Thales Navigation 600 GPS Receiver User Manual
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1. The last item Default POI File is the default ASCII text file where POI s you save are stored This is the file that is provided as a default to save POIs in until you have created your own POI file This sample displays what is shown when you access RSI the default POI file There is an Up One Level item f Up One Level that is again used to move around the file hierarchy f Potoo1 se POIOO2 Below that is a listing of all the files that have been f Potoos stored in this POI ASCII file Bearing Distance ASCII Text Data Files An advanced feature of saving data in ASCII text files is that it provides another means of utilizing and modifying data that you have recorded Using an external card reader or by connecting your eXplorist to your personal computer you can now access the files that you have saved All of the information is there to be used as you need or modified with a simple text editor like Notepad Keep in mind that modifying some of the information may cause the POI to be unusable or have unexpected results Creating User POI s Your eXplorist receiver comes with preloaded POI s for a variety of areas However you will find that you will want to add your own POI s to the database POI s that you save are accessed from the My Pts of Interest option of the databas Saving Your Present Position From any screen press amp TE You can change the Mark informat2. highlight Track Log and track was cleared press J Enter Highlight Other Track Logs in the list are track logs Active Track that you have saved for future use Legs Distance press Menu Highlight BackTrack and press qJ Enter You will return to the Nav screen and begin Convert to Route seeing information to View on Map Help guide you along your track back to your point of origin Your track history may go back further then your intended destination You may want to clear your track from the Track Log menu above highlight Clear Track and press Enter before you begin your travels so when you do a backtrack route it is limited to just the track history desired You can also save your track history using the Save command from the Track Log option or convert the track to one of your saved routes with the Convert to Route option This will allow your eXplorist receiver to guide you over the same path at a future date Using Track Logs As mentioned earlier your eXplorist receiver records your track and allows you to use this information to create a route backtrack or just to provide you with a visual indication of your journeys Accessing Track Logs From any screen press The Track f Menu Use the Logis _ joystick to highlight nan Track Log and press Active Track and Enter Track Logs Distance Legs Active Track Active
3. Time can be format to be displayed in Local 24 Hrs military time Local AM PM or UTC When selecting Local 24 Hrs or Local AM PM you are given the option of changing the time Daylight Savings The eXplorist can be set to automatically change the displayed time to reflect time changes caused by daylight savings You can select from United States European Union or Customize to set your own start and stop dates Using MapSend with eXplorist What is MapSend MapSend is the Magellan line of detailed digital maps for Magellan hand held GPS receivers The core MapSend product line includes street maps for driving topographic maps for hiking camping and hunting and fresh and salt water maps for fishing and boating MapSend maps will transform your new eXplorist into an amazingly powerful solution for outdoor recreation and travel You can find out much more about the growing range of MapSend products through a Magellan dealer or on line at www magellangps com under Products Maps and Software Most MapSend products are provided on CD ROM e Typically cover very large areas allowing the user to cut smaller regions of the big map to load to the GPS receiver e Offer useful trip planning and map analysis functions such as the ability to easily create and store lots of waypoints routes map regions etc Some maps regions are available as pre loaded map regions on SD cards e Plug and play in the eXplorist but are limited in geogr
4. default Resets the receiver to its default configuration Resets language preferences and any screen customization done All Clears all of the memory of your eXplorist receiver and sets all of the defaults back to factory defaults The eXplorist receiver will shut off after all the memory has been cleared Setting User Preferences Setting Alarms amp Beeper The eXplorist has five alarms that you can use to provide you with audible alerts when their predefined condition is met Anchor Alarm Set a distance that the alarm will sound when the eXplorist has moved from its location Example you have anchored your boat and want to be alerted when it has drifted from its anchor point Arrival Alarm Set the distance from your final destination that the alarm will sound when traveling on a route Off Course Alarm Set the distance that the alarm will sound when you have moved off of the calculated course that you should be on when navigating on a route GPS Fix Turn an alarm on or off that will sound whenever the eXplorist loses its GPS fix Proximity Alarm If using a multileg route proximity alarm sets when an alarm will sound as you approach the destination of each leg in your route Setting the Clock The eXplorist receives constant time information from the atomic clock in the GPS satellites but you can set how time is displayed as well as providing information for automatic corrections for daylight savings Format
