Magellan® eXploristTM GPS Receiver Using MapSendTM This manual provides basic operation instructions for the MapSend line of Magellan software with your eXplorist GPS receiver. © 2005 Thales S.A. All rights reserved. The Magellan logo, Magellan, MapSend, and eXplorist are trademarks of Thales. Using MapSend What is MapSend? MapSend is the Magellan line of detailed digital maps for Magellan hand-held GPS receivers. The core MapSend product line includes street maps for driving, topographic maps for hiking, camping, and hunting, and fresh and salt water maps for fishing and boating. MapSend maps will transform your eXplorist into an amazingly powerful solution for outdoor recreation and travel. You can find out much more about the growing range of MapSend products through a Magellan dealer or on-line at www.magellangps.com under Products/Maps and Software. · Most MapSend products are provided on CD-ROM. · Typically cover very large areas, allowing the user to cut smaller regions of the big map to load to the GPS receiver. · Offer useful trip planning and map analysis functions, such as the ability to easily create and store lots of waypoints, routes, map regions, etc. · Some maps regions are available as pre-loaded map regions on SD cards. · Plug and play in the eXplorist, but are limited in geographic area. Using MapSend maps with eXplorist The Magellan eXplorist uses a USB port to transfer data, and provides a file management system much like Windows folders, so users can work with multiple maps and personal data files. To prepare map regions for eXplorist, you MUST first save the map region on your hard drive using the MapSend software, and then transfer it to an SD card (either by using an SD card reader/writer or transferring to an SD card installed in the eXplorist) or the internal memory in the eXplorist. Map region size considerations MapSend products have typically limited the amount of map data that could be uploaded into the receiver, mostly because of performance limitations. The eXplorist can handle large maps, and the file system utilized makes it easier to manage multiple maps. If you make multiple, smaller map regions with existing MapSend products, you can load them all at once to eXplorist, and easily switch maps on the eXplorist as needed. 1 Using MapSend SD cards offer many advantages when working with maps Before you get started, you may want to purchase an SD memory card from your Magellan dealer or from any consumer electronics retailer. It is possible to store small maps to eXplorist internal memory, but with SD cards you can save larger maps or more maps ­ limited only by the size of SD card you choose. For reference, a MapSend Topo map of the State of Washington will fit on a 64MB SD card, and a MapSend DirectRoute routable street map of Southern California should also fit in 64MB. Preparing and storing MapSend map regions on the PC All MapSend CD-ROM products include a Quick Start Guide that explains the basics of defining map regions on the PC. Except for saving and moving maps over to your eXplorist, MapSend PC applications work the same way for eXplorist as for any other compatible Magellan GPS receivers. Only the basics of storing a map region for eXplorist are covered in this section. When you have used MapSend to define a region and are ready to upload, click the map upload button on the MapSend toolbar. You will see this dialog box: Select Store on Hard Drive and then the Next button. Do not choose "Upload to GPS Unit" or "Upload to SD Card Programmer" for eXplorist. Next you will see this dialog box: Disregard the "Settings" and "Connect" options. The first time you use any MapSend product, you need to type in the software serial number for your eXplorist in the Target GPS Unit serial number field. 2 Using MapSend To locate the serial number of your eXplorist: On the eXplorist, push the Menu key and select About from the menu list. The following screen will appear on the unit: This is the number you will type as the serial number in the "Target GPS..." input field in MapSend. Click the Next button in the MapSend upload screen. MapSend will then prepare the map(s) and save them in a folder on your hard disk. It may take some time to format and save if you are creating large map regions. Part of the reason is that MapSend is compressing the map so it performs well on the eXplorist. Serial Number Use the Magellan Conversion Manager to Copy Maps to eXplorist Storage Media Now that you have your map regions saved on the PC hard drive, you need to transfer maps to eXplorist storage media. The easiest way is to use the Magellan Conversion Manager. This program can be installed from your eXplorist welcome disk or you can download it from the eXplorist support section of the Magellan Web site. To transfer stored map regions to SD cards or eXplorist memory, click the Conversion Manager icon on your desktop. You will see this dialog box on the PC: Select Transfer Map Regions and click Next. The next window in the Conversion Manager will ask you to insert the SD card into the card reader or connect the eXplorist unit to the PC. If you wish to transfer maps to the eXplorist, make sure it is connected, turn it on, and set it to File Transfer mode. When you're ready, click Next again in the Conversion Manager. The PC will search for stored map files. NOTE: MapSend programs store saved map files in this location on the PC hard drive: C:\Programs\Magellan\[Mapsend Product Name] \Export\Images\*.imi 3 Using MapSend Map files for eXplorist always have the .imi or .mgi file extension plus the name you chose for the region when you defined the map region. For example, if you made a region named "Rockies", the saved map file will be Rockies.imi or Rockies.mgi depending on the MapSend product you used.Important note: files created from MapSend Worldwide Basemap must have a .mgi extension to be compatible with eXplorist. If you are using a version of MapSend Worldwide Basemap, that produces .img files, check the Magellan website for the software patch v.1.30 or higher that is needed to create .mgi files. The Magellan Conversion Manager searches for any .imi files in the Programs\Magellan path on your hard drive. It shows the maps it found and any viable storage media connected to the PC on the next screen, like this: If you don't see the map you want to use in the list box on the left of this screen, you can click the magnifying glass button to search for maps elsewhere on your PC. Click the checkbox next to any map image(s) you wish to copy to eXplorist storage media, and then choose the storage destination from the drop down list on the right. At the lower right of this dialog is shown how much data you've chosen to transfer and how much storage space is available. Click Next to start the map transfer. Please allow plenty of time for the file to write to an SD card before removing the card from the card writer. 4 Using MapSend Activating and Switching MapSend Maps on your eXplorist Now you are ready to use your maps on your eXplorist. You can store many detail map regions, but only one detail region can be active at once. To activate a detail map, push the Menu button on the eXplorist, then select Preferences on the Main Menu, followed by Active Setup. You will now see the following screen: To make your detail map active, select the Detail Maps line and press Enter. You will be shown the "Detail Maps" folder containing your maps. If you decided to place your maps in a subdirectory, or another directory entirely, move through the directories until you locate your map file. Once you select your file, the eXplorist will ask you to confirm your selection, after which it will load your map selection. You can go back to "Active Setup" and change the active map any time you wish to change to another map you have stored in the eXplorist. Summary Following these instructions you will be able to expand the capabilities of your eXplorist to new levels of detail. Not only will you be able to view highly detailed mapping information, you will have the flexibility of switching to different maps, either stored internally or on SD cards. This provides your Magellan eXplorist the ability to display and navigate using highly detailed maps, limited only by the amount of memory you have at your disposal and the MapSend products you are using. 5 Thales Consumer Products 960 Overland Court San Dimas, California USA 91773 Tel: 909 394 5000 Fax: 909 394 7050 www.magellangps.com 631180-01 B A product of Thales