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Summary of Contents for eXplorist 210

Page 1: ...Magellan eXplorist 210 Reference Manual...

Page 2: ...ellite 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 performanc...

Page 3: ...ause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undes ired operation of the device 2005 Thales Navigation Inc All rights reserved The Magellan Lo...

Page 4: ...cale 20 Map Screen Modes 20 Showing or Hiding Map Information 21 Customizing the Map Information 22 Changing the Map Orientation 23 Displaying Street Information 23 Changing the Map Detail 24 Changing...

Page 5: ...Screen 43 Routes 44 GOTO Routes 44 Creating a GOTO Route from the Map Cursor 45 Creating a GOTO Route 45 Multi Leg Routes 46 Creating a GOTO Route to a Map Object 46 Creating a Multi leg Route 47 Act...

Page 6: ...cache Manager 67 Using the Magellan Geocache Manager 68 Magellan Geocache Manager Tools 69 Adding Other Downloaded Files to the List 70 Working with Geocache Files 70 Uploading to the Magellan eXplori...

Page 7: ...Xplorist to Factory Defaults 87 Setting the Clock 88 Setting the Time Format 88 Setting Daylight Savings Time 89 Specifications 90 Performance 90 Physical 90 Memory 91 Coordinate Systems 91 Routes 91...

Page 8: ...f Button Features of the Magellan eXplorist GPS receiver Built in background map 8 MB High definition grayscale display Preloaded points of interest Rugged design rubber protected 22 MB of usable memo...

Page 9: ...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 MENU Brings up a menu with available options Options can be s...

Page 10: ...ver 7 eXplorist 210 GPS Receiver back Wrist Lanyard Strap Mounting Hole Battery Door Battery Door Fastener Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries Connector for external power and connection...

Page 11: ...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 sho...

Page 12: ...tandard 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 s...

Page 13: ...Point the antenna up towards the sky Maintain a clear view of the sky Don t Cover the antenna with your hand or other objects Point the antenna down Stand under trees or other heavy foliage Stand wher...

Page 14: ...other 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...

Page 15: ...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 nic...

Page 16: ...WER button to press the ENTER button otherwise the eXplorist will automatically turn itself off f To turn the eXplorist off press the POWER button on the top right side There is a 5 second countdown a...

Page 17: ...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 Preference...

Page 18: ...rt is explained following this section The Satellite Status screen is displayed showing you the progress of the collection of satellite data The Satellite Status screen will continuously update and yo...

Page 19: ...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 I...

Page 20: ...he 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...

Page 21: ...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 sa...

Page 22: ...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...

Page 23: ...or the Zoom Out buttons to rapidly step through the map scales 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 b...

Page 24: ...e 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 ex...

Page 25: ...1 While viewing the Map screen press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize Fields 5 Press ENTER 6 The title bar for o...

Page 26: ...e north Course Up 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 Track Up In track up the top...

Page 27: ...p 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Primary Usage field 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Marine or Land 7 Press ENTER 8 Press NAV to return to the Map screen T...

Page 28: ...w joystick to highlight Map Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Track Mode field 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Off Auto Auto Detailed or any of the fixe...

Page 29: ...he direction you are heading when you are moving The top of the screen the header bar displays the name of the destination if you have an active route Without an active route the destination name is b...

Page 30: ...e map information 1 While viewing the Compass screen press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Customize page 3 Press ENTER 4 The title bar for one of the fields is highlighted Use the Arrow jo...

Page 31: ...position computed is displayed WAAS is also displayed in the Accuracy field when the eXplorist is using WAAS information to increase the accuracy of the position fix Date and time are shown automatica...

Page 32: ...f satellites being tracked is displayed 2D Position Fix requires three satellites a 3D Position Fix requires four satellites or more Graphical indication of the location of the satellites as well as t...

Page 33: ...detailed map from mapping software such as Magellan MapSend or geocache files from the Magellan Geocaching software The files for POIs routes track logs and geocaching points are ASCII text files When...

Page 34: ...der Since there isn t any POI files in this folder you will need to use the New POI File option to create a new file before you can add any POIs When retrieving or saving a route the eXplorist automat...

Page 35: ...he name is correct highlight OK and press ENTER The track log you are saving will automatically be stored in the new file and you will be returned to the last viewed Map screen Creating new Folders Yo...

Page 36: ...create routes The most common way of adding POI s to the database will be marking your present position There are two levels of marking your position The first that will be described will be quick mar...

Page 37: ...nd press ENTER If you make a mistake highlight Back and press ENTER To access the lower case characters highlight Shift and press ENTER To clear everything and start over highlight CLEAR and press ENT...

Page 38: ...oordinate system used the information will be different but the process is the same Use the Arrow joystick in an up down motion to increase or decrease the value at the cursor point To move the cursor...

Page 39: ...is to use the crosshair cursor to mark a map object road city etc 1 While viewing the Map screen use the Arrow joystick to put the eXplorist into Cursor mode 2 Continue moving the crosshair cursor un...

