1 Installation and registration
The icon on the left shows installation stages specific for a portable device. Paragraphs which are not marked by this
symbol concern installation on both a PC/TPC (PC Tablet) and a portable device of PocketPC/Windows
Mobile/Windows CE type.
The process of AutoMapa installation and registration is subject to the type of carrier on which the program was supplied.
The program can be installed from the DVD supplied with AutoMapa or installer files downloaded from
www.AutoMapa.pl. The version published on the DVD may be older than the one available on the website, therefore we
recommend that users download and the install the newest version of the program from website at www.AutoMapa.pl.
1.1 Software preinstalled on an SD card
If your version of this software comes preinstalled on an SD/miniSD memory card, any further installation is
unnecessary; just put the SD/miniSD card in the PND and start navigating!
When an SD card (or its mini or micro version) is inserted in the portable device, the program and the maps are
installed automatically. When the installation is complete, program starts and the start screen is displayed.
Note: the above applies only to devices with the Windows Mobile system. For devices with the CE.NET system, an
additional application integrating the system with software has to be installed. These applications can be downloaded
from our website or obtained from the hardware supplier.
If you want to update the software on the card which was included with the purchased PDA, put the card in the PC
card reader. Do not connect the PDA. On the computer, launch the installer downloaded from the Internet or from
the DVD. In the installer, choose the option "PocketPC/WinMobile/WinCE". Note: on the card there must be a fully
operational software version along with the map.
The same actions are necessary when installing on a clean memory card. It is required if the PDA cannot establish
connection using ActiveSync.
1.2 Installer file downloaded from the Internet
The installation program immediately starts automatically, without extracting the files.
Note: In case of Vista/7 operating systems it can take several minutes due to the file archive being scanned by the
Windows firewall.
If the installer comprises several archive files, they have to be first unzipped into a selected directory on your PC.
Then find the program setup.exe file and run it.
The rest of the installation process is identical to that performed from an installation CD/DVD.
Installation CD/DVD
The installation process for Software and the maps should start automatically when the installation disc is inserted into
the PC's disc drive. If this is not the case, find the Setup.exe file on the installation disc and run it.
1.4 Follow-up installation for the Installer and CD/DVD
When installing AutoMapa on a Pocket PC device, first connect the device to your PC and use the Microsoft
ActiveSync connection tool (version 4.5 or Sync Center in Vista/7). Your PC should be connected to the Internet (at
least during the registration process).
Run the installer downloaded from http://www.automapa.pl/ or place the AutoMapa CD/DVD in your computer's
DVD drive. The installer will start automatically. (Otherwise, double click the "My computer" icon, then select the
DVD drive icon and choose Setup.exe).
If the device cannot establish connection using ActiveSync, it is possible to install and register on a clean memory
card. For this option, use the card reader in the PC.
We recommend that the entire program is installed on an SD card in the following configuration: portable device
connected to the PC with a USB cable, the SD card inserted into the card reader in the PC.
Note: Many SD card readers available on the market do not support SDHC cards (in particular built-in readers, e.g.
in laptops). Make sure that the card is compatible with the reader. Most cheap external USB readers support 2 and 4
GB SDHC cards.
