User manual MAGELLAN EXPLORIST XL-GBR

[. . . ] Magellan eXplorist XL Reference Manual ***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. Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous and can result in an accident in which you or others could be injured. USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U. S. Government, which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of the GPS network. The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U. S. [. . . ] Search the database for the POI you want to use as the starting POI for the route. Optional: As you are creating the route you may want to edit what you have already entered. You can insert, delete or replace a POI that is already in the route list. Inserting: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI that you want to insert a new leg before. Deleting: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI you want to delete from the route. Create Route screen Replacing: Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the POI you want to replace. The POI you select will replace the POI that was originally highlighted. When you have added all of the legs to the route you are creating, use the Arrow joystick to highlight Save Route. Use the Arrow joystick and the ENTER button to input a name, up to ten characters, for the route. Press ENTER. 42 Activating/Deactivating a Route 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 need to be activated manually. Locate the file that contains the route you want to activate or deactivate. (The eXplorist will automatically open the default file. ) With the file highlighted press ENTER. List of routes with route named `Magellan' active. You will be returned to the last viewed navigation screen with the route chosen activated or deactivated. Routes Changing the Destination Leg of an Active Route 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. To finish out the route, the final leg goes from the ranger station to the swimming area. This route would be Camp > Bridge > Marker > Ranger > Swim. Suppose that after crossing the bridge you didn't want to go to the stone marker but instead go directly to the ranger station. Since the route is active (you can only select legs from active routes), you would follow the instructions below and tell the eXplorist to set the next leg to the ranger station. The route would be recomputed, eliminating the navigation instructions to go to the stone marker. Locate the file that contains the route you want to activate or deactivate. [. . . ] First, when you are nearing the proximity alarm distance selected and second, a visual proximity alert when you are at the distance selected. · · · · At the bottom of the display is a field that will display information about all alarms that have been triggered since the eXplorist was last turned on. Note: When an alarm is displayed, press ESC to clear the alarm from the screen. Preferences Setting Alarms 1. Use the Arrow joystick to highlight the alarm field that you want to turn off or set. Press ENTER. 81 Select from the list of available distances the distance that you want the alarm alert to come on or select Off to turn off the alarm. [. . . ]