User manual MAGELLAN EXPLORIST XL-GBR

Magellan eXplorist XL Reference Manual ***WARNINGS*** IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT USE THIS NAVIGATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. Please do not try and change any settings on the Magellan eXplorist while driving. Come to a complete stop or have a passenger make any changes. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of the GPS network.The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U.S. government and is subject to change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan. Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry and obstructions, like buildings and large trees. USE PROPER ACCESSORIES Use only Magellan cables and antennas; the use of non-Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver, and will void the warranty. LICENSE AGREEMENT Thales grants you, the purchaser, the right to use the software supplied in and with Thales Navigation GPS products (the "SOFTWARE") in the normal operation of the equipment in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement that is with the product. The SOFTWARE is the property of Thales and/or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions; therefore, you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyright material. You may not use, copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer this SOFTWARE except as expressly provided in the license. 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The Magellan Logo, Magellan, eXplorist and TrueFix are trademarks of Thales Navigation Inc. 631288-18 B Table of Contents eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: Button Descriptions 1 1 2 Starting Up Turning the eXplorist On Turning the eXplorist Off Turning the Display Backlight On/Off Using the eXplorist for the First Time Conclusion 5 5 5 5 6 10 Using the eXplorist XL Going to a Destination Saving Your Position Additional Features Tracing Your Steps 11 11 12 13 13 Navigation Screens Accessing the Navigation Screens Map Screen Compass Screen Position Screen Satellite Status Screen 14 14 14 21 23 24 eXplorist XL GPS File Structure Basic File Structure File Structure Overview Using the Filing System with POIs Using the Filing System with Routes Using the Filing System with Track Logs 25 25 25 26 26 27 Points of Interest Marking Your Position The POI Database 28 28 32 Routes GOTO Routes Multi-Leg Routes 39 39 41 Track Logs Advanced Features Computing Best Fish/Hunt Times Displaying Sun and Moon Information Viewing the Vertical Profile Using the Simulator Communicating with a Personal Computer 48 54 55 56 57 58 59 Table of Contents Magellan Geocache Manager Magellan Geocache Manager Using the Magellan Geocache Manager Working with Geocache Files 61 61 62 64 Using the eXplorist with MapSend Using the eXplorist with MapSend Overview of Uploading Detail Maps from MapSend to the eXplorist Transferring POIs, Routes, and Track Between MapSend and eXplorist 66 66 66 69 Preferences Restarting the GPS Using Active Setup Setting the Map Units Selecting the Background or Detail Map Using the Power Management Tool Personalizing the eXplorist Clearing Memory Selecting Languages Setting Alarms Setting the Clock 71 71 73 74 74 76 77 78 78 80 81 Specifications Performance Physical Memory Coordinate Systems Routes Track Logs Power Navigation Screens Alarms Points of Interest 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 Accessories Contacting Magellan Support 86 87 eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: · · · · · Built-in background map (28 MB) High-definition color display Preloaded points of interest Rugged design, rubber-protected 28 MB of usable memory · · · · · · 1 Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels TrueFixTM GPS technology 3 meter accuracy (WAAS/EGNOS) Multiple track logs Pocket-sized and water resistant Unlimited storage of data using SD cards Antenna On/Off Button Display Backlight Button ENTER ZOOM OUT Arrow Joystick MENU ZOOM IN GOTO NAV MARK ESC eXplorist XL GPS Receiver eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Button Descriptions: On/Off Backlight ENTER Turns the eXplorist on or off. Turns the display backlight on. Sequences from off to low to high intensity. Used to access highlighted menu items or accept highlighted buttons. 2 ESC Cancels data inputs. Closes the accessed function and goes back to the last viewed screen. Steps backwards through the navigation screens. Used on the Map screen to zoom in the map displayed. The map display can be zoomed in to 100 ft. (35.0 m). Also used to quickly step through the list of POIs when doing an alphabetical search. Used on the Map screen to zoom out the map displayed. The map display can be zoomed out to 1700 mi (2700 km). Also used to quickly step through the list of POIs when doing an alphabetical search. Brings up a menu with available options. Options can be selected by using the arrow joystick to highlight the option and pressing ENTER to access it. Steps through the navigation screens. (Map screen > Compass screen > Position screen > Satellite Status screen) Used to save your present position as a point of interest. Points of interest that you save are stored in the POIs portion of the database. Creates a one-leg route from your present position to a destination selected from the Points of Interest database or by using the cursor on the background map Pans the cursor on the Map screen. Moves the highlight bar to select menu options and data entry fields. ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT MENU NAV MARK GOTO Arrow joystick eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Installing the Batteries Remove battery cover by turning the silver latch on the back of the unit one quarter turn. The eXplorist XL uses four AA batteries that are installed as shown in the accompanying diagram. Be sure to observe the proper polarity when installing the batteries. Under normal operating conditions you can expect to get more than 19 hours of battery life when using fresh batteries. Tips on conserving battery life: · Turn the eXplorist off when not in use. Whether you are moving or standing still, the eXplorist is constantly calculating position fixes and using power at the same rate. If you are going to be at the same position for any length of time, turn the eXplorist off. 3 · Use the Power Timer to automatically turn the eXplorist off. The Power Timer option allows you to set a time that the eXplorist will automatically turn off when none of the buttons have been pressed and you are not moving for a selected time. You can select from 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes. Use the display backlight sparingly. The most severe drain on the batteries is the use of the display backlight. You will notice a drastic drop in battery life with the backlight display on high. You should use the Light Timer to set a time interval that the display backlight will automatically turn to the lowest setting when none of the buttons have been pressed and the computed location hasn't changed. · Setting the Power Timer From any Nav screen press MENU. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight Pwr Management and press ENTER twice. Use the arrow joystick to select 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 60 Minutes or Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen. Setting the Light Timer From any NAV screen press MENU. Highlight Preferences and press ENTER. Highlight Pwr Management and press ENTER. Use the down arrow to highlight the Light Timer field. Press ENTER. Use the arrow joystick to select 30 Seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 4 Minutes, 10 Minutes or Timer Off. Press ENTER. Press NAV to return to the last viewed navigation screen. Installing an Optional SD Card Install the SD card as shown here. eXplorist XL GPS Receiver Connecting to a Personal Computer 4 Turn your eXplorist off and connect the connector of the eXplorist data cable to the back of your eXplorist and tighten the locking screw. There are alignment tabs on the connector to make sure that the connector is installed properly. It is recommended that you connect the eXplorist to external power using the external AC power adapter. The other end of the eXplorist data cable has a standard USB connector that you connect to your personal computer USB ports (normally found on the back of your personal computer). Turn your personal computer on and then turn on your eXplorist. You may see a message on your computer indicating that it has found a new USB hardware device. On your eXplorist, a screen is displayed indicating that it is in USB File transfer mode. Right click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop of your computer and select the "Explore" option. From here you are able to copy files to and from the eXplorist or SD card, depending upon what you have selected. From here you are able to copy files to and from the installed SD card to your computer. WARNING: When connecting the USB cable, always connect it to the eXplorist first before plugging the AC power adapter into a wall socket. Starting Up Turning the eXplorist On To turn the eXplorist on, press the POWER button on the top right side. 5 Turning the eXplorist Off To turn the eXplorist off, press the POWER button on the top right side. There is a 5 second countdown after you press the POWER button. If you change your mind and decide to leave the eXplorist on, just press the ESC button. If you press the POWER button during this countdown period, the eXplorist will immediately turn off. Turning the Display Backlight On/Off The display backlight has three levels of intensity: high, low and off. When the eXplorist is first turned on, the display backlight is on high. Press the LIGHT button on the top left side of the eXplorist to turn the backlight on low. Pressing the LIGHT button a second time turns the backlight off. Backlight intensity changes each time you press the LIGHT button. Remember: Using the display backlight causes severe drain on the batteries. Starting Up Using the eXplorist for the First Time Turn the eXplorist on. Press the Power button. When the Startup screen is displayed, press ENTER. Select Language. When you turn on the eXplorist for the first time you are given the option of selecting one of the ten languages that will be used. You can change the language selection at any time by accessing Menu > Preferences > Languages. Tip: If you accidentally change the language and you can't read the text and need to change it back, press the NAV button until the Satellite Status screen is displayed. Press MENU. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the fourth line and press ENTER. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the fifth line and press ENTER. The Language Select screen will be displayed. 6 Use arrow joystick to move the highlight up and down. Press ENTER to accept. Read Warning. When you agree to the warning statement, press ENTER to continue. Press ENTER to continue. Compute Initial Position. For this operation, it is best if you are outside and have a clear, unobstructed view of the sky. Without a clear view, this will take much longer and could result in the eXplorist being unable to compute the initial position automatically. The eXplorist begins to compute your initial position. This may take a few minutes as it is doing a cold start. Normally, when you first turn the eXplorist on it will compute your position in a manner of seconds as it is able to do a warm start. (An explanation of cold start vs. warm start is explained following this section.) The Satellite Status screen is displayed, showing you the progress of the collection of satellite data. Satellite Status screen shows how many satellites are being tracked as well as the relative strength of the signal. Starting Up The Satellite Status screen will continuously update and you will be able to graphically see how well your eXplorist is performing. 