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This section contains support information for GPS USA, Pocket TOPO!, TOPO! Regional Series, TOPO! Sync and Trailsmart products:

GPS USA Version 4.x, 3.x

System Requirements

Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, or Vista

16 MB of memory

486 DX / 66MHz PC or higher

Installation

How do I install my GPS USA software?

1.       Insert the GPS USA Installer CD-ROM.

2.       Choose the “Run” command from your Windows Start menu.

3.       Type “D:\Setup.exe” (if your CD-ROM drive is not drive D, substitute the appropriate drive letter).

4.   Click “OK” and follow the instructions on the screen.

 

How do I install GPS USA on a Windows Vista operating system?

When installing software, Vista may ask you to 'Allow' the installer program to run, and might require you to enter an administrator password to proceed. Follow the on-screen instructions, allowing Vista to run the setup.exe installer.

You should be able to install to the suggested 'Program Files' location, but if you experience any problems with this, please click the 'Browse...' button during installation and change the install location to the following: "c:\users\public\topo!". This will allow any user account on the PC to run the application.

If the program icon does not appear in the Windows Start menu, you can add one manually by right-clicking on the program icon and choosing 'Pin to Start Menu'. Locate the program icon by clicking 'Start > Computer' and browsing into the install folder (usually at "c:\program files\topo!").

If you have trouble running an update that you have downloaded from this website, try right-clicking on its icon and choosing 'Run as Administrator'. This will allow Windows Vista to properly update the application and related files.

 

Pocket TOPO!

Pocket TOPO! is an extension to TOPO! State Series, Back Roads Explorer 3D, and Weekend Explorer 3D software that enables you to export maps to your PDA and to take advantage of all the TOPO! features when you are away from your computer. Add notes, symbols and routes to Pocket TOPO! and they will transfer to your PC the next time you synchronize. Pocket TOPO! works with both Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds.

How do I activate Pocket TOPO!

If you haven’t purchased Pocket TOPO! in a box, it can be activated with an unlock code. Pocket TOPO! unlock codes are available for $19.95 over the phone by calling 800-962-1643

How do I install Pocket TOPO! from the disc?

1.       Insert the Pocket TOPO! CD-Rom.

2.       Run “Setup.exe” file  from this disc.

3.       Open your TOPO! State series.

4.       Click “Handhelds” from the menu bar and select “Install Pocket TOPO!”

5.       Follow the on screen prompts.

 

Why am I being prompted for an unlock code when I try to use Pocket TOPO!?

Pocket TOPO! is a add-on feature that must be activated with an unlock code.

 

Why doesn’t my Pocket TOPO! feature work anymore?

Reinstalling or upgrading  TOPO! or related programs may temporarily prohibit you from using  your Pocket TOPO! functions. If this has happened to you,  please call 800-962-1643 with your nine digit serial number and customer ID to receive a new activation code. 

 

What can I export with Pocket TOPO!?

You can export maps from TOPO! to Pocket TOPO! and place notes, freehand routes, text, and symbols on a map and they will all export with the map to Pocket TOPO!.  The same goes for importing maps from Pocket TOPO! into TOPO!. However, GPS routes and waypoints will not transfer either way.  In order to export notes to Pocket TOPO!, there is a specific option that must be checked in Preferences. 

Go to View>Preferences and Settings…>Printing/Exporting>Additional Settings and check the box next to “Print Relevant Notes When Printing Maps.”

 

Will Pocket TOPO! work with my Bluetooth?

Bluetooth will work with TOPO! and Pocket TOPO!, provided the Bluetooth/USB/serial connection is set up to get the NMEA GPS signals via a "serial COM port" (either real or emulated) on a laptop or Pocket PC device.  Please verify you are using the NMEA setting and try one of the three options under 'Handhelds': Show current GPS Position, Mark current GPS position, or Setup Automatic Tracking.

 

Is there a Pocket TOPO! upgrade that will allow my Bluetooth to work with my Palm?

