Thales Navigation 200 User Manual
Magellan eXplorist 200
Reference
Manual
Topics:
• eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver
• Using the eXplorist 200
• Starting Up
• Navigation Screens
• Points of Interest
• Routes
• Track Logs
• 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 and change any settings on the Magellan®eXplorist™ while driving.
Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the
road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured.
USE GOOD JUDGEMENT
This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful
orienteering and good judgement. 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 obstructions, like buildings and large trees.
USE PROPER ACCESSORIES
Use only Magellan cables and antennas; the use of non-Magellan cables and antennas may
severely degrade performance or damage the receiver, and will void the warranty.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
Thales Navigation grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software supplied in and
with Thales Navigation GPS products (the “SOFTWARE”) in the normal operation of the
equipment in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement that is
included with the product.
The SOFTWARE is the property of Thales Navigation and/or its suppliers and is protected by
United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions; therefore, you must treat
the SOFTWARE like any other copyright material.
You may not use, copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as
expressly provided in the license. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Thales
Navigation and/or its suppliers.
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No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose other than
the purchaser’s personal use without the prior written permission of Thales Navigation.
© 2004 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Magellan, eXplorist and TrueFix are trademarks of Thales Navigation.
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Table of Contents
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Button Descriptions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the eXplorist 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Going to a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Saving Your Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tracing Your Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Additional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Starting Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Turning the eXplorist On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning the eXplorist Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning the Display Backlight On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the eXplorist for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Navigation Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessing the Navigation Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Map Screen Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing Map Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Map Screen Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Showing or Hiding Map Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Customizing the Map Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Changing the Map Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Changing the Primary Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Compass Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Compass Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Customizing the Information Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Position Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Position Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Resetting the Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Satellite Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table of Contents
Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Marking Your Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Quick Marking Your Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Marking Your Position (Personalized). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Making POIs for Locations other then your Present Position . . . . . . . . . 27
Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Marking a Position using the Map Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Marking a Position from a Map Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The POI Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Searching for a User-Entered POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Searching for a Preloaded POI using Nearest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Editing a User-Created POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deleting a User-Created POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Copying a Preloaded POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
GOTO Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating a GOTO Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Multi-Leg Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Creating a Multi-leg Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Activating/Deactivating a Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Editing a Saved Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reversing a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Deleting a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Copying a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Viewing a Route on the Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Stopping and Resuming Active Track Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Starting a New Active Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Saving an Active Track Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Creating a BackTrack Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clearing the Active Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Converting the Track Log to a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Viewing the Track Log on the Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Working with Saved Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Following Saved Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reversing a Saved Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Deleting a Saved Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Restarting the GPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Setting the Map Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting Navigational Units of Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting the North Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting the Coordinate System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selecting the Map Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Power Management Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting the Power Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting the Light Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Personalizing the eXplorist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selecting Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clearing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clearing All Track Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clearing All User-Entered POIs and Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Clearing All Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Resetting the eXplorist to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Contacting Magellan Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver
Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver:
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• Built-in background map
• Preloaded points of interest
• Rugged design, rubber protected
• 8 MB of background map
• Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels
• 14 hour+ battery life on 2 AA batteries
Antenna
Display Backlight
Button
™
• TrueFix
• 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS)
• Multiple track logs
• Stores up to 500 points of interest
and 20 routes
• Pocket-sized and waterproof to IPX-7
GPS technology
On/Off Button
Arrow Joystick
ZOOM IN
NAV
MARK
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver (front)
ENTER
ZOOM OUT
MENU
GOTO
ESCAPE
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver
eXplorist 200 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 backwards through the navigation screens.
ZOOM IN Used on the Map screen to zoom in the map displayed. The map
display can be zoomed in to 100 ft. (35.0 m).
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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 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 My Points of Interest portion
of the database.
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 200 GPS Receiver
Wrist Lanyard
Strap Mounting
Hole
Battery Door
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Battery Door
Fastener
(Unscrew to
open battery
door to install
batteries.)
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver (back)
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver
Installing the Batteries
The eXplorist 200 uses two AA batteries
that are installed as shown in the
accompanying diagram. Be sure to
observe the proper polarity when
installing the batteries.
