TomTom Navigator Reference Manual
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1. To travel to a particular destination you would normally FIND it see the previous section and select the Navigate to option If you wish to specify a different departure location rather than use your current location we would recommend you use the FIND button 9 Even so the PLAN button 8 offers an all in one interactive dialog where you can specify a departure address a destination address and a route type When you press the OK button TomTom Navigator will try to plan a route from the departure address to the destination address The route type specified on the third tab of this dialog offers special planning options that are not available elsewhere in the application e Return trip check this box to swap the departure and destination e Shortest route will plan the least distance route a route where every meter yard counts rather than every minute e Walking route will plan a walking route which by definition is both least distance and least time and ignores several traffic rules About Properties GPS status Switch map Exit Displays the application version number and copyright notices Provides access to the application properties see chapter 4 Shows the GPS management application offering detailed information about your GPS receiver and its measurements and allowing you to change GPS related properties Allows you to choose another map if you installed more than one map Ex2. have planned a route TomTom Navigator provides a table with detailed instructions You can view this list by selecting the Instructions view from the pull down view switching menu 1 in the top left corner You can also divide the screen between this list and the map by selecting Split View in the view selector 4 The Instructions view allows you to review a planned route and to plan ahead Each individual instruction provides additional information Tap on an instruction in the Instructions view this pops up full screen details about the instruction including a small map in the Split View tapping on an instruction highlights it and causes the cursor on the map to move to the location involved in the instruction e Tap and hold an instruction pops up an action list with similar options as when tapping and holding a location on the map At the very least it allows you to show the specific location of the instruction on the screen From there with another tap and hold you can get access to all other options 3 The Favorites view TomTom Navigator allows you to maintain a list of up to 20 favorite locations Favorite locations can be accessed very easily For example you can start navigating to a favorite location with only a few taps of your finger The very first favorite is automatically assigned the Home location you may of course assign it to any other location such as your office Navigating to your H
3. TomTom Navigator Reference Manual Page 1 TomTom Navigator 2 24 2 Reference Manual TOMTOM NAVIGATO R loin of Contents 1 The Navigator View 2 The Map View 3 The Favorites view 4 The Properties 5 The GPS Status 6 Pocket Outlook 7 The London Congestion Charge 8 Contacting TomTom 1 The Navigator View file localhost E manual refman manual refman ref_usa html 02 25 2004 06 25 53 PM E id 02 05 O cit 02 49p yards 1100 yd 0 A440 Oxford Street 10 9 B 1 View selector 2 Map display 3 Freeway indicator 4 Zoom out button 5 Zoom in button 6 GPS signal indicator 7 Current location indicator 8 Trip information 9 Distance to next instruction 10 Next instruction symbol The Navigator view provides driving instructions using a combination of text symbols voice guidance and a moving map The map shows your automobile and its immediate surroundings rotated in such a way that the direction in which you are moving is always up The route that TomTom Navigator recommends is emphasized in dark red At the bottom of the screen is the dark blue Navigator status bar It shows what you should do next 10 the distance you still need to travel before you do it 9 and three estimates 8 concerning your trip how long before you reach your destination how late you will arrive there and the distance to your destination It also shows the signal strength of your GPS receiver 6 and yo
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5. e and even numbers are always displayed in white on black The map view lets you browse around the map You can do the following Tap once on a street to get detail information about it such as the name and the range of house numbers between two crossings Tap once on a Point of interest symbol to see its name and type Put your pen down and drag it around to move the map Move the control of the zoom bar 2 to zoom in or out Tap and hold on a location to pop up the action list for that location see the next section for details e Tap on the GPS indicator 6 to re center the screen instantly around your current GPS position Tap on or near the left or right arrow in the instruction bar 3 to show the previous or next route instruction or tap in the middle of the bar to switch to the instruction table Tap the detail button 10 to pop up the detail controls these controls allow you to influence the number of roads and names displayed at the same time on the current map Tap the icon again to hide the controls When you Tap and hold your pen on a location on the map you will be presented with a choice of options Which options are presented depends on the situation This is a list of all options that may be presented for a particular location ia Sets the location as your destination and starts the navigation process Navigate to see chapter 1 A Sets the location as the departure location for the next route to be Set as
