User manual MAGELLAN EXPLORIST MAPSEND

[. . . ] MapSend maps will transform your eXplorist into an amazingly powerful solution for outdoor recreation and travel. You can find out much more about the growing range of MapSend products through a Magellan dealer or on-line at www. magellangps. com under Products/Maps and Software. · Typically cover very large areas, allowing the user to cut smaller regions of the big map to load to the GPS receiver. [. . . ] 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. 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. 2 Using MapSend 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. 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. Serial Number 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. 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. NOTE: MapSend programs store saved map files in this location on the PC hard drive: C:\Programs\Magellan\[Mapsend Product Name] \Export\Images\*. imi 3 Using MapSend Map files for eXplorist always have the . imi or . mgi file extension plus the name you chose for the region when you defined the map region. For example, if you made a region named "Rockies", the saved map file will be Rockies. imi or Rockies. mgi depending on the MapSend product you used. Important note: files created from MapSend Worldwide Basemap must have a . mgi extension to be compatible with eXplorist. If you are using a version of MapSend Worldwide Basemap, that produces . img files, check the Magellan website for the software patch v. 1. 30 or higher that is needed to create . mgi files. [. . . ] If you decided to place your maps in a subdirectory, or another directory entirely, move through 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 Setup" and change the active map any time you wish to change to another map you have stored in the eXplorist. Summary Following these instructions you will be able to expand the capabilities of your eXplorist to new levels of detail. [. . . ]