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eXplorist 600 GPS Receiver
Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver:
Built-in background map (8 MB) High-definition color display Preloaded points of interest Rugged design, rubber-protected 8 MB of usable memory Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels 3D Electronic Compass Antenna Rechargeable Li-Ion battery TrueFix GPS technology 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS) Multiple track logs Unlimited storage of data using SD cards
Pocket-sized and waterproof to IPX-7

Display Backlight Button

On/Off Button
ENTER Arrow Joystick ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN MENU NAV GOTO MARK ESCAPE
eXplorist 600 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 backward through the navigation screens.

ESCAPE

ZOOM IN
Used on the Map screen to zoom in on the map displayed. The map display can be zoomed in to 100 ft. (35.0 m). Also used to quickly step through the list of POIs when doing an alphabetical search.

ZOOM OUT

Used on the Map screen to zoom out on the map displayed. The map display can be zoomed out to 1700 mi (2700 km). Also used to quickly step through the list of POIs when doing an alphabetical search.
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
Connector for external power and connection to a personal computer.

Battery Door

Battery Door Fastener (Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries.)
eXplorist 600 GPS Receiver (back)
Installing and Charging the Battery
Installing the Battery: Remove the battery door by unscrewing the battery door fastener and lifting the battery door out. Insert the battery as shown and replace the battery door. Charging the Battery: Important: Charge the battery completely before first using your eXplorist. Connect the PC cable to the back of the eXplorist. Connect the AC adapter jack to the PC cable and then to an AC wall outlet. The battery will begin charging, even with the eXplorist turned off. Full battery charging may take 4 hours. Tips on conserving battery life:
Turn the eXplorist off when not in use. Whether you are moving or standing still, the eXplorist is constantly calculating position fixes and using power at the same rate. If you are going to be at the same position for any length of time, turn the eXplorist off. Use the Power Timer to automatically turn the eXplorist off. The Power Timer option allows you to set a time that the eXplorist will automatically turn off when none of the buttons have been pressed and you are not moving for a selected time. You can select from 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes. Use the display backlight sparingly. The most severe drain on the batteries is the use of the display backlight. You will notice a drastic drop in battery life with the backlight display on high. You should use the Light Timer to set a time interval that the display backlight will automatically turn to the lowest setting when none of the buttons have been pressed and the computed location hasnt changed. Setting the Power Timer From any Nav screen press MENU. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight Pwr Management and press ENTER twice. Use the arrow joystick to select 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 60 Minutes or Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen. Setting the Light Timer From any Nav screen press MENU. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight Pwr Management and press ENTER. Use the down arrow to highlight the Light Timer field. Press 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.
Installing an Optional SD Card
Open the battery door and remove the LI-ION battery, exposing the SD Card Cradle.

SD Card Cradle Release

Lightly press on the SD Card Cradle Release and the cradle will spring open.
With the cradle open, slide the SD card in the cradle (shown in gray). Do NOT lay the SD card flat in the battery compartment as damage will occur when closing the SD Card Cradle. Gently push the SD card cradle back down until it locks into place. Put the LI-ION battery back in the battery compartment and secure the battery door.

Cold vs. Warm Start. When the eXplorist is turned on, one of the first things it does is to find out which satellites are overhead, along with their relative position. It does this by using a built-in satellite almanac. This almanac, when given the current date, time and approximate position, can provide the eXplorist with information on which satellites are overhead and their approximate relationship to the eXplorist. Now with information on satellite availability, the eXplorist can begin setting its internal satellite channels to receive satellite transmissions. Cold Start. Cold start is defined as when the eXplorist does not have an approximate position to use when referring to its almanac. This can occur when: The eXplorist is turned on for the first time after purchase. The memory is cleared prior to shipping so that any position that may have been in the eXplorist is set to a null value. If you have cleared the eXplorist's memory, (found in 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 than 500 mi [804.7 km] with the eXplorist turned off, there is a good chance that it will start up using a cold start. A cold start should take no more than 2-3 minutes to compute the initial position fix. Warm Start. Warm starts are when the last position calculated before the eXplorist was turned off is still in memory and you are in the same approximate position. Most of the time that the eXplorist is turned on, it will be in its warmstart mode. With a clear view of the sky, the eXplorist should compute its position in a matter of seconds.

Conclusion

This concludes the initial startup procedure for the Magellan eXplorist 600. 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.

