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TomTom XXL 530S User Manual

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  • Page 1 TomTom XXL...

  • Page 2: Installation

    Installation Installation...
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  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    What’s in the box What’s in the box Your TomTom XXL Car charger Documentation pack EasyPort mount USB cable...

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    To set up your device you need to answer a few questions by tapping the screen. Device not starting In rare cases, your TomTom XXL navigation device may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps. First, check that the battery is properly charged. To charge the battery, con- nect your device to the car charger.

  • Page 7: Gps Reception

    GPS reception When you first start your TomTom XXL navigation device, the device may need a few minutes 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 8: Installing The Dock

    You can attach the dock to the windshield, side window or use an Adhesive Disk to attach the dock to your dashboard. TomTom also offers alternative mounting solutions for your TomTom navigation device. For more informa- tion about Dashboard Mount Disks and alternative mounting solutions, go to tomtom.com/accessories.

  • Page 9: Making Your First Journey

    Making your first journey Planning a route with your TomTom XXL navigation device is easy. To plan a Making your first journey route, follow the steps below. Important: For safety reasons, you should always plan a route before you start your journey.
  • Page 10 IQ Routes is used to plan the best possible route using information about the average speeds measured on the roads. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your TomTom XXL navigation device begins to guide you to your destination.

  • Page 11: Arrival Times

    Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom XXL asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your XXL calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time.

  • Page 12: Planning A Route In Advance

    You can also compare trip times for the same route at different times of the day or on different days of the week. Your TomTom XXL uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real aver- age speeds measured on roads.

  • Page 13: More Information About A Route

    In this way you can compare how long a trip takes at different times of day, or on different days of the week. 7. Your TomTom XXL plans the route between the two locations you selected. More information about a route You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping the Details button on the route summary screen.
  • Page 14 Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser. Browse map of route Tap this button to watch a demo of the trip. You can interrupt the demo at any time by tapping the screen. Show route demo Tap this button to open the route summary screen.

  • Page 15: Driving View

    Driving View When your TomTom XXL starts, you are shown the Driving View along with Driving View 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 XXL locates your current position.

  • Page 16: Advanced Lane Guidance

    Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Your TomTom XXL helps you prepare for highway exits and intersections by showing you which lane you should be in. Note: This information is not available for all intersections or in all countries.

  • Page 17: 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 18 Tap this button to recalculate your route so that it avoids traffic problems as much as possible. Your XXL 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 19: Browse Map

    Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B GPS button Tap this button to center the map on your current position. C Options D The cursor E The Find button Tap this button to find specific addresses.
  • Page 20 • Traffic - when traffic information is shown on the map, POIs and Favorites are not shown. Tap Advanced to show or hide the following information: • Names • Markers - markers point to your current location, your home location and your destination.

  • Page 21: Tomtom Map Share

    TomTom Map Share With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share TomTom Map Share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving corrections made by others. Note: TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions. For more informa- tion, go to tomtom.com/mapshare.

  • Page 22: Tomtom Map Share Community

    To report the change, tap the Report button and your XXL will save your current location. You can then send the correction to TomTom Map Share when you have fin- ished your trip.

  • Page 23: Accepting Map Corrections

    • 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 verified by TomTom and changes made by a high number of Map Share community members.
  • Page 24 6. Tap Done. The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your correc- tions 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 25 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 26 Tap this button to report other types of corrections. These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your TomTom XXL sends a special report to TomTom Map Share. Other You can report missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing rotaries.

  • Page 27: Sounds And Voices

    • In the Main Menu, tap Change preferences, then tap Volume preferences. Tap Test to check your changes. Selecting a voice To change the voice being used by your TomTom XXL, tap Voices in the Preferences menu, then tap Change voice. Select a voice from the list. Voice...

  • Page 28: Hidden Buttons And Features

    Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom XXL, all the buttons are shown in the menu. The buttons for the more advanced features can be hidden. This is a useful option because you are unlikely to use certain features very often.

  • Page 29: Show Poi On Map

    • Warn when driving faster than a set speed • Warn me not to leave the device in the car Select whether or not your TomTom XXL should warn you about which side of the road you should be driving on.

  • Page 30: Volume Preferences

    Turn off sound / Turn on sound Tap this button to turn off sound. If you turn off sound, voice guidance is also turned off and you no longer hear spoken route instructions. Turn off sound Tap this button to turn on sound. When you turn sound on, voice guidance remains off.

  • Page 31: Change Voice

    Change car symbol Tap this button to select a car symbol that will be used to show your current position in the Driving view. Additional car symbols can be downloaded using TomTom HOME. Change car symbol Change 2D/3D display / Turn on 2D display Tap Turn on 2D display to change the perspective for viewing the map.

  • Page 32: Manage Maps

    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 Manage maps devices.

  • Page 33: Status Bar Preferences

    Status bar preferences Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar: • How should the status bar be displayed? Status bar Horizontal - if you choose this option, the status bar is shown at the bot- preferences tom of the Driving view.

  • Page 34: Planning Preferences

    If you select No, you have to tap Done to close the route summary screen. Replanning preferences Select whether or not you want your TomTom XXL to replan your route when a faster route is found while you drive. This might occur due to changes in the traffic situation.

