Contents Welcome to CoPilot! .........................................................i About GPS Technology .............................................................................1 Safety Warning ............................................................................................1 Getting Started ..................................................................2 Requirements .............................................................................................
Welcome to CoPilot! Imagine…a CoPilot at your side that always knows where you are, where you’re going, and exactly how to get there. Now confidently drive anywhere while CoPilot, using the latest, most accurate GPS technology, shows you all the correct turns to take to reach your destination. GPS Accuracy The GPS signal CoPilot receives from the constellation of satellites has a rated accuracy of within 5 - 10 meters.
Getting Started Connecting Your Smartphone This User Guide includes complete instructions for installing your CoPilot software and using CoPilot on your phone to guide you to your destination or to plan trips. NOTE: If a Quickstart installation memory card was included with your purchase of CoPilot, you do not need to do this before installing. In order to successfully transfer data from your desktop or laptop PC to your mobile phone, you must have Nokia PC Suite installed on the PC.
Installing CoPilot Installing From a Quickstart Installation Memory Card: Installing From CD’s 1. Set up your phone and charge the battery following the instructions in your phone’s manual. You can install CoPilot to your desktop or laptop computer using the CoPilot Live CD’s you received with your purchase.You can then use CoPilot’s extensive desktop trip planning software on your PC to generate routes and printable driving directions and maps.
Product Key Entry and Activation The first time you launch CoPilot on your phone you will be prompted to enter your product key. c. On a desktop/laptop go to the Internet site http://activate.alk. com and enter the information. You will be given an activation code. After entering your product key you will be asked to activate your CoPilot licence within 4 days.
Hardware Setup WARNING: Your GPS receiver is temperature-sensitive. Never leave your mobile phone or GPS receiver in a closed vehicle that exceeds 140o F. GPS Troubleshooting: 1. Unable to switch on Bluetooth Configuring the Bluetooth GPS Receiver: Once you have installed CoPilot Live on your phone, you will be prompted to set up your remote Bluetooth GPS receiver from the GPS Status screen.
Map Download to Your Smartphone NOTE: If your CoPilot product came with a Quickstart installation memory card, you don’t need to download map data (it’s already on your Quickstart card). You can skip to Using CoPilot for Guidance, p. 14. (3) Download the Data: To download map data from your Desktop PC or Laptop to your mobile device, you select the data to download from one or more regions that you specify in the CoPilot application on your desktop. It’s a simple process. See p.
Selecting a Data Area City Radius This method allows you to quickly select data in the shape of a circle surrounding any city on the map. In the Data Download Wizard you type a city name and state/country abbreviation or postal code and enter the number of miles/kilometers you would like the radius to extend around the city, then click Next. The Wizard displays a map that shows the city and the radius you chose.
4. Name the selection, then click Next. 2. Enter a City, Country or Postal Code (address optional) within the area that you would like to download. Click Next. 5. You will return to the Data Selection menu where you can select another data area if you like, using any method. When you finish selecting data areas, click the Download icon and you will be taken to the final screen where you can build your download. 3.
Trip This method of selecting data is by far the most customisable method. It allows you to run a trip and select street-level data specific to that trip, thereby avoiding unneeded data and saving valuable memory space. 3. To search for a POI, click the Points of Interest tab, enter a City, Country or a Postal Code and click the Find button. Once the trip is run, the Data Download Wizard automatically selects circles of data around your origin and destination, and a corridor of data along your route.
Notice that the amount of available map memory and the memory required for all the areas on the Included list is shown beneath the list. NOTE: CoPilot’s available memory calculations subtract a certain amount from your storage card (if you are using one) to account for support files. 6. You will return to the Data Selection menu where you can select another data area if you like, using any method. When you finish selecting data areas, click Download.
POI Download Options When you download a data region from your desktop PC, you get all roads within that region. Also included are regional points of interest (POI) such as gas stations, hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions, etc. CoPilot now lets you control the number and types of POI that get downloaded along with map data. You can save space on your Smartphone by eliminating categories of POI that you’re not interested in seeing.
Importing Custom Places 4. In the next screen you’ll see the data from your file sorted into columns. If the columns you see in the screen have not sorted the address data correctly, you need to indicate which delimiter CoPilot should recognize when it separates the fields in your file into columns. Each field — e.g. name, street address, city, state, etc. — needs to be separated by a delimiter such as a tab, semicolon, or comma.
Editing Custom Places After custom places have been added to the database, they can be edited at any time. Select Manage Custom Places from the Tools menu, then highlight the custom place you wish to edit, click Edit, and make your changes. Click Apply when finished. NOTE: By default, addresses entered as Custom Places are assigned to the Custom POI category. You can change this assignment at any time by selecting another Category from the drop-down pick list as you edit. 7.
Using CoPilot for Guidance 4. The Select Stop screen gives you eight ways to enter a destination.You can: In CoPilot’s Guidance Mode on your mobile phone, you will receive turnby-turn route guidance information as you travel. For your safety, the Safety View screen will hide maps when your speed exceeds 16 k.p.h. to avoid distractions. Step 1 Step 4 1. To launch CoPilot, press your phone’s Menu key, then navigate to the CoPilot application in the Menu screen and press the scroll key to select.
