ALK Technologies Pocket PC 6 manual

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Contents Requirements ......................................................... 1 W elcome to CoPilot! .............................................. 1 About GPS T echnolog y .................................................... 1 Safety W arning ................................................................... 2 Getting Started ..................[...]

- 1 - Requir ements Y our CoPilot Live | Pock et PC Inc ludes:  Install CD (1) and Data CD (1)  Quick Star t Guide  Bluetooth GPS Receiver  Cigarette lighter charger  In-vehicle air v ent mounting clip Desktop PC Requirements  Microsoft Windows 2000, ME, or XP  400 MHz processor or better  16X CD-R OM or better  128 MB of[...]

- 2 - location is within 15 - 30 feet of y our exact position. If CoPilot initially places you on the wrong r oad (this happens only rar ely), k eep driving and CoPilot will automatically corr ect itself and fi nd y our proper position. Occasionally , CoPilot’ s GPS tracking will be less accurate or fail to work at all because your GPS r eceiver[...]

- 3 - Setting Up a Bluetooth GPS Receiver: The first time that you use CoPilot, you will need to turn on Bluetooth on y our device. From the Start screen on your de vice , tap the Bluetooth button in the bottom right corner and turn on Bluetooth. Then: 1. Switch on your Bluetooth GPS receiv er (slide the switch to | ). Green and blue lights should [...]

- 4 - Uninstalling a Pr e vious V ersion If you ha ve a pr evious version of CoPilot installed, uninstalling befor e you install a new er version is optional. NO TE: If you’ re uninstalling CoPilot fr om a Pock et device and installing the same version on another de vice , you must deactivate the software on the first device befor e installing it[...]

- 5 - Installing CoPilot NO TE: After the CoPilot Pock et PC installation, your Pock et PC will automatically be soft reset. It is recommended that y ou exit any open applications and sa ve an y open files befor e star ting the Copilot installation. Installing From a Quickstart Installation Memory Card: 1. Set up your mobile device and charge the b[...]

- 6 - f. Enter the activation code into the Pock et PC when prompted and tap “ Next ”. g. Once complete , you will see the message ‘ license activated successfully ’. Select Finish . Changing the V oice Option at An y T ime T o change the Pr e-Recorded sound files option: 1. From the Home screen select Men u > T rip > Settings . 2. Se[...]

- 7 - Map Do wnload to Y our Pock et PC NO TE: If your CoPilot pr oduct came with a Quickstar t installation memor y card, you don’ t need to download map data (it’ s already on your Quickstart card). Y ou can skip to Using Y our Pock et PC for Guidance , p. 16. T o use CoPilot on your Pock et PC, you first need to download map data fr om your [...]

- 8 - 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 pr ompted to select a region on the ma p to download. CoPilot allows you to do wnload data using one of the three methods described belo w . See Data Do wnload Step 3 beginning on p. 9 for step-by-step instructions fo[...]

- 9 - Data Do wnload Step 3: Select Y our Data Use any of the thr ee methods cover ed on the following pages ( City Radius , Map Ar ea , or T rip ) to select one or more r egions and then download your data. City Radius Note: CoPilot’ s a vailable memor y calculations subtract a certain amount from the a vail- able memor y on y our storage card ([...]

- 10 - Map Ar ea Note: CoPilot’ s a vailable memor y calculations subtract a certain amount from the a vail- able memor y on y our storage card (if y ou are using one) to account for support files. 4. Name the selection, then click Next . 2. Enter a City , State or ZIP Code (addr ess optional) within the area that y ou would lik e to download. Cl[...]

- 11 - T rip 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 Ty p e (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 Data . 4.[...]

- 12 - Data Do wnload Step 4: Download the Data When you’ re ready to ex ecute a download, the Wizard will displa y a list of Availab le Area(s) for download on the left side of the windo w . T o designate an area to include in the do wnload, click on it and then click on the right arro w button to mov e it to the Data Included in This Do wnload [...]

- 13 - Impor ting Custom Places CoPilot’ s Custom Place Impor t Wizard enables y ou to impor t addr esses from your Outlook Contacts database, an Excel file , or text file . (If you ar e using another type of database or contact manager , you can export your contacts/ locations to an Excel or text file befor e impor ting them into CoPilot.) These[...]

- 14 - Editing Custom Places in the Database After custom places ha ve been added to the database, they can be edited at an y time. Select Manage Custom Places fr om the T ools menu, then highlight the custom place you wish to edit, click Edit , and make y our changes. Click Apply when finished. NO TE: By default, addresses enter ed as Custom Place[...]

