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Page 2: ...ough it to find the information you are looking for Here are some tips for using it Click on the titles in the contents page to be taken straight to the section of your choice Click at the bottom of each page to go back to the contents page Click on red text and page numbers to be taken to the page referenced You can also use the Bookmarks and Pages tab in Adobe Acrobat Reader to help you navigate...

Page 3: ...ing your Current Location 18 Other ways to select a destination 18 Selecting multiple stops for your trip 19 Customizing your trip 19 Setting waypoints 20 Saving destinations in your planned trip as favorites 20 Saving a trip 21 Loading a saved trip 21 Deleting a planned trip 21 Preview your route 21 Begin driving 23 Traffic Service 23 Guidance 23 Driving views 24 On screen information 24 Setting ...

Page 4: ...preferences 41 Saving a route preference 41 Loading a saved routing profile 41 Edit your road preferences 42 Adjusting your Safety View 42 Checking the GPS status 43 Track Playback 43 Adjusting the volume 43 Adjusting the Guidance Settings 44 Setting the Language and Speech 44 Device settings 45 Keyboard 45 Backlight 45 Playing a demo 45 About CoPilot 45 Licensing 46 Transferring your CoPilot Live...

Page 5: ...k the contents of your box with the list below Optional accessory Only included in certain CoPilot Live navigation kits Documentation CoPilot Central Desktop Companion DVD CoPilot Live Memory Card Car Charger CoPilot Live Bluetooth GPS Receiver Splitter Cable Car Vent Clip ...

Page 6: ...ase see the documentation that came with your mobile device Getting started 6 01 Tips CoPilot Central For more information on CoPilot Central see page 47 Important Make sure you set the correct date and time on your mobile device to get the best GPS functionality Note If the installer doesn t start automatically use File Explorer to navigate to Storage Card 2577 and select AUTORUN Installing CoPil...

Page 7: ...ck Next to continue Getting started 7 01 Activating CoPilot After you have entered your product key you will be asked to activate your software Press Next to activate now or Cancel if you prefer to activate the license later If you press cancel you will still be able to use your CoPilot software under an evaluation license for 4 days You can activate CoPilot Automatically using the internet connec...

Page 8: ...creen to re try or you can select No Internet Tap Back to do this Automatically activating CoPilot via a PC internet connection If you connect your mobile device to your PC you can use the PC internet connection to activate automatically Note Your mobile device needs to be connected to your PC via either Microsoft ActiveSync PCs running Windows XP or earlier or Windows Mobile Device Center PCs run...

Page 9: ...p activate alk com 1 Select No Internet from the Activate CoPilot screen Press Next 2 The next screen will show your product key and license number 3 Now visit the CoPilot activation website at http activate alk com and enter your product key license number and email address as requested Press Submit Your activation code will be displayed on screen and will be sent to you by email 4 On your mobile...

Page 10: ...ith a legal notice Please read this carefully and then tap Accept Getting started 10 01 Tips and Tricks CoPilot Live has loads of great features to help you get to know and understand them we have included Tips and Tricks at start up To turn off the Tips and Tricks uncheck the Show Tips and Tricks box To see more use and To close the window click on the cross To view Tips and Tricks at any time Me...

Page 11: ...on the Setup GPS receiver screen Press Next When you tap Next CoPilot will automatically begin searching for Bluetooth devices in your immediate vicinity Once it has completed the search it will display a list of all nearby GPS devices Select your GPS receiver from the list Note If you are using the GPS receiver supplied with your CoPilot software it will appear in the list with a name starting wi...

Page 12: ...Port and or BAUD information were incorrect Please try again You re ready for your first trip Note The first time you use the GPS receiver it may take a moment to determine your position Using other GPS receivers If you selected Other you will need to connect the GPS Receiver manually You will need to select the COM Port that the GPS is connected to and the BAUD rate for the device Please consult ...

Page 13: ...nish or just select Finish to skip this step A Route screen will then appear showing you a preview map of the route Select Drive to begin navigating your route In use 13 User Guide 02 In use 02 Safety information Do not attempt to change the settings or set a destination on CoPilot while you are driving Ask a passenger to make changes or pull over safely Do not leave your Mobile Device or GPS loos...

Page 14: ...K A preview map of the route to your selected POI will appear Tap Drive to begin navigating the route In use 14 02 Tip POI in the city You can search for a POI within a city near your current location or along your route by pressing Menu Destination Points of Interest You can search for a particular POI within a category by name For more details see on page 15 Tip Call ahead You can call direct to...

