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Magellan Magellan eXplorist 300, Reference Manual

The Magellan eXplorist 300 is a versatile navigation device designed to accompany adventurers in their outdoor explorations. To enhance your user experience, we provide a free (Spanish) Manual De Referencia for download on our website. Explore its features and functionalities effortlessly with the help of this comprehensive manual, available for free download at manualshive.com.

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Selecting Languages

The eXplorist can be set to display information from any one of ten different languages.  You
can select from English, Français (French), Deutsch (German), Nederlands (Dutch), Suomi
(Finnish), Español (Spanish), Italiano (Italian), Português (Portuguese), Svenska (Swedish)
and Norsk (Norwegian).

Selecting the Language for Your eXplorist

1.

Press 

MENU

.

2.

Use the 

Arrow

joystick to highlight 

Preferences

.

3.

Press 

ENTER

.

4.

Use the 

Arrow

joystick to highlight 

Language

.

5.

Press 

ENTER

.

6.

Use the 

Arrow

joystick to selecte the language desired.

7.

Press 

ENTER

.

Preferences

75

Language

English

Français
Deutsch
Nederlands
Suomi
Español
Italiano
Português
Svenska
Norsk

Summary of Contents for Magellan eXplorist 300

Page 1: ...ce Manual Topics eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver Using the eXplorist 300 Starting Up Navigation Screens Points of Interest Routes Track Logs Weather Electronic Compass Preferences Specifications Accessorie...

Page 2: ...e receiver and will void the warranty LICENSE AGREEMENT Thales Navigation grants you the purchaser the right to use the software supplied in and with Thales Navigation GPS products the SOFTWARE in the...

Page 3: ...ng the Display Backlight On Off 9 Using the eXplorist for the First Time 10 Conclusion 13 Navigation Screens 14 Accessing the Navigation Screens 14 Map Screen 14 Map Screen Overview 15 Changing Map Sc...

Page 4: ...Preloaded POI using Alphabetical 31 Editing a User Created POI 32 Deleting a User Created POI 33 Viewing a User Created POI on the Map Screen 34 Copying a Preloaded POI 35 Viewing a Preloaded POI on...

Page 5: ...ing a Saved Track Log 59 Weather 60 Weather Screen 60 Accessing the Weather Screen 60 Calibrating the Pressure Altimeter 61 Electronic Compass 62 Calibrating the Compass 63 Turning the Compass Off On...

Page 6: ...ll Track Logs 76 Clearing All User Entered POIs and Routes 77 Clearing All Routes 77 Clearing All Track Logs User Entered POIs and Routes 77 Reseting the eXplorist to Factory Defaults 78 Specification...

Page 7: ...300 GPS Receiver front Built in background map Preloaded points of interest Rugged design rubber protected 8 MB of background map 2 axis electronic compass Superior tracking with 14 parallel channels...

Page 8: ...oomed 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 selected by using the arro...

Page 9: ...eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver 3 Battery Door Fastener Unscrew to open battery door to install batteries eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver back Battery Door Wrist Lanyard Strap Mounting Hole...

Page 10: ...ted 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 batt...

Page 11: ...ur eXplorist a clear view of the sky so that it can receive the signals from the satellites Do Point the antenna up toward the sky Maintain a clear view of the sky Don t Cover the antenna with your ha...

Page 12: ...at 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 eXplor...

Page 13: ...presents 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 calle...

Page 14: ...phically see your position the route you are navigating the path that you have trekked Track as well as points of interest icons There is a built in odometer so that you can log the distance of your j...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...utside 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 eX...

Page 17: ...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 deter...

Page 18: ...e button is highlighted at the bottom of the display Review the information you entered if correct press ENTER Tip If the time or the date is incorrect you can fix it now Use the Arrow joystick to hig...

Page 19: ...osition 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 one...

Page 20: ...w 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...

Page 21: ...he Map screen displays your position indicated by the arrow icon in the center of the map The arrow not only displays your position but also when moving will point in the direction you are heading The...

Page 22: ...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 posi...

Page 23: ...e 3 Press ENTER 4 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 5 Press ENTER 6 Highlight the information you...

Page 24: ...th Track Up 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...

Page 25: ...easily depending on where you are navigating To change the primary usage 1 While viewing the Map screen press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystic...

Page 26: ...e direction you are heading Compass Screen Overview 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 i...

