ALK Technologies A780 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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Pick Stops
Options (Tools Menu)
In this window you can change the way you view your desktop maps and various application
settings. For example, in the General tab you can choose the measure of distance (miles vs.
kilometers), and the Map tab lets you adjust the appearance of features on the map such as
roads and points of interest.
T
o turn on Pick Stop mode, click
t
he Pick Stops button or right-
c
lick on the map and select Pick
S
tops. Then click on any point on
t
he map to enter it as a stop. The
map view must be zoomed in to
level 11 or 12. At lower zoom
levels, keep clicking on the map
until level 11 is reached (level is
d
isplayed in the CoPilot window
t
itle bar).
In the dialog that opens, you can
c
hoose to enter the point as a
s
tart place, a waypoint, or a
d
estination.
Select Options from the drop-down
Tools menu.
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Landmark Reporting
Help Menu
Select Landmark Reporting from
the drop-down Trip menu.
In this window you can control how many
Landmarks CoPilot points out when
generating driving directions.
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.
(For North America only) In this menu you will
also find helpful travel links and a link to the
ALK data corrections e-mail address. With
street-level data changing every day, you may
discover some errors. Please drop us an e-
mail. With your help we will be able to
improve our map data with every update.