Page 15: ...OI Press Next For Near current location and Along my route the POI list will be automatically generated If you selected In a City enter the name of the city or town nearest the POI you are searching for CoPilot will then search the thousands of POIs When complete a list of the nearest matches will appear on screen Select the correct POI from the list Press Details to view the POI on the map CoPilo...

Page 16: ...can select the POI and CoPilot will display the phone number if available Tap Call to ring the POI via your mobile device In the Report POIs this far ahead field select a distance between 0 2 and 25 miles Select how long POI messages are displayed with the Message Timeout drop down list Select between 5 seconds and 5 minutes Select whether to show POIs that are on your route or nearby it Select On...

Page 17: ... the last 50 destinations that you entered Note Your recent list will store the last 50 addresses you have entered When the list is full each new address will replace an older inactive address To delete the list Select Menu Destination Recent Clear All To choose a Contact s address as a destination You can select an address from any Contacts that you have stored in your device To select a contact ...

Page 18: ...cation pinpointed by a red arrow Select Drive to begin navigating your route In use 18 02 Saving your Current Location If you are outside and have a GPS fix you can save your current location Tap Menu Save Current Location Enter a name for the destination and tap Save The location will be saved in your Favorites list where it can be accessed as a destination in the future Other ways to select a de...

Page 19: ...uired stops you can change the order they appear in Tap the address you wish to move A pop up menu will appear containing a list of options Tap Move Up Move Down Move to Start or Move to End The selected stop will move to its new position in the trip list In use 19 02 Tips Show on Map If you select Show on Map from the pop up menu a map of the area around the selected stop will be displayed Click ...

Page 20: ...ining a list of options Tap Set as Waypoint The address will now be listed as a Waypoint with an arrow icon in front of the address or place to indicate that is it a Waypoint Saving destinations in your planned trip as favorites You can save addresses listed on the trip list as Favorite destinations so you can access them quickly Tap on the address you wish to save as a favourite A pop up menu wil...

Page 21: ... entering all your destination addresses you can save your trip to access at a later date rather than start driving right away Tap Save Trip Enter a name for the trip you are saving Tap Save and the trip will be saved to the storage card Loading a saved trip Tap Menu Plan or Edit Trip The last trip you planned will automatically load If you wish to load an older trip tap Load Trip and select the t...

Page 22: ...planned trip You may wish to Add a stop Delete a stop Change your stop order Optimize the trip Select Routing to set the routing options for your trip The available settings are Vehicle type Choose from Automobile RV Motorcycle Bicycle Walking or Straight Line Routing type Choose whether you want CoPilot to always choose the route quickest in time or the shortest in distance or a route which avoid...

Page 23: ...automatically display any traffic incidents that affect your route and can recommend an alternate route if required For more information see page 34 CoPilot Live Traffic may be provided as an optional service Guidance CoPilot will guide you to your destination with clear on screen and spoken instructions Whenever you are approaching your next turn CoPilot will speak to you to alert you to the upco...

Page 24: ...s tap Menu Driving Views For more details on each view see Setting display mode on page 25 In the default mode your screen will look like the one below Note To see how to change what is displayed here see page 25 26 In use 24 02 Tip Take a closer look Use the and in 2D or 3D driving views to zoom in or out of the map view Zoom in Zoom out Information options zoom in distance to next turn next turn...

Page 25: ... of the driver safety view See Adjusting your Safety View on page 42 Setting display mode You can choose from six different screen display options To access tap Menu Driving Views Driver Safety We recommend you choose Driver Safety which displays a simple turn instruction arrow with concise next turn instructions in large type In driver safety mode a map is only displayed as you approach a turn or...

Page 26: ...route before you travel 2D Next Turn Displays your current location and auto zooms into the next turn on a 2D map 2D Destination This view shows the route from your current position to your destination In use 26 02 Tip Take a closer look Use the and in 2D or 3D driving views to zoom in or out of the map view User Guide 03 In use ...

Page 27: ...inations change the map style and color scheme adjust your routing options and select the voice that guides you to your destination With CoPilot Live 7 you can personalize your device to behave exactly the way you need Saving a destination as Home Save your home address so you don t have to enter it every time you wish to be directed home Tap Menu Destination Home Enter your home city state name S...

Page 28: ...y added the address or location it will appear in your Favorites list Personalize 28 03 Edit or delete Favorites To edit or delete a location in your Favorites list tap Manage select a favorite and choose to Edit Delete or Delete All Edit will open an enter address screen so you can change the location Delete will erase the currently highlighted location Delete all will erase all the locations in ...

