User manual MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 400 - Reference Manual

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® 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. © 2005 Thales S.A. All rights reserved. The Magellan Logo, Magellan, eXplorist and TrueFix are trademarks of Thales. 631207-18 A 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 4 5 5 i Using the eXplorist 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Going to a Destination Saving Your Position . . Tracing Your Steps . . . Additional Features. . . Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 8 9 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 11 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 Table of Contents Compass Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compass Screen Overview . . . . . . . Customizing the Information Fields . Position Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Position Screen Overview . . . . . . . . Resetting the Trip Odometer . . . . . . Satellite Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 24 25 25 26 27 ii 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 29 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 Table of Contents 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 iii 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 70 71 71 Table of Contents 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 75 75 76 76 76 77 iv Magellan Geocache Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 What is Geocaching?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is the Magellan Geocache Manager? . . . . . . How Do I Install the Magellan Geocache Manager? Using the Magellan Geocache Manager . . . . . . . . Magellan Geocache Manager Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Geocache Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Downloaded Files to the List . . . . . . . . Uploading to the Magellan eXplorist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . 78 . 78 . 79 . 80 . 81 . 81 . 82 Using the eXplorist with MapSend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 What is MapSend? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Overview of Uploading Detailed Maps from MapSend to eXplorist . . . . . 83 Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track Between MapSend and eXplorist . 86 Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track to MapSend . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Transferring Waypoints, Routes, and Track from MapSend . . . . . . . . 87 Table of Contents Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Restarting the GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Using Active Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Changing the Default Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Selecting the Background or Detail Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Setting the Map Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Selecting Navigational Units of Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Selecting the North Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Selecting the Coordinate System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Selecting the Map Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Using the Power Management Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Setting the Power-Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Setting the Light Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Personalizing the eXplorist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Selecting Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Clearing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Clearing Active Track History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Clearing User-Entered POIs and Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Clearing Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Clearing Active Track, User-Entered POIs, and Routes . . . . . . . . . 102 Reseting the eXplorist to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Setting Alarms & Beepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Setting the Beeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Setting Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Setting the Time & Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Setting Daylight Savings Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 v Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Contacting Magellan Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: · Built-in background map (8 MB) · High-definition grayscale display · Preloaded points of interest · Rugged design, rubber-protected · 8 MB of usable memory · Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels · Rechargeable Li-Ion battery · TrueFixTM GPS technology · 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS) · Multiple track logs · Unlimited storage of data using SD cards 1 · Pocket-sized and waterproof to IPX-7 Antenna Display Backlight Button On/Off Button ENTER Arrow Joystick ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN MENU NAV GOTO MARK ESCAPE eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver (front) eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver Button Descriptions: On/Off 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 400 GPS Receiver Wrist Lanyard Strap Mounting Hole 3 Connector for external power and connection to a personal computer. Battery Door Battery Door Fastener (Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries.) eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver (back) eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver Installing and Charging the Battery Installing the Battery: Remove the battery door by unscrewing the battery door fastener and lifting the battery door out. Insert the battery as shown and replace the battery door. Charging the Battery: Important: Charge the battery completely before first using your eXplorist. Connect the PC cable to the back of the eXplorist. Connect the AC adapter jack to the PC cable and then to an AC wall outlet. The battery will begin charging, even with the eXplorist turned off. Full battery charging may take 4 hours. Tips on conserving battery life: 4 · Turn the eXplorist off when not in use. Whether you are moving or standing still, the eXplorist is constantly calculating position fixes and using power at the same rate. If you are going to be at the same position for any length of time, turn the eXplorist