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  • Page 1 TomTom NAVIGATOR...

  • Page 2: Improving Reception

    Before You Start... Before You Start... Setting up To start using your phone as a navigation device, tap the TomTom button in the Windows Mobile start menu. To set up your navigation device, you need to answer a few questions by tapping the screen.

  • Page 3: Switching On And Off

    Switching on and off To switch your TomTom NAVIGATOR on or off, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. The first time you switch on, it may take a short while for your device to start. Note: In rare cases, your NAVIGATOR may not start correctly. If this happens, press the reset button, then switch on the device again.

  • Page 4: Driving View

    Driving View When your TomTom NAVIGATOR starts, you are shown the Driving View Driving View along with detailed information about your current location. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your NAVIGATOR locates your current position.
  • Page 5 To set up Traffic information, tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu.

  • Page 6: Making Your First Trip

    Making your first trip Planning a route with your TomTom NAVIGATOR is easy. To plan your first Making your first trip route, follow the steps below. Important: You should always plan your journey before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while driving.
  • Page 7 • Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4. Tap Street and house number. Note: When planning a trip for the first time your NAVIGATOR asks you to choose a state or country.

  • Page 8: Arrival Times

    Your NAVIGATOR will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both spoken instructions and on-screen directions. Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom NAVIGATOR asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time.

  • Page 9: What Are The Other Navigation Options

    You will arrive 19 minutes late. If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered, it is shown in red. Tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done. Status bar preferences To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time.

  • Page 10: Planning A Route In Advance

    Tap this button to navigate to the last known position of a TomTom Buddy. Don’t forget that the Buddy may move before you reach him. TomTom Buddy Tap this button to navigate to the address of a contact on your device.
  • Page 11 You can then select from the following options: Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route. This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else. Browse as text Tap this button to see each turn in the trip. Tap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the trip.

  • Page 12: Finding Alternative Routes

    Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the Finding alternative routes route, without changing your destination. Why change the route? Maybe for one of these reasons: • You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. •...
  • Page 13 Tap this button to recalculate your route so that it avoids traffic problems as much as possible. Your NAVIGATOR will check if there are any traffic problems on your route and work out the best route to avoid the problems. Minimize delays Note: This button is only available with TomTom Traffic enabled.

  • Page 14: How Do I Use Help Me! To Call A Local Service

    Help me! Help me! provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and Help me! other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help me! to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
  • Page 15 Options Use your TomTom NAVIGATOR to find the location of a service and the contact details. • Emergency services Phone for help • Emergency breakdown services • Nearest police station • Nearest doctor • Nearest hospital • Nearest public transport •...
  • Page 16 Your TomTom NAVIGATOR shows your current location. You can then tap Phone for help to select the type of service you want to contact. Where am I? Tap this button to read the British Red Cross First Aid guide. First Aid Guide Tap this button to read a selection of useful guides.

  • Page 17: Browse Map

    Browse map To look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper Browse map map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen.
  • Page 18 Position the cursor over a location on the map, then tap one of the following buttons: Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your NAVIGATOR will calculate the route. Navigate there Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. For example, if you have found a restaurant to go to, you can search for a parking garage nearby.

  • Page 19: Tomtom Map Share

    - You will still be able to make updates to your own map for use on your own device. When you join the TomTom Map Share community you can keep your maps up-to-date with the latest updates made by other Map Share community members.

  • Page 20: Marking A Map Error While On The Move

    This type of update is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is included in the next map release. These updates are therefore not shared with the Map Share community. Making a map update 1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
  • Page 21 • Choose what types of updates you want to use on your maps. • Decide if you want to share your updates with others. • Show or hide the Report button in the Driving View. To set your preferences, do the following: 1.
  • Page 22 5. Tap one of the direction buttons to block or unblock the flow of traffic in that direction. 6. Tap Done. The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your updates 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 23 • Move the POI on the map. Tap this button to report other types of update. These updates are not immediately corrected on your map. Your TomTom NAVIGATOR sends a special update report to TomTom Map Share. Report other error You can report missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing roundabouts.

  • Page 24: What Are Favorites

    Favorites Favorites What are Favorites? Favorites are places that you often visit. You can create Favorites so that you don’t have to enter the address every time you want to navigate there. They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? From the Main Menu, tap Add Favorite.
  • Page 25 Select the location of the Favorite using the cursor, then tap Done. Point on map Tap this button to create a Favorite by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to create a Favorite of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. TomTom Buddy...

  • Page 26: How Can I Use A Favorite

    Tap this button to create a Favorite using the address of a contact on your device. Contact How can I use a Favorite? You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favorite, do the following: 1.

  • Page 27: Points Of Interest

    The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map. Calling a POI Your TomTom NAVIGATOR knows the phone numbers for many POIs. You can, for example, call a restaurant to book a table. To call a POI, tap Call POI in the Main Menu.
  • Page 28 POI on the map and the phone number of the 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 NAVIGATOR.

  • Page 29: Managing Pois

    Managing POIs Tap Manage POIs from the Preferences menu. Manage POIs You can, for example, do the following: • Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them. • Set warnings when you get close to POIs. Why would I want to create my own POIs? A POI acts like a shortcut - once you have saved a location as a POI you never have to type the address of that POI again.
  • Page 30 Select the location of the POI using the cursor, then tap Done. Point on map Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. TomTom Buddy...

