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Adding Custom Places

CoPilot gives you the ability to add new places with your own custom names to the map
database.  After adding your custom place to the map database, you'll be able to enter it as a
start place, end place, or waypoint for any trip you run.

To add a new place, click on the 

Add Custom Places

button on the tool bar or select 

Add

Custom Places

from the sub-menu of 

Mouse Modes

in the 

Map

menu.  The map window

should be open and active, and be at a zoom level of 10 or higher (look at the title bar, e.g.
"Detail Level 10 of 12").

Now click on the spot on the map where you want your new place to be added.  The 

Add

Custom Place

dialog box will appear.  

Type your custom name for the place in the 

PlaceName

box.  The name you enter must be

50 characters or less, including spaces, and must start with a letter (not a number or symbol).
You must also enter the address of the custom place.  It does not need to be exact, it is only
used to describe the custom place.  Optionally, enter a phone number and choose which POI
category this place should be included in.  Click 

Apply

to save the place and see it as a

pushpin on the map.

To access this place at a later time, select 

Manage Custom Places...

from the 

Tools

menu

(see 

Editing Custom Places

, p. 56).

Summary of Contents for CoPilot Live Laptop 7

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Page 2: ...n the steering wheel and eyes on the road when driving While driving either ask a passenger to operate CoPilot or pull over to the side of the road when operating CoPilot on your laptop Your CoPilot L...

Page 3: ...see Watson V 2 1 Gold Redistributed Click on it to highlight it then click Add Remove You will be asked Are you sure you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its components cl...

Page 4: ...ling This is the recommended option If space is unavailable you can run the program by inserting the Data Disc into your CD ROM drive after you open the CoPilot application NOTE Once you install a reg...

Page 5: ...mation to manually activate CoPilot as follows a If your laptop is connected to the internet you can click the link to ALK s activation web page i On the ALK activation page enter your Product Key Lic...

Page 6: ...from possible sources of interference for instance a cellular phone antenna SERIAL Connection When connecting to a laptop through a serial port the receiver is powered through the laptop s battery Pl...

Page 7: ...p 7 6 Enter a nearby city When you first launch CoPilot with the GPS receiver attached you will be prompted to enter your nearest city to help speed up initial satellite acquisition Type your nearest...

Page 8: ...arated by a comma and space e g princeton nj or paris fr or sydney nsw then hit the Enter key on your keyboard For more specific guidance you can also type a street address with or without a building...

Page 9: ...Dynamic Directions will reroute you to the next stop from your current position In the Driver Safety screen the map will be minimized when you drive over 10 m p h 9 8 Start driving Contact Information...

Page 10: ...Hardware Setup 21 CoPilot Live Overview 24 Moving Between Modes 25 Guidance Mode 26 Passenger vs Driver Safety Screen 26 Start Driving 27 Using the Navigation Control Panel 28 Map Display 29 Entering...

Page 11: ...Places 55 Editing Custom Places 56 Customizing Driving Directions 57 Legend Planning Mode Buttons 59 CoPilot Live Communications 61 CoPilot Live Web 61 Live Mode Overview 62 Live Mode Automatic Vehic...

Page 12: ...dates Live features can be used from any computer that can access the internet Customizable Navigation Display Now you can customize your navigation screen in Guidance Mode to display the current road...

Page 13: ...rive with at least 250 MB of available disk space For best performance of talking maps and GPS track files we recommend 64 MB RAM A Serial USB Compact Flash or Bluetooth connection depending on receiv...

Page 14: ...e boasts the following statistics Data Corrections ALK continually updates the CoPilot map database as we strive to provide you with the highest quality product If you encounter missing or inaccurate...

Page 15: ...stellation of satellites has a rated accuracy of 10 meters This means that 95 of the time the reported location is within 10 meters 30 feet of your exact position CoPilot takes this location informati...

Page 16: ...ions as CoPilot has no way of knowing your destination A Safety Warning Do not use this product in any way that interferes with safe and attentive operation of a vehicle When used in a vehicle do not...

Page 17: ...ructions clicking Next to go from one screen to the next in the Installation Wizard As the installation proceeds you will be given the choice to install CoPilot map data It is recommended that you ins...

Page 18: ...ptop when you installed the program To quit at any time select Exit from the File menu in Planning Mode or Exit in the Guidance Mode navigation control panel NOTE for XP Users If you are installing Co...

Page 19: ...ed to the internet you can click the link to ALK s activation web page i On the ALK activation page enter your Product Key License ID and e mail address then click Submit Your Activation Code will app...

Page 20: ...re you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its components Click Yes This will start the uninstall process If prompted to remove all shared files select No to All 6 When this...

Page 21: ...install process If prompted to remove all shared files select No to All 6 When this is finished click on Finish Then restart your computer Hardware Setup WARNING Never leave your GPS receiver in a clo...

Page 22: ...h its USB port Plug the receiver into the laptop after Windows is finished booting up Windows XP Users When you first connect your USB receiver you might see a Windows message indicating that the driv...

Page 23: ...l port connector into your laptop until after Windows has finished booting up TIP To see the serial ports available on your PC open the Control Panel select System click on the Device Manager tab then...

