ALK Technologies Pocket PC 4 manual

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Impor tant Note, Please Read: CoPilot Help Files on y our P ock et PC Do not use this product in an y wa y that interf eres with saf e and attentive operation of a vehicle. The driver m ust remain 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 e[...]

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 cov er of your printed Quick Star t ). Click Next . Step 2: Make sure P ock et PC Installation and Desktop Installation are check ed on the installation menu. Click Next . Step 3: The install[...]

5. Y ou will then be given the option to either select ad ditional map data or download selected ar eas to your P ocket PC. Click Do wnload . (3) Do wnload the Data: 1. Clicking the Do wnload icon will take you to a scr een where Available Area(s) for download ar e display ed on the left. 2. T o designate an area to include in the download, highlig[...]

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

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

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 Po wer Adapter (not in softwar e-only packages)  V ent Mount (not in software-onl y packages) Desktop PC Requirements  Micr osoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP or Windows NT ® (4.0 or higher) ?[...]

Getting Star ted - Har dw ar e Both your desktop/la ptop and your P ocket PC must be turned on. The cradle/cable for y our mobile device must be connected to y our desktop/laptop computer through either the USB or Serial por t. If you plan to transf er the map data to your mobile de vice's main memor y , or to a Storage Card in the de vice, th[...]

Uninstalling a Pr e vious V ersion If you ha ve been using an earlier v ersion of Pock et CoPilot it will be necessar y for y ou to uninstall the application and its data befor e installing CoPilot Live. NO TE: When uninstalling CoPilot, y our GPS receiver cannot be attached. Befor e uninstalling, you must disconnect the receiv er and perform a sof[...]

- 7 - 6. The installation to your P ock et PC will tak e a few min utes. Check your P ocket PC screen to determine when the installation is complete. NO TE to Na vman GPS Jacket Users: If you ar e using this software with the Na vman GPS Jack et (the jacket has the w ord NA VMAN molded into the back of it and has a conical antenna), you must also i[...]

Data Do wnload to Y our Pock et PC T o use CoPilot Live on y our Pock et PC , you first need to download map data from y our desktop or laptop computer to your P ocket device. Y ou select the data to download fr om one or more regions (“data ar eas”) that you specify in the CoPilot Live a pplication on your desktop . It’ s a simple 4-step pr [...]

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 ma p to download. CoPilot allows y ou to download data using one of the three methods described belo w . See Data Do wnload Step 3 beginning on page 13 for step-by-step instructions for d[...]

Data Do wnload Step 3 : Select Your Data Use any of the thr ee methods covered on the f ollowing pages ( City Radius , Map Ar ea , or Tr i p ) to select one or more regions and then do wnload your data. City Radius - 14 - Note: CoPilot’ s available mem- or y calculations subtract 15 MB from the a vailable memor y on your storage car d (if you are[...]

Map Area - 15 - - 16 - Note: CoPilot’ s available memor y calculations subtract 15 MB from the a vailable memor y on your storage car d (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 (addr ess optional) within the area that y ou would lik e to download. Click Next . 5[...]

Trip - 17 - - 18 - 3. If you choose the P oints 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 Da[...]

Data Do wnload Step 4 : Download the Data When you’ re r eady to execute a download, the Wizar d will displa y a list of Availab le Area(s) for download on the left side of the window . T o designate an area to include in the do wnload, click on it and then click on the right arrow button to mov e it to the Data Included in This Do wnload list. N[...]

Impor ting Custom Places CoPilot Live’ s Custom Place Impor t Wizard enables you to import addr esses 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 befor e importing them into CoPilot Live.) These p[...]

Softw ar e Activ ation NO TE: CoPilot Live w on’t open on y our Pock et PC unless map data has been pre viously downloaded from the CoPilot desktop application. CoPilot Live m ust be activated after installation before 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 Co[...]

Addr ess Entry NO TE: There is no need to enter a starting point. CoPilot Live uses GPS positioning to determine your location automaticall y . Using Y our Pock et PC for Guidance In CoPilot Live's Guidance Mode y ou will receiv e turn-by-turn route guidance information as y ou tra vel. For your safety the Driver Safety scr een will hide maps [...]