5. on the SD card or internally Convert to Route Changes the track into a route that can be accessed from the Routes menu option View on Map Graphically displays the track on the Map screen Using Multileg Routes If you understand the concept of a GOTO route being a straight route with a starting and ending point then you can understand multileg routes A multileg route is many GOTO routes linked together So instead of having a route that only goes from A to B you can create routes that go from A to B to C to D and so on Accessing Routes From any screen press E Menu Use the joystick to highlight Routes and press J Enter Any routes Route List saved will be es Default Route File Customize page displayed along withan New route option to create a new route Legs Distance 0 00 New Route When lt New gt is selected the Create Route screen is displayed Press J Enter with lt Add POI gt to go to the POI database to select the next POI in the route list If you highlight an existing item in the route list and press Menu you will be given the choices of inserting a POI before the one highlighted deleting the highlighted POI from the route or just replacing it with a new POI When you have the route organized like you Create Reate want it use the joystick to highlight Save Route f and press J Enter Use the keypad to enter a name for the route highlight the OK butto
6. option of editing or deleting the POI Find By Shortcut pressing dd Enter with the POI highlighted goes into the edit mode Background Map Alphabetical Geocache Pts provides a path to POI s that you have added using the Magellan geocaching software From Background Map you will be given a list of topics such as cities highways airports waterways and parks After selecting one of these topics a keyboard is displayed if alphabetical listing is chosen As the list of POI s in the database can be enormous you can use the keyboard to enter the first few characters in the POI you are looking for when doing an alphabetical search With the first few characters entered highlight OK and press J Enter This will speed up the search for the POI you are seeking When you have the POI selected pressing J Enter brings up information about that POI You can also save it as one of your user POI s or view it on the Map screen 16 Need Help Your eXplorist receiver has a built in help function that can provide you information to help you while using it This is a general help function that should answer most of your questions about the eXplorist receiver and its use Accessing Screen Specific Help From most screens press Menu Highlight Help and press J Enter to access the help screens About Your eXplorist Receiver Accessing the About The About _ _eXelenst screen
7. saved or retrieved from This is done through the internal browser in the eXplorist File Structure Internal Memory SD Card The eXplorist uses and creates automatically on an SD card a basic M Background Maps Background Maps Detail Maps Detail Maps file structure with default folders for My Pots My POIs storing the data You have the E Routes Routes 0 opportunity of creating your own A es Geocaches Geocaches FJ folders and new ASCII data files Those items are covered in greater depth in the Reference User Guide When you save or retrieve a file you will be taken to either the default folder and data file for files of that type or the default folder and data file that you assign in Preferences gt Active Setup Points to Remember e All data is saved in files e POI and route files can contain multiple items track log files contain only one item e You can create new folders and new files to better organize your data File Structure This is a sample of the My POIs folder The first item Up One Level is used to move around Save to the file hierarchy deat The second item New Folder provides you the tool to add a new folder at this level Yosemite New POI File is used to create a new ASCII text file to save your POI s too In the sample shown here Yosemite is a new POI file that was created for this sample to save POI s created while hiking through Yosemite National Park
8. the POI is located Highlight the topic that contains the POI you are looking for is in Use the left or right arrows on the joystick select Alphabetical or Nearest Choose the POI that you want to go to and press J Enter The information at the bottom of the screen is the bearing and distance to the highlighted POI from your present position The last viewed Nav screen 1s displayed and the eXplorist receiver begins computing the My Pts of Interest Geocache Pts Background Map Find By Alphabetical My Pts of Interest emory My Poi default Up One Level Ey POIOO1 POIOO2 Bearing Distance 231 31 8 navigational information required to get you to your destination Some navigational information that is computed requires that you be moving for it to be calculated When that information is not being calculated the navigational fields will be filled with dashes As you travel with your eXplorist receiver on it will continuously record your track Track is then a history of everywhere you have gone At anytime you want to reverse your direction and head back to where you started you can create a 10 Using Backtrack Backtrack route This route will automatically be computed using the track history stored in your eXplorist receiver Creating a Backtrack Route From any screen press TR Le Active Track is the f active track history Menu Use the joystick to r ce
