Magellan eXplorist 400

Reference Manual

Topics: eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver Using the eXplorist 400 Starting Up Navigation Screens File Structure Points of Interest Routes Track Logs Advanced Features Magellan Geocache Manager Using MapSend Preferences Specifications Accessories Contacting Magellan Support

*** Warnings ***

IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE.
Please do not try to change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist while driving. Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured.

USE GOOD JUDGMENT

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

USE CARE

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

USE PROPER ACCESSORIES

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

LICENSE AGREEMENT

Thales Navigation grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software supplied in and with Thales Navigation GPS products (the SOFTWARE) in the normal operation of the equipment in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement that is included with the product. The SOFTWARE is the property of Thales Navigation and/or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions; therefore, you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyright material. You may not use, copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as expressly provided in the license. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Thales Navigation and/or its suppliers.
No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose other than the purchasers personal use without the prior written permission of Thales Navigation.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
2005 Thales S.A. All rights reserved. The Magellan Logo, Magellan, eXplorist and TrueFix are trademarks of Thales.

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Table of Contents
eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver. 1
Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver. Button Descriptions. Installing and Charging the Battery. Installing an Optional SD Card. Connecting to a Personal Computer. 5
Using the eXplorist 400. 6
Going to a Destination Saving Your Position. Tracing Your Steps. Additional Features. Summary. 9

Starting Up. 10

Turning the eXplorist On. Turning the eXplorist Off. Changing the Display Backlight Intensity Using the eXplorist for the First Time. Conclusion. 14

Navigation Screens. 15

Accessing the Navigation Screens. Map Screen. Map Screen Overview. Changing Map Scale. Map Screen Modes. Showing or Hiding Map Information. Customizing the Map Information. Displaying Street Information. Changing the Map Orientation. Changing the Primary Usage. Changing the Map Detail. Changing the Track Recording Interval. Customizing the Display. 15. 15. 16. 16. 16. 17. 18. 19. 19. 20. 21. 21. 22

Compass Screen. Compass Screen Overview. Customizing the Information Fields. Position Screen. Position Screen Overview. Resetting the Trip Odometer. Satellite Status Screen. 27

Basic File Stucture. 28

File Structure Overview. Using the Filing System with POIs. Using the Filing System with Routes. Using the Filing System with Track Logs. 29 30

Points of Interest. 31

Marking Your Position. 31 Quick-Marking Your Position. 31 Marking Your Position (Personalized). 32 Making POIs for Locations Other Than Your Present Position. 33 Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates. 33 Marking a Position using the Map Cursor. 34 Marking a Position from a Map Object. 34 The POI Database. 35 Searching for a User-Entered POI. 35 Searching for a Preloaded POI using Nearest. 36 Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical. 37 Editing a User-Created POI. 38 Deleting a User-Created POI. 39 Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen. 40 Copying a Preloaded POI. 41 Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen. 42 Showing or Hiding User-Entered POIs on the Map Screen. 43

Routes. 44

GOTO Routes. 44 Creating a GOTO Route. 45 Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor. 46 Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object. 47 Multi-Leg Routes. 48 Creating a Multi-leg Route. 49 Activating/Deactivating a Route. 50 Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route. 51 Editing a Saved Route. 52 Reversing a Route. 53 Deleting a Route. 54 Moving a Route. 55 Copying a Route. 56 Viewing a Route on the Map. 57

Track Logs. 58

Track Logs. Stopping and Resuming Active Track Logging Starting a New Active Track Log. Saving an Active Track Log. Creating a BackTrack Route. Clearing the Active Track. Converting the Track Log to a Route. Viewing the Track Log on the Map. Working with Saved Track Logs. Following Saved Track Logs. Reversing a Saved Track Log. Deleting a Saved Track Log. Moving a Saved Track Log. Copying a Saved Track Log. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 66. 66. 67. 68. 69

