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    Important Note , Please Read: CoPilot Help Files on your P ock et PC Do not use this product in an y wa y that interfer es with safe and attentive operation of a vehicle. The driver must r emain alert at all times to actual road conditions and obey all posted signs and traffic r egulations. Alwa ys k eep your hands on the steering wheel and e y es [...]

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    Installation Steps: Step 1: Inser t the CoPilot Live Install Disk into your CD-R OM drive. Enter your Product K ey Code when prompted (y ou can find it on the cover of y our printed Quic k Star t ). Click Next . Step 2: Make sure P ock et PC Installation and Desktop Installation are checked on the installation men u. Click Next . Step 3: The instal[...]

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    5. Y ou will then be given the option to either select additional map data or download selected areas to y our Pocket PC. Click Download . (3) Do wnload the Data: 1. Clicking the Download icon will tak e you to a screen wher e Available Area(s) for download ar e displayed on the left. 2. T o designate an area to include in the download, highlight i[...]

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    - vii - - viii - 8. Enter an addr ess 9. Start driving Contact information and additional help NO TE: There is no need to enter a starting point. CoPilot Liv e uses GPS positioning to determine your location automatically . Start driving! T o toggle between the Driver Safety and the P assenger screens, tap the Driver/P assenger button. The Dr iver [...]

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    Contents Quick Start .......................................................................... i-viii CoPilot Overview ............................................................. 1 Safety W arning ................................................................... 2 What’ s New in V ersion 4.0? .......................................... 2 Gett[...]

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    CoPilot Ov er vie w Your CoPilot Live | Pocket PC 4 Includes:  Install/Data Disks  GPS Receiver (not in softwar e-only packages)  In-V ehicle P ower Adapter (not in softwar e-only packages)  V ent Mount (not in softwar e-only packages) Desktop PC Requirements  Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP or Windows NT ® (4.0 or higher) ?[...]

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    Getting Star ted - Har dw are Both your desktop/laptop and y our Pocket PC must be turned on. The cradle/cable for your mobile de vice must be connected to your desktop/laptop computer through either the USB or Serial por t. If you plan to transfer the ma p data to your mobile device's main memory , or to a Storage Card in the device, there ar[...]

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    Uninstalling a Pr e vious V ersion If you ha ve been using an earlier version of P ocket CoPilot it will be necessary for you to uninstall the a pplication and its data before installing CoPilot Liv e . NO TE: When uninstalling CoPilot, your GPS r eceiver cannot be attached. Before uninstalling, you must disconnect the r eceiver and perform a soft [...]

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    - 7 - 6. The installation to your Pock et PC will take a f ew minutes. Check your Pock et PC screen to determine when the installation is complete. NO TE to Navman GPS Jack et Users: If y ou are using this softwar e with the Navman GPS Jacket (the jack et has the word NA VMAN molded into the back of it and has a conical antenna), you must also inst[...]

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    Data Do wnload to Y our Pock et PC T o use CoPilot Live on your Pock et PC , you first need to download map data from y our desktop or laptop computer to your Pock et device. Y ou select the data to download from one or mor e regions (“data areas”) that you specify in the CoPilot Live application on y our desktop. It’ s a simple 4-step proces[...]

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    Data Do wnload Step 2 : Choose a Data Selection Method After you specify a location wher e the data will be stored, you will be prompted to select a region on the map to do wnload. CoPilot allows you to download data using one of the three methods described below . See Data Download Step 3 beginning on page 13 for step-by-step instructions for down[...]

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    Data Do wnload Step 3 : Select Your Data Use any of the thr ee methods cover ed on the following pages ( City Radius , Map Area , or Tr i p ) to select one or more r egions and then download your data. City Radius - 14 - Note: CoPilot’ s a vailable mem- ory calculations subtract 15 MB from the a vailable memor y on your storage card (if y ou are [...]

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    Map Area - 15 - - 16 - Note: CoPilot’ s a vailable memory calculations subtract 15 MB from the a vailable memory on your storage card (if you ar e using one) to account for support files. 4. Name the selection . Click Next . 2. Enter a City , State or ZIP code (address optional) within the area that y ou would lik e to download. Click Next . 5. Y[...]

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    Trip - 17 - - 18 - 3. If you choose the Points of Interest tab, enter a City , State or a ZIP Code and click the Find button. Y ou can specify search parameters by selecting a POI Category and/or T ype (this will speed up the search). 3a. Highlight a selection , click Select , then Add Stop . When all your stops ha ve been entered, click Select Dat[...]