9. will provide you _ istomze pase I o ie ee information about the __ sofware qe T software version and A Foires revision and NArrenca tn Preferences date mapping Memory Used Total memory usage of your detail if AewelWPOs on eXplorist GPS receiver applicable Ds and number of From any Nav screen routes POI s length of active press Menu track and track logs Highlight About and press J Enter to access the About screen The Property of field will display the information you entered in the Name field after you have personalized your eXplorist receiver See the section on Preferences for information on personalizing Setting User Preferences Accessing Preferences From any Nav screen Use the press Menu Use the joystick to De highlight the Joystick to highlight desired lt i eal Preferences and press eee ad and press Emer Enter Restarting GPS Initializing When To Restart GPS Your eXplorist always starts looking for satellites assuming it is in the same location as when it was turned off Traveling more than 500 miles with your eXplorist receiver turned off may cause delays in position computation Restarting GPS is not mandatory but will decrease the time taken to compute your position following such a move Changing the Active Setup Whenever you save a POI create a route geocache points or the maps you wish to access basemap or detail map your eXplorist w
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11. 600 comes equipped with a thermometer a barometer and an altimeter To access the Weather screen 1 From any NAV screen press MENU Customize Page Pts of Interest 2 Scroll down the list to highlight Weather and press ENTER 3 The Weather screen will appear showing the thermometer the barometer and the altitude display The units can be changed to display degrees in Celsius pressure in mil libars and altitude in meters 4 Todo this from any NAV screen press MENU Scroll down the list to highlight Preferences and press ENTER re 71 alling 5 scroll down the list to highlight Map Units and press D res ENTER The Nav Units field will be highlighted press EN TER Scroll down the list to highlight KM KPH and press ENTER Press ESC or NAV to return to the last NAV screen HENES We ones Routes 6 Return to the Weather screen as previously described and Tod ee the units will be changed Preferences To set the altitude for the Pressure Altimeter 1 From the Weather screen press MENU 2 Set Altimeter will be highlighted press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to change the altitude Using the joystick where up and down will change the numerical value and left and right will select the next digit enter the correct CAL TT altitude Press NAV to return to the last viewed NAV screen Pressure aitimeter or ESC to return to the Weather menu Notes Contacting Magellan The follow
12. AGELLAN _ Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver eXplorist This manual provides MAGELLAN basic operation instructions for Magellan eXplorist 600 GPS Receiver WARNINGS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist while driving Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any changes Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement 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
13. Track is the track that is presently being created by your eXplorist receiver Highlighting Active Track and pressing J Enter brings up a menu offering a choice of activities to perform on your active route Stop Logging Turns the recording of your track off Resume Logging Displayed if Track has been stopped Continues recording track from the point when it was stopped New Track Displayed if Track has been stopped Erases old track logging and begins recording a new track log Save Allows the present track to be saved as a track log BackTrack Creates a route that traces your track from your present position back to where the track started Clear Track Erases the active track from memory Convert to Route Changes the track into a route that can be accessed from the Routes menu option View on Map Graphically displays the track on the Map screen 12 Using Track Logs Track Logs When an active track is saved it becomes one of your stored track logs Highlight the desired track log and press J Enter for a list of track log options Follow Track Navigates from the start of the track log to the end Reverse Track Same as Follow track but navigates from the end of the track log to the starting point Delete Track Removes the selected track log from memory Copy Track Copies the track log to a new file Move Track Moves the selected track log to a new location either
