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TomTom XXL 550M Reference Manual

TomTom XXL 550M Reference Manual

Tomtom xxl 550m: reference guide
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  • Page 1 TomTom XL...

  • Page 2: Getting Started

    Get- ting started 1. Push the EasyPort™ Mount on your TomTom XL against the windshield in your car. 2. Adjust the angle of your device. 3. Lock the EasyPort Mount by twisting the base. 4. Insert the Car Charger into your device.

  • Page 3: Gps Reception

    The Mount comes off of the windshield. GPS reception When you first start your TomTom XL navigation device, the device may need a few minu- tes to determine your GPS position and show your current position on the map. In the future, your position will be found much faster, usually within a few seconds.
  • Page 4 First, check that the battery is properly charged. To charge the battery, connect your device to the car charger. It can take up to 2 hours to fully charge the battery. If this does not solve the problem, you can reset the device. First turn your device off and wait for at least 10 seconds.

  • Page 5: Driving View

    Driving View Driving View 1. Your current position. 2. The name of the next street or street sign information. 3. Your speed and the speed limit, if known. Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the volume. 4.

  • Page 6: Advanced Lane Guidance

    Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom XL helps you prepare for highway exits and junctions by showing the cor- rect driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen.

  • Page 7: Main Menu Buttons

    Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for planning a route, looking at a map or changing Main Menu your device settings. To open the Main Menu from the Driving View, tap the center of the screen. To return to the Driving View from the Main Menu, tap done. Main Menu buttons The following buttons are shown on the Main Menu.
  • Page 8 Night /Day night Tap this button to set the night color scheme, which reduces the brightness of the screen and shows the map using dark colors. This is useful when driving at night or in dark environments such as long tunnels. Tap this button to set the day color scheme, which increases the brightness of the screen and shows the map using bright colors.

  • Page 9: Browse Map

    Browse map To look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map, tap Browse Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and sliding your finger across the screen. 1.

  • Page 10: Planning A Route With A New Starting Point

    Planning a route 1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. Plan- ning a route 2. Tap Plan route. You can enter an address in various ways, but we will enter the full address. 3. Tap Address. 4. Start to type the name of the town where your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the list.
  • Page 11 3. Tap Depart from. You can enter an address in various ways, but we will enter the full address. 4. Tap Address. Start to type the name of the town where your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the list.

  • Page 12: Finding Alternative Routes

    Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, Fin- ding alterna- tive routes without changing your destination. Reasons for changing a route Maybe for one of these reasons: • You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. •...
  • Page 13 Tap this button to replan your original route. This button is shown when you have changed your route by calcula- ting an alternative. Recalculate original Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. When you do this, a marker is shown on the map for the location you choose to travel via.

  • Page 14: Change Voice

    Options You can change the way your TomTom XL looks and behaves. Option Tap options in the Main Menu. Change voice Your navigation device is able to provide spoken instructions and warnings using voices which are stored on the device. Some voices have been recorded by actors and other voices are computer-gene- rated.

  • Page 15: Map Corrections

    Tap this button to make a correction to your map. corrections Advanced settings To change the advanced settings on your TomTom XL, tap the Advanced button in the Options menu. Set units Tap this button to set the units used for the following measurements: •...

  • Page 16: Keyboard Preferences

    Tap this button to change the map you are using. Switch map Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom XL. All your settings, including your Home location and any Favorites, are deleted. Reset factory...

  • Page 17: About Favorites

    F a v o r i t e s About Favorites Favori- Favorites are places that you often visit. You can create Favorites so that you don’t have to enter the address every time you plan a route. They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses. Creating a Favorite From the Main Menu, tap options followed by Home and Favorites and then tap Add Favorite.

  • Page 18: Using A Favorite

    You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favorite. Does it make sense to do this? Point of Interest If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favorite. To add a POI as a Favorite, tap this button, then do the following: 1.

  • Page 19: Changing The Name Of A Favorite

    Changing the name of a Favorite 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favorites. 4. Tap Manage Favorites. 5. Tap the Favorite you want to rename. 6.