Page 40: ...screen When searching for a POI that you have entered you have two options to choose from nearest or alphabetical 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest 3 Press ENTER 4 Use...

Page 41: ...t but due to the large numbers of POI s in the database an additional step has been added to help you find the POI you are looking for quicker 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of...

Page 42: ...d Use the Arrow joystick to select the icon desired and press ENTER To aid in your selection the type of icon selected is displayed in the information block at the top of the keypad 13b If the Name fi...

Page 43: ...POI s that you have saved can be viewed on the Map screen to assist you in locating the POI 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick u...

Page 44: ...he Arrow joystick to highlight the field you want to change 13 Press ENTER 14a If the icon field was selected Use the Arrow joystick to select the icon desired and press ENTER To aid in your selection...

Page 45: ...TER to continue 8 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI to be viewed 9 Press ENTER 10 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View 11 Press ENTER 12 The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mo...

Page 46: ...Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pts of Interest 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick up down to highlight My Pts of Interest 5 Use the Arrow joystick left right to select Nearest or Alphabetica...

Page 47: ...antage of a multi leg route is that it can be saved in the eXplorist s memory to be activated and used over and over A third type of route is a backtrack route The creation of backtrack routes are not...

Page 48: ...need to go This will create a GOTO route to a point on the map that you have indicated by moving the crosshair cursor on the Map screen 1 While viewing the Map screen use the Arrow joystick causing t...

Page 49: ...O route you have created On the Map screen a line will be drawn representing the GOTO route The Compass screen will change to display the name of the POI used as the destination in the screen header b...

Page 50: ...g Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI that you want to insert a new leg before Press MENU highlight Insert POI and press ENTER Search the POI database for the new POI The new POI will be added...

Page 51: ...se the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes 3 Press ENTER 4 Locate the file that contains the route you want to activate or deactivate The eXplorist will automatically open the default file 5 With the f...

Page 52: ...ions below and tell the eXplorist to set the next leg to the ranger station The route would be recomputed eliminating the navigation instructions to go to the stone marker 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow...

Page 53: ...ting Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI that you want to a new leg inserted in front of Press MENU highlight Insert POI and press ENTER Search the POI database for the new POI The new POI wil...

Page 54: ...f the route you want to reverse 7 Press ENTER 8 Highlight Reverse Route 9 Press ENTER The eXplorist can hold up to 20 different routes When you have 20 routes saved you will need to delete one before...

Page 55: ...to exit Copying a route makes an exact duplicate of a route that can then be edited saving you time in creating a new route that is similar to an existing route Another use would be to copy a route a...

Page 56: ...at contains the route you want to copy 5 Press ENTER 6 Highlight the name of the route 7 Press ENTER 8 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map 9 Press ENTER The route is displayed with the map...

Page 57: ...same path you just took You will find many other additional uses for track logs once you feel comfortable with them As mentioned above track logs are records of your travels using electronic breadcrum...

Page 58: ...have elapsed between the stop and the Resume Logging command In that case the eXplorist will not draw a straight line from the stop to the resume points of the track Before you can start a new active...

Page 59: ...rack Log 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track 5 Press ENTER 6 Highlight Save 7 Press ENTER If there are not enough track points to save an alert will be displayed informing...

Page 60: ...ble The eXplorist will automatically begin recording your track when You have arrived at your destination You activate a new route GOTO or from Route menu You deactivate the BackTrack To deactivate a...

Page 61: ...joystick to select the file where you want the route saved 12 Press ENTER Selecting View on Map displays the track log chosen and plots it on the Map screen This gives you the opportunity to graphica...

Page 62: ...llow Track 7 Press ENTER 8 Track logging will be turned off alert status Press ENTER The last viewed navigation screen is displayed with the track log selected being used as an active route Reversing...

Page 63: ...stick to highlight any track log you have previously saved 5 Press ENTER 6 Highlight Move Track 7 Press ENTER 8 Locate the location where you want the track log stored 9 Highlight Move to here 10 Pres...

Page 64: ...lorist into a simulate mode With the simulator turned on the eXplorist will operate as if it was moving This provides a tool for you to use to try different functions while sitting at your desk or cam...

Page 65: ...sunrise sunset moonrise and moon setting times as well as viewing the phase of the moon for any POI in your database 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Adv Features 3 Press MENU 4 Use...

Page 66: ...so view the vertical profile for routes you have created 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Adv Features 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Vertical Profile 5 Press EN...

Page 67: ...ou have an active track log being recorded the simulator will need to delete this track A warning is displayed that your track will be deleted Highlight Yes and press ENTER to erase the track and cont...

Page 68: ...When you are connected to a personal computer you have three modes that the eXplorist can be in File Transfer mode allows you to transfer files to and from the eXplorist and the personal computer NMEA...

Page 69: ...tions to connect the eXplorist to your personal computer 2 If the USB File Transfer screen is not being displayed follow the above instructions to select the File Transfer mode 3 Left click the My Com...

Page 70: ...CACHING at www geocaching com The Magellan Geocache Manager is a software application that runs in Windows on your personal computer It is a place to create modify store and most importantly upload ge...

