ALK Technologies CoPilot A780 User Manual
Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CoPilot Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A Safety Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using Your Mobile Device for Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Start Driving! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Entering a Home Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Entering a Work Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Favourites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Finding Points of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Intersection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Contact Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Latitude/Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saved Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Closing CoPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driver Safety Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Map Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Itinerary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Navigating Through CoPilot Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Customizing the Guidance Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Map Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Trip Editing and Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Picking Stops From the Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting ETA’s and Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optimizing Stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Detour Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selective Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Favourites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
POI Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The GPS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Save Current Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Modes Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reference: Guidance Mode Screens & Toolbars on Your Mobile Device . . . 28
Trip Planning on Your Mobile Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Saving and Loading Trip Itineraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing CoPilot to Your Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adding a Data Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Licence Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Region Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Map Download to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Data Selection Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Download Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
POI Download Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Trip Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Importing Custom Places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Trip Planning on Your Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reference: CoPilot on Your Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CoPilot Live Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CoPilot Live Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Live Mode - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Live Mode - Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Live Mode - Send/Receive Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Live Mode - Send Trip Itinerary Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving with Live - Mobile Device Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driving with Live - Receive/Respond To Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driving with Live - Receive Trip Itinerary Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
About GPS Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Software Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
CoPilot® End-User Licence Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
CoPilot Overview
Welcome to CoPilot Live! CoPilot will provide you with accurate, turn-by-turn spoken
directions and street-level maps that guide you to any destination you specify. If you take a
wrong turn, CoPilot instantly re-calculates your route. Let CoPilot guide you — and never
get lost again!
CoPilot comes fully installed and ready to use for route guidance on your mobile device.
However, you will want to install CoPilot to your desktop if 1) you’d like to use the extensive
trip planning features available with a desktop installation, or 2) you’re adding a data region or
more maps. See Installing CoPilot to Your Desktop, p. 36 for details.
In-vehicle Hardware Setup:
CoPilot uses GPS satellites to calculate your exact position on the map. In order to “acquire”
a GPS fix you must first make sure your A780 has an unobstructed line of sight to the sky.
Please note it may take up to 5 minutes to acquire a fix initially. WAR NING : Never leave your
mobile device in a closed vehicle that exceeds 140
First turn on your mobile device. Before using CoPilot, ensure that your phone’s antenna is
turned “On”.
After turning your engine on, attach the cable to the mobile device and insert it into your
vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket. Make sure it is firmly seated.
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A Safety Warning
Always keep your hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road when driving!
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 your mobile device or power supply where it
may strike the driver or passengers if the vehicle turns sharply or stops abruptly. This product
is designed, manufactured, and intended as an aid to planning and navigating routes.
The accuracy of the map data, driving directions, and GPS tracking system is insufficient for
this product to be used for automated navigation or in any situation in which the failure of
the product could lead directly to death, personal injury, or physical or environmental damage.
The driver must remain alert at all times to actual road conditions and obey all posted signs
and traffic regulations. ALK Technologies assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury
resulting from the use of this product.
Using Your Mobile Device for Guidance
CoPilot Live is pre-installed and ready to use for route guidance on your mobile device.
In CoPilot's Guidance Mode you will receive turn-by-turn route navigation information and
spoken directions as you travel.
For IN-VEHICLE HARDWARE SETUP: See CoPilot Overview, p.1.
1. To launch CoPilot, tap the application launcher, then tap the
CoPilot application.
2. The Wel come screen gives you several choices:
• Going To to enter a destination and receive guidance
• Help topics about basics such as trip entry,
hardware setup, and route options
• Options to change CoPilot routing, guidance,
and map options
• Live Setup for live communications
3. Ta p Going To. The Going To screen will list your stops. From
here you can add a stop, start a new trip (deleting the old one),
or tap Start Driving to begin receiving guidance to your
destination(s).
4. Ta p Add Stop to enter one or more destinations in the
Select Stop screen and begin driving.
