User’s Guide Navigation-Software Blaupunkt BikePilot English Thank you for buying the Blaupunkt navigation system. Good choice. We wish you a lot of fun and congestion-free kilometres with your new Blaupunkt navigation system. In the worst case we will help you. For technical questions and / or problems, please contact us by phone at 0511 / 123 83 506 or via E-Mail to support@first-servicegmbh.de Manuals for other languages can be downloaded also on www.blaupunkt.
Contents 1. Getting to know your device ........................................................................................4 2. Starting the device.......................................................................................................7 3. 2.1. First Startup..........................................................................................................7 2.2. Second and further startup...................................................................................
.7.6. Date & Time ................................................................................................51 3.7.7. Sound..........................................................................................................51 3.7.8. Screen.........................................................................................................52 3.7.9. Info ..............................................................................................................
1. Getting to know your device BikePilot has 3 hardware buttons, two of them are placed on the left side of the device, one is on the bottom, below the display. The lower button is responsible for switching on and off the device, and for locking the screen. Long pressing the power button Long pressing this button will pop up the menu allowing the locking or the powering on or off, and opening Bluetooth Settings menu (section 3.7.4.3.
List selectors When more options are available, only the actual value is shown; the current value can be changed by tapping on it. When tapped, a list will appear with the available options. List selector Tap on one option to select it. Sliders When a feature can have values that can be assigned to a scale, the software will show sliders that look like analogue potentiometers to set the desired value. Slider If the values are not shown, the values are increasing from the left to the right.
This means that if you want to search for the city of “Münster”, you can simply type “Munster” to find it. The keyboard only allows possible characters to be tapped Numeric Pad Entering numbers is possible via the numeric pad. It is also available from the ABC keyboard by the button “123”. Numeric keypad Power management Power management is for saving power for the device.
Power menu If suspend is chosen, the device will go to sleep mode, so that the ongoing recordings and processes will be paused, but they can be continued by waking up the device via the power button. If power off is selected, these processes will be ended, for example a recorded track will be saved with and end point where the device has been turned off. Swipe function Swipe function is the right tool for fast and accurate navigation inside our software.
Supported languages are: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. See Settings – Language for details. After selecting a language, the End-User License Agreement will show. After reading and accepting the EULA by pressing OK ( screen, date & time screen will show. ) on the bottom of the It is also essential to set up your own Profile, so BikePilot will be able to navigate using the most preferable roads for you.
3. Main Menu Main Menu of BikePilot From the Main Menu you are able to access all the feature of BikePilot. In the next sections you will be able to learn what you are able to do with this device and have the most beautiful experience during your outdoor activity. 3.1. Map Map screen Map is the core of BikePilot, displaying the road network and your current location on this map. It gives you also basic information about your trip and during the navigation it shows you all the details about your routing.
They can be easily changed by tapping on them and choosing from the upcoming list of available computers. Map can be panned by tapping on it, and zoomed in and out via the zoom buttons ( and ) Jumping back to the current location is possible by the current location button ( ). These buttons will disappear after a while; they can be brought back by tapping on the screen again.
You can hide the altitude graph by dragging on the left of the screen, or tap back to show it again. Points of Interests, alias POIs can be displayed and selected on the map. The POIs will be shown on map when the right settings are used (this is better explained in Settings – Maps chapter). Map Screen with POIs To select a POI on map, tap on a POI indicated visually by its category icon.
Multiple POI selection This screen lists the POIs available in the vicinity of the tapped area. Tapping on one of them will bring the map over the location of the desired POI. When the right POI is selected, tapping on ‘Go’ ( on information ( ) will start routing, and tapping ) will bring up the POI Details screen. POI Details Note: POIs without name will show their category as a name (for example “Café/Pub”). To separate POIs with same name you can use their address, or direction.
Favorites shown on map The favorites will be shown on map, if the right settings are used (this is better explained in Settings – Maps chapter). The favorites can also be grouped when they would fit next to each other. A group of favorites will be shown by the sign: list containing nearby favorites. Tapping on it will result in a Favorite POI Details This screen lists the Favorites available in the vicinity of the tapped area.
3.1.1. Navigation Popup If you have an ongoing navigation, but the device is not on the map screen, and a turning instruction is approaching, the device will show a popup message with the related instruction. Navigation Popup If you tap on the instruction itself, the map screen will be displayed to show the details of the navigation. If you tap outside of the popup, it will just fade away and you will return to your previous screen. 3.2.
