magellan eXplorist

[madedalton]

recently purchased magellan eXplorist and cannot get it to connect to my PC

any body help?

[+BCandMsKitty]

Do you have the cord?

[+DeathCrow]

did you install the magellan communicator?

[+BCandMsKitty]

There are folks here that can help you, but you need to give more info.

What are you doing to try to connect, and what's happening?

[+Jenischmeni]

Hello madedalton!

 

I have an eXplorist GC too (and love it!). Here's a link to the owner's manual: http://support.magellangps.com/support/a**...serHandbook.pdf

 

Directions for connecting it to a computer start on page 30. When you get to page 30, it kind of feels like it's skipping ahead, but keep reading and details on how to get it connected follow a little later. They give the link to get the Magellan Communicator if you're not using any other program. (Many of us use a program called GSAK. Myself included.)

 

I can't offer you specific instructions for connecting using the Magellan software since I had already owned (and already had used) GSAK for years and just continued to keep using it to load my eXplorist GC. But, I know of many people who do the Magellan software successfully. (So I know it can be done!)

 

If you need further help, post the specific questions - there are lots and lots of people who can help you out!

[+hukilaulau]

I was unable to get windows xp to communicate with explorist 500. Now I just take the sd card out and put it in the card reader and download from GSAK. Works just fine and only takes an extra minute.

[+Jenischmeni]

That's a terrific work-around hukilaulau, but the eXplorist GC doesn't have a memory card

[+TeamTurtles]

I bought a GC at a local pawn shop for $50. All the caches were deleted. I found I had to have the unit turned on, before I plugged it into the computer.

[+hukilaulau]

That's a terrific work-around hukilaulau, but the eXplorist GC doesn't have a memory card

Well... that just seems wrong!

I thought the GC was a more advanced model than the ancient 500

[+BCandMsKitty]

Well, the OP didn't say it was an Explorist GC. He hasn't said much else for us to be able to advise him/her.

[+Jenischmeni]

Well, the OP didn't say it was an Explorist GC. He hasn't said much else for us to be able to advise him/her.

 

Very good point! For some reason, I just assumed it was the eXplorist GC because I .... well... I don't know why!

 

You know what happens when you assume! LOL

 

@hukilaulau - I'm not inside Magellan's head, but here were my own thoughts on it: The unit can hold 10,000 caches. Why need a card? The unit already has excellent maps so maps don't need to be loaded. Why have a card?

 

I figured it was one less thing for me to either buy, lose, or screw up! LOLOL

 

(Believe it or not, I actually bought this unit to replace a 60CSX that couldn't hold the cache page info!)