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Guidance Mode In Guidance Mode, you enter one or more destinations, then tap the Start Driving button to start driving and receive guidance. This mode provides you with on-screen and spoken driving directions and other information relevant to your trip, such as estimated time of arrival and distance to the next stop. To receive driving directions and other data, you must have a GPS receiver attached to your Pocket PC and the receiver must be in a good position to receive signals. Also, Receiving must be turned on in the GPS menu. Navigating Mode While in Navigating Mode, CoPilot will track your position as you drive. Unlike in Guidance Mode, you won’t receive turn instructions or voice prompts. This tracking feature is an ideal way to see your location on the map if you don’t want to be distracted by CoPilot’s guidance features. Note that a GPS receiver must be attached and receiving signals. Walking Mode Take CoPilot with you wherever you go! Walking Mode provides an as-thecrow- flies distance and direction line to your destination, directions that are perfect for walking. A GPS receiver must be attached and receiving signals. Planning Mode Planning Mode lets you use your Pocket PC as a pre-trip planning tool or easy- to-use reference guide. Planning Mode lets you view static maps and directions without the need for a GPS receiver. Trip itineraries you create in Planning Mode can be saved and then loaded in any mode at a later time (generate directions, then select Save Trip As from the Tools menu). - 52 - 51 The GPS Receiving signals-ON Receiving signals-OFF 3. Select Play GPS Tracks from the GPS menu to begin track playback in any screen. Tap once to change the status. If Receiving is not checked, CoPilot will be unable to provide driving instructions. Open and Play GPS Tracks 4a. Playback can be viewed in any window. To control the speed, select GPS menu > Options,tap Track Playback, then use the sliding bar. Save Current Location Select Save Current Location from the GPS menu to save your current location as a favorite place ( you must be receiving GPS data 1. CoPilot automatically creates to do this). A prompt will ask you to assign a .gps track files as you drive, and location name to your current latitude/ stores them at the end of each longitude position. After you enter a name, trip. To open a GPS track, your current location will be saved in the Receiving must be turned off. Favorites list. Select Open GPS Tracks to open a Windows folder of your NOTE: Remember that when your favorites list is filled (50), each new address stored .gps files. will replace the address that has been inactive for the longest period of time. - 53 - - 54 Select Receiving from the GPS menu to activate or deactivate GPS satellite reception. Receiving is active if it is checked. 4. During track playback you can select Pause GPS Tracks to stop the track from playing. 5. Select Close GPS Tracks from the GPS menu to stop the track from playing. To turn receiving on, tap Receiving. 2. To access a track, tap once on the file you want to select. Options Select Options... in the GPS menu to set up or reset your GPS, view GPS satellite activity, or set the speed at which GPS tracks back. NOTE: These options can also be accessed the Welcome screen — tap GPS. Tap Setup GPS to have CoPilot search for your GPS receiver (your receiver must be attached). Tap Next to start the scan. When your receiver is located, you’ll see the message “GPS connection configured successfully”. Tap Finish to continue. If you need to change the COM port setting, tap Manual, make the change, then tap Next. If CoPilot is having trouble acquiring a GPS try tapping Reset GPS. You will be asked to enter a city within 100 miles of your current location: 1. Tap Next. 2. Type a state abbreviation. 3. Tap Next again. 4. In the next screen, enter a city or ZIP. 5. Tap Finish. CoPilot should now be able to acquire a GPS fix on your location, and you’ll see the message “GPS connection configured successfully”. If this process is not successful, see Trouble-shooting, p. 91. - 55 - 56 To view your satellite activity time, first tap the GPS Status option. Here you will receive information on speed, lat/long position, heading, and time and date. For more satellite acquisition information, tap the View Satellites option. To get a 3-D fix (required for CoPilot to locate your position) you must have four satellites “in the green” for several seconds. To control the speed of your GPS track playbacks, tap the Track Playback option. Use the slider bar to speed up or slow down the playback speed. Tap Delete GPS Tracks to delete all .gps files from the folder where they are stored (usually the My Documents folder on your mobile device or storage card). - 57 Reference: Screens & Toolbars in Guidance Your Pocket PC The following is a summary guide to the screens and toolbars you will see on your Pocket PC as you operate CoPilot in Guidance Welcome Screen The Welcome screen appears ...