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Magellan eXplorist XL Reference Manual - Preferences

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    Magellan explorist xl reference manual.

  • Page 2: ***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 accid...

  • Page 3: Explorist Xl Gps Receiver

    Explorist xl gps receiver 1 features of the magellan explorist gps receiver: 1 button descriptions 2 starting up 5 turning the explorist on 5 turning the explorist off 5 turning the display backlight on/off 5 using the explorist for the first time 6 conclusion 10 using the explorist xl 11 going to a...

  • Page 4: Magellan Geocache Manager

    Magellan geocache manager 61 magellan geocache manager 61 using the magellan geocache manager 62 working with geocache files 64 using the explorist with mapsend 66 using the explorist with mapsend 66 overview of uploading detail maps from mapsend to the explorist 66 transferring pois, routes, and tr...

  • Page 5: Explorist Xl Gps Receiver

    1 explorist xl gps receiver explorist xl gps receiver antenna display backlight button arrow joystick zoom in nav mark esc goto menu zoom out enter on/off button features of the magellan explorist gps receiver: • built-in background map (28 mb) • high-definition color display • preloaded points of i...

  • Page 6: Explorist Xl Gps Receiver

    Explorist xl gps receiver 2 button descriptions: on/off turns the explorist on or off. Backlight turns the display backlight on. Sequences from off to low to high intensity. Enter used to access highlighted menu items or accept highlighted buttons. Esc cancels data inputs. Closes the accessed functi...

  • Page 7: Explorist Xl Gps Receiver

    Explorist xl gps receiver 3 remove battery cover by turning the silver latch on the back of the unit one quarter turn. The explorist xl uses four aa batteries that are installed as shown in the accompanying diagram. Be sure to observe the proper polarity when installing the batteries. Under normal o...

  • Page 8: Explorist Xl Gps Receiver

    Explorist xl gps receiver 4 turn your explorist off and connect the connector of the explorist data cable to the back of your explorist and tighten the locking screw. There are alignment tabs on the connector to make sure that the connector is installed properly. It is recommended that you connect t...

  • Page 9: Starting Up

    5 to 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 is a 5 second countdown after you press the power button. If you change your mind and decide to leave the explorist on, just press the esc button. ...

  • Page 10: Starting Up

    Starting up 6 turn the explorist on. Press the power button. When the startup screen is displayed, press enter . 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 will be used. You can change the language selection ...

  • Page 11: Starting Up

    Starting up 7 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 ...

  • Page 12: Starting Up

    Starting up 8 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 two minutes, it will present you with the following screens in an effort to better determine its approximate location. Select region. Us...

  • Page 13: Starting Up

    Starting up 9 enter the date. Use the arrow joystick to set the date displayed to the current date. Arrow joystick up: increases the highlighted number arrow joystick down: decreases the highlighted number arrow joystick right: moves the highlight one character to the right arrow joystick left: move...

  • Page 14: Starting Up

    Starting up 10 cold 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 with their relative position. It does this by using a built-in satellite almanac. This almanac, when given the current date, time and approximate po...

  • Page 15: Using The Explorist Xl

    11 the explorist xl uses information from the gps satellites orbiting the earth to provide you with detailed infor- mation 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 most common use o...

  • Page 16: Using The Explorist Xl

    Using the explorist xl 12 step 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 are many different ways you can do this, but the simplest and most commonly used is a “goto” route. This is a one-leg route with a beginning (where...

  • Page 17: Using The Explorist Xl

    Using the explorist xl 13 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 explori...

  • Page 18: Navigation Screens

    14 the explorist has three navigation screens as well as a satellite status screen that can be accessed by pressing the nav button. Each screen provides the same information in a different format giving you the choice of choosing the screen that best suits your needs. Tip: the esc button will also s...

  • Page 19: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 15 • press menu and select customize page to change the information displayed at the bottom of the screen. • press menu and select map setup to change the orientation of the screen as well as the primary usage (land or marine). Press the zoom in or the zoom out buttons to change h...

