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Magellan® eXplorist™ XLReference Manual

Setting Daylight Savings Time 82Specifications 83Performance 83Physical 83Power 84Memory 84Coordinate Systems 84Routes 84Track Logs 84Points

1eXplorist XL GPS ReceivereXplorist XL GPS ReceiverAntennaDisplay Backlight ButtonArrow JoystickZOOM IN NAV MARK ESC GOTO MENU ZOOM OUT ENTER O

eXplorist XL GPS Receiver2Button Descriptions:On/Off Turns the eXplorist on or off.Backlight Turns the display backlight on. Sequences from off to lo

eXplorist XL GPS Receiver3Remove the battery cover by turning the silver latch on the back of the unit one quarter turn. The eXplorist XL uses four AA

eXplorist XL GPS Receiver4Install the SD card as shown here.Turn your eXplorist off and connect the connector of the eXplorist data cable to the back

5To turn the eXplorist on, press the POWER button on the top right side.To turn the eXplorist off, press the POWER button on the top right side.There

Starting Up6Turn the eXplorist on. Press the Power button. When the Startup screen is displayed, press ENTER.Select Language. When you turn on the

Starting Up7The Satellite Status screen will continuously update and you will be able to graphically see how well your eXplorist is performing. When t

Starting Up8If the eXplorist is unable to compute your initial fix in a few minutes: If the eXplorist determines that it is unable to track the satel

Starting Up9Enter the Date. Use the arrow joystick to set the date displayed to the current date.Arrow Joystick Up: Increases the highlighted numberA

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 eXplor

Starting Up10Cold 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

11The eXplorist XL uses information from the GPS satellites orbiting the earth to provide you with detailed infor-mation about your exact location. Th

Using the eXplorist XL12Step 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

Using the eXplorist XL13Hikers, mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts often need the option of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs that they can follow b

14The eXplorist has three navigation screens as well as a Satellite Status screen that can be accessed by pressing the NAV button. Each screen provid

Navigation Screens15• Press MENU and select Customize page to change the information displayed at the bottom of the screen.• Press MENU and select Map

Navigation Screens16In the Cursor mode, you have a cursor icon displayed that you can use to pan around the map. The information displayed at the bot

Navigation Screens17The information displayed at the bottom of the screen can be customized to change what is shown in the two map information fields.

Navigation Screens18You can choose to display information about the street you are on instead of displaying the two data fields at the bottom of the d

Navigation Screens19The Map screen can be changed to be primarily used on land (default) or marine. When in land usage, land areas are displayed as wh

Table of ContentseXplorist XL GPS Receiver 1Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: 1Button Descriptions: 2Installing the Batteries 3Inst

Navigation Screens20As you move, your eXplorist is recording your journey (track). You can select how often the track points are recorded. In Auto m

Navigation Screens21The Compass screen provides an easy-to-use graphical compass that should be familiar to most GPS users. Highlights of the Compass

Navigation Screens22The information displayed at the top of the screen can be customized to information important to you. You can select from:•Bearin

Navigation Screens23The Position screen provides detailed position information in a text format that is familiar to seasoned navigators. Highlights o

Navigation Screens24Whenever you begin a trip that you want to record how far you have travelled, you will want to reset the trip odometer to zero.T

25The 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

eXplorist XL GPS File Structure26• When retrieving or saving a POI, the eXplorist automatically saves the POI to the default POI file. You can select

eXplorist XL GPS File Structure27• Track logs are saved differently from POIs and routes in that there is only one track log per file. Also, you can’

28Whether 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 yo

Points of Interest29Normally, marking you position is simply a two button process, MARK and ENTER. However, sometimes you will want to personalize th

Table of ContentsMarking a Position by Entering Coordinates 30Marking a Position using the Map Cursor 31Marking a Position from a Map Object 31The

Points of Interest30Sometimes you may want to save a position that is not your present position. The eXplorist offers you two ways of doing that. Yo

Points of Interest31This gives you a way of marking a position, other then your present position, by moving the cursor around the map to a place you w

Points of Interest32All of the POI’s that you have saved as well as background map POI’s that came with your eXplorist can be accessed using the POI d

Points of Interest33Searching for a preloaded POI using the Nearest option is similar to searching for user-entered POI’s with an additional step. P

Points of Interest34POI’s that you have saved can be edited to change the icon, name, elevation and message. You can also change the location but kee

Points of Interest35POI’s that you have saved can be deleted using this operation. You may want to delete a POI to make it easier to search for a POI

Points of Interest36POI’s that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be saved as a user-entered POI. This does not delete a preloaded

Points of Interest37POI’s that have been preloaded as part of the background map can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating the POI.1.

Points of Interest38You can select whether a user-entered POI is displayed or hidden while viewing the Map screen. In the upper left corner of the PO

39Routes are the least understood and one of the most important functions of a GPS receiver. The better you understand routes and how to use them, th

Table of ContentsDisplaying Sun and Moon Information 56Accessing the Sun/Moon Function 56Changing the Position 56Changing the Date 57Viewing the V

Routes40As you are moving you will notice a second line appearing that points to your destination if you go off the planned course. The double solid

Routes41Multi-leg routes can be used to navigate to a final destination using multiple legs. An example would be leaving the dock, motoring over to b

Routes4211. Press ENTER.12. Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to input a name, up to ten characters, for the route.13. Highlight OK.14. Pres

Routes43When a route is created it can have many different legs to the route, each leg with its own destination. If during your travels you wanted to

Routes44Saved routes can be edited to add a new leg at the end of the route (<Add POI>) remove a leg (Delete POI), insert a new leg (Insert POI)

Routes45Reversing a route takes a saved route and recreates it in reverse order. The sample route that was discussed earlier, Camp > Bridge > M

