User manual MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 300 - Reference Manual

Magellan eXplorist 300 Reference Manual Topics: · · · · · · · · · · · · · eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver Using the eXplorist 300 Starting Up Navigation Screens Points of Interest Routes Track Logs Weather Electronic Compass 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® eXploristTM 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 purchaser's 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. © 2004 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved. The Magellan Logo, Magellan, eXplorist and TrueFix are trademarks of Thales Navigation. 631206-01 B Table of Contents eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 i Using the eXplorist 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Going to a Destination Saving Your Position . . Tracing Your Steps . . . Additional Features. . . Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 7 8 8 Starting Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Turning the eXplorist On . . . . . . . . . . Turning the eXplorist Off . . . . . . . . . . Turning the Display Backlight On/Off . Using the eXplorist for the First Time . Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 .9 .9 10 13 Navigation Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Accessing the Navigation Screens . . . . Map Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Map Screen Overview. . . . . . . . . . . Changing Map Scale . . . . . . . . . . . Map Screen Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . Showing or Hiding Map Information Customizing the Map Information . . Changing the Map Orientation . . . . Changing the Primary Usage. . . . . . Compass Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compass Screen Overview . . . . . . . Customizing the Information Fields . Position Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Position Screen Overview . . . . . . . . Resetting the Trip Odometer . . . . . . Satellite Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 Table of Contents Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Marking Your Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quick-Marking Your Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marking Your Position (Personalized) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making POIs for Locations Other Than Your Present Position Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . Marking a Position using the Map Cursor. . . . . . . . . . . . Marking a Position from a Map Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The POI Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Searching for a User-Entered POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Searching for a Preloaded POI using Nearest . . . . . . . . . Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical . . . . . Editing a User-Created POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a User-Created POI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen . . . . . . . . . Copying a Preloaded POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 ii Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 GOTO Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Creating a GOTO Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Multi-Leg Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Creating a Multi-leg Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Activating/Deactivating a Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Editing a Saved Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Reversing a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Deleting a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Copying a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Viewing a Route on the Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Table of Contents Track Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 58 59 iii Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Weather Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Accessing the Weather Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Calibrating the Pressure Altimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Electronic Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Calibrating the Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Turning the Compass Off/On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Restarting the GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Map Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Navigational Units of Measure Selecting the North Reference . . . . . . . Selecting the Coordinate System. . . . . . Selecting the Map Datum. . . . . . . . . . . Using the Power Management Tool. . . . . . . Setting the Power-Off Timer . . . . . . . . . Setting the Light Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . Personalizing the eXplorist . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 68 68 69 70 71 72 72 73 74 75 Table of Contents Clearing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearing All Track Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearing All User-Entered POIs and Routes . . . . . . . . . Clearing All Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearing All Track Logs, User-Entered POIs, and Routes Reseting the eXplorist to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 76 77 77 77 78 iv Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Contacting Magellan Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: · Built-in background map · Preloaded points of interest · Rugged design, rubber-protected · 8 MB of background map · 2-axis electronic compass · Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels 1 · 14 hour+ battery life on 2 AA batteries · TrueFixTM GPS technology · 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS) · Multiple track logs · Stores up to 500 