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CoPilot

2003 Quick Start

If you're in a hurry to begin using CoPilot 2003:

Install Application:

Boot up your computer. After Windows

(98, NT

, 2000,

, XP) has finished booting up, install CoPilot 2003 by placing the

Install Disk

into your CD-ROM drive. (If the Installation menu does not automatically appear,

see

Installation

on page 5).

NOTE:

You must uninstall any previous versions of CoPilot before installing

CoPilot 2003.

Install Speech:

During CoPilot installation, you will be prompted to install

speech software. Click

and follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE:

You must install speech to enable CoPilot's two-way voice technology.

Install Data:

You can install the entire US map database, which requires about 700

MB of space, to your hard drive.

Attach GPS Receiver:

Plug the GPS receiver into your laptop (see page 8-9).

Serial:

If you are using a GPS receiver with a serial connection, attach the

receiver to both the

serial

port and the

PS/2

port.

USB:

If you are using a receiver with a USB connection simply plug the

receiver into the USB port.

Verify Computer Settings:

Make sure the date and time are set correctly on your

computer. This is extremely important for CoPilot to function properly. To

check and/or change the date and time, go to the Windows

Start

button,

Settings

Control Panel

Date/Time

Summary of Contents for CoPilot 2003

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Page 2: ...uctions NOTE You must install speech to enable CoPilot s two way voice technology 3 Install Data You can install the entire US map database which requires about 700 MB of space to your hard drive 4 Attach GPS Receiver Plug the GPS receiver into your laptop see page 8 9 Serial If you are using a GPS receiver with a serial connection attach the receiver to both the serial port and the PS 2 port USB ...

Page 3: ...vate various features NOTE In the Passenger screen your map will always be shown In 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 The driver should pull over to the side of the road when looking at the map and or the Navigation Control Panel Even if a passeng...

Page 4: ...g Your GPS Receiver 11 Guidance Mode 12 Using the Navigation Control Panel 13 Map Display 14 Entering a Destination 15 Editing Stops 19 Detour 20 Save Current Location 21 Selective Routing 22 Options 23 Routing Preferences 24 RV Routing 24 Voice Commands 25 A Sample Trip 26 Planning Mode 28 Trip Options 31 Printing Your Map or Driving Directions 32 Beyond the Basics 33 Picking Stops from the Map 3...

Page 5: ...Editing Street Restrictions 34 Customizing Driving Directions 34 Importing Address Data 37 Helpful Hints 39 Trouble shooting 40 Legend Planning Mode Buttons 46 Using the Help Files Inside back cover ...

Page 6: ...end 64 MB RAM A USB or Serial port A Soundblaster compatible sound card and speaker for talking maps For best results a CD cassette adapter which broadcasts sound into your car stereo speakers is recommended CoPilot 2003 s voice recognition requires a microphone and a low noise environment For best results an external microphone is recommended plug in before starting CoPilot Minimum 800 x 600 reso...

Page 7: ...litan areas Club CoPilot As you drive CoPilot can record your GPS tracks Club CoPilot is a free program through which you can receive discounts and prizes when you submit these GPS tracks GPS tracks can be used to check road alignment and positioning With so many CoPilot users already submitting their GPS tracks we have an excellent source for refining the CoPilot map database Visit Club CoPilot o...

Page 8: ...tellation 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 information and enhances it further by snapping it to our street and highway network Occasionally CoPilot will place you on the wrong road If this occurs keep driving and CoPilot will automatically correct itse...

Page 9: ...irections 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 place the GPS receiver antenna power supply or your computer where it may strike the driver or passengers if the vehicle turns sharply or stops abruptly This product is designed manufactured and ...

Page 10: ...the panel that appears and follow the installation instructions During CoPilot installation you will be prompted to install the speech software Click OK and follow the on screen directions It is recommended that you install the US Map Data to your hard drive A full installation of the US map data requires approximately 700 MB of available space If space in unavailable you can run the program by in...