6. ent location to the list of recent locations Later you can Memorize set it as a favorite or Point of interest and set is as a destination position Shows the GPS management application offering detailed information about your GPS receiver and its measurements and allowing you to GPS Status change GPS related properties 7 T Provides access to the properties see chapter 4 Properties 2 The Map View BF TomTom Navigator 12 03 amp 0 m 100 200 brah ll E 5 Map oe 1 Map display 2 Zoom toolbar 3 Route instruction indicator 4 View selector 5 Scale indicator 6 GPS signal indicator 7 Menu bar 8 PLAN button 9 FIND button 10 DETAIL button The map display area 1 displays information that you would also expect to see on a paper map roads streets parks rivers and such The menu option legend see below provides a lot of information about what is displayed On top of that you may also encounter the following special symbols on the map Your departure location The current destination One of your favorite locations The Home location A Point of interest POI In this particular case a gas station The cursor Your current location and direction if and when your GPS receiver has a valid satellite fix Your last known location after your GPS receiver loses its satellite fix 6 EELEE House numbers Odd numbers are always displayed yellow on blu
7. h can be reached by automobile but the crossing road itself can not Displays your list of favorite locations which you ve made using the Add to favorites option Sets the destination to your Home location the first favorite location in your favorite locations list List all locations that recently were used as a destination or were marked with the Memorize position in the Navigator menu Guides you through a wizard that allows you to search the built in lists categorized locations You can choose from a category such as gas stations or restaurants Points of interest in a category are displayed in order of distance to your current position You can narrow down the list by typing part of the name of a specific Point of interest Hi Alternative Routes l Turn 3D View Use Night Colors Demonstrate route Switch map Alternative LAS a Fe Avoid Roadblock S a Avoid d Original route Allows you to plan an alternative route to the same destination A sub menu will pop up with the following options j Plans a new route to the same destination attempting to use as few roads as possible from the currently planned route You can ask for alternatives to alternatives Allows you to specify the next part of your route immediately ahead of you as blocked A new route will be planned avoiding this part of the route One two or three of these icons ma
8. he London Congestion Charge Zone e You will get a warning if your destination is inside the zone e You will get a warning if the currently planned route passes through the zone e There are two advanced options allowing you to disable such warnings and to specify if you always sometimes or never wish to avoid the zone 9 Contacting TomTom For more information free software upgrades free add on products and answers to frequently asked questions please visit us on line at www tomtom com You can also visit our web site for technical support or send us an E mail at support tomtom com Our address is TomTom B V Spuistraat 112 114 1012 VA Amsterdam The Netherlands The information in this document is subject to change without notice TomTom B V shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein not for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this material This document contains information protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from TomTom B V Copyright 1996 2003 TomTom B V The Netherlands Data copyright 2002 Tele Atlas N V The Netherlands The Ordnance Survey data contained in this product is Crown Copyright material and Ordnance Survey is the copyright owner of the Ordnance Survey data Further data copyrights Norwegian Mapping Authority Public Roa
9. he zoom toolbar 2 in the Map view on the left or on the right side default of the screen Displays basic instructions about operating the application in navigation mode Shows hides selected Points of interest on the map in Map and Navigation views For every category available for the current map you can check a box to select whether Points of interest in that category are to be displayed on the map Advanced properties influence the behavior of TomTom Navigator at its most basic level Do not modify properties unless you are confident about the effects Display symbols Shows hides and zoom buttons note that they will work even if they are hidden Full screen Navigator Shows Hides the Pocket PC title bar and menu bar Show Speed Shows Hides current speed in the Navigator status bar Show no power indicator Show sound off indicator Always start in Navigator view 2D 3D automatic zooming Flashes a warning icon if no external power source is present Flashes a warning icon if you have turned off the sound Always starts the application in the Navigator view Automatically zooms in and out in 2D 3D mode depending on your current speed and the traffic situation The indicator properties allow you to specify what status information is displayed at the top middle and bottom of the Navigator status bar Show favorites Route indicator follows table Always zoom to p
10. its TomTom Navigator Alternative route Original route Route summary Zoom to route Clear route Demonstrate route Go to co ordinates Zoom font Avoid area Clear avoid s Legend If you have a planned route you may use this option to request an alternative TomTom Navigator will try to determine a completely different route to your destination After planning one or more alternative routes use this option to revert to your Original route Provides a summary of the currently planned route Re centers and zooms the map to show the whole route on the screen Clears the route departure and destinations Causes the application to simulate that you are actually driving the planned route The demonstration will continue until you use the STOP demonstration menu option Allows you to find a specific location by entering longitude and latitude Adjusts the size of the letters used to display names on the map Specifies a rectangular area on the map that needs to be avoided when planning a route TomTom Navigator will plan routes around such an area but not when for example your destination is inside the area Press the X in the top right corner of an avoided area to remove it At most 32 areas can be specified at the same time Removes of a avoided areas at once Displays the map legend showing the meaning of symbols lines and colors on the map currently being shown When you
