Contents Precautions during use General information General description Introduction to the controls Swivel screen SD card: use, initialisation Switching on/off Guided tours Operating principles Volume Reading a map Preparing and creating a journey Entering a destination Guidance Preparing a route Traffic information Browse map Add and manage favourites...
Precautions during use It is essential to follow the precautions below when using the system, both in the interest of safety and to prevent material damage You must always comply with the laws of the country in which you are travelling Precautions when operating the system –...
generaL descriPtion (1/3 the navigation system the gPs receiver navigation assistance The navigation system uses GPS satel- function The navigation system calculates your lites (Global Positioning System) orbit- position and guides you using data: The system suggests a route to your ing around Earth chosen destination using: –...
generaL descriPtion (2/3 note: at any time you can access the map screen by pressing the MAP2D/3D button on the remote control or the cen- tral control Preferences of 5 6:47 A2/E35 Utrecht If you have just modified a parameter, Marc Bloch Marc Bloch remember to confirm it using the soft...
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generaL descriPtion (3/3 6:47 6:47 6:47 RADIO FM List of contacts 102.45 102.45 RADIO 1 RADIO 1 metres metres metres Update 6:52 6:52 6:52 26°C 26°C 26°C News Traffic Random Traffic audio and telephone screen audio screen telephone screen (depending on the vehicle) M Source currently in use (Radio, CD, When you use your audio system to etc )
introduction to tHe controLs (1/2) central control Function Soft buttons Select and confirm Accessing the Traffic information (short press), access- INFO/ROUTE ing the programmed route summary (long press) BACK BACK Rotate: – move vertically and horizontally through the INFO menus; ROUTE 2D/3D –...
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introduction to tHe controLs (2/2) remote control Function Soft buttons Select and confirm Shift (up, down, right, left): – move vertically or horizontally through the menu; – move around the map Remote control Press the central button: – confirm; – displays the quick menu MENU Accesses the full navigation system menu From a menu: displays the map...
swiveL screen definition Manipulation Push the screen on the left or right to swivel it Depending on the vehicle, your navi- To avoid any temporary faults with the gation screen can be turned to the left guidance system, it is recommended and right to ensure it can be read with that the screen is moved when station- the utmost comfort under any circum-...
sd card: use, initialisation sd card An SD card is supplied with the navi- gation system It includes, among other 6:47 echt things, a map of your country Main Menu 3 of 3 15:15 Updates are regularly issued, in par- ticular for maps and safety cameras Léon Léon...
switcHing on/oFF switching on standby screen (depending on the vehicle) The multimedia system switches on au- tomatically when the ignition is switched The standby screen mode (black screen) allows the display screen to be switched off In other cases, press the On/Off button on your audio system When in standby screen mode, the 12:00...
oPerating PrinciPLes (1/2) BACK BACK 9:13am INFO ROUTE 2D/3D DEST MENU Done HOME REPEAT LIGHT MUTE DARK navigating a menu confirming/cancelling a shortcuts selection From the navigation map, some but- central control tons on your remote control unit have Always confirm the selection by press- –...
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oPerating PrinciPLes (2/2) 15:15 15:15 Quick menu Quick menu Use night Report Clear Turn off Use night Report colors safety route sound colors safety camera camera Brightness Add position to Mark location of Add position to Mark location of Help me! preferences Favorites map error...
voLuMe selecting a voice Your system allows you to select either a synthesised or human voice This voice is used to give the voice instruc- Speech preferences 15:15 Preferences of 5 tions To modify the voice used by your navi- Change voice Disable voice Use night...
reading a MaP G Information about your journey, such as journey time, remaining distance and arrival time note: to select what will be shown, select “Change preferences” in the 6:47 6:47 A2/E35 Utrecht A2/E35 Utrecht main menu, then “Status bar prefer- Marc Bloch Marc Bloch Marc Bloch...