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5. The Select Stop screen provides you with several different
ways to enter a destination. You can:
• Enter a new Address
• Program or enter your Home address
• Program or enter your Wor k address
• Select from your Favourite list
• Search for a Point of Interest (POI)
• Enter an Intersection
• Enter a Contact from your contancts list
• Enter a Latitude/Longitude point
• Enter a previously Saved Trip
Options are described on the following pages.
Address Entry
NOTE: There is no need to enter a starting point. CoPilot uses GPS positioning to determine
your location automatically.
Address entry is a step-by-step process in which you enter the country or postal code, city,
and house number/street name in separate screens. As you type each entry, matches in the
database appear on a pick list below. Tapping an item on the list enters it, then you tap Next
to confirm and move to the next screen.
In the Select Stop
screen, tap the
Address button.
3. Enter a house number if desired
(it’s optional), then start typing a Street
name. When a match appears on the
list below, tap it, then tap Next
4. If an exact database match is not found,
you’ll be shown the available address options.
CoPilot will give you at least one of these
options: the General Street you entered,
a Nearby Address, a Cross Street on the
street you entered, or one of several
Streets in Nearby Cities. Tap your choice,
then tap Next.
5. (Optional) Type a name for this place the
list enters it, then you tap Next to confirm
and move to the next screen. if you like, then
tap Finish.
6. After entering a destination, you will be
taken to the Going To screen. You will see the
destination you just entered listed as the first
stop on your trip.
At this point you can tap Add Stop to enter
additional stops, New Trip to delete all
stops on this trip and begin a new one,
or Start Driving to begin receiving
guidance to the destination(s) you entered.
1. Using the keyboard, enter a postal code and
tap Next, or type the name of a country — as
you type, the scroll list will move to that country.
Tap it on the list, then tap Next.
NOTE: United Kingdom postal codes are
entered in the City screen (Step 2). The country
entry screen won’t appear if map data for only
one country is downloaded.
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2. (If you entered a postal code,
skip to step 3.) Start typing a
City name. When a match
appears on the list below, tap it
and then tap Next to continue.
7. To begin your trip, simply tap the
Start Driving button and start driving!
Once your position has been determined
(this can take a few seconds), CoPilot will
speak directions out loud to you, and your
position and next turn information will be
displayed on the screen as you drive.
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Start Driving!
After entering one or more destinations, start driving and enjoy CoPilot’s spoken instructions,
continuously updated maps and ETA’s, and automatic route recalculation capabilities.
The Driver Safety Screen displays a text-only screen and is the recommended view for safe
driving. When you’re within about 1 kilometre of a turn or driving less than 16 k.p.h., CoPilot
automatically switches to the map display.
Next Turn
Instruction
Distance to Next Turn
and Directional Arrow
Live Network
Current Road
(customizable, see p. 16)
ETA and Distance
to Next Stop
To return to the Going To screen to edit your trip at any time, first tap at the TOP of
the guidance screen to bring up the toolbar. Then tap the Going To button.
Message Queue
(see p. 79)
Connection
GPS Status:
Green = 3D Fix
Yellow = 2D Fix
Red = No Fix
Entering a Home Address
In the Select Stop
screen, tap the
Home button in
the Select Stop
screen. The first
time you use this
button, you will
be prompted to
enter your home
address.
Enter your home address the
same way you enter a new
address (described on p. 3-4).
Entering a Work Address
The next time you tap Home,
your work address will be
entered as a destination. To
change your home address,
choose Menu > Options
and tap Favourites (see p. 7).
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Going To
button
In the Select Stop
screen, tap the
Work button in
the Select Stop
screen. 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 p. 3-4).
The next time you tap Wor k,
your work address will be
entered as a destination. To
change your work address,
choose Menu > Options and
tap Favourites (see p. 7).
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Favourites
In the Select Stop screen, tap the
Favourite button. A scrollable list
will appear, providing quick access
to the last 50 destinations that were
entered.
Finding Points of Interest
In the Select Stop
screen, tap the
POI button to
search for and/or
enter a point of
interest as a
destination.
1. In the first POI screen you
have the option to choose a
Category and Ty p e of POI
from the drop-down pick lists.