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    Data Do wnload Step 4 : Download the Data When you’ r e ready to ex ecute a download, the Wizard will displa y a list of Available Ar ea(s) for download on the left side of the window . T o designate an area to include in the download, click on it and then click on the right arro w button to move it to the Data Included in This Download list. Not[...]

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    Impor ting Custom Places CoPilot Live’ s Custom Place Import Wizard enables you to import addresses from your Outlook Contacts database, an Excel file , or text file . (If you are using another type of database or contact manager , you can export your contacts/ locations to an Excel or text file before importing them into CoPilot Live.) These poi[...]

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    Softw are Activ ation NO TE: CoPilot Live won’ t open on your Pock et PC unless map data has been previousl y downloaded from the CoPilot desktop application. CoPilot Live must be activated after installation bef ore y ou can use it. Follow the steps below to obtain an Activation Code that will unlock the software: 1. The first time you open CoPi[...]

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    Addr ess Entr y NO TE: There is no need to enter a starting point. CoPilot Live uses GPS positioning to determine your location automatically . Using Y our Pock et PC for Guidance In CoPilot Live's Guidance Mode you will receive turn-b y-turn route guidance information as you tra vel. For your saf ety the Driver Safety screen will hide maps wh[...]

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    - 27 - Once you enter a destination, CoPilot will displa y the Edit T rip screen . At this point you can enter additional stops using the tool bar or begin receiving guidance to the destination you enter ed by tapping the View Route button (see below). T o add additional stops, tap one of the trip entry buttons on the tool bar at the top of the scr[...]

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    Entering a W ork Addr ess Finding Points of Inter est - 29 - T ap the W ork button . The first time you use this button, you’ll be prompted to enter your W ork Address . Enter the City or ZIP code, Address , and (optionally) Name of your w orkplace. T ap OK to sa ve it. In later uses tapping the Wo r k button will enter your workplace as a stop .[...]

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    3. Guidance - 32 - Changing V ie ws: Map/Itiner ar y/Guidance T oggle NO TE: It is not safe to attempt to alter settings on your P ocket PC while you ar e driving. Either ha ve a passenger mak e changes, or pull o ver to a safe ar ea. 1. Map 2. Itinerary In Guidance Mode y ou will receiv e turn-by-turn driving instructions. Y ou can change between [...]

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    T rip Editing and W a ypoints T o get to the Edit T rip screen fr om the Guidance screens at any time, tap the screen an ywhere except on the map to displa y the tool bar , then tap the Edit Tr i p button. From here y ou can edit the current trip or ad d additional stops. Now you can ta p and hold on any stop to activate a pop-up menu that lets y o[...]

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    Picking Stops Fr om the Map CoPilot Live enables y ou to pick a stop off the map when you don’ t know the exact address of y our destination. Y ou must be in Planning mode to pick a stop and name it (choose Planning from the Mode menu ). The stop y ou pick and name becomes a F avorite , which you can then enter as a destination in any mode. Detou[...]

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    - 38 - Selectiv e Routing CoPilot Live allows y ou to be selective about the roads you tak e on your trip. There ar e two wa ys to do this: 1) you can customize your T rip Itinerar y in Guidance mode so that CoPilot will avoid certain roads; or 2) you can guide CoPilot’ s route b y entering stops as “wa ypoints”. Av oiding a Road in the T rip[...]

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    POI Aler t Options T ap the Fa vorites T ab to open the list of your F avorite Addresses . Y ou can change the assignment of your Wo r k or Home address as well as Edit and Delete One or Delete All addresses. NO TE: When your fa vorites list is filled (50), each new address will replace the address that has been inactiv e for the longest period of [...]

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    The GPS Menu Status Receiving signals-ON Receiving signals-OFF T o view your GPS satellite activity at any time, select Status from the GPS menu. Here y ou will receiv e information on Speed , Lat/ Long position, Heading , and Time and Date . T ap on the Sats tab for more GPS satellite information. From this window y ou can get additional satellite[...]

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    Save Current Location Y ou can use the GPS menu to sa ve your curr ent location as a fav orite place . Y ou must be receiving GPS data to do this. T ap the GPS menu and then select Save Current Location. A prompt will ask y ou to assign a location name to your current latitude/ longitude position. After you enter a name, your cur rent location will[...]

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    Guidance (Driver Safety Screen) Map will only be shown as y ou approach turn. No GPS Signal If toolbar is not visible tap anywher e on the screen. Next turn instruction. Next turn arro w and distance to next turn. Customizable display , tap to cycle between current r oad, crossr oad, speed, current time, elevation, and nearest town. ET A and Distan[...]