Step 2 2. In the Address screen, enter a Street Name with or without a House Number, and a City. Scroll down to enter a Country or Postal Code — press left or right on the scroll key to scroll down or up the pick list of countries — then select Done to continue. NOTE: Street address entry is optional, if you like you can enter only a city-country or postal code. 3c. To display the latitude/longitude of any match, select Options > Details. Step 3c Press Cancel to return to the Address Matches screen.
Stop Menu Options In the Going To screen, press Options to access options that include adding, deleting, moving, editing, and optimising your stops. Select Mode to switch between Guidance, Walking, and Planning mode — see p. 28 for a description of each mode. To add another destination, choose Add Stop from the menu. (Another way to do this would be to simply highlight in the Going To list and press the scroll key .) Select Settings to change routing options — see p. 25-27.
Entering Your Home Address Entering Your Work Address To program your home address for quick trip entry, select Home in the Select Stop screen and enter your home address as you would a new address (p. 14). The next time you want to enter your home address as a stop, just select Home in the Select Stop screen and your address will be automatically entered. To program your work address for quick trip entry, select Work in the Select Stop screen and enter your work address as you would a new address (p.
Favourites Intersections Choose Intersections in the Select Stop screen to enter the intersection of two roads as a stop on your route. Intersections are entered just like addresses (see p. 14), except that instead of a house number you enter a “Street 1” and “Street 2”. CoPilot automatically places every stop you enter on a list of favourite places for future quick trip entry. To enter one of these favourites as a stop, select Favourites in the Select Stop screen.
Finding Points of Interest CoPilot enables you to search for points of interest (POI) such as gas stations, hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions, etc. within the region for which map data was downloaded from your desktop/laptop computer. You can then choose a destination from the list of search results. From the Search Center pick list, choose an area for CoPilot to search (use the arrows).
Picking Stops From the Map CoPilot enables you to pick a stop off the map when you don’t know the exact address of your destination. Step 1 Step 4 1. Select Pick from Map in the Select Stop screen. Step 5 Step 2 2. CoPilot will prompt you to enter a location on the map where you can start searching for the place you have in mind. Highlight one of the options, press Select, and enter any necessary information. Step 3 3.
Start Driving! Map Views Once you have entered at least one stop in the Select Stop screen, you’re ready to start driving with CoPilot! You’ll receive turn-by-turn directions and maps to guide you safely to your destination. As you drive, CoPilot’s dynamic directions will instantly recalculate your route if you take a wrong turn or decide to go a different way.
Trip Editing Itinerary View To make changes to your trip at any time from the guidance screens, press Options and choose Edit Trip. This returns you to the Going To screen where all your stops are listed. Highlight a stop, press Options again, and select a trip editing option from the menu: Press Options > View to get to the trip Itinerary. The Itinerary is a scrollable set of driving directions for the current trip.
Menu Options on the Road Calculating a Detour From any guidance screen, you can zoom your map view in and out, edit your trip, calculate a detour, save your location as a favourite, and more.
Avoiding Roads Getting ETA’s and Distances To avoid an individual road and have CoPilot calculate another route around that road, you must be in the Itinerary screen. From there, find the road you want to avoid in the scrollable list and highlight it, then press Options and select Actions > Avoid Road. The estimated time of arrival (ETA) and distance to your next stop will always be shown at the bottom of the Safety View screen.
General Options Routing Press Options in the Going To screen or any guidance screen, then select Settings to access a menu of CoPilot program options and settings. Select Options > Settings > Routing. Options in the Routing screen are: Vehicle Type — Press to choose Automobile or RV. RV routes favor major roads and avoid urban areas, sharp turns and U-turns wherever possible. In the U.S. only, RV routing avoids 12' 6" height restrictions on highways.
Guidance POI Alerts Select Options > Settings > Guidance. Select Options > Settings > POI Alerts. The Guidance screen lets you indicate how far ahead of your next turn you want to be when you get a “Next turn” alert. Four different settings can be toggled on or off (scroll down to see the Just Ahead option). Turn this option on if you want to be alerted as you approach points of interest.
License Backlight Select Options > Settings > License. Select Options > Settings > Backlight. This option displays your CoPilot licence information. Press Options > Activate/ Upgrade in this screen to activate a new licence, or Options > Deactivate to deactivate CoPilot if you need to install the application on another phone.
CoPilot Modes Walking Mode CoPilot has three modes of operation on your Smartphone. To switch modes, press Options > Mode in the Going To screen or any guidance screen. Take CoPilot with you wherever you go! Walking Mode provides an asthe-crow-flies distance and direction line to your destination, directions that are perfect for walking. A GPS receiver must be attached and receiving signals.