7 When the 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 to better see your present position. Starting Up 8 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 two minutes, it will present you with the following screens in an effort to better determine its approximate location. Select Region. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the region that you are located in. With the region highlighted, press the ENTER button. Select Area. This displays a list of areas for the region you selected. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the area that applies to you and press the ENTER button. Enter Current Time. Use the arrow joystick to enter the current time. Arrow Joystick Up: Increases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Down: Decreases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Right: Moves the highlight one character to the right Arrow Joystick Left: Moves the highlight one character to the left Toggle between AM and PM by moving the arrow joystick up or down when AM or PM is highlighted. When you have entered the correct time, press ENTER. The latitude and longitude that represents the center of the region and area you selected is displayed. Starting Up Enter the Date. Use the arrow joystick to set the date displayed to the current date. Arrow Joystick Up: Increases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Down: Decreases the highlighted number Arrow Joystick Right: Moves the highlight one character to the right Arrow Joystick Left: Moves the highlight one character to the left 9 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 and if correct press ENTER. Tip: If the time or the date is incorrect, you can fix them now. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the time or 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. 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 10 Cold vs. Warm Start. When the eXplorist is turned on, one of the first things it does is to find out what 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 what 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 transmission. 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 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 then 500 mi [804.7 km] with the eXplorist turned off, there is a good chance it will start up using a cold start. A cold start should take no more then 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 the eXplorist is turned on, it will be in its warm start 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 XL. 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. Using the eXplorist XL 11 The eXplorist XL 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: · · Don't: · · · Cover the antenna with your hand or other objects. Point the antenna down. Stand under trees or other heavy foliage. Point the antenna up towards the sky. Maintain a clear view of the sky. 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 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 green 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 XL Step Two: Where Do You Want To Go? 12 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 (POIs) or points of interest that have been preloaded into your eXplorist (Background Map). 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 that 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 XL. 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 find this spot in the future when accessing it from the points of interest database. Suppose 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 POIs. 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 very 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. A simpler example, and one you can do 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. Using the eXplorist XL Tracing Your Steps 13 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 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 and 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 that you may find useful, is that you are able to save the Track Logs and recall them at any time. In the above example, when you were at the waterfall, you could save that track and use it anytime you wanted to go back again. Additional Features Your Magellan eXplorist contains all 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 on, the path that you have trekked (Track), as well as points of interest icons. There is a built-in odometer so 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-touse, portable navigation tool that includes built-in help files that you can access in the great outdoors. 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. 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 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. · · Navigation Screens · · 15 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 as well as the primary usage (land or marine). Map Screen Overview Route Marker Position Cursor Track Indicator Pan Cursor (used when in Cursor Mode) Hourglass (used when position is unknown and eXplorist is trying to compute the position) Data Field 2 Map Scale Data Field 1 Changing Map Scale Press the Zoom In or the Zoom Out buttons to change how much of the map is displayed on the screen. The map scale indicator in the bottom left corner of the map indicates the relative distance between the two endpoints 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, 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 provide you with the heading and distance the cursor is at from your present position. In the Cursor mode you can: · · · · scroll around the map, seeing 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 POI's or map objects found at the cursor location. 16 The Map screen in the 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. These options will be explained in the section of this manual on creating POI's and GOTO routes. 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 do 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.