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Acer CoPilot Pocket PC6 User Manual

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  • Page 1 CoPilot Pocket PC6 satellite navigation user guide...
  • Page 2 *Optional accessory n300 car charger and converter varies between standard GPS and TMC models + Not included with Acer c510 or c530 Note: All images are for illustration purposes and are subject to change. CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Navigating to a Postcode Pick on Map Navigating to an Intersection Latitude/longitude Saved Trip Trip editing and waypoints Optimising and re-arranging stops Detour feature Selective routing i i i i Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 4 POI alert settings Language and speech settings Favourite settings Recent stop settings Options menu CoPilot desktop software and support Installing CoPilot desktop software Data Download Wizard i i i i i i CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 5 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’...

  • Page 6: Power Button

    Route ahead highlighted Today button Driver’s current position Calendar button Distance to next turn Messaging button CoPilot Menu button Contacts button GPS status indicator 5-way joystick SD memory card slot CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 7 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...
  • Page 8 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’...

  • Page 9: Gps Set-Up

    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. Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 10 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’. CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 11: Entering An Address

    ‘Start Driving’ to begin receiving navigation guidance. To return to the ‘Going To’ screen to edit your trip at anytime, select Menu > Trip > Edit. Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 12: Entering A Home 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’. CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 13: Entering A Favourite Destination

    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. Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 14: Entering A Recent Destination

    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’. 1 1 0 0 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 15: Entering A Contact

    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.

  • Page 16: Navigating To A Point Of Interest

    Enter a Country and a City/Postcode. Press ‘Next’. CoPilot will search for POIs based on your search criteria. A list of POI matches will be displayed. Select the desired POI from the list. 1 1 2 2 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 17: Safety Camera Alerts

    To alert for safety cameras, press Home > Settings > Safety alerts and select the ‘Enable’ tick box. Press ‘OK’. 1 1 3 3 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 18 Select the ‘Add this location to Favourites’ tick box if you would like to add the destination to your Favourites list. Press ‘Finish’. The address will be added as a destination. Select ‘Start Driving’. 1 1 4 4 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 19: Pick On Map

    Enter a name for the location if required, or leave this field blank. Press ‘Apply’. The location will be entered as a destina- tion. Press ‘Start Driving’. 1 1 5 5 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 20: Navigating To An Intersection

    Select the ‘Add this location to Favourites’ tick box if you would like to add the destination to your Favourites list. Press ‘Finish’. The address will be added as a destination. Select ‘Start Driving’. 1 1 6 6 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 21: Latitude/Longitude

    Press ‘Next’. You have the option of naming the destination. Press ‘Next’. The latitude/longitude points will be entered as a destination. Press ‘Start Driving’. 1 1 7 7 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 22: Saved Trip

    A list of saved trips will be displayed. Select the desired trip and press ‘Next’. The trip will be loaded into the ‘Going To’ screen, press ‘Start Driving’. 1 1 8 8 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 23 To change a Waypoint back to a destination, choose ‘Set as Stop’ from the pop-up menu. CoPilot ignores Waypoints when calculating the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and distance to a destination. 1 1 9 9 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 24 ‘Going To’ screen and select ‘move up’ or ‘move down’ from the pop-up menu to change the stop order. 2 2 0 0 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 25: Detour Feature

    6. If you decide to use the new alternative route, just keep driving. To return to the original route defined by CoPilot select Menu > Cancel Detour. 2 2 1 1 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 26 2) Set Waypoints You can define CoPilot’s route by setting destinations as ‘Waypoints’ as described on p. 19). CoPilot will guide you through the waypoint towards your destination. 2 2 2 2 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 27: Tmc Traffic Service

    CoPilot to handle TMC traffic messages. In the ‘Traffic Settings’ screen, set the options as specified below: Get Incidents - Always Default Incident Action - Ignore 2 2 3 3 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 28 *TMC is an optional service. You need a compatible TMC receiver to use the TMC traffic service. TMC traffic service is not available in all countries in Europe. 2 2 4 4 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 29: Driving Views

    10 mph. This is the recommended view for safe driving as it's designed to display the information you need at a glance with minimum driver distraction. 2 2 5 5 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 30: Itinerary

    2D map. next turn super- imposed on the A yellow turn road. instruction arrow plus next turn text instructions indicate the direction of your next turn. 2 2 6 6 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 31: Customise Your Map Displays

    Trust your CoPilot to guide you to the door at night - safely and in comfort. CoPilot’s night mode uses the time set on your Acer device to automatically display night time 2D or 3D maps to reduce glare and eye strain while driving using CoPilot at night.

  • Page 32: Navigation Modes

    PDA. CoPilot displays a straight line 'as the crow flies' to your destination at all times and indicates the straight line distance to that location. Guidance mode Planning mode Walking mode 2 2 8 8 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 33 Trip > Settings > Routing) and then define how CoPilot handles toll roads by choosing one the following 3 options: Always Avoid Use If Necessary No Restriction 2 2 9 9 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 34: Take Breaks

    . 5. You can set the average speed for each of the road types. 6. Press ‘OK’ to save your settings. 3 3 0 0 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 35 Home > Settings > Guidance (or Menu > Trip > Settings > Guidance) and select one of the custom display options and press ‘OK’. See pg. 27 for more information. 3 3 1 1 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 36 Display GPS Arrow Trail Select this tick box to display a trail of arrows that tracks your position as you drive and move along the map, 3 3 2 2 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 37: Map Settings

    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 a location on the map and draw a box around it to zoom into the map area.

  • Page 38: Poi Alerts

    Please refer to pg. 12 for more information on setting up POIs. 3 3 4 4 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 39 CoPilot easier. If you would prefer to use the CoPilot keyboard instead of the keyboard supported by your device, select the ‘use CoPilot Keyboard’ tick box. 3 3 5 5 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...

  • Page 40: Favourite Settings

    City/Postcode, Street Name and Number of the destination. To change your 'Home' or 'Work' address, select a preferred address from the 'Favourites' list and press either the 'Home' or 'Work' button. 3 3 6 6 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 41 ‘Yes’ when prompted to confirm the deletion. To add one of your ‘Recent’ destinations to your ‘Favourites’ list, select the destination and press ‘Add to Favourites’. 3 3 7 7 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 42 Adjust the volume settings of the voice instructions by using the decrease (-) and increase (+) volume buttons. Exit CoPilot To exit CoPilot, please press Menu > Quit CoPilot. 3 3 8 8 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...
  • Page 43 Install Disc - Europe EU Maps Disc 1 (data disc 1 - maps of Europe) EU Maps Disc 2 (data disc 2 - maps of Europe) 3 3 9 9 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition CoPilot Pocket PC 6...
  • Page 44 Note: If you experience difficulty installing CoPilot Pocket PC 6 desktop software, it may be necessary to disable any fire- wall or virus protection software on your desktop computer/ laptop. 4 4 0 0 CoPilot Pocket PC 6 Acer n300, c510 and c530 Edition...

  • Page 45: Data Download Wizard

    3. Please select a location to download UK/European map data, using one of the 3 options below, then press ‘Next’: Using the 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/...
  • Page 46 Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC’ will be displayed as the default operating system for your Acer device. Press ‘OK’ to start creating the data required for your Acer device. This may take a few minutes. A dialogue box advising ‘caution: do not remove your card from the storage card reader’...
  • Page 47 Stage 3 - Transferring the data to your Acer device If you have downloaded the data directly to the storage card in your storage card reader, please follow the instructions below: 1. Close all windows on your desktop computer/laptop 2. Remove the storage card from the storage card reader 3.
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