points of interest and 20 routes · Pocket-sized and waterproof to IPX-7 Antenna Display Backlight Button Power Button ENTER Arrow Joystick ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN MENU NAV GOTO MARK ESCAPE eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver (front) eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver Button Descriptions: Power Backlight Turns the eXplorist on or off. 2 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. ENTER 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. MENU 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. NAV MARK GOTO Arrow joystick eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver Wrist Lanyard Strap Mounting Hole 3 Battery Door Battery Door Fastener (Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries.) eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver (back) eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver Installing the Batteries The eXplorist 300 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. 4 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 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 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. Using the eXplorist 300 5 The eXplorist 300 uses information from the GPS satellites orbiting the earth to provide you with detailed information about your exact location. This is the foundation that your eXplorist will use to provide you with the necessary information to arrive at your destination. Going to a Destination The most common use of your eXplorist will be to provide you with the navigation tools you'll need to arrive at your chosen destination. The simplest route, and the one used most, is a GOTO route. This is a route that is computed as a straight line from where you are to where you want to go. Step One: Compute Your Position The basic operation of your eXplorist is to use the GPS satellites to compute your present position. This is done internally in the software of your eXplorist. The only thing that you need to do is to give your eXplorist a clear view of the sky so that it can receive the signals from the satellites. Do: · Point the antenna up toward the sky. · Maintain a clear view of the sky. Don't: · Cover the antenna with your hand or other objects. · Point the antenna down. · Stand under trees or other heavy foliage. · Stand where the satellite signals are being blocked by large obstructions (such as buildings, in a narrow canyon, etc.) If you find that the eXplorist is not computing a position, just move to a place that has a better view of the sky. Anytime that you want to view the status of the satellites and their signal strength, switch to the Satellite Status screen. Here, you will graphically see the satellites and their relative signal strength. You need at least three satellites with good signal strength (indicated by black bars) to compute your position. A computed position with only three satellites is termed a 2D position fix. Positions that use four or more satellites are called 3D position fixes. 3D Position Fix Tracking 7.... Using the eXplorist 300 Step Two: Where Do You Want To Go? Now that the eXplorist knows where you are, you need to tell it where you want to go. There are many different ways you can do this, but the simplest and most commonly used is a "GOTO" route. This is a one-leg route with a beginning (where you are now) and a destination (where you want to go). The destination is selected by using the Points of Interest database. This database has two main options: positions you have saved (My Points of Interest) or points of interest that have been preloaded into your eXplorist (Background Map). 6 Creating a GOTO route is as simple as pressing the GOTO button and selecting the destination from the points of interest database. Step Three: Calculating Movement As you move, your eXplorist is constantly calculating new positions, comparing the new position to the previous position and calculating such things as heading and speed. This is all done in the eXplorist's software communicating with the satellites and is instantaneously shown on your display. Step Four: Providing Directions Your eXplorist constantly computes a direct line from your present position to your destination. From there, it will provide you instructions to guide you along that straight path. Unless you are on a large body of water, it will be unlikely that you will be able to follow these instructions exactly. To compensate for that, your eXplorist automatically updates the route, providing you with up-to-date information about getting to your destination. GOTO routes are the simplest and most commonly used feature of your eXplorist 300. With just the GOTO button the eXplorist will provide you with the tools needed to get to any point of interest stored in your database. Saving Your Position Another commonly used feature of the eXplorist is saving your position to the points of interest database. This feature is accessed by pressing the MARK button. When saving your position, you can also add attributes like a selected icon or a name for the point of interest. This will help you to find this spot in the future when accessing it from the points of interest database. Suppose that you have set up camp for the night. Tomorrow, you plan on doing some nature exploring and you want to be able to come back to the campsite when you are done. Press the MARK button and set the name of the point of interest to "Camp". After your hiking is done, simply use the GOTO button and select "Camp" from the list of My Points of Interest. It's that simple to find your way back. While out fishing on the lake, you come across the perfect spot for catching your limit. Next year, you want to be able to come back to this same spot. Turn on your eXplorist and after it has computed your position, press the MARK button to save it. This time you can enter the name "Catfish1" and save your point of interest. Next year you can be back at the same hot spot with just a press of the GOTO button. Using the eXplorist 300 7 A simpler example, and one you can do at just about any time, is finding your car in that ocean of other cars in the shopping mall parking lot. Just park your car, step outside and let your eXplorist compute your position. (Make sure that you have a clear view of the sky.) Using the MARK button, save this position with the name "Car". When you are done shopping, just go outside the mall and create a GOTO with the destination "Car". No matter where you parked, your eXplorist will guide you back, simply and easily. Tracing Your Steps Hikers, mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts often need the option of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs that they can follow back to where they started. The eXplorist has a feature called BackTrack that enables you to do just that. It was mentioned earlier that your eXplorist is constantly computing your present position and that you can save your position by using the MARK button. Now, imagine that your eXplorist automatically saved your computed positions as you moved along the trail. Pretty soon there would be a set of saved positions, like breadcrumbs, that represents the trail you have taken. This is exactly what the eXplorist does. It saves the computed positions as hidden points of interest and strings them together to represent your travels. This is called your Track, and the hidden points of interest are your Track Log. What your eXplorist enables you to do is to use this Track, reverse it and navigate you along the same path that you followed to get you back to your destination. You might drive to the ranger station and follow the trail that leads you to the waterfalls you have been wanting to see. With your eXplorist turned on and able to compute position fixes, you continue along the trail. The trail winds along and has many smaller trails attached to it. As the day progresses you arrive at the falls. When it's time to head back to your car, you access your Track Logs list and select the Active Track log. Now, press MENU, highlight BackTrack and press ENTER. Your eXplorist will now seamlessly guide you along the path, tracing your footsteps, back to where you started. Another nice feature of Track Logs, which you may find useful, is that you are able to save the Track Logs and recall them at any time. In the above example at the waterfall, you could save that track and use it anytime you wanted to go back. Using the eXplorist 300 Additional Features 8 Your Magellan eXplorist contains all of the features you would expect from a high-quality Magellan-brand handheld navigation device, as well as many more to make your outdoor experience more enjoyable. You have the ability to customize the navigation screens, enabling you to view the information that is important to you. The eXplorist makes full use of the Map screens, enabling you to graphically see your position, the route you are navigating, the path that you have trekked (Track), as well as points of interest icons. There is a built-in odometer so that you can log the distance of your journey. User preferences enable you to set up and maintain your eXplorist so that it fits your needs and requirements. The eXplorist gives you all of this and more in an easy-to-use, portable navigation tool that includes built-in help files that you can access in the great Magellan eXplorist 300 outdoors. with optional swivel mounting bracket Summary Go from this... to this... with this. Starting Up Turning the eXplorist On To turn the eXplorist on, press the POWER button on the top right side. To prevent the eXplorist from being turned on accidentally, draining the batteries, you need to press ENTER when the Startup screen is displayed. You have approximately 30 seconds between pressing the POWER button and pressing the ENTER button, otherwise the eXplorist will automatically turn itself off. 9 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: off, low and high. When the eXplorist is first turned on, the display backlight is off. 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 sets the backlight to high. To turn off the backlight, press the LIGHT button again. 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 10 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. Language English Français Deutsch Nederlands Suomi Español Italiano Português Svenska Norsk Tip: If you accidentally change the language but 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 PRESS Arrow joystick to highlight the fourth line and press ENTER. Use Use arrow joystick to move the Arrow joystick to highlight the fifth line and press ENTER. the highlight up and down. The Language Select screen will be displayed. Press ENTER to accept. Read Warning. When you agree to the warning statement, press ENTER to continue. WARNING! All data is provided for reference only. You assume full responsibility and risk when using this device. PRESS TO AGREE 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 Finding Satellites Tracking 0... automatically. The eXplorist begins to compute your initial position. This may take a few minutes while it is doing a cold start. Normally, when you first turn the eXplorist on it will compute your position in a matter of seconds as it is able to do a warm start. (An explanation of cold start vs. warm start is provided 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. 3D Position Fix Tracking 7.... 11 When the eXplorist has enough information to compute a position fix, the Satellite Status screen is replaced with the Map screen. The arrow cursor in the center of the Map screen represents your position. As you move, the arrow will point in the direction you are traveling. Cumberland River 62 River 62 Tip: Use the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT buttons to change the map scale so that you may see your present position better. 