Page 24: ...and track your position in real time on a map Planning Mode is for trip planning You do not need to have your GPS receiver attached in order to utilize Planning Mode In this mode you can plan trips p...

Page 25: ...nning button in the control panel on the right side of the screen To move from Planning Mode to Guidance Mode at any time click the Guidance button on the left side of the screen To access CoPilot s L...

Page 26: ...n the Driver Safety screen your map will not be shown when you drive at more than 10 m p h however you will still receive verbal instructions as well as simple printed directions on screen NOTE When d...

Page 27: ...turn or choose to follow your own variation of the route CoPilot s Dynamic Directions will automatically recalculate a new path to your destination from your current position To Begin Navigating With...

Page 28: ...t Saves your current location as a Favorite or Custom Place Live Lets you change Live messaging options Options Lets you view GPS status and modify routing and guidance preferences voice options and m...

Page 29: ...tically as you approach your turn Zoom In or Zoom Out Use the zoom buttons to zoom your map view in top button or out bottom button Where Am I This view shows your current location along the highlight...

Page 30: ...street address with or without a building number and hit the Enter key on your keyboard e g 158 nassau st Enter TIP To enter a crossroad as your destination use an ampersand in the Address field betwe...

Page 31: ...rary it will automatically be added to a list of Favorites The maximum number of Favorites that will be stored is 25 To access this list click on the Favorite button You then have the option of adding...

Page 32: ...d deselect the other one You also have the option of entering places by using the Lat Long button You will be prompted to enter coordinates in the appropriate boxes These coordinates are shown in the...

Page 33: ...op and the operating system will enter Suspend mode When you return to your vehicle simply open the lid and press any button and the operating system will resume You can access your Microsoft Outlook...

Page 34: ...ute but CoPilot does not treat them like stops The ETA and distance to next stop shown in Guidance mode do not consider waypoints as stops though waypoints do appear in the Itinerary Optimize your sto...

Page 35: ...r current route The Detour button toggles to Cancel Detour after an alternate route is calculated so that you can return to the original route at any time if you choose Detour functionality is availab...

Page 36: ...waypoints to guide a route along roads of your choosing see p 34 To avoid specific road segments in the Passenger screen click the Itinerary button to bring up your turn by turn driving directions In...

Page 37: ...the Options window the GPS Status button opens a dialog box that allows you to view and change advanced GPS settings From here you can change the COM Port and Baud settings for your receiver or click...

Page 38: ...ature attractions Use the Search __ miles ahead pick list to indicate how far up the road you want each POI to be when an alert is triggered Use the sliding bar under Report POIs which are to indicate...

Page 39: ...lay choose the information you want displayed on your screen as you drive The choices are the same for each line current road current city nearest crossroad speed time elevation or lat long at current...

Page 40: ...hts and weights so always take note of these when driving larger RVs Routing Type CoPilot s Quickest routing type is based on the most efficient route in terms of road quality terrain and urban rural...

Page 41: ...an use an external microphone with noise cancellation technology to optimize your experience with CoPilot s listening device COMMAND RESPONSE Go to sleep Wake up Either causes CoPilot to enter Sleep m...

Page 42: ...from the currently displayed area Next turn CoPilot tells you when and where you will make your next turn Where am I CoPilot tells you your current location along the route Going to CoPilot tells you...

Page 43: ...in the database and your friend clicks Select then Add and then Go Now you re ready to drive to your destination Once the car is moving your location shows up as a series of arrows drawn on the map A...

Page 44: ...44 1 Driving on Witherspoon Street into Princeton NJ 3 CoPilot creates a new route from your current position 2 Turning off CoPilot s route onto Wiggins Street...

Page 45: ...me search for points of interest calculate fuel costs add favorite places add custom places and much more For additional information on Planning Mode see CoPilot s Help Files select Help Contents and...

Page 46: ...ur entry may appear if so highlight the one you want on the list and click Select or click Map to see it on the map If you enter a street address you can also assign a name to the address by typing it...

Page 47: ...nterest tab and then click Add Fav When you click on the Favorites tab you will see a list of your previously saved favorite places To add a favorite place to your trip highlight it and click Add Stop...

Page 48: ...Optimize button and CoPilot will automatically re order the stops to create the most efficient route If you don t optimize your trip will be routed in the order in which the stops appear on the Itiner...

Page 49: ...Trip Planner window and trip planning click the Help button Trip Options In the Trip Options window you can change various routing preferences The options here are the same as the routing options in...

Page 50: ...onal Borders Open is checked routes may cross international borders to provide better routing If this option is not checked no borders will be crossed Check Break Every to include a break time in your...

Page 51: ...de the Summary window To alter the size of either the map window or the directions window drag the gray bar in the center in the appropriate direction To activate a window for printing you must click...

Page 52: ...l bar With Pick Stops turned on click with the left mouse button on the location you want to add to your trip it can be a city or any location including a local address or latitude longitude point Whe...

Page 53: ...tail Level 10 of 12 Now click on the spot on the map where you want your new place to be added The Add Custom Place dialog box will appear Type your custom name for the place in the PlaceName box The...