off. · Use the Power Timer to automatically turn the eXplorist off. The Power Timer option allows you to set a time that the eXplorist will automatically turn off when none of the buttons have been pressed and you are not moving for a selected time. You can select from 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes. · Use the display backlight sparingly. The most severe drain on the batteries is the use of the display backlight. You will notice a drastic drop in battery life with the backlight display on high. You should use the Light Timer to set a time interval that the display backlight will automatically turn to the lowest setting when none of the buttons have been pressed and the computed location 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. eXplorist 400 GPS Receiver Installing an Optional SD Card Open the battery door and remove the LI-ION battery, exposing the SD Card Cradle. SD Card Cradle Release 5 Lightly press on the SD Card Cradle Release and the cradle will spring open. With the cradle open, slide the SD card in the cradle (shown in gray). Do NOT lay the SD card flat in the battery compartment as damage will occur when closing the SD Card Cradle. Gently push the SD card cradle back down until it locks into place. Put the LI-ION battery back in the battery compartment and secure the battery door. Connecting to a Personal Computer Turn your eXplorist off and connect the round 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. Connecting the Cable Right click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop of your computer and select the "Explore" option. You will see a device named "Removable Disk" listed which will be the internal memory or SD card, whichever you have selected. From here you are able to copy files to and from the installed SD card to your computer. Using the eXplorist 400 6 The eXplorist 400 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 often, 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: · · 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.) Point the antenna up toward the sky. Maintain a clear view of the sky. 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. When you are getting a 2D position fix, your elevation is not being computed. To add elevation to your position fix, you need at least four satellites with good signal strength. Positions that use four or more satellites are called 3D position fixes. Using the eXplorist 400 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). 7 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 200. 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 such as the 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 400 8 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. Your eXplorist enables you 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 400 Additional Features 9 Your Magellan eXplorist contains all of the features that 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 you have trekked (Track), and points of interest icons. There is a builtin odometer so that you can log the length 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 outMagellan eXplorist 400 doors. 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. 10 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. Changing the Display Backlight Intensity The display backlight has three levels of intensity: low, medium, and high. When the eXplorist is first turned on, the display backlight is set to low. Press the LIGHT button on the top left side of the eXplorist to turn the backlight on medium. Pressing the LIGHT button a second time sets the backlight to high. To turn the backlight back off, press the LIGHT button again. Backlight intensity changes each time you press the LIGHT button. REMEMBER: Using the display backlight on high causes severe drain on the batteries. Starting Up Using the eXplorist for the First Time 11 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 can be used. You can change the language selection at any time by accessing Menu > Preferences > Languages. 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 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. 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 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 when 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. 12 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. Tip: Use the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT buttons to change the map scale so that you can see your present position better. 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. 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 13 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. 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 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. Starting Up 14 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 15 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 ESC ESC 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 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). Navigation Screens Map Screen Overview 16 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. 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 · get detailed information about POIs or map objects found at the cursor location 17 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. The Map screen with map information shown The Map screen with map information hidden Navigation Screens Customizing the Map Information 18 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 to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) Distance to End Speed [default] Heading [default] ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) Time to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) Time to End Off Course Direction Elevation Time Date Accuracy Avg. Speed Max. Speed While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize Fields. 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. To customize the map information: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The highlight will automatically jump to the other field. Go back to step 5 to change the information displayed for this field. 11. When the information to be displayed is chosen, press ESC to exit the customize function. Navigation Screens Displaying Street Information 19 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. 