Trip Planning On Your Smartphone You can use CoPilot on your Smartphone for trip planning whether or not the GPS receiver is connected and receiving data. In Planning Mode you can run a trip even when you’re not in your car. You’ll get driving directions and maps to use as a reference before your trip begins. 1. First turn on your Smartphone and launch CoPilot. Select Plan Route, or in the Going To screen or any guidance screen press Options > Mode > and select Planning. 4.
Trip Planning On Your Desktop You can use CoPilot’s desktop functions to map out routes and print maps and driving directions before getting on the road. Desktop trip planning is an additional feature of CoPilot that is in no way connected to using your Smartphone for route guidance. Run Trip On the following pages you will find brief descriptions of CoPilot’s desktop trip planning capabilities.
Save Trip Print Save Trip button or Save Trip / Save Trip As... in the File menu. Print button or Print... in the File menu. Open Trip Help Open Trip button or Open Trip in the File menu. Help button or Help Contents and Search in the Help menu.
Zoom In More Detail Zoom In button or Zoom In in the Map menu. More Detail button or Detail > Show More in the Map menu. Each time you click this button, your view will be zoomed in by one increment. The zoom level is shown in the title bar of the map window. Click to increase the level of detail you see on the map by one increment without changing the zoom level. Zoom Out Less Detail Zoom Out button or Zoom Out in the Map menu. Less Detail button or Detail > Show Less in the Map menu.
Zoom To Region Pick Stops Zoom to Region button or Zoom Region in the Map menu. This function allows you to zoom your map view to a specific area. Choices in the sub-menu will depend on which CoPilot data region(s) were purchased. To turn on Pick Stop mode, click the Pick Stops button or right-click on the map and select Pick Stops. Then click on any point to enter it as a stop. Your map view must be zoomed in to level 11 or 12 (level is displayed in the CoPilot window title bar).
Reference: CoPilot On Your Desktop Landmark Reporting The following is a guide to the main screens you will see as you use CoPilot on your desktop/laptop computer for trip planning. Map Window Menus and toolbar buttons to access all of CoPilot’s desktop features. Click on a tab to frame any stop on your route. Select Landmark Reporting from the drop-down Trip menu. Your planned route with stops. Zoom to a stop and move your cursor over any street to see its name.
Trip Planner Window (Points of Interest) Trip Planner Window (Contacts) Click the Points of Interest tab. Enter a contact’s first or last name and press . CoPilot will search your Contacts database for matches. Enter a City-Country or Postal Code in which you would like to search, a radius within which to search, and (optionally) choose a category and type from the drop-down menu.
Routing Options Trip Summary Select Run in the Trip Planner window to run the trip. Click the Options button in the Trip Planner window to access CoPilot routing options. The Trip Summary will show start and end places, and the number of stops in between them. Auto and Quickest are the default settings, providing the quickest routing for automobiles based on practical considerations such as road quality, terrain, and urban/rural classifications.
Set Up a CoPilot Live Web Account CoPilot Live Communications To use Live capabilities, your Smartphone must have a wireless Internet connection. To create your account on the CoPilot Live website: CoPilot Live allows you to maintain two-way communication with drivers who are using CoPilot and to actually see where they are currently located. You can do this from the CoPilot Live web page. 1. • North America: http://live.alk.com • Europe: http://live.alk.eu.
Real-Time Traffic Information Your Live connection status is shown by the round icon at the bottom right of the black information bar: In addition to providing users with pre-trip planning and GPS route guidance capabilities, CoPilot uses wireless communications to automatically send real-time information to drivers, notifying them of traffic incidents along the route ahead and potential alternate routes.
Traffic Report Content Using Traffic In Guidance Mode, press Options > Traffic. Options in this menu are: CoPilot Live alerts you when a traffic incident is detected on your route ahead. Press 9 to see a list of all current incidents. • Check Route: Select Check Route to manually check for traffic incidents along your current route. • Find Traffic: Select Find Traffic to search for traffic incidents around any location.
Creating/Using Your Own Voice You can create your own voice or load voices that other CoPilot users have created and posted online. To do this, create a folder with any name you want and copy sound files with the exact names of the CoPilot sound files. NextStop PoiAhead Rdestination.wav RightTurn Roundabout1 Roundabout10 Roundabout2 Roundabout3 Roundabout4 Roundabout5 Roundabout5 Roundabout7 Roundabout8 Roundabout9 SafetyCam SharpLeft SharpRight Spcam.
CoPilot Technical Support Licence Upgrade After registering your software (see p.42), you’re entitled to technical support and discounts on new versions of CoPilot. Check out ALK’s web site for technical support documentation and posted answers to common questions. If the web site does not provide an answer to your question, technical support for registered users is available during standard business hours (9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday-Friday).
5. The Activation Wizard will appear at the end of installation. Activation occurs just as it did when you originally installed CoPilot (see p. 4-5). Using Help Files ON YOUR SMARTPHONE: To access Help on your Smartphone, once the CoPilot application is launched, press Options > Help. CoPilot provides extensive Help Files, available on your desktop/laptop and your Smartphone, to guide you through the program as you use it.
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