Routes46This provides you with a means of moving a route from one file to another. 1. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes.3. Pre

Routes47Viewing the route on the map gives you a way of graphically seeing the legs of the route as they appear on the map. 1. Press MENU.2. Use the

48As you are moving, the eXplorist continuously records your track. Much like leaving breadcrumbs on the trail that you can use later to find your wa

Track Logs49Before you can start a new active track log, you need to stop the one that is presently recording. 1. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystic

Table of ContentsSetting the Time & Format 81Setting Daylight Savings Time 82Specifications 83Performance 83Physical 83Power 84Memory 84Coo

Track Logs50BackTrack routes use your active track to create a route back to where you started, turning around and following the electronic breadcrumb

Track Logs51This function takes the track log and turns it into a multi-leg route that is saved in your route list. From here, the route can be edite

Track Logs52It has been mentioned before that you can convert saved track logs to a route and view saved track logs on the map. There are three funct

Track Logs53Use this function to remove track logs that have been previously saved and are no longer needed.1. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick to

54The eXplorist has a set of advanced features that provides you with additional features to enhance the use of your eXplorist. The advanced features

Advanced Features551. While viewing the Area Calculation screen, press MENU.2. Highlight Delete All Points.3. Press ENTER.4. All of the POIs in the li

Advanced Features561. With the Fish/Hunt screen displayed, highlight the At field.2. Press ENTER.3. Select a POI from the POI database.1. With the Fis

Advanced Features571. With the Sun/Moon screen displayed, highlight the On field.2. Press ENTER.3. Use the Arrow joystick to change the date.Up/Down c

Advanced Features58When the eXplorist is placed in the simulator mode, it simulates movement along a predefined or saved route. 1. Press MENU.2. Use

Advanced Features59For this feature to operate properly, you must have your eXplorist connected to a personal computer through the computer USB port1.

eXplorist XL GPS Receiver 1Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver: 1Button Descriptions: 2Installing the Batteries 3Installing an Optiona

Advanced Features60You can work with the files saved in your eXplorist or files located on an SD card in the eXplorist (optional). Using the personal

61Very simply, geocaching is a fun, recreational game that you can play using your eXplorist receiver. It’s been referred to as “electronic treasure

Magellan Geocache Manager621. Access the Magellan Geocache Manager by using the Start button on the Windows toolbar.2. Under “Programs” select ‘Magell

Magellan Geocache Manager63Using the icons at the top of the window is the easiest way of accessing the most common functions. The following lists th

Magellan Geocache Manager64This is a picture of a sample geocache file with a list of geocache points. You can modify this list by editing, deleting,

Magellan Geocache Manager651. Turn the eXplorist off and connect it to the USB port on your computer.2. Turn the eXplorist on. If connected correctly

66MapSend® is the Magellan line of detailed digital maps for Magellan hand-held GPS receivers. The core MapSend product line includes street maps for

Using the eXplorist with MapSend67Notice that in the lower right corner the size of the region is displayed. You may choose to put large regions on an

Using the eXplorist with MapSend68Transfer the Files using the Magellan Conversion Manager: Launch the Magellan Conversion Manager (installed from th

Using the eXplorist with MapSend69You can transfer POIs, routes and track logs to and from MapSend and the eXplorist using the Magellan Conversion Man

Marking a Position by Entering Coordinates 30Marking a Position using the Map Cursor 31Marking a Position from a Map Object 31The POI Database 32S

Using the eXplorist with MapSend70The process for transferring from from MapSend to the eXplorist is similar to the one described above.1. Open the Ma

71The Preferences portion of the eXplorist provides the tools to personalize the eXplorist to your usage and needs. There are tools that are designed

Preferences72When to use Restart GPS:• When the eXplorist has been moved more then 500 miles (804.67 km) while turned off.• When the eXplorist is slug

Preferences7312. Date. Use the Arrow joystick to enter the present date. Push the Arrow joystick up or down to change the value and left or right to

Preferences74The eXplorist comes with a basemap already installed but you may use MapSend Worldwide software (purchased separately) to define your own

Preferences75You can set the North Reference used by the eXplorist to be either magnetic north or True North.1. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick t

Preferences76When using the eXplorist in conjunction with a map or chart, you should make sure that the map datum in the eXplorist matches the map dat

Preferences77As has been mentioned before, the display backlight makes the display easier to read in low light situations but it also is the largest d

Preferences78The eXplorist can be set to display information from any one of ten different langauges. You can select from English, Français (French),

Preferences791. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.3. Press ENTER.4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Clear Memory.5. Pr

Displaying Sun and Moon Information 56Accessing the Sun/Moon Function 56Changing the Date 57Viewing the Vertical Profile 57Using the Simulator 58

Preferences801. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.3. Press ENTER.4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Reset Default.5. P

Preferences81Setting Alarms1. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.3. Press ENTER.4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Alar

Preferences821. Press MENU.2. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.3. Press ENTER.4. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Clock.5. Press ENT

83.PerformanceReceiver 14 parallel-channel technology, tracks up to 14 satellites to compute and update informationAntenna PatchAcquisition Times (opt

Specifications84 PowerSource 4 AA BatteriesBattery Life Up to 19 hours with backlight display on lowMemory64 MB internal memoryCoordinate SystemsAvai

Specifications85Points of InterestUser-enteredTotal Unlimited saved Points of Interest (using SD cards)Name Length 20 characters (including spaces)Bui

86Expand the use of your Magellan eXplorist with accessories from the Magellan Online Store for all of your adventures.To order accessories you can go

87The following information is provided so that if you need support for your Magellan eXplorist, you can direct your questions/comments to the proper

Contacting Magellan Support88For Magellan product support and warranty service information in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Nor