TravRoute CoPilot GPS Receiver manual

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Important Note , Please Read: CoPilot Help Files on Y our 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[...]

Quick Start Installation If your pr oduct shipped with a Quick Start storage card, just follow these simple steps to get started with CoPilot Live. Otherwise skip to the Install From CD section below . (1) Ensure y our Pock et PC is fully charged and po wer ed on . (2) Attach your GPS r eceiver to y our Pock et PC. (3) Insert the Quick Star t stora[...]

2. Choose where you w ould like data stor ed on the Pock et PC. CoPilot will scan your computer to detect which options ar e a vailable. If you choose an option other than the device memory , click the pick list that appears and select a storage card name or the drive letter of y our storage card r eader . Click Next . NO TE: If data is stored on t[...]

- viii - Number , and E-mail Address where indicated and click Submit . Y our Activation Code will immediately be e-mailed to you. 4. On your P ocket PC, type in your Activation Code where indicated and tap Activate . CoPilot will launch upon activation. 5. Select your desir ed map region ( Step 6 ) and then see Step 7 (hardware setup) to configur [...]

- ix - - x - 10. Start driving Product Licensing & Updates Start driving! T o toggle between the Driver Safety and the Passeng er screens, tap the Driver/P asseng er button. The Dr iver Safety screen only shows ma ps as you appr oach y our next turn or when you’ re tra v eling slower than 10 m.p .h. The CoPilot Live desktop softwar e contains[...]

- xi - - xii - T ap the View Route button to switch from an y screen to start navigating. Distance to Next T urn Next T urn Instruction Driver/Passenger T oggle GPS Status Messaging T raffic Incidence ET A and Distance to Next Stop Current Road (customizable) Crossr oad (customizable) T ap anywher e except on the map in either the Driver Safety or [...]

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

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 Pow er Adapter (not in softwar e-only packages)  V ent Mount (not in software-only packages)  QuickStart Storage Card (not in all packages) Desktop PC Requirements  Microsoft Windows 95, 98,[...]

Getting Star ted - Har dw are Both your desktop/laptop and y our Pock et PC must be turned on. The cradle/cable for your mobile de vice must be connected to your desktop/la ptop 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 [...]

Uninstalling a Pr e vious V ersion If you ha ve been using an earlier v ersion 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 receiver cannot be attached. Before uninstalling, you must disconnect the r eceiver and perform a soft r[...]

- 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 Na vman GPS Jack et Users: If you are using this softwar e with the Navman GPS Jacket (the jack et has the wor d NA VMAN molded into the back of it and has a conical antenna), you must also ins[...]

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

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 do wnload data using one of the three methods described below . See Data Download Step 3 beginning on page 13 for step-by-step instructions for dow[...]

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 Area , or Tr i p ) to select one or more r egions and then download your data. City Radius - 14 - Note: CoPilot’ s available mem- ory calculations subtract 15 MB from the a vailable memory on your storage card (if y ou are u[...]

Map Area - 15 - - 16 - Note: CoPilot’ s available 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 , Country or P ostal Code (address is optional) within the area that you w ould like to do wnload. Click Nex[...]

Trip - 17 - - 18 - 3. If you choose the Points of Interest tab, enter a City , Country or P ostal 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[...]

Data Do wnload Step 4: Do wnload the Da ta When you’ re r eady to execute a do wnload, 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. No[...]

Impor ting Custom Places CoPilot Live’ s Custom Place Impor t Wizard enables you to import addresses fr om 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 p[...]

Softw ar e Activ ation and Star tup NO TE: CoPilot Liv e won’ t open on y our Pock et PC unless map data has been previousl y downloaded fr om the CoPilot desktop application. T o launch CoPilot Live, first turn on your Pock et PC and make sur e the GPS receiv er is attached. Hav e your Pr oduct K ey Code ready (this code can be found on the cov [...]

Map Region Selection If you pur chased CoPilot with a single region license, you will be asked to select a region the first time y ou launch the software on y our Pock et PC. Carefully choose a region, as it cannot be changed once selected. If you select Italy , for example , you will be able to use CoPilot's Italian str eet maps on your P ock[...]