Page 29: ...ize 29 03 Night Map Night Map can be selected on any of the display screen modes It dims the screen display to reduce glare and eye strain when driving at night CoPilot will automatically switch to night mode based on the time and your location or you can do it manually from the Driving Views menu Tap Menu Driving Views Night Map To switch off Night Mode tap Menu Driving Views Day Map You can also...

Page 30: ... the page and tap Save as Routing Profile When prompted enter a name for your profile and tap OK Personalize 30 03 Loading a saved routing profile To load an existing profile tap Load Routing Profile and select one of your previously saved ones or the Default profile Click OK twice to return to the Settings menu and apply the profile Edit your road preferences Scroll to the bottom of the page and ...

Page 31: ...e 21 Personalizing the voice instructions You can alter the voice with which the guidance instructions are spoken Tap Menu Settings Language and Speech Select a voice You can tap Test to hear a sample of the chosen voice For more detail on altering the Language and Speech options see page 44 Setting Map Styles Tap Menu Settings Map Styles You can select from a range of industry standard map presen...

Page 32: ...e new route select Decline CoPilot will then return to your original route CoPilot will save the details of roads you wish to avoid To clear the memory select Menu Detour Clear Avoided Roads Optimizing stops CoPilot has an Optimize Stops function which will automatically rearrange the stops within a trip to create the most efficient order When you have planned a trip with more than 3 stops tap Opt...

Page 33: ...programmed route to avoid traffic Select Menu Detour If there is traffic congestion near your current location the Avoid All Traffic option will be available CoPilot will use GPRS information to find traffic incidents and will automatically plan another route avoiding traffic congestion You ll see the new route on a map and CoPilot will announce the distance the new route will add subtract from yo...

Page 34: ... also search for traffic incidents in other locations before you start driving The availability of CoPilot Live traffic varies by region and retailer For more information please visit www copilotgps com Setting up CoPilot Live Traffic Traffic information delivered via Mobile Internet First switch on and set up Live Communications in CoPilot Live as described on page 38 You will need to exit and re...

Page 35: ... how CoPilot uses GPRS traffic information Select Menu Settings Traffic Then select from these options Traffic Source The CoPilot Live Traffic Service in North America receives information via a GPRS Wireless connection to the mobile Internet Default Incident Action Select Avoid to set CoPilot to automatically detour around reported incidents select Ignore if you do not want to be automatically de...

Page 36: ...e a new route avoiding the incident Show Map display the incident on a map Close to return to the traffic incidents list You can also Map all displays all reported traffic incidents on a map Avoid All calculates a route which avoids all reported incidents Ignore All continue on your planned route To delete traffic incidents Select Menu Traffic Clear traffic Incidents Tip You Can Also Select Menu D...

Page 37: ... site when you are on the road Allow others to see your destination and estimated time of arrival Let others send you new stops that are automatically added to your CoPilot Live itinerary Send tracking invites by e mail directly from CoPilot Live Note To use CoPilot Live you will need to have wireless internet enabled on your mobile device To find out if your device has wireless Internet or if you...

Page 38: ... may result in data charges from your mobile network operator To connect to the Live server Tap Menu Live Connect To enter your Live account details into CoPilot 1 Select Menu Live Settings 2 In the Live Settings screen press Edit 3 In the Live Account Information screen enter a Device Name of your choice followed by the Account Name and Password created for your Live Account Press OK 4 Define the...

Page 39: ...he main screen It will automatically be hidden after the time selected here Speak message with TTS Choose whether to have CoPilot read the message to you or not To send an invitation to a contact so they can monitor your progress Tap Menu Live Invitations Tap New If you would like to set a validity period for the invitation check the Expires checkbox and enter the number of days Tap Next you have ...

Page 40: ...re happy with your selection tap OK Setting map preferences You can also set up what sort of maps CoPilot uses Tap Menu Settings Map The available settings are Units Choose to display Miles or KM on your maps Map Rotation Choose Heading Up to always be travelling upwards on the screen or select North Up to hold the map static as you travel along your route Stylus control Select Box Zoom or Drag Ma...

Page 41: ...eneral Tick the boxes to Avoid Ferries and or keep International Borders Open Tap OK to apply your new routing preferences Saving a route preference To save a routing profile scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Save as Routing Profile When prompted enter a name for your profile and tap OK Loading a saved routing profile To load an existing profile tap Load Routing Profile and select one of yo...