Page 11: ...start the uninstall process If prompted to remove all shared files select No to All 6 When this is finished click on Finish Then restart your computer To uninstall the Watson speech software 1 Exit out of any other programs that are running 2 On your desktop double click on My Computer 3 Double click on Control Panel 4 Double click on Add Remove Programs 5 Scroll down the list of applications unti...

Page 12: ...puter NOTE Data is automatically removed as part of the CoPilot 2002 or 2003 uninstall This process is only required if you are uninstalling an earlier edition of CoPilot Setting Up the Hardware The first time you use your GPS receiver CoPilot will ask you to enter a city and state to speed up the initial GPS acquistion This may take up to 15 minutes After you use it once the receiver should initi...

Page 13: ...onnection If you are using a USB connection you will have one wire which attaches the GPS receiver to the laptop through its USB port Plug the receiver into the laptop after Windows is finished booting up 8 ...

Page 14: ...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 click on the plus sign next to Ports in the list of devices The Settings box displays the hardware settings used by the COM port The setting for your COM port should be 4800 8 N 1 See diagram below f...

Page 15: ...ou need to have your GPS receiver attached to your laptop and you must be receiving signals CoPilot will guide you to your destination and any stops along the way using voice prompts and simple on screen instructions 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 print directions and maps searc...

Page 16: ...t may also appear if it s been more than two hours since your last satellite fix After you enter a city and state a dialog in the upper left corner of the Passenger Screen will be present while CoPilot searches for a satellite fix If you don t acquire a satellite fix within a few minutes you can change the city to a closer location If you click Change you will see another prompt Enter a closer cit...

Page 17: ...hoose 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 Navigating With Dynamic Directions 1 Enter a destination with or without a street address You may enter intermediate stops before entering a destination if you like CoPilot will route you to each stop beginning with the stop that was ...

Page 18: ...r screen Driver Safety screen BUTTON FUNCTION Where Am I Next Turn Going To Zooms the map display to include your current location next turn or current destination Click to cycle through the different views Destination Informs you of your current destination and allows you to change it if necessary Detour In case of traffic delays enables you to run an alternate route Itinerary Displays the direct...

Page 19: ...e immediate area between your current location and the turn Where Am I This view shows your current location along the highlighted route and also shows the surrounding area Going To This view shows you a map of the route ending at your next stop In this example the next stop is far away so the map is zoomed out to fit the entire route TIP CoPilot defaults to hiding the Windows Taskbar when in Guid...

Page 20: ...ou can also enter a street address with or without a building number and hit the Enter key on your keyboard e g 158 nassau st Enter TIP Usually you will need to spell out words like Saint Mount Fort etc Place names generally need to be spelled out John F Kennedy International Airport instead of JFK Airport If you are having problems finding an address try different ways of spelling out words and o...

Page 21: ...see pages 29 30 Selecting Address opens a window in which you can enter a city name and state a ZIP code by itself and a street address if you wish Any time you add an address to your itinerary 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 a stop to ...

Page 22: ...initial installation of the software you have to choose between installing the Typical or Compact POI set The Typical set gives you more POIs to choose from In order to go back and change this option at a later time click on Start Settings Control Panel and double click Add Remove Programs Select CoPilot 2003 from the list and click on Change Remove Modify Select the POI set you want and deselect ...

Page 23: ...ing 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 Contacts database by clicking on the Contact button Narrow down your contact search by typing in the first few letters of the contact s first or last name and hit the Enter or Space key on your keyboard Select the con...

Page 24: ...f your stops using the Up Down arrows to the right of the itinerary you can delete stops using the Delete Stop button or you can take advantage of the Optimize feature This function will automatically order your stops if you have three or more of them to create the most efficient route that includes all of them Select OK to return to the previous screen where you will have the option of selecting ...

