Magellan eXplorist Geocache Waypoints
Magellan eXplorist 110 User Manual 12
5. When the download is complete, run the
Magellan Communicator le to install the
drivers. (If you get a Security Warning, press
‘Run’ to continue.)
6. When the Installation Wizard is done installing
the les, select ‘Finish’ to complete the
installation.
Installing Geocaches (Drag n Drop)
Users of geocaching.com who are not premium
members will have the ‘GPX eXchange File’ button
greyed out. It is recommended that non-premium
members use the “Send to GPS” button but it is
also possible to save the geocache as a LOC
Geocache File.
Installing Geocaches with Drag ‘n Drop
1. Go to www.geocaching.com on your browser.
2. Use the search tools on geocaching.com to
select a geocache to load.
3. Click on the “GPX eXchange File” button.
4. Files are saved to your computer with the
lename <GeocacheID>.gpx. The Geocache
ID can be found in the upper right corner of the
web page describing the geocache.
5. A “Save File” dialog window will open on your
computer. Save the le to your computer.
(The location of where the le is saved will
depend on your browser and how you have it
set up to save les.)
6. Turn your receiver on and connect it to your
PC with a USB cable.
7. Select “Connect to PC” on your receiver.
8. (You don’t need to do one geocache at a
time as explained above. Continue saving
geocache les until you have all you want for
this session.)
9. Open the “MAGELLAN” device that has been
installed on your computer.
Installing Geocaches with ‘Send to GPS’
(Detail Page)
1. Go to www.geocaching.com on your browser.
2. Use the search tools on geocaching.com to
view a list of geocaches.
3. Click on the geocache name to open the
geocache page.
The ‘GPX eXchange File button is greyed out
for non-premium users.
4. Select the “Send to GPS” button.
5. Select the Magellan tab in the “Send to GPS”
window.
6. The Send to GPS function rst detects if you
have the Magellan Communicator installed. If
not, the message “Magellan Communicator
not found...” appears. Select the “click here”
link to install the Magellan Communicator. The
Magellan Communicator only needs to be
installed the rst time a connection is made
between an internet browser and the receiver.
7. Click on the “Download” button.
8. The geocache selected is uploaded to your
receiver and can be accessed from the
Geocaches function of the Main Menu on your
receiver.
The Magellan Communicator
The Magellan Communicator is used to communicate
between geocaching.com and your Magellan GPS
receiver. You can install the plug-in by using the
steps above or by going to the Magellan web site as
explained here.
Direct installation of the Magellan
Communicator from www.magellangps.com.
1. Go to www.magellangps.com and click on the
“Products” tab.
2. Select “Maps & Software”.
3. In the software section, select “Magellan
Communicator”.
4. On the Magellan Communicator page select
the Download button.
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