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To locate the serial number of your eXplorist:

On the eXplorist, push the Menu key and select

About

from the menu list. The following screen

will appear on the unit:

This is the number you will type as the serial
number in the “Target GPS…” input field in
MapSend.

Click the 

Next

button in the MapSend upload screen. MapSend will then prepare the

map(s) and save them in a folder on your hard disk. It may take some time to format
and save if you are creating large map regions. Part of the reason is that MapSend is
compressing the map so it performs well on the eXplorist.

Use the Magellan Conversion Manager to Copy Maps to eXplorist Storage
Media

Now that you have your map regions saved on the PC hard drive, you need to transfer
maps to eXplorist 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 Magellan Web site.

To transfer stored map regions to SD cards
or eXplorist memory, click the 

Conversion

Manager

icon on your desktop.  You will see

this dialog box on the PC:

Select 

Transfer Map Regions

and click 

Next

.

The next window in the Conversion Manager
will ask you to insert the SD card into the
card reader or connect the eXplorist unit to
the PC.  If you wish to transfer maps to the
eXplorist, make sure it is connected, turn it
on, and set it to File Transfer mode. 

When you’re ready, click 

Next

again in the Conversion Manager. The PC will search for

stored map files.  

NOTE:  MapSend programs store saved map files in this location on the PC hard drive:
C:\Programs\Magellan\[Mapsend Product Name] \Export\Images\*.imi  

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Using MapSend

Serial Number

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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