  • Page 20: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 16 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: • scroll around ...

  • Page 21: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 17 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: • bearing • distance to next (next leg in multi-leg routes) • distance to end • speed [default] • heading [default] • eta (est...

  • Page 22: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 18 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. To display street information: 1. While viewing the map screen, press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight customize page . 3. Pres...

  • Page 23: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 19 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 blue. When set for marine usage, water is blue and land areas are displayed as yellow. This optio...

  • Page 24: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 20 as you move, your explorist is recording your journey (track). You can select how often the track points are recorded. In auto mode, the explorist doesn’t save track points when you are traveling in a straight line and only a few as you make turns. This saves memory and provide...

  • Page 25: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 21 the compass screen provides an easy-to-use graphical compass that should be familiar to most gps users. Highlights of the compass screen: • with an active route, the top of the compass screen displays the name of the destination. • press menu and select customize page to change...

  • Page 26: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 22 the information displayed at the top of the screen can be customized to information important to you. You can select from: • bearing • distance to next (next leg in multi-leg routes) [default] • distance to end • speed [default] • heading • eta (estimated time of arrival) • tim...

  • Page 27: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 23 the position screen provides detailed position information in a text format that is familiar to seasoned navigators. Highlights of the position screen: • position is displayed in textual format using the coordinate system selected. ( see setting coordinate system for informatio...

  • Page 28: Navigation Screens

    Navigation screens 24 whenever you begin a trip that you want to record how far you have travelled, you will want to reset the 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....

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    25 the 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 you are probably familiar with from using your personal computer. This graphic displays the basic layout of the file structure that is internal to th...

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    Explorist xl gps file structure 26 • when retrieving or saving a poi, the explorist automatically saves the poi to the default poi file. You can select the location to save the poi, by choosing save as when creating a file. Note : the default file is set at the factory but you can change the default...

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    Explorist xl gps file structure 27 • track logs are saved differently from pois and routes in that there is only one track log per file. Also, you can’t set a default file for track logs. The explorist automatically accesses the internal tracklog folder. • creating a new track log file: use the arro...

  • Page 32: Points of Interest

    28 whether 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 you can go back to them in the future. This is the fundamental starting point for any gps navigator. Saving these places is called “marking you positio...

  • Page 33: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 29 normally, marking you position is simply a two button process, mark and enter . However, sometimes you will want to personalize the poi you are marking to make it easier to identify later. You are able to change the icon, change the name, and create a message. (you are also abl...

  • Page 34: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 30 sometimes you may want to save a position that is not your present position. The explorist offers you two ways of doing that. You can modify the coordinates of your present position or you can use the cursor mode of the map screen to pan to the location you want to mark. This m...

  • Page 35: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 31 this gives you a way of marking a position, other then your present position, by moving the cursor around the map to a place you want to create a poi. 1. While viewing the map screen, use the arrow joystick to put the explorist into cursor mode. 2. Continue moving the crosshair...

  • Page 36: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 32 all 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 database. Once the database has been accessed and the poi selected you can view or edit the poi. Highlights of the poi database are: • searching for ...

  • Page 37: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 33 searching for a preloaded poi using the nearest option is similar to searching for user-entered poi’s with an additional step. Preloaded poi’s have been categorized into five categories (cities, highways, airports, waterways and parks) and you need to select the category that t...

  • Page 38: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 34 poi’s that you have saved can be edited to change the icon, name, elevation and message. You can also change the location but keep in mind that this effectively is creating a new poi in a new location. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight poi list . 3. Press e...

  • Page 39: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 35 poi’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 you created if you have a lot of them. Poi’s that have been deleted cannot be restored. You will need to input the information for a poi you delete ...

  • Page 40: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 36 poi’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 poi (preloaded poi’s can not be deleted) it just copies it to the pois portion of the database. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlig...

  • Page 41: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 37 poi’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. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight poi list . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick up/down to highlight background map . 5. ...