Traffic info entering a “new address” This item allows you to enter all or part of the address: country, city, street and Change pref- Help me! TomTom Safety erences Cameras house number Done note: only addresses known to the Current position:...
entering a destination (2/4) Navigate to of 2 15:15 Navigate to of 2 15:15 15:15 Navigate to of 2 Home Favorite Address Home Favorite Address Home Favorite Address Recent Point of Point on Recent Point of Point on Recent Point of Point on...
entering a destination (3/4) 15:15 POI category: 15:15 Navigate to of 2 Navigate to of 2 Nightlife Airport Home Favorite Address Home Favorite Address Rest area Embassy Government office Recent Point of Point on Recent Point of Point on destina- Interest destina-...
entering a destination (4/4) note: “IQ routes" is a function which optimises the journey time using statis- tical data To activate or deactivate this function, 15:15 refer to the information on “Planning Home 9:13am Navigate to 2 of 2 SEVRES SEVRES preferences”...
guidance (1/4) 9:13am View route 6:47 A2/E35 Utrecht Venlo Browse as Browse as Browse map text images of route metres Show route Show route Show traffic on Demo summary route 6:52 57.1 9:57 10:39 Find alternative 26°C metres 10245 RDS-AF Lane images guidance screens route information...
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guidance (2/4) note: to change your route (alternative “Browse as images” route, adding waypoints, etc ) select This function allows you to see changes “Find alternative” using the left soft in direction as images button Address 9:13am “Browse map of route” SEVRES SEVRES “Browse as text”...
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guidance (3/4) “avoid roadblock” “recalculate original” Select this menu if you see a road- Select this menu to return to the origi- block or a line of traffic ahead which nal route was not indicated by the “Traffic info” 9:13am Find alternative service You then have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to...
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guidance (4/4) 9:13am 9:13am Destination: Main Menu 2 of 3 Clear Browse map Map correc- Calculate alter- Avoid road- Travel via route tions native block View route Itinerary plan- Favorite ning Recalculate Avoid part of Minimize traffic original route delays Find alternative deactivating guidance “avoid part of route”...
Navigate to Find alternative Traffic info Minimize traffic Calculate alter- Avoid roadblock delays native Change pref- Help me! TomTom Safety Recalculate Avoid part of Travel via erences Cameras original route Current position: itinerary with waypoints To add waypoints to your route, press “MENU/SET"...
Traffic info tion B Traffic information is up-to-date or being updated C Traffic information has not been up- Change prefer- Help me! TomTom ences Safety dated for at least 9 minutes Cameras Current position: D Traffic information has not been up-...
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traFFic inForMation (2/3) “Minimize traffic delays” “change traffic info preferences” Select this menu for your to plan your route based on the latest traffic infor- To access this menu, select “Traffic info” mation in the main menu (MENU/SET button), Traffic info 15:15 then "Change Traffic info preferences”...
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traFFic inForMation (3/3) “Browse map” Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning This menu enables you to explore the map and keep up-to-date with the traf- fic situation in your area To access Accident Heavy rain the map, from the main menu, select “Traffic info”...
Browse MaP (1/2) 9:13am 15:15 Map detail preferences Find SEVRES SEVRES Show Points of Interest LE CHESNAY LE CHESNAY Favorites Home Favorites Address CHAVILLE CHAVILLE Traffic VIROFLAY VIROFLAY Images Names Recent Point of My location destina- Interest Coordinates tion Done Find Options/Zoom To browse the map, press “MENU/SET”...
add and Manage Favourites (1/2) “Point of interest” You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favourite from the list below: – POI near you: to search from a list of Main Menu 2 of 3 9:13am Add as Favorite of 2 15:15 POIs near your current position –...
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add and Manage Favourites (2/2) Preferences of 5 Add as Favorite 2 of 2 9:13am Manage Favorites 9:13am Use night Show POI Safety pref- colors on map erences You have selected the favorite Point on Latitude “Favourite 3” Longitude Voice prefer- Turn off Manage...