To narrow your search and cut
down on the time it takes, you
can also type the first few letters
of a place you have in mind. Tap
Next to continue.
Tap a Favourite on the list to enter it as a destination. To change which Favourite is assigned to
the Home or Work buttons, choose Menu > Options and tap Favourites (see Menu
Options, p. 23).
NOTE: When your Favourites list is filled (50), each new address will replace the
address that has been inactive for the longest period of time.
To Save Your Current Location As a Favourite:
You must have a GPS fix to save your current location as a favourite.
1. Ta p Menu > GPS,
then select Save GPS
Location.
2. A prompt will ask you to assign a
location name to your current location.
After you enter a name, your current
location will be saved in the Favourites
list.
2. In the next screen, you can tell CoPilot to search Near
current location or Along current route if a GPS fix is
present.
Or choose Near a city, then enter a country and city or
postal code in the next two screens. (European postal codes
are entered in the country entry screen, except United
Kingdom codes which are entered in the city entry screen.)
Ta p Next to execute the search.
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3. When the search process is complete, a scrollable list of
matches will appear. In this screen you have several choices,
you can:
• Highlight a POI and tap Map to preview it on the map
(see below)
• Ta p Expand to expand the area of the search
(this can be done twice)
• Highlight a POI and tap Finish to enter it as a
destination.
Map Preview of a POI:
To preview a POI on the map before you decide to enter it as a destination, highlight it on the
match list and tap Map. In the map screen, buttons let you zoom the view in and out. Click
Back to return to the match list. In the Matches screen, click Finished to enter the
highlighted POI as a destination and return to the Going To screen, or Expand to run another
search within a larger area.
Intersection
To enter the intersection of two roads, tap the Intersection button in the
Select Stop screen. Intersections are entered just like addresses, except that
instead of a house number you enter a “First Street” and “Second Street”.
You can name this location if you like.
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Contact Integration
CoPilot allows you to link directly to your Contacts to retrieve address information. With just
a few of quick taps of the stylus, you can enter a contact’s home and/or work address as your
destination.
1. Ta p t he
Contact button
in the Select Stop
screen.
2. Select a name from the Contact lists, and with your
selection highlighted, choose an address type (Home,
Work , or Other). The address you select will be displayed
below. Tap Next when ready.
3. If necessary, CoPilot will prompt you to correct any part
of the address in your Contact database that does not result
in a perfect match — you might be prompted to edit the city,
country, street, or house number so CoPilot can find it.
Next to continue.
In the example to the left, no match was found for the street
name, so the street address is being added manually.
NOTE: If CoPilot finds an exact match, it automatically goes
to a screen that lets you name the address you entered (see
step 4).
Ta p
4. Once the address has been matched, you have the option
of assigning a name to the address. CoPilot will pre-fill the
name from your Contact record, but that name can be
edited here.
Ta p Finish to continue.
5. The Contact address will be added to your trip itinerary
as a stop.
Latitude/Longitude
Ta p Latitude/
Longitude in the
Select Stop screen
to enter a lat/long
point.
1. Choose a format from
the first drop-down pick list.
Lat/longs can be entered in
Decimal Degrees, Decimal
Minutes, or degrees/minutes/
seconds (DMS).
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2. Enter a latitude and longitude in the appropriate format,
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using the drop-down pick lists for N or S, and E or W.
3. Once the lat/long has been matched, you have the option
of assigning a name to the point. Tap Next to add the lat/
long you entered as a stop on your trip itinerary.
Saved Trip
1. Ta p Saved Trip in the Select Stop
screen to enter a trip that you saved
previously on your mobile device or
was built on your desktop and
transferred to your mobile device.
(See Trip Tra n s fer, p. 50 for more
about saved trips.)
2. Highlight a trip (.trp file) in the list of saved trips, then tap Next.
ll destinations included in the trip will be entered, preserving the stop
order of the original saved trip. The trip itinerary will also be included.
Closing CoPilot
To exit the CoPilot application on your mobile device, select Menu > Exit CoPilot at the
bottom of the screen. (If the menu isn’t visible, tap the top of the screen.)