14. an eXplorist Support page at the Magellan web www magellangps com Light Power Enter Joystick Zoom Out Zoom In Nav Menu Marg GOTO Zoom Out Allows you to zoom in or out on the Map screen Zoom In or to select the A screen desired a CI a up a menu allowing you to access other nn and display customizing GOTO Used to create a route to a destination that is selected from the list of points of interest POIs Adds your present position to the list of POIs Accepts inputs and selections Escape Returns you to the last viewed screen If inputting data cancels changes as well Turns the eXplorist receiver on or off Light a Used to set the intensity of the display backlight Joystick Moves the cursor on the Map screen and used to highlight selections from menus Basic Operation The eXplorist GPS receiver is a handheld personal navigation device that uses information from a constellation of GPS satellites to compute your present position In its simplest form you select a destination from the list of POI s Points of Interest and the eXplorist receiver will provide you with the information to arrive at your destination Make sure that the battery has been installed as per the instructions in the Read Me First document 1 Compute your position Turn the eXplorist on by pressing the Power button and then pressing Enter With a clear view of the sky your eXplorist receiver will begin tracking satellit
15. ap datum for the map or chart you are using Setting Power Management Power Management options are used to help preserve battery life in your eXplorist receiver Under Power Management you have three options Power Off Timer Light Timer and Beeper Power Off Timer Set the time that your eXplorist receiver will turn off automatically if no keys have been pressed and you are not moving Light Timer Set the time that the backlight for the display will turn off automatically if no keys have been pressed Beeper Set when the beeper will be audible The beeper can be set to Off Keys Only Alarms Only or Keys amp Alarms Setting User Preferences Personalizing Your eXplorist Receiver You can add your name and address information to your eXplorist receiver Should you lose your eXplorist receiver this information could be used to aid in its recovery The name you enter here will also be displayed on the About screen Changing Languages You can set your eXplorist receiver to display text in any of 10 different languages You can choose from English French Fran ais German Deutsch Dutch Nederlands Finnish Suomi Spanish Espa ol Italian Italiano Portuguese Portugu s Swedish Svenska or Norwegean Norsk Clearing Memory You have five options for clearing memory Be very careful when clearing memory This cannot be undone and all data selected will be lost Track Hist Clears all saved track logs Reset
16. aphic area The following sections describe how to get MapSend maps from CD ROM applications compatible with your eXplorist 2 Using MapSend with eXplorist Using MapSend maps with eXplorist eXplorist interfaces with MapSend PC applications differently from previous Magellan GPS receivers It uses a USB port to transfer data not a serial port and eXplorist provides a file management system much like Windows folders so users can work with multiple maps and personal data files To prepare map regions for eXplorist you must first save the map region on your hard drive and then copy it to an SD card or internal memory on the eXplorist You may use an SD card reader writer to copy saved maps to SD cards but you can also copy maps to eXplorist memory or to an SD card in the eXplorist SD card readers are sold at consumer electronics and office supply stores Map region size considerations MapSend products typically have limited the amount of map data that could be uploaded at once mostly because of performance limitations eXplorist can handle larger maps and the eXplorist file system makes it easier to manage multiple maps on the GPS If you make multiple smaller map regions with existing MapSend products you can load them all at once to eXplorist and easily switch maps on the eXplorist as needed SD cards offer many advantages when working with maps Before you get started you may want to purchase an SD memory card from yo
17. ctive Setup You will now see the following screen To make your detail map active select the Detail Maps line and press Enter You will be shown the Detail Maps folder containing your maps If you decided to place your maps in a Subdirectory or another directory entirely move through the directories until you locate your map file Once you select your file the eXplorist will ask you to confirm your selection after which it will load your map selection You can go back to Active Setup and change the active map any time you wish to change to another map you have stored in the eXplorist Using MapSend with eXplorist Summary Following these instructions you will be able to expand the capabilities of your eXplorist to new levels of detail Not only will you be able to view highly detailed mapping information you will have the flexibility of switching to different maps either stored internally or on SD cards This provides your Magellan eXplorist the ability to display and navigate using highly detailed maps limited only by the amount of memory you have at your disposal and the MapSend products you are using eXplorist 600 Compass Calibration The electronic compass requires that it is recalibrated every time you change the batteries Failure to calibrate the compass could result in errors of 20 or more to the displayed heading Calibration is very simple and won t take more than a few minutes It is ver
