ALK CoPilot CoPilot 3.0 manual

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    Pock et CoPilot Quick Star t 1. Software Installation Before installing P ocket CoPilot ® please be sure y ou ha ve done the follo wing: 1) Installed Microsoft ® Activ eSync TM on your computer . 2) Activated ActiveSync by connecting y our Pock et PC to your computer . 3) Uninstalled any pr evious P ock et CoPilot versions. T o install P ock et C[...]

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    D . Program y our workplace b y clicking the W ork icon . For C and D enter the city , state , and street addr ess of your Home or W orkplace . E. Select a pre viously enter ed address or point-of-inter est by clicking the Fa vorites icon . NO TE: Y ou can enter multiple stops for a trip. If at any time y ou wish to change y our destination, highli[...]

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    CoPilot Ov er vie w Your Pocket CoPilot Includes: w Install /Data Disks w GPS Receiver w In-V ehicle Power Adapter w V ent Mount Desktop PC Requirements w Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP or Windows NT ® (4.0 or higher) w Pentium II pr ocessor or better w 12X CD-R OM or better w 32 MB of RAM and a hard driv e with at least 100 MB of a vailab[...]

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    Getting Star ted Hardware Both your desktop/laptop and y our P ocket PC m ust be turned on. The cradle/cable for your mobile de vice must be connected to y our desktop/laptop computer thr ough either the USB or Ser ial port. If you plan to transfer the map data to y our mobile device's main memory , or to a Storage Card in the device, there ar[...]

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    Uninstalling Pr e vious V ersions If you ha ve been using an earlier version of P ocket CoPilot it will be necessary for you to Uninstall the Application and its Data before Installing Pock et CoPilot 3.0. NO TE: When uninstalling P ocket CoPilot, y our GPS receiv er cannot be attached. Before uninstalling, you must disconnect the r eceiver and per[...]

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    4. Y ou will be prompted to enter the Installation Code from y our CD case. 5. Installation will place a Pocket CoPilot icon on your desktop . NO TE: If you are using this softwar e with the Na vman GPS Jacket (the jack et will ha ve the w ord NA VMAN molded into the back of it and has a conical anten- na), you must also install driv ers for that j[...]

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    3. T o install to a Storage Car d through a Car d Reader (again, all options are a vailable .) 3a. Y ou will be asked to specify the drive letter associated with your Storage Car d Reader . Click Next to go to the Data Selection window . NO TE: Y ou can also download to a Storag e Card thr ough a PCMCIA adapter . Y ou would simply identify the asso[...]

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    3) Tr i p - This allows you to download a data area based on a r oute you ha ve selected: 1. T ype in the city , state or ZIP code of your starting point in the City, State or ZIP Code bo x and hit <Enter> . Y ou may also type in the street addr ess. Click Add Stop . 2. Using the same method as above, enter your destination and any stops y ou[...]

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    4. Name the selection . Click Next . 5. Y ou will return to the Data Selection Menu where y ou can either select another data area, or Download a selection to your Pock et PC . When y ou finish selecting areas, select Do wnload and you will be tak en to the final screen wher e you can build y our download. 6. Using the arr ows in the center of the [...]

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    4. Name the selection . Click Next . 5. Y ou will return to the Data Selection Menu where y ou can either select another data area, or Download a selection to your Pock et PC . When y ou finish selecting areas, select Do wnload and you will be tak en to the final screen wher e you can build y our download. 6. Using the arr ows in the center of the [...]

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    3a. Highlight a selection , click Select , then Add Stop . When all your stops ha ve been entered, click Select Data . 4. By default a 20 mile radius around all stops and a width of 4 miles along the corridor which connects them will be highlighted. 5. T o per sonalize these distances for any trip , click Options and type a distance in the appr opr[...]

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    Star ting Pock et CoPilot - Guidance Mode In Pock et CoPilot's Guidance Mode you will receive turn-b y-turn route guidance information as you tra vel. For your safety the Driver Safety screen will hide maps when they ar e not necessary to avoid distractions. Using the P assenger screen the map will be visible in half of the scr een at all time[...]

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    Menus and T oolbar Icons The Edit Trip Toolbar NO TE: There is no need to enter a starting point. P ock et CoPilot uses GPS positioning to determine your location automaticall y . Edit Trip Button Select the Edit T rip icon at any time to r eturn to the edit trip window . Fr om here y ou can enter an address using an y of the T oolbar options. 1. P[...]

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    4. Work Click the W ork icon . Y our first use you will be prompted to enter your W ork Address . Enter the City or ZIP code In later uses clicking the and Address . Click OK and W ork icon will enter your it will be sa ved. workplace as a stop . If you want to change y our work addr ess, select W ork Address fr om the drop-down Edit menu. 5. Favor[...]

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    Contact Integr ation Pock et CoPilot now allows you to link directl y to Pock et Outlook to retrieve address inf ormation. With just a couple quick taps of the stylus, you can enter a contact’ s home and/or work addr ess as your destination. 1. From the 2. T o pull a contact’ s 3. Y ou can either scroll Edit T rip screen, address dir ectly fr o[...]

