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1. 278 Fdr Dr N Broadway 233 Q Ann St 399 Ba Q Bennett Rd 243 B C DE See chapter 2 1 for details about how to browse search for particular items etc 2 2 4 Picking your GPS position If you tap the GPS position icon in the location menu you select your current location i e the position measured by your GPS devices If your GPS device is off or disconnected or if there is no valid GPS signal the icon will be dimmed or will produce a no valid GPS signal message when you tap it For more information about your GPS signal see chapter 4 8 2 2 5 Picking a point of interest Points of interest often abbreviated to POI are locations like parking garages gas stations hotels restaurants hospitals monuments etc Most TomTom Navigator maps offer huge numbers of POI a notable exception is the Major Roads map for which the POI icon in the location menu will be dimmed In order to pick a POI you first need to pick a POI category As there are many categories TomTom Navigator first presents you with a menu listing the five categories that you have most often and or most recently used Either tap the one you want or press the I button to select a category from the complete list TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 13 of 36 Pick a destination sere POI Category Airport oe 2 Amusement Park Petrol Restaurant Station i Beach ating Parking Garage C I Pl mno Par2. You can pick any type of location as your home location Change home location to Home Favourite Address GPS position Ey A Recent Point of destination interest Curent Home Kings Avenue N10 Cancel TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 31 of 36 4 16 Set metric units 2228 aii x si This preference lets you specify how distances are expressed in kilometres or in miles how longitudes and latitudes are displayed using decimals or sexagesimals and how times are displayed using 24 hour format or using the 12 hour am pm format eo s E Holdi LEE Rt Moe ee oa decimal display sexagesimal display degrees minutes and seconds Distance units Please specify the units you prefer distances to be expressed in Miles C Kilometers TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 32 of 36 Clock display Please specify your preferred clock format C 18 00 f 6 00 pm C 6 00 GPS position display Please specify how you wish longitudes and latitudes to be displayed Degrees d d C Minutes d m m C Seconds d m s Done 4 17 Left handed lay out Right handed lay out You can optimize TomTom Navigator for either right handed or left handed operation Left handed operation for example means that important buttons and controls will be located on the left side of the screen As a result you will be able to operate them with your left hand without obscuring
3. The browser may also contain items that aren t so much streets as locations This includes certain parks and squares as you might expect but also crucial landmarks such as railway stations ao and city centers la In almost every city there is at least one such location carrying the same name as the city itself STEP 3 Specifying the house number or crossing Next you will be asked to enter the house number Or as an alternative way of specify a precise location on a long street you can pick the place where the selected street crosses another street TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 16 of 36 Anywhere 10th Ave Broadway US 9 Cooper St Nagle Ave House nr 12 1 2 3 4 39 0 7 S5 9 0 If you pressed the CROSSING button when asked for a house number or pressed DONE without entering a house number or if TomTom Navigator simply does not know any house numbers on the selected street you will be presented with a list of all Known crossings i e street corners If you really do not care about the exact spot simply pick the option Anywhere Note just like the streets themselves side streets are sometimes marked with a special symbol indicating that they cannot be entered by car al 3 The menu The menu pops up when you tap approximately in the middle of the main screen There are two pages Use the B button to cycle through the pages You select an icon by tapping it Until you take your stylus or finger off the
4. 4 11 Change map colors Change the way maps are colored by tapping Change map colors a All maps are shown using a color scheme this determines the colors used for each element shown in the map Use and to browse through the list of available color schemes until your preferred scheme is shown Specify TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 28 of 36 your color scheme by selecting DONE You need to specify a color scheme for day colors and then for night colors Select a day color scheme select a night color scheme America Antarctica Related topics To switch between day and night colors use the Use night colors preference option 4 12 Use larger keyboard Use smaller keyboard This preference lets you select a larger keyboard which makes it easier to enter letters or a smaller keyboard which leaves more room for items in the list If you use the smaller keyboard switch to the larger keyboard by tapping Use larger keyboard If you use the larger keyboard switch to the smaller keyboard by tapping Use smaller keyboard TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 29 of 36 al Recent destination Recent destination 1278 Fdr Dr N 1 278 Fdr Dr N Broadway 233 Broadway 233 Ann St 399 Ba Ann St 399 Ba C Bennett Rd 243 Bennett Rd 243 A C D E F Academy St B G C DEF L R x ee M S Y Z s Z 2 WwW Nw ZI J K P Q VW