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 NAV button. Each screen provides the same information in a different format, giving you the choice of choosing the screen that best suits your needs.

NAV NAV

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

Map Screen

The first, and most commonly used, screen is the Map screen. The Map screen displays your position, as well as POIs and any background map data for the area displayed. Highlights of the Map screen: 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 Arrow joystick to move the cursor. The arrow cursor changes to a crosshair 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 the MARK button. Press ESC when you are done panning with the crosshair cursor to display your present position with the arrow cursor. 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. Press MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press MENU and select Map Setup to change the screen orientation, level of map detail, track mode and the primary usage (land or marine).

Map Screen Overview

Route Marker Position Cursor Track Indicator Pan Cursor (used when in Cursor Mode) Hourglass (used when position is unknown and eXplorist is trying to compute the position) Data Field 2

Map Scale

Data Field 1
Changing Map Scale Press the Zoom In or the Zoom Out buttons to change how much of the map is displayed on the screen. The map scale indicator in the bottom left corner of the map indicates the relative distance between the two end-points of the scale. The scale can be changed from 1700 mi (2700 km) to 100 ft (35.0 m). Tip: Press and hold the Zoom In or the Zoom Out buttons to rapidly step through the map scales. Map Screen Modes The Map screen has two modes that it can be in: position or cursor. In the Position mode the Map screen displays your position, indicated by the arrow icon in the center of the map. The arrow not only displays your position but also, when moving, will point in the direction you are heading. The Position mode is the default mode for the Map screen. Whenever you enter the Map screen it will be in the Position mode.

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 as referenced to true north. (Note: You must be moving at least 0.5 mph for the compass to display heading information.) With an active route, the compass graphically displays an icon representing your destination. The compass arrow points in the direction you are heading when you are moving. Compass Screen Overview
Destination Data Field 1 Destination Icon Sun Locator Icon Data Field 2

Moon 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. Also, two navigation information fields (customizable) are displayed. When there is no active route, the graphical compass indicates the direction you are travelling. (When you are not moving, the compass points to the last computed heading.) When there is an active route, an icon representing the destination is displayed outside the compass diameter, with the compass arrow pointing to the icon. The top of the compass will indicate your direction of travel. When the compass arrow points to the top of the compass, you are moving in the direction of your destination.
Customizing the Information Fields
The information displayed at the top of the screen can be customized to information that is important to you. You can select from: Bearing Distance to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) Distance to End Speed [default] Heading ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) Time to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) Time to End Off Course Direction Elevation Time Date Accuracy Avg. Speed Max. Speed To customize the information: 1. 2. 3. 4. While viewing the Compass 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. [default]

Using the Filing System with Track Logs Track logs are saved differently from POIs and routes in that there is only one track log per file. Also, you cant set a default file for track logs. The eXplorist automatically accesses the internal Tracklog folder. Creating a new Track Log File: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save and press ENTER. If you want you can now browse through the file structure to find the folder you want to save the track log in. When you have selected the desired location, highlight Save in here and press ENTER. Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the track log file. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The track log you are saving will automatically be stored in the new file and you will be returned to the last viewed Map screen. Creating new Folders: You can also create new folders for your track log files to be saved in. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER. (The New Folder option is displayed only when you are saving your active track.) Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press ENTER to access this folder.
During the instruction portions of this manual, instructions will not describe all of the things you can do within the file system. When an instruction is given to save a POI, details about creating new folders, new files, etc. will be omitted.

Points of Interest

Whether driving in a car, hiking on the trail, or out for an afternoon sail, you are going to want to save places youve been in your eXplorist so that you can go back to them in the future. This is the fundamental starting point for any GPS navigator. Saving these places is called Marking Your position or just MARK for short. The saved positions are called points of interest, or just POIs. (You may have heard the term waypoints to describe marked positions. Waypoints and points of interest are identical.)
There are four types of POIs available for your eXplorist 600: POIs that you have marked (saved), POIs that have been stored in your eXplorist as part of the built-in background map, POIs that have been uploaded using the geocaching software, and POIs that have been uploaded from a detailed map. These POIs are accessed from the same MENU option and can be used independently or combined to create routes.

