Magellan explorist gc manual

While viewing the Geocache List, move the joystick up or down to scroll through the list. With the desired geocache selected, move the joystick to the right. Your current position and the geocache chosen is displayed on the Map screen and a route is active. Use the joystick to highlight the criteria that you want the geocache list sorted by. Favorites Delete Dashboard Accessing the Dashboard 1.

Page Tools Only some of the functions found in Tools have Options menus. They will be noted here for reference. Accessing the Tools Options 1. Page Power Options Power Options Set Suspend Timer To help conserve battery life you can set a time duration that puts the receiver into suspend mode automatically if no keys have been pressed. During suspend mode the receiver is in power save mode but continues to log your track and compute your current position.

Use the joystick to select the time format. Press BACK. Setting the Time Zone 1. Setting the Proximity Distance for Alarm 1. Page Selecting The Alarm Sound 5. Compass Options You can select the type of compass graphic to be used when viewing the compass from the Map screen or from the Dashboard.

When setting GPS position, the GPS Sirf chip is disabled and the screen is set to the location you have select either by entering in a set of known coordinates or panning on the map. Page Connectivity Options 1. Double click onto my computer and browse to the "Magellan" drive letter and double click onto 3. You will see the folders containing your saved Geocaches and Waypoints select the Geocache Page Trip Summary 3. The product information is displayed. Page Getting Started 9.

Page Satellite Status 4. The arrow cursor changes to a crosshair cursor with any available information about the position of the cursor at the bottom of the display. Hourglass used when position is unknown and eXplorist is trying to compute the position. 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 mi km to ft.

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. 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:. 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. 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. 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:. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize Fields. 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.

Highlight the information you want displayed from the list. 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. 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. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Street info. 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:. 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.

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. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Orientation field.

Press NAV to return to the Map screen. The Map screen can be changed to be primarily used on land default or marine. When in land usage, land areas are displayed as white areas on the display and water is displayed as dark gray.

The opposite is true when the map is set for marine usage. Water is white and land areas are displayed as dark gray. This is provided as an option to provide you the ability to view the text and map details easier, depending on where you are navigating. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Primary Usage field. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Marine or Land. 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.

Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Detail field. As you move, your eXplorist is recording your journey track. You can select how often the track points are recorded. 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. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Track Mode field. You can select what items are displayed on the Map screen. 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. 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. Press NAV to return to the Map screen when you have the desired settings. The Compass screen provides an easy-to-use graphical compass that should be familiar to most GPS users.

Note you must be moving at least 0. The compass arrow points in the direction you are heading when you are moving.

Data Field 1 Data Field 2. For example, a credit card number, a personal identification number, or an unlisted home address. Note that email addresses and full names are not considered private information. Would you like to receive an email when new answers and questions are posted? Please enter your email address. 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. From here you are able to copy files to and from the installed SD card to your computer. The eXplorist 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.

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. 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.

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. Now that the eXplorist knows where you are, you need to tell it where you want to go. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.

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 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. No matter where you parked, your eXplorist will guide you back, simply and easily. 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. 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. 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 outdoors.

To prevent the eXplorist from being turned on accidentally, draining the batteries, you need to press ENTER when the Startup screen is displayed. If you change your mind and decide to leave the eXplorist on, just press the ESC button. 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. Turn the eXplorist on. Press the Power button. When the Startup screen is displayed, press. 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. Press MENU. The Language Select screen will be displayed. Read Warning. 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. 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.

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. The Satellite Status screen will continuously update, and you will be able to graphically see how well your eXplorist is performing.

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. 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.

Select Region. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the region that you are located in. Select Area. This displays a list of areas for the region you selected. Enter Current Time. Use the arrow joystick to enter the current time. Enter the Date. Use the Arrow joystick to set the date displayed. When the month is highlighted, use the arrow joystick up or down to scroll through the list of months. Accept Information. The Done button is highlighted at the bottom of the display.

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. 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.

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.