Page 25: ... current route When you click Detour a window opens that asks you to describe the road congestion ahead of you The Light Congestion option takes you off the original course if there s a quick way around the road up ahead For example you might want to use it when there s a long line at a traffic light The Heavy Congestion option will get you around extended delays caused by traffic accidents and ot...

Page 26: ...vailable from the Driver Safety screen lower right corner When the Detour button is selected in the Driver Safety screen the display will automatically switch to the Passenger screen Save Current Location When you have a GPS fix in Guidance Mode you can press the F2 key on your keyboard to save your current location CoPilot will ask you to give the location a name and will add it to either your Fa...

Page 27: ...n be avoided if you don t want to travel along the roads CoPilot has you taking To do this in the Passenger screen click the Itinerary button to bring up your turn by turn Driving Directions In the Itinerary screen highlight the road you want to avoid then press the F1 key on your keyboard to avoid the highlighted road You can return to your original route at any time during the trip by pressing F...

Page 28: ...PS settings see CoPilot s Help Files for more information North Up when toggled on sets the map view so that north will always be at the top of your computer screen when you are driving in Guidance Mode Click Wake Up to reactivate CoPilot s voice technology when it has been asleep Toggle Speaking to On if you want CoPilot to speak directions out loud Toggle Listening to On if you want CoPilot to r...

Page 29: ...eate such sets switch to Planning Mode then click on the New Trip tool bar button to open the Trip Planner window and click the Options button in that window see page 28 for details RV Routing CoPilot comes with pre defined routing options that provide RV friendly routing Narrow roads tight turns and U turns are all minimized to provide you with the safest and easiest way to drive your RV or other...

Page 30: ... your current location Detour CoPilot automatically gives a Detour route using the Heavy Congestion option see page 20 for details ETA Tells you your Estimated Time of Arrival at your destination Heading Informs you of the direction in which you are traveling How far Gives you the distance to your next stop More detail Less detail Each time spoken the map will show more or less detail Next turn Te...

Page 31: ... 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 green highlighted line from your present location to your destination shows the route for you to follow In addition CoPilot prompts you before each turn if Speaking is turned on CoPilot leads you int...

Page 32: ... 27 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 33: ...e either the New Trip button on the tool bar or select New Trip from the drop down Trip menu Cities and Addresses To enter a trip begin by typing the name of the place where your trip will start or type a ZIP code in the City State or ZIP Code box then press the Enter key e g princeton nj Do not include periods in the state abbreviation A list of matches to your entry may appear if so highlight th...

Page 34: ...longer to come up when there are more matches to your entry in the database Points of Interest When you select the Points of Interest tab it will open with the cursor in the POIs that start with box The only field that is required to perform a POI search is the City State box all other fields are optional Once you have entered your City State you can do one or more of the following to narrow down ...

Page 35: ...l automatically update your itinerary If an exact match is not found CoPilot will display a list of possible address matches to choose from Itinerary Buttons Regardless of the tab you select the same commands will remain in the bottom of the Trip Planner window To the right of the Itinerary you will see five buttons Using the Up Down arrows you can alter the order of the stops on your Itinerary Us...

Page 36: ...e categories that affect different aspects of CoPilot s routing Routing Preferences Vehicle Profile and General Each category has a default set that cannot be edited In order to create a new set under any category select New give the new set a name edit the settings and save changes Routing Preferences enables you to favor or avoid specific road types such as small local roads and choose whether t...

Page 37: ...hide 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 the window you must click on it Note that only the active window will be printed To print the active window click the Print button on the tool bar or select Print from the File menu You can also select Print TravPak from the File menu ...

Page 38: ...ick 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 When you pick a stop the Add to Trip Planner dialog box will appear You may add the location as 1 the start place 2 a stop or 3 the end place Note that any previously entered start or end place will become a waypoint if a new start or en...

