Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver Basic User Manual This manual provides basic operation instructions for all models of the Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver.
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.
eXplorist GPS Receiver This guide will provide you with the basics of using the Magellan® eXplorist™ GPS receiver. If you require more detailed descriptions of functions not described in this guide, please visit the Magellan eXplorist Support page at the Magellan web site (www.magellangps.com). Light Power Enter Joystick Zoom Out Zoom In Nav Menu Mark GOTO Escape Zoom Out Zoom In Allows you to zoom in or out on the Map screen. Nav Used to select the navigational screen desired.
2 Basic Operation The eXplorist GPS receiver is a handheld personal navigation device that uses information from a constellation of GPS satellites to compute your present position. It uses changes in your present position to compute various navigation data, such as speed, heading, etc. In its simplest form, you select a destination from the list of POI’s (Points of Interest) and the eXplorist receiver will provide you with the information to arrive at your destination. 1. Compute your position...
Basic Operation 3 2. Select a destination... Press the GOTO button. Press If your eXplorist has a built-in background map, you will be asked to choose the destination from your saved points of interest or from points of interests preloaded with your background map. From the POI list, select your destination 3. Go to your destination. Use the joystick to highlight your desired destination and press Enter.
4 Basic Functions Turning the eXplorist Receiver On Press Power. (Press and hold for 2 - 3 seconds.) Press Enter. After the eXplorist receiver successfully computes your present position, the last viewed navigation screen is displayed. Turning the eXplorist Receiver Off Press Power. A shutdown sequence begins. To cancel power off, press Escape. Setting the Display Backlight Press Light. Each time you press the Light button, the display backlight changes from low to high and back to off.
Navigational Functions Your eXplorist receiver employs three different navigational screens to assist you in arriving at your destination. Pressing the Nav button allows you to cycle through the navigation screen. The Map screen displays The Map screen is your present position using a customizable. Press Menu, highlight map of the area as the Customize page and background. You can zoom press Enter. in or out using the zoom in/ out buttons to show just the portion of the map you need.
6 Creating User POI’s Your eXplorist receiver may come with preloaded POI’s for a variety of areas. However, you will find that you will want to add your own POI’s to the database. POI’s that you save are accessed from the “My Pts of Interest” option of the database. Saving Your Present Position From any screen, press Mark. You can change the information in any of the fields by using the joystick to highlight the field and press Enter.
GOTO a Destination You can use your eXplorist receiver to go to (“GOTO”) any destination in your POI database. This can be one of the POI’s that was preloaded in your eXplorist receiver (if applicable) or one that you have added. Once a GOTO route has been defined, your eXplorist receiver will guide you in a straight line to your destination. If you need to move away from the suggested path, the eXplorist receiver will continuously update the route, keeping you headed towards your destination.
8 Using Backtrack As you travel with your eXplorist receiver on, it will continuously record your track. Track is then a history of everywhere you have gone. At anytime you want to reverse your direction and head back to where you started, you can create a Backtrack route. This route will automatically be computed using the track history stored in your eXplorist receiver. Creating a Backtrack Route From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Track Log” and press Enter.
Using Track Logs 9 As mentioned earlier, your eXplorist receiver records your track and allows you to use this information to create a route, backtrack or just to provide you with a visual indication of your journeys. Accessing Track Logs From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Track Log” and press Enter. The Track Log is divided into two areas: Active Track and Track Logs. Active Track Active Track is the track that is presently being created by your eXplorist receiver.
10 Using Track Logs Track Logs When an active track is saved it becomes one of your stored track logs. Highlight the desired track log and press Enter for a list of track log options. Follow Track: Navigates from the start of the track log to the end. Reverse Track: Same as Follow track but navigates from the end of the track log to the starting point. Delete Track: Removes the selected track log from memory.
Using Multileg Routes If you understand the concept of a GOTO route being a straight route with a starting and ending point, then you can understand multileg routes. A multileg route is many GOTO routes linked together. So instead of having a route that only goes from A to B, you can create routes that go from A to B to C to D and so on. Accessing Routes From any screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Routes” and press Enter.
12 Using Multileg Routes Using a Saved Route Highlighting a route you have saved and pressing Menu brings up a list of options you can perform on that route. Activate/Deactivate Route: Assigns the selected route as the route you are wanting to follow or turns off the routing for that route if it was already active. Edit Route: Allows you to insert, delete or add POI’s to the existing route. Reverse Route: Stores the selected route in reverse order.
The POI Database The POI database is the place where your saved positions (“My Pts of Interest”) or any preloaded positions are stored for easy access when creating a GOTO or multileg route. NOTE: Not all versions of the eXplorist GPS receivers contain preloaded POI’s. If your eXplorist does not have any preloaded POI’s you will need to add user points of interest before you can create a GOTO or a multileg route. Accessing the POI Database From any screen, press Menu.
14 Need Help? Your eXplorist receiver has a built-in help function that can provide you information to help you while using it. This is a general help function that should answer most of your questions about the eXplorist receiver and its use. Accessing Screen Specific Help From most screens, press Menu. Highlight “Help” and press Enter to access the help screens. About Your eXplorist Receiver Accessing the About...
Setting User Preferences Accessing Preferences From any Nav screen, press Menu. Use the joystick to highlight “Preferences” and press Enter. Use the joystick to highlight the desired function and press Enter. Restarting GPS (Initializing) When To Restart GPS: Your eXplorist always starts looking for satellites assuming it is in the same location as when it was turned off. Traveling more than 500 miles with your eXplorist receiver turned off may cause delays in position computation.
16 Setting User Preferences Setting Power Management Power Management options are used to help preserve battery life in your eXplorist receiver. Under Power Management you have two options, Power Off Timer and Light Timer. Power Off Timer: Set the time that your eXplorist receiver will turn off automatically if no keys have been pressed and you are not moving. Light Timer: Set the time that the backlight for the display will turn off automatically if no keys have been pressed .
Contacting Magellan The following information is provided so that if you need support for your Magellan eXplorist, you can direct your questions/comments to the proper person at Thales Navigation.
Thales Navigation 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 U.S.A. Thales Navigation European Headquarters Z.A.C de la Fleuriaye - B.P.