There are no updates planned for Pocket TOPO!  It is highly unlikely that support for connecting Bluetooth GPS units to Palm devices running Pocket TOPO! will be added. Pocket TOPO! is compatible with Bluetooth GPS connections, but the system requirements are that the Bluetooth GPS must show up on a serial port.  Bluetooth GPS units will not show up on a serial port when using a Palm device.

 

Will Pocket TOPO! work with my iQue M5?

We have completed the testing on the Garmin iQUe M5 and have discovered that it is compatible with the TOPO! 4 upgrade, TOPO! state series and Pocket TOPO!.  In order to do live tracking, the settings in the M5 you would want are: NMEA ($GPGGA), no model, 9600 baud rate, and COM 2.

 

Is there a upgrade that will allow my Pocket TOPO! to work with my iQue?

There is a version of Pocket TOPO! for iQue and other Palm Devices. Download a free upgrade.    [http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/downloads/PatchPLM.exe]

When downloading the upgrade, first save the file to your desktop, close TOPO!, open the file on your desktop and run it.  When you restart TOPO!, verify the upgrade was successful by clicking on the ‘Info’ tab from the menu bar, and selecting ‘About TOPO!’.

 

The maps I am exporting from TOPO! are not HotSyncing with my Palm device.

Please update your version of Pocket TOPO! by installing a free upgrade and then HotSyncing.  [http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/downloads/PatchPLM.exe]

When downloading the upgrade, first save the file to your desktop, close TOPO!, open the file on your desktop and run it.  When you restart TOPO!, verify the upgrade was successful by clicking on the ‘Info’ tab from the menu bar, and selecting ‘About TOPO!’

 

Will Pocket TOPO! work with my Smartphone?

Pocket TOPO! will run on "Pocket PC devices", including "Pocket PC phones". However, it will not run on "smartphones", even if the smartphone has Windows Mobile 5.0 on it.

Here's some info about the differences between devices:

Setup differs depending on the kind of Windows Mobile powered device you have: a Pocket PC phone or a smartphone. If your device has a stylus and you can write on the screen, it is a Pocket PC phone. Otherwise, it is a smartphone. Also, on Pocket PC phones, the Windows flag logo appears on the top left of the screen. On smartphones, the Windows flag logo appears on the bottom left. The Motorola Q and the Samsung i320 are powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 software for Smartphone. Learn more about Windows Mobile here. [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/gettingstarted/default.mspx]

 

How do I export a map to my SD card on my Pocket PC?  

NOTE: Pocket TOPO! does not work with SD cards on Palm devices.

The following are the steps to export a map to the main memory on your PDA, and then placing it on the SD card:

Press and hold on the pocket pc and it gives you an option to "move" OR 

 Create the map you want to export from TOPO! and export it over to your PDA.

-          You will come to a point where TOPO! will ask you to name the file and to choose it location.  

2.       Name your file and then choose to export it to your main memory.

3.       The map will be copied to your Pocket PC device into the TOPO! Maps folder there.

-          Before doing these steps, please make sure your Pocket PC is connected to the Computer

4.       On your desktop (or through the Start menu), please open up the My Computer application.

5.       Double left click on the Mobile Device icon.

6.       Once this opens up, you will see a folder there called TOPO! Maps.   If you were to open this 

7.       folder, you would see the map you just exported over to your PDA. 

8.       Right click on this folder and select Copy.

9.       Now, double left click on your MY Pocket PC icon.

10.    When this opens you will see a folder called SD Card.  Right click with your mouse on this  folder and select Paste. This will place a TOPO! Maps folder on your SD Card.  Now you can go  back to your original TOPO! Maps location and clean out that folder, since the maps that were here are now on the SD Card.

11.    For future map exports, you can just select the one map you need to move from the TOPO! Maps  folder on the main memory of your PDA and place it in the new TOPO! Maps folder on your SD Card.

 

 

TOPO! Regional Series

Upgrades/Downloads

If you are experiencing any problems with your TOPO! regional product, always try to upgrade to the latest version.

