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  • Page 1 TomTom Reference Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents What's in the box What's in the box ..........................7 Read me first Positioning the device ........................8 Installing in your car ........................... 8 Switching on and off .......................... 9 Setting up............................9 GPS reception ............................. 9 microSD card slot ..........................9 About MyTomTom ..........................
  • Page 3 About replanning settings ........................ 26 Advanced Lane Guidance About lane guidance ........................28 Using lane guidance ......................... 28 Changing your route Making changes to your route ......................30 Change route menu .......................... 30 About waypoints ..........................31 Adding the first waypoint to your route ..................32 Adding further waypoints to your route ..................
  • Page 4 Enable / Disable flight mode ......................47 Favorites ............................48 GPS status............................48 Home location ..........................49 Keyboard ............................49 Language ............................49 Make your own menu ........................49 Manage POIs ............................. 49 Map colors ............................50 Map corrections ..........................50 Me and my device ..........................
  • Page 5 Receiving a call ..........................65 Auto-answer ............................. 65 Connecting more phones to your device ..................65 Mobile phone menu ......................... 65 Favorites About Favorites ..........................67 Creating a Favorite ........................... 67 Using a Favorite ..........................68 Changing the name of a Favorite ....................69 Deleting a Favorite ...........................
  • Page 6 Addendum and Copyright Copyright notices...

  • Page 7: What's In The Box

    What's in the box What's in the box TomTom navigation device with removable or integrated mount  USB cable  USB car charger  Dashboard mount disks. Disks are included in some products and are available as accessories  for others. For more information, go to tomtom.com/accessories.

  • Page 8: Read Me First

    Installing in your car Use the mount provided with your device to install your TomTom device in your vehicle. You can attach your device to your windshield or use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach your device to your dashboard. See the printed installation instructions included with your product for more in- formation.

  • Page 9: Switching On And Off

    Some types of TomTom navigation devices have a microSD card slot that is located on the side or on the bottom of the device.

  • Page 10: Setting Up Mytomtom

    Setting up MyTomTom To set up MyTomTom, do the following: 1. Connect your computer to the internet. 2. Start a browser and go to tomtom.com/getstarted. 3. Click Download now. Your browser downloads the MyTomTom support application, which you need to install on your computer in order to connect your device to MyTomTom.

  • Page 11: Device Not Starting

    Charging your device The battery in your TomTom navigation device charges when you connect it to the car charger or to your computer. Important: You should plug the USB connector directly into a USB port on your computer and not into a USB hub or USB port on a keyboard or monitor.

  • Page 12: Planning A Route

    Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. Important: If you are using a TomTom camper and travel trailer home product, before planning a route you should set up your device for your vehicle.
  • Page 13 When the correct city or town appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 5. Enter the street name. Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type. When the correct street name appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 6.

  • Page 14: Route Summary

    Tip: If you want your final destination to be a car park, tap Car park and select a location from the list of car parks close to your general destination. 8. When the new route is shown, tap Done. For more information about the route, tap Details. To change your route, for example, to travel via a particular location or to select a new destina- tion, tap Change route.

  • Page 15: Alternative Routes

    Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services. Alternative routes Note: This feature is not available on all TomTom navigation devices.

  • Page 16: Selecting A Route Type

    To do this, tap Settings followed by Route planning, then Route types. Tap Ask me every time I plan. If you are using a TomTom camper and caravan product, to choose the type of route you have to set your vehicle type to Car. Tap Settings followed by Vehicle and routes, then Vehicle and route types.

  • Page 17: Frequent Destinations

    Show my frequent destinations You can set your TomTom device to ask if you want to plan a route to one of your frequently visit- ed destinations every time the device starts. To change this setting, do the following: 1.

  • Page 18: Navigation Menu Options

    Tap Status bar in the Settings menu to enable or disable arrival time notifications. To enable arrival time notifications select Leeway. Status bar After planning a route, tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your device calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time. You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave.

  • Page 19: Planning A Route In Advance

    Position of last stop Planning a route in advance You can use your TomTom device to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point and your destination. Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance: Find out how long a trip is going to take before you start.

  • Page 20: Viewing Route Information

    2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Plan route. This button is shown while there is no planned route on your TomTom device. 3. Select the starting point for your trip in the same way that you would select your destination.
  • Page 21 Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic sub- scription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available Show traffic on in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom traffic route information services, go to tomtom.com/services.

  • Page 22: Voice Control

    About voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom device, you can use your voice to control your device. For example, to increase the volume on your device, you can say "Increase volume" or "Volume 50%."...

  • Page 23: Entering Addresses Using Your Voice

    Quick Menu on the Driving View. To do this, tap Make your own menu in the Settings menu and then tap Drive to spoken address. Your TomTom recognizes places and street names when they are spoken in the local language using local pronunciation.
  • Page 24 To change the search area for addresses, tap Settings in the Main menu then tap Voice control and then tap Set address search area. Your TomTom starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and on-screen directions.