  • Page 42: Points of Interest

    Points of interest 38 you can select whether a user-entered poi is displayed or hidden while viewing the map screen. In the upper left corner of the poi save screen (next to the icon field) is a checkbox that indicated if the poi will be visible on the map. When it is checked, the poi is visible. Th...

  • Page 43: Routes

    39 routes 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, the more enjoyment you will receive from using your explorist. The easiest, and most common form of a route is a goto route. A goto route is a one-leg r...

  • Page 44: Routes

    Routes 40 route, you will be updated with a new course to follow. This updating of your route will also occur during multi-leg routes so you always know which way you 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 scr...

  • Page 45: Routes

    Routes 41 multi-leg routes can be used to navigate to a final destination using multiple legs. An example would be leaving the dock, motoring over to buoy 1, then the bait boat and finally to a fishing hot spot. This route would go from dock to buoy 1,buoy 1 to bait, bait to fish. Features of a mult...

  • Page 46: Routes

    Routes 42 14. Press enter . An active route is the route you are presently navigating on. Anytime you activate a route, it will remain the active route until you either turn it off (deactivate) or activate a new route. Goto’s are automatically activated when they are created while multi-leg routes n...

  • Page 47: Routes

    Routes 43 when 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 skip some of the legs you can select the leg that you want to proceed to next. An example would be your planned route starts at your campsite. The f...

  • Page 48: Routes

    Routes 44 saved routes can be edited to add a new leg at the end of the route ( ) remove a leg ( delete poi ), insert a new leg ( insert poi ) or change the destination from one poi to another ( replace poi ). 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight routes . 3. Press enter . 4. Locate...

  • Page 49: Routes

    Routes 45 reversing a route takes a saved route and recreates it in reverse order. The sample route that 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...

  • Page 50: Routes

    Routes 46 this 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. Press enter . 4. Locate the file that contains the route you want to move. (the explorist will automatically open the default file.) 5. Press enter ...

  • Page 51: Routes

    Routes 47 viewing 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 arrow joystick to highlight routes . 3. Press enter . 4. Locate the file that contains the route. Locate the file that contains the route you want ...

  • Page 52: Track Logs

    48 as you are moving, the explorist continuously records your track. Much like leaving breadcrumbs on the trail that you can use later to find your way back, the explorist leaves “electronic breadcrumbs” on the map. The advantage here is that you don’t have to worry about animals coming along and ea...

  • Page 53: Track Logs

    Track logs 49 before 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 joystick to highlight track log . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight active track . 5. Press enter . 6. Highlight stop logging . (if ...

  • Page 54: Track Logs

    Track logs 50 backtrack routes use your active track to create a route back to where you started, turning around and following the electronic breadcrumb trail that the explorist dropped. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight track log . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to ...

  • Page 55: Track Logs

    Track logs 51 this 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 edited if necessary. Note : convert to route is available for both active track logs and track logs you have saved. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joyst...

  • Page 56: Track Logs

    Track logs 52 it 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 functions unique to saved track logs that you can perform: following, reversing, and deleting the track. This function provides you with a means to use a ...

  • Page 57: Track Logs

    Track logs 53 use 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 highlight track log . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight any track log you have previously saved. 5. Press enter . 6. Highl...

  • Page 58: Advanced Features

    54 the explorist has a set of advanced features that provides you with additional features to enhance the use of your explorist. The advanced features are accessed from the main menu and include: • area calculation: this will compute the area and the perimeter of a region that you define. • fish/hun...

  • Page 59: Advanced Features

    Advanced features 55 1. While viewing the area calculation screen, press menu . 2. Highlight delete all points . 3. Press enter . 4. All of the pois in the list are removed and you can now create a new region to be calculated. You can insert, delete, or replace a poi in the area calculation list. 1....

