eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver (front)

Button Descriptions:

On/Off Backlight Turns the eXplorist on or off.
Turns the display backlight on. Sequences from off to low to high intensity. Used to access highlighted menu items or accept highlighted buttons. Cancels data inputs. Closes the accessed function and goes back to the last viewed screen. Steps backwards through the navigation screens.

ESCAPE

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). 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.
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. Steps through the navigation screens. (Map screen > Compass screen > Position screen > Satellite Status screen) 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. 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. Pans the cursor on the Map screen. Moves the highlight bar to select menu options and data entry fields.

Arrow joystick

Wrist Lanyard Strap Mounting Hole

Battery Door

Battery Door Fastener (Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries.)
eXplorist 200 GPS Receiver (back)

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. 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 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 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, 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 ENTER. Use the arrow joystick to select 30 Seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 4 Minutes, 10 Minutes or Timer Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen.

37 00.000N 119 00.000W 0FT 09:06AM 16 JAN 04
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.
The latitude and longitude that represents the center of the region and area you selected is displayed.
Enter the Date. Use the arrow joystick to set the date displayed to the current date.
3700.000N 11900.000W 0FT 10:16AM 16 JAN 04 Done
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 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.
37 00.000N 119 00.000W 0FT 10:16AM 21 MAY 04 Done
Finding Satellites Tracking 0.
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 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 Preferences) all of 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.

Glendora San Dimas

The Map screen with map information shown.
The Map screen with map information hidden.
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: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page. Press ENTER. 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. Press ENTER. Highlight the information you want displayed from the list. Press ENTER. The highlight will automatically jump to the other field. Go back to step 5 to change the information displayed for this field. When the information to be displayed is chosen, press ESC to exit the customize function.
Customize page Bearing Distance 210 Speed Heading ent ETA ETE vina Elevation 10 Time 1.60mi Date
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. you are not moving, the top of the display indicates true north.) (If
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: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Orientation field. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight North Up, Course Up or Track Up. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.

Orientation

North Up Course Up Track Up
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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Primary Usage field. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Marine or Land. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the Map screen.
South Lake Tahoe Rocky Slo
The Map screen with the primary usage in Land.
The Map screen with the primary usage in Marine.

Compass Screen

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

Destination Data Field 1

To: VIEW

Distance

0.84 M I

Data Field 2

Destination Icon

Moon Locator Icon

Sun Locator Icon
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.
Customizing the Information Fields The information displayed at the top of the screen can be customized to information important to you. You can select from: Bearing Distance [default] Speed [default] Heading ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) ETE (Estimated Time Enroute) Elevation Time Date To customize the map information: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. While viewing the Compass screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page. Press ENTER.

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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight My Pts of Interest. Use the Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select Nearest or Alphabetical. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI desired.

Find By Alphabetical

Pts of Interest
My Pts of Interest Background Map
POI database set to search for user-entered POIs alphabetically.
From here you can edit, delete or view on the map the POI you have highlighted by pressing ENTER and selected the desired function from the menu. Detailed information on these functions can be found later in this manual.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight Background Map. Use the Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select Nearest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the category, (Cities, Highways, Airports, Waterways or Parks) for the POI. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI desired.

Cities

San Dimas Glendora Pomona Vincent West Covina Valinda Montclair Baldwin Park
Bearing 086 M Distance 1.05 M I
List of cities, nearest to the present position.
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 help you find the POI you are looking for quicker. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight Background Map. Use the Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select Alphabetical. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the category, (Cities, Highways, Airports, Waterways or Parks) for the POI. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first 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.)

Save Goto Detail Info

Glendora 3408.437N 11751.845W

Glendora CA

5. 6. 7. 8.
Sample City Detail screen with Goto highlighted.

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 memory. (A maximum of 20 routes can be saved. Each saved route can have up to 29 legs in the route.) 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.
Creating a Multi-leg Route
The eXplorist will provide you an empty list for your route and you can use the POIs saved in the POI database to create the route. All the tools youd need to create the route will be described here. Steps in creating a multi-leg route: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight <New>. Press ENTER. <Add POI> is highlighted. Press ENTER. The POI database is shown. Search the database for the POI you want to use as the starting POI for the route. Continue pressing ENTER with <Add POI> highlighted. Select the next POI for the route from the POI database. [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.

Create Route

<Add POI>

Save Route

Leg Bearing

Create Route screen

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 added 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, highlight Delete POI and press 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 Arrow joystick to highlight Save Route. 11. Press ENTER. 12. Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to input a name, up to ten characters, for the route. 13. Highlight OK. 14. Press ENTER.