Page 42: ...ces in CoPilot as this will affect the route calculated and ETA shown Advanced 42 04 Adjusting your Safety View Tap Menu Settings Driver Safety From here you can alter the settings of the Safety View in the following ways Display Map Near Turns Decide whether to show a 2D 3D zoomed map on the approach to each turn or always show the Driver Safety screen Select Yes to display the map or No not to W...

Page 43: ...gs tunnels or garages To work effectively the GPS receiver needs to have a clear line of sight to the sky Track Playback You can play back a previously completed journey Tap Menu Settings GPS Track Playback Select the journey from the list Tap Play to start playback You can adjust the playback speed using the Track Playback Speed list To stop playback tap Stop To exit tap Cancel Adjusting the volu...

Page 44: ...u can adjust the way CoPilot guides you Tap Menu Settings Guidance Select the distances at which you want CoPilot to speak to you when approaching a turn Select what information you wish to be displayed on the customizable part of the screen the options are Destination Current Road Next Crossroad Next Major Road Nearest Town ETA Distance Speed Distance Altitude Heading Latitude Longitude Check the...

Page 45: ...of your CoPilot software tap Menu Settings About CoPilot Advanced 45 04 Device settings You can set how CoPilot interacts with your device Keyboard Menu Settings Device Select the keyboard type of choice from the drop down menu The options are Alphabetical QWERTY AZERTY Backlight Adjust your mobile device s backlight settings to save battery power Menu Settings Device The options are On with GPS A...

Page 46: ...ur upgrade license in the same way you activated your CoPilot Live license Please follow the installation procedure as described on page 7 Transferring your CoPilot Live License If you wish to use your CoPilot Live application and maps license on a different mobile device select Deactivate and follow the on screen instructions Data Region If you have multiple data regions on your device you can ch...

Page 47: ...tire Region This lets you easily download an entire map region e g US East US West Click Entire Region to download the region Click Send to Device to download the maps to your mobile device 2 Select Country This lets you easily download entire countries Click Select Country and pick the countries you wish to download Click Next Click Send to Device 3 Area Selection You can draw a box around an are...

Page 48: ... A summary of the map regions to be downloaded will also be displayed 4 Location Radius You can select and download a circular map area around a town or city and save it as a custom map area to download Click Location Radius Move around and zoom in zoom out on the map to find the area you wish to download Alternatively enter the location into the Search Map box on the toolbar Use the mouse to draw...

Page 49: ...left hand panel and searching for the address details in the pop up window You can add more stops re order and optimize your trip just like you can with CoPilot Live on your mobile device Entering an Address or City Press the Address button on the toolbar or select Add Stop to open the Find a Location pop up box Enter the Street City town Zip Code and Country of your destination Press Search CoPil...

Page 50: ...st for a trip CoPilot Central 50 05 Trip Options You can set up your Trip Options to best suit you Press the Trip Options box on the left hand panel or select Trip Trip Options The available settings are Profile Vehicle Type Choose from Auto or RV Preferred Route Choose whether you want CoPilot Central to always choose the route quickest in time or the shortest in distance Check the boxes to Avoid...

Page 51: ...ar Alternatively you can select Trip Send to Mobile Device or simply press the Send Trip to Device button in the left hand panel Select the destination drive associated with your mobile device and press OK Purchase upgrades Choose Online from the menu to connect to the CoPilot website Here you can purchase licenses to other regional maps Find out more There are help files available for CoPilot Cen...

Page 52: ... your CoPilot support related queries and questions Alternatively visit the support section at www alk com support to register and activate your CoPilot Our FAQs section provides answers to customers most frequent requests to help you get started and get the most out of CoPilot today Register your CoPilot You should register your CoPilot navigation solution at www alk com register Registered custo...

Page 53: ...rom the date of purchase Any implied warranties relating to the Software are limited to such 30 day period provided that limitation is permitted by applicable law End User Remedies If the Software does not conform to the Limited Warranty above ALK s entire liability and your sole and exclusive remedy will be at ALK s option either to i correct the error or ii help you work around the error or iii ...

Page 54: ...tions Except where you have been specifically licensed to do so by ALK and without limiting the preceding paragraph you may not a use this Data with any products systems or applications installed or otherwise connected to or in communication with vehicles capable of vehicle navigation positioning dispatch real time route guidance fleet management or similar applications or b with or in communicati...

Page 55: ...he subject matter hereof and supersedes in their entirety any and all written or oral agreements previously existing between us with respect to such subject matter Governing Law The above terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands without giving effect to i its conflict of laws provisions or ii the United Nations Convention for Contracts for the International Sale of Goo...

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