Magellan eXplorist 310 User Manual

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Magellan eXplorist Geocache WaypointsMagellan eXplorist 310 User Manual 155. A “Save File” dialog window will open on yourcomputer. Save the file to your computer.(The location of where the file is saved willdepend on your browser and how you have itset up to save files.)6. Turn your receiver on and connect it to yourPC with a USB cable.7. Select “Connect to PC” on your receiver.You may need to wait while your computerrecognises the device.8. (There is no need to save one geocache ata time as explained above. Continue savinggeocache files until you have all you want forthis session.)9. Open the “MAGELLAN” device that has beeninstalled on your computer.10. Open the “Geocaches” folder in theMAGELLAN directory.11. Drag the GPX file (GC1FGDZ.gpx in thisexample) to the Geocaches folder in yourreceiver.12. The geocache (or geocaches) are loadedin your receiver and can be found from theGeocaches menu option in the Main Menu.(You need to disconnect or restart yourreceiver to exit the “Connect to PC” screen.)The Magellan CommunicatorThe Magellan Communicator is used to communicatebetween geocaching.com and your Magellan GPSreceiver. You can install the plug-in by using thesteps above or by going to the Magellan web site asexplained here.Direct installation of the MagellanCommunicator from www.magellangps.com1. Go to www.magellangps.com and click onthe “Products” tab, and then select “OutdoorNavigation.”2. In the software section, select “MagellanCommunicator.”3. On the Magellan Communicator page(http://www.magellangps.com/Magellan-Communicator-for-PC or http://www.magellangps.com/Magellan-Communicator-for-Mac), select the “Download Now” button.4. When the download is complete, run theMagellan Communicator file to install thedrivers. (If you get a Security Warning, press‘Run’ to continue.)5. When the Installation Wizard has finishedinstalling the files, select ‘Finish’ to completethe installation.Installing Geocaches (Drag n Drop)Users of geocaching.com who are not premiummembers will have the “GPX eXchange File” buttongreyed out. It is recommended that non-premiummembers use the “Send to GPS” button but it isalso possible to save the geocache as a LOCGeocache File.Installing Geocaches with Drag ‘n Drop1. Go to www.geocaching.com on your browser.2. Use the search tools on geocaching.com toselect a geocache to load.3. Click on the “GPX eXchange File” button.4. Files are saved to your computer with thefilename .gpx. The GeocacheID can be found in the upper right corner of theweb page describing the geocache.