Magellan eXplorist 350H, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Magellan eXplorist 350H...

Page 2: ...only Magellan cables and antennas the use of non Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the receiver and will void the warranty No part of this guide may be reproduced...

Page 3: ...located or operating in conjunction with any other aerial or transmitter In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approv...

Page 4: ...onjunction with any other antenna or transmitter The information provided in this document is subject to change without notice Improvements and enhancements to the product may occur without any formal...

Page 5: ...CK ME 6 Starting a Hunt TRACK ME Trip 6 Turning Track Lines On Off 6 Marking your Location 6 Marking a Location on the Map 7 Returning the Cursor to your Current Location 7 Waypoint Icon Types Availab...

Page 6: ...p 12 MY TRIPS 13 Selecting a Trip 13 Changing the Trip Name 13 Viewing the Waypoint Details for the Trip 14 Accessing the Trip 14 Going to the Start of a Planned Trip 14 Adding an Existing Waypoint to...

Page 7: ...ing the Trip 20 PLAN TRIP 20 Planning a Hiking Trip 20 MY TRIPS 21 Selecting a Trip 21 Changing the Trip Name 21 Viewing the Waypoint Details for the Trip 22 Accessing the Trip 22 Going to the Start o...

Page 8: ...ting ARRIVAL DISTANCE Alert 27 Setting WAYPOINT PROXIMITY Alert 27 Setting GPS FIX Alert 27 SATELLITES 27 Viewing Satellite Information 27 MAPS 28 Selecting Maps 28 Setting Map Orientation 28 Displayi...

Page 9: ...alendar Information 30 VOLUME BRIGHTNESS 31 Setting Display Brightness 31 Setting Speaker Volume 31 Setting BACKLIGHT TIMER 31 MEMORY 31 LANGUAGE SELECTION 32 PRODUCT INFORMATION 32 Viewing Product In...

Page 10: ...ble for a screen the MENU button icon appears in the lower right corner of the display Press the MENU button to bring up the menu ZOOM IN Button ZOOM OUT Button BACK Button Use to step back to the pre...

Page 11: ...r 1 Lift the battery door up and remove from the device 2 Setting Battery Type It is important that you confirm that the BATTERY TYPE setting is set properly for the type of batteries installed 1 From...

Page 12: ...attery life Pressing the POWER button quickly while in Active Suspend turns the display back on Press and hold the POWER button to power the device completely off skipping the Active Suspend option Ha...

Page 13: ...a trip to be accessed later in MY TRIPS that provides navigational information VIEW MAP View map for current position and surroundings SETTINGS Select setting options to customize the device Map Scre...

Page 14: ...t 350H receiver can be updated from the Magellan website or through the Magellan VantagePoint software when updates are available Register Your Device Go to www magellangps com to register your Magell...

Page 15: ...ment is called the Track Line It s possible that the track line obscures an area of the map you are interested in so the eXplorist 350H has a way to turn the track lines on or off Even when the track...

Page 16: ...around the map When you have the spot picked out you want to save press MENU 2 With MARK THIS SPOT highlighted press ENTER 3 Highlight the category type LANDMARKS or PREY TRACKING and press ENTER 4 Hi...

Page 17: ...ur next trip one important thing you may want to know about a particular location is what the GMU or WMU zone is for that area Or maybe you want to know the coordinates or your bearing Use the MENU op...

Page 18: ...MENU button notes All of the functions mentioned in this section that are accessible from the Map screen are also accessible from any of the view options you select Changing Views 1 While viewing the...

Page 19: ...ings do and how they are changed are discussed in the Settings chapter of this manual Quickly Accessing Map Settings 1 While viewing the Map screen press MENU 2 With MAP OPTIONS highlighted press ENTE...

Page 20: ...ion of the screen 2 Press ENTER 3 Use the keyboard to edit or create a new name for the trip 4 Highlight the green arrow and press ENTER when you are satisfied with the name for the trip Viewing the W...

Page 21: ...s ENTER Use the joystick to change the values in the coordinate Press ENTER when done with each coordinate Select the green check mark at the bottom of the screen to confirm the entered position Next...