  • Page 31: How Can I Set Warnings For Pois

    Tap this button to create a POI using the address of a contact on your device. Contact How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences. 3. Tap Manage POIs. 4.

  • Page 32: Itinerary Planning

    Itinerary Planning Itinerary Planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a trip including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following items: • Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop. •...

  • Page 33: Creating An Itinerary

    Following an Itinerary When you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom NAVIGATOR calculates the remaining distance and time to the first destination and not for the whole Itinerary.

  • Page 34: Start Using An Itinerary

    Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your NAVIGATOR will navigate you to this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary. This button is only shown if you have already visited this item. Mark ‘to visit’ Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary.

  • Page 35: Use Night Colors / Use Day Colors

    Preferences Preferences Use night colors / Use day colors Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and show darker colors on the map. When should I use this? Use night When it’s dark, it is easier to see the screen if the display on your colors NAVIGATOR is not brightly lit.

  • Page 36: Safety Preferences

    If you select one or more of the warnings, you will also be asked to select a sound to be played whenever a warning is displayed. Select whether or not your TomTom NAVIGATOR should warn you about which side of the road you should be driving on.
  • Page 37 Turn off sound / Turn on sound Tap this button to turn off sound. If you turn off the sound, warnings for upcoming POIs are also turned off. The button changes to Turn on sound. Turn off sound Tips To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Preferences menu. To change the volume quickly while you are driving, tap the bottom left- hand section of the Driving View and move the slider.
  • Page 38 Manage maps Tap this button to do the following: • Download a map - tap this button to download a map you have bought using TomTom HOME. It may not be possible to download maps on all devices. Manage maps •...

  • Page 39: Compass Preferences

    The distance to your destination is displayed in the compass arrow. Change map colors Tap this button to select the color schemes for day and night map colors. You can also download more color schemes from TomTom Services. Change map colors Start-up preferences Tap this button to select what happens when your NAVIGATOR starts.

  • Page 40: Status Bar Preferences

    Status bar preferences Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar: • Remaining time - the estimated time left until you reach your destination. • Remaining distance - the distance left until you reach your destination. Status bar preferences •...
  • Page 41 Guided tours Tap this button to show one of the Guided tours on how to use your TomTom NAVIGATOR. Guided tours Name preferences Tap this button to set the information that is shown on the map in the Driving View. The following options are available: •...

  • Page 42: Keyboard Preferences

    Keyboard preferences You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find an item in a list, such as a POI. Tap this button to select the size of the keys on the keyboard and the keyboard layout. You can select from two sizes: Keyboard preferences •...
  • Page 43 To turn tips on again, tap Show tips. Hide tips Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom NAVIGATOR. All your settings, including Favorites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you have created are deleted.

  • Page 44: Setting Up Tomtom Traffic

    TomTom Traffic information. TomTom Traffic requires a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA). TomTom Traffic uses the most up-to-date information from the best local sources. For more information about subscribing see tomtom.com/services Setting up TomTom Traffic 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu.
  • Page 45 You are then asked if you want to limit how often Traffic is updated. If you choose not to limit how often Traffic is updated, then TomTom will send updated traffic information to your NAVIGATOR as soon as it is available.

  • Page 46: Using Traffic Information

    Having up-to-date traffic information can help you to reduce your trip time. Whenever you plan a route, the latest traffic updated you received from TomTom is taken into account by your NAVIGATOR when it plans the route. Your NAVIGATOR can also recalculate your route if the traffic situation changes after you start a trip: 1.

  • Page 47: Introducing Tomtom Home

    Introducing TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage Introducing TomTom HOME the contents of your TomTom device. Connect to HOME frequently to get the latest updates for your device. You can, for example, do the following: •...

  • Page 48: 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 49: This Document

    TomTom sur le tableau de bord et les bouches d'aération. Pour plus d'informations sur cette option de fixation, rendez-vous sur www.tomtom.com. This Document Great care was taken in preparing this manual. Constant product development may mean that some information is not entirely up-to-date. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 50: Copyright Notices

    © 2008 TomTom International BV, The Netherlands. TomTom™ e il logo delle "due mani" fanno parte dei marchi, delle applicazioni e dei marchi registrati di proprietà di TomTom International B.V. La nostra garanzia limitata e il contratto di licenza per l'utente finale vengono applicati a questo prodotto, è...
  • Page 51 © 2008 TomTom International BV, Holland. TomTom™ og logoet med "de to hænder" er blandt de varemærker, produkter og registrerede varemærker, der tilhører TomTom International B.V. Vores begrænsede garanti og slutbrugerlicensaftale for indlejret software gælder for dette produkt;...
  • Page 52 įdėtąja programine įranga taikoma šiam produktui; galite peržiūrėti abu dokumentus svetainėje www.tomtom.com/legal © 2008 TomTom International BV, Països Baixos. TomTom™ i el logotip amb les "dues mans" formen part de les marques comercials, aplicacions o marques comercials registrades propietat de TomTom International B.V. La nostra garantia limitada i l'acord de llicència per a usuaris finals per al...
  • Page 53 © Swisstopo. © BEV, GZ 1368/2008. © Geonext/DeAgostini. © Norwegian Mapping Authority, Public Roads Administration / © Mapsolutions. © DAV. This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown copyright and/or database right 2008.

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