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D.
Next at the bottom where it says
Connect using
select
direct to Com 1
and click
OK.
E.
Next in the
Com Port Properties
window the settings should read:
-- Bits Per Second = 4800
-- Data Bits = 8
-- Parity = None
-- Stop Bits = 1
-- Flow Control = Hardware
If the settings are different you need to make the necessary changes and then click
OK.
If the GPS unit has power and is able to connect, you will see information flowing
across the screen (random letter and numbers). If you do not see any information
flowing across the screen, go back to
step E
above and repeat those same steps, trying
other Com ports (2,3,4) until you find the correct one.
F.
Once you have found the right Com port (1,2,3, etc.), please do the following:
1.
Open CoPilot.
2.
Go to the
GPS
menu and click on the
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 folder causing the Hot Sync manager to enable each time you
start your computer. If you do not wish to manually disable the Hot Sync manager
each time you will need to delete it from the Start menu:
a.
To disable the Hot Sync manager click on
My Computer
.
b.
Click on your
C: Drive
or the drive Windows is installed to.
c.
Click on the
Windows
folder.
d.
Click on the
Start Menu
folder. (If no folders appear click on
Show Files
.)
e.
Click on the
Programs
folder.
f.
Click on the
StartUp
folder.
g.
Now highlight the
Hot Sync
icon and
delete
it from the StartUp folder.