My Trips On the bottom of the screen you can choose to order the trips by distance ( ) (this way the shortest trip will be on top), or by time ( way the latest trip will be on top). ) (this You can browse the list via the up and down arrows that are only available if the list contains at least 9 items. The trips are recorded with the timestamp as a name, so they can be easily identified later. Tap on a trip to see its details, and modify it. On the first tap it will be shown on the map.
With the “Go” button ( the bin icon ( 3.2.2. ) you can start navigation to the track, and with ) you can erase the track from your device. Favorites Favorites shows your favorite places that you have stored on BikePilot. Favorite Trips and POIs This can be achieved in three ways: you can save your positions from the Map or you can store Point Of Interests (POIs), Addresses or coordinates as a favorite also. The third way is to add a trip to favorites. The track will be copied into favorites.
Details of Favorite shown on Map To change its name and type, tap on the name on the top of the screen. Edit Favorite After changing the values, OK ( ) commits your changes. On the bottom of the details screen there are additional options. You can start navigation to the favorite item, and with the bin icon ( erase it. ) you can Note: Erasing a track from favorites doesn’t erase the track itself. 3.2.3.
You can download GPX tracks to the device To import trips: 1. Connect the BikePilot device to a computer. 2. Create a folder on the device inside the BikeNav folder called “ImportedTrips”, if not already existing. 3. All imported trips must be placed here (“BikeNav\ImportedTrips”) to be able to see them on the BikePilot device. When you have imported trips, these will be shown inside this area.
Tap on a trip to see its details, and modify it. On the first tap it will be shown on the map. Trip details To change its name and type, tap on the name on the top of the screen. After changing the values OK ( ) commits your changes. On the bottom of the details screen there are additional options. With the arrows ( and track, with the “Go” button ( with the bin icon ( 3.2.4. ) you can see further data about the ) you can start navigation to the track, and ) you can erase the track.
Importing POIs When you have imported trips, these will be shown inside this area. Imported POI categories Tapping on , edits the selected Category’s name and icon. On the bottom of the screen you can choose the sorting method by alphabet ( ), reverse alphabet ( way the closest POI will be on top). ), or by distance ( ) (this You can browse the list via the up and down arrows that are only available if the list contains at least 9 items. 3.2.5.
3.2.6. Statistics Statistics is the tool that shows you a summary of your activity. Statistics screen Statistics can summarize all user related data based on profiles, time, and only on-track (recorded trips), or off-track data included (all information since first power up / last reset). By default, the device shows the totals of recorded track on all profiles.
You can increase with plus, decrease with minus sign. Accept the changes with tick sign, cancel with ‘X’. The upper text matches the unit of the selected time interval (for example 1/2013 gives the first week of 2013), and the lower one tells the exact interval.
setting a higher Speed will result in lower Pace, and higher Distance, and Calories values. Training can be set by Distance, Time, Calorie, Speed, Pace, or Heart Rate Zone When the values are set, three different methods can be selected for training. Pressing ‘Go’ starts the training without any additional navigation. The route of the training depends only on the user. You can also plan a route with the given parameters, by selecting the "Plan route" option. Please refer to chapter 3.
Training by Distance Calories Training by Time Training by On these screens the upper half of the screen is responsible for displaying the remaining units from the training, with visual aids indicating the estimated progress of the workout. Placed lower on the screen are the computers. Tap on a computer to access the list of the available trip computers to customize the training screens to be as informative as it gets.
3.4. Destination Destination menu is implemented in a complex, yet simply understandable way to make finding any particular address or location in an easy way. Search Destination 3.4.1. Address Address search is to find a location by its postal address. You can specify each detail to find the location you are looking for. New address selection has a simple method: First, Country has to be chosen.
By tapping the field under the city/postal code the virtual ABC keyboard will appear. You can start typing the city you are looking for, and only the possible next characters will be available on the keyboard, thanks to the predictive input engine. Enter City via keyboard in Address Search In the text field on the right you can find a number in brackets that shows the number of the available cities that match the entered characters.
By tapping the field under the street the ABC keyboard will appear. You can start typing the street you are looking for, and only the possible next characters will be available on the keyboard, thanks to the predictive input engine. Enter Street via keyboard in Address Search In the text field on the right you can find a number in brackets that shows the number of the available streets that match the entered characters.