11. lanned route Keep GPS position on screen Route Borders Shows Hides your favorite locations on the map Automatically positions the map cursor depending on which driving instruction is highlighted Redraws the map after a route has been planned in such a way that the whole route is displayed Continuously updates the map so that your current GPS position remains visible Controls how your planned route is displayed Sets the level of border detail district city county and country borders Big Chooses between the default Pocket PC pop up keyboard keyboard and the TomTom Navigator keyboard offering large buttons Show house number before street name Controls the display of addresses The Re activate warnings button re activates all the warnings that were disabled by tapping never show me this warning again Warnings Provides a warning when you are on a route that passes through the London Congestion Charge zone Avoid area Forces TomTom Navigator to always avoid the London Congestion Charge zone Automatic Automatically calculates a new route whenever you veer re planning off the currently planned route Calculation Influences the speed and precision of the route calculation The default is Normal These properties specify the average speeds for particular types of roads and fine tune the way routes are planned as well as the calculation of travel times These properties define which five buttons a
12. llows you to modify GPS settings Tap the checkmark E to change your GPS receiver model and the communication port of your Pocket PC to which the GPS receiver is connected Use the slider buttons to keep the Pocket PC powered up fal as long as it is connected to the GPS receiver and TomTom Navigator is active and to get a sound signal i when the GPS receiver has proper coverage Log Whilst navigating you can record your itinerary Use the VCR type controls to record and play back your itinerary 6 Pocket Outlook The built in Contacts application of your Pocket PC works together with TomTom Navigator Tap and hold any of your contacts you may choose to navigate to that contact Navigate to or to show the address of the contact on the map Show TomTom map The address of the selected contact must be on the currently selected map People enter addresses in different ways into the Contacts application When TomTom Navigator tries to establish the location on the map for the selected contact it will try to do so in a smart way To make sure that TomTom Navigator interprets your address information correctly you will be asked to confirm the details first 7 The London Congestion Charge As of 17 February 2003 the city of London UK operates a Congestion Charging Zone to reduce traffic congestion in the center of the city Upon entering the zone you will need to pay a congestion charge TomTom Navigator helps you navigating t
13. ome position requires even fewer taps Switch to the Favorites view using the view selector 4 To manipulate you the favorite locations Tap on a favorite to view its details e Tap and hold on a favorite to get access to location options as described in the previous chapter or to edit delete or move the favorite 4 The Properties TomTom Navigator offers a Properties option from the File menu and the Navigator view menu that allows you to specify your preferences with regard to many aspects of TomTom Navigator There are four property tabs Navigator properties Safety speed The driving speed above which TomTom Navigator will hide the map and only show symbolic instructions when in Navigator view Display compass on Shows hides a compass in the Navigator view in the map area map Show next freeway Voice instructions Volume Map Style Color Style Units Left handed toolbar Controlling the Navigator Show points of interest Shows hides the name of the next freeway or freeway exit in the top right corner of the Navigator view Enables disables voice guidance whilst navigating Adjusts the volume for the voice instructions Press the TEST button to hear a sample instruction at the specified volume Offers different ways of drawing streets on a map The default is Paper map Allows for different color schemes for the map Specifies metric or imperial units for distances Places t
14. planned this is only relevant for routes planned using the plan button departure 8 since normal turn by turn navigation will always depart from your current GPS position m Set as Sets the location as the destination for the next route that is planned destination Add to Allows you to turn the location into a favorite location see chapter 3 favorites View favorite Allows you to view the details of an existing favorite Allows you to turn the location into a Point of interest You will need to Add as point of specify the name and category of the Point of interest Note that you can interest Nearby points of interest At Edit point of interest Fat Delete point of interest ted Center on screen Reset GPS for this location only add locations to new categories that you have defined yourself The very first time you must specify the name of a new category Note you can not convert built in Points of interest to your own Point of interest categories Allows you to find points of interest near the location Allows you to edit the name and category of a Point of interest that you added previously Allows you to delete a Point of interest that you added previously Redraws the map with the location in the exact center Informs your GPS receiver that you are roughly near the tapped location If you have not used your GPS for more than a week or have traveled more than 200 miles 300 kilomete