Download TOPO! version 2.7.7 for Windows
Free upgrade for TOPO! Regional Series.

When downloading the 2.7.7 upgrade, first save the file to your desktop, close TOPO!, open the file on your desktop and run it.  When you restart TOPO!, verify the upgrade was successful by clicking on the ‘Info’ tab from the menu bar, and selecting ‘About TOPO!’.

 

System Requirements

Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, or Vista

Installation

How do I install TOPO! regional series software?

1.       Insert the TOPO! Installer CD-ROM.

2.       Choose the “Run” command from your Windows Start menu.

3.       Type “D:\Setup.exe” (if your CD-ROM drive is not drive D, substitute the appropriate drive letter).

4.       Click “OK” and follow the instructions on the screen.

5.       The TOPO! Install Wizard will place the TOPO! application and other files needed by TOPO! onto your hard drive.

 

Once complete, please test the application to verify that you can get to level 5 of 5 by inserting a data disc.

Please upgrade to the latest version (v. 2.7.7) of TOPO! Regional Series for Windows PCs:

How do I save the data CDs to my hard drive?

1.       First, insert any CD-ROM you want copied to your hard drive (excepting disc number one) into  your CD-ROM drive.

2.       View the contents of the CD-ROM via My Computer.  Right click on the folder called XX_DOX  and hit Copy (for example, CO_DO7 for Colorado disc 7.) 

3.       Now, hit the Back browse button and navigate back to your C drive.

4.       Open up your C drive, open the TOPO! folder you see there, locate the folder called TPO_DATA,  right click on it, and hit Paste. 

5.       You will need to do this for each CD_ROM you want copied to your hard drive.

 

How do I install TOPO! on a Windows Vista operating system?

When installing software, Vista may ask you to 'Allow' the installer program to run, and might require you to enter an administrator password to proceed. Follow the on-screen instructions, allowing Vista to run the setup.exe installer.

You should be able to install to the suggested 'Program Files' location, but if you experience any problems with this, please click the 'Browse...' button during installation and change the install location to the following: "c:\users\public\topo!". This will allow any user account on the PC to run the application.

If the program icon does not appear in the Windows Start menu, you can add one manually by right-clicking on the program icon and choosing 'Pin to Start Menu'. Locate the program icon by clicking 'Start > Computer' and browsing into the install folder (usually at "c:\program files\topo!").

After installing, please upgrade to the latest version of TOPO! Regional Series for Windows PCs:
 

When downloading the upgrade, first save the file to your desktop, close TOPO!, open the file on your desktop and run it.  When you restart TOPO!, verify the upgrade was successful by clicking on the ‘Info’ tab from the menu bar, and selecting ‘About TOPO!’.

If you have trouble running an update that you have downloaded from this website, try right-clicking on its icon and choosing 'Run as Administrator'. This will allow Windows Vista to properly update the application and related files.

 

I am running Windows XP or Vista and my TOPO! Regional Series will not run.

To run on XP, you must be at version 2.7.7. Please upgrade.

Please click on the following link to upgrade to the latest version (v. 2.7.7) of TOPO! State Series for Windows PCs:

 

I upgraded to version 2.7.7 and I still can’t get the Regional Series to run on my XP or Vista system.

For Vista, see above instructions.

To verify that you have properly installed the software, we recommend that you completely uninstall anything relating to TOPO from the add/remove programs found in your control panel (please make back up copies of any maps that you have previously saved).  When finished, please check your hard drive for any TOPO! folders (usually one is directly off the root and the other is found in the program files folder) and delete them.  When complete, empty your recycle bin. 

1. First, load the installation CD.

2. Using Windows Explorer, view the contents of the CDROM.

3. You should see a data folder (---_data)

4. Open it and look for a folder called "Backup"

5. Copy the Backup folder to your hard drive.

6. Rename the Backup folder TOPO!.

7. Upgrade to version 2.7.7:
8. Open the new TOPO! folder and double click the topo.exe. and the maps should load.

 

TOPO! Sync

 

Upgrades/Downloads

If you are experiencing any problems with your TOPO! Sync, always try to upgrade to the latest version (version 3.4.3) if you can.