If the house number is not valid, the device will ask whether it should target the center of the street itself. Note: You don’t need to enter all the details. Without house number the center of the street will be used, and without given street name, then the center of the city will be used (the latter may not work in smaller cities). After the address is selected, "Start navigation" screen will appear. Destination details On the upper side of the screen the selected address and the distance is calculated.
will be shown, and on Map Preview the map of the calculated route itself is available. At the bottom of this screen there are 3 buttons. By tapping the “Star” button ( By tapping the "Go" button ( By selecting the map icon ( calculated route. ), the address is added to favorites. ) navigation starts immediately. ) the map will show with the preview of the If you are in preview mode you can see a colored preview of the calculated route. Also on this screen it is possible to choose an alternative route.
3.4.2. POI You can also search for POIs, by tapping the POI icon inside the Search menu. You can search by Name, by Type, or you can browse the recent POI searches. You can search by Name, by Type, or you can browse the recent POI searches. Searching by name, the name or part of it has to be inserted via the ABC keyboard. Input method is similar to what already described for Address Search.
POI Search by Type Recent searches can be ordered by alphabet ( ), or by time ( ), reverse alphabet ( ) (most recent search will be on top). They can be also erased by the bin icon ( ). Recent POI searches POIs are always searched around your current position and when you will get a list of the matching items, you will get the beeline distance from the POI. When you have selected your desired item, then the “Start Navigation” screen will be displayed, as already explained inside the Address Search. 3.
Search by Favorites Favorites can be ordered by alphabet ( by time ( ), reverse alphabet ( ), or ) (most recent search will be on top). When you have selected your desired item, then the “Start Navigation” screen will be displayed, as already explained inside the Address Search. 3.4.4. Map Point Search based on a Map Point is also available. This option will bring up a map that can be panned and zoomed. Search by Map Point Tap on the map to select your target destination.
In the Coordinates menu you can manually insert the coordinates of your target destination. Search by Coordinates Enter the Latitude coordinate inside the "Latitude" field You can change between North and South with the "N/S” button. Enter the Longitude coordinate to the "Longitude" field You can change between East and West with the "E/W" button. When you have entered the coordinates, then the “Start Navigation” screen will be displayed, as already explained inside the Address Search. 3.4.6.
Start Navigation to a track Additional options are present, based on the tracks details (location, direction), and current location: Selecting this option allows routing from the current location to the start point of the desired track, then navigation will be continued on the track until its end point. This option reverts the navigation, going first to the end point of the track, then guiding till the original start point.
The last option is for getting to the closest point from current location, then navigating the track in reverse mode to the original start point of the track. Selection of suggested/easiest/shortest route, and previewing on the map works as in all the other navigation cases. 3.5. Route Route is our unique feature to create individual tracks in real time – on your BikePilot device.
- Last entered waypoint can be removed by the back button ( - The created track can be saved via the floppy button ( ) ) - Navigation on the planned route (or to the first point of the route, if the start point is not the same than current location) can be started with the “Go” button ( ) - Alternative routes can be generated by tapping on the alternate route button ( ) On the top of the screen an altitude graph is available to see the altitude outline during the route.
Bike Computer with customizable data fields Three or six bike computer screens are built inside this function, depending on the chosen layout. Changing between them is possible with the arrows in the middle of the screen. The layout settings can also be changed by tapping on the layout button ( ). These 12 fields can be changed by tapping on them. You can browse the list via the up and down arrows. By tapping on the new item, the field will change accordingly.
The Speedometer screen shows your current speed, scaled for the bicycle type that is chosen for the selected profile. Under the speedometer, there are also two changeable computers that can be set by tapping on them. Recording can also be started from here. Just press the record button ( ), and select ’Record’ when prompted. For pausing or stopping select the ( ) button. 3.6.2.
Weather Forecast Weather Forecast is the tool to check the current weather and air pressure. The upper half of the screen displays a forecast for the expected weather, based on your location and the air pressure changes. The lower half of the screen contains a graph with the changing values of the air pressure, that were recorded by the built in barometer of the device. 3.7.
The first page contains settings regarding zoom, and orientation. The “Auto Zoom” can be turned on or off, thus enabling automatic zoom. Orientation can also be decided: “Track up” allows the device to always turn the map to the heading, while “North up” keeps the map with north on the top of the screen. On the second page of map settings are placed the settings of displaying favorites and POIs. The display of each item can be set by its individual “Show on map” button ( ).
( ). When function button is pressed, the order set in Function Button Setup will be rotated on every press. List of order of function button features. Tap on an item to execute a task on it: Move up: Move down: Unselect: Unselected functions can be reselected by tapping on 3.7.3. Accounts . .
