENTER.

To select a single geocache point, click on the name.

To select multiple, consecutive geocache points, hold the Shift key down while clicking on the geocache point names.

To select multiple, non-consecutive geocache points, hold the Ctrl key down while clicking on the geocache point names.

6. Click on the OK button.

7. Select the location for the file to be saved. (By default this is the ‘Geocaches’ folder in the internal memor

8. If the transfer is successful, an alert will be displayed.

9. You are now able to access and create a GOTO to any of the geocache points following the instructions for creating a GOTO. (Geocache points can also be used in multi-leg routes but the most common usage will be in a GOTO.)

y or on the SD card.)

Using the eXplorist with MapSend

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/salt water maps for fishing and boating. MapSend maps will transform your eXplorist into an amazingly powerful solution for outdoor recreation and travel.

You can find out more about the growing line of MapSend products through a Magellan dealer or on-line www.magellangps.com under Products > Maps and Software.

Most MapSend products are provided on CD-ROM for use on personal computers using the

Windows

• MapSend maps typically cover large areas, allowing the user to ‘cut’ smaller regions to

• Other useful trip planning and map analysis functions, such as the ability to easily

Some map regions are available as preloaded map regions on SD cards, or as web downloads.

operating system.

be uploaded and saved as one of the detailed maps available for your eXplorist.

create and store POIs, routes, map regions, etc.

• Plug and play in the eXplorist, but are limited in geographic area.

Please note that not all MapSend products will presently work with

the eXplorist. Please check the Magellan web site at

www.magellangps.com and and go the the eXplorist web for a link to

details on compatibility with your eXplorist and MapSend software.

The following instructions are basic guidelines for using MapSend with

your eXplorist. Please refer to the documentation provided with your

MapSend product for more detailed information and product updates.

Overview of Uploading Detail Maps from MapSend to the eXplorist

Install MapSend Software. Following the instructions provided with the MapSend product you purchased, the first step is to install the software onto your personal computer. For this overview, the MapSend Topo 3D will be used.

Open MapSend and Define a Region. Zoom in and pan until you find an area that you are interested in. Using the Draw New Region tool, define the region.

Right-click inside the region. This will bring up a window for you to enter a name for the region. In this example it is called “Tahoe.”

Using the eXplorist with MapSend

Notice that in the lower right corner the size of the region is displayed. You may choose to put large regions on an SD card to save internal memory.

Saving Map Regions. Before saving the region, review the documentation that came with MapSend to set what information will be saved with the region. In this example, Topo information and POIs are wanted, so in the region list make sure that the “T” and “P” boxes to the left of the region name are bolded. Next, mark the region for saving by clicking the checkbox to the left of the region name.

Save the Region to Your Computer’s Hard Drive. Under the Regions menu, select “Upload to GPS...” (Ctrl+U). Click on the radio button for “Save on Hard Drive.”

IMPORTANT: Do NOT save directly to an SD card or directly to the GPS unit. Map files saved from MapSend need to be converted before using them in the eXplorist. Maps saved directly to an SD card from MapSend will not work in the eXplorist.

Click the Next > button. Enter the serial number for your eXplorist in the space

provided. This can be found on your eXplorist by accessing the menu). Do not use any of the Settings or Connect buttons. Once the serial number has been entered, click Next >. You will be asked to confirm the serial number.

The Ready to Update window is displayed with information about the region that you are saving. Click on the Finish button to begin saving the region.

Note: MapSend automatically saves files to a specified location. The path to the saved files is: Local Disk C:\Program Files\Magellan\‘MapSend Product Name’\Export\Images.

Connect the eXplorist to the Personal Computer: (This applies only if you are uploading the detail map to the eXplorist or to an SD card installed in the eXplorist.)

Turn off the eXplorist and connect the USB cable supplied with your eXplorist to the back of the eXplorist and a USB port on your computer. Turn the eXplorist on. The eXplorist will come up in the USB File Transfer mode. (If not, and the Communication scr press Card and press

ENTER. Select USB File Transfer and press ENTER. Select Internal Memory or SD

About... screen (accessed from the main

een is displayed,

ENTER.)

Memory space in the eXplorist is very limited and it is recommended that you save detailed maps to an SD File Transfer mode, but internal memory is selected. To change to the SD card, press ENTER. Select USB File Transfer and press ENTER. Select SD Card and press ENTER.)