- 15 - Addr ess Entr y NO TE: There is no need to enter a starting point. CoPilot uses GPS positioning to determine your location automaticall y . Addr ess entr y is a step-by-step process in which y ou enter the state or ZIP code , city , and house number/str eet name in separate screens. As you type each entry , matches in the database appear on [...]

- 16 - Star t Driving! After entering one or more destinations, start driving and enjoy CoPilot’ s spok en instructions, continuously updated maps and ET A’ s, and automatic route recalculation ca pabilities. A text-only Driv er Safety Screen will replace the Ma p Screen when your speed exceeds 10 m.p .h. 3. Enter a house number if you lik e (i[...]

- 17 - Entering a Home Addr ess Entering a W ork Addr ess F a v orites T ap a Fa vorite on the list to enter it as a destination. T o change which Fav orite is assigned to the Home or Wo r k buttons, tap Menu > T rip > Settings and tap Fa vorites (see Settings , p . 26). NO TE: When your F av orites list is filled (50), each new addr ess will[...]

- 18 - Contact Integr ation CoPilot allows y ou to link directly to Outlook to retrie ve addr ess information. With just a few of quick ta ps of the stylus, you can enter a contact’ s home and/or work ad dress as your destination. 1. T ap the Contact button in the Select Stop screen. 4. If necessar y , CoPilot will prompt y ou to corr ect any par[...]

- 19 - Finding Points of Inter est Map Pr evie w of a POI: T o previe w a POI on the map before y ou decide to enter it as a destination, highlight it on the match list and tap Map . In the map scr een, a sliding bar lets you zoom the vie w in and out. Click Close to return to the match list. In the Matches screen, tap Finish to enter the highlight[...]

- 20 - Intersection T o enter the intersection of two roads, tap the Intersection button in the Select Stop screen. Intersections are enter ed just lik e addresses (see p . 15-16), except that instead of a house number y ou enter a “First Street” and “Second Street”. Pick on Map T o pick a stop off the map , first tap the Pick on Map button[...]

- 21 - Sa v ed T rip Nearb y Places Sear ch Closing CoPilot T o exit the CoPilot application on your P ocket PC, select Menu > Quit . Latitude/Longitude Ta p Mor e ... then tap Sav ed T rip in the Select Stop screen to enter a trip that was built on your desktop and transferr ed to your P ocket PC. (See Tr i p Tr a n s f e r , p . 12 for mor e a[...]

- 22 - Itiner ar y Scr een Driv er Safety/Map/Itiner ar y Scr eens NO TE: It is not safe to attempt to alter settings on your P ocket PC while y ou are driving. Either ha ve a passenger mak e changes, or pull over to a safe ar ea. Ta p Menu > View to select how you want the guidance scr een to display . Driv er Safety Scr een Map Scr een Ta p Me[...]

- 23 - Map Modes CoPilot gives y ou a choice of several diff erent displa y modes for the Map Screen: 3D P erspective CoPilot’ s two-dimensional default displa y mode can be changed to a three-dimensional perspective based off an isometric camera angle. The 3D map displa y contains distance markers to your next turn superimposed on the r oad. Nig[...]

- 24 - T rip Editing and W a ypoints T o get to the Going T o screen fr om the guidance screens at any time, tap Menu > T rip > Edit . From her e you can edit the curr ent trip, add additional stops, or start a new trip. T ap an y stop on your itinerar y to activate a pop-up menu that lets y ou delete the stop , zoom to it on the map , or mov[...]

- 25 - Detour F eatur e CoPilot’ s Detour Feature allo ws you to pre view an alternate route bef ore deciding whether or not to tak e it. Perfect f or situations in which traffic has suddenly slo wed ahead of you, the Detour Featur e will generate an alternate route and tell y ou exactly how much distance the ne w route will add to y our trip. Y [...]

- 26 - Settings Ta p Menu > T rip > Settings to change settings that affect CoPilot routing and functionality . Routing Ta p Routing to access r outing options. RV r outes fa vor major roads and a void sharp turns, U-turns, and urbanized areas wher ever possible. In the United States only , R V routes completel y av oid high- wa ys that hav e[...]

- 27 - Guidance Ta p Guidance . The settings under Speak T urn W arning At determine how often and wher e CoPilot will give y ou next turn information out loud. All, none, or some box es can be checked. A pick list gives the options f or Just Ahead : b y default you will be alerted 5 sec/100 ft befor e ev er y turn (5 seconds or 100 feet, whichever[...]

- 28 - F av orites Ta p F av orites to open your List of F a vorite Addr esses . T o change the assignment of your work or home addr ess, highlight your choice on the list and then tap either Wo r k or Home . T o edit an address, highlight it and tap Edit . Then mak e your changes in the Edit Address screen and click Ne xt . Note: POI’ s cannot b[...]