Advanced Features. 70

Using Area Calculation. Calculating an Area. Deleting All POIs from the Area Calculation List. Editing the POI List in Area Calculation. 71 71
Computing Best Fish/Hunt Times. Accessing Fishing and Hunting Times. Changing the Position. Changing the Date. Displaying Sun and Moon Information. Accessing the Sun/Moon Function. Changing the Position. Changing the Date. Viewing the Vertical Profile. Using the Simulator. Simiulating a Saved Route. Communicating with a Personal Computer. Connecting to a Personal Computer. Changing Modes. Working with Files on the Personal Computer. 77
Magellan Geocache Manager. 78

If the eXplorist is unable to compute your initial fix in a few minutes: If the eXplorist determines that it is unable to track the satellites within a few minutes, it will present you with the following screens in an effort to better determine its approximate location. Select Region. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the region that you are located in. With the region highlighted, press the ENTER button.
Select Area. This displays a list of areas for the region you selected. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the area that applies to you, and press the ENTER button.
Enter Current Time. Use the arrow joystick to enter the current time.
Arrow Arrow Arrow Arrow Joystick Joystick Joystick Joystick Up: Increases the highlighted number Down: Decreases the highlighted number Right: Moves the highlight one character to the right Left: Moves the highlight one character to the left
Toggle between AM and PM by moving the arrow joystick up or down when AM or PM is highlighted.
When you have entered the correct time, press ENTER.
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.
When the month is highlighted, use the arrow joystick up or down to scroll through the list of months.
When you have entered the correct date, press ENTER. Accept Information. The Done button is highlighted at the bottom of the display. Review the information you entered; if correct, press ENTER. Tip: If the time or the date is incorrect, you can fix it now. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the time or the date field that you want to change. With the field highlighted, press ENTER. You can now change the information using the same technique used before. The 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.
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 400. 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.

You can choose to display information about the street you are on instead of displaying the two data fields at the bottom of the display. To display street information: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Street info. Press ENTER.
Changing the Map Orientation The default orientation for the Map screen is North Up. This means that the top of the display represents true north. This orientation can be changed so that the top of the display is more useful to you. You can choose from: North Up [default]. This orientates the top of the map display to represent true north. Course Up. In course up, the top of the map displays the direction to your destination. (When there is not an active route, the top of the display indicates true north.) Track Up. In track up, the top of the map display changes to reflect your heading. (If you are not moving, the top of the display indicates true north.) Note: In Course Up and Track Up, a north indicator is displayed in the upper right corner of the display. This arrow points in the direction of true north. To change the map orientation: 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.
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 gray.
The opposite is true when the map is set for marine usage. (Water is white and land areas are displayed as gray.) This is provided as an option to provide you with the ability to view the text and map details more easily, depending on where you are navigating. To change the primary usage: 1. 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.

Location

Coordinates of present position

3406.556N 11749.563W

Elevation Accuracy
Elevation of present position

25 F T

Accuracy of position fix Current date and time Battery life indicator

Date/Time

01 FEB 04 03:30:36 PM

Trip Odometer Battery

Trip Odometer

0000.0

Resetting the Trip Odometer
Whenever you begin a trip and you want to record how far you have travelled, you will want to reset the trip odometer to zero. To reset the trip odometer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. While viewing the Position screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Reset Trip. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Yes. Press ENTER.
Warning page offers you the opportunity to change your mind.

Satellite Status Screen

The Satellite Status screen is a handy way to visually see just how well the eXplorist is tracking and receiving satellite signals. Highlights of the Satellite Status screen:
Type of position fix and the number of satellites being tracked is displayed. [A 2D Position Fix requires three satellites; a 3D Position Fix requires four satellites or more.] Graphical indication of the location of the satellites, as well as their assigned number identifiers, are shown. Bar chart supplies information as to the signal strength for each satellite. [A hollow bar indicates that the satellite is being tracked but has not been locked on yet; a solid bar indicates that the satellite has been locked on. Satellite Status Screen Overview

Status of position fix

3D Position Fix Tracking 7.
Number of satellites being tracked

Satellite icon

Current location indicator
Signal level bar graph Satellite identifier
eXplorist 400 File Structure