Driver Safety/Map/Itinerary Screens
NOTE: It is not safe to attempt to alter settings on your mobile device while you are driving.
Either have a passenger make changes, or pull over to a safe area.
Driver Safety Screen
The Driver Safety Screen displays a text-only screen and is the recommended view for safe
driving. When you’re within about 1 kilometer of a turn or driving less than 16 k.p.h., CoPilot
automatically switches to the map display.
Next Turn
Next Turn
Directional Arrow
Current Road
(customizable, see p. 16)
ETA and Distance
to Next Stop
Message
Queue
Instruction
Distance to Next Turn
and Directional Arrow
Live Network
Connection
(see p. 79)
GPS Status:
Green = 3D Fix
Yellow = 2D Fix
Red = No Fix
Map Screen
The Map Screen displays when you are traveling at less than
16 k.p.h. and about 1 kilometer before each turn. It
combines a large map display and concise text instructions.
At the top of the screen, next turn directions are shown (a
directional arrow and distance to the next turn).
At the bottom of the Map Screen are the estimated time of
arrival (ETA) at your next destination and distance to that
destination.
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Tap at the top of the Map Screen to invoke
a toolbar and menu bar.
Use the Detour buttons when
you want to take an alternate
route to avoid heavy traffic,
construction, etc. up ahead.
Use the Zoom In and Zoom
Out buttons to change your view
of the map.
The Going To button takes you back to the Going To
screen where you can edit your trip (see p. 18).
Itinerary Screen
To see your trip Itinerary, tap the View button (second from left on the toolbar) then tap the
Itinerary button in the nested toolbar.
Navigating Through CoPilot Screens
View
button
Ta p t h e View button (second from left on the toolbar — its appearance will
reflect the current view) and choose a view from the drop-down menu.
Driver Safety Screen - Text only, switches to the map
below 16 k.p.h.
Next Turn - Map screen, frames your current position to
the next turn.
Destination - Map screen, frames the view from your
current position to your final destination.
Where Am I - Map screen, frames a close-up view of your
current position.
3D View - Map screen in 3D.
Trip Itinerary Screen - Basic text overview of all your
upcoming screens.
Customizing the Guidance Screens
The line above the ETA the Driver Safety screen can be customized. (In the Driver Safety
screen there are two lines, in the Map Screen there is one.) Tap the top of the screen, then tap
Menu > Options > Guidance. Use the Custom Display pick lists to set this line to show
your current road, nearest crossroad, nearest major road, nearest town, ETA, or speed.
Several map features can also be customized. See Menu Options, p. 23-26 for all the available
options.
The Trip Itinerary is a scrollable set of driving directions for the current trip. Roads on your
route can be avoided using this screen (see p. 22).
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Line 1
Line 2
Hint: You may also tap on the centre bottom of the screen to change the customisable line 1.
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Map Modes
CoPilot gives you a choice of several different display modes for the Map Screen:
3D Perspective
CoPilot’s two-dimensional default
display mode can be changed to a threedimensional perspective based off an
isometric camera angle.
To change to 3D, tap the screen to
invoke the menu bar, then tap the
View button and select 3D View.
Night Mode
Night Mode is available in 2D or 3D
(3D perspective is shown to the right).
It dims the display and a darker map
display is used to reduce glare and eye
strain while driving with CoPilot at
night. CoPilot automatically switches to
Night Mode based on your location and
current time.
Trip Editing and Waypoints
To get to the Going To screen from the guidance screens at any time, tap the top of the screen
to open the toolbar, then tap the Going To button. From here you can edit the current trip,
add additional stops, or start a new trip.
Tap any stop on your itinerary to activate a pop-up menu that lets you delete the stop, zoom
to it on the map, or move it up or down to change the stop order. This menu also lets you
designate a stop as a “waypoint” (tap Set as Waypoint). Waypoints are not considered as
stops in the Itinerary, their purpose is to guide CoPilot’s route calculations along roads that
you choose. To change a waypoint back to a stop, choose Set as Stop from the menu.