- 29 - If CoPilot is ha ving trouble acquiring a GPS fix, tr y tapping Reset GPS . Y ou will be asked to enter a city within 100 miles of your cur rent location: 1. T ap Next . 2. T ype a state abbre viation. 3. T ap Next again. 4. In the next screen, enter a city or ZIP code. 5. T ap Finish . CoPilot should now be able to acquir e a GPS fix on you[...]

- 30 - Refer ence: Screens & Buttons in Guidance Mode on Y our Pock et PC The following is a summary guide to the screens and buttons y ou will see on your Pock et PC as you operate CoPilot in Guidance Mode. Home Screen Going T o Scr een This screen displa ys a scr ollable list of all stops in the curr ent trip, numbered in the order CoPilot wi[...]

- 31 - Select Stop Screen No GPS Signal When you see this scr een it means that CoPilot is not receiving data fr om the GPS unit. 1) Check that all your connections ha ve been made corr ectly , and that all wires are secure. 2) Mak e sure your r eceiver is plugged into your v ehicle's power sour ce . 3) In the drop-do wn GPS menu on your Pock [...]

- 32 - Map Scr een Itinerar y Screen The Itinerar y pr ovides turn-by-turn driving directions. In this screen y ou can highlight a road to a void and CoPilot will generate a detour ar ound that road (see Avoiding Roads , p . 25). T rip Buttons Distance between turns . Direction of turns along y our route. Names of roads f or upcoming turns. Next tu[...]

- 33 - T rip Planning on Y our Pock et PC Y ou can use CoPilot on y our Pock et PC for trip planning whether or not the GPS receiv er is connected and receiving data. Planning Mode allows you to run a trip on your P ocket PC e ven when you'r e not in your car . Y ou'll get driving directions and ma ps that you can use for ref erence befor[...]

- 34 - T rip Planning on Y our Desktop Y ou can use CoPilot's desktop functions to ma p out routes and print maps and driving dir ections before getting on the r oad. Desktop trip planning is an additional featur e of CoPilot that is in no way connected to using y our Pock et PC for r oute guidance . On the following pages y ou will find brief[...]

- 35 - Print button or Print... in the File menu. T ak es you to the standard Windo ws Print options for printing the activ e window that con- tains your ma p or driving directions. Activate the map or dir ections by clicking on it or selecting it in the Windo w menu. Select Print T ravP ak... fr om the File menu to print driv- ing directions, an o[...]

- 36 - Zoom In button or Zoom In in the Map menu. Each time you click this button, your view will be zoomed in by one increment. The zoom lev el is shown in the title bar of the map window . Zoom Out button or Zoom Out in the Map menu. Each time you click this button, your view will be zoomed out by one increment. The zoom lev el is shown in the ti[...]

- 37 - Zoom to Region button or Zoom Region in the Map menu. This function allows y ou to zoom your ma p view to a specific area. Choices in the sub-menu will depend on which CoPilot data region(s) wer e purchased. Refresh Ma p button or Refresh Map in the Map menu. When scrolling thr ough a map y ou may notice it tak es a few sec- onds for all the[...]

- 38 - Select Landmark Repor ting from the drop-do wn Tr i p menu. Use the drop-do wn Help menu to access CoPilot Help for assistance with all aspects of the software and to quickl y access ALK’ s web site. Landmark Repor ting Help Menu Refer ence: CoPilot on Y our Desktop The following is a guide to the main scr eens you will see as you use CoPi[...]

- 39 - T rip Planner Window (Contacts) Driving Directions and Ma p (Split Screen) Enter a person’ s first or last name and hit <Enter>. CoPilot will search y our Contacts database for matches. Select the Contacts addr ess type (as defined in Outlook) to get the appr opriate address, then click the Add Stop button to add it to y our Itinerar[...]

- 40 - Routing Options T rip Summar y Click the Options button in the T rip Planner window to access CoPilot routing options. Auto and Quick est 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 fa vors major r oad[...]

- 41 - CoPilot Liv e Communications CoPilot Live allo ws you to maintain two-wa y communication with driv ers who are using CoPilot and to actually see wher e they are curr ently located. Y ou can do this from the CoPilot Liv e web page. Using this CoPilot Live functionality r equires the following: 1) If you want to track and messa ge other driver[...]

- 42 - Real-T ime T r affi c Informa tion In addition to pr oviding users with pre-trip planning and GPS r oute guidance capabilities, CoPilot uses wireless communications to automaticall y send real-time information to driv ers, notifying them of traffic incidents (accidents, traffic jams, etc .) along the route ahead and potential alternate r ou[...]