Under normal operating conditions you
can expect to get more than 14 hours of
battery life when using fresh batteries.
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.
So if you are going to be at the same position for any length of time, turn the
eXplorist off.
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Use the Power Timer to automatically turn the eXplorist off. The Power Timer option
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allows you to set a time that the eXplorist will automatically turn off when none of
the buttons have been pressed 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
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use of the display backlight. You will notice a drastic drop in battery life with the
backlight display on continuously. You should use the Light Timer to set a time
interval that the display backlight will automatically turn off when none of the
buttons have been pressed.
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
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.
, 30 Minutes, 60 Minutes or Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last
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
3D Position Fix
Tracking 7....
Using the eXplorist 200
The eXplorist 200 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, 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 towards the sky.
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• 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 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 black 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.
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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).
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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 that 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 like a selected icon or a name for the point of interest. This will
help you find this spot in the future when accessing it from the points of interest database.
Suppose 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
hiking is done, simply use the
Points of Interest.
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 very same spot. Turn on your
eXplorist and after it has computed your position, press the
This time 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”. After your
GOTO button and select “Camp” from the list of My
It’s that simple to find your way back.
MARK button. When saving your position,
MARK button to save it.
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A simpler example, and one you can do 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.
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What your eXplorist enables you to do, is to use this Track, reverse it and navigate you along
the same path 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 and 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 that you may find useful, is that you are able to save
the Track Logs and recall them at any time. In the above example, when you were at
the waterfall, you could save that track and use it anytime you wanted to go back again.
Active Track log.
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Additional Features
Your Magellan eXplorist contains all the features 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 on, the path that you
have trekked (Track), as well as points of interest icons. There is a
built-in odometer so 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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Magellan eXplorist 200
with optional
swivel mounting bracket
Summary
Go from this...
to this...
with this.
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 from the
time you press the
otherwise the eXplorist will automatically turn itself off.
POWER button to press 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
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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
Turning the Display Backlight On/Off
The display backlight has three levels of intensity; off, low and high. When the eXplorist is
first turned on, the display backlight is off. Press the
the eXplorist to turn the backlight on low. Pressing the
backlight to high. To turn off the backlight, press the LIGHT button again.
Backlight
intensity changes
each time you
press the
button.
LIGHT
LIGHT button on the top left side of
LIGHT button a second time sets the
REMEMBER: Using the display backlight causes severe drain on
the batteries.
Starting Up
Language
English
Français
Deutsch
Nederlands
Suomi
Español
Italiano
Português
Svenska
Norsk
PRESS
WARNING!
All data is provided
for reference only.
You assume full
responsibility and
risk when using this
device.
PRESS
TO AGREE
Finding Satellites
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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
will be used.
You can change the language selection at any time by accessing
Menu > Preferences > Languages.
Tip: If you accidentally change the language and you can’t read
the text and need to change it back, press the
the Satellite Status screen is displayed. Press
Arrow joystick to highlight the fourth line and press ENTER. Use
the Arrow joystick to highlight the fifth line and press ENTER.
The Language Select screen will be displayed.
NAV button until
MENU. Use the
Use arrow joystick to move
the highlight up and down.
Press ENTER to accept.
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Read Warning. When you agree to the warning statement, 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 as it is doing a
Normally, when you first turn the eXplorist on it will compute your
position in a manner of seconds as it is able to do a
explanation of cold start vs. warm start is explained following this
section.)
The
of the collection of satellite data.
Press ENTER to continue.
cold start.
warm start. (An
Satellite Status screen is displayed, showing you the progress
Satellite Status screen shows
how many satellites are being
tracked as well as the relative
strength of the signal.
Region
Enter Coord
USA
Americas
Europe
Asia East
Asia West
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Alaska
Arizona
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California
Colorado
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 to better see your present position.
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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 two 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 ENTER
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.
Starting Up
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Enter Current Time. Use the arrow joystick to enter the current
time.
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
Toggle between AM and PM by moving the arrow joystick up or down when
AM or PM is highlighted.