Marking Your Position

The most common way of adding POIs to the database will be to mark your present position. There are two levels of marking your position. The first that will be described will be quickmarking your position. The second method provides you with the means to personalize POIs you are saving. Quick Marking Your Position This saves your present position in the database using markposition defaults. 1. 2. 3. Press MARK. Press ENTER. Select the file to save the POI in and press ENTER.

10. Confirm the deletion by highlighting Yes, or cancel the deletion by highlighting No. 11. Press ENTER.
Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen
POIs that you have saved can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating the POI. 1. 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 up/down to highlight My Pts of Interest. Use the Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical. Press ENTER. Locate the file where the POI has been saved and press ENTER. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.) Highlight the POI and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map.
10. Press ENTER. 11. The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mode. The cursor will be directly over the POI you have selected. You may use the Zoom buttons to change the scale of the map displayed; and if your position icon is within range, it will be shown. 12. Press ESC to return to the list of POIs found in step 7. Note: Remember that pressing the NAV button will return you to the last viewed Map screen. In step 12 if you are finished with the POIs in the POI database, you could press NAV to close the POI database and return to the last viewed Map screen.

Copying a Preloaded POI

POIs that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be saved as a user-entered POIs. Preloaded POIs cannot be deleted; it just copies it to the My Points of Interest portion of the database. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick up/down to highlight Background Map. Use the Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical. Press ENTER. [Only if Alphabetical selected] Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first few characters of the POI you are searching for. Highlight OK and press ENTER to continue. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI to be copied. Press ENTER.
10. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. 11. Press ENTER. Steps 12 through 14 are optional. 12. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to change. 13. Press ENTER. 14a. If the Icon field is selected: Use the Arrow joystick to select the icon desired and press ENTER. To aid in your selection, the type of icon selected is displayed in the information block at the top of the keypad. 14b. If the Name field is selected: Use the Arrow joystick to select the character desired and press ENTER. If you make a mistake, highlight Back and press ENTER. To access the lower-case characters, highlight Shift and press ENTER. To clear everything and start over, highlight CLEAR and press ENTER. When you are satisfied with the name, highlight OK and press ENTER. Note: User-entered POI names can be up to 20 characters long (including spaces). 14c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was described in 14b, to enter a message for this POI. 15. When the Icon, Name and Message fields are ready, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. 16. Press ENTER. 17. Locate the file where the POI is to be saved and press ENTER.

The next type of a route is a multi-leg route. The easiest way to understand multi-leg routes is to know that they are GOTO routes stuck together. If a GOTO route is from A to B then a multi-leg route goes from A to B, B to C, C to D, and so on. (Using the term multi-leg is somewhat misleading because it can be a single-leg route; but these types of routes are rarely used as a one-leg routes, a GOTO route would be used instead.) An advantage of a multi-leg route is that it can be saved in the eXplorists memory to be activated and used over and over. A third type of route is a backtrack route. (The creation of backtrack routes is not described in this section of the manual because these routes are part of the Track Log functions of the eXplorist.) As you travel the eXplorist records your track. Creating a backtrack route uses this track information and creates a multi-leg route, in reverse order, enabling you to navigate back to where you started.

GOTO Routes

A GOTO route is the most commonly used form of a route in your eXplorist. The creation of a GOTO route is no harder than pressing the GOTO button and searching in the POI database for the destination POI. Features of a GOTO route: A straight line from your present position to a selected POI. GOTO routes cannot be saved. GOTO routes are erased when the eXplorist is turned off. GOTO routes can be created by pressing the GOTO button and selecting the destination POI from the POI database. GOTO routes can also be created in the Cursor mode of the Map screen.
Creating a GOTO Route The instructions here describe the most common and easiest way to create a GOTO route. 1. 2. Press GOTO. Use the POI database to select the POI to be the destination. Note: Detailed instructions for searching the POI database can be found in the Points of Interest section of this manual. 3. 4. With the POI highlighted, press ENTER. If you already have a GOTO you will be asked to confirm the creation of this GOTO.
Map screen with a GOTO route active. Notice the After you press ENTER, the last viewed navigation screen will be line on the screen that displayed, updated as needed to provide information about the graphically displays the route. GOTO route you have created. On the Map screen, a line will be
drawn representing the GOTO route. The Compass screen will change to display the name of the POI used as the destination in the screen header bar and an icon representing the destination outside the diameter of the compass. As you are moving you will notice a second line appearing that points to your destination if you go off the planned course. The double solid line is the original, computed route. The new, dashed line is an updated route, pointing towards your destination. So even if you cant follow the computed route, you will be updated with a new course to follow. This updating of your route will also occur during multi-leg routes so you always know which way you need to go.

Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor
This will create a GOTO route to a point on the map that you have indicated by moving the crosshair cursor on the Map screen. 1. 2. 3. 4. While viewing the Map screen, use the Arrow joystick, causing the eXplorist to go into Cursor mode. Continue using the Arrow joystick to move the crosshair cursor to a point on the map that represents where you want to go. Press GOTO. If a GOTO is active, you will be asked to deactivate it and create a new GOTO route. Highlight Yes and press ENTER to overwrite the existing GOTO. You are then asked whether you want to create a new GOTO route. Highlight Yes and press ENTER. Confirm that you want to create a GOTO from the current cursor position. Highlight Yes. (If you highlight No and press ENTER, the eXplorist assumes that you still want to create a GOTO, just not to the current cursor position. The POI database screen will be displayed so that you can search the database for the POI you want to use as the destination.) 6. Press ENTER.
After you press ENTER, the last viewed navigation screen will be displayed, updated as needed to provide information about the GOTO route you have created. On the Map screen, a line will be drawn representing the GOTO route. The Compass screen will change to display the name of the POI used as the destination in the screen header bar and an icon representing the destination outside the compass diameter.
Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object
This will create a GOTO route to a map object (city, highway, user POI, etc.) that you have indicated by moving the crosshair cursor on the Map screen over the map object. 1. 2. 3. 4. While viewing the Map screen, use the Arrow joystick, causing the eXplorist to go into Cursor mode. Continue using the Arrow joystick to move the crosshair cursor to the map object that you want to go. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the map object that you want to use as the GOTO. (Some areas of the map may have multiple map objects in the same location.) Press ENTER. If a GOTO is active, you will be asked to deactivate it and create a new GOTO route. Highlight Yes and press ENTER. The eXplorist will ask for a confirmation of the Goto. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Yes. Press ENTER.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Multi-Leg Routes
Multi-leg routes can be used to navigate to a final destination using multiple legs. An example would be leaving the dock, motoring over to buoy 1, then the bait boat, and finally to a fishing hot spot. This route would go from Dock to Buoy 1,Buoy 1 to Bait, Bait to Fish. Features of a multi-leg route: Multi-leg routes can be saved in internal memory or to an SD card. Multi-leg routes remain active even after the eXplorist has been turned off. Multi-leg routes can be edited, reversed, deleted, or viewed on the map. When a multi-leg route is active, you can switch which leg will be used as the next destination point. In the above example, you could skip going to Buoy 1 by selecting the Bait leg when the route is active.

10. If the calibration is successful, CALIBRATION COMPLETE is displayed. 11. Press ESC.
Turning the Compass Off/On
The electronic compass does cause a minor drain on the batteries and you have to option of turning it off to conserve battery life. This battery drain is very minor so it is unlikely that you will need to shut the compass off for this. Another reason you may want to turn the compass off is if you are in an area where you cannot avoid large, metallic obects, such as in a vehicle. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 3. 4. 6. 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 Electronic Compass field. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to select Off or On. Press ENTER.

Advanced Features

The eXplorist has a set of advanced features that provides you with additional features to enhance the use of your eXplorist. The advanced features are accessed from the Main Menu and include: Area Calculation: This will compute the area and the perimeter of a region that you define. Fish/Hunt: This will display the best hunting and fishing times for a position and date that you enter. Sun/Moon: This will display the rising and setting times for the sun and the moon for any position and date you enter. It also displays the phase of the moon for that position and date.
Vertical Profile: This will graph the elevation levels for your active or a saved track log. (If you have a MapSend Topo detailed map, it can also display a vertical profile of routes you have saved.) Simulate: Provides you a tool for putting the eXplorist into a simulate mode. With the simulator turned on, the eXplorist will operate as if it was moving. This provides a tool for you to use to try different functions while sitting at your desk or campsite. Communications: This is used to set your eXplorist into the mode you desire when it is connected to a personal computer through the USB port. You can set up file transfers, transferring NMEA data, or just using the USB cable to power the eXplorist.

