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Next you will see this dialog box:

Disregard the “Settings” and “Connect” options.  

The first time you use any MapSend product, you
need to type in the software serial number for your
eXplorist in the Target GPS Unit serial number
field.

SD cards offer many advantages when working with maps

Before you get started, you may want to purchase an SD memory card from your
Magellan dealer or from any consumer electronics retailer.  It is possible to store small
maps to eXplorist internal memory, but with SD cards you can save larger maps or more
maps – limited only by the size of SD card you choose.  For reference, a MapSend Topo
map of the State of Washington will fit on a 64MB SD card, and a MapSend DirectRoute
routable street map of Southern California should also fit in 64MB.

Preparing and storing MapSend map regions on the PC

All MapSend CD-ROM products include a Quick Start Guide that explains the basics of
defining map regions on the PC. Except for saving and moving maps over to your
eXplorist, MapSend PC applications work the same way for eXplorist as for any other
compatible Magellan GPS receivers. Only the basics of storing a map region for eXplorist
are covered in this section.  

When you have used MapSend to define a region
and are ready to upload, click the map upload
button on the MapSend toolbar. You will see this
dialog box:

Select 

Store on Hard Drive

and then the 

Next

button.  Do not choose “Upload to GPS Unit” or
“Upload to SD Card Programmer” for eXplorist.

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Using MapSend

Summary of Contents for eXplorist - Hiking GPS Receiver

Page 1: ...Magellan eXplorist GPS Receiver Using MapSend This manual provides basic operation instructions for the MapSend line of Magellan software with your eXplorist GPS receiver...

Page 2: ...2005 Thales S A All rights reserved The Magellan logo Magellan MapSend and eXplorist are trademarks of Thales...

Page 3: ...regions are available as pre loaded map regions on SD cards Plug and play in the eXplorist but are limited in geographic area Using MapSend maps with eXplorist The Magellan eXplorist uses a USB port t...

Page 4: ...ington will fit on a 64MB SD card and a MapSend DirectRoute routable street map of Southern California should also fit in 64MB Preparing and storing MapSend map regions on the PC All MapSend CD ROM pr...

Page 5: ...storage media The easiest way is to use the Magellan Conversion Manager This program can be installed from your eXplorist welcome disk or you can download it from the eXplorist support section of the...

Page 6: ...Manager searches for any imi files in the Programs Magellan path on your hard drive It shows the maps it found and any viable storage media connected to the PC on the next screen like this If you don...

Page 7: ...ough the directories until you locate your map file Once you select your file the eXplorist will ask you to confirm your selection after which it will load your map selection You can go back to Active...

Page 8: ...Thales Consumer Products 960 Overland Court San Dimas California USA 91773 Tel 909 394 5000 Fax 909 394 7050 www magellangps com A product of Thales 631180 01 B...

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