Magellan eXplorist XL Reference Manual ***WARNINGS*** IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist while driving. Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of the GPS network.The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U.S. government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan. Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry and obstructions, like buildings and large trees. USE PROPER ACCESSORIES Use only Magellan cables and antennas; the use of non-Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver, and will void the warranty. LICENSE AGREEMENT Thales 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 with the product. The SOFTWARE is the property of Thales 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. 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The Magellan Logo, Magellan, eXplorist and TrueFix are trademarks of Thales Navigation Inc. 631288-18 B Table of Contents eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: Button Descriptions 1 1 2 Starting Up Turning the eXplorist On Turning the eXplorist Off Turning the Display Backlight On/Off Using the eXplorist for the First Time Conclusion 5 5 5 5 6 10 Using the eXplorist XL Going to a Destination Saving Your Position Additional Features Tracing Your Steps 11 11 12 13 13 Navigation Screens Accessing the Navigation Screens Map Screen Compass Screen Position Screen Satellite Status Screen 14 14 14 21 23 24 eXplorist XL GPS File Structure Basic File Structure File Structure Overview Using the Filing System with POIs Using the Filing System with Routes Using the Filing System with Track Logs 25 25 25 26 26 27 Points of Interest Marking Your Position The POI Database 28 28 32 Routes GOTO Routes Multi-Leg Routes 39 39 41 Track Logs Advanced Features Computing Best Fish/Hunt Times Displaying Sun and Moon Information Viewing the Vertical Profile Using the Simulator Communicating with a Personal Computer 48 54 55 56 57 58 59 Table of Contents Magellan Geocache Manager Magellan Geocache Manager Using the Magellan Geocache Manager Working with Geocache Files 61 61 62 64 Using the eXplorist with MapSend Using the eXplorist with MapSend Overview of Uploading Detail Maps from MapSend to the eXplorist Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track Between MapSend and eXplorist 66 66 66 69 Preferences Restarting the GPS Using Active Setup Setting the Map Units Selecting the Background or Detail Map Using the Power Management Tool Personalizing the eXplorist Clearing Memory Selecting Languages Setting Alarms Setting the Clock 71 71 73 74 74 76 77 78 78 80 81 Specifications Performance Physical Memory Coordinate Systems Routes Track Logs Power Navigation Screens Alarms Points of Interest 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 Accessories Contacting Magellan Support 86 87 eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: · · · · · Built-in background map (28 MB) High-definition color display Preloaded points of interest Rugged design, rubber-protected 28 MB of usable memory · · · · · · 1 Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels TrueFixTM GPS technology 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS) Multiple track logs Pocket-sized and water resistant Unlimited storage of data using SD cards Antenna On/Off Button Display Backlight Button ENTER ZOOM OUT Arrow Joystick MENU ZOOM IN GOTO NAV MARK ESC eXplorist XL GPS Receiver eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Button Descriptions: On/Off Backlight ENTER 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. 2 ESC Cancels data inputs. Closes the accessed function and goes back to the last viewed screen. Steps backwards through the navigation screens. 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. 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 POIs 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. ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT MENU NAV MARK GOTO Arrow joystick eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Installing the Batteries Remove battery cover by turning the silver latch on the back of the unit one quarter turn. The eXplorist XL uses four 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 19 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. If you are going to be at the same position for any length of time, turn the eXplorist off. 3 · 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 hasn't 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 Install the SD card as shown here. eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Connecting to a Personal Computer 4 Turn your eXplorist off and connect the connector of the eXplorist data cable to the back of your eXplorist and tighten the locking screw. There are alignment tabs on the connector to make sure that the connector is installed properly. It is recommended that you connect the eXplorist to external power using the external AC power adapter. The other end of the eXplorist data cable has a standard USB connector that you connect to your personal computer USB ports (normally found on the back of your personal computer). Turn your personal computer on and then turn on your eXplorist. You may see a message on your computer indicating that it has found a new USB hardware device. On your eXplorist, a screen is displayed indicating that it is in USB File transfer mode. Right click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop of your computer and select the "Explore" option. From here you are able to copy files to and from the eXplorist or SD card, depending upon what you have selected. From here you are able to copy files to and from the installed SD card to your computer. WARNING: When connecting the USB cable, always connect it to the eXplorist first before plugging the AC power adapter into a wall socket. Starting Up Turning the eXplorist On To turn the eXplorist on, press the POWER button on the top right side. 5 Turning the eXplorist Off To turn the eXplorist off, press the POWER button on the top right side. There is a 5 second countdown after you press the POWER button. If you change your mind and decide to leave the eXplorist on, just press the ESC button. If you press the POWER button during this countdown period, the eXplorist will immediately turn off. Turning the Display Backlight On/Off The display backlight has three levels of intensity: high, low and off. When the eXplorist is first turned on, the display backlight is on high. Press the LIGHT button on the top left side of the eXplorist to turn the backlight on low. Pressing the LIGHT button a second time turns the backlight off. Backlight intensity changes each time you press the LIGHT button. Remember: Using the display backlight causes severe drain on the batteries. Starting Up Using the eXplorist for the First Time Turn the eXplorist on. Press the Power button. When the Startup screen is displayed, press ENTER. Select Language. When you turn on the eXplorist for the first time you are given the option of selecting one of the ten languages that will be used. You can change the language selection at any time by accessing Menu > Preferences > Languages. Tip: If you accidentally change the language and you can't read the text and need to change it back, press the NAV button until the Satellite Status screen is displayed. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the fourth line and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the fifth line and press ENTER. The Language Select screen will be displayed. 6 Use arrow joystick to move the highlight up and down. Press ENTER to accept. Read Warning. When you agree to the warning statement, press ENTER to continue. Press ENTER to continue. Compute Initial Position. For this operation, it is best if you are outside and have a clear, unobstructed view of the sky. Without a clear view, this will take much longer and could result in the eXplorist being unable to compute the initial position automatically. The eXplorist begins to compute your initial position. This may take a few minutes as it is doing a cold start. Normally, when you first turn the eXplorist on it will compute your position in a manner of seconds as it is able to do a warm start. (An explanation of cold start vs. warm start is explained following this section.) The Satellite Status screen is displayed, showing you the progress of the collection of satellite data. Satellite Status screen shows how many satellites are being tracked as well as the relative strength of the signal. Starting Up The Satellite Status screen will continuously update and you will be able to graphically see how well your eXplorist is performing. 7 When the eXplo ...