Waypoints appear with “>>” instead of a stop number on the list of destinations.
CoPilot ignores waypoints when calculating the ETA and distance to the next stop, so settings
waypoints can be used to get the ETA and distance to a stop that is not your next stop
(see Getting ETA’s and Distances below).
Going To
button.
CoPilot’s default map mode (shown at
right) displays your route in green,
outlined in black for optimal visibility.
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Picking Stops From the Map
CoPilot enables you to pick a stop off the map when you don’t know the exact address of
your destination. In any mode, tap and hold on your target location on the map, then add it
as a stop.
1. In any mode, tap and hod on
your target location on the map.
2. Enter a name for the place
you picked and tap Finish. The
new place will be added to your
trip itinerary.
Getting ETA’s and Distances
The estimated time of arrival (ETA) and distance to your
next stop will always be shown in the lower left corner of
the Map and Driver Safety screens. After entering a
destination, tap Start Driving to see the ETA/distance.
If your trip has multiple stops and you want to know the ETA
for a destination that is not the next stop, designate the
stops between your current location and the target stop as
waypoints (tap each one and choose Set as Waypoint in
the menu that pops up)
p. 18.
— see Trip Editing and Waypoints,
Optimizing Stops
To rearrange the stops on your trip in the most efficient order, tap one of the stops in the
Going To screen. Select Optimize Stops from the menu that pops. You must have at least
three stops to optimize — the destination always remains the same.
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Detour Feature
CoPilot’s Detour Feature allows you to preview an alternate route before deciding whether
or not to take it. Perfect for situations in which traffic has suddenly slowed ahead of you,
the Detour Feature will generate an alternate route. You can then make an informed decision
about whether you’re better off driving through the delay or taking the new route.
1. To see an alternate route,
tap the top of the screen
to invoke the toolbar.
2. Tap on the Detour
button to request a new
route.
Selective Routing
CoPilot allows you to be selective about the roads you take on your trip. There are two ways
to do this: 1) you can customize your Trip Itinerary in Guidance Mode so that CoPilot will
avoid certain roads; or 2) you can guide CoPilot’s route by entering stops as “waypoints”.
Avoiding a Road in the Trip Itinerary
1. Ta p t he View button (second from the left on the guidance screen toolbar) then tap the
Itinerary option. The Itinerary lists all roads you will be traveling on if you have entered at
least one destination.
2. Highlight the road you want to avoid by
tapping it once.
3. Tap t h e Avoid button, and CoPilot will
calculate a new route that avoids that road.
This can be repeated. If there is no other
possible road or the alternate route is too
impractical, a new route won’t be generated.
4. To Return to the Original Route: Yo u
can return to the original route that CoPilot
gave you at any time by tapping the Cancel
button.
3. If you decide to use
the new route, just keep
driving.
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4. If you decide not to
use the new route, tap the
top of the screen to open the
toolbar, then tap the Cancel
Detour button.
5. CoPilot will then return
you to your original route.
Tailoring Your Route Using Waypoints
CoPilot lets you customize a route by designating some stops as “waypoints”. Waypoints
appear on the Itinerary but they’re not treated like stops in Guidance Mode and or in routing
instructions. You can enter a waypoint along a road you want CoPilot to use, and CoPilot will
guide you through the waypoint toward your destination.
To designate a place as a waypoint, enter it as a stop in the Going To screen. Tap and hold the
location on the Going To list until a menu pops up, then choose Set as Waypoint. Waypoints
appear on the Going To list preceded by “>>” instead of a stop number. To turn the location
into a stop again, repeat and choose Set as Stop. You can set as many waypoints as you like
on a trip; however, CoPilot will always recognize the last address in the Going To list as a stop.
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Menu Options
Tap the top of either the Map Screen or the Driver Safety
Screen to access the menu bar. Then tap Menu and select
Options.
Routing
In the Routing tab, the vehicle type options are
Automobile or RV. RV routes favor major roads and
avoid sharp turns and U-turns wherever possible.