  • Page 60: Advanced Features

    Advanced features 56 1. With the fish/hunt screen displayed, highlight the at field. 2. Press enter . 3. Select a poi from the poi database. 1. With the fish/hunt screen displayed, highlight the on field. 2. Press enter . 3. Use the arrow joystick to change the date. Up/down changes the data at the ...

  • Page 61: Advanced Features

    Advanced features 57 1. With the sun/moon screen displayed, highlight the on field. 2. Press enter . 3. Use the arrow joystick to change the date. Up/down changes the data at the cursor position; left/right moves the cursor. 4. When the date is correct, press enter . Vertical profile will graphicall...

  • Page 62: Advanced Features

    Advanced features 58 when the explorist is placed in the simulator mode, it simulates movement along a predefined or saved route. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight adv. Features . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight simulate . 5. Press enter . 6. Highlight th...

  • Page 63: Advanced Features

    Advanced features 59 for this feature to operate properly, you must have your explorist connected to a personal computer through the computer usb port 1. Turn the explorist off. 2. First connect the pc interface cable to the connector on the back of the explorist. 3. Insert the usb connector on the ...

  • Page 64: Advanced Features

    Advanced features 60 you can work with the files saved in your explorist or files located on an sd card in the explorist (optional). Using the personal computer, you have complete access to moving, renaming, modifying, or deleting any of the saved files. Special care should be taken whenever working...

  • Page 65: Magellan Geocache Manager

    61 very simply, geocaching is a fun, recreational game that you can play using your explorist receiver. It’s been referred to as “electronic treasure hunting” and is just that. Caches are hidden all over the world and your task is to find them, armed only with the coordinates of the cache and your m...

  • Page 66: Magellan Geocache Manager

    Magellan geocache manager 62 1. Access the magellan geocache manager by using the start button on the windows toolbar. 2. Under “programs” select ‘magellan > explorist xl > magellan geocache manager’. 3. The magellan geocache manager will open and an empty list of geocache points is displayed. 4. Th...

  • Page 67: Magellan Geocache Manager

    Magellan geocache manager 63 using the icons at the top of the window is the easiest way of accessing the most common functions. The following lists the icons, their hotkey equivalent, and their usage. Magellan geocache manager tools icon name hotkey description new ctrl+n creates a new database for...

  • Page 68: Magellan Geocache Manager

    Magellan geocache manager 64 this is a picture of a sample geocache file with a list of geocache points. You can modify this list by editing, deleting, or adding points to it. You can also add other downloaded geocache point files to this list but you will need to follow the instructions provided be...

  • Page 69: Magellan Geocache Manager

    Magellan geocache manager 65 1. Turn the explorist off and connect it to the usb port on your computer. 2. Turn the explorist on. If connected correctly, it will begin in the usb file transfer mode or the communications menu is displayed. (if the communications menu is shown, select usb file transfe...

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    66 mapsend® is the magellan line of detailed digital maps for magellan hand-held gps receivers. The core mapsend product line includes street maps for driving, topographic maps for hiking, camping, and hunting, and fresh/salt water maps for fishing and boating. Mapsend maps will transform your explo...

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    Using the explorist with mapsend 67 notice that in the lower right corner the size of the region is displayed. You may choose to put large regions on an sd card to save internal memory. Saving map regions. Before saving the region, review the documentation that came with mapsend to set what informat...

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    Using the explorist with mapsend 68 transfer the files using the magellan conversion manager: launch the magellan conversion manager (installed from the magellan wizard). It can be found under the ‘start’ menu - start > programs > magellan > explorist xl > magellan conversion manager. When first ope...

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    Using the explorist with mapsend 69 you can transfer pois, routes and track logs to and from mapsend and the explorist using the magellan conversion manager. Since the explorist stores these data items in a more accessible manner than previous gps receivers, you must use the magellan conversion mana...

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    Using the explorist with mapsend 70 the process for transferring from from mapsend to the explorist is similar to the one described above. 1. Open the mapsend software program. This procedure will discuss sending waypoints to the explorist. Use similar steps for transferring routes and tracks. 2. Cl...

