The compass provides an easy to read graphical compass that will act like a regular compass. Those options include turning on and off POIs, Geocache Points, etc. The display tab gives you more options to configure the individual maps. Primary Usage is used to switch the colors of land and water so that you can more easily read the text on land if you use it for land and just the opposite for water. I personally think this is a silly limitation and it should be changed to allow an infinite number of points up to the amount of memory you have and if you add more memory you should be able to have the points stored on the SD card. Keep in mind that you can only store 2000 points per track so if you get too many points the eXplorist will start deleting old points to make room for new ones. Leaving this on auto is usually good enough for most applications, but the detail can be increased if you need it. The Track Mode selection determines how often track points are logged.

This really only affects your map if you have one of the detailed maps loaded. Detail goes from low to highest and determines how much information is show on the map. North UP makes it so the top of the map always points north, Course Up has the top of the map pointing toward your destination and Track Up is like CompassHDGUP, but instead of using the built-in compass it uses the GPS signal to show the top of the map as your current heading. CompassHDGUP uses the built in compass to display the map so that the top of the map points toward where youвЂ™re heading. The map orientation lets you decide how the map is shown on the screen. The Format tab lets you choose the map orientation, detail level of the map, track mode and primary usage. The Customize Page option lets you customize the two fields that appear at the bottom of the map screen. The Hide Map Info option hides the two fields that are at the bottom of the map. If you are on this screen and you push the menu button then three specific options for this screen are shown above the regular menus. There are several other options that will assist you in using this screen. If you donвЂ™t know the coordinates of the place you are looking for then you can also use the directional stick to move the curser to a point and by clicking the stick you can mark it. By using the mark button you can set those points based on the longitude and latitude. Using this screen you can mark Points of Interest (POI) and plot a course that will take you to those points. On this screen you can follow your movement with the on screen arrow and the track log which plots the points that you have visited. You can purchase more detailed maps through the MapSend product line that are sold separately. By default this map does not provide much detail except major highways and cities. The next screen that you can get to by pressing the nav button is the map screen. The most satellites that I have ever connected to at the same time was about 10. The more satellites that you are connected to the better the accuracy of the eXplorist 600 is. This screen is for information only because it only displays a list of the satellites that you are currently receiving data from. The first screen we will look at is the satellite screen. Many you will find useful and some will leave you scratching your head and asking why it was included.

The Magellan eXplorist 600 has a number of features that will make sure that while you are outside you will feel comfortable and find all the landmarks, fishing and hunting spots and you never have to worry about getting lost again.

Hikers, campers and outdoors people alike now have a new tool to ensure they get the best outdoor experience possible.

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