Acer C500 User Manual

CoPilot Pocket PC6

satellite navigation

user guide

CoPilot Satellite Navigation Kit for Acer n300,
c510 or c530

Your CoPilot kit contains the following:

*Optional accessory

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n300 car charger and converter varies between standard GPS and TMC models

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Not included with Acer c510 or c530

Note: All images are for illustration purposes and are subject to change.

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CoPilot Pocket PC 6

CoPilot Satellite Navigation Kit

Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition

SD storage card
pre-loaded with
single region or
pan-european maps

1 x installation CD
(single region or
pan-european)

Bluetooth
receiver

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n300 car charger1and
n300 car mount kit

FM9 cable*

2 x data CDs

c500 series car charger and
c500 series car mount kit

Satellite

navigation

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Getting started 1

User Interface and Keys 2

GPS set-up 3

CoPilot menus 5

Navigating to a destination 6

 Entering an Address 7

 Entering a Home Address 8

 Entering a Work Address 8

 Entering a Favourite Destination 9

 Entering a Recent Destination 10

 Entering a Contact 11

 Navigating to a Point Of Interest 12

 Safety camera alerts 13

 Navigating to a Postcode 14

 Pick on Map 15

 Navigating to an Intersection 16

 Latitude/longitude 17

 Saved Trip 18

Trip editing and waypoints 19

Optimising and re-arranging stops 20

Detour feature 21

Selective routing 22

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TMC traffic service 23

Driving views 25

 Driver safety 25

 Where am I? 26

 Itinerary 26

 Next Turn 26

 Destination 26

 3D 26

 Night time map displays 27

 Customise your map displays 27

Navigation modes 28

 Guidance, Planning and Walking

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Routing settings 29

Guidance settings 31

Map settings 33

POI alert settings 34

Language and speech settings 35

Favourite settings 36

Recent stop settings 37

Options menu 38

CoPilot desktop software and support 39

 Installing CoPilot desktop software 40

Data Download Wizard 41

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Setting up your Acer n300, c510 or c530

Set up your Acer PDA following the instructions as described
in the PDA's manual.

Please ensure your Acer PDA’s battery is fully charged.

Set the correct date and time on your Acer PDA for optimum
performance.

Installing CoPilot on your Acer n300, c510 or c530

CoPilot software and maps is pre-loaded on the CoPilot storage
card.

Simply insert the card into the SD card slot of the Acer PDA.
Installation will begin automatically.

Follow the on-screen steps:

Safety and license agreement: Select ‘I accept’
GPS technology information: Select ‘OK’
Installation of the CoPilot Pocket PC application will
commence. Select ‘Device’ as the location to install the
CoPilot Pocket PC application. Press ‘Install’.

Note: If set-up does not automatically run after inserting the card,

select Windows Start > Programs > File Explorer then browse to
the storage card and select the “2577” folder and press ‘Autorun’.

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Route ahead highlighted
Driver’s current position
Distance to next turn
CoPilot Menu button
GPS status indicator

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Power button
Today button
Calendar button
Messaging button
Contacts button
5-way joystick
SD memory card slot

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CoPilot uses Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) to locate your
position on a map and to provide turn-by-turn guidance to a
destination.

Instructions for Acer n300

It is essential that you connect a Holux GPS-236 Bluetooth
receiver with your Acer n300 to obtain a GPS fix so you can

enjoy satellite navigation on your device
Press the grey Bluetooth symbol in the bottom right corner
of the Windows Start screen and select ‘Turn Bluetooth
ON’ from the pop-up menu. The Bluetooth symbol will
turn blue to indicate that it is switched on
If you have the optional GNS FM9 TMC cable, attach it
now. Otherwise, proceed to the next step
Switch on your Holux GPS-236 Bluetooth receiver
Launch CoPilot by selecting Windows Start > Programs and
then select the ‘CoPilot’ icon
After several seconds delay, you will be asked in a pop-up
screen to select your Bluetooth device. Select ‘Holux

GPSlim236’.

Note: Please see instructions below for Acer n300. Please

refer to page 4 for instructions on setting up Acer c510 and
c530 devices.

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GPS Set-up

Instructions for Acer c510 and c530

The Acer c510 and c530 have an integrated GPS receiver
which allows you to obtain a GPS fix so you can enjoy
satellite navigation on your device.
Launch CoPilot by selecting Windows Start > Programs and
then select the ‘CoPilot’ icon
If you have the optional GNS FM9 TMC cable, attach it
now.

Connecting a GNS FM9 TMC cable (by model)

If you have the optional GNS FM9 TMC cable you can receive
real-time traffic information via TMC.

The GNS FM9 TMC cable attaches to the n300/c510/c530 car
charger which connects to your Acer PDA.

CoPilot will search for TMC channels and report traffic
information.

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CoPilot Menus

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Take a look at the CoPilot Home Screen

The ‘Home’ screen is displayed when you first launch CoPilot,
or it can be accessed by selecting Menu > Options > Home.

Home screen menu options are:

Going To to enter a destination and receive guidance
Start Demo to view a CoPilot demonstration to see CoPilot

navigate to a pre-defined location

Help topics about basics such as entering a destination and

GPS setup

Settings to customise advanced Routing options, change

Guidance, Map and Language options. Plus, additional
settings to enable/disable Points of Interest (POIs) and
safety camera alerts

GPS for setting up an integrated/Bluetooth receiver.

CoPilot Menu Button

Press the ‘Menu’ button to access the following sub-menus:

View allows you to change between a choice of 6 driving views
Trip enables you to enter a new destination, edit an existing

destination, add additional destinations and access saved
trips.