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 gray. 20 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. Navigation Screens Changing the Map Detail 21 The Map screen can be modified to show varying levels of map detail. This can be useful while viewing very dense areas of the map where some of the fine details may not be needed and clutter the display. To change the map detail: 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 Detail field. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Lowest, Low, Medium, High or Highest. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the Map screen. Changing the Track Recording Intervals As you move, your eXplorist is recording your journey (track). You can select how often the track points are recorded. In Auto mode, the eXplorist doesn't save track points when you are traveling in a straight line and only a few as you make turns. This saves memory and provides a track log that, while slightly jagged, is suitable for most applications. In Detailed Auto mode, the eXplorist does the same as in Auto mode, but the frequency of track points saved is increased, especially during turns. While this uses more memory, it provides a very accurate log of your travels. The other options are fixed interval track points. This instructs your eXplorist to record a track point at the interval you specify. To change the track recoding intervals: 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 Track Mode field. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Off, Auto, Auto Detailed or any of the fixed distance intervals. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the Map screen. Navigation Screens Customizing the Display 22 You can select what items are displayed on the Map screen. This can reduce clutter and/or emphasis those items you are interested in. To customize the display: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. While viewing the Map screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup. Press ENTER. Push the Arrow joystick left or right to highlight the Display tab. Push the Arrow joystick up or down to highlight the item you want to toggle on or off. Press ENTER. Mark All toggles all of the map items on, while Clear All toggles all of the map items off. When an item has a check mark next to it, it will be displayed on the Map screen. 7. Press NAV to return to the Map screen when you have the desired settings. Navigation Screens Compass Screen 23 The Compass screen provides an easy-to-use graphical compass that should be familiar to most GPS users. Highlights of the Compass screen: · With an active route, the top of the Compass screen displays the name of the destination. · Press MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the top of the screen. · When there is no active route, the graphical compass performs like a standard compass, indicating to your heading as referenced to true north. (Note: You must be moving at least 0.5 mph for the compass to display heading information.) · With an active route, the compass graphically displays an icon representing your destination. The compass arrow points in the direction you are heading when you are moving. Compass Screen Overview Destination Data Field 1 Destination Icon Sun Locator Icon Data Field 2 Moon Locator Icon The top of the screen (the header bar) displays the name of the destination if you have an active route. Without an active route, the destination name is blank. Also, two navigation information fields (customizable) are displayed. When there is no active route, the graphical compass indicates the direction you are travelling. (When you are not moving, the compass points to the last computed heading.) When there is an active route, an icon representing the destination is displayed outside the compass diameter, with the compass arrow pointing to the icon. The top of the compass will indicate your direction of travel. When the compass arrow points to the top of the compass, you are moving in the direction of your destination. Navigation Screens Customizing the Information Fields 24 The information displayed at the top of the screen can be customized to information that is important to you. You can select from: · Bearing · Distance to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) · Distance to End · Speed [default] · Heading · ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) · Time to Next (Next leg in multi-leg routes) · Time to End · Off Course · Direction · Elevation · Time · Date · Accuracy · Avg. Speed · Max. Speed To customize the information: 1. 2. 3. 4. While viewing the Compass screen, press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page. Press ENTER. The title bar for one of the fields is highlighted. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the title bar for the field you want to customize. Press ENTER. Highlight the information you want displayed from the list. Press ENTER. The highlight will automatically jump to the other field. Go back to step 5 to change the information displayed for this field. When the information to be displayed is chosen, press ESC to exit the customize function. [default] 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Navigation Screens Position Screen 25 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 to keeps track of the distance you've travelled. · A graphical battery indicator provides you with information on the current condition of the LI-Ion battery in the eXplorist. It also displays a `charging' icon when you have the eXplorist connected to external power. 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 26 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. 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: 27 · 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 28 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 eXplorist 400 File Structure 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. 29 · 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 isn't 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. eXplorist 400 File Structure · 30 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 isn't 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. Using the Filing System with Track Logs · Track logs are saved differently from POIs and routes in that there is only one track log per file. Also, you can't set a default file for track logs. The eXplorist automatically accesses the internal Tracklog folder. Creating a new Track Log File: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save and press ENTER. If you want you can now browse through the file structure to find the folder you want to save the track log in. When you have selected the desired location, highlight Save in here and press ENTER. Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the track log file. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The track log you are saving will automatically be stored in the new file and you will be returned to the last viewed Map screen. · Creating new Folders: You can also create new folders for your track log files to be saved in. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight New Folder and press ENTER. (The New Folder option is displayed only when you are saving your active track.) Use the displayed keyboard to enter a name for the folder. When the name is correct, highlight OK and press ENTER. The new folder is now highlighted. Press ENTER to access this folder. · During the instruction portions of this manual, instructions will not describe all of the things you can do within the file system. When an instruction is given to save a POI, details about creating new folders, new files, etc. will be omitted. Points of Interest Whether driving in a car, hiking on the trail, or out for an afternoon sail, you are going to want to save places 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.) 31 There are four types of POIs available for your eXplorist 400: POIs that you have marked (saved), POIs that have been stored in your eXplorist as part of the built-in background map, POIs that have been uploaded using the geocaching software, and POIs that have been uploaded from a detailed map. These POIs are accessed from the same MENU option and can be used independently or combined to create routes. Marking Your Position The most common way of adding POIs to the database will be to mark your present position. There are two levels of marking your position. The first that will be described will be quickmarking your position. The second method provides you with the means to personalize POIs you are saving. Quick Marking Your Position This saves your present position in the database using markposition defaults. 1. 2. 3. Press MARK. Press ENTER. Select the file to save the POI in and press ENTER. 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. Sample Mark Screen When you save a 2D position fix you will notice that even though elevation was not computed, that a 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, set the visibility, 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. 32 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. 4b. 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. Mark Screen with Name field highlighted To access the lower-case characters, highlight Shift and press ENTER. To clear everything and start over, highlight CLEAR and press ENTER. When you are satisfied with the name, highlight OK and press ENTER. Note: User-saved POI names can be up to 20 characters long (including spaces). 4c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was described in 4b, to enter a message for this POI. Message fields can have up to 45 characters, including spaces. 4d. If the Vis (Visibility) field is selected: Press ENTER. Select On or Off and Press ENTER. 5. 6. 7. When the Icon, Visibility, Name, and Message fields are done, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. Press ENTER. Select the file to save the POI in and press ENTER. Points of Interest Making POIs for Locations Other Than Your Present Position 33 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 of the coordinates you plan on entering. 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. 8. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. Press ENTER. Select the file to save the POI in and press ENTER. Entering new positioning coordinates Note: While not described here, you can change the icon, name, elevation, and add a message, just as described in Marking Your Position (Personalized). Points of Interest Marking a Position using the Map Cursor 34 This gives you a way of marking a position, other than your present position, by moving the cursor around the map to a place where you want to create a POI. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. While viewing the Map screen, use the Arrow joystick to put the eXplorist into Cursor mode. Continue moving the crosshair cursor until you are over the location where you want to add a POI. Press MARK. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick to highlight fields (icon, name, etc.) of the POI that you want to edit. When you are done editing the field, press ENTER. With Save highlighted, press ENTER. Select the file to save the POI in and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit the Cursor mode and return to the Position mode. Marking a Position from a Map Object Another method of marking a position while in the Cursor mode is to use the crosshair cursor to mark a map object (road, city, etc.). 1. 2. While viewing the Map screen, use the Arrow joystick to put the eXplorist into Cursor mode. Continue moving the crosshair cursor until you are over a map object that you want to add as a POI. (The information about the map object will be displayed at the bottom of the display.) Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to select, from the list of map objects for that location, the one you want to use as the baseline for the new POI. Press ENTER. The Save option will be highlighted. Press ENTER. [Optional] Use the Arrow joystick to highlight fields (icon, name, etc.) of the POI that you want to edit. When you are done editing the field, press ENTER. With Save highlighted, press ENTER. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 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. Points of Interest 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: 35 · 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. Points of Interest 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. 36 the present position Use the Arrow joystick to select Position (POIs nearest to your present position), Cities (POIs nearest to a city you will select), or Other (POIs nearest to another POI you will select from the database). List of cities, nearest to 8. 9. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the category (Cities, Highways, Airports, Waterways, or Parks) for the POI. 10. Press ENTER. 11. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI desired and press ENTER. Points of Interest Searching for a Preloaded POI using Alphabetical 37 This is very similar to searching for a POI using nearest; but, due to the large numbers of POIs in the database, an additional step has been added to speed up the process of finding the POI you are looking for. