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TomTom App Reference Manual

TomTom App Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 TomTom App...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started Start TomTom App ..........................5 Updating your TomTom App ....................... 5 GPS reception ............................. 5 Planning a Route Planning a route ..........................6 Route summary ........................... 7 Sharing your route ..........................7 Other destination options ........................7 Finding an alternative route .........................
  • Page 3 Browsing a Map ..........................28 Markers ..............................28 Selecting Items on the Map .......................28 Map Toolbar ............................30 Map Corrections with TomTom Map Share About TomTom Map Share .......................32 Map corrections ..........................32 Switching Map Share on and off .......................32 Downloading and sending map corrections ..................32 Reporting a map error ........................33...
  • Page 4 Buying a new Speed Cameras subscription ..................52 Checking your Speed Cameras subscription ..................53 Renewing your Speed Cameras subscription ...................53 TomTom Local Search with Google About TomTom Local Search with Google ..................54 Using local search ..........................54 ’Add to TomTom’ About ’Add to TomTom’ ........................56 Using the 'Add to TomTom’...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Updating your TomTom App If you have an old version of TomTom App on your Apple device, you must update to the latest version of TomTom App before continuing to read this guide. To download and update your Apple device with the latest version of TomTom App, go to the Apple App Store.

  • Page 6: 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. To plan a route with TomTom App, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu.

  • Page 7: Route Summary

    4. Tap Send. A summary of your route is sent via email. The email contains links which allow recipients to view the starting point and destination of your route using TomTom App, iPhone Maps application or an Internet browser. Other destination options...
  • Page 8 These also include your Travel Via stops. Recent Destination Tap this button to run an Internet search of the local area and use the location of one of the search results as your destination. See TomTom Local Search with Google for more details. Local Search Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI).

  • Page 9: Finding An Alternative Route

    Find Alternative. Planning a route in advance You can use TomTom App to plan a route in advance by selecting your starting point and your destination. Here are some reasons why you might want to plan a route in advance: ...

  • Page 10: Setting A Reminder

    Setting a reminder You can use TomTom App to set a reminder for a route that you have planned in advance. The reminder is added to your iPhone calendar and set to alert you a short time before you need to depart.

  • Page 11: Driving View

     other messages, such as "Poor GPS Reception". 3. Your current position. 4. TomTom HD Traffic button. Tap this button to buy a TomTom HD Traffic subscription or to open the traffic sidebar. See Traffic Information for more details. 5. The remaining distance of your journey and your current speed. If known, the speed limit is also shown.

  • Page 12: Moving Around In The Driving View

    Move the slider from left to right to increase the volume for both music and voices at the same time. Move the slider all the way to the left to mute all sounds from TomTom App. When the sound is muted,...

  • Page 13: Quick Access Toolbar

    When voice instructions are disabled, the voice disabled indicator is shown in the bottom left corner of the Driving View. To mute all sounds from TomTom App tap the navigation instruction area on The Driving View and slide the volume slider to the left.

  • Page 14: Advanced Lane Guidance

    For some exits and junctions, an image shows the lane you should be in. To turn the images off, switch Lane images off in the Advanced Settings menu. For other exits and junctions, TomTom App shows the lane you should take in the status bar.

  • Page 15: Route Options

    Route Summary screen, then tap Options. Minimise Delays Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic information. This button is only available if you have a subscription to TomTom HD Traffic. Minimise Delays Find Alternative Find Alternative lets you change your route without changing your destination.

  • Page 16: Calculate Alternative

    This is an easy way of planning different route to the same destination. Calculate TomTom App looks for another route from your current location to your Alternative destination.

  • Page 17: Travel Via

    Travel Via screen. TomTom App calculates a new route to your destination that passes the stops you chose. A flag appears in the Driving View at each of your Travel Via stops. Unlike at your final destination, TomTom App only gives a sound alert when you reach a Travel Via stop.

  • Page 18: Avoid Part Of Route

    Avoid Part of Route Tap this button to avoid a part of the route. Use this button if you see that your route includes a road or junction you don’t like, or which is well-known for traffic problems. You then choose the road you want to avoid from a list of the roads on your Avoid Part of route.

  • Page 19: Settings

    Advanced voice gives driving instructions and pronounces street names, signs and status messages. You can only use an Advanced voice that is in the language your Apple device uses. When you start TomTom App for the first time you are given the option to download an Advanced voice.

  • Page 20: Alerts

    Adjust this setting to warn you when you are driving above the speed limit. You can also select a warning alert sound. Important: It is important to pay attention to road signs and drive within the local speed limit. TomTom speed limit alerts should not be relied on exclusively while driving.