The Quickest routing type is based on the most practical
route in terms of road quality, terrain, and urban/rural
classifications. Shortest routing travels the least distance
where possible while maintaining some level of practicality.
More routing options are:
Avoid Tolls — Check to avoid tolls wherever possible and practical.
Break every ___ hours for ___ hours — Check to have the ETA for your trip adjusted to
reflect stops for breaks.
Display Congestion Zone Warning — (United Kingdom only) Check to have CoPilot
provide a warning when your trip will pass through a congestion zone (gives you the option
to route around it) or when your destination is within a congestion zone (gives you the
option to continue after warning).
Guidance
In the Guidance tab, the settings under Speak Turn
Warning At determine how often and where CoPilot will
give you next turn information out loud. All, none, or some
boxes can be checked. A pick list gives the options for Just
Ahead: by default you will be alerted 5 sec/100 ft before
every turn (5 seconds or 100 feet, whichever is closest),
but you can choose to have CoPilot speak to you sooner
(2 -8 seconds before each turn, or 100 feet).
The pick lists under Custom Display give you display
options for the line above the ETA in the Driver Safety
screen. This line can display the current road, nearest
crossroad, nearest major road, nearest town, ETA, or speed.
NOTE: Defaults are set here, but you can also toggle through the options by tapping the line
itself in the Driver Safety Screen.
Tick Display Route Arrow to have a yellow turn arrow appear on your route on the map as
you approach each turn (this option is turned on by default). Tick Display GPS Arrow Trail
to keep a trail of arrows that tracks your position as you drive on the map.
Map
Data areas that are currently downloaded to your mobile
device are shown at the bottom of this screen.
Options in the Map tab are:
Mile — Use miles as the unit of distance.
KM — Use kilometers as the unit of distance.
Heading Up — The map display will always track your
position moving upward.
North Up — The map display will always maintain north at
the top as you drive.
Box Zoom — This option is selected by default. It enables you to zoom into an area on the
map by drawing a box around it with the stylus.
Drag Map — Selecting Drag Map lets you use the stylus to drag the map in any
direction to a desired location. Place the stylus on the map and move it across the screen.
Use the tick boxes for automatic Night Mode display from early evening to early morning,
and to display Points of Interest, and to display turn restrictions.
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Favourites
Tap t h e Favorites tab to open your List of Favourite
Addresses.
To change the assignment of your work or home address,
highlight your choice on the list, then tap Menu and choose
Set as work or Set as home.
NOTE: POI’s cannot be edited, you will get a “No matches
found” error message if you try.
To delete a favourite, highlight it and tap Delete, or tap
Delete All to delete all.
NOTE: When your favourites list is filled (50), each
new address will replace the address that has been
inactive for the longest period of time.
POI Alerts
Ta p Enabled to enable POI Alerts. CoPilot will then alert
you to the presence of points of interest as you approach
them. You can use the drop-down pick list to set how far
away you’ll be when you receive the alerts. In the list of POI
categories, select which types of POIs should be reported.
Move the slider bar at the bottom of the screen to limit
alerts to POIs right on your route or to include POIs that
are nearby.
Power
Tap t h e Pow er button to set options for conserving
battery life.
Ta p Stop GPS when lid is closed to switch off GPS
reception when you close the lid. This will save power, but
it will also add a slight delay to satellite acquisition the next
time you open the lid.
Ta p Keep backlight on to always maintain a lighted display.
Note: This will drain your battery more rapidly.
The GPS Menu
The GPS menu is a sub-menu of the main screen Menu. Tap Menu > GPS to access
these features.
GPS Status
To view your satellite activity at any time, first tap the
GPS Status option. Here you will receive information
on speed, lat/long position, heading, and time and date.
Save Current Location
Select Save GPS Location from the GPS menu to save your current location as a favourite
place (you must be receiving GPS data to do this). A prompt will ask you to assign a location
name to your current latitude/longitude position. After you enter a name, your current
location will be saved in the Favourites list (see Favourites, p. 7).
NOTE: Remember that when your favourites list is filled (50), each new address will replace
the address that has been inactive for the longest period of time.
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