  • Page 20: Points Of Interest

    Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: Points of Inte- rest • Restaurants • Hotels • Museums • Parking garages • Gas stations Note: Tap Map corrections in the Options menu to report missing POIs or edit existing POIs.
  • Page 21 POI, if available. Tap Select to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI. Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom XL.

  • Page 22: Voices And Images

    Set day color scheme Tap day in the Main Menu to increase the brightness of the screen and show lighter colors on the map. You can download additional color schemes using TomTom HOME. Set day color scheme Set night color scheme Tap night in the Main Menu to reduce the brightness of the screen and show darker colors on the map.

  • Page 23: Change Start-Up Image

    Options menu or in the Voices and images menu. Then select a voice from the list. Computer voices are clearly marked. You can add and remove voices using TomTom HOME. Note: If you select a recorded voice, this will only be able to announce commands, but not street names.

  • Page 24: Tomtom Map Share

    TomTom Map Share™ With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those correc- TomTo m Map Share™ tions with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving cor- rections made by others.
  • Page 25 6. Enter correction or confirmation of correction now. Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom XL to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any available map corrections and sends the Map Share community any chan- ges you have made.

  • Page 26: Correction Preferences

    • Trusted sources - accept changes made by TomTom and by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom. • Many users - accept changes made by TomTom, by trusted users who have been veri- fied by TomTom and changes made by a high number of Map Share community mem- bers.
  • Page 27 6. Tap Done. The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your cor- rections are shared with the TomTom Map Share community. Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where the direction of traffic is different to the direction shown on your map.
  • Page 28 Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map. For example, to rename a street near to your current location: Edit street 1. Tap Edit street name. name 2. Tap Near you. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map.
  • Page 29 Tap this button to report other types of corrections. These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your TomTom XL sends a special report to TomTomMap Share. Report other error You can report missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing rotaries.
  • Page 30 Help Help provides an easy way to contact and plan a route to locations that provide emer- Help gency services, such as a hospital or to other specialized services. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help to call or find the phone number for the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.

  • Page 31: Introducing Tomtom Home

    • Download updates for your device for free, including Map Share updates and other ser- vices included with your product. • Add new items to your device, like maps, voices and POIs, as well as buy TomTom ser- vices and manage your subscriptions.

  • Page 32: Traffic Information Using Rds-Tmc

    Your TomTom navigation device can use TMC traffic information to warn you about traffic delays along your route and how you can avoid them. You can attach the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver to your TomTom XL to view traffic congestion and plan routes that avoid heavy traffic.

  • Page 33: Traffic Incidents

    2. Tap Minimize delays. Your device looks for the quickest route to your destination. The new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. 3. Tap Done. Traffic incidents Traffic incidents and warnings are shown on the map, in the Driving View and on the Tra- ffic sidebar.
  • Page 34 Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic inci- dent that you avoid using the TomTom Traffic Service.

  • Page 35: Important Safety Notices And Warnings

    TomTom device. TomTom does not accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS. Use with Care Use of a TomTom device for navigation still means that you need to drive with due care and attention. Aircraft and Hospitals Use of devices with an antenna is prohibited on most aircraft, in many hospitals and in many other locations.
  • Page 36 For replacement chargers, go to tomtom.com for information about approved chargers for your device. To recycle your TomTom unit please see your local approved TomTom service center. Do not disassemble or crush, bend or deform, puncture or shred. Do not modify or remanufacture, attempt to insert foreign objects into the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to fire, explosion or other hazard.

  • Page 37: Fcc Information For The User

    Note: this Minnesota Stature applies to anyone driving in Minnesota, not just Minnesota residents. TomTom Inc. bears no responsibility for any fines, penalties or damage that may be incur- red by disregarding this notice. While driving in any state with windshield mounting res-...

  • Page 38: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity

    If the user modifies the equipment or its peripherals in any way, and these modifications are not approved by TomTom, the FCC may withdraw the user’s right to operate the equipment. For customers in the USA, the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may be of help: “How to Identify and Resolve...

  • Page 39: Copyright Notices

    © 2010 TomTom N.V., Pays-Bas. TomTom® et le logo composé de « deux mains », entre autres, font partie des marques commerciales appartenant à TomTom N.V. ou l'une de ses filiales.

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