  • Page 75: Preferences

    71 the preferences portion of the explorist provides the tools to personalize the explorist to your usage and needs. There are tools that are designed to give you full flexibility over its use as well as performing maintanence on the internal memory should the need arise. Features found in preferenc...

  • Page 76: Preferences

    Preferences 72 when to use restart gps : • when the explorist has been moved more then 500 miles (804.67 km) while turned off. • when the 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 concern...

  • Page 77: Preferences

    Preferences 73 12. 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 move the cursor. Note : date is also sent by the satellites and may already be correct as well. 13. Press enter . 14. Use the arrow joystick to highl...

  • Page 78: Preferences

    Preferences 74 the explorist comes with a basemap already installed but you may use mapsend worldwide software (purchased separately) to define your own basemap. You can use active setup to select the background map you want to use if you have stored a new one. Also, you can use one of the other map...

  • Page 79: Preferences

    Preferences 75 you 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 to highlight preferences . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight map units . 5. Press enter . 6. Use the arrow joystick to highl...

  • Page 80: Preferences

    Preferences 76 when using the explorist in conjunction with a map or chart, you should make sure that the map datum in the explorist matches the map datum that the map or chart uses. This can usually be found in the legend block on the map or chart. The default map datum for the explorist is wgs84 a...

  • Page 81: Preferences

    Preferences 77 as has been mentioned before, the display backlight makes the display easier to read in low light situations but it also is the largest drain on the batteries. The 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight preferences . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highli...

  • Page 82: Preferences

    Preferences 78 the explorist can be set to display information from any one of ten different langauges. You can select from english, français (french), deutsch (german), nederlands (dutch), suomi (finnish), español (spanish), italiano (italian), português (portuguese), svenska (swedish) and norsk (n...

  • Page 83: Preferences

    Preferences 79 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight preferences . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight clear memory . 5. Press enter . 6. Use the arrow joystick to highlight pois/routes . 7. Confirm. Use the arrow joystick to highlight yes to confirm or no to can...

  • Page 84: Preferences

    Preferences 80 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow 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 highlight yes to confirm or no to cancel. 8....

  • Page 85: Preferences

    Preferences 81 setting alarms 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight preferences . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight alarms . 5. Press enter . 6. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the alarm field that you want to turn off or set. 7. Press enter . 8. Select fro...

  • Page 86: Preferences

    Preferences 82 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow joystick to highlight preferences . 3. Press enter . 4. Use the arrow joystick to highlight clock . 5. Press enter . 6. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the daylight savings field. 7. Press enter . 8. Use the arrow joystick to highlight the region f...

  • Page 87: Accessories

    86 expand the use of your magellan explorist with accessories from the magellan online store for all of your adventures. To order accessories you can go to the magellan online store at: www.Magellangps.Com/en/store/ for a complete listing of these and any additional accessories that are available fo...

  • Page 88: Specifications

    83 . Performance receiver 14 parallel-channel technology, tracks up to 14 satellites to compute and update information antenna patch acquisition times (optimal conditions) warm less than 1 minute cold less than 2 minutes update rate 1 second continuous accuracy position 7 meters, 95% 2d rms w/waas/e...

  • Page 89: Specifications

    Specifications 84 power source 4 aa batteries battery life up to 19 hours with backlight display on low memory 64 mb internal memory coordinate systems available 11 plus 1 user grid. Lat/lon, utm, osgb, irish, swiss, swedish, finnish, german, french, usng and mgrs routes total unlimited (using sd ca...

  • Page 90: Specifications

    Specifications 85 points of interest user-entered total unlimited saved points of interest (using sd cards) name length 20 characters (including spaces) built-in (included with background map) cateogies cities, highways, airports, waterways and parks. Navigation screens map includes background map a...

  • Page 91: Contacting Magellan Support

    87 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. For magellan product support and warranty service information in english, french, german, spanish, portuguese, dutch, no...