Page 54: ...map Zoom your map view in as far as you need to in order to pick the right segment You can pick one or several segments on th same road Red cross hatching indicates an avoided road segment green cros...

Page 55: ...s as pushpins and included in search results when you search for points of interest in either Planning or Guidance Mode NOTE CoPilot now allows importing of multiple POIs with the same name e g an ent...

Page 56: ...rom 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 Cu...

Page 57: ...he font CoPilot uses and by controlling the number of nearby places that is landmarks or places of interest in the area surrounding your route that appear in the report To change the appearance of you...

Page 58: ...slide to 0 and click OK to close the dialog box You can also have landmarks reported only along certain types of roads Under Find landmarks when driving on these kinds of roads use the check boxes to...

Page 59: ...a road segment on the map to avoid or favor it Help In any window the Help button will direct you to the Help topic that describes how to use that window Zoom to Entire Region Zooms to a map of the e...

Page 60: ...a new trip to be entered Optimize Click this button to reorder the stops in the Itinerary for the most efficient route requires at least one stop Pick Stops Allows you to pick stops directly from the...

Page 61: ...ot users using large customizable one touch response buttons to ensure driver safety 2 Real time tracking of other people who are on the road See their current location destination ETA and much more 3...

Page 62: ...CoPilot Live s communications capabilities in Live Mode from within CoPilot In Planning Mode click on the Live icon on the sidebar to the left of the map The upper portion of the new pane that opens i...

Page 63: ...es are on at the same time ALK does not actively log driver s location information nor do we use this information for any purpose other than to transfer it between authorized users Live Mode Automatic...

Page 64: ...he Customizable Response Buttons 1 Choose to display 1 4 buttons by clicking the corresponding number at the bottom of the screen 2 To change the text of each button just click on a button and start t...

Page 65: ...in the Message Center Advanced Clicking on the Advanced tab of the Send Message window will expand the view From the Advanced view you can save frequently used message text and button layouts that yo...

Page 66: ...m the pop up window In the Send Trip Confirmation window you can specify whether you want the new trip itinerary to replace the driver s existing trip to be added as the next stop s in the driver s cu...

Page 67: ...When the driver responds to your trip itinerary update the response is displayed in the Message Center 67 Send Trip and Driver s Response...

Page 68: ...lable the buttons for traffic are currently disabled 68 1 Go to the CoPilot Live Web login page Click Create a new account and enter all required information including a User Name and Password 2 Open...

Page 69: ...fter you have read the message click OK to proceed 6 Now you must enter the same User Name and Password that you entered when you created your account on the Live Web page Click Apply to complete the...

Page 70: ...ttons that the message sender has included at the bottom of the screen The text on the button is sent back as the response 70 When you are the driver and a message is sent to you CoPilot displays it o...

Page 71: ...ilot Live s text to speech engine will speak the itinerary update when it is received The four Standard Response Buttons appear and are described in detail in Driving with Live Receiving Messages p 70...

Page 72: ...nputted destination and Internet access in order to provide real time traffic information In Planning Mode CoPilot Live provides regularly updated traffic incident reports and alternate routes based o...

Page 73: ...congestion you ll be able to accept or reject the alternate route 73 If you want CoPilot to generate an alternate route around an incident click the Avoid button If you wish to ignore the incident cli...

Page 74: ...ll CoPilot how to handle incident reporting The Speak new incidents check box controls whether CoPilot speaks each incident message out loud when it appears Check Automatically check for new incidents...

Page 75: ...as numbered colored triangles Any of the four icons below are used to reflect the location s and severity of traffic congestion 1 Red Most severe 3 Yellow Third most severe 2 Orange Second most severe...

Page 76: ...egin by opening CoPilot In Planning Mode open the Tools menu and select Options then click the Live tab Traffic reporting features in Planning Mode look very similar to what you see in Guidance Mode a...

Page 77: ...The Check Traffic Review Traffic and Clear Traffic options in Planning Mode are found in the Trip menu see p 73 74 77...

Page 78: ...to listen and respond the Listening button must be toggled on in the lower right corner of the Guidance screen Background noise may affect CoPilot s ability to recognize spoken commands You can use an...

Page 79: ...question 2 below 2 Is the underside the side without artwork of the Data Disc clean A If yes see question 3 below B If no you see lint or finger prints you can clean the CD by using a soft clean piec...

Page 80: ...ile named data cfg listed among other folders Double click on the data cfg file Windows will open a new window and prompt you to select a program to open the file with Scroll down the list of programs...

Page 81: ...Double click on the System icon C Click on the Device Manager tab D Click on the sign next to Ports E Click on Com 1 so it s highlighted and click on the Properties button below F Under the General ta...

Page 82: ...atus tab 3 Make sure that the Com port number is the same one you found above 1 2 3 etc in the Hyperterminal If it is different use the drop down menu to change the Com port and click the Close button...

Page 83: ...Options dialog box Technical Support After registering your software you re entitled to technical support and discounts on future updates Check out ALK s web site for technical support documentation...

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