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User Guide
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Welcome Thank you for choosing CoPilot Live 7. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about using CoPilot Live 7. This PDF is interactive to make it easier for you to navigate through it to fi nd 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
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Contents Saving a trip ........................................................................................21 01 Getting started Loading a saved trip ............................................................................21 Checklist ............................................................................................... 5 Deleting a planned trip .........................................................................21 Installing CoPilot Central .........................
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Contents Setting Map Styles ...............................................................................31 Adjusting the Guidance Settings ...........................................................44 Applying Themes .................................................................................31 Setting the Language and Speech ........................................................44 Customizing routing options .................................................................31 Devi
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01 Getting star ted Checklist First check the contents of your box with the list below. CoPilot Live CoPilot Central Desktop Documentation Memory Card Companion DVD Splitter Cable* Car Charger* Car Vent Clip* CoPilot Live Bluetooth GPS Receiver* * Optional accessory. Only included in certain CoPilot Live navigation kits. 5 User Guide 01 Getting started
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01 Getting star ted Installing CoPilot Central Important: Make sure you set the correct date and time on your CoPilot Central is a desktop tool to help you manage CoPilot effectively mobile device to get the best GPS functionality. and easily, but you do not need to install it in order to use CoPilot Live on your device. Installing CoPilot Live 7 Using the CoPilot Central software you can plan trips and re-install CoPilot • Turn on your mobile device, the CoPilot Live Live to your stora
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01 Getting started Starting up Activating CoPilot When your device has restarted tap the CoPilot icon After you have entered your product key you will be asked to activate your software. on the Today screen. CoPilot will launch. Press Next to activate now or Cancel if you prefer to Note: Alternatively, select Start > CoPilot, or Start > activate the license later. If you press cancel you will Programs > CoPilot to launch the application. still be able to use your CoPilot software under an
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01 Getting started Automatically activating CoPilot Live Automatically activating CoPilot via a PC internet connection • Tap on Internet to select it and then tap Next. If you connect your mobile device to your PC you can use the PC internet connection to activate automatically. • Enter your email address when requested and tap Next. Note: Your mobile device needs to be connected to your PC via either CoPilot will try to connect to the internet using the Microsoft ActiveSync (PCs running W
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01 Getting started Activation through the CoPilot activation website Select language and voice at http://activate.alk.com On the Set Language screen you can choose which language you would 1 Select No Internet from the Activate CoPilot screen. Press Next. like CoPilot Live to use and which voice you would like to hear guidance instructions in. 2 The next screen will show your product key and license number. • Use the and arrows to choose your 3 Now , visit the CoPilot activation website a
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� 01 Getting started Select a distance measurement Tips and Tricks Choose between Miles and Kilometres for the distance CoPilot Live has loads of great features, to help you get units used in maps and instructions. to know and understand them we have included Tips and Tricks at start up. Note: You can change these settings at any time, To turn off the Tips and Tricks uncheck the ‘Show Tips Menu > > Settings > Map. and Tricks’ box. To see more use and . To close Note: When you have select
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01 Getting started Confi guring GPS Setting up a Bluetooth GPS Receiver You will need to set up your GPS receiver before you • Switch on your Bluetooth receiver . can begin navigating. • Select ‘Bluetooth’ on the Setup GPS receiver screen. Press Next. • Tap Menu > > Settings > GPS > Setup GPS. When you tap Next CoPilot will automatically begin searching for Bluetooth devices in your immediate vicinity. Once it has On the Setup GPS Receiver screen choose between: completed the search it will
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01 Getting started Setting up a built-in GPS Receiver Using other GPS receivers If you selected Built-In you will need to choose If you selected Other you will need to connect the GPS Receiver manually. between Automatic and Manual. We recommend You will need to select the COM Port that the GPS is connected to and the BAUD Automatic setup. rate for the device. Please consult your device manufacturer for this information. With Automatic selected, tap Finish. CoPilot will fi nd Tap Finish to co
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02 In use • Enter the fi rst three or four letters of the street Safety information name. As you enter the street name CoPilot will list potential matches. Select the correct street name Do not attempt to change the settings, or set when it appears in the list below. a destination on CoPilot while you are driving. Ask a passenger to make changes, or pull • Enter the house number and select Finish, or just over safely. select Finish to skip this step. Do not leave your Mobile
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� � � � 02 In use Nearby points of interest Tip: POI in the city If you are running low on gas, need a bank or are looking You can search for a POI within a city, near your for a restaurant , CoPilot Live has over 6 million pre- current location or along your route by pressing loaded Points-of-Interest (POI) to search. Menu > Destination > Points of Interest. Select Menu > Nearby POI. You can search for a particular POI within From the list, select a category. For example, Gas Station.
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02 In use CoPilot will then search the thousands of POIs. When complete a list of the Advanced POI Search nearest matches will appear on-screen. If you want to visit a specifi c POI without entering the • Select the correct POI from the list. address, you can search the POI database and set it as a destination. • Press Details to view the POI on the map. CoPilot will also display the phone number for the POI if available. • Select Menu > Destination > Points of Interest. • Select Options
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02 In use • In the Report POIs this far ahead fi eld, select a distance between Adjusting the POI settings 0.2 and 25 miles. You can choose when to have POIs shown on-screen • Select how long POI messages are displayed with the Message Timeout and the distance at which you are notifi ed by adjusting drop down list. Select between 5 seconds and 5 minutes. the POI settings. • Select whether to show POIs that are on your route or nearby it. Select On • Tap Menu > > Settings > > POIs. R
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02 In use To choose a Recent destination To choose an Intersection for your destination • Select Menu > Destination > > Recent. • Select Menu > Destination > > Intersection. Recent provides quick and easy access to the last Enter the City or Town and click next, you will be asked to enter the first 50 destinations that you entered. road and then the second. CoPilot will calculate your route to the point where they meet. Note: Your recent list will store the last 50 addresses you have enter
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02 In use Selecting a destination using Lat and Long Saving your Current Location If you know the latitude and longitude of your destination If you are outside and have a GPS fi x, you can save your current location. you can enter them directly. • Tap Menu > > Save Current Location. • Tap Menu > Destination > > Coordinates. • Enter a name for the destination and tap Save. • Choose to set the latitude and longitude in • The location will be saved in your Favorites list, where it can be acce
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02 In use Selecting multiple stops for your journey Customizing your trip CoPilot allows you to plan a trip with multiple destinations. When you have entered all your required stops you can change the order they appear in. • Tap Menu > > Plan or Edit Trip. • Tap the address you wish to move. • Tap Add Stop and choose Address. A pop-up menu will appear containing a list of • Add the fi rst address in the same way as detailed options. Tap Move Up, Move Down, Move to Start above; see Selecti
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02 In use Setting waypoints Saving destinations in your planned trip as favorites CoPilot Live can route you through a certain point without considering it as a stop. By setting Waypoints you You can save addresses listed on the trip list as can adjust CoPilot’s route to calculate a detour via Favorite destinations so you can access them quickly. the waypoint. • T ap on the address you wish to save as a favourite. • Select Menu > > Plan or Edit Trip. Enter the • A pop-up menu will appea