Download TOPO! version 3.4.3 for Windows

When downloading the 3.4.3 upgrade, first save the file to your desktop, close TOPO!, open the file on your desktop and run it.  When you restart TOPO!, verify the upgrade was successful by clicking on the ‘Info’ tab from the menu bar, and selecting ‘About TOPO!’.

 

 

Trailsmart

Also known as Trail Guides and National Park Maps

 

Upgrades/Downloads

If you are experiencing any problems with your TrailSmart, always try to upgrade to the latest version (version 2.7.7) if you can.

Download TOPO! version 2.7.7 for Windows 

When downloading the 2.7.7 upgrade, first save the file to your desktop, close TOPO!, open the file on your desktop and run it.  When you restart TOPO!, verify the upgrade was successful by clicking on the ‘Info’ tab from the menu bar, and selecting ‘About TOPO!’.

 

System Requirements

Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, or Vista

Installation

 

How do I install my TrailSmart software?

1.       Insert the TOPO! Installer CD-ROM.

2.       Choose the “Run” command from your Windows Start menu.

3.       Type “D:\Setup.exe” (if your CD-ROM drive is not drive D, substitute the appropriate drive letter).

4.       Click “OK” and follow the instructions on the screen.

5.       The TOPO! Install Wizard will place the TOPO! application and other files needed by TOPO! onto your hard drive.

 

Once complete, please test the application to verify that you can get to level 5 of 5 by inserting a data disc. [Jeff – if there a level 5 on Trailsmart?]

Please upgrade to the latest version (v. 2.7.7) of TrailSmart for Windows PCs:

How do I save the data CD’s to my hard drive?

For Trailsmart, the application will only find data CD's that are copied to the root level of a hard drive, such as "c:\trm_data".

Simply copy the TrailSmart data folders from CD-ROM to the "C:\" drive, so that you see:

  C:\TAP_DATA

  C:\TBY_DATA

  C:\TDN_DATA

  ...etc...

 

How do I install Trailsmart on a Windows Vista operating system?

When installing software, Vista may ask you to 'Allow' the installer program to run, and might require you to enter an administrator password to proceed. Follow the on-screen instructions, allowing Vista to run the setup.exe installer.

You should be able to install to the suggested 'Program Files' location, but if you experience any problems with this, please click the 'Browse...' button during installation and change the install location to the following: "c:\users\public\topo!". This will allow any user account on the PC to run the application.

If the program icon does not appear in the Windows Start menu, you can add one manually by right-clicking on the program icon and choosing 'Pin to Start Menu'. Locate the program icon by clicking 'Start > Computer' and browsing into the install folder (usually at "c:\program files\topo!").

After installing, please upgrade to the latest version of TrailSmart for Windows PCs:

If you have trouble running an update that you have downloaded from this website, try right-clicking on its icon and choosing 'Run as Administrator'. This will allow Windows Vista to properly update the application and related files.

 

I am running Windows XP or Vista and my TrailSmart will not run.

To run on XP or Vista, you must be at version 2.7.7. Please upgrade.

 

I upgraded to version 2.7.7 and I still can’t get the Complete TrailSmart National Parks to run on my XP or Vista system.

For Vista, please see instructions above.

To verify that you have properly installed the software, I would recommend that you completely uninstall anything relating to TOPO from the add/remove programs found in your control panel (please make back up copies of any maps that you have previously saved).  When finished, please check your hard drive for any TOPO! folders (usually one is directly off the root and the other is found in the program files folder) and delete them.  When complete, empty your recycle bin. 

1. First, load the installation CD.

2. Using Windows Explorer, view the contents of the CDROM.

3. You should see a data folder (---_data)

4. Open it and look for a folder called "Backup"

5. Copy the Backup folder to your hard drive.

6. Rename the Backup folder TOPO!.

7. Upgrade to version 2.7.7:

8. Open the new TOPO! folder and double click the topo.exe. and the maps should load.