5. om For more information relating to the use of the keyboard see the sections about using browsers and entering an address 4 13 About Navigator To see the version and copyright details of your TomTom Navigator software tap About Navigator W 4 14 Set name display Set your name display preferences by tapping Set name display En This preference lets you specify how you want to show names in the main screen Show house numbers prefixed addresses will be displayed as 112 Oxford street rather than Oxford street 112 local road numbering are preferred over European road numbering e g A10 E35 is De emphasize E roads preferred over E35 A10 Show street names on map the names of roads and side streets are shown on the map while you are driving Place a checkmark in the boxes of the options you want to enable TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 30 of 36 set name display Show house numbers prefixed a De emphasize E roads Show street names on map j Show next highway j Done 4 15 Change Home location Change your home location by tapping Change home location B This preference lets you specify the location that is to be used as your home The advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it with a single tap of your finger It is therefore useful to set it to the location that is most central in your travels such as your home your parking spot or your office
6. screen icons and buttons are only highlighted not yet selected When a menu option is not available the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected The change preferences option gives access to several menu pages with preference options which are explained in chapter 4 Calculates a route from your current position to a certain destination The destination can be any type of location except your current position Enter the destination using the picking locations menu The calculated route is shown in the route summary screen from which you can start navigating Navigate to Note To calculate the route TomTom Navigator must have a valid GPS signal If you do not have this the route summary screen is shown with the message Waiting for a valid GPS signal The route will be calculated when the signal becomes available If necessary refer to your installation poster to find out how to connect your GPS device Related topic TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 17 of 36 Find alternative Clear route Change preferences Plan from A to B Browse map lr Show status To learn more about the options to set a destination see the Picking locations description If you are not happy with the route TomTom Navigator has calculated you can recalculate a new route For detailed instructions see Chapter 3 2 The recalculated route is shown in the route summary screen from which you can start Find alternati
7. specify a city town or village Type the first letters of its name A few letters usually suffice When you see the name of the city in the list tap it TomTom Navigator will initially present you with a list of recently used city names In other words after you have used TomTom Navigator for a while you will often be able to pick the city without typing any letters at all TomTom Navigator also knows the postal code zones for most countries This means that in those countries you can enter the first part of a postal code instead of entering the name of the city Accord NY Acra NY Adams Center NY Adams NY Addison NY STEP 2 Specifying the street Once you have selected a city you will be asked for a street name Once again a few letters usually suffice Note that TomTom Navigator is quite capable of finding streets on the basis of misspelled or incomplete names This also means that if you are looking for a street such as Avenue de Mazagran you could forget about the avenue and simply start typing MAZ TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 15 of 36 Wadsworth Ave Wadsworth Ter Walker St Wall St Wanamaker PI The street browser initially offers recently selected street names in the selected city In other words after you have used TomTom Navigator for a while you will sometimes be able to pick a street without typing any letters at all Streets that cannot be entered by car are marked with a special symbol
8. turn the sound completely OFF use the turn off sound preference option To select another voice use the change voice preference option 4 7 Maintain favorites Maintain your list of favorite locations by tapping Maintain favorite i TomTom Navigator allows you to maintain a list of favorites locations that you use a lot like your work address your company headquarters your best friends your most important customers your hotel etc You can rename or delete any favorite from your list Use the browser to select a favorite from your favorites list TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 25 of 36 Maintain favorites You have selected the favorite Broadway 233 New York Ny Rename Delete Done If you want to delete the selected favorite select DELETE The message favorite DELETED briefly blinks in the top corner of the screen to confirm the deletion If you want to change the name of the selected favorite select RENAME Use the text editor to enter the new name The message favorite ADDED briefly blinks in the top corner of the screen to confirm the renaming Note If your favorite list is empty the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected If the location changes for one of your favorites create it again as a new location Deleting a favorite will be executed immediately without a confirmation Related topics For an explanation on how to use the browser to select a favorite see the browser u