15. re offered on the Navigator pop up menu the sixth button is always the More button These properties define which buttons appear on the second Navigator pop up menu POI settings Enable POI Enables the quick select pop up menu showing the five quick menu most important Points of interest categories Poi Menu The first four most important Point of interest Items 1 4 categories the fifth will always be set to the most recently selected Point of interest category Maximum Controls the maximum number of Points of interest that POI on map are displayed on a map simultaneously The default is 20 Hardware buttons These properties define the behavior of each of the hardware buttons of your Pocket PC when you are navigating 5 The GPS Status In order to use TomTom Navigator for turn by turn navigation you need to have a working connection between your Pocket PC and your GPS receiver The GPS Status view provides access to GPS receiver information and settings Choose GPS Status from the File menu or from the Navigator pop up menu to access the GPS Status You can choose from three tabs Status Displays your current position speed direction and the GPS time UTC GMT With most GPS receivers the position of the satellites used to establish your position is displayed as well as the signal strength A moving indicator ah re signifies whether there is a working link between your Pocket PC and your GPS receiver GPS A
16. rs since you last used it this option can seriously reduce the time it takes your GPS to find satellites The FIND button 9 pops up a menu that allows you to find a specific location and then do something with it such as displaying it on the map or setting it as your destination You can find different types of locations Address Favorite Guides you through the three step address wizard allowing you to find towns cities roads streets city centers street corners or individually numbered houses The first wizard screen asks for the name of the city the next for a street or key location and the last for a house number or intersecting street Note On the third page crossings marked with an asterisk can not be reached by automobile Crossings marked with a dash can be reached by automobile but the crossing road itself can not Displays your list of favorite locations which you ve made using the Add to favorites option Finds your Home location the first favorite location in your favorite locations list Recent location Point of interest Guides you through a wizard that allows you to search the built in lists categorized locations You can choose from a category such as gas stations or restaurants Points of interest in a category are displayed in order of distance to your current position You can narrow down the list by typing part of the name of a specific Point of interest
17. ur current location 7 Switch to another view First of all you can switch to another view using the pull down menu in the top left corner 1 Incidentally this also causes the default Pocket PC title bar to re appear allowing you to switch to other applications Zoom in or out The map display will automatically rotate zoom in and zoom out in order to present the current traffic situation as clearly as possible you can manually control the zoom level by tapping on or near the manual zoom buttons 4 and 5 Repeat the last instruction If you touch the schematic arrow 10 TomTom Navigator will repeat the last spoken instruction unless you already passed the point it referred to Pop up the icon menu If you tap anywhere in the center of the screen a menu will pop up offering options that are useful whilst navigating Navigate to Allows you to specify a destination and navigate to it You can choose from the following options Address Favorite Point o interest Guides you through the three step address wizard allowing you to find towns cities roads streets city centers street corners or individually numbered houses The first wizard screen asks for the name of the city the next for a street or key location and the last for a house number or intersecting street Note On the third page crossings marked with an asterisk can not be reached by automobile Crossings marked with a das
18. y be available They allow you to mark specific parts of your route such as the stretch on freeway E35 as blocked An alternative will be planned avoiding that stretch of freeway Note The new route may still use another stretch of the E35 to get you to your destination Discards all the road blocks avoided areas and alternatives you have introduced and calculates the quickest route from your current location to your destination Turns on the three dimensional display of the map Displays the map in colors that provide extra contrast in the dark The FIND button pops up a menu that allows you to find a specific location and then do something with it such as displaying it on the map or setting it as your destination Causes the application to simulate that you are actually driving the planned route The demonstration will continue until you use the STOP demonstration menu option Allows you to choose another map if you installed more than one map Q Turn Sound Turns off spoken instructions OFF Hides the map and only shows clear and large symbolic instructions You may find this display easier to interpret at a glance Normally the map is only hidden when you exceed the safety speed specified in your properties Hides all Point of interest symbols Hide POI Yad Turn Guidance Turns of the spoken and symbolic instructions and hides the display of the planned route OFF amp Adds your curr
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