Mode is used to set CoPilot for Guidance, Walking or

Planning purposes

Traffic incidents along your planned route are reported

into CoPilot using a TMC data feed (optional)

Options to run the CoPilot demonstration, use the CoPilot

Help and Tutorial functions, and read CoPilot license
information

Quit CoPilot to close and exit the program.

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Select ‘Going To’ from the ‘Home’ screen. In the ‘Going To’
screen, please press the ‘New Trip’ button.

The ‘Select Stop’ screen will be displayed and provides you
with several different ways to enter a destination (described
on the following pages in more detail):

The destination(s) entered for your journey will be displayed
in the ‘Going To’ screen.

You can enter multiple destinations and optimise your journey
by selecting a destination in the ‘Going To’ screen and pressing
‘Optimise Stops’ from the pop-up menu.

Once you have finished entering your stops, select ‘Start Driving’.

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Navigating to a destination

Enter an Address
Your Home or

Work address
Favourites
Recent places

An Outlook Contact
A Point of Interest

A UK Postcode
Pick a point
on a map
Intersection/cross roads
A Latitude/Longitude
Enter a previously

Saved Trip

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Entering an Address

From the ‘Select Stop’ screen. Press the ‘Address’ button.
Using the keyboard, type in the Country, City/ Postcode,
House Number and Street Name details of the destination in
the appropriate screens.

CoPilot may display a list of address matches. If an exact match
is not found, a cross street, nearby address or a street in a
nearby city will be displayed.

Please select one of these and press ‘Next’ to continue.

You will be offered the opportunity to create a name for your
destination, either type in a name or press ‘Finish’.

The destination entered for your journey will be displayed in
the ‘Going To’ screen. You can check the destination on a
map to ensure that it is the correct location by selecting the
destination and pressing ‘Map’ from the pop-up menu. If you
are confident that this is the correct location, press ‘Close’ to
return back to the ‘Going To’ screen.

At this point, you can press ‘Add Stop’ to enter additional
destinations, delete the destination entered, or press ‘Start

Driving’ to begin receiving navigation guidance.

To return to the ‘Going To’ screen to edit your trip at anytime,
select Menu > Trip > Edit.

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Entering a Home Address

In the ‘Select Stop’ screen, press the ‘Home’ button.

The first time you use this button, you will be prompted to
enter your home address to pre-programme this button.

Enter your home address the same way you enter a new
address (described on pg. 7).

The next time you use the ‘Home’ button to obtain guidance
to/from home to a destination, simply press the ‘Home’
button from the ‘Select Stop’ to enter it as a destination. This
will display your home address in the ‘Going To’ screen, then
press ‘Start Driving’.

Entering a Work Address

In the ‘Select Stop’ screen, press the ‘Work’ button.

The first time you use this button, you will be prompted to
enter your work address.

Enter your work address the same way you enter a new
address (described on pg. 7).

The next time you press Work, your work address will be
entered as a destination in the ‘Going To’ screen, then press

‘Start Driving’.

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Navigating to a destination

Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition

Entering a Favourite Destination

In the ‘Select Stop’ screen, press the ‘Favourite’ button.

A scrollable list will appear, providing you with quick and easy
access to your top 50 destinations.

Select a Favourite from the list to enter it as a destination and
press ‘Start Driving’.

How to create a Favourite

To add a destination to your Favourites list enter an address,
in the same way you enter a new address (described on pg. 7).

In the ‘Name this location’ screen, select the ‘Add this location
to Favourites’ tick box to add the destination to your
Favourites list.

Alternatively, when the destination is displayed in the ‘Going
To’ screen, please select the destination and select ‘Add to
Favourites’ from the pop-up menu.

You can also save your current location as a Favourite. Simply
press Menu > Trip > Save Location.

Note: You must be in Guidance mode and be receiving GPS

data to save your current location as a Favourite.

Managing Your Favourites list

To delete a Favourite destination select Home > Settings >
Favourites then select the destination and press ‘Delete’.

To edit a Favourite, press ‘Edit’ and re-enter the Country,
City/Postcode, Street Name and Number of the destination.

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Entering a Recent Destination

In the ‘Select Stop’ screen, press the ‘Recent’ button.

A scrollable list will appear, providing you with quick
and easy access to the last 50 destinations that you entered.

Note: When your Recent list is filled (50), each new address
will replace an address that has been inactive for the longest
period of time.

Select a Recent destination from the list to enter it as a
destination and press ‘Start Driving’.

Managing Your Recent destinations list

To delete a Recent destination select Home > Settings >
Recent Stops then select the destination and press ‘Delete’.

To add one of your recent destinations to your Favourites
list select Home > Settings > Recent Stops then select the
destination and press ‘Add to Favourites’.

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Navigating to a destination

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Entering a Contact

Navigate to a Contact listed in your Acer's Outlook Contacts
address book.

Tip: use the synchronisation cable provided with your PDA to
copy your Microsoft Outlook Contacts from your PC to your
Acer device.

Press the ‘Contact’ button in the ‘Select Stop‘ screen.

Type the first letter of your Contact’s name. A list of
Contacts starting with that letter will appear. Select the
Contact’s name and press ‘Next’. Assign the Contact to either
the Business, Home or Other Category and then press ‘Next’.

If necessary, CoPilot will prompt you to correct any part of the
address it does not recognise.

The Contact address will be displayed as a destination in the
‘Going To’ screen. Select ‘Start Driving’.

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