9. when covered by the next highway indicator The journey information O shows the current time estimated time of arrival and the time remaining to reach your destination Note When the battery is low a low battery warning symbol will start blinking in the area where you normally see your current speed TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 3 of 36 Ignoring the planned route TomTom Navigator is very flexible If you take a turn different from the one in the instruction by mistake or on purpose TomTom Navigator will adjust almost instantly to the new situation It will keep guiding you to your current position as fast as it can calculate Operate the main screen Q Tap approximately in the middle of the map to open the menu Tap the journey information area to open the detailed route summary Tap the instruction area to repeat the last spoken instruction if still available 1 2 The menu The menu opens when you tap approximately in the middle of the main screen It provides access to all functions There are two pages Use the button to cycle through the pages You select an icon by tapping it Until you take your stylus or finger off the screen icons and buttons are only highlighted not yet selected When a menu option is not available the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected O Title 2 Current time Menu options TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 4 of 36 Next page button 5 Rel
10. 0 Ever 3 20 KJ fY l Russ 2 10 FY Aldwych Options Scroll through the list using the and Y buttons To see the details of a single instruction tap on it The instruction is shown zoomed in on the map using the map browser The option DONE will get you back to the route instructions With the OPTIONS button you can select an alternative for the estimated time until the next instruction which is shown before the instruction arrow Distance to Mstacion The distance between the last instruction and the next instruction Distance since departure The distance between your departure and the next instruction Time to instruction Estimated time between the last instruction and the next instruction Time since departure Estimated time between your departure and the next instruction Time of day Estimated time for the next instruction The distance is presented in your distance units preference 4 The preferences TomTom Navigator offers many preferences options that allow you to change the look and feel to your liking In the menu tap Change preferences J There are multiple pages Use the I button to cycle through the pages When a menu option is not available the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected A number of preferences work as a status which can be switched back and forth by selecting it The icons show what can be activated For example Turn off sound will disable the voice instructions The next t
11. S position Tap Done to return to the main screen 1 5 The schematic view Instead of the main screen a much simpler schematic design can be used to display driving instructions Some people prefer the simplicity of this at a glance schematic display You can switch to the schematic display using the turn off map display preference You can also set TomTom Navigator to hide the map only when you go faster than a certain speed Q Sound off warning indicator 2 Next instruction Journey information The name of the street you are currently on O A large copy of the schematic instruction arrow 7 The name of the next street TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 8 of 36 Broadway Current position o Warren St a lo 1 43 pm 220 meters 1 0 d min a The screen items are described in Chapter 1 1 2 Browsers and locations 2 1 Browsers e Tap aline to select it if you change your mind and want to go back to the previous screen without selecting anything press the BACK or CANCEL button e If there are more lines than fit on the screen you can browse to the other pages of the list by tapping A and e When a line has too much text to fit on the screen it will be abbreviated When you tap an item and keep your finger or stylus on the screen the item will be adjusted in size in order to show the complete text TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 9 of 36 QLI 278 Fdr Dr N Broadw
12. Tom website It also helps you register your product for future updates helpdesk support and product news To use the CD ROM insert it into your PC running Microsoft Windows ME or later If you are not presented automatically with the TomTom Setup Menu launch it by opening My Computer then double clicking the icon of your CD ROM drive and then double clicking setup exe After choosing your preferred language carefully read the license agreement Next you will be presented with the main Setup Menu You can use this menu to install TomTom Navigator to load extra maps to change voices and to access further product information 5 2 Requirements for installation To install TomTom Navigator or additional voices or maps a memory card Such as an industry standard SD Card for your handheld is required When performing an installation make sure the memory card is inserted into your handheld Maps can also be loaded directly onto a memory card that is inserted into a PC Memory Card Reader that is attached to your PC Installing a map this way is quicker 5 4 Re Installing TomTom Navigator voices and maps From the main Setup Menu choose the appropriate option You will be guided through a number of screens to refine your choices Note Maps can be installed directly to a memory card that is inserted into a PC Memory Card Reader that is attached to your PC