Basic File Structure

The eXplorist has a file structure system that is unlike any other filing system used before on a GPS receiver. It is based on the file system that you are probably familiar with from using your personal computer. File Structure Overview This graphic displays the basic layout of the file structure that is internal to the eXplorist. When you insert a new SD card, a similar file structure is created but without any of the default files. While it is possible to save files in any of the folders (i.e., POIs could be saved in the Routes folder), it is highly recommended that you create new files in the associated main topic folder. This will make finding the POI or route much easier when you need to access the file. The Detail Maps and Geocaches folders are empty until you upload a detailed map from mapping software, such as Magellan MapSend or geocache files from the Magellan Geocaching software. The files for POIs, routes, track logs and geocaching points are ASCII text files. When your eXplorist or SD card is connected to your personal computer, you can open these files using any text editor and modify them to your needs. If you are going to modify any of the files, you should do so to a copy of the file. Mistakes in modifying the files can cause unwanted results.

Internal Memory SD Card (grey if no SD card is installed) Background Maps Up One Level BASEMAP Detail Maps Up One Level Empty My POIs Up One Level New Folder New POI File Default POI File Routes Up One Level New Folder New Route File Default Route File Track Logs Up One Level New Folder Active Track Geocaches Up One Level New Folder Empty
Using the Filing System with POIs When retrieving or saving a POI, the eXplorist automatically goes to the default POI file where the POI will be found or saved. NOTE: The default file is set at the factory but you can change the default file to be used by accessing Preferences > Active Setup. If the default file is the desired location, press ENTER and a list of POIs in the file are displayed or the POI will be saved to that file. Creating a new POI File: If you want to save the POI to a unique file, perhaps a file devoted to this trip, Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New POI File and press ENTER.
Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the file. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The POI 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 POI files to be saved in. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER. Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press ENTER to access this folder. Since there isnt any POI files in this folder, you will need to use the New POI File option to create a new file before you can add any POIs. Using the Filing System with Routes When retrieving or saving a route, the eXplorist automatically goes to the default route file where the route will be found or saved. NOTE: Once you have created a new route file, you can set it to be the default route by accessing Preferences > Active Setup. Creating a new Route File: Exit the file you have open by using the Up One Level option. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New Route File and press ENTER. Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the route file. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The new route file is displayed and highlighted, ready for you to save a route in it.
Creating new Folders: You can also create new folders for your route files to be saved in. Exit the file you have open by using the Up One Level option. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER. Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press ENTER to access this folder. Since there isnt any route files in this folder, you will need to use the New Route File option to create a new file before you can add a route.

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10. Select the file to save the POI in and press ENTER. 11. Press ESC to exit the Cursor mode and return to the Position mode.

The POI Database

All of the POIs that you have saved and map POIs, can be accessed using the POI database. Once the database has been accessed and the POI selected, you can view or edit the POI. Highlights of the POI database are:
Searching for POIs you have saved, nearest to your position or in alphabetical order. Searching for POIs that have been preloaded into the eXplorist, nearest to your position or in alphabetical order. Ability to edit POIs you have saved. Ability to delete POIs you have saved. Function letting you view a POI (ones you have saved or preloaded) on the map. Provides another means to save a preloaded POI as a user-entered POI. While viewing the list of POIs, the bearing and distance from your present position is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Searching for a User-Entered POI When searching for a POI that you have entered, you have two options to choose from: nearest or alphabetical. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 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.
POI database set to search for user-entered POIs using Nearest
If Nearest is selected, indicate if you want a list of POIs that are nearest to your position, a city you will select, or another POI you will select from the POI database. 7. 8.
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.
From here you can edit, delete, or view on the map the POI you have highlighted by pressing ENTER and selecting the desired function from the menu. Detailed information on these functions can be found later in this manual.
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. 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.