  • Page 25: The Driving View

    The Driving View About the Driving View When your TomTom navigation device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu.

  • Page 26: Driving View Symbols

    About replanning settings Your TomTom device helps you reach your destination as quickly as possible by showing you a faster alternative route when one is available. To change how you are asked about alternative routes, tap Settings and then Route planning. Tap Next until you reach Replanning settings.
  • Page 27 Set whether you want your TomTom device to replan the current route if a faster route is found while you are driving. This is useful if traffic builds up or clears, further ahead on your route. Choose from the following settings: Always switch to that route - select this option to receive no messages when a faster route is ...

  • Page 28: Advanced Lane Guidance

    About lane guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom navigation device helps you prepare for highway exits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen.
  • Page 29 Tip: If no lane guidance is shown in the status bar and all lanes are highlighted, you can use any lane.

  • Page 30: Changing Your Route

    Tap this button to find an alternative to the current route. This button is only shown while there is a planned route on your TomTom device. Calculate alterna- This is a simple way to search for a different route to your current desti- tive nation.

  • Page 31: About Waypoints

    Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic sub- scription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services.

  • Page 32: Adding The First Waypoint To Your Route

    Waypoints without notification - a waypoint that you are using to help guide your route, for  example, you want to travel from Amsterdam to Rotterdam using a certain highway. You are not notified when nearing the waypoint. Adding the first waypoint to your route To add the first waypoint to your route, do the following: 1.

  • Page 33: Changing The Order Of Waypoints

    Changing the order of waypoints Waypoints are automatically added in an optimized order but you can still change the order man- ually if you need to. To change the order of waypoints, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 2.

  • Page 34: Reactivating A Waypoint

    The notification setting changes for your waypoint and you are immediately returned to your list of waypoints. Tip: If a waypoint has already been visited, you cannot switch notification on or off. Reactivating a waypoint Note: You can only reactivate a waypoint that has already been visited. Visited waypoints are grayed out.

  • Page 35: View Map

    View map About viewing the map You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The map shows your current location and many other locations such as Favorites and POIs. To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu. You view different locations on the map by moving the map across the screen.

  • Page 36: Options

    When traffic information is shown on the map, POIs and Favorites are not shown. Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiv- er. Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit tomtom.com/services.

  • Page 37: Cursor Menu

    Find POI nearby Tap this button to make a map correction for the cursor position on the map. You can make the correction only on your own map or you can share the correction with the TomTom Map Share community. Correct location...
  • Page 38 Center on map Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Tap this button to call the location at the cursor position. This button is only available if your TomTom device has the phone num- Call... ber for the location.

  • Page 39: Map Corrections

    To make corrections to your own map, tap Map corrections in the Settings menu. Note: Map Share is not available in all regions. For more information, go to tomtom.com/mapshare. Correcting a map error Important: For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map correction while you are driv- ing.
  • Page 40 select a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street on the map. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map. The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street.
  • Page 41 Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn restrictions. Change turn re- strictions Tap this button to change and report the road speed limit. Change road speed Tap this button to add or remove a rotary. Add or remove rotary Tap this button to add a new Point of Interest (POI).
  • Page 42 Tap this button to correct the location of a house number. Enter the ad- dress that you wish to correct and then indicate on the map the correct location of that house number. Correct house number Tap this button to edit an existing street. Once you have selected the street, you can select an error to report.

  • Page 43: Sounds And Voices

    English voice can read and pronounce French street names. Selecting a voice To select a different voice on your TomTom device, either tap Change voice in the Settings menu or tap Voices, then tap Change voice and select the required voice.

  • Page 44: Automatic Volume Control

    Tap in the Main menu, then tap Volume settings and move the slider to adjust the volume. Tap Test to listen to the new volume level. Automatic volume control To set your TomTom device to automatically adjust the volume, do the following: 1. Tap Settings in the Main menu. 2. Tap Volume.

  • Page 45: Settings

    Settings About Settings You can change the way your TomTom device looks and behaves. Most of the settings on your device can be accessed by tapping Settings in the Main menu. Note: Not all settings described here are available on all devices.

  • Page 46: Battery Saving

    preview of your destination is shown during route planning. Enable automatic zooming in 2D view - when this setting is selected,  the entire route is shown in the Driving View when the map is being shown in 2D. Enable automatic zooming in 3D view - when this setting is selected, ...

  • Page 47: Clock

    Clock Tap this button to select the time format. As soon as you have a GPS fix, the time will be set automatically. If you don't have a GPS fix, you can choose to set the time manually. Clock Connections Tap this button to open the Connections menu.