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. 2. 3. 4. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to activate or deactivate. (Active routes have their name bolded in the route list.) Press MENU. Highlight Activate Route or Deactivate Route. Press ENTER.

Route List

1 Tahoe Camp 2 Trout Spot 3 Magellan <New>

5. 6. 7.

Legs 3

Distance I 4.95 M

List of routes with route named Magellan active.
You will be returned to the last viewed navigation screen with the route chosen activated or deactivated.
Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route
When a route is created it can have many different legs to the route, each leg with its own destination. If during your travels you wanted to skip some of the legs you can select the leg that you want to proceed to next. An example would be 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 Camp > Bridge > Marker > Ranger > Swim. Suppose that after crossing the bridge you didnt want to go to the stone marker but instead go directly to the ranger station. Since the route is active (you can only select legs 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the active route. Press MENU. Highlight Select Leg. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the next destination POI from the route list that you want to go to. In the example above, that would be Ranger. Press ENTER.

Enter to Select

Camp Bridge Marker Ranger Swim
10. Confirm that you want to do this by using the Arrow joystick to highlight Yes. 11. Press ENTER. 12. Press NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen.
3 Leg Bearing Distance 272M 3.06 M I
Route leg list with Ranger selected. Note that Marker is bold as it is the current active leg.

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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to edit. Press ENTER. Adding a Leg: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight <Add POI>. Press ENTER. Search the POI database for the new POI. 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 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 added inserting into the route you are creating.

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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to view. Press ENTER. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map. Press ENTER. The route is displayed with the map scaled to display the entire route. You can use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to change the scale, and the Arrow joystick to move around the map. 9. When you are done viewing the route, press ESC to return to the Route List screen.

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 you dont 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 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.
As mentioned above, track logs are records of your travels uses 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. Up to five track logs can be saved and recalled at a later date. 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.
Stopping and Resuming Active Track Logging
This provides the ability to turn off the recording of the active track, and then starting it up again. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log. Press ENTER. With Active Track highlighted, press MENU. Highlight Stop Logging or Resume Logging. 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. 6. Press ENTER.

Clearing the Active Track
The active track can get to be very large, especially if you havent cleared it in a while. It is recommended that if you plan on using a BackTrack or if you plan on saving the upcoming track log that you 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 then you want. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track. Press MENU. Highlight Clear Track. Press ENTER.
The active track is cleared and you are returned to the Track Log screen.
Converting the Track Log to a Route This function takes the track log and turns it in to a multi-leg route that is saved in your route list. From here the route can be edited if you need too.
Note: Convert to Route is available for both active track logs and track logs you have saved. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track or any track log you have previously saved. Press MENU. Highlight Convert to Route. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick and ENTER button to assign a name for the route. Route names can be up to ten characters in length. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight OK when the name has been entered.

Track Log Apr-24

Follow Track Reverse Track DeleteTrack Convert to Route View on Map Help 0.00
10. Press ENTER. The route is created with the name you assigned and you are returned to the Track Log screen.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track or any track log you have previously saved. Press MENU. Highlight View on Map. Press ENTER.
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 Arrow joystick. When you have finished viewing the track, press ESC to return to the Track Log screen.

Pwr Management

Power Off Timer

Light Timer

4 Minutes
Note: When using a GOTO route you should note that if the eXplorist turns off the GOTO route is erased. If you have a GOTO route activated and you think that the power timer may elapse and turn the eXplorist off, you might want to set the Power Off Timer to Off. This does not apply to multi-leg routes and BackTrack routes.

Setting the Light Timer

As has been mentioned before, the display backlight makes the display easier to read in low light situations but it also is the largest drain on the batteries. The 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pwr Management. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Light Timer. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the desired time interval or set to Timer Off. Press ENTER.
30 Seconds 1 Minute 2 Minutes 4 Minutes 10 Minutes Timer Off
Personalizing the eXplorist
This function provides a way to input information about yourself that could be used to return your eXplorist should you happen to lose it. Also the name you enter in the Name field will be displayed on the About screen. Steps to Personalize your eXplorist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Personalize. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Name. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick and ENTER button to input your name. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight OK when the name is entered.

Personalize

Name [Enter Name] Address [Enter Address] City, State, Zip [Enter Address] Telephone # [Enter Telephone #]
10. Press ENTER. 11. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Address. Repeat steps 7 through 10 for your address.
12. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for City, State, Zip. Repeat steps 7 through 10 for your city, state and zip code. 13. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Telephone #. Repeat steps 7 through 10 for your telephone number. 14. Press ESC to exit the Personalize function.