10. Press ENTER. 11. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to change. 12. Press ENTER. 13a. 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. 13b. 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 Editing an existing POI lower-case characters, highlight Shift and press ENTER. To with the Vis field highlighted 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). 13c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was described in 13b, to enter a message for this POI. 13d. If the Vis (Visibility) field is selected: Press ENTER. Select On or Off and Press ENTER. 14. When the Icon, Name and Message fields are ready, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. 15. Press ENTER.
Deleting a User-Created POI
POIs that you have saved can be deleted using this operation. If you have created a lot of POIs, you may wish to delete any unneessary ones so that you may more easily search for a newly created POI. POIs that have been deleted cannot be restored. You will need to input the information for a deleted POI if you will want it again. To prevent accidental deletion, a confirmation window will be displayed, confirming the deletion. 1. 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 to be deleted 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 Delete POI.
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. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the next destination POI from the route list that you want to go to. In the example to Route leg list with Ranger the right, that would be Ranger. selected. Note that 11. Press ENTER. 12. Confirm that you want to do this by using the Arrow joystick to highlight Yes. 13. Press ENTER. 14. Press NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen.
Marker is bold because 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. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Locate the file that contains the route you want to edit. automatically open the default file.) With the file highlighted press ENTER. Highlight the name of the route. Press ENTER. Highlight Edit Route. Press ENTER. (The eXplorist will
10. 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 a new leg inserted in front of. 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. 11. When the route has been edited, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save Route. 12. Press ENTER. 13. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to input a name, up to ten characters, for the route. 14. Highlight OK. 15. Press ENTER.

Reversing a Route

Reversing a route takes a saved route and recreates it in reverse order. The sample route that was discussed earlier, Camp > Bridge > Marker > Ranger > Swim, would now be Swim > Ranger > Marker > Bridge > Camp. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes. Press ENTER. Locate the file that contains the route you want to reverse. automatically open the default file.) Press ENTER. Highlight the name of the route. Press ENTER. Highlight Reverse Route. Press ENTER. (The eXplorist will

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.
10. The bottom of the display will alternate between the area and the perimeter of the region you have defined.
Deleting All POIs from the Area Calculation List 1. 2. 3. 4. While viewing the Area Calculation screen, press MENU. Highlight Delete All Points. Press ENTER. All of the POIs in the list are removed and you can now create a new region to be calculated.
Editing the POI List in Area Calculation You can insert, delete, or replace a POI in the area calculation list. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI in the list that you want a new POI added before, deleted, or replaced. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Insert Above, Delete, or Replace. Press ENTER. If you select Insert Above or Replace, you will select a POI from the POI database.
Computing Best Fish/Hunt Times
This provides you with the means to view the good and excellent fishing and hunting times for any POI and date you select. Accessing Fishing and Hunting Times 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Adv. Features. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Fish/Hunt. Press ENTER. The Fish/Hunt screen is displayed with the position and date set to your present position and todays date.

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10, Click Next >. 11. A progress bar is displayed and will indicate when the transfer has completed. 12. Click Next > and finally click Finish to conclude the transfer. 13. Open the MapSend software program and under the Waypoints or Track menu, select Load from File. Select the file that you converted.
Transferring Waypoints, Routes, and Track from MapSend The process for transferring from from MapSend to the eXplorist is similar to the one described above. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Open the MapSend software program. This procedure will discuss sending waypoints to the eXplorist. Use similar steps for transferring routes and tracks. Click the Place Waypoint icon at the top of the MapSend display to bring up the Waypoint List. All waypoints in the list will be transferred, including those not checked. From the Waypoint Menu, select Save to File. Enter a name for the file and click Save. Access the Magellan Conversion Manager by using the Start button on the Windows toolbar. Under Programs select Magellan > eXplorist 400 > Magellan Conversion Manager. Click the radio button for Convert Waypoints / Routes / Tracks and click Next >. Turn off the eXplorist and connect the USB cable to the eXplorist and the personal computers USB port. Turn the eXplorist on. Press ENTER. From the Communications screen, highlight File Transfer and press ENTER. Select Internal Memory or SD card and press ENTER.
10. Click the Next > button on the Magellan Conversion Manager. 11. Select Convert to eXplorist (sending data points from MapSend to the eXplorist) Click Next >. 12. Click on the active folder icon. In the example shown, files are being transferred from MapSend to the eXplorist. 13. Browse through the folders to find the waypoint files to be transferred. 14, Click Next >. 15. A progress bar is displayed and will indicate when the transfer has completed. 16. Click Next > and finally click Finish to conclude the transfer. 17. The next time you access My Points of Interest, you will be able to select the file that was just uploaded.