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick in an up/down motion to highlight Background Map. Use the Arrow joystick in a left/right motion to select Alphabetical. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the category (Cities, Highways, Airports, Waterways, or Parks) for the POI. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first few characters of the POI you are searching for. (Five characters is usually enough to put you close enough on the list to the Keyboard used to narrow the search POI you are looking for.) 10. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight OK. 11. Press ENTER. 12. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI desired and press ENTER. From here you can copy 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. Points of Interest Editing a User-Created POI 38 POIs that you have saved can be edited to change the icon, visibility, name, elevation, and message. You can also change the location, but keep in mind that this effectively is creating a new POI in a new location. If the POI you are editing is used in a route, the changes made to the POI will not be reflected in the route. 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 Edit POI. 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. Points of Interest Deleting a User-Created POI 39 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. Points of Interest Viewing a User-Created POI on the Map Screen 40 POIs that you have saved can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating the POI. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick up/down to highlight My Pts of Interest. Use the Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical. Press ENTER. Locate the file where the POI has been saved and press ENTER. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file.) Highlight the POI and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map. 10. Press ENTER. 11. The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mode. The cursor will be directly over the POI you have selected. You may use the Zoom buttons to change the scale of the map displayed; and if your position icon is within range, it will be shown. 12. Press ESC to return to the list of POIs found in step 7. Note: Remember that pressing the NAV button will return you to the last viewed Map screen. In step 12 if you are finished with the POIs in the POI database, you could press NAV to close the POI database and return to the last viewed Map screen. Points of Interest Copying a Preloaded POI 41 POIs that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be saved as a user-entered POIs. Preloaded POIs cannot be deleted; it just copies it to the My Points of Interest portion of the database. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick up/down to highlight Background Map. Use the Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical. Press ENTER. [Only if Alphabetical selected] Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first few characters of the POI you are searching for. Highlight OK and press ENTER to continue. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI to be copied. Press ENTER. 8. 9. 10. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. 11. Press ENTER. Steps 12 through 14 are optional. 12. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to change. 13. Press ENTER. 14a. If the Icon field is selected: Use the Arrow joystick to select the icon desired and press ENTER. To aid in your selection, the type of icon selected is displayed in the information block at the top of the keypad. 14b. If the Name field is selected: Use the Arrow joystick to select the character desired and press ENTER. If you make a mistake, highlight Back and press ENTER. To access the lower-case characters, highlight Shift and press ENTER. To clear everything and start over, highlight CLEAR and press ENTER. When you are satisfied with the name, highlight OK and press ENTER. Note: User-entered POI names can be up to 20 characters long (including spaces). 14c. If the Message field is selected: Use the keypad displayed, just as was described in 14b, to enter a message for this POI. 15. When the Icon, Name and Message fields are ready, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. 16. Press ENTER. 17. Locate the file where the POI is to be saved and press ENTER. Points of Interest Viewing a Preloaded POI on the Map Screen 42 POIs that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating a POI. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest. Press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick up/down to highlight Background Map. Use the Arrow joystick left/right to select Nearest or Alphabetical. Press ENTER. [Only if Alphabetical selected] Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first few characters of the POI you are searching for. Highlight OK and press ENTER to continue. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI to be viewed. Press ENTER. 8. 9. 10. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View. 11. Press ENTER. 12. The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mode. The cursor will be directly over the POI you have selected. You may use the Zoom buttons to change the scale of the map displayed; and if your position icon is within range, it will be shown. 13. Press ESC to return to the detail screen of POIs found in step 8. Note: Remember that pressing the NAV button will return you to the last viewed Map screen. In step 13 if you are finished with the POIs in the POI database, you could press NAV to close the POI database and return to the last viewed Map screen. Points of Interest Showing or Hiding a User-Entered POI on the Map Screen 43 You can select whether a user-entered POI is displayed or hidden while viewing the Map screen. In the upper left corner of the POI Save screen (next to the icon field) is a checkbox that indicated if the POI will be visible on the map. When it is checked, the POI is visible. The instructions here describe how to toggle the visible state of a saved POI, but the same steps can be followed while you are creating a new 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 Edit POI. 10. Press ENTER. 11. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Vis field. 12. Press ENTER. 13. Highlight On or Off and press ENTER. 14. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save. 15. Press ENTER.