  • Page 35: Brightness Preferences

    Tap this button to enter your name and address as the owner of your XXL and to change or delete a 4-digit password for your XXL. Set owner Note: You can only create a 4-digit password by using TomTom HOME. You can only change or delete a 4-digit password directly on your TomTom XXL.

  • Page 36: Keyboard Preferences

    Then select whether or not the Device stays on when external power is lost. Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom XXL. All your settings, including Favorites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you have created are deleted.

  • Page 37: Points Of Interest

    Map Share community. Creating POIs Note: You can also download sets of POIs and share the POI sets you create using TomTom HOME. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences.
  • Page 38 Latitude Longitude Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. This may be useful if your XXL is unable to maintain a strong GPS signal, for example, when you drive through a long tunnel. Position of...

  • Page 39: Navigating To A Poi

    Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. Navigating to a POI You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are traveling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage.

  • Page 40: Showing Pois On The Map

    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 XXL. Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu.
  • Page 41 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. But when you create a POI you can save more than just the location.

  • Page 42: Itinerary Planning

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

  • Page 43: Following 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 XXL calculates the remaining dis- tance and time to the first destination and not for the whole Itinerary.

  • Page 44: Start Using An Itinerary

    Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary. This button is unavailable if the item is at the top of the Itinerary. Move item up Tap this button to move the item down the Itinerary. This button is unavailable if the item is at the bottom of the Itinerary. Move item down Tap this button to see the location of the item on the map.
  • Page 45 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 46: 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 47: How Can I Use A Favorite

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

  • Page 48: How Can I Change The Name Of A Favorite

    2. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Favorite. 4. Select a Favorite from the list. Your XXL calculates the route for you. 5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. Your XXL will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen.

  • Page 49: Traffic Information Using Rds-Tmc

    Note: TomTom is not responsible for the availability or quality of traffic infor- mation provided by TMC. TMC is not available in all countries or regions. Visit tomtom.com to check if it is available in your country or region. Using traffic information To start using TMC, connect the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver to the USB connector on your device.

  • Page 50: Traffic Incidents

    Change Traffic preferences 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences. You can change the following preferences: • Beep when traffic situation on route changes - if you select this option your device beeps when a new traffic incident occurs on your current route.

  • Page 51: Setting The Radio Frequency For Rds-Tmc Information

    Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom Traffic. Setting the radio frequency for RDS-TMC information If you know the frequency of a particular radio station you want to use for...

  • Page 52: Making Commuting To Work Easier

    Your TomTom device looks for your radio station. If it doesn't find a radio sta- tion at the frequency you set, it automatically continues to search for the next available station. Making commuting to work easier The Home to work and Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu let you check your route to and from work with one tap of a button.

  • Page 53: Traffic Menu

    3. Tap the blue compass image in the top right of the screen. The map centers itself on your current location, and any traffic incidents in the area are shown as small symbols. 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A second screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose.

  • Page 54: Tomtom Safety Alerts

    TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about safety camera locations. TomTom Safety Alerts Important: Regularly connect your navigation device to TomTom HOME to update the list of locations for all types of safety alerts. When a safety camera location is shown on the map, a warning sound is played to warn you that you are approaching an area where a safety camera is located.

  • Page 55: Changing The Way You Are Warned

    Changing the way you are warned To change the way your TomTom XXL warns you about safety cameras, tap the Change warning preferences button. You can then set how close you want to be to a safety camera before you Change warning are warned and what type of sound will be played.

  • Page 56: Reporting Incorrect Camera Alerts

    Note: This must be done within 20 seconds of receiving the camera alert. 2. Tap Remove. The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, the camera alert is reported as incorrect. Types of fixed safety camera you can report When you report a fixed safety camera, you can select the type of fixed cam- era you are reporting.
  • Page 57 All other types of cameras that do not fall into any of the above categories. Other cameras TomTom Safety Camera menu To open the Safety Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Safety Alerts. Tap this button to report a new safety camera location.

  • Page 58: Search For The Best Fuel Prices

    The Fuel Prices service sends up-to-date information about fuel prices to your Fuel Prices device via TomTom HOME when your device is connected to your computer. Search for the best fuel prices To search for the cheapest fuel prices, do the following. In this example, you plan a route to the cheapest gas station nearby.

  • Page 59: Introducing Tomtom Home

    TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage Introducing TomTom HOME the contents of your TomTom XXL navigation device. It is a good idea to fre- quently connect to HOME to ensure you always have the latest updates on your device.

  • Page 60: 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 hospi- tals and in many other locations.
  • Page 61 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 ser- vice center. The stated battery life is a maximum possible battery life. The maximum bat- tery life will only be achieved under specific atmospheric conditions.

  • Page 62: 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 incurred by disregarding this notice. While driving in any state with windshield mounting restrictions, TomTom recommends the use of the sup-...

  • Page 63: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity

    If the user mod- ifies 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...

  • Page 64: Copyright Notices

    © 2009 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. L'utilisation de ce produit est régie par notre garantie limitée et le contrat de licence utilisateur final, que vous pouvez consulter à...

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