  • Page 21: Map

    If the slider is set to off, the music volume and voice volume are set to the same level. Tap this option to set the following map options: Day Colours / Night Colours Tap Day Colours to select a day colour scheme consisting of bright colours. Tap Night Colours to select a night colour scheme consisting of darker colours.

  • Page 22: Distance Units

     Fastest - the fastest route to your destination.  Shortest - the shortest route to your destination. This may take much longer than the fastest route.  Avoid Motorways - this type of route avoids all motorways.  Walking Route - this type of route is optimised for walking. ...

  • Page 23: Reset

    View. Map Share Adjust this setting to turn Map Share on and off. TomTom Map Share helps you correct map errors and share map corrections with the rest of the TomTom Map Share community. Note: When this setting is adjusted the map is reloaded so that map corrections can be applied or removed.
  • Page 24 All your personal settings will be deleted, including your Favourites and your Home location. Map Share™ Tap Downloaded Map Corrections to remove map corrections that you have downloaded from TomTom. Tap My Map Corrections to remove map corrections that you have made yourself. My Locations Tap Recent Destinations to remove your recently visited locations from the location selector.

  • Page 25: Main Menu

    Main Menu The Main Menu When you start TomTom App without having earlier planned a route, the Main menu is shown. To open the Main menu from the Driving View, tap the screen. The following buttons are available in the Main menu: Tap this button to start planning a route.

  • Page 26: Navigate To Menu

    Tap this button to change how TomTom App behaves. Change Settings Navigate To menu When you tap Navigate To in the Main menu, you can select your destination in the following ways: Tap this button to plan a route to your Home location.

  • Page 27: Return To Driving View

    Tap this button to select a photo from your iPhone gallery and use it as your destination. Note: Only photos that contain location data can be used. This feature can be enabled in the iPhone Camera application. Photo Tap this button to enter a postcode as your destination. To navigate to an address, tap the Address button at the top of the screen to display the Address screen.

  • Page 28: Browse Map

    Browse Map Browsing a Map Tap Browse Map in the Main menu to open the Map Browser. Using the Map Browser you can browse the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. You can move around the map by using your finger to drag the map across the screen. Zoom in and out by pinching your fingers together and apart on the screen.
  • Page 29 You can also drag the cursor around the map by holding your finger on it until it expands. When you drag the cursor, the area within the expanded cursor is magnified. When you place the cursor, a part of the map is selected. Details of this location are shown, along with an arrow.

  • Page 30: Map Toolbar

    Tap this button to centre the map on your current location. Tap this button to show your route on the map. Tap this button to show traffic incidents in the Map Browser. TomTom HD Traffic is a subscription service. Tap this button to open the map corrections menu. This button is only available when a road is selected.
  • Page 31 Tap this button to select the information shown on the map. You can select to show the following information:  Traffic  Favourites  Names  Coordinates  Points of Interest Tap POI Types to select which POIs are shown on the map.

  • Page 32: Map Corrections With Tomtom Map Share

    On an iPod touch or iPad without 3G, TomTom Map Share only connects to the TomTom Map Share community when there is a WiFi connection. Changes you make while not connected are shown only on your TomTom App and are not uploaded even when you later connect via WiFi. Map corrections Map corrections are reported by Map Share users.

  • Page 33: Reporting A Map Error

    5. Enter the details of the correction, then tap Send. The correction is saved and the information is sent to the TomTom Map Share team. 6. A Thank You message appears. Tap Continue to return to the Browse Map screen.
  • Page 34 Tap this button to report other types of corrections to TomTom. Type a message describing the correction. For example, you can report missing streets, errors in motorway entrances and exits or missing roundabouts. Tap Send and TomTom App sends a special report to TomTom Report Other Error Map Share.

  • Page 35: Points Of Interest (Pois)

     Museums  Parking garages  Petrol stations There are several places where you can use POIs in TomTom App:  Selecting a POI as your destination when planning a route.  Calling a POI from the map browser. ...
  • Page 36 Tap this button to choose from a list of POIs near to your Home location. POI Near Home The following options are available when a route is already planned: Tap this button to find a POI along your planned route. POI Along Route Tap this button to find a POI near your planned destination.

  • Page 37: Finding A Poi On The Map Browser

    Finding a POI on the Map Browser You can find a POI using the Map Browser then contact the POI or navigate to it. 1. Tap the screen to show the Main menu. 2. Tap Browse Map. Make sure Points of Interest are selected in the Map Details page. You can also select which POIs to show on the map.

  • Page 38: Showing Pois On The Map

    Tap this button to place a marker at the cursor position. Set Marker Position Tap this button to move the map so that the cursor position is in the centre of the screen. The map zooms in on the cursor position. Centre on Map Showing POIs on the map POIs can be shown on the map in the Driving View and in the Map Browser.