Card. In this example, the eXplorist has been turned on and is in the USB

Using the eXplorist with MapSend

Transfer the Files using the Magellan Conversion Manager: Launch the Magellan Conversion Manager (installed from the Magellan Wizard). It can be found under the ‘Start’ menu - Start > Programs > Magellan > eXplorist 500 > Magellan Conversion Manager.

When first opened, on the Welcome window select ‘Transfer Map Regions’ and click Next. A reminder to connect the Magellan eXplorist to the computer is presented. Click Next. The Magellan Conversion Manager will

automatically search for detail maps (*.imi) or background maps (*.mgi) on your computer available for uploading.

The Map region selection window is displayed. In this window you will select which map regions that will be uploaded.

If you do not see a map that you believe you have saved, you can browse for it by clicking on the Magnifying glass icon.

(In this example we are uploading a detailed map, background maps are uploaded following these same guidelines.)

The popup menu to the right shows where the files will be saved. If you have an external SD card reader/writer, you can select it there. Please remember that large map regions should be saved to an SD card. (Please make sure that there is room on the SD card for the map you want to upload.) The internal memory of the eXplorist is limited and large detail maps with either not fit or will take up memory that you will need later for saving POIs and creating routes.

Select the map regions you want to upload by clicking the checkbox next to the map region name in the list of map regions. When at least one map is selected, the Next button is made active. When you have all the map regions you want upload selected, click Next.

The map regions will be transferring and two progress bars will indicate the progress. When the transfer is completed you will see a ‘Transfer completed’ message and the Next button will be active. Click Next. The final window just verifies that the transfer has been completed. Click Finish.

The map r mounted in the eXplorist, or to an SD card in a card reader/writer. If you had chosen an external SD card reader/writer, remove the card and install it in your eXplorist.

egion has now been uploaded to either the Magellan eXplorist, the SD card

Select Map: Now that the detailed or background map has been successfully uploaded, select the map for use. Press Active Setup and press ENTER. Highlight Detail Maps or Background Maps field and press

Select Map from the popup menu and press ENTER.)

ENTER. Select map and press ENTER. (Note: for a detail map, you need to select

Menu. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight

Using the eXplorist with MapSend

Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track Between MapSend and eXplorist

You can transfer POIs, routes and track logs to and from MapSend and the eXplorist using the Magellan Conversion Manager. Since the eXplorist stores these data items in a more accessible manner than previous GPS receivers, you must use the Magellan Conversion Manager instead of transferring the files directly in MapSend. (The Magellan Conversion Manager can be installed using the Magellan Wizard CD-ROM that came with your eXplorist.)

Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track to MapSend

1. Access the Magellan Conversion Manager by using the Start button on the Windows toolbar.

2. Under “Programs” select ‘Magellan > eXplorist 500 > Magellan Conversion Manager’.

3. Click the radio button for ‘Convert Waypoints / Routes / Tracks’ and click Next >.

4. Turn off the eXplorist and connect the USB cable to the eXplorist and the personal computer’s USB port.

5. Turn the eXplorist on. (By default, files are uploaded to the internal memory, to select the SD card: Press Select

6. Click the Next > button on the Magellan Conversion Manager.

7. Select ‘Convert to MapSend’ (sending data points from the eXplorist to MapSend). Click Next >.

8. Click on the active folder icon. In the example shown, files are being transferred from the eXplorist to MapSend.

9. Browse through the folders and select the POI, route or track log files to be transferred.

10, Click Next >.

11. A progress bar is displayed and will indicate when the transfer has completed.

12. Click Next > and finally click Finish to conclude the transfer.

SD card and press ENTER.)

ENTER. Highlight File Transfer and press ENTER.

13. Open the MapSend software program and under the Waypoints or T you converted.

rack menu, select ‘Load from File...”. Select the file that

Using the eXplorist with MapSend

Transferring Waypoints, Routes, and Track from MapSend

The process for transferring from from MapSend to the eXplorist is similar to the one described above.

1. Open the MapSend software program. This procedure will discuss sending waypoints to the eXplorist. Use similar steps for transferring routes and tracks.

2. Click the Place Waypoint icon at the top of the MapSend display to bring up the Waypoint List.

3. All waypoints in the list will be transferred, including those not checked.

4. From the Waypoint Menu, select ‘Save to File...’. Enter a name for the file and click Save.

5. Access the Magellan Conversion Manager by using the Start button on the Windows toolbar. Under “Programs” select ‘Magellan > eXplorist 500 > Magellan Conversion Manager’.