Page 22: ...ne from your current position and begin recording additional data to that trip PLAN TRIPS provide line of sight guidance lines to each point in the trip While on a Planned Trip you can get guidance in...

Page 23: ...rip 1 While viewing the TRIP DETAILS screen press the MENU button 2 Select RESUME TRIP for previous trips or NAVIGATE TO START for planned trips Functions Unique to Planned Trips Going to the Start of...

Page 24: ...off Even when the track lines are turned off the eXplorist 350H will continue recording the track for when you turn the track lines back on Turning Track Lines On Off 1 While viewing the Map screen pr...

Page 25: ...he map When you have the spot picked out you want to save press MENU 2 With MARK THIS SPOT highlighted press ENTER 3 Highlight the icon that best describes the waypoint you are saving and press ENTER...

Page 26: ...Map screen doesn t suit your needs and you would like to view a compass or a dashboard view this can easily be done from the MENU button notes All of the functions mentioned in this section that are a...

Page 27: ...t the settings do and how they are changed are discussed in the Settings chapter of this manual Quickly Accessing Map Settings 1 While viewing the Map screen press MENU 2 With MAP OPTIONS highlighted...

Page 28: ...n of the screen 2 Press ENTER 3 Use the keyboard to edit or create a new name for the trip 4 Highlight the green arrow and press ENTER when you are satisfied with the name for the trip Viewing the Way...

Page 29: ...ENTER Use the joystick to change the values in the coordinate Press ENTER when done with each coordinate Select the green check mark at the bottom of the screen to confirm the entered position Next se...

Page 30: ...ne from your current position and begin recording additional data to that trip PLAN TRIPS provide line of sight guidance lines to each point in the trip While on a Planned Trip you can get guidance in...

Page 31: ...rip 1 While viewing the TRIP DETAILS screen press the MENU button 2 Select RESUME TRIP for previous trips or NAVIGATE TO START for planned trips Functions Unique to Planned Trips Going to the Start of...

Page 32: ...ceiver can give you a visual indication of the GMU WMU boundary displayed on the map as well as provide you with alerts when you are approaching or leaving a GMU WMU area Turning On GMU WMU Map Overla...

Page 33: ...that the GMU WMU is in notes Not all states or provinces are available in the Magellan eXplorist 350H 10 Use the joystick to highlight the boundary you want displayed and press ENTER The status of the...

Page 34: ...he batteries will last before needing to be changed Power Off Timer The device can be set to automatically turn off whenever a defined length of time passes without a keypress This will greatly help i...

Page 35: ...Xplorist 350H You can select miles per hour MPH or kilometers per hour KPH 1 From the SETTINGS menu highlight UNITS and press ENTER 2 Highlight SPEED and press ENTER 3 Highlight the desired unit of me...

Page 36: ...OXIMITY Alert The WAYPOINT PROXIMITY alert will beep when you are a predefined distance from a saved waypoint 1 From the SETTINGS menu highlight ALERTS and press ENTER 2 Highlight WAYPOINT PROXIMITY a...

Page 37: ...ll toggle the map on and off Setting Map Orientation The map can be set to display NORTH UP the top of the display is north or ORIENTATION UP the top of the display is your heading 1 From the SETTINGS...

Page 38: ...OFF and press ENTER Setting Auto Zoom 1 From the SETTINGS menu highlight MAPS and press ENTER 2 Highlight MAP OPTIONS and press ENTER 3 Highlight AUTO ZOOM and press ENTER 4 Select ON or OFF and press...

Page 39: ...and press ENTER 3 Highlight COORDINATE INPUT TYPE and press ENTER 4 Select LAT LON MGRS or UTM and press ENTER Viewing Map Details 1 From the SETTINGS menu highlight MAPS and press ENTER 2 Highlight M...

Page 40: ...eeding to be changed Setting Speaker Volume 1 From the SETTINGS menu highlight VOLUME BRIGHTNESS and press ENTER 2 Use the joystick to highlight the volume slider bar Move the joystick left or right t...

Page 41: ...TION PRODUCT INFO isn t a setting as there are no values that can be changed Instead it is used to display detailed information on the software being used Viewing Product Information 1 From the SETTIN...