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  <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Magellan SD files (as for eXplorist) (magellanx)</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="fmt_mapsend.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 3. The Formats</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="fmt_magellan.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" ><a id="fmt_magellanx"></a>Magellan SD files (as for eXplorist) (magellanx)</h2></div></div></div><p class="fmtcapshdr">
    This format can...
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          read and write waypoints
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          read and write tracks
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          read and write routes
        </p></li></ul></div><p>This format has the following options: <a class="link" href="fmt_magellanx.html#fmt_magellanx_o_deficon" title="deficon option">deficon</a>, <a class="link" href="fmt_magellanx.html#fmt_magellanx_o_maxcmts" title="maxcmts option">maxcmts</a> .</p><p>
	This is the SD card format used by the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.magellangps.com" target="_top">Magellan</a> Explorist 400,
	Explorist 500, Explorist 600, and Explorist XL and internally on those devices plus the 
	Explorist 210.  Stored waypoints are identical to the <a class="link" href="fmt_magellan.html" title="Magellan SD files (as for Meridian) (magellan)">Magellan SD format</a>
	used by Meridian, but the newer models allow longer waypoint names.  Routes are 
	subtly different.
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	You should name any file containing waypoints created with 
	this format with a ".upt" extension so the firmware can read it.
	Similarly, routes should be named ".rte" and tracks should be
	named ".log".
</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_magellanx_o_deficon"></a><code class="option">deficon</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Default icon name.
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  The deficon option is used to control the icon output when writing to this format.   It overrides any icon information that might be present in the source data.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_magellanx_o_maxcmts"></a><code class="option">maxcmts</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Max number of comments to write (maxcmts=200).
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The maxcmts option allows you to specify the number comments that will
be sent to the unit.
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Magellan receivers allow a maximum of 200 waypoint comments.  Unfortunately,
DirectRoute uses waypoint comments to provide next turn directions for
navigation pop-ups and that comes from that pool of 200 comments.  It
is therefore sometimes convenient to limit the number of waypoint 
comments written to the receiver.   For example, a geocacher might want
to upload 400 waypoints, but only 190 with comments so that DirectRoute
could provide driving directions for the next ten turns.
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