To re- activate it, go to the “Change prefer- ences” menu, select “Brightness prefer- Change prefer- Help me! TomTom Safety Speech prefer- Turn off sound Manage ences Cameras ences Favorites ences” and check “Switch to night view when dark”...
systeM settings (2/6) “change car symbol” This menu allows you to change the ve- hicle symbol Preferences 3 of 5 9:13am Preferences 2 of 5 “2d map settings” 16:30 Change Switch map Manage Change map Brightness pref- Status bar pref- This menu allows you to display the colors erences...
Show lane Start-up prefer- colors erences erences ences images ences units of distance Select “miles” or “kilometers”, the select TOMTOM “Done” using the soft buttons Change Set clock Hide tips Automatic zooming Name prefer- Set units ences language clock display Select from the 3 clock display mode options, then select “Done”...
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You can deactivate this function by se- lecting “Hide lane images” To reacti- road types TOMTOM vate it select “Show lane images” Change Set clock Hide tips Select your preferences in terms of par- language ticular sections of the journey, such as “start-up preferences”...
Start-up prefer- ences images ences you three display modes Select the – Afrikaans desired mode, then “Done” using the – Catalan TOMTOM soft button Set the clock, then select – Czech Change Set clock Hide tips “Done” language – Danish –...
systeM settings (6/6) “show fewer menu options” This option enables you to simplify your system’s menu, so you can use it more quickly when driving To reactivate all 9:13am Preferences 5 of 5 options, select this icon again “reset factory settings” Show fewer menu Reset factory set- options...
From the main menu (MENU/SET using the soft button button), select “TomTom Safety Select the type of sound that you want Cameras”, then “Change warning pref- to hear to warn you of an upcom- erences”...
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TomTom HOME The and confirm with the OK button cameras will be active after the lo- cation is confirmed by the TomTom technical department...
– “Nearest car repair services”, – “Nearest dentist”, – “Nearest pharmacy”, Change pref- Help me! TomTom Safety Where am I? erences Cameras – “Nearest vet” Current position: “drive to help” Use your system to navigate by road to a service centre: “where am i?”...
iMage viewer image format read by your system Main Menu 3 of 3 15:15 Seconds per slide: 9:13am -bit, Greyscale Image viewer Remove SD Seconds per slide: 2 colours card 4-bit, 6 colours Prepare Guided tours route 8-bit, Done Current position: 256 colours 24-bit, 6 7 million...
reversing caMera Fixed clearance gauge 2 This gauge remains fixed and indicates The fixed clearance gauge comprises the vehicle trajectory if the wheels are coloured markers A, B and C indicating in line with the vehicle the distance behind the vehicle: This system is initially used with the aid –...
The TomTom HOME software menus guide you through these operations Insert the SD card in your computer's This is the main menu of TomTom HOME Page of 3 card reader or an external card reader, while connected to the Internet...
(2/3) Main functions available downloading maps Click on the “Add Mapps” icon to access the menu which will allow you to down- This is the main menu of TomTom HOME Page 2 of 3 load maps Help Help Help...
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You also have the option to customise your system by installing new points of interest and synthesised voices or even by changing the colour scheme This is the main menu of TomTom HOME Page of 3 downloading the instructions for Help...
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reMote controL: batteries When the LED on the remote control Place the batteries (type: AAA/LR3/ note: if you do not use the remote flashes red and a message appears on UM4 ( 5V)) in the remote control control for 20 seconds, it will switch to the screen, change the batteries in your Make sure you put the batteries in the power saving mode...
The GPS indicator on the screen stays grey or yellow The directions on the screen do not cor- The SD card is out of date Download an update from TomTom respond to the actual road HOME Traffic flow information is not displayed...
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oPerating FauLts (2/2) navigation description causes solutions Voice guidance is unavailable Voice guidance or guidance is deacti- Increase the volume vated Ensure voice guidance is activated Ensure guidance is activated The directions of the voice guidance do The voice guidance may vary according Drive according to the actual conditions not correspond to your exact location to the environment...
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