Addr ess Entr y NO TE: Ther e 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 v el. For your safety the Driver Safety screen will hide maps w[...]

- 29 - 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[...]

Entering a W ork Addr ess Finding Points of Inter est - 31 - 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 P ostal Code, Address , and (optionally) Name of your workplace. T ap OK to sav e it. In later uses tapping the Wo r k button will enter your workplace as a sto[...]

3. Guidance - 34 - 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 have a passeng er make chang es, 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 [...]

T rip Editing and W a ypoints T o get to the Edit T r ip screen from the Guidance scr eens 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 [...]

Detour Fea tur e CoPilot Live’ s Detour Feature allo ws you to pr eview an alternate r oute befor e deciding whether or not to take it. Perfect f or situations in which traffic has suddenly slow ed ahead of you, the Detour Feature will generate an alternate route and tell y ou exactly how much distance the ne w route will ad d to your trip. Y ou [...]

- 40 - Contact Integr ation CoPilot Live allows y ou to link directl y to Pock et Outlook to retrie ve addr ess information. With just a couple of quick taps of the stylus, you can enter a con- tact’ s home and/or work address as y our destination. - 39 - 1. From the Edit T rip screen, tap the Address button . Address button . 4. Make sure that C[...]

POI Aler t Options - 41 - T ap the Fa v orites 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 pe[...]

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 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 satellit[...]

Save Current Location Y ou can use the GPS menu to sa ve y our current location as a fa v 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 curr ent latitude/ longitude position. After you enter a name, your cur rent location wil[...]

Guidance (Driver Safety Screen) Map will only be shown as y ou appr oach 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, crossroad, speed, curr ent time, elevation, and nearest town. ET A and Dista[...]

Address Input Screen Points of Interest Search T ap the Contacts button to select an address fr om P ocket Outlook. Enter a City/P ostal Code for y our destination by typing it in using the ke yboard at the bottom of the scr een. 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[...]

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 befor e getting on the road. This is an additional feature of CoPilot Live that is[...]

2. Save Trip 3. Edit Trip 4. New Trip 5. Run Trip - 53 - - 54 - 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 you to the T r ip 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 or[...]

6. Print 7. Help 8. Data Download Wizard 9. Zoom Out 10. Zoom In - 55 - - 56 - Print button or Pr int... from the File menu. Data Download Wizard button or Data Download Wizard fr om the File menu. T akes you to the first scr een in the Data Download Wizard where you can specify the location wher e you want downloaded data to r eside on your Pock e[...]

11. Less Detail 12. More Detail 15. Pick Stops 16. Preferences - 57 - 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 Pick[...]

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[...]

Trip Planner Window (Points of Interest) Trip Planner Window (Favorites) - 61 - 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 [...]

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 r outing for automobiles based on practical considerations such as road quality , terrain, and urban/ rural classifications. RV routing fav ors major r oads and av oids[...]

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 ar e currentl y located using your home or office PC. Using this CoPilot Live functionality r equires the follo wing: 1) CoPilot Live open on y our home or office PC. Y our PC must be conne[...]

Send/Receive Messages - Desktop T o send a message to the driver , click the Send Message button on the toolbar . - 68 - 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[...]

Receive/Respond To Messages - Pocket PC Send Trip Itinerary Updates - Desktop - 69 - - 70 - 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 hav e CoPilot Live's text-to-speech engine installed, when a message is received you will hear the text of the message spoken out loud.[...]

When the driver r esponds to your trip intinerary update, the resonse is displa yed in the Message Center : Receive Trip Itinerary Updates - Pocket PC - 71 - - 72 - 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 hav e CoPilot Li[...]

Helpful Hints Installation Y our Product K ey Code can be found on the cover of y our 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 would lik e 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 C C o o P P i i l l o o t t L L i i v v e e ? ? The first time the GPS receiv er is used it ma y take a ppro ximately 5 minutes to acquire a [...]