13. TomTom Navigator User Guide Page of 36 Introduction Thank you for purchasing TomTom Navigator as your navigation system This User Guide is your reference for using TomTom Navigator Table of Contents 1 What you see on the screen 1 1 The main screen 1 2 The menu 1 3 The route summary 1 4 The map browser 1 5 The schematic view 2 Browsers and locations 2 1 Browsers 2 2 Picking locations 2 2 1 Picking your HOME location 2 2 2 Picking a favorite location 2 2 3 Picking a recent destination 2 2 4 Picking your GPS position 2 2 5 Picking a point of interest 2 2 6 Picking an address 3 The menu 3 1 Planning from A to B 3 2 Alternative routes 3 3 The route instructions 4 The preferences 4 1 Use night colors 4 2 Turn off 3D display 4 3 Turn off map display 4 4 Hide POI 4 5 Turn sound off 4 6 Change volume 4 7 Maintain favorites 4 8 GPS status 4 9 Switch map 4 10 Enable Disable POI 4 11 Change map colors 4 12 Use larger keyboard 4 13 About Navigator 4 14 Set name display 4 15 Change Home location 4 16 Set metric units 4 17 Left handed lay out 4 18 Set schematic speed 4 19 Change voice 4 20 Switch Language 4 21 POI appendix 5 Installation 5 1 Using the CD ROM 5 2 Requirements for installation 5 3 Re Installing TomTom Navigator voices and maps TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 2 of 36 1 What you see on the screen 1 1 The main screen The main scree
14. are shown you can make them appear by tapping Show POI de Note Only those categories of POI that have been enabled will be shown If no POI categories have been enabled you will not see any POI on the map even if you use the Show POI option Related topics To specify which particular categories of Point Of Interest are shown use the Enable Disable POI preference option 4 5 Turn off sound Turn on sound You can turn off the voice that gives navigation instructions You will then have to rely on the visual instructions on your screen to navigate To hear the navigation instructions again turn on the sound once more If the sound is F gt switched off this is indicated during navigation by the icon in the lower left hand corner of the screen If the sound is currently switched on switch it off by tapping Turn off sound M TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 24 of 36 If the sound is currently switched off switch it on by tapping Turn on sound D i Related topics To change the volume of the spoken instructions use the change volume preference option To select another voice use the change voice preference option 4 6 Change volume Change the sound volume by tapping Change volume Qa This preference option allows you to change the volume of the spoken instructions from 10 very soft to 100 very loud Press the TEST button to hear a sample of the voice at the current sound volume Related topics To
15. ay 233 4 Ann St 399 Ba A Bennett Rd 243 Navigate to i7 Bennett Rd 243 D i7 Broadway 233 Ne 7 Starbucks Coffee browser with collapsed keyboard browser with popped up keyboard Most browsers allow you to search for items with a particular name Simply type some letters of the name by tapping the corresponding buttons on the keyboard If no keyboard is visible tap the keyboard symbol in the bottom corner to open it See chapter 4 12 for how to change the size of the keyboard Tap E to remove a character Tap 123 to switch to the alternative keyboard which allows you to enter digits and special symbols 2 2 Picking locations You can select a location with several options Home your home location Favorite one of your own favorite locations Recent destination a location that you have recently travelled to Point of Interest POI a point of interest such as a gas station restaurant hospital etc Address a city street and house number GPS position your current location as measured by your GPS device TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 10 of 36 Pick a destination Favourite Address GPS position Recent Point of destination interest Destnabon Hythe Path CR7 8 Cancel 2 2 1 Picking your HOME location The main advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it with a single tap of your finger It is therefore useful to set it to the location that
16. e route summary screen from which you can start navigating or exploring the calculated alternative Calculate alternative l Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route The roads for the next 2000 meters of the current route are not used in the new route This gives you the opportunity to avoid roadblocks directly ahead Avoid roadblock is available as separate menu options for 100 500 2000 and 5000 Avoid roadblock meters The new calculated route is shown in the route summary screen from which you can start navigating or exploring the calculated alternative If you are not happy with any of the alternatives routes TomTom Navigator will recalculate the original fastest route The recalculated route is shown in the route summary screen from which you can start navigating Recalculate original 3 3 The route instructions Show the route instructions from the menu by tapping Show route instructions Also the ROUTE button in the route summary screen will show you the route instructions All the driving instructions from departure to destination are displayed Every line shows the estimated time until the next instruction the instruction arrow and the street name you should drive onto TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 21 of 36 Route instructions Kings Avenue 0 35 Musw 1 10 EM B550 Muswell 2 55 B 5 25 Fortes 3 10 kal FUTI Cama 2 30 kal Y 201