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    3. Navigation Click the View Route button to go to the Navigation Screen. While na vigating you will r eceive turn-by-turn driving instructions. Y ou can change between the Driver Safety and Passeng er screens by clicking the button in the lower right hand corner . The Driver Safety screen will only sho w maps as you a pproach y our next turn or wh[...]

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    The GPS Menu 1. Status T o view your GPS satellite Here y ou will receiv e From this windo w activity at any time select information on Speed , Lat/ y ou can get additional Status from the dr op- Long position, Heading , and satellite acquisition down GPS menu. Time and Date . Click on information. the Sats tab for more GPS satellite information. 1[...]

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    5. Playback 6. Close Playback Pla yback can be view ed in any Select Close GPS T racks from window . Y ou can control the speed the drop-down GPS menu to stop by selecting the GPS tab the track from pla ying. Click in Options from the drop-down Receiving to turn receiving on. Edit menu. Star ting Pock et CoPilot - Planning Mode In Pock et CoPilot&a[...]

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    Changing Scr eens Map/Itiner ary T oggle 1. Map Click the View Map icon to switch fr om the Itinerary screen to the Map screen. In the Map screen y ou can view the ar ea around points on y our route on the entir e screen, Zoom in or out, and alter the map's Detail level. 2. Itinerary T o switch from the Map scr een to your Itiner ar y , click [...]

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    Detour Fea tur e Pock et CoPilot’ s new Detour F eature allo ws you pr eview an alternate r oute before deciding whether or not to tak e it. Perfect for situations in which traffic has suddenly slow ed ahead of you, the Detour F eature will generate an alternate route and tell y ou exactly how m uch distance the new r oute will add to your trip. [...]

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    Pock et CoPilot Scr eens What's What on Your Pocket PC No matter what window you ha ve open in Pock et CoPilot, there are a number of features and shortcuts to be tak en into consideration. The following is a guide to the various screens y ou will be viewing on y our Pock et PC . Edit Trip Screen Shortcuts to: Home , W ork , Favorites , Addres[...]

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    Map Screen T oolbar for easy access to Tr i p window or Itinerary , and Zoom In/Out or More/Less Detail . Direction which your ma p is facing. Area ar ound current location . Scroll map. Scale of Miles (or Scale of Miles ). Itinerary Window T oolbar for easy access to Navigation or Map windows. Direction of turns along your r oute . Names of roads [...]

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    Pock et CoPilot on Y our Desktop/Laptop Menus and Toolbar Icons In order to download str eet-lev el data it is necessary to work on your desktop/laptop computer as shown in the Data Download and Selection sections of this manual. In addition, you ma y use P ocket CoPilot's desktop function to map out r outes, and print and/or send maps and dri[...]

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    4. New Trip New T r ip icon or New T rip from the File menu. T akes y ou to T r ip Planner window where you can create a trip , choose the order in which you will mak e stops, Add Favorites , and search f or Points-of-Interest . Click Run to receiv e driving directions and a map . 5. Run Trip Run T r ip icon or Run T r ip fr om the Tr i p menu. Wil[...]

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    8. Data Download Wizard Wizard icon or Data Do wnload Wizard fr om the File menu. T akes y ou to the first page of the Download Wizard where you can define wher e you want data to be downloaded. 9. Zoom Out 10. Zoom In Zoom Out / Zoom In icons or Zoom Out / Zoom In from the Map men u. Clicking on these icons once will change the lev el at which you[...]

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    15. Pick Stops Clicking the Pic k Stops icon will allow you to enter a stop b y clic king on that point with your mouse. Once Pick Stops mode is enabled, click Y ou can then choose to enter it on any point on the map to select that as a start place , a wa ypoint, or a location. destination. 16. Preferences Select Prefer ences fr om the From this wi[...]

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    Pock et CoPilot Scr eens What's What on Your Desktop/Laptop No matter what window you ha ve open in Pock et CoPilot's desktop interface , there ar e a number of featur es and shortcuts to be taken into consideration. The following is a guide to the various scr eens you will be vie wing on your desktop/laptop computer . Map Window Menus an[...]

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    Select Options from the bottom of the T rip Planner window by clicking on it. Y ou will be able to change a number of P ocket CoPilot f eatures fr om the menus pro vided. Routing Preferences Select Routing Prefer ences T ab . Auto Quickest is the default setting, and pro vides the quickest r outing for automobiles. Choose to favor or avoid certain [...]

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    Helpful Hints Installation Y our Installation Code can be found on your CD je wel case. On Your Pocket PC 1. Y ou can program one of the buttons on y our Pock et PC for one-touch access to Pock et CoPilot. Select Settings from the Star t menu, click the Buttons icon , highlight the button you w ould like to pr ogram by clicking on it, and select P [...]

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    T roub leshooting Why can't I get a satellite reading the first time I use Pocket CoPilot? The first time the GPS receiv er is used it ma y tak e appro ximately 5 minutes to acquire a signal (but ma y take as long as 15 minutes). Once initialized, the unit should acquire satellite signals in 40 seconds or less in the futur e. Why does it take [...]

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    Using Help Files Pock et CoPilot provides extensive Help Files, available on your desktop/la ptop , to guide you thr ough the program as y ou use it. Click on the Help button in any window to open a Help topic that describes how to use that window . For example, if you'r e entering a stop in the T r ip Planner window , the Help button will ope[...]