Page 27: ...ustomize page 3 Press ENTER 4 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 5 Press ENTER 6 Highlight the inf...

Page 28: ...ield when the eXplorist is using WAAS information to increase the accuracy of the position fix Date and time are shown automatically adjusted from time information supplied from the atomic clocks in t...

Page 29: ...trip odometer to zero To reset the trip odometer 1 While viewing the Position screen press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Reset Trip 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Ye...

Page 30: ...en Type of position fix and the number of satellites being tracked is displayed A 2D Position Fix requires three satellites a 3D Position Fix requires four satellites or more Graphical indication of t...

Page 31: ...database will be marking your present position There are two levels of marking your position The first that will be described will be quick marking your position The second method provides you with t...

Page 32: ...ed in the information block at the top of the keypad 4b If the Name field was selected Use the Arrow joystick to select the character desired and press ENTER If you make a mistake highlight Back and p...

Page 33: ...the coordinate system used by your eXplorist 1 Press MARK 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the Location field 3 Press ENTER 4 Depending on the coordinate system used the information will be diffe...

Page 34: ...er method of marking a position while in the Cursor mode 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 in...

Page 35: ...e bearing and distance from your present position is displayed at the bottom of the screen Searching for a User Entered POI When searching for a POI that you have entered you have two options to choos...

Page 36: ...joystick to highlight Pts of Interest 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick in an up down motion to highlight Background Map 5 Use the Arrow joystick in a left right motion to select Nearest 6 Press...

Page 37: ...k to highlight the category Cities Highways Airports Waterways or Parks for the POI 8 Press ENTER 9 Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to enter the first few characters of the POI you are sea...

Page 38: ...e 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 field was...

Page 39: ...ow will be displayed confirming the deletion 1 Press MENU 2 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...

Page 40: ...to be viewed 8 Press ENTER 9 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map 10 Press ENTER 11 The Map screen will be displayed in the Cursor mode The cursor will be directly over the POI you have sel...

Page 41: ...ress ENTER Steps 12 through 14 are optional 12 Use the 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 i...

Page 42: ...light OK and press ENTER 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 displ...

Page 43: ...advantage 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 is...

Page 44: ...creation of this GOTO After you press ENTER the last viewed navigation screen will be displayed updated as needed to provide information about the GOTO route you have created On the Map screen a line...

Page 45: ...that you want to create a GOTO from the current cursor position Highlight Yes If you highlight No and press ENTER the eXplorist assumes that you still want to create a GOTO just not to the current cu...

Page 46: ...map objects in the same location 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Goto 7 Press ENTER 8 If a GOTO is active you will be asked to deactivate it and create a new GOTO route Highlight...

Page 47: ...s of a multi leg route Multi leg routes can be saved in memory A maximum of 20 routes can be saved Each saved route can have up to 29 legs in the route Multi leg routes remain active even after the eX...

Page 48: ...is already in the route list Inserting 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...

Page 49: ...MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to activate or deactivate The active route will have its name bold...

Page 50: ...he route is active you can only select legs from active routes you would follow the instructions below and tell the eXplorist to set the next leg to the ranger station The route would be recomputed el...

Page 51: ...ew leg before Press MENU highlight Insert POI and press ENTER Search the POI database for the new POI The new POI will be inserted into the route you are creating Deleting Use the Arrow joystick to hi...

Page 52: ...was discussed earlier Camp Bridge Marker Ranger Swim would now be Swim Ranger Marker Bridge Camp 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to hig...

Page 53: ...an create a new one 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to delete 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight Dele...

Page 54: ...2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to copy 5 Press ENTER 6 Press MENU 7 Use the Arrow joystick to highligh...

Page 55: ...R 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the name of the route you want to view 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight View on Map 7 Press ENTER The route is displayed with the map scaled...

Page 56: ...ill find many other additional uses for track logs once you feel comfortable with them Track Logs As mentioned above track logs are records of your travels using electronic breadcrumbs to record where...

Page 57: ...rs only when the active track is not being recorded 6 Press ENTER Note The eXplorist will fill in a straight line from the point where the track logging was stopped to the point where it has been resu...

Page 58: ...Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight Stop Logging If Resume Logging is displayed the Track Log has already been stopped Go to step 10 7 Press ENTER 8...

Page 59: ...an seven characters long 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight Save 7 Press ENTER 8 If...

