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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome to CoPilot! ...i About GPS Technology ...1 Safety Warning ...1 Getting Started ...2 Requirements ...2 Hardware Setup ...2 Connecting Your Motorola Q ...3 Installing CoPilot ...4 Product Key Entry and Activation ...4 Changing the Voice Option at Any Time ...5 Map Download to the Motorola Q ...6 Selecting a Data Area ...7 Region ...7...

  • Page 3: Welcome To Copilot

    The driver must remain alert at all times to actual road conditions and obey all posted signs and traffi c regulations. ALK Technologies assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury resulting from the use of this product.

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Requirements This User’s Guide includes complete instructions for installing your CoPilot software, downloading map data to the Motorola Q, and using CoPilot on the Q to guide you to your destination or to plan trips. The steps you need to take to get up and running with CoPilot: Connect the Motorola Q to your desktop/laptop (not necessary if a Quickstart installation memory card was included with your purchase).

  • Page 5: Connecting Your Motorola Q

    GPS Troubleshooting: 1. Unable to switch on Bluetooth a. Close CoPilot by selecting ‘Exit’ from the menu. b. Switch your Motorola Q off and then on again using the power button. c. Restart CoPilot, and select GPS from the CoPilot Welcome screen.

  • Page 6: Installing Copilot

    Installing CoPilot Installing From a Quickstart Installation Memory Card: 1. Set up your Motorola Q and charge the battery following the instructions in your Motorola Q manual. 2. You must set the correct date and GMT time on your Motorola Q for optimal GPS functionality.

  • Page 7: Changing The Voice Option At Any Time

    On the next screen you’ll see your Product Key and License ID. You need this information to manually activate CoPilot as follows: d. On a desktop/laptop go to the Internet site http://activate.alk. com and enter the information. You will be given an activation code.

  • Page 8: Map Download To The Motorola Q

    Map Download to the Motorola Q NOTE: If your CoPilot product came with a Quickstart installation memory card, you don’t need to download map data (it’s already on your Quickstart card). You can skip to Using CoPilot for Guidance, p. 14. To download map data from your Desktop PC or Laptop to your mobile device, you select the data to download from one or more regions that you specify in the CoPilot application on your desktop.

  • Page 9: Selecting A Data Area

    Selecting a Data Area After you specify a location where the data will be stored, you will be prompted to select a region on the map to download. CoPilot provides several ways to select a data region, described on p. 7-9 below. Region To download a whole country or CoPilot data region, click the Region option in the Data Download Wizard, then select a region in the next...

  • Page 10: Map Area

    4. Name the selection, then click Next. 5. You will return to the Data Selection menu where you can select another data area if you like, using any method. When you fi nish selecting data areas, click the Download icon and you will be taken to the fi...

  • Page 11: Trip

    Trip This method of selecting data is by far the most customizable method. It allows you to run a trip and select street-level data specifi c to that trip, thereby avoiding unneeded data and saving valuable memory space. Once the trip is run, the Data Download Wizard automatically selects circles of data around your origin and destination, and a corridor of data along your route.

  • Page 12: Data Download

    6. You will return to the Data Selection menu where you can select another data area if you like, using any method. When you fi nish selecting data areas, click Download. Trip itineraries that were created using the Trip download method will be transferred along with map data (see p.

  • Page 13: Poi Download Options

    POI Download Options When you download a data region from your desktop PC, you get all roads within that region. Also included are regional points of interest (POI) such as gas stations, hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions, etc. CoPilot now lets you control the number and types of POI that get downloaded along with map data.

  • Page 14: Importing Custom Places

    Importing Custom Places CoPilot’s Custom Place Import Wizard enables you to import addresses from your Outlook Contacts database, an Excel fi le, or text fi le. (If you are using another type of database or contact manager, you can export your contacts/ locations to an Excel or text fi...

  • Page 15: Editing Custom Places

    7. When processing is fi nished, the Data Import Status window shows you how many places in your fi le were matched with addresses in the CoPilot database. A plus sign in the Accept column indicates a match. Places that failed to match appear in red and do not have a plus sign. 8.

  • Page 16: Using Copilot For Guidance

    Using CoPilot for Guidance In CoPilot’s Guidance Mode on your Motorola Q, you will receive turn-by- turn route guidance information as you travel. For your safety, the Safety View screen will hide maps when your speed exceeds 10 m.p.h. to avoid distractions.
  • Page 17 2. In the Address screen, enter a Street Name with or without a House Number, and a City or ZIP Code. Choose a State from the pick list. NOTE: Street address entry is optional, if you like you can enter only a city and state or a ZIP code.

  • Page 18: Stop Menu Options

    Stop Menu Options In the Going To screen, press the Menu soft key to access options that include adding, deleting, moving, editing, and optimizing your stops. To add another destination, choose Add Stop from the menu or simply highlight <Add a Stop>...