18. d Type the serial number of the GPS Unit for which the map is created click Info for help or Connect options Click Connect to detect the serial number of the GPS unit currently attached to COMI or Click Settings to choose appropriate COM port settings The first time you use any MapSend product you need ES Bee a ee to type in the software serial number for your eXplorist in the Target GPS Unit serial number field lt Back Cancel 24 Using MapSend with eXplorist How to find the software serial number is described next On the eXplorist push the an XBlorist Rev S007 Oct 12004 Menu key and select About 10900090001 Serial Number from the menu list The enter vournarre T e Meo following screen will appear on the unit Type this serial number into the Target GPS input field in MapSend then click the Next button in the MapSend upload screen MapSend will then prepare the map s and save them in a folder on your hard disk It may take some time to format and save large map regions MapSend is compressing the map so it performs well on the eXplorist Use the Magellan Conversion Manager to Copy Maps to eXplorist Storage Media Now that you have your map regions saved on the PC hard drive the easy way to transfer maps to eXplorist storage media is to use the Magellan Conversion Manager This program can be installed from your eXplorist welcome disk or you can download it from the Mag
19. date your position as valley view pak Well as providing a s you with the ane l as 7m necessary details to arrive at your destination Basic Functions Turning the eXplorist Receiver On Press Power Press and hold for 2 3 seconds 2004 Thales Navigation PRESS After the eXplorist receiver successfully computes your present position the last viewed navigation screen is displayed Turning the eXplorist Receiver Off Press Power A shutdown sequence begins To cancel power off press x Escape POWER DOWN IN 4 SECONDS PRESS N ESC KEY TO CANCEL Setting the Display Backlight Press Light Each time you press the Light button the display backlight changes from low to high and back to off The display backlight is a large drain on the receiver s ror batteries Navigational Functions Your eXplorist receiver employs three different navigational screens to assist you in arriving at your destination Pressing the Nav button allows you to cycle through the navigation screen The Map screen displays your present position using a map of the area as the background You can zoom in or out using the zoom in out buttons to show just the portion of the map you need The Map screen is customizable Press E Menu highlight Customize page and press l Enter yr Cedar pines F Valley View Park No The Map screen also displays an in
20. dication of where you have been as a dashed line track history as well as a visual indicator of a route you may be navigating on The Position screen displays your present position using the coordinate system selected in Preferences Also displayed is your elevation accuracy date and time trip odometer and battery life The Compass screen uses a graphical compass to provide you with information used to navigate to your destination An icon outside the compass ring indicates your You can reset the trip odometer by pressing E Menu highlight Reset Trip and pressing 4l Enter Location 34 07 096N 117 49 525W Elevation Accuracy F F 16407 07 Date Time 11 OCT 04 05 11 48 PM Trip Odometer Battery 0000 5 dl To SIM002 The Compass screen is PSE Qu lo 33H also customizable a Press FE Menu highlight Customize page and press J Enter File Structure destination and the compass points in the direction you are heading The eXplorist stores data POIs routes track logs etc as ASCII text files to either an SD card or to its internal memory Files saved internally or to an SD card can be opened and viewed on a personal computer providing you added flexibility in modifying and storing data to be used in your eXplorist Whenever you save a POI route or track log or if you are creating a GOTO or a multileg route you need to tell the eXplorist where you want the file
21. ellan website at www magellangps com To transfer stored map regions to SD cards or eXplorist memory click the Conversion Manager icon on your desktop or launch it xl MAGELLAN Welcome to the Magellan Conversion Manager from the Windows Start Wa dou to menu You will see this oe dialog box on the PC Select Transfer Map Diek Net button to Start Regions and click Next Using MapSend with eXplorist The next window in the Conversion Manager will ask you to insert the SD card into the card reader or connect the eXplorist unit to the PC If you wish to transfer maps to the eXplorist make sure it is connected turn it on and set it to File Transfer mode When you re ready click Next again in the Conversion Manager The PC will search for stored map files NOTE MapSend programs store saved map files in this location on the PC hard drive C Programs Magellan Mapsend Product Name Export Images imi Map files for eXplorist always have the 1mi or mgi file extension plus the name you chose for the region when you defined the map region For example if you made a region named Rockies the saved map file will be Rockies imi or Rockies mgi depending on the MapSend product you used Important note files created from MapSend Worldwide Basemap must have a mgi extension to be compatible with eXplorist If you are using a version of MapSend Worldwide Basemap that produces img files check the Magellan website for t