- 27 - Once you enter a destination, CoPilot will displa y the Edit T rip scr een . At this point you can enter ad ditional 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 entr y buttons on the tool bar at the top of the [...]

Entering a W ork Ad dr 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 Addr ess . Enter the City or ZIP code , Addr ess , 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 y our workplace as a [...]

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 hav e a passenger make chang es, or pull o ver to a safe ar ea. 1. Map 2. Itinerary In Guidance Mode you will r eceive turn-by-turn driving instructions. Y ou can change between t[...]

T rip Editing and W a ypoints T o get to the Edit T r ip 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 her e you can edit the current trip or ad d additional stops. Now y ou can tap and hold on any stop to activate a pop-up men u that lets y[...]

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 addr ess of your destination. Y ou must be in Planning mode to pick a stop and name it (choose Planning from the Mode men u ). The stop you pick and name becomes a F avor ite , which you can then enter as a destination in any mode. Deto[...]

- 38 - Selectiv e Routing CoPilot Live allo ws you to be selectiv e 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 Itinerary in Guidance mode so that CoPilot will a void certain roads; or 2) you can guide CoPilot’ s route by entering stops as “wa ypoints”. A voiding a Road in the T ri[...]

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

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

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 r eceiving 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 curr ent latitude/ longitude position. After you enter a name, your current location wil[...]

Guidance (Driver Safety Screen) Map will only be sho wn as you appr oach turn. No GPS Signal If toolbar is not visible tap an ywhere on the screen. Next turn instruction. Next turn arr ow and distance to next turn. Customizable display , tap to cycle between curr ent road, crossr oad, speed, current time, elevation, and nearest town. ET A and Dista[...]

Address Input Screen Points of Interest Search T ap the Contacts button to select an addr ess from P ocket Outlook. Enter a City/ZIP code for your destination by typing it in using the k eyboard at the bottom of the scr een. Pre viously entered cities can be chosen from the dr op-down list. T ap the Enter k ey or OK . (Optional) T ype a street addr[...]

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 Liv e desktop application. Y ou can use CoPilot's desktop functions to map out r outes and print maps and driving directions befor e getting on the road. This is an additional featur e of CoPilot Live that i[...]

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 r ip button or New Tr i p from the File menu. T akes y ou to the T r ip Planner window where y ou can create a new trip , arrange the order of stops on y our route, add or edit F avor ites , and search [...]

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 wher e you can specify the location where y ou want downloaded data to reside on y our Pock[...]

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

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 scr eens you will see as you use your desktop/la ptop computer for trip planning. Map Window Trip Planner Window (Cities &a[...]

Trip Planner Window (Points of Interest) Trip Planner Window (Favorites) - 59 - Select Ta b for P oints of Interest. 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 narr ow down the [...]

Routing Options Trip Summary Click the Options button in the T rip Planner window to access CoPilot routing options. Auto Quick est is the default setting, and pro vides the quickest r outing for automobiles based on practical considerations such as road quality , terrain, and urban/ rural classifications. RV routing fa vors major roads and a voids[...]

CoPilot Liv e Communications CoPilot Live no w allows you to maintain tw o-way comm unication with drivers who are using CoPilot and to actuall y see where the y are curr ently located using your home or office PC. Using this CoPilot Live functionality r equires the following: 1) CoPilot Live open on your home or office PC. Y our PC must be connect[...]

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 belo w the Standard Response Buttons , and begin typing. The Standar d Response Buttons are included in ev er y message and are described in detail in Receive/Respond T o Messages - P oc k et P[...]

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 you, CoPilot Live displa ys it on top of all other windows. If you ha ve CoPilot Liv e's text-to-speech engine installed, when a message is received y ou will hear the text of the message spok en out loud.[...]

When the driver r esponds to your trip itinerar y 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 Itinerar y Update is sent to you, CoPilot Live displa ys it on top of all other windows. If you ha ve CoPilot L[...]

Helpful Hints Installation Y our Product K ey Code can be found on the cov er of your printed Quick Star t . One-Touch Access to CoPilot Y ou can program one of the buttons on y our Pock et PC for one-touch access to CoPilot Live. Select Settings from the Start menu, click the Buttons icon , highlight the button you w ould like to pr ogram by click[...]

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 may tak e appro ximately 5 minutes to acq[...]