  • Page 48: Favorites

    Favorites Tap this button to add, rename or delete Favorites. Favorites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not need to be favorite places, they can simp- ly be seen as a collection of useful addresses. Favorites To create a new Favorite, tap Add.

  • Page 49: Home Location

    Tap this button to manage your own Point of Interest (POI) categories and locations. You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. For example, you could set the device to let you Manage POIs know when you are approaching a gas station.

  • Page 50: Map Colors

    Map corrections Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, and to select whether you want to share information with TomTom. A menu opens with the following options: Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, such as the device serial number, application version and the map version.

  • Page 51: Mytomtom Account

    My information MyTomTom account Tap this button to log in to your TomTom account. You can only log in to one account at a time on your device. If you have more than one account or several people share the same device, you can MyTomTom ac- switch from one account to another as required.

  • Page 52: Route Planning

    Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a route. Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in every country.

  • Page 53: Speaker

    map. 4. Tap Done. Point of Interest locations are shown on the map as symbols. Speaker Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that is used by your device. Speaker Start up Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. Start up Status bar Tap this button to select the information you want to see on the status...

  • Page 54: Switch Map

    Switch map Tap this button to select the map you want to use for route planning and navigation. Although you can store more than one map on the device, you can only use one map at a time for planning and navigation. Maps To switch from the current map to plan a route in another country or region, simply tap this button.

  • Page 55: Vehicle And Routes

    Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a route. Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in every country.

  • Page 56: Voices

    Voices Tap this button to change the voice that gives spoken directions and other route instructions. A wide range of voices are available. There are computer voices which can read street names and other information directly from the map and Change voice there are human voices which have been recorded by actors.

  • Page 57: Points Of Interest

    Gas stations  Creating POIs Tip: For help on managing third party POIs, search for "Third party POIs" at: tomtom.com/support. 1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 2. Tap Settings. 3. Tap Manage POIs. 4. If there are no POI categories or the one you want to use does not exist, tap Add POI category and create a new category.
  • Page 58 Tap this button to set your Home location as a POI. This is useful if you decide to change your Home location but first want to create a POI using the current Home address. Home Tap this button to create a POI from a Favorite. You might want to create a POI from a Favorite because you can only create a limited number of Favorites.

  • Page 59: Using Pois To Plan A Route

    3. Tap POI in city. Tip: The last POI you viewed on your TomTom device is also shown in the menu. 4. Enter the name of the town or city and select it when it is shown in the list.

  • Page 60: Calling A Poi

    Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all navigation devices. Many of the POIs on your TomTom device include phone numbers. This means that if your device supports hands-free calling, you can use your device to call the POI and plan a route to the loca- tion of the POI.

  • Page 61: Manage Pois

    Tap Manage POIs to manage your POI categories and locations. You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. In this way you could, for example, set the device to let you know you when you are approaching a gas station.

  • Page 62: Help

    Help About getting help Tap Help in the Main menu to navigate to emergency services centers and other special services. If your device supports hands-free calling and your phone is connected to your device, you can contact emergency services directly by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use the Help menu to find and call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
  • Page 63 Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service cen- ter. Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Call for help Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service center. Drive to help Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service center.

  • Page 64: Hands-Free Calling

    You may have to enter the password "0000" on your phone in order to connect to your  TomTom device. To avoid having to enter "0000" every time you use the phone, save your TomTom device as a  trusted device on your phone.

  • Page 65: Receiving A Call

    Tap Phonebook entry to select a contact from your phonebook.  Note: Your phonebook is automatically copied to your TomTom device when you first establish a connection with your mobile phone. Not all phones can transfer the phonebook to your device. For more information, go to tomtom.com/phones/compatibility.
  • Page 66 Tap this button to disable or enable hands-free calling. Disable hands-free Tap this button to make a phone call. Call Tap this button to change your home phone number. Change home number Tap this button to select information you want to delete. You can delete the list of recent callers and the list of recently dialed numbers.

  • Page 67: Favorites

    Favorites About Favorites Favorites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not need to be favorite places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. Tip: If you have set-up any frequent destinations, they are shown in your list of Favorites. Creating a Favorite To create a Favorite, do the following: 1.

  • Page 68: Using A Favorite

    Tap this button to add your current location as a Favorite. For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there you can tap this button to create the Favorite. My location Tap this button to create a Favorite using the Map Browser. Select the location of the Favorite using the cursor, then tap Done.

  • Page 69: Changing The Name Of A Favorite

    Your TomTom device calculates the route for you. 5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. Your device will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen. Changing the name of a Favorite To change the name of a Favorite, do the following: 1.

  • Page 70: Traffic

    TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is available when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiv- Note: TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of traffic information provided by the Traffic Message Channel.

  • Page 71: Taking The Fastest Route

    4. Tap Done. Minimizing delays You can use TomTom HD Traffic to minimize the impact of traffic delays on your route. To mini- mize delays automatically, do the following: 1. Tap Services in the Main Menu.