Page 39: ... of Interest or select Manage Custom Places from the Tools menu Adding and Removing Street Restrictions Edit Streets You can alter a road segment on the map and in the database by changing a two way street to one way and vice versa and by marking a segment to be avoided Any change you make will potentially affect how your trips are routed until you reverse the change by re editing To make these ch...

Page 40: ...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 your driving directions choose Change Fonts from the sub menu of Itinerary Fonts in the Edit menu This opens a standard Windows dialog box that allows you to change the size and style of the font in the dri...

Page 41: ...e 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 include or exclude the listed road types To increase or decrease the number of landmarks reported use the slide bar under Report this quantity of landmarks in the driving directions TIP The more pla...

Page 42: ...through the Manage Custom Places Wizard found in the Tools menu in Planning Mode The custom place name address and POI category assignment can all be edited POI Set refers to a set of addresses stored as a separate POI data set You can have only one POI set at a time but there is no limit to the number of addresses in that set You cannot edit the addresses in the POI set once they have been import...

Page 43: ... importing into CoPilot You can only have one active POI set imported at a time If you import a POI set a second time it will completely overwrite and replace your existing imported POI set NOTE Importing a POI set in no way affects the CoPilot POI database or the addresses you ve added as Custom Places Addresses in an imported POI set are automatically assigned to the Custom POI category This ass...

Page 44: ...LACES CoPilot gives you the option to route through locations that don t show up as stops on your driving directions We call these via stops To the right of each stop on the Trip Itinerary you ll notice the word Report To change a reported stop to a via stop highlight it and press the space bar on your keyboard To change it back to a reported stop press the space bar again MAKING A LIST OF FAVORIT...

Page 45: ...e sure the necessary speech software is installed From the Windows Start menu go to Settings Control Panel then Add Remove Programs and check for Watson on the list in the Install Uninstall tab If it is not there you will need to uninstall reinstall CoPilot being sure to click OK when prompted to install the speech software Next in Planning Mode go to the Edit menu Select Preferences and then sele...

Page 46: ...sk is in your CD ROM drive see question 2 below 2 Is the underside the side without artwork of the Data Disk 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 piece of lint free material slightly moistened with water Place the Data Disk in the CD ROM drive once it is dry and try using your TravRoute program again If you re still ha...

Page 47: ...olders 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 and select Notepad 7 The second line of the file should read LRGridDir E Data Make sure the letter between and is your CD ROM drive letter If the drive letter is incorrect change it to the correct letter Go to file and click on SAVE AS an...

Page 48: ... 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 tab in Device Manager make sure it says this device is working properly under Device Status Next under Device Usage make sure there is no check mark in the box Disable in this hardware profile G Click ...

Page 49: ...he Status 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 Next exit the program to accept the changes You should now be able to use CoPilot normally 4 If you have a Palm Pilot you need to close Hot Sync Note Hot Sync manager may be in your Start up fol...

Page 50: ...receivers We couldn t guarantee a positive experience for our customers and the slight increase in sales did not seem to balance the dissatisfaction of our loyalcustomer base 2 Product reliability and safety If we can t predict the exact hardware configuration our customers are using we can t predict the performance of our product This poses a serious safety issue since our customers are typically...

Page 51: ...so use the Print command in the File menu Help In any window the Help button will direct you to the Help topic that describes how to use that window U S Zooms to a map of the entire United States Zoom In Out Allows you to zoom in or out for various views of your map More Less Detail Allows you to view the map with more or less detail The more detail the longer the map will take to load Toggle Trip...

Page 52: ...nerary Clear Clears all stops entered in the Trip Planner window to enable 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 map and add them to your trip Itinerary Label Roads Lets you determine whether individual roads on the map will be shown with...

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Page 54: ...w to Use Help provides Microsoft instructions about using the Help Files You also have the option of activating bubble help which automatically provides brief hints as you pass the cursor over certain areas In the Edit menu select Preferences and check Show hints in the Preferences dialog box Technical Support After registering your software you re entitled to technical support and discounts on fu...

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