641 3.50mi Heading Speed 060 M 48.0 MH 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 Region 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. Enter Coord USA Americas Europe Asia East Asia West Area 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. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Starting Up 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 12 Time 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. Done 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. 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 Date 37°00.000N 119°00.000W 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; if correct, press ENTER. Date 37° 00.000N 119° 00.000W 0FT 10:16AM 21 MAY 04 Done 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 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. Finding Satellites Tracking 0... 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. Starting Up 13 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 300. 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 14 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. To: Canyon Glendora 210 Location Speed San Dimas NAV 4.3 M H Distance 5.84 M I NAV 34°06.556N 117°49.563W Elevation Accuracy ent 10 10 1292 F T Date/Time ESC ESC 25 F T vina 1.60mi 01 FEB 04 03:30:36 PM Trip Odometer Battery Heading Speed o 352 M 4.3 H M 0000.0 M I 3D Position Fix Tracking 7.... ESC ESC 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 POI's 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 orientation of the screen and the primary usage (land or marine). Navigation Screens Map Screen Overview 15 Route Marker Glendora 210 San Dimas Position Cursor Pan Cursor (used when in Cursor Mode) Hourglass (used when position is unknown and eXplorist is trying to compute the position) Data Field 2 Track Indicator ent 10 10 vina Map Scale 1.60mi Heading Speed o M 352 Data Field 1 4.3 H M 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. Glendora 210 San Dimas ent 10 10 vina 1.60mi Heading Speed o 352 M 4.3 H M The Map screen in the Position Mode Navigation Screens In the Cursor mode, you have a cursor icon displayed that you can use to pan around the map. The information displayed at the bottom of the screen provides you with the heading and distance of the cursor from your present position. In the Cursor mode you can: · scroll around the map, checking available information for areas on the map not displayed around your present position, · create a POI for the position indicated by the cursor, · create a GOTO route to the position indicated by the cursor location, or · get detailed information about POIs or map objects found at the cursor location. 57 30 16 San Dimas 10 10 Pomona 60 60 1.60mi Cursor o I 114 M 7.31M The Map screen in the Cursor Mode These options will be explained in the section of this manual on creating POIs and GOTO routes. To enter the Cursor mode, use the Arrow joystick to move the cursor. As soon as the joystick is moved, a crosshair cursor is displayed and the bottom of the screen changes to provide information about the cursor position. To exit the cursor mode, press the ESC button. When pressed, the Map screen is returned to the Position mode, with your present position displayed in the center of the screen. Showing or Hiding Map Information The information at the bottom of the Map screen provides you with information that can be used to assist you in navigating to your destination. However, you may want to display more of the map and may not need this information. The eXplorist gives you the capability to turn this information on or off. 1. 2. While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. With Hide Map Info or Show Map Info highlighted, press ENTER. Glendora 210 Glendora San Dimas 210 San Dimas ent 10 10 ent 10 10 vina 1.60mi vina Heading Speed o alley 352 M 4.3 H M 1.60mi 57 I-210 The Map screen with map information shown The Map screen with map information hidden Navigation Screens Customizing the Map Information 17 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 Heading Glendora San Dimas 10 9. Speed 352 M o 4.3 H M Navigation Screens Changing the Map Orientation 18 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 Navigation Screens 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. 19 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 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. South Lake Tahoe Rocky Slo South Lake Tahoe Rocky Slo 50 50 50 50 88 89 88 3.50mi 3.50mi 88 89 88 Heading Speed Heading M H Speed 030° M 48.0 030° M 48.0 M H The Map screen with the primary usage in Land The Map screen with the primary usage in Marine Navigation Screens Compass Screen 20 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 your heading as referenced to true north. (If you have turned the electronic compass off, 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. Compass Screen Overview Destination Data Field 1 To: VIEW Speed 2.8 Distance M H 0.84 M I Data Field 2 Destination Icon N W E Moon Locator Icon S 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. 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. Navigation Screens Customizing the Information Fields 21 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 [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. 