Preferences

The Preferences portion of the eXplorist provides the tools to personalize the eXplorist to your usage and needs. There are tools that are designed to give you full flexibility over its use, as well as to perform maintenance on the internal memory should the need arise. Features found in Preferences: Restarting the GPS (Initializing) to give the eXplorist its approximate location if it has been moved a large distance while turned off. A way of setting default folders for saving POIs, routes, etc. Access to setting the units of measure for information displayed. A means to set the north reference used to be either magnetic north or True North.

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 (Return Merchandise Authorization) 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
Customers in Europe, Middle East, or Africa regions Contacting Magellan in Europe
Technical support and warranty service
For Magellan product support and warranty service information in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish please dial FREE PHONE: 00800MAGELLAN* ( 00800 62435526) from 9 AM to 6 PM GMT & GMT+1 or send an e-mail in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish to: magellansupportfr@thalesnavigation.com *free of charge phone access available from Eire, UK, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland For Magellan product phone support in English, French or German from other Europe, Middle East or African locations please dial: +38 00* or send an e-mail to: magellansupportfr@thalesnavigation.com * international communication charge according to operator. For Magellan product phone support in other European, Middle East or African Languages please contact our distributors listed on www.magellangps.com in our dealer locator or send an e-mail to: magellansupportfr@thalesnavigation.com

eXplorist Handheld GPS

Buy a Magellan eXplorist 400, 500, 600 or XL handheld GPS and receive a $50 mail-in rebate*
* $50.00 paid in United States dollars
Please print your information below.
Name: _________________________________________________ Telephone: _______________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City: _________________________ State: _____ Zip/Postal Code: ________ E-mail: ______________________ eXplorist Purchased:
eXplorist 400 eXplorist 600 eXplorist 500 eXplorist XL

Instructions

1. Purchase an eXplorist 400 (UPC Codes 11176 7, 11235 1, 10939 9, 11153 8, 11160 6, 11161 3), eXplorist 500 (UPC Codes 10940 5, 11147 7, 11154 5), eXplorist 600 (UPC Codes 10941 2, 11148 4, 11155 2) or eXplorist XL (UPC Codes 11168 2, 11213 9, 11460 7) between April 28, 2006 and July 7, 2006. 2. Mail in: A) a completed rebate form, B) a copy of your dated sales receipt for an eXplorist 400, eXplorist 500, eXplorist 600 or eXplorist XL handheld GPS unit C) the original UPC code removed from the eXplorist package. Rebate requests must be postmarked no later than August 7, 2006. 3. Mail To: Dept. 73099, Magellan eXplorist 400, 500, 600, XL $50 mail-in rebate, PO Box 134, Niagara Falls, NY 14302-0134. Please allow approximately 8 weeks for processing. If you have not received your check after 10 weeks, visit www.thales.rebatestatus.com or call (877) 776-5780.

Terms and Conditions

Purchase orders will not be accepted in lieu of a retail sales receipt. Copies of UPC codes will not be accepted. Limit one rebate per purchase, per individual. This offer is non-transferable. This offer is good only on the purchase of an eXplorist 400, eXplorist 500, eXplorist 600 or eXplorist XL. eXplorist 100, eXplorist 200, eXplorist 210 and eXplorist 300 units are not eligible for this rebate. Requests for multiple rebates from businesses, groups, clubs, schools or organizations will not be honored. Fraudulent submissions of multiple requests could result in federal prosecution under the U.S. Mail Fraud Statutes (18 USC, section 1341 and 1342). Rebate offer valid in the United States and Canada. Rebate will be paid in United States dollars. Void where prohibited by law. Rebate offer may not be combined with any other offer. Rebate coupons are not valid for purchases made at online auctions. The following are not eligible to receive a rebate: Thales Navigation employees, agencies, distributors, dealers, or re-sellers. Rebate applies to new products only. Thales Navigation is not responsible for lost, damaged or misdirected mail. Incomplete, illegible or postage-due requests will not be honored. Promotion subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Rebate checks are void if not cashed within 60 days of issuance and cannot be reissued. Please keep copies of all materials submitted for your records. 2006 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved. The Magellan logo, Magellan and eXplorist are trademarks of Thales Navigation, Inc.