  • Page 19: Entering Your Home Address

    Select Help and choose Help for on-screen instructions about basic CoPilot features, or About for version information about CoPilot. Select Cancel to close the menu, Exit to close the CoPilot application. (Another way to exit CoPilot is to simply press the red power button on your Q.) Entering Your Home Address To program your home address for quick...

  • Page 20: Favorites

    Favorites CoPilot automatically places every stop you enter on a list of favorite places for future quick trip entry. To enter a favorite as a stop, fi rst select Favorites in the Select Stop screen. In the next screen, choose one of the places on the scrollable list, then press Select.

  • Page 21: Finding Points Of Interest

    Finding Points of Interest CoPilot enables you to search for points of interest (POI) such as gas stations, hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions, etc. within the region for which map data was downloaded from your desktop/laptop computer. You can then choose a destination from the list of search results. 1.

  • Page 22: Picking Stops From The Map

    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. 1. Select Pick from Map in the Select Stop screen. Step 1 2. CoPilot will prompt you to enter a location where you can start searching for the place you have in mind.

  • Page 23: Start Driving

    Start Driving! Once you have entered at least one stop in the Select Stop screen, you’re ready to start driving with CoPilot! You’ll receive turn-by-turn directions and maps to guide you safely to your destination. As you drive, CoPilot’s dynamic directions will instantly recalculate your route if you take a wrong turn or decide to go a different way.

  • Page 24: Itinerary View

    Zooming and Shifting Your Map View To zoom your view of the map in or out, press the Menu soft key and select Zoom In or Zoom Out. Or, press the Action key to display the zoom arrow, then press up to zoom in or down to zoom out. This action can be repeated until the minimum or maximum zoom level is reached.

  • Page 25: Menu Options On The Road

    Menu Options on the Road From any guidance screen, you can zoom your map view in and out, edit your trip, calculate a detour, save your location as a favorite, and more. Press the Menu soft key and select any of the following options: Zoom In/Out In the map screen, zooms your view in/out.

  • Page 26: Avoiding Roads

    Avoiding Roads To avoid an individual road and have CoPilot calculate another route around that road, you must be in the Itinerary screen. From there, fi nd the road you want to avoid in the scrollable list and highlight it, then press the Menu soft key and select Actions >...

  • Page 27: Saving A Current Location As A Favorite

    Saving a Current Location as a Favorite To save your current location as a Favorite, press the Menu soft key in the Safety View or Map screen, then select Actions > Save GPS Location. Optimizing Your Stop Order To rearrange the stops on your trip in the most effi cient order, press the Menu soft key in the Going To screen, then select Actions >...
  • Page 28 Routing Type — CoPilot’s Quickest routing type is based on the most practical route in terms of road quality, terrain, and urban/rural classifi cations. Shortest routing travels the least distance where possible while maintaining some level of practicality. Toll Avoidance — Select Always Avoid to always avoid toll roads even when the resulting route is impractical or out-of-the-way, Use if Necessary to avoid tolls where practical, or No Restriction to ignore toll status of roads.

  • Page 29: Guidance

    Guidance Select Guidance in the Options menu. In the Guidance screen, the settings under Audio Turn Warnings 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),...

  • Page 30: Poi Alerts

    POI Alerts Select POI Alerts in the Options menu. To toggle the POI Alerts feature on or off, press the Action key on Enable POI Alerts. This screen also lets you change settings that determine when and where alerts will be activated.

  • Page 31: Upgrade License

    Upgrade License Select More... at the bottom of the Options menu, then select Upgrade License. This screen enables you to upgrade your current version of CoPilot. Backlight Select Backlight from the Options menu. To keep your Q’s backlight on in order to see CoPilot’s on-screen maps and directions, you can choose from these options: With GPS —...

  • Page 32: Trip Planning On Your Motorola Q

    Trip Planning On Your Motorola Q You can use CoPilot on your Motorola Q for trip planning whether or not the GPS receiver is connected and receiving data. In Planning Mode you can run a trip even when you’re not in your car. You’ll get driving directions and maps to use as a reference before your trip begins.

  • Page 33: Trip Planning On Your Desktop

    Trip Planning On Your Desktop You can use CoPilot’s desktop functions to map out routes and print maps and driving directions before getting on the road. Desktop trip planning is an additional feature of CoPilot that is in no way connected to using your Motorola Q for route guidance.

  • Page 34: Save Trip

    Save Trip Save Trip button or Save Trip / Save Trip As... in the File menu. Open Trip Open Trip button or Open Trip in the File menu. Print Print button or Print... in the File menu. Help Help button or Help Contents and Search in the Help menu.