- 43 - T raffic Report Content CoPilot Live alerts you when a traffic incident is detected on y our route ahead. If traffic is being check ed automatically , the aler t indicator appears along with incident icons on the map that show the type and se verity of the incident (see p . 42). An alert sound accompanies the incident display . Incidents are[...]

- 44 - NextStop Continuing to Next Stop PoiAhead Point of Interest Ahead Rdestination.wa v Y ou Ha ve Reached Y our Destination RightT urn T urn Right Roundabout1 T ake 1st Exit at Roundabout Roundabout10 T ak e 10th Exit at Roundabout Roundabout2 T ake 2nd Exit at Roundabout Roundabout3 T ake 3r d Exit at Roundabout Roundabout4 T ake 4th Exit at R[...]

- 45 - T r oubleshooting Why can't I g et a satellite reading the first time I use CoPilot? The first time the GPS receiv er is used it may tak e appr oximately 5 minutes to acquire a fix (but ma y tak e as long as 15 minutes). Y ou can minimize this time by remaining stationary and positioning the GPS receiv er so that it has a clear view of [...]

- 46 -  If your ma p data is loaded onto your device memory , your tracks are stored in the My Documents > gpstracks f older on your device. 1. Cop y all GPS tracks to your desktop 2. Send them as an email attachment to data@alk.com Specific Data Notes Electronic Submission: Y ou can use our built-in Data Cor rections form to supplement any G[...]

- 47 - ON Y OUR POCKET PC: IMPOR T ANT : Y ou must install CoPilot to y our Pock et PC using your Base Product K ey AND you must ha ve data do wnloaded to your Pock et PC before using your Expansion Pr oduct K ey . 1. Open CoPilot on your Pock et PC. 2. T ap Menu > Options > Licensing fr om the menu at the bottom of the screen. 3. T ap Activa[...]

- 48 - CoPilot End-User License Agreement NO TE: On the following pages ther e are thr ee separate license agreements f or users of North American , Eur opean , and Australian Data . THIS IS A LEGAL A GREEMENT BETWEEN Y OU, THE USER (either an individual or an entity), AND ALK TECHNOLOGIES, INC . ("ALK"). IF Y OU DO NO T A GREE T O THE TE[...]

- 49 - tion or addition to this warranty . Some states do not allow the exclusion or limi- tation of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequen- tial damages, so the above limitation or exclusion ma y not apply to y ou. 4. Licensee's Responsibility: Y ou assume all r esponsibility for , and ALK shall not be liabl[...]

- 50 - ALK ® T echnologies, Inc . License A GREEMENT CoPilot | P ocket PC 6 with EUR OPEAN D A T A LICENSES: 1 User IMPOR T ANT : Please read the f ollowing agreement ("License") carefull y . THIS IS A LEGAL A GREEMENT BETWEEN Y OU, THE USER (either an individual or an entity), AND ALK T echnologies, Inc . ("ALK"). IF Y OU DO N[...]

- 51 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS P ersonal Use Only . Y ou agr ee to use this Data together with COPILO T® LIVE for the solely personal, non-commercial purposes f or which you wer e licensed, and not for service bureau, time-sharing or other similar purposes. Accordingly , but subject to the restrictions set f or th in the following paragraphs, you ma [...]

- 52 - USE AND RESTRICTIONS: Y ou ma y operate the Software on onl y one com- puter . Howe ver , if you ha ve pur chased a network or multiple-user license, you ma y load and use as many single-use copies and/or support as many concurr ent users, in the aggregate, as are authorized by such license. Y ou may mak e only one cop y of the Software, ret[...]

- 53 -  Y ou are not permitted to use the Softwar e for motor -carrier tariff or routing purposes.  Electronic r eproduction and transmission of output to r emote locations are not permitted. ALK retains all rights not expr essly granted. Nothing in this License Agreement constitutes a waiver of ALK's rights under the U.S. cop yright law[...]

- 54 - work, or create derivativ e works based on any part of the Software. Y ou may not re verse engineer , decompile , or disassemble the Software. LIMITED W ARRANTY: Fonix war rants that the Product's ph ysical media will be, under normal use, free fr om defects in material and workmanship for one y ear from the date y ou purchased it. Foni[...]

- 55 - 6. GENERAL Y ou ma y not assign or sub-license your rights under this License. This agreement constitutes the entire agr eement between the parties. Any pre vious agreements, understandings and negotiations cease to ha ve an y effect. A provision of, or a right created under , this agreement ma y not be waived except in writing signed by the[...]