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 0.84 2.8 Distance Speed Heading ETA ETE Elevation 10 Time Date 210 VIEW San Dimas 9. Speed Navigation Screens Position Screen 22 The Position screen provides detailed position information in a text format that is familiar to seasoned navigators. Highlights of the Position screen: · Position is displayed in textual format using the coordinate system selected. (See Setting Coordinate System for information on how to select the coordinate system.) · Elevation information is displayed. (Accurate when four or more satellites are being used to compute the position.) · Computed accuracy of the position computed is displayed. WAAS is also displayed in the Accuracy field when the eXplorist is using WAAS information to increase the accuracy of the position fix. · Date and time are shown, automatically adjusted from time information supplied from the atomic clocks in the GPS satellites. · A resettable trip odometer keeps track of the distance you've travelled. · A graphical battery indicator provides you with information on the current condition of the AA batteries in the eXplorist. Position Screen Overview Location Coordinates of present position 34°06.556N 117°49.563W Elevation Accuracy T Elevation of present position 1292 F 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 M I Navigation Screens Resetting the Trip Odometer 23 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 RESET TRIP TO 000? Yes No Warning page offers you the opportunity to change your mind. Navigation Screens 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: 24 · 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 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 you've 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.) 25 There are two types of POIs in your eXplorist 300: POIs that you have marked (saved) and POIs that have been stored in your eXplorist as part of the built-in background map. These two classes of 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 marking 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 mark position defaults. 1. 2. Press MARK. Press ENTER. Mark Icon Name POI001 Location 34°06.560N 117°49.566W 924 FT Note: If a position fix is not being computed or if only a 2D position fix (no elevation information) is being computed, a warning will be displayed asking you to confirm that you still want to save this position. Elevation Message CREATE MESSAGE? Save Cancel Sample Mark Screen When you save a 2D position fix you will notice that even though elevation was not computed, an elevation value is included as part of the POI. This elevation is the last elevation that was computed by the eXplorist. Tip: Later in this manual you will see a way to modify the icon, name and message of positions you have quick-marked. Points of Interest Marking Your Position (Personalized) Normally, marking your position is simply a two-button process, MARK and ENTER. However, sometimes you will want to personalize the POI you are marking to make it easier to identify later. You are able to change the icon, change the name, and create a message. You are also able to change the location coordinates and the elevation. This changes the position that is being saved and is discussed in a following section. 1. 2. 3. Press MARK. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to change. Press ENTER. Icon 26 Mark 4a. If the icon field was 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. Name POI003 Location 34°06.560N 117°49.566W 924 FT Elevation 4b. If the Name field was selected: Use the Arrow joystick Message CREATE MESSAGE? to select the character desired and press ENTER. If you make a mistake, highlight Back and press ENTER. Save Cancel To access the lower-case characters, highlight Shift and press ENTER. To clear everything and start over, Mark Screen with Name field highlighted. highlight CLEAR and press ENTER. When you are satisfied with the name, highlight OK and press ENTER. Note: User-saved POI names can be only eight characters long (including spaces). 4c. If the Message field was selected. Use the keypad displayed, just as was described in 4b, to enter a message for this POI. Message fields can have up to 30 characters, including spaces. 5. 6. When the Icon, Name and Message fields are done, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. Press ENTER. Points of Interest Making POIs for Locations Other Than Your Present Position 27 Sometimes, you may want to save a position that is not your present position. The eXplorist offers you two ways of doing that. You can modify the coordinates of your present position or you can use the Cursor mode of the Map screen to pan to the location you want to mark. Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates This method of marking a position would normally be used when you have gotten the coordinates for the position from a map or chart. It is also possible that you have gotten the coordinates from a friend and want to save this POI in your eXplorist database. Before beginning, make sure that your eXplorist has been set to use the same coordinate system system of the coordinates you plan to enter. If not, you will have to go to Preferences and change the coordinate system used by your eXplorist. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press MARK. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Location field. Press ENTER. Depending on the coordinate system used, the information will be different but the process is the same. Use the Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to increase or decrease the value at the cursor point. To move the cursor point left or right, use the Arrow joystick in a left/right motion. Input the data on the first line of the Location field. When done, press ENTER and the cursor will drop to the second line. Continue inputting the data for the second line of the Location field. 5. 6. 7. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. Press ENTER to save the new POI. Icon Mark Name CAMP Location 34°06.560N 117°49.566W 924 FT Elevation Message CREATE MESSAGE? Save Cancel Entering new positioning coordinates Note: While not described here, you can change the icon, name and elevation, and you can add a message, just as described in Marking Your Position (Personalized). Points of Interest Marking a Position using the Map Cursor