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TomTom 2004 User Manual

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TomTom Navigator - User Guide
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing TomTom Navigator as your navigation system. This User Guide is your reference for using
TomTom Navigator.

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide 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.

  • Page 2: What You See On The Screen

    1.1. The main screen The main screen 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.

  • Page 3: The Menu

    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.

  • Page 4: The Route Summary

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide The 10 main menu options are explained in The "change preferences" option gives access to several menu pages with preference options, which are explained chapter 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.

  • Page 5: The Map Browser

    Tap Done to start navigating in the 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 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.
  • Page 6 TomTom Navigator - User Guide You can also find more dynamic and personal elements, such as your current GPS position, your favorite locations or your current departure and destination. The blinking icon represents your cursor. Simply tap the map anywhere to place the cursor at that position.

  • Page 7: The Schematic View

    "at-a-glance" schematic display. You can switch to the schematic display using the You can also set TomTom Navigator to hide the map only when you Enable/disable POI preference to specify which categories of points main screen.

  • Page 8: Browsers And Locations

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide The screen items are described in Chapter 2. Browsers and locations 2.1 Browsers Tap a line 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.

  • Page 9: Picking Locations

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide browser with collapsed 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 corner to open it.

  • Page 10: Picking Your Home Location

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 10 of 36 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 is most central in your travels, such as your home, your parking spot or your office.

  • Page 11: Picking A Recent Destination

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 11 of 36 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 browser.

  • Page 12: Picking Your Gps Position

    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...
  • Page 13 TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 13 of 36 Once you have picked the POI category you want, TomTom Navigator will provide a list of POI, in order of proximity. 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.

  • Page 14: 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.
  • Page 15 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.

  • Page 16: The Menu

    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".
  • Page 17 TomTom Navigator - User Guide To learn more about the options to set a destination, see the If you are not happy with the route TomTom Navigator has calculated, you can recalculate a new route. For detailed instructions, see The recalculated route is shown in the navigating.

  • Page 18: Planning From A To B

    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.

  • Page 19: Alternative Routes

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 19 of 36 If you do not want to use your last destination again, use the locations picker to set any type of location as your destination. The calculated route will be presented in the route summary screen.

  • Page 20: The Route Instructions

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide 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.

  • Page 21: The Preferences

    The distance is presented in your distance units 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 There are multiple pages. Use the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected.

  • Page 22: Use Night Colors

    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.

  • Page 23: Turn Off Map Display

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Related topic: To navigate with the schematic view, see the 4.3. Turn off map display / Turn on map display You can navigate using either the map display information about your current situation, including a map. The schematic view is focused on the next driving instruction.

  • Page 24: Turn Sound Off

    Maintain your list of favorite locations by tapping Maintain favorite 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.

  • Page 25: Gps Status

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 25 of 36 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.

  • Page 26: Switch Map

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide On the GPS status screen is shown: The longitude and latitude are displayed using the 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)

  • Page 27: Enable/Disable Poi

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide 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 4.10. Enable/Disable POI...

  • Page 28: Use Larger Keyboard

    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. Related topics: To switch between day and night colors, use the "Use night colors"...

  • Page 29: About Navigator

    For more information relating to the use of the keyboard, see the sections about address. 4.13. About Navigator To see the version and copyright details of your TomTom Navigator software, tap About Navigator 4.14. Set name display Set your name display preferences by tapping Set name display...

  • Page 30: Change Home Location

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 30 of 36 4.15. Change Home location Change your home location by tapping Change home location 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.

  • Page 31: Set Metric Units

    TomTom Navigator - User Guide Page 31 of 36 4.16. Set metric units Set the preferred units by tapping Set units 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).

  • Page 32: Left-Handed Lay-Out

    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 the screen.

  • Page 33: Set Schematic Speed

    Page 33 of 36 4.18. Set schematic speed Modify the schematic speed by tapping Set schematic speed 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.

  • Page 34: Switch Language

    "Turn off sound" preference option. 4.20. Switch Language Set the language used by TomTom Navigator by tapping Switch language This preference will set the language in which the menus and screens are shown. Simply tap the language of your choice.

  • Page 35: 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.

  • Page 36: Installation

    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.

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