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    Address Input Screen Points of Interest Search T ap the Contacts button to select an address fr om Pocket Outlook. Enter a City/ZIP code for your destination by typing it in using the ke yboard at the bottom of the screen. Previousl y entered cities can be chosen from the dr op-down list. T ap the Enter ke y or OK . (Optional) T ype a street addres[...]

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    T rip Planning on Y our Desktop On the following pages y ou will find brief descriptions of the trip planning capabilities of the CoPilot Live desktop a pplication. Y ou can use CoPilot's desktop functions to map out routes and print ma ps and driving directions before getting on the road. This is an additional feature of CoPilot Live that is [...]

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    2. Save Trip 3. Edit Trip 4. New Trip 5. Run Trip - 51 - - 52 - Save T r ip button or Save T r ip... / Save T r ip As... from the File menu. New T rip button or New Tr i p from the File men u. T akes y ou to the T rip Planner window where y ou can create a new trip , arrange the order of stops on your r oute , add or edit Favorites , and search f o[...]

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    6. Print 7. Help 8. Data Download Wizard 9. Zoom Out 10. Zoom In - 53 - - 54 - Print button or Pr int... from the File menu. Data Download Wizard button or Data Download Wizard fr om the File menu. T akes y ou to the first screen in the Data Download Wizar d where you can specify the location where y ou want downloaded data to reside on y our Pock [...]

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    11. Less Detail 12. More Detail 15. Pick Stops 16. Preferences - 55 - More / Less Detail buttons or Detail from the Map menu. Clicking on these buttons once will change the level of detail you see on the map b y one increment. Click the Pick Stops button to turn on Pick Stop mode and enter a stop by picking it with the mouse from the ma p. Once Pic[...]

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    17. Landmark Reporting 18. Help Menu Refer ence: Desktop T rip Planning What's What on Your Desktop CoPilot Live on y our desktop includes many options, special features and shortcuts. The following is a guide to the main screens y ou will see as you use your desktop/laptop computer f or trip planning. Map Window Trip Planner Window (Cities &a[...]

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    Trip Planner Window (Points of Interest) Trip Planner Window (Favorites) - 59 - Select Ta b for Points of Inter est. Enter a city or postal code in which you w ould like to search, a radius within which to search, choose a category and type from the dr op-down menu, and click the binoculars to search. Y ou can also enter a name to narro w down the [...]

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    Routing Options Trip Summary Click the Options button in the T rip Planner window to access CoPilot routing options. Auto Quickest is the default setting, and provides the quick est routing for automobiles based on practical considerations such as road quality , terrain, and urban/ rural classifications. RV routing fav ors major roads and a voids s[...]

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    CoPilot Liv e Communications CoPilot Live now allo ws you to maintain tw o-wa y communication with drivers who are using CoPilot and to actually see wher e they are currentl y located using your home or office PC. Using this CoPilot Live functionality r equires the follo wing: 1) CoPilot Live open on your home or office PC. Y our PC must be connect[...]

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    Send/Receive Messages - Desktop T o send a message to the driver , click the Send Message button on the toolbar . - 66 - Click your cursor in the space just below the Standar d Response Buttons , and begin typing. The Standard Response Buttons are included in ev ery message and are described in detail in Receive/Respond T o Messages - Pock et PC (p[...]

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    Receive/Respond To Messages - Pocket PC Send Trip Itinerary Updates - Desktop - 67 - - 68 When you ar e the driver and a message is sent to y ou, CoPilot Live displa ys it on top of all other windows. If you ha ve CoPilot Live's text-to-speech engine installed, when a message is received you will hear the text of the message spoken out loud. O[...]

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    When the driver r esponds to your trip itinerary update, the response is displa yed in the Message Center : Receive Trip Itinerary Updates - Pocket PC - 69 - - 70 - Send T rip and Driver’ s Response When you ar e the driver and a T rip Itinerary Update is sent to you, CoPilot Live displa ys it on top of all other windows. If you ha ve CoPilot Liv[...]

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    Helpful Hints Installation Y our Product K ey Code can be found on the cover of y our printed Quic k Star t . One-Touch Access to CoPilot Y ou can program one of the buttons on y our Pocket PC for one-touch access to CoPilot Live. Select Settings from the Start menu, click the Buttons icon , highlight the button you would lik e to program by clicki[...]

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    T r ouble-shooting W W h h y y c c a a n n ' ' t t I I g g e e t t a a s s a a t t e e l l l l i i t t e e r r e e a a d d i i n n g g t t h h e e f f i i r r s s t t t t i i m m e e I I u u s s e e P P o o c c k k e e t t C C o o P P i i l l o o t t ? ? The first time the GPS receiv er is used it ma y take a ppro ximately 5 minutes to ac[...]