Account settings In Accounts you are able to create up to 8 user profiles. Existing profiles can also be edited or removed. To create a profile (only if less than 8 profiles are existing): 1. 2. values Tap on the plus sign ( ) Tap on the details you want to change from the default 3. Tap on OK( ) when finished. To edit a profile: 1. Tap on the profile 2. 3. Select the Pen button to edit profile ( Tap on the details you want to change 4. Tap on OK( ) ) when finished. To activate a profile: 1.
Pressing arrow buttons, you can define other parameters for your account, like the Heart Rate zones and the road preferences you would like to be used when a route is calculated. 3.7.4. Sensors Sensors settings The sensors setting screen covers all possible hardware sensor related features. 3.7.4.1. Compass Compass Screen The compass screen shows the built in compass of the device. Recalibration is also possible by pressing the ‘Start’ button under ‘Calibration’.
Compass calibration screen When compass calibration is started, sweep the device through a figure 8 pattern to calibrate the compass. The device signals, if the calibration was successful or not. Note: The compass calibration might not succeed at the first attempt. Please, try to repeat the operation whenever you have the impression that the compass is not orientated correctly. 3.7.4.2.
3.7.4.3. Bluetooth settings Bluetooth settings To switch on/off the Bluetooth feature of the device, press ‘Turn On/Off’. Switching off will disconnect every presently connected sensor, and disable the Bluetooth. Turning on the Bluetooth makes Bluetooth pairing available. The Bluetooth sensors can be divided into 2 categories: ‘Heart Rate’ is the first, and ‘Speed and Cadence’ is the second category. Each category can be disabled or enabled individually, by tapping on the checkbox.
Tapping on ‘Heart Rate’ in Settings will show a list with the previously paired sensors. Note: if Bluetooth, or Heart Rate category sensors were disabled, the device will notify the user and prompt if settings should be changed for an enabled Bluetooth and sensor feature. This list is grouped and ordered based on the range of the sensor, and its last known connection date. The first item would be a connected and present sensor.
Edit name of sensor 3.7.4.5. Speed and Cadence (SAC) sensor settings SAC Sensor settings Tapping on ‘SAC’ in Settings will show a list with the previously paired sensors. Note: if Bluetooth, or SAC category sensors were disabled, the device will notify the user and prompt if settings should be changed for an enabled Bluetooth and sensor feature. This list is grouped and ordered based on the range of the sensor, and its last known connection date. The first item would be a connected and present sensor.
After tapping the plus sign, the available sensors in range will be shown. List of sensors in range Note: a sensor that is not in range during the attempt, will not be shown in the list, thus pairing won’t be available. In Speed and Cadence settings, the icon next to the sensors name is to indicate the status of the connection to the sensor. Tap on a sensor, then select ‘OK’ ( ) from the popup dialog to connect, and select ‘No’, to just select it.
The ’Rim’ button gives you the possibility to select a standard rim, which will set an average value for the wheel circumference. You can still adjust the correct size of the circumference, by manually enter the exact value inside the ’Wheel Circumference’ field. ’Wheel Circumference’ is used to calculate correctly the speed from your Speed sensor. Renaming the sensor: Edit name of sensor Tap ‘OK’ ( 3.7.5. ) to set the new name, or back button to cancel.
In Language you can select the language for the user interface. Browse the languages with the up and down arrows ( on the desired language to select, then OK ( 3.7.6. and ) tap ) to accept the change. Date & Time Date & Time settings In Date & Time the automatic (from GPS), or manual (Manual) setting can be chosen. You can also change the Date & Time format. Date can be “Day / Month / Year”, “Month / Day / Year”, or “Year / Month / Day”. Time can be AM/PM or 24 hours.
Sound settings In Sound settings you can set certain settings connected to sounds. If you want BikePilot to emit a sound when you tap over the screen, then select the “Screen” option. If you want a warning beep when a navigation instruction is approaching, then select the “Navigation” option. 3.7.8. Screen Screen settings The Screen settings contain options related to skin, brightness, timer, and screen calibration.
The slider presented by the icon: is the standby brightness. The slider presented by the icon: is the operational brightness. The timer for the Backlight can also be set here: tap on the slider, and move it to the desired value, then press OK ( changes. ) button to accept the Screen calibration can also be started from here. After tapping on “Start” Screen Calibration, please tap on the crosslines firmly. The procedure will repeat until the calibration is successful. 3.7.9.