6. Click the radio button for ‘Convert Waypoints / Routes / Tracks’ and click Next >.

7. Turn off the eXplorist and connect the USB cable to the eXplorist and the personal computer’s USB port.

8. Turn the eXplorist on. Press File Transfer and press ENTER.

9. Select

10. Click the Next > button on the Magellan Conversion Manager.

11. Select ‘Convert to eXplorist’ (sending data points from MapSend to the eXplorist) Click Next >.

12. Click on the active folder icon. In the example shown, files are being transferred from MapSend to the eXplorist.

13. Browse through the folders to find the waypoint files to be transferred.

14, Click Next >.

15. A progress bar is displayed and will indicate when the transfer has completed.

Internal Memory or SD card and press ENTER.

ENTER. From the Communications screen, highlight

16. Click Next > and finally click Finish to conclude the transfer.

17. The next time you access My Points of Interest, you will be able to select the file that was just uploaded.

Preferences

The Preferences portion of the eXplorist provides the tools to personalize the eXplorist to your usage and needs. There are tools that are designed to give you full flexibility over its use, as well as to perform maintenance on the internal memory should the need arise.

Features found in Preferences:

• Restarting the GPS (Initializing) to give the eXplorist its approximate location if it has been moved a large distance while turned off.

• A way of setting default folders for saving POI’s, routes, etc.

• Access to setting the units of measure for information displayed.

• A means to set the north reference used to be either magnetic north or True North.

• The coordinate system for position information and the map datum used to compute the coordinate information can be chosen.

• Full control over the built-in power-management tools to assist in prolonging battery life.

• Personalize your eXplorist.

• Choose from ten different languages that can be used to display information.

• Access to tools that will provide you with the means to clear all or part of the internal memory.

• Ability to set alarms to alert you when you have lost GPS signal, when you are getting near your destination, and other useful alerts.

• A way of resetting the clock and customizing your daylight savings requirements.

Preferences

Restarting the GPS

Restarting the GPS provides a means of giving the eXplorist information about its approximate position. Long time GPS receiver users will know this option as initializing. To understand when you would use this option, a brief explanation of how the eXplorist works will be helpful.

The GPS constellation consists of 24 satellites and three spares that orbit the earth. At any given time of the day a different collection of satellites will be overhead. To keep track of which satellites are in view, the eXplorist has a built-in almanac that uses the present date and time, along with its approximate position, to “look up” which satellites should be in view. Every time you turn your eXplorist off, it records, in a special place in its memory, the last position fix computed. Then when it is turned back on, it assumes that it is still in the same approximate location and uses this last position fix when doing its “look up” in the almanac.

Now, if you turn your eXplorist off and fly across the country, the next time you turn it back on it will think it is still at the location where it was turned off and will begin looking for the satellites that it thinks are overhead. If the satellites are not there, the eXplorist begins “polling” the skies, trying to determine which satellites are in view. This process can take time and can appear as if the GPS portion of the eXplorist is not working. Under normal conditions, the eXplorist will still be able to compute your position, but this can take longer than normal.

Restart GPS gives you the ability to give the eXplorist its approximate location, hence speeding up the time to acquire its first fix. Many eXplorist users will never need to use the Restart GPS option, but it is available should the need arise.

When to use

• When the eXplorist has been moved more than 500 miles (804.67 km) while turned off.

• When the eXplorist is sluggish and takes more than a few minutes to compute its first position fix when turned on. (This really isn’t an option that you need to be concerned about. Thanks to a built-in feature, the eXplorist, when it has trouble computing its first position fix, automatically asks you to supply your approximate position.)

Restarting the GPS:

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the

5. Press

Restart GPS:

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Restart GPS.

ENTER.

Preferences

6. Region. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the region of the

world for your present location.

You can also enter the coordinates for your present position, if you know them, by highlighting rarely used and is not described in this manual.

Enter Coord. This is

7. Press

Area. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the area of your

8. location. The list of areas is different for each region selected in step 6.

9. Press

10.

Time. Use the Arrow joystick to enter the current time. Push the Arrow joystick up or down to change the value and left or right to move the cursor.

Note: Time is one of the first pieces of information transmitted by the satellites. Even without enough satellite information to compute a position fix, the time displayed may have already been corrected.

11. Press

ENTER.

12. Date. Use the Arrow joystick to enter the present date. Push the Arrow joystick up or down to change the value and left or right to move the cursor.

Note: Date is also sent by the satellites and may already be correct, as well.

13. Press

14. Use the

15. Press

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight Done.