22. es and computing your present position 2004 Thales Navigation PRESS Your eXplorist begins acquiring satellite information and computes your present position You can see the progress of satellite data collection by viewing the Satellite Status screen shown here Press amp Nav until this screen is displayed When Position Fix is 3D Position Fix racking 8 Pressing Nav displayed in the upper button will allow you left corner you are to select the navigation screen Map Position ready to select your destination or Compass that best suits your needs 1 12 25 3 3128 11 19 Basic Operation 2 Select a destination Press the GOTO button Press Next you need to select which major category the POI you want to go to resides My Pts of ARTS Interest are POIs you ve created Geocache Pts Pshsreund Map are POIs that have been uploaded using the Magellan Geocaching software and TETE Background Map contains POIs that were _Alphabetical _ preloaded into your eXplorist with the background map Browse either the My Pts of Interest Use the joystick eXplorist s internal memory to highlight your or SD card if installed to e destination and find the POI you want to go press J Enter to Bearing Distance 231 31 8 3 Go to your destination As you travel you will notice that your eXplorist will continually up
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24. he software patch v 1 30 or higher that is needed to create mgi files The Magellan Conversion E x Manager searches for any i MAGELLAN Ami or mgi files in the Pro grams Magellan p ath on Welcome to the Magellan Conversion Manager your hard drive It shows the 7 What do you want to do maps 1t found and any viable C Convert Waypoints Routes Tracks Transfer Map Regions storage media connected to the PC on the next screen like this Click Next button to Start 26 Using MapSend with eXplorist If you don t see the map you want to use in the list box on the left of this screen you can click the magnifying glass button to search for maps elsewhere on your PC Click the checkbox next to any map image s you wish to copy to eXplorist storage media and then choose the storage destination from the drop down list on the right At the lower right of this dialog is shown how much data you ve chosen to transfer and how much storage space 1s available Click Next to start the map transfer Please allow plenty of time for the file to write to an SD card before removing the card from the card writer Activating and Switching between MapSend Maps on your eXplorist Now you are ready to use your maps on your eXplorist You can store many detail map regions but only one detail region can be active at once To activate a detail map push the Menu button on the eXplorist then select Preferences on the Main Menu followed by A
25. ill automatically take you to the preassigned default folder This is fine for normal operation but if you want to access a different folder multiple times you may find it easier to set a personal default folder For example you may have created a file named Yosemite for a camping trip you are on For this trip every POI you save or retrieve will come from the Yosemite file and it is faster to set this file as your default From the ao Highlight the type Preferences of file desired and screen F5 Up One Level press Enter highlight ar Browse through Active Setup A New route the folders to find and press I the file you want to Enter mre setas the default 0 00 and press Enter 18 Setting User Preferences Changing Map Units Map Units has four selectable options Nav Units North Reference Coord System and Map Datum Highlight the desired option and press J Enter Map Units Miles FUMPH Nav Units Allows you to select the units of Peon measure used for displaying navigation and position measurements North Reference Used to set the top of the map display to True North or Magnetic North Coordinate System Coord System Used to select the coordinate system used to display position information Map Datum Allows you to select the map datum used for mapping information If you are using a paper map or chart in conjunction with your eXplorist receiver be sure that the map datum selected matches the m