17. ep your finger on the screen and drag it around The search button allows you to search for a specific location and place your cursor there You use it to locate an address one of your favorite locations your home location a recent destination a nearby point of interest e g a hotel or gas station your current GPS position Related topic To learn more about the options to search a location see the Picking locations description The cursor button provides functions for your cursor location i e the location indicated by the Aa blinking icon You can TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 7 of 36 calculate a route from your current location to the cursor location find a point of interest near the cursor location center the map around the cursor location turn the cursor location into a favorite The options button allows you to change the items that are currently being displayed on the map show the number of roads and streets show the number of street names show or hide all points of interest show or hide all favorites Tap Show POI to use the Enable disable POI preference to specify which categories of points of interest can be displayed Note The option to show or hide all points of interest in this menu is the same as Show POI Hide POI preference Changes have a direct effect on this preference Tap the GPS button in the top right corner of the screen to re center the map around your current GP
18. evant information if available Please select an Cancel button Navigate to alternative Clear Add route favourite Change preferences A240 Ewell Road Cancel The 10 main menu options are explained in chapter 3 The change preferences option gives access to several menu pages with preference options which are explained in chapter 4 1 3 The route summary The route Summary screen gives you an overview of the calculated route From this screen you can decide how to use the route The route summary screen is shown immediately after you have calculated a route for ene Navigate to Plan from A to B or Find alternative You can also show this by tapping Show status E in the menu Q Current destination Battery and GPS indicators O Application version 5 Map showing the calculated route QO Journey summary TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 5 of 36 Route button Map button Done button The current destination Q is shown as an address the name of a favorite or a point of interest The indicators show battery strength GPS signal strength number of GPS satellites and GPS coordinates if available Tap this area to see the full GPS details with the option to configure your GPS hardware Tap the application version to see the application version and copyrights The journey summary O shows the estimated total journey time and total distance p
19. if the map display has been disabled TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 23 of 36 Related topic To navigate with the schematic view see the Turn off map display preference option 4 3 Turn off map display Turn on map display You can navigate using either the map display or the schematic display The map display gives you the most detailed information about your current situation including a map The schematic view is focused on the next driving instruction If map display is used switch to the schematic display by tapping Turn off map display Gy If schematic display is used switch on the map display by tapping Turn on map display r Related topics For more details about the schematic view see the schematic view description To automatically hide the map when you drive faster than a certain speed use the Set schematic speed preference option Note If you have set a schematic speed your display will automatically turn off the map display when your driving speed exceeds the schematic speed The turn map display on option will NOT override this safety feature 4 4 Hide POI Show POI The main screen can show points of interest POI as icons in the map Every category of POI will be shown using its own icon This Hide POI Show POI preference either shows all specified POI categories or no POI s on the map If Points Of Interest are shown they can be hidden by tapping Hide POI a If no Points Of Interest