  • Page 72: Making Commuting To Work Easier

    4. Choose between always taking the faster route automatically, being asked or never changing your route. 5. Tap Next and then Done. 6. Tap Minimize delays. Your device plans the quickest route to your destination. The new route may include traffic de- lays and may remain the same as the original route.

  • Page 73: Getting More Information About An Incident

    Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the Settings Menu. In addition, the locations you use here do not have to be your actual home and work locations. If there is another route that you often travel, you can set Work/Home to use these locations instead.

  • Page 74: Checking Traffic Incidents In Your Area

    Tap the left and right arrow buttons to move through each incident in turn, viewing the details of each one. This includes the type of incident, for example road works, and the length of delay caused by this incident. You can also access the details about individual incidents by tapping View map in the Main Menu and then tapping on the traffic incident symbol.

  • Page 75: Changing Traffic Settings

    Changing traffic settings Use the Traffic settings button to choose how traffic information works on your navigation device. 1. Tap the traffic sidebar then tap Options to open the Traffic menu. 2. Tap Traffic settings. 3. If you are using an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, you will be able to select the setting Tune man- ually by entering a frequency.

  • Page 76: Traffic Menu

    Traffic incident Traffic jam Weather related symbols: Rain Wind Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using a traffic service. Traffic menu To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View then tap Options, or tap Traf- fic in the Services menu.
  • Page 77 Tap this button to change your settings for how the Traffic service works on your device. Change Traffic settings Tap this button to hear spoken information about traffic incidents on your route. Note: Your TomTom device must have a computer voice installed to Read aloud traffic read information aloud. info...

  • Page 78: Speed Cameras

    Changing the way you are warned To change the way your TomTom device warns you about speed camer- as, tap the Alert settings button. You can then set how close you want to be to a speed camera before you are warned and what type of sound will be played.

  • Page 79: Safety Camera Symbols

    1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Speed Cameras. 3. Tap Alert settings. A list of speed camera types is displayed. A speaker is shown next to the speed camera types that have been set for an alert. 4.
  • Page 80 Red light camera - this type of camera checks for vehicles breaking traffic rules at traffic lights. Average speed check - these types of cameras measure your average speed between two points. You are warned at the start and end of the average speed check area.

  • Page 81: Report Button

    Other camera Report button To show the report button in the Driving View, do the following: 1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Speed Cameras. 3. Tap Enable report button. 4. Tap Done. The report button is shown on left-hand side of the Driving View or, if you are already using the quick menu, it's added to the buttons available in the quick menu.

  • Page 82: Reporting Incorrect Camera Alerts

    Reporting incorrect camera alerts You may receive an alert for a camera that is no longer there. To report an incorrect camera alert, do the following: Note: You can only report an incorrect camera alert while you are at the location. 1.

  • Page 83: Speed Cameras Menu

    Intermediate warning - type 2 Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving faster than the permitted speed and have already received a start of zone warning, you see a visu- al warning in the Driving View indicating the maximum permitted speed. You also hear a quiet audible warning.

  • Page 85: Mytomtom

    MyTomTom helps you manage the contents and services of your TomTom navigation device, as well as giving you access to the TomTom community. You log in to MyTomTom on the TomTom website. It is a good idea to frequently connect your navigation device to MyTomTom to ensure you always have the latest updates.

  • Page 86: Mytomtom Account

    To download content and services from TomTom, you need a MyTomTom account. You can cre- ate an account when you start using MyTomTom. Note: If you have more than one TomTom device, you need a separate account for each de- vice.

  • Page 87: Addendum And Copyright

    TomTom does not accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS. Use with care Use of TomTom products while driving still means that you need to drive with due care and atten- tion. Aircraft and hospitals Use of devices with an antenna is prohibited on most aircraft, in many hospitals and in many other locations.
  • Page 88 ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND ALWAYS KEPT SEPARATE FROM HOUSEHOLD WASTE. BY DOING THIS YOU WILL HELP CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. USE YOUR TOMTOM DEVICE ONLY WITH THE SUPPLIED DC POWER CORD (CAR CHARGER/BATTERY CABLE), AC ADAPTER (HOME CHARGER), IN AN APPROVED CRADLE OR USING THE SUPPLIED USB CABLE TO CONNECT TO A COMPUTER FOR BATTERY CHARGING.
  • Page 89 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 incurred by disregarding this notice. While driving in any state with windshield mounting restrictions,...
  • Page 90 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 Radio-TV Interference Problems."...
  • Page 91 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. TomTom shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this document. This document contains information protected by copyright.

  • Page 92: Copyright Notices

    TomTom or its suppliers. The use of this material is subject to the terms of a license agreement. Any unauthorized copying or disclosure of this material will lead to criminal and civil liabilities.

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