Page 60: ...orist will now begin computing the navigation information needed to guide you back to your starting point NOTE When you have an active BackTrack route the eXplorist will not be recording track informa...

Page 61: ...you do not the other functions will still work but you will probably have a lot more track log information than you want 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log 3 Press ENTER 4 Us...

Page 62: ...e the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track or any track log you have previously saved 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight Convert to Route 7 Press ENTER 8 Use the Arrow joystick and ENTER button to assign a...

Page 63: ...Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Active Track or any track log you have previously saved 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight View on Map 7 Press ENTER The...

Page 64: ...reviously saved 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight Follow 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 select...

Page 65: ...longer needed 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Track Log 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved 5 Press MENU 6 Highlight Delete T...

Page 66: ...re readings from your present position Some weather services and television reporting of barometric pressure use a normalized barometric pressure at sea level so your readings may differ slightly Pres...

Page 67: ...sing known elevation markers 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Weather 3 Press ENTER 4 Press MENU 5 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Set Altimeter 6 Press ENTER 7 Press ENTER 8 Use...

Page 68: ...ere with the compass readings The compass must be held relatively level to operate correctly Note When the eXplorist is held at an angle that is too great for the electronic compass to be accurate a H...

Page 69: ...he Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 4 Press ENTER 5 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Compass Calibrate 6 Press ENTER 7 Read the Attention message and press ENTER 8 Lay the eXplorist on its b...

Page 70: ...this Another reason you may want to turn the compass off is if you are in an area where you cannot avoid large metallic obects such as in a vehicle 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight...

Page 71: ...a large distance while turned off Access to setting the units of measure for information displayed A means to set the north reference to be either magnetic north or True North The coordinate system fo...

Page 72: ...ing for the satellites that it thinks are overhead If the satellites are not there the eXplorist begins polling the skies trying to determine which satellites are in view This process can take time an...

Page 73: ...ote Time is one of the first pieces of information transmitted by the satellites Even without enough satellite information to compute a position fix the time displayed may have already been corrected...

Page 74: ...Knots or KM KPH 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Units 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the da...

Page 75: ...tick to highlight Map Units 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for North Reference 7 Press ENTER 8 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Magnetic or TRUE 9 Press ENTER Th...

Page 76: ...row joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Units 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Coord System 7 Press ENTER 8...

Page 77: ...ress MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Map Units 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the data field for Map Dat...

Page 78: ...essed or if you are not moving This will prevent the batteries from running out if you accidentally leave the eXplorist on 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER...

Page 79: ...klight to remain on while no buttons have been pressed 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Pwr Management 5 Press ENTER 6...

Page 80: ...7 Press ENTER 8 Use the Arrow joystick and ENTER button to input your name 9 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight OK when the name is entered 10 Press ENTER 11 Optional Use the Arrow joystick to highli...

Page 81: ...Italian Portugu s Portuguese Svenska Swedish and Norsk Norwegian Selecting the Language for Your eXplorist 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow...

Page 82: ...r Memory you can also set all of the defaults in the eXplorist to the factory defaults Clearing All Track Logs 1 Press MENU 2 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Ar...

Page 83: ...es 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Clear Memory 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Routes 7 Confirm Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Yes to confirm or No to can...

Page 84: ...rrow joystick to highlight Preferences 3 Press ENTER 4 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight Reset Default 5 Press ENTER 6 Use the Arrow joystick to highlight All 7 Confirm Use the Arrow joystick to hig...

Page 85: ...eady state Limits Speed 951 MPH 1530 5 km h Altitude 60 000 ft 18 600 meters Physical Size 4 6 x 2 1 x 1 3 h x w x d 11 7 cm x 5 3 cm x 3 3 cm Weight 4 ounces 110 grams with 2 AA batteries installed D...

Page 86: ...ser entered Total Up to 500 saved points of interest Name Length 8 characters including spaces Built in included with background map Categories Cities highways airports waterways and parks Navigation...

Page 87: ...er wherever your adventure takes you Part number 702209 Bike Mounting Mount your Magellan eXplorist on your bicycle snowmobile or motorcycle for convenient operation and viewing The easy to install mo...

Page 88: ...hone Our technical support phone representatives are available Monday through Friday 6 00 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...

Page 89: ...supportfr thalesnavigation com free of charge phone access available from Eire UK Portugal Spain France Belgium The Netherlands Germany Austria Switzerland Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland For Magell...

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