20. ime you enter the TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 22 of 36 preference menu the icon has changed into Turn on sound D Selecting this will turn on the sound again 4 1 Use night colors Use day colors Normally TomTom Navigator uses bright colors with a lot of contrast so that you can see the map clearly even in bright sunlight When it is dark outside you may want to switch to night colors The map will then be displayed using subdued colors that will not interfere with your night vision If day colors are used switch to night colors by tapping Use night colors a se If night colors are used switch to day colors by tapping Use day colors ES N Moore St Beach St Hubert St LaightiSt 8thrAve 11 40 am 1 38 pr E i 250 11 48 arm E 750 1 41 pr is meters 8 25 min meters 3 25 min Sth Ave Warren St Related topic To change the style of the map display use the Change map colors preference option 4 2 Turn off 3D display Turn on 3D display You can use the map in the main screen in two modes The 3D display shows the map from a birds eye perspective similar to the view you have while driving a car The alternative is the 2D display which shows the map from the sky like your paper maps If 3D display is used switch to 2D display by tapping Turn off 3D display E OOL If 2D display is used switch to 3D display by tapping Turn on 3D display C Note This preference is not available
21. is most central in your travels such as your home your parking spot or your office You can change your HOME location using the change home location preference If you don t specify a HOME position the home icon in the location menu will remain dimmed 2 2 2 Picking a favorite Locations you travel to regularly like family friends work address important customers etc can be turned into favorite locations If you have never turned a location into a favorite the favorite icon in the location menu is dimmed Otherwise you will be presented with a browser listing of all your favorite locations in alphabetical order TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 11 of 36 Navigate to 77 Bennett Rd 243 D 7 Broadway 233 Ne i7 Starbucks Coffee See chapter 2 1 for details about how to browse search for particular items etc You can turn locations into favorites using the Add favorite option in the menu or using the Add as favorite cursor action in the map browser You can rename or delete favorites using the Maintain favorites preference 2 2 3 Picking a recent destination Every time you plan a route the destination is automatically added to the list of recent destinations If you have never navigated anywhere the recent destination icon in the location menu will be dimmed Otherwise you will be presented with a browser listing the most recently used destinations TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 12 of 36
22. king U x Relative b Kings Avenue N10 Once you have picked the POI category you want TomTom Navigator will provide a list of POI in order of proximity Navigate to 10m Bright resta 15m Rawhide res 15m Kitchen mar 20m Hot spot pizza 25m Creamalita 25m Chelsea gol 50m Big cup tea 50m Intermezzo 55m Dish Note The POI browser only shows the nearest points of interest not all of them Therefore if you are looking for a particular point of interest say a restaurant with a certain name you may have to type some more letters of that name before it appears in the list Related topics See chapter 2 1 for details about how to browse search for particular items etc in the list of POI categories or in the list of POI TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 14 of 36 See chapter 4 4 for details about how to show or hide POI on the main screen see chapter 4 10 for details about how to show or hide particular POI categories 2 2 6 Picking an address STEP 1 Specifying the city or zip code area In TomTom Navigator you find an address by going from the general to the specific In other words you first specify the city or zip code area then the street name and then the house number or crossing Although this is slightly different from how addresses are normally written down there are many advantages to searching for an address in this order The first thing you are therefore asked to do is to
23. n of TomTom Navigator is used to navigate to your destination Your position is displayed on the map using your GPS receiver If your GPS receiver is switched off or has not yet determined a clear position from the GPS satellites the main screen displays your last known position To emphasize the fact that your actual position is unknown the screen is displayed in black and white 8 7 Q Sound off warning indicator 27 Exit Hwy 2f E next instruction rave i 7 a 3 The name of the next Lexington Ave street aa O Journey information PaiklAve O Your current GPS position i l 7 Zoom in button F amp 12 99 pm Next highway indicator 1 59 pm E meters O 45 F hes Hwy 495 Zoom out button The dark red path indicates the calculated route The route instructions will guide you along this path to reach your destination Your next driving instruction 2 shows an arrow for the direction to follow and a distance indicator presented in your distance units preference when to do it The bottom of the screen shows the street name you will reach if you follow the current driving instruction If the sound off indicator ap is not shown the displayed instruction will be accompanied by voice instructions If necessary use the sound on preference to switch on the voice instructions To increase or decrease the scale of the map tap Q to zoom in or to zoom out relative to your current position This keeps working