Page 71: ...eXplorist 210 Magellan Geocache Manager 3 The Magellan Geocache Manager will open and an empty list of geocache points is displayed 4 The common tools are displayed as icons at the top of the display...

Page 72: ...ou want to save the opened database under a new name Add Insert Adds a new geocaching point to the list Geocaching points added to the list using the Add icon require that you input the information fo...

Page 73: ...hese instructions 1 Click the Open Icon 2 Using the Windows Open File window select the downloaded file you want to add 3 At the bottom of the window is a radio button Append to existing list Make sur...

Page 74: ...list Tips on selecting files To select a single geocache point click on the name To select multiple consecutive geocache points hold the Shift key down while clicking on the geocache point names To se...

Page 75: ...c area Please note that not all MapSend products will presently work with the eXplorist Please check the Magellan web site at www magellangps com and and go the the eXplorist web for a link to details...

Page 76: ...number The Ready to Update window is displayed with information about the region that you are saving Click on the Finish button to begin saving the region Note MapSend automatically saves files to a s...

Page 77: ...he list of map regions When at least one map is selected the Next button is made active When you have all the map regions you want upload selected click Next The map regions will be transferring and t...

Page 78: ...click Next 4 Turn off the eXplorist and connect the USB cable to the eXplorist and the personal computer s USB port 5 Turn the eXplorist on 6 Click the Next button on the Magellan Conversion Manager...

Page 79: ...utton for Convert Waypoints Routes Tracks and click Next 7 Turn off the eXplorist and connect the USB cable to the eXplorist and the personal computer s USB port 8 Turn the eXplorist on Press ENTER Fr...

Page 80: ...s initializing To understand when you would use this option a breif explanation of how the eXplorist works will be helpful The GPS constellation consists of 24 satellites and three spares that orbit t...

Page 81: ...e eXplorist is sluggish and takes more then a few minutes to compute its first position fix when turned on This really isn t an option that you need to be concerned about The eXplorist has a built in...

Page 82: ...9 Press ENTER 10 Time Use the Arrow joystick to enter the current time Push the Arrow joystick up or down to change the value and left or right to move the cursor Note Time is one of the first pieces...

Page 83: ...NU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Setup 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the field that you want to cha...

Page 84: ...ighlight the desired map Note If you select Detail Map you have the option of Select Map or Detail Map Off If you want to not use or do not have a detail map saved select Detail Map Off and press ENTE...

Page 85: ...most users Experienced navigators will want to select a coordinate system that matches the maps or charts they are using Coordinate systems that can be selected are 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joysti...

Page 86: ...hat you can control to extend the battery life are turning the eXplorist off when not in use and setting how long the display backlight will be on The eXplorist has a power off timer that will turn th...

Page 87: ...on the About screen Steps to Personalize your eXplorist 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Personalize 5 Press ENTER 6 U...

Page 88: ...you a tool that you can use to globally clear active track history Track History all user entered POI s and routes POIs Routes all multi leg routes Routes all track history user entered POIs and route...

Page 89: ...el 8 Press ENTER This will clear all of the POIs and routes you have entered that are saved in the default files used internally to the eXplorist as well as the active track history POIs and routes sa...

Page 90: ...set the Arrival alarm to 250 feet and are traveling at 30 mph the alarm will sound slighting before the 250 foot mark Off Course When a route is active the eXplorist computes when you have moved left...

Page 91: ...hanging the time for when you cross time zones you can also set the format that the time is displayed as well as select the daylight savings time settings To adjust the time you must first select a fo...

Page 92: ...to highlight the Region field 9 Press ENTER Select United States European Union Custom or Disable Press ENTER 10 If Custom You need to enter the information about the start and end dates for daylight...

Page 93: ...ers 95 2D RMS w WAAS EGNOS 3 meters 95 2D RMS Velocity 0 1 knot RMS steady state Limits Speed 951 MPH 1530 5 KM H Altitude 60 000 ft 18 600 meters Physical Weight 4 ounces 110 grams with battery insta...

Page 94: ...ry Coordinate Systems Available 11 plus 1 user grid Lat Lon UTM OSGB Irish Swiss Swedish Finnish German French USNG and MGRS Routes Total Flexible based on memory usage for track logs and POIs GOTO ro...

Page 95: ...p and 2 data fields customizable Compass Includes graphical compass and 2 data fields customizable Position Includes position elevation accuracy date and time trip odome ter and battery life Alarms An...

Page 96: ...nveniently mount your Magellan eXplorist in your car truck boat or virtually any vehicle This easy to install mounting bracket securely holds your receiver for optimal viewing while on road or off roa...

Page 97: ...0 a m to 5 00 p m P S T P D T Telephone 800 707 9971 or 1 909 394 5000 Outside North America You may also reach technical support by fax 1 909 394 7050 Attn Tech Support E mail magellansupport thalesn...

Page 98: ...in France Belgium The Netherlands Germany Austria Switzerland Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland For Magellan product phone support in English French or German from other Europe Middle East or African...

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