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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 and if
correct press ENTER.
Tip: If the time or the date is incorrect, you can fix them
now. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the time or date field
that you want to fix. 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.
The Satellite Status screen is displayed again and the eXplorist
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 what 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 what 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 transmission.
Cold Start. Cold start is defined as when the eXplorist doe 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
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cleared prior to shipping so 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 then 500 mi [804.7 km] with the
eXplorist turned off, there is a good chance it will start up using a cold
start.
A cold start should take no more then 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 the eXplorist is turned on, it will be in its warm start
mode. With a clear view of the sky, the eXplorist should compute its position in
a matter of seconds.
Preferences) all of
Conclusion
This concludes the initial startup procedure for the Magellan eXplorist 200. 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 different navigation screens
(using the NAV button) and to set any preferences that may be different from the factory
defaults.
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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
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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 POI’s 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 are done panning with the crosshair cursor to display your present
position with the arrow cursor.
• Press
• Press
MENU and select Hide Map Info or Show Map Info to turn the information
boxes at the bottom of the screen on or off.
MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
• Press
the primary usage (land or marine).
MENU and select Map Setup to change the orientation of the screen as well as
Map screen:
Arrow joystick to move the cursor. The arrow cursor changes to a crosshair
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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
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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, when
moving, will point in the direction you are heading.
The Position mode is the default mode for the Map screen.
Whenever you enter the Map screen it will be in the Position
mode.
The Map screen in the
Position Mode
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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 provide you with the heading and distance the cursor is at
from your present position. In the Cursor mode you can:
• scroll around the map, seeing 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, or
• get detailed information about POI’s or map objects found at the
cursor location.
These options will be explained in the section of this manual on creating POI’s and GOTO
routes.
The Map screen in the
Cursor Mode
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To enter the Cursor mode, use the
Arrow joystick to move the cursor. As soon as 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
ESC button. When pressed, the Map screen is returned
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 do 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.
The Map screen with map
information shown.
The Map screen with map
information hidden.
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Bearing
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Time
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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
• Speed [default]
• Heading [default]
• ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)
• ETE (Estimated Time Enroute)
• Elevation
• Time
• Date
To customize the map information:
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1. While viewing the
2. Use the
3. Press
Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page.
ENTER.
4. The title bar for one of the fields is highlighted. Use the
Map screen, press MENU.
Arrow joystick to highlight
the title bar for the field you want to customize.
5. Press ENTER.
6. Highlight the information you want displayed from the list.
7. Press
ENTER.
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
ESC
to exit the customize function.
Navigation Screens
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.
To change the map orientation:
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1. While viewing the
2. Use the
3. Press
4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Orientation field.
5. Press
6. Use the
Course Up or Track Up.
7. Press
8. Press NAV
Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.
ENTER.
ENTER.
Arrow joystick to highlight North Up,
ENTER.
to return to the Map screen.
Map screen, press MENU.
Orientation
North Up
Course Up
Track Up
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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 dark gray.
The opposite is true when the map is set for marine usage. (Water is white and land areas are
displayed as dark gray.)
This is provided as an option to provide you the ability to view the text and map details
easier, depending on where you are navigating.
To change the primary usage:
1. While viewing the
2. Use the
Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup.
Map screen, press MENU.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Use the
5. Press
6. Use the
7. Press
Arrow joystick to highlight the Primary Usage field.
ENTER.
Arrow joystick to highlight Marine or Land.
ENTER.
8. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.
The Map screen with the
primary usage in Land.
The Map screen with the
primary usage in Marine.
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Destination Icon
Sun Locator Icon
Moon Locator
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Compass Screen
The Compass screen provides an easy-to-use graphical compass that should be familiar to
most GPS users.
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Highlights of the
Compass screen:
• With an active route, the top of the Compass screen displays the name of the
destination.
• Press
MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the top
of the screen.
• When there is no active route, the graphical compass performs like a standard compass,
indicating to your heading 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
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.
There are also two navigation information fields (customizable) 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 in the direction you are heading. When
the compass arrow points directly to the destination icon you are going in the direction of
your destination.
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