Explorist 500 After having adjourned my explorist 500 and I try to turn on it shows out the following message: unit currently contains no map! initiating map upload I have tried the procedure that you recommended using the card reader / writer but when I turn on the result is the same. Thanks Paschilli

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Anonymous

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Posted on Jan 26, 2007

since the unit doesn't have a base map it needs to be loaded with the base map so send it for a service so that the base map could be added.

Anonymous

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Posted on Feb 17, 2008

SOURCE: Unit Map

You can download the US basemap for the 500 at
http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=EJTNQH03
Rename it BASEMAP.MGI
Then copy it in the directory "background maps" in the SD card of your 500, by using a SD card reader/writer.
Insert the SD card in your 500 and connect it to your PC; then turn it on;it will turn on regularly, because the basemap in the card will be detected; turn it to USB file transfer mode, and copy the basemap from the SD card to the directory "background maps" of the 500.

Anonymous

105 Answers
Posted on Mar 19, 2008

SOURCE: Magellan Explorist 500

The necessary map software is not installed - did you buy the unit with software?

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