Selecting Languages

The eXplorist can be set to display information from any one of ten different langauges. You can select from English, Franais (French), Deutsch (German), Nederlands (Dutch), Suomi (Finnish), Espaol (Spanish), Italiano (Italian), Portugus (Portuguese), Svenska (Swedish) and Norsk (Norwegian). Selecting the Language for Your eXplorist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Language. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to selecte the language desired. Press ENTER.

Specifications

Performance

Receiver Antenna

14 parallel-channel technology, tracks up to 14 satellites to compute and update information. Patch Warm Cold Update Rate less than 1 minute less than 2 minutes 1 second continuous <7 meters, 95% 2D RMS w/WAAS/EGNOS <3 meters, 95% 2D RMS Velocity 0.1 knot RMS steady state 951 MPH (1530.5 km/h) 60,000 ft. (18,600 meters)
Acquisition Times (optimal conditions)

Accuracy Position

Limits Speed Altitude

Physical

Size Weight Display 4.6 x 2.1 x 1.3 [h] x [w] x [d] 11.7 cm x 5.3 cm x 3.3 cm 4 ounces (110 grams) with 2 AA batteries installed 1.8 x 1.4 [h] x [w] 4.6 cm x 3.6 cm 4-level grayscale, high contrast LCD with EL backlit display Housing Temp. Range Weatherproof construction, wraparound rubber armor Operating: 14F to 140F (-10C to 60C)
Source Battery Life 2 AA alkaline batteries Greater than 14 hours w/backlight display off

Memory

8 MB background map

Coordinate Systems

Available 11 plus 1 user grid. Lat/Lon, UTM, OSGB, Irish, Swiss, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, USNG and MGRS
Total Up to 20 saved routes GOTO route BackTrack route Name Length 10 characters (including spaces)
Total Name Length Up to 5 saved track logs plus active track log 7 characters (including spaces)
User-entered Total Name Length Cateogies Up to 500 saved points of interest 8 characters (including spaces) Cities, highways, airports, waterways and parks.
Built-in (included with background map)
Map Compass Position Includes background map and 2 data fields (customizable) Includes graphical compass and 2 data fields (customizable) Includes position, elevation, accuracy, date and time, trip odometer and battery life

Alarms

XTE Alarm Arrival Alarm Alerts when more then 250 ft. left or right of computed track Alerts when within approximately 250 ft. of destination

Accessories

Expand the use of your Magellan eXplorist with accessories from the Magellan Online Store for all of your adventures. Carrying Case Specially designed for your Magellan eXplorist, this rugged black canvas carrying case attaches conveniently to our belt or pack strap. It features handy pockets for carrying extra batteries. Protect your Magellan eXplorist while traveling or being stored. Part number: 980773 Swivel Mount Conveniently mount your Magellan eXplorist in your car, truck, boat or virtually any vehicle. This easy-to-install mounting bracket securely holds your receiver for optimal viewing while on-road or off-road, or on the water, wherever your adventure takes you. Part number: 702209 Bike Mounting Bracket Mount your Magellan eXplorist on your bicycle, snowmobile or motorcycle for convenient operation and viewing. The easy-to-install mounting bracket securely holds your receiver at just the right angle while on the trails, back roads, city street or anywhere your adventure takes you. Part number: 702211 Vehicle Mount Strong suction cups conveniently secure your Magellan eXplorist to the windshield of your car, truck or RV. Full tilt and swivel positioning enables optimal viewing of your receiver whenever your adventure takes you. Part number: 702210

To order accessories you can go to the Magellan Online Store at: www.magellangps.com/en/store/ for a complete listing of these and any additional accessories that are available for your Magellan eXplorist.
Contacting Magellan Support
The following information is provided so that if you need support for your Magellan eXplorist, you can direct your questions/comments to the proper person at Thales Navigation.

Technical Support

If you need technical assistance, "how-to" help, or if you have a technical question about the functionality of your Magellan product, please contact us on the internet at www.magellangps.com or you may reach technical support by fax or by phone. Our technical support phone representatives are available Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. P.S.T/P.D.T or after hours you may leave a detailed voice mail message that will be returned within the next business day. Telephone: 800-707-9971 or +1 909-394-5000 (Outside North America). You may also reach technical support by fax: +1 909-394-7050 [Attn: Tech. Support]. E-mail: magellansupport@thalesnavigation.com

Warranty Service

To obtain warranty service on your eXplorist, you must contact us for a return authorization prior to shipment of product. Packages arriving at our dock without an RMA may be refused. To obtain an RMA, simply contact our technical support group at: Tel: 800-707-9971 or 909-394-5000 Fax: 909-394-7050 [Attn: Tech. Support] E-mail: magellansupport@thalesnavigation.com