Acer CoPilot Pocket PC6, User Manual

Page 1: ...CoPilot Pocket PC6 satellite navigation user guide...

Page 2: ...es Ltd All rights reserved Data Disc 2 Maps of Europe www alk eu com copyright 2006 ALK Technologies Ltd All rights reserved Data Disc 1 Maps of Europe www alk eu com Install Disc Europe copyright 200...

Page 3: ...ress 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...

Page 4: ...r map displays 27 Navigation modes 28 Guidance Planning and Walking 28 Routing settings 29 Guidance settings 31 Map settings 33 POI alert settings 34 Language and speech settings 35 Favourite settings...

Page 5: ...oaded 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 ac...

Page 6: ...ce e Next turn arrow Route ahead highlighted Driver s current position Distance to next turn CoPilot Menu button GPS status indicator A Ac ce er r n n3 30 00 0 c c5 50 00 0 s se er ri ie es s k ke ey...

Page 7: ...p 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 23...

Page 8: ...indows 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 c...

Page 9: ...ditional 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 followi...

Page 10: ...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 N Na av vi...

Page 11: ...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 se...

Page 12: ...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 b...

Page 13: ...ination 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...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...tter 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...

Page 16: ...Type and enter a name optional Press Next You can search for a POI along current route or near current location if you have a GPS signal Alternatively you can type in a city and search for a POI near...

Page 17: ...k box then define the Category of POIs to be reported along your route by selecting each desired category tick box In the Home Settings Map screen select set Show POIs as either Always or When Stopped...

Page 18: ...Press Next You will be offered the opportunity to create a name for your destination either type in a name or leave this field blank Select the Add this location to Favourites tick box if you would l...

Page 19: ...map by tapping the map screen and moving it with your stylus Additionally press the buttons to zoom in and out of the preview You can enter a destination by selecting a point on a map and pressing Add...

Page 20: ...list the name of the Second Street which intersects the First Street Press Next You will be offered the opportunity to create a name for your destination either type in a name or leave this field bla...

Page 21: ...the drop down pick list and then use the keyboard to enter the latitude longitude points Press Next You have the option of naming the destination Press Next The latitude longitude points will be enter...

Page 22: ...name for this itinerary and press Apply All destinations included in the original journey will be entered preserving the stop order of the original saved trip The trip itinerary will also be included...

Page 23: ...to change the order of the destinations How to use Waypoints You can also designate a destination entered as a waypoint by selecting Set as Waypoint from the pop up menu Waypoints are not considered a...

Page 24: ...ed in an optimised order in the Going To screen press Start Driving Re arranging Stops To re arrange the order in which destinations are listed in your trip select one of the destinations in the Going...

Page 25: ...ong the original route or alternative route How to use the detour feature 1 You must first enter in your destination s and press Start Driving 2 Select Menu View Itinerary to show the turn by turn dir...

Page 26: ...want to avoid and select the Avoid Road pop up box CoPilot will calculate a new route that avoids the selected road This step can be repeated To return to the original route press the Cancel detour b...

Page 27: ...sting radio station Auto for CoPilot to automatically search for radio stations broadcasting TMC messages Once you have tuned into a radio station broadcasting TMC messages CoPilot will begin reportin...

Page 28: ...tions 1 Details to view information regarding the location and type of traffic incident see traffic indicator icons below 2 Map to display the reported traffic incident on a map 3 Avoid the traffic in...

Page 29: ...lt view which displays a simple turn instruction arrow with concise next turn instructions An auto zoom map will appear as you approach a turn or if your speed is below 10 mph This is the recommended...

Page 30: ...p A yellow turn instruction arrow plus next turn text instructions indicate the direction of your next turn Destination Displays your current position on a map and highlights the route to your next st...

Page 31: ...e your map display At the base of the map screens are indicators to show your estimated time of arrival ETA and distance to the destination plus one customisable field To customise the data field whic...

Page 32: ...istance to turn 2 Planning Mode lets you plan your journey in advance Simply key in a destination and view the itinerary and detailed street maps of any location wherever you are 3 Walking Mode lets y...

Page 33: ...r you would prefer CoPilot to calculate quickest or shortest routes by selecting Home Settings Routing Routing Type or Menu Trip Settings Routing Routing Type Additionally you can set CoPilot to Avoid...

Page 34: ...f time Select the Take Breaks tick box and set the time periods you require 2 Advanced Routing Options To set customise and save your routing preferences 1 In the Routing Options screen press the Adva...

Page 35: ...e instruction before you reach every turn By default you will be alerted 5 seconds before you approach a turn To change and define this setting select the Just Ahead tick box and set the desired time...

Page 36: ...o appear in CoPilot s guidance maps Amplify Speech Volume If you would prefer the CoPilot voice instructions to be amplified select the amplify speech volume tick box Display GPS Arrow Trail Select th...

Page 37: ...moving up the map towards the destination 2 North up the map will always maintain North at the top as you drive Stylus Control Use the stylus supplied with the Acer device to either 1 Box Zoom select...

Page 38: ...to be reported along your route by selecting each desired category tick box Message Timeout CoPilot will display a simple POI message on your PDA s screen to alert you as you approach POIs Use the pic...

Page 39: ...English German French Spanish Italian Dutch Swedish Danish Portuguese Norwegian Finnish CoPilot supports the languages available for the picklist CoPilot Keyboard CoPilot has an inbuilt wide finger ke...

Page 40: ...select a destination and press Delete To delete all Favourites press Delete All and select Yes when prompted to confirm the deletion To edit a Favourite press Edit and re enter the Country City Postco...

Page 41: ...estination select the destination and press Delete To delete all Recent destinations press Delete All and select Yes when prompted to confirm the deletion To add one of your Recent destinations to you...

Page 42: ...low CoPilot s tutorial to help you get started Learn how to enter a destination to start navigating About Read about the version of your CoPilot license Licensing Provides details of the status licens...

Page 43: ...supplied desktop CDs if you need to re load your storage card with CoPilot Alternatively if you have purchased an optional European maps upgrade you need to carry out a Data Download Wizard DDW to do...

Page 44: ...view the license agreement and press Yes 6 In the following license agreement screen read the product disclaimer and press Yes 7 CoPilot will install to C Program Files CoPilot Pocket PC 6 In the choo...

Page 45: ...Acer synchronisation cable and Microsoft ActiveSync download map data directly to the Acer device s storage card Connect a storage card reader to your desktop computer laptop to download map data to...

Page 46: ...labelled REGIONUK but you can enter a name of your choice for UK or the other selected countries Press Next You will return back to the screen displaying the 3 ways you can download map data Press th...

Page 47: ...the supplied synchronisation cable and Microsoft ActiveSync software 2 Select My Computer and browse to your C drive 3 There should be two folders called 2577 and CoPilot saved in the C drive Select...

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