24. ns Chapter 3 3 describes this function in detail Note TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 18 of 36 Show route Show route instruction is not available when you have no route calculated instructions 3 1 Planning from A to B 3 Calculate a route between two selected locations in the menu tap Plan from A to B N Without a valid GPS signal you can still calculate a route using planning from A to B This is typically the case when you are not in your car Planning from A to B is a valuable function when you want to prepare for your trip in advance you want to find out how long a certain journey would take or when you want to find out how someone should travel to you The difference with Navigate to is the departure location of your trip Where Navigate to uses you current GPS location as the departure Planning from A to B requires you to enter the departure manually Use the locations picker to set any type of location to depart from Depart from Home Favourite GPS Address position Recent Point of destination interest Cancel For fast selection TomTom Navigator offers you the option to use your last destination again If you have not calculated a route before this option will not be offered TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 19 of 36 Use W 21st St 234 New York NY as the destination If you do not want to use your last destination again use the locations picker to set any ty
25. pe of location as your destination Pick a destination Y x position 4 Of Recent Point of destination interest Favourite P GPS Destinator Hythe Path CR7 8 Cancel The calculated route will be presented in the route summary screen You can review the route on the map as written instructions and the summary statistics total distance and estimated total journey time This gives a good overview of your trip If you are not happy with the calculated route you can calculate an alternative route 3 2 Alternative routes Alternative route options are available from the menu by tapping Find alternative a TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 20 of 36 Routes are calculated on the basis of the time required to reach the destination In other words TomTom Navigator calculates the quickest way to get you to your destination If for some reason you want to get rid of a particular route for instance because you drive into a traffic jam or a road construction you can request an alternative route Such an alternative will use different roads and will probably take more time An unlimited number of alternatives can be calculated each alternative will be longer and or take more time than the previous one option function o Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route As many new roads as possible are used for the new route The new calculated route is shown in th
26. resented in your distance units preference If the route shown is an alternative route the original journey time and distance are also shown for comparison Tap Route 7 to display a complete list of route instructions Tap Map to browse around on the map of your route Tap Done to start navigating in the main screen 1 4 The map browser TomTom Navigator offers many features that allow you to browse around on a map You can do so by tapping Browse map in the menu or tap Map in the route summary screen On the map you will find all the items you might find on a normal paper map such as cities towns roads streets rivers and lakes points of interest such as gas stations restaurants and hospitals etc TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 6 of 36 You can also find more dynamic and personal elements such as your current GPS position your favorite locations or your current departure and destination Q Scale bar Cursor position 3 GPS button O Zoom slider 5 Your current GPS location O Options button Q Search button O Cursor button Options E Done button 6 Ji The blinking WF icon represents your cursor Simply tap the map anywhere to place the cursor at that position To increase or decrease the scale of the map move the zoom slider white square at the side of the screen up or down The map will zoom in or out relative to your cursor position To browse around simply tap the map ke
27. sage description 4 8 GPS status Check your GPS signal or configure your GPS by tapping GPS status W l The GPS status screen shows detailed information on the GPS signal you receive TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 26 of 36 GPS Status TomTom Wireless PS 0 02 15 UTC 4 E Honora n agana be go Configure On the GPS status screen is shown The longitude and latitude are displayed using the distance units The driving direction is shown in degrees compared to the north The driving speed The Universal Time Code UTC the time according to the GPS signal not the local time An icon that shows when circling if your GPS device is well connected and if it is receiving data The schematic representation of the sky showing the positions of the satellites Measuring bars for the signal strength of each visual satellite locked satellites are shown in blue Configure GPS Use and f to browse through the list of supported GPS devices until your GPS device is shown Specify your GPS device by selecting DONE Note When you select Other Cable NMEA GPS as your GPS device you may need to specify a baud rate Refer to your NMEA GPS receiver manual to find out the baud rate used For many devices this will be 4800 baud Related topics To specify the units for displaying longitude latitude use the set units preference option To specify the units for displaying distance use the set units preference option 4 9 S
