ALK CoPilot Truck Laptop User manual

Do not use this product in any way that interferes with safe and attentive operation of a
vehicle. The driver must remain alert at all times to actual road conditions and obey all
posted signs and traffic regulations.
Always keep your hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road when driving!
While driving, either ask a passenger to operate CoPilot or pull over to the side of the
road when operating CoPilot on your laptop.
Your CoPilot Truck | Laptop 3 package includes the following:
 Install/Data Disc
 Printed Quick Start Guide
GPS receiver and suction cup for securing receiver to windshield
(not in software-only packages)
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Important Note, Please Read:
1. Check the package contents

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2. (Optional) Uninstall previous version of CoPilot
To uninstall the CoPilot software:
(1) Exit out of any programs that are running.
(2) On your desktop, double-click on My Computer.
(3) Double-click on Control Panel.
(4) Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
(5) Scroll down the list of applications until you see the CoPilot application. Click
on it to highlight it, then click Add/Remove. You will be asked “Are you sure
you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its
components?”, click Yes. This will start the uninstall process. If prompted to
remove all shared files select No to All.
(6) Click on Finish. Then restart your computer.
To uninstall the Watson speech software (older versions):
(1) Follow steps 1-4 above.
(2) Scroll down the list of applications until you see Watson V 2.1 Gold
Redistributed. Click on it to highlight it, then click Add/Remove. You will be
asked “Are you sure you want to completely remove the selected application and
all of its components?”, click Yes. This will start the uninstall process. If
prompted to remove all shared files select No to All.
(3) When this is finished, click on Finish. Then restart your computer.
Installation Steps:
(1) Insert the CoPilot Install Disc into your CD-ROM drive. After clicking Yes to
accept the License Agreement, enter your Product Key Code when prompted (you
can find it on the front cover of your printed Quick Start). Click Next.
Keep following the instructions in the Installation Wizard, clicking Next to go from
one screen to the next.
3. Install CoPilot

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4. Activate the software
(2) Install Data:You will be given the choice to install map data to your hard drive.
You can install the entire map database, which requires about 1 GB of space. This
is the recommended option. If space is unavailable, you can run the program by
inserting the Data Disc into your CD-ROM drive after you open the CoPilot
application.
(3) Activate the Software: See Activate the Software below.
(4) When the installation is complete, double-click the CoPilot Truck | Laptop 3 icon
that was placed on your desktop to start CoPilot. If your GPS receiver is attached,
you will be asked to enter a nearby city (see Steps 5 and 6).
At the end of the installation process you will be asked to activate the software. CoPilot
must be activated before you can use it. If you don’t activate during installation, you
will be asked to do this when you open the application. Follow the steps outlined on the
next page to activate.

For Automatic Activation:
If your laptop is connected to the internet, you can automatically activate CoPilot at the
end of the installation process as follows:
1. At the end of the software installation, an activation screen will appear. Follow
the on-screen instructions and click Next.
2. In the next screen, enter your e-mail address and click Next. You will see the
message “License activated successfully” when the process is finished. Click
Next to begin using CoPilot.
To Activate Manually:
1. Check Activate Manually in Step 1 above and click Next.
2. The next screen is the Activation Code screen, where you’ll see your Product Key
and License ID. You’ll need this information to manually activate CoPilot as
follows:
a) If your laptop is connected to the internet you can click the link to ALK’s
activation web page.
i) On the ALK activation page, enter your Product Key, License ID, and
e-mail address, then click Submit. Your Activation Code will appear on-
screen and an e-mail containing your Activation Code will be sent to you.
ii) Enter your Activation Code in the blank field in the Activation Code screen
and click Activate.
b) If your laptop isn’t connected to the internet you can visit ALK’s activation
web page (http://activate.alk.com) on another personal computer. Follow
steps i) and ii) above.
c) If you do not have internet access you can call, fax, or e-mail ALK. Technical
support is available to registered users from 9:00am-5:00pm Mon.-Fri. EST.
The contact information below is also displayed on the Activation Code screen.
CoPilot Product Support: Phone: (800) 377-MILE
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.alk.com/support
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WARNING: Never leave your GPS receiver in a closed vehicle that exceeds 140o F.
It could be damaged by the heat.
Illustrated instructions for setting up a USB receiver are shown below. The GPS unit
should be placed far forward on your vehicle’s dashboard to maximize the satellite
reception area.
The first time you use your GPS receiver, it may take up to 15 minutes to get a satellite
fix. After you use it once, the receiver should initialize within a few minutes. The GPS
receiver works like a radio antenna, so place it at least two feet away from possible
sources of interference (for instance, a cellular phone antenna).
USB Connection:
If you are using a USB connection you will have one wire which attaches the GPS
receiver to the laptop through its USB port. Plug the receiver into the laptop after
Windows is finished booting up.
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5. In-vehicle hardware setup
USB Port
Connector
GPS
Receiver

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6. Enter a nearby city
When you first launch CoPilot with the GPS receiver attached, you will be prompted to
enter your nearest city to help speed up initial satellite acquisition. Enter your city,
state, and hit ENTER on your keyboard.
CoPilot will confirm your nearest city. Click Apply to continue.

NOTE: There is no need to enter a starting point. CoPilot uses GPS positioning to
determine your location automatically.
In the Guidance screen, click Destination to enter an address. Then click Address to
enter a city name and state or a ZIP code, and a street address.
Enter a city name and state abbreviation separated by a comma and space, then hit the
Enter key on your keyboard (e.g. princeton, nj <Enter>). For more specific guidance
you can also type a street address, with or without a building number, and hit Enter
(e.g. 1217 state road <Enter>).
TIP: Usually you will need to spell out words like "Saint", "Mount", "Fort", etc. Place
names generally need to be spelled out: "John F. Kennedy International Airport"
instead of "JFK Airport". If you have problems finding an address, try different ways
of spelling words and/or place names.
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7. Enter a destination

In subsequent uses, your last destination will appear and you will be prompted to
confirm or change your destination. You can choose to Go! to that destination, Add,
Edit stops, or Clear all stops and start over.
TIP: You must disable your screen saver
before using CoPilot. In the Start menu go
to Settings, Control Panel, double-click on
the Display icon, select the Screen Saver
tab, and select (None).
Start driving! As your GPS unit receives signals, arrows will appear on the map
beginning at your start place and tracking you as you drive. CoPilot will automatically
provide on-screen directions and verbal prompts when your next turn is coming up. If
you go off route, CoPilot's “Dynamic Directions” will reroute you to the next stop from
your current position. In the Driver Safety screen, the map will be minimized when
you drive over 10 m.p.h.
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8. Start driving
Contact Information and Additional Help
For more detailed instructions and descriptions of CoPilot screens, menus, and features,
see the .pdf format User’s Guide and the .txt Readme that came with the product or the
Help Files that can be accessed from within the application (in Planning Mode, Help
menu > Help Contents and Search).
Technical support is available to registered users 9:00am-5:00pm Mon.-Fri. EST.
Phone: (800) 377-MILE
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.alk.com/support

Table of Contents
CoPilot®Truck | Laptop 3 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s New in CoPilot Truck | Laptop 3? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How Reliable Is CoPilot? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Data Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
About GPS Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Software Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
License Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Uninstalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hardware Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CoPilot Truck Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Moving Between Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Guidance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Passenger vs. Driver Safety Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Start Driving! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Navigation Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Map Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Entering a Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Trip Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Editing Stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Detour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Save Current Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selective Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Routing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A Sample Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Planning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Trip Planner Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cities and Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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