Using Area Calculation

Area Calculation uses three or more POIs that you select to create and display a region on a miniature map display. It then takes this region and computes its area and perimeter. Calculating an Area 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features. Press ENTER. Highlight Area Calculation. Press ENTER.
6. 7. Highlight <Add Point>. Press ENTER.
Note: Any previous area calculations you did are saved in memory and will be displayed. To create a new area calculation you will first need to delete all of the POIs from the list. How to delete all of the POIs will be explained following these instructions. 8. 9. Using the POI database, select a stored POI. Repeat steps 6 through 8 until you have a region defined.

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

Using the Simulator

When the eXplorist is placed in the simulator mode, it simulates movement along a predefined or saved route. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Simulate. Press ENTER. Highlight the desired option: Off - Turns the simulator off
Auto - Uses a predefined route. (This is a 3-leg route in the shape of a triangle with your present position as the starting point.) User - Uses the same predefined route as Auto, but provides a way to change the heading and speed. The simulator will follow the heading and speed, even when if this means it doesnt follow the predefined route. 7. If you have an active track log being recorded, the simulator will need to delete this track. A warning is displayed that your track will be deleted. Highlight Yes and press ENTER to erase the track and continue. An alert is displayed indicating that the simulator has been turned on. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last viewed Map screen.
Simulating on a Saved Route 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow the instructions above to turn the simulator on. After you have returned to the last viewed Map screen, press MENU. Highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Highlight a saved route to use. (Note: You will notice a new route whose name is bolded indicating that it is the active route. This is the predefined route that the simulator has created. Do not select this route if you are wanting to view a route you have created.) Press ENTER. Highlight Activate Route. Press ENTER.
Communicating with a Personal Computer
For this feature to operate properly, you must have your eXplorist connected to a personal computer through the computer USB port Connecting to a Personal Computer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Turn the eXplorist off. Connect the PC interface cable to the connector on the back of the eXplorist. Insert the USB connector on the PC interface cable to any of the USB ports on a personal computer. Turn the eXplorist on. You may get a message on your computer that a new USB device has been found. If connected properly, the eXplorist will display the USB File Transfer screen, indicating that the eXplorist is in the file transfer mode.
Changing Modes When you are connected to a personal computer you have three modes that the eXplorist can be in. File Transfer mode allows you to transfer files to and from the eXplorist and the personal computer. NMEA Data Comm mode outputs the GPS data from the eXplorist in NMEA format for use with external software. Power Only mode turns off data communication with the personal computer and the eXplorist operates normally. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. If the eXplorist has just been turned on, the USB File Transfer screen is already displayed. Skip steps 2 through 6. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features. Press ENTER. Highlight Communications. Press ENTER. Highlight File Transfer, NMEA Data Comm, or Power Only. Press ENTER.

6. Region. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the region of the world for your present location. You can also enter the coordinates for your present position, if you know them, by highlighting Enter Coord. This is rarely used and is not described in this manual. 7. Press ENTER.
Area. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the area of your location. The list of areas is different for each region selected in step 6. Press ENTER.
10. Time. Use the Arrow joystick to enter the current time. Push the Arrow joystick up or down to change the value and left or right to move the cursor. Note: Time is one of the first pieces of information transmitted by the satellites. Even without enough satellite information to compute a position fix, the time displayed may have already been corrected. 11. Press ENTER. 12. Date. Use the Arrow joystick to enter the present date. Push the Arrow joystick up or down to change the value and left or right to move the cursor. Note: Date is also sent by the satellites and may already be correct, as well. 13. Press ENTER. 14. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Done. 15. Press ENTER.

Using Active Setup

Whenever you need to access POIs, routes, and other saved data, the eXplorist automatically goes to the default file for the particular piece of data you are working with. These default locations may not meet your requirements as to where you are saving your data. You can use the Active Setup portion of Preferences to change these defaults to more meet your requirements. In Active Setup, you can also choose which background map or detailed map you want to use.
Changing the Default Folders You can set the default for POIs, routes, and geocache files. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Setup. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the field that you want to change. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to select Select File or (POI, Route, Detail Map, etc.) File Off. Note: Selecting File Off turns the default file off. When accessing the data for items you have turned off, you will be taken to the top level folder for the particular kind of data you are accessing. Background maps cannot be turned off. 9. Press ENTER.
10. If you selected Select File, using the Arrow joystick to highlight the file you want to set as the default. When it is highlighted, press ENTER.