  • Page 39: Help Me

    If your device does not have a phone feature, you are shown the number so you can dial using another device. Once the call is answered, for a description of your current location, open TomTom App again and tap Help Me. A description of your current location is shown. Tap the description to copy the text.

  • Page 40: Favourites

    Creating a Favourite You can create a Favourite from one of the following locations in TomTom App: - using the Navigate To... menu and the Favourite menu - using the Change Settings menu and the Manage Favourites menu - from a location selected on the Map Browser.

  • Page 41: Using A Favourite

    Coordinates Give your Favourite a name that is easy to remember. TomTom App will always suggest a name. If you don’t like the suggested name, delete it and enter a new one. You can always change the name later.

  • Page 42: Changing The Order Of Your Favourites

    5. Tap Name on the Favourite, then enter the new name for the Favourite. 6. Tap Done. The Favourite is renamed. Changing the order of your Favourites Change the order of your Favourites as follows: 1. Tap the screen to show the Main menu. 2.

  • Page 43: Traffic Information

    For more information about TomTom services and subscriptions, go to tomtom.com/iphone. Important: TomTom HD Traffic is only supported for use with the iPhone and the iPad 3G and is not supported for use with the iPod touch or the iPad without 3G.
  • Page 44 There is no delay on your route. Less than 15 minutes delay on your route. More than 15 minutes delay on your route. Traffic service updating. No route planned, traffic is up to date. No subscription to TomTom Traffic. Traffic service is unavailable.
  • Page 45 Getting more information about an incident When a traffic incident is shown on the map, the starting point of the incident is indicated with a traffic symbol. As you scroll the traffic sidebar up and down, the panel above the status bar shows more information about each incident.

  • Page 46: Checking Traffic Incidents In Your Area

    Taking the fastest route TomTom App constantly looks for changes in the traffic on your route and checks if there is a faster route to your destination. If a faster route is found, you are asked if you want to use the faster route.

  • Page 47: Traffic Incidents

    Traffic incidents and warnings are shown on the map, in the Driving View and on the traffic sidebar. There are two types of incident and warning signs:  Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents. TomTom App can replan your route to avoid new incidents. ...

  • Page 48: Regional Availability

    TomTom App. Checking your Traffic subscription You can check the status of your subscription at any time, by tapping TomTom Shop in the Main menu, then tapping Traffic. TomTom App also warns you when your subscription is approaching the renewal date.

  • Page 49: Speed Cameras

    The information shown by the Speed Cameras service is continually updated by TomTom users and frequently sent to your TomTom App so you always have the latest information for your route. You can also add or remove speed cameras.
  • Page 50 Miscellaneous speed camera Bidirectional speed camera A camera that can measure speed in both directions. Mobile speed camera TomTom App remembers mobile speed cameras for three hours after you report them. Toll road camera Restricted-road safety camera These cameras check for vehicles that use restricted roads, for example a...

  • Page 51: Frequency Of Speed Camera Updates

    Your Speed Cameras service is constantly being updated unless the connection to the TomTom server is lost. You can see if the service is currently receiving updates from the TomTom server by looking at the colour of the speed camera symbols in the Driving View:...

  • Page 52: Report A Speed Camera

    Cameras subscribers. Regional availability Note: You can use TomTom services when travelling abroad, but when planning a route you need to consider that not all services are available in all countries. For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/iphone.

  • Page 53: Checking Your Speed Cameras Subscription

    TomTom App. Checking your Speed Cameras subscription You can check the status of your subscription at any time, by tapping TomTom Shop in the Main menu, then tapping Speed Cameras. When you have 7 days or less before your subscription expires, TomTom App shows a message to warn you that your subscription is approaching the renewal date.

  • Page 54: Tomtom Local Search With Google

    TomTom Local Search with Google About TomTom Local Search with Google You can use Local Search to find shops and businesses and plan a route to the store or office location. Local Search has the following search options: Tap this button to search near your current location.
  • Page 55 You can also tap on the phone number to call the restaurant or tap the internet address to visit the website. Tip: When you select a phone number to make a call, TomTom App will close on devices that do not support multi-tasking.

  • Page 56: Add To Tomtom

    The ’Add to TomTom’ button is shown on websites including those for supermarkets, cinemas and tourist attractions. When you see the ’Add to TomTom’ button on a website, you can click the button to view the location in TomTom App.

  • Page 57: Addendum And Copyright

    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 58 Copyright notices © 2011 TomTom. All rights reserved. TomTom and the TomTom logo are registered trademarks of TomTom N.V. Please see tomtom.com/legal for warranties and end user licence agreements applying to this product. © 2011 TomTom. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and the subject of copyright protection and/or database right protection and/or other intellectual property rights owned by TomTom or its suppliers.