  • Page 35: Zoom Out

    Zoom In Zoom In button or Zoom In in the Map menu. Each time you click this button, your view will be zoomed in by one increment. The zoom level is shown in the title bar of the map window. Zoom Out Zoom Out button or Zoom Out in the Map menu.

  • Page 36: Pick Stops

    Zoom To Region Zoom to Region button or Zoom Region in the Map menu. This function allows you to zoom your map view to a specifi c area. Choices in the sub-menu will depend on which CoPilot data region(s) were purchased. Refresh Map Refresh Map button or Refresh Map in the Map...

  • Page 37: Reference: Copilot On Your Desktop

    Use the drop-down Help menu to access CoPilot Help for assistance with all aspects of the software and to quickly access ALK’s web site. Reference: CoPilot On Your Desktop The following is a guide to the main screens you will see as you use CoPilot on your desktop/laptop computer for trip planning.
  • Page 38 Trip Planner Window (Points of Interest) Click the Points of Interest tab. Enter a state or ZIP code in which you would like to search, a radius within which to search, and (optionally) choose a category and type from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 39 Routing Options Click the Options button in the Trip Planner window to access CoPilot routing options. Auto and Quickest are the default settings, providing the quickest routing for automobiles based on practical considerations such as road quality, terrain, and urban/rural classifi cations. RV routing favors major roads and avoids sharp turns, U-turns, and urbanized areas where possible.

  • Page 40: Copilot Live Communications

    You can also create and join groups with other CoPilot users, and manage all your account preferences. To learn more about CoPilot’s Live capabilities, visit ALK’s CoPilot Live web page at http://live.alk.com http://live.alk.com (North America) or (Europe).
  • Page 41 Set Up Your Motorola Q Take advantage of your Motorola Q’s wireless Internet (GPRS) connection for real-time traffi c alerts, tracking, messaging, and itinerary updates. First, create your Username and Password on the CoPilot Live website as described above. Then, on your Q, open CoPilot and select Menu > Options >...

  • Page 42: Real-Time Traffi C Information

    Real-Time Traffi c Information NOTE: Traffi c is an optional additional-cost service and is not available in all areas. In addition to providing users with pre-trip planning and GPS route guidance capabilities, CoPilot uses wireless communications to automatically send real-time information to drivers, notifying them of traffi...
  • Page 43 Responding to Traffi c Incident Alerts CoPilot Live alerts you when a traffi c incident is detected on your route ahead. In the Traffi c screen, highlight an incident and press Menu for response options. If you choose to Avoid the incident, a new route will be calculated to avoid congestion.

  • Page 44: Creating/Using Your Own Voice

    Creating/Using Your Own Voice You can create your own voice or load voices that other CoPilot users have created and posted online. To do this, create a folder with any name you want and copy sound fi les with the exact names of the CoPilot sound fi...

  • Page 45: Copilot Technical Support

    Quick Start Guide that came with the product). Please be sure to reach us using the contact information for your region shown below. We are sorry, but our support staff in ALK’s regional offi ces cannot respond to requests for assistance outside the areas they serve.

  • Page 46: Region Selection

    5. Activation occurs just as it did when you originally installed CoPilot (see p. 4-5). If you have any questions about this process, please visit our Support Center at www.alk.com or send an e-mail to support@alk.com. Region Selection If you purchased an additional data region, when downloading map data to your Motorola Q from your desktop PC or laptop you will need to make sure the proper region is active.

  • Page 47: License Agreement

    License terminates automatically if you fail to comply with any of the terms of this License Agreement. You agree upon such termination to return or destroy this CD- ROM and all other copies of the Software and certify in writing to ALK that you have done so..
  • Page 48 4. Licensee's Responsibility: You assume all responsibility for, and ALK shall not be liable for, all action taken, decisions made, and advice given as a result of your use of the Software. 5. US Government Restricted Rights: The Software and documentation are provided with restricted and limited rights. Use,...
  • Page 49 License: ALK grants you, as an individual, a License to install and use one copy of the Software on a single personal computer at a time. Your License to use the Software is subject to you complying with the terms of this License.
  • Page 50 No Warranty. This Data is provided to you “as is,” and you agree to use it at your own risk. ALK and its licensors (and their licensors and suppliers) make no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, arising by...
  • Page 51 License terminates automatically if you fail to comply with any of the terms of this License Agreement. You agree upon such termination to return or destroy this CD- ROM and all other copies of the Software and certify in writing to ALK that you have done so.
  • Page 52 While the information contained in the Software was believed to have been correct at the time of publication, ALK cannot guarantee its accuracy and shall not be subject to liability for any errors or omissions. Information in the Software and its accompanying preprinted materials is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment or endorsement on the part of ALK.
  • Page 53 NO WARRANTY This Data is provided to you "as is," and you agree to use it at your own risk. ALK and its licensors (and their licensors and suppliers) make no guarantees, representations...

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