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27. ion in any of a Lafe pooo the fields by using the joystick to highlight the field bis Save Cancel Highlight Save and press J Enter when done You then just need to select or create the data file you want this saved position saved to Some examples of POI s you might want to save would be your campsite a special landmark that you want to visit again at a future date fishing hotspots even your car to help you find it when your day is done Anytime you think you might want to come back to your current location you should save it to your POI database and then it will be at your fingertips the next time you want to return You might be familiar with the more common navigation term of waypoint for My Pts of Interest Waypoints and My Pts of Interest are exactly the same and the terminology is interchangeable GOTO a Destination You can use your eXplorist receiver to go to GOTO any destination in your POI database This can be one of the POI s that was preloaded in your eXplorist receiver a geocaching point or a POI that you have saved Once a GOTO route has been defined your eXplorist receiver will guide you in a straight line to your destination If you need to move away from the suggested path the eXplorist receiver will continuously update the route keeping you headed towards your destination Setting a GOTO Route From any screen press GOTO Select the topic in your database where
28. n and press J Enter SaveRoute 14 Using Multileg Routes Using a Saved Route Highlighting a route you have saved and pressing Menu brings up a list of options you can perform on that route Activate Deactivate Route Assigns the selected route as the route you are wanting to follow or turns off the routing for that route if it was already active Edit Route Allows you to insert delete or add POI s to the existing route Reverse Route Stores the selected route in reverse order Delete Route Removes the selected route from the eXplorist memory Move Route Moves the selected route from the SD card to internal memory or from internal memory to the SD card depending upon its present location View on Map Graphically displays the route on the Map screen The POI Database The POI database 1s the place where your saved positions My Pts of Interest or any preloaded positions are stored for easy access when creating a GOTO or multileg route Accessing the POI Database From any screen press Menu Use the joystick to highlight Pts of Interest and press Hide Map Inf ustomize page Map Setu H Enter CEECEE est A list of POI types are displayed for you to select from If you select My Pts of Interest a list of all the EE POI s you have saved are displayed in the order you defined If you highlight one of the displayed POI s and press Menu you will have the
29. ur Magellan dealer or from any consumer electronics retailer It is possible to store small maps to eXplorist internal memory but with SD cards you can save larger maps or more maps limited only by the size of SD card you choose For reference a MapSend Topo map of the State of Washington will fit Using MapSend with eXplorist EEA on a 64MB SD card and a MapSend DirectRoute routable street map of Switzerland should also fit on a 64MB SD Card Preparing and storing MapSend map regions on the PC All MapSend CD ROM products include a Quick Start Guide that explains the basics of defining map regions on the PC Except for saving and moving maps over to your eXplorist MapSend PC applications work the same way for eXplorist as for any other compatible Magellan GPS receivers Only the basics of storing a map region for eXplorist are covered in this section In MapSend on the PC when you have a map region defined and ready to upload click the map upload button on the MapSend toolbar You will see this dialog box Select Store on Hard Drive A and then the Next button A a eee Do not choose Upload to GPS Unit or Upload to What would you like to do with this region SD Card Programmer for C Upload to GPS Unit C Upload to SD Card Programmer eXplorist tr on Ferd Da Next you will see this dialog box Upload Wizard Checking GPS x Target GPS Unit serial number Disregard the S ettings an
30. y important that there are no metallic objects near the eXplorist 600 dur ing this calibration 1 Remove the eXplorist 600 from any cradle it may be in 2 Turn the eXplorist 600 on and press the MENU button Scroll down to highlight Preferences and press ENTER Scroll down again to highlight Compass Calibrate and press ENTER 3 Do not try to calibrate the compass while in a moving vehicle Foreest CALIBRATION Read the instructions and press ENTER iles MOTIONLESS 4 Lay the unit down on its back It is best to use a hard surface sumaceranrrom METAL OBJECTS such as a table or a desk Make sure the unit is not near any metallic objects as this may affect the unit s sensors ee Make sure the bubble is centered in the crosshairs and press DE ENTER NOT TOUCH 5 Do not touch the unit until it prompts you to do so 6 When the unit prompts you to do so rotate the unit clockwise keeping the arrow pointed towards you ROTATE UNIT SORRY KEEP ARROW ROTATION If you rotate the unit too slowly the calibration earl EE sequence will stop f ER 7 Place the unit face down until it beeps 8 When the unit has finished calibrating press ESC to return to the menu UTEN COMPLETE Holding the eXplorist 600 The eXplorist is designed to fit in the palm of your hand Hold the receiver level with the ground for the compass to work properly and accurately Accessing The Weather Screen The eXplorist
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