28. the screen If the application operates for right handed switch it by tapping Left handed lay out A If the application operates for left handed switch it by tapping Right handed lay out A TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 33 of 36 4 18 Set schematic speed Modify the schematic speed by tapping Set schematic speed a You can set TomTom Navigator to hide the map when you go faster than a certain speed Instead of the map a much simpler schematic design is used to display driving instructions The simplicity of the at a glance schematics can be a true benefit when you need to concentrate on the road If you do not enter a speed or set the speed extremely high you disable this feature 55 mph l 2 3 4 9 0o 7 7 amp 9 0p Related topics To turn the schematic view on off regardless of speed use the Turn on off map display preference option For more information about the schematic view see the schematic view description 4 19 Change voice Change the voice used for driving instructions by tapping Change voice This preference lets you change the voice used for driving instructions Voices are available in many different languages For certain languages several different voices are available To hear a sample of a voice tap the TEST button TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 34 of 36 Select a voice Female English US Test Delete Select Related topics To change the volume of
29. the voice instructions use the Change volume preference option To turn the sound completely off use the Turn off sound preference option 4 20 Switch Language y Set the language used by TomTom Navigator by tapping Switch language Wes This preference will set the language in which the menus and screens are shown Simply tap the language of your choice TomTom Navigator User Guide Dansk Deutsch English UK English US Espanol Francais italiano Nederlands Norsk Portuguese suomi Svenska Note Page 35 of 36 When you switch to another language TomTom Navigator will also ask you to select an appropriate voice in that language Related topics To change only the language of the voice instructions use the change voice preference option 4 21 POI Appendix TomTom Navigator comes with a powerful POI management tool Not only you can enable and disable the available POI categories you can also add new categories of POI s and your own POI s TomTom Navigator can even warn you when you are near POI in a chosen category Maintain POI Add POI Category a TH Delete Delete POI POI Category Warn when Disable POI near POI TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 36 of 36 5 Installation 5 1 Using the CD ROM The CD ROM provides maps and voices and allows you to install the TomTom Navigator software onto your handheld The CD ROM also includes documentation and provides links to the Tom
30. ve is not available when you have no route calculated The calculated route will be removed The screen will show your position on the map without providing route instructions or indicators Note Clear route is not available when you have no route calculated Add a location to your list of favorites You can do this using any type of location except another favorite Enter the location using the picking locations menu Related topic To learn more about the options to set a destination see the Picking locations description TomTom Navigator has many preferences which set the behavior to your personal liking Chapter 4 describes all the options from the preference menu in detail To plan a route without a valid GPS signal You can manually select the departure and destination of your route Chapter 3 1 describes this function in detail Lets you explore and search for locations in the map browser It is a digital version of your paper map with a lot of detailed information available Related topic To learn more the map browser screen see the Map browser description Shows the route summary screen This is the same screen as displayed after a route has been calculated Related topic To learn more the route summary screen see the Route summary description This option gives you a brief guided tour of the application the most important menu options and the map browser Shows the calculated route as written instructio
31. witch map ty Switch to the map of another country or area by tapping Switch map k This option allows you to select a map from a list of available maps Certain maps come pre installed on your SD card others can be installed using your CD ROM TomTom Navigator User Guide Page 27 of 36 The map that you are currently using is highlighted in yellow If only one map is available it is selected automatically Related topics To install a specific map from the CD ROM use the map installation description 4 10 Enable Disable POI aux Specify which POI categories can be shown on maps by tapping Enable Disable POI gt Both the main screen and the map browser are capable of displaying points of interest POI on the map There are many POI categories available each represented by its own icon The Enable Disable POI preference lets you specify which particular categories can be shown on the map You will be offered a browser listing of all the available POI categories Place a checkmark in the boxes before those POI categories that you want to be shown on maps Mark the POI to display Ae Airport le Ferry Terminal lai Petrol Station la Railway Station _ Amusement P l Beach A Camping Gro llCar Dealer _ AlCar Repair Fa Related topics Whether POI are shown at all is controlled by the Show POI preference option For more information about how to use browsers see the browser usage description
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