ENTER.

Preferences

Using Active Setup

Whenever you need to access POIs, routes, and other saved data, the eXplorist automatically goes to the default file for the particular piece of data you are working with. These default locations may not meet your requirements as to where you are saving your data. You can use the Active Setup portion of Preferences to change these defaults to more meet your requirements.

Active Setup, you can also choose which background map or detailed map you want to

In use.

Changing the Default Folders

You can set the default for POI’s, routes, and geocache files.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press ENTER.

4. Use the

5. Press

6. Use the change.

7. Press

8. Use the

Off

Note: Selecting File Off turns the default file off. When accessing the data for items you have turned off, you will be taken to the top level folder for the particular kind of data you are accessing. Background maps cannot be turned off.

9. Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.

Arrow joystick to highlight Active Setup.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the field that you want to

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to select Select File or (POI, Route, Detail Map, etc.) File

ENTER.

10. If you selected set as the default. When it is highlighted, press ENTER.

Select File, using the Arrow joystick to highlight the file you want to

Preferences

Selecting the Background or Detail Map

The eXplorist comes with a basemap already installed but you may use MapSend Worldwide software (purchased separately) to define your own basemap. You can use Active Setup to select the background map you want to use if you have stored a new one.

Also, you can use one of the other MapSend software packages to define and save detailed maps to your eXplorist. These detailed maps can provide more detailed street information, additional POIs, and if using on of the MapSend topographic software packages, topo details. You can use Active Setup to select the detail map you want to use if you have one saved.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Setup.

5. Press

6. Use the

7. Press

8. Use the

Note: If you select

Off Off

9 Press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the Background Maps or Detail Maps field.

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the desired map.

Detail Map, you have the option of Select Map or Detail Map

. If you want to not use or do not have a detail map saved, select Detail Map

and press ENTER.

ENTER.

Preferences

Setting the Map Units

In the Map Units option of Preferences you can select which units of measure for navigation data, the north reference, the coordinate system, and the map datum that will be used by the eXplorist.

Selecting Navigational Units of Measure

The eXplorist can be set to display navigation data in Miles/Yd/MPH, Miles/Ft/MPH, NM/Ft/Knots, NM/M/Knots, or KM/KPH.

1. Press

2. Use the

3. Press

4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Units.

5. Pr

6. Use the

Units

7. Press

8. Use the

9. Press

The

Map Units screen is displayed with the new Nav Units shown. You can change other

settings or press

MENU.

Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.

ENTER.

ess

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Nav

ENTER.

Arrow joystick to highlight the desired navigational units of measure.

ENTER.

ESC to return to the Preferences menu.

Magellan eXplorist 500 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Installing an Optional SD Card

Connecting to a Personal Computer

Using the eXplorist 500

Going to a Destination

Saving Your Position

Tracing Your Steps

Additional Features

Summary

Starting Up

Turning the eXplorist On

Turning the eXplorist Off

Changing the Display Backlight Intensity

Using the eXplorist for the First Time

Conclusion

Navigation Screens

Accessing the Navigation Screens

Map Screen

Map Screen Overview

Changing Map Scale

Map Screen Modes

Showing or Hiding Map Information

Customizing the Map Information

Displaying Street Information

Changing the Map Orientation

Changing the Primary Usage

Changing the Map Detail

Changing the Track Recording Intervals

Customizing the Display

Compass Screen

Compass Screen Overview

Customizing the Information Fields

Position Screen

Position Screen Overview

Resetting the Trip Odometer

Satellite Status Screen

Satellite Status Screen Overview

eXplorist 500 File Structure

Basic File Structure

File Structure Overview

Using the Filing System with POIs

Using the Filing System with Routes

Using the Filing System with Track Logs

Points of Interest

Marking Your Position

Quick Marking Your Position

Marking Your Position (Personalized)

Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates

Marking a Position using the Map Cursor

Marking a Position from a Map Object

The POI Database

Searching for a User-Entered POI

Searching for a Preloaded POI using Nearest

Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical

Editing a User-Created POI

Deleting a User-Created POI

Copying a Preloaded POI

Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen

Showing or Hiding a User-Entered POI on the Map Screen

Routes

GOTO Routes

Creating a GOTO Route

Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor

Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object

Multi-Leg Routes

Creating a Multi-leg Route

Activating/Deactivating a Route

Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route

Editing a Saved Route

Reversing a Route

Deleting a Route

Moving a Route

Copying a Route

Viewing a Route on the Map

Track Logs

Track Logs