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When
you
are
out
in
the field
or
on
the
water,
extend
i
ng
the Iife of the batteries
in
your
eXplorist should
be
something that
you
are
mindful of.
Two
areas
that
you
can
control to
extend
the battery Iife
are
turn i
ng
the eXplorist off
when
not
in
use
and
setti
ng
how
long
the
display backlight will
be
on.
Setti
ng
the Power-Off
Ti
mer
The
eXplorist
has
a power-off timer that will turn the eXplorist off after a defined time period
if
no
buttons
have
been
pressed
or
if
you
are
not
moving. This will prevent the batteries from
running out if
you
accidentally
leave
the eXplorist
on.
1.
Press
MENU.
2.
Use
the
Arrow
joystick to highlight Preferences.
3.
Press
ENTER.
4.
Use
the
Arrow
joystick to highlight
Pwr
Management.
5.
Press
ENTER.
6.
Use
the
Arrow
joystick to highlight the data field for
Power
Off
Timer.
7.
Press
ENTER.
8.
Use
the
Arrow
joystick to highlight the desired time interval
or
set
to Off.
9.
Press
ENTER.
Note:
When
using a
GOTO
route
you
should
note
that if the eXplorist turns off, the
GOTO
route
is
erased.
If
you
have
a
GOTO
route activated
and
you
think that the
power
timer
may
elapse
and
turn the eXplorist off,
you
might want
to
set
the
Power-Off
Timer to Off. This
does
not apply to multi-leg
routes
and
BackTrack
routes.
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