Before you start Before you start Switching on Follow the instructions at the start of this manual to dock your TomTom in your car stereo. Your TomTom can also be used without docking it in your car stereo. A mount is available as an accessory so that you can use your TomTom in other cars.
It is important to take care of your TomTom. • Your TomTom is not designed for use in extreme temperatures and any such exposure may cause permanent damage. • Do not open the casing of your TomTom under any circumstances. Doing so may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty.
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Driving View When your TomTom 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 TomTom locates your current position.
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Making your first trip Planning a route with your TomTom is easy. To plan your first route, follow the Making your first trip steps below. Important: You should always plan your journey before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while driving. 1.
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• Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. • Spoken address - tap this button to set your destination by announcing the address to your TomTom. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4.
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8. Your TomTom asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap NO. The route is calculated by your TomTom. 9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your TomTom will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both spoken instructions and on-screen directions.
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Tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done. Status bar preferences To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time. What are the other navigation options? When you tap Navigate to..., you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address.
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Tap this button to select the last recorded position where your TomTom navigation device was docked, as your destination. Last docked Planning a route in advance You can also use your TomTom to plan trips in advance by selecting both your starting point and your destination.
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Tap this button to see each turn in the trip. Tap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the trip. Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above. Browse as images Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.
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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. •...
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Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a Travel via... destination.
Menus Menus Main menu Tap the screen at any time when TomTom displays the Driving View to open the Main Menu. • Navigate to... Tap this button to start planning a route. • Find alternative... Tap this button if you want to avoid part of your route, travel via a specific location or calculate an alternative route.
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Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom, not all the buttons will be shown in the menu. Many buttons and some more advanced features are hidden because you will not need these features very often. To show all buttons and features, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
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Sounds and voices The sound on your TomTom is used for features such as: Sounds and voices • Spoken instructions • Hands-free calls • Warnings How do I change the volume level? You can change the volume in three ways: •...
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Selecting a voice To change the voice being used by your TomTom, tap Voice preferences in the Preferences menu, then tap Change voice. Select a voice from the list. Your TomTom has two different kinds of voices: Voice • Computer voices preferences These are generated by your TomTom.
Using the car stereo The car stereo uses the TomTom navigation device to display information, Using the car stereo play videos, and show controls. Through your TomTom navigation device, you can control the following: • The radio • The audio CD/CD-ROM/DVD player •...
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When you connect an iPod® or USB storage device and select one of these as the audio input source, your car stereo starts to play the first song on the iPod® or USB storage device. To select your iPod® or USB storage device, press the Source button on your car stereo until iPod or USB is shown on the display on your car stereo.
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Browse map To look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper Browse map map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen.
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Position the cursor over a location on the map, then tap one of the following buttons: Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your TomTom will calculate the route. Navigate there Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. For example, if you have found a restaurant to go to, you can search for a parking garage nearby.
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TomTom Map Share TomTom Map ShareTM is a free service that lets you make updates to your TomTom Map Share map and share those updates with other members of the TomTom Map Share community. If you find a street that has recently been blocked by traffic, you can use Map Share to update your map and then share the update with other Map Share members.
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• Updates that are reported to TomTom to be shown on the map after they are verified. These include, missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing rotaries. This type of update is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is included in the next map release.
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Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any available map updates and sends any changes you have made, to the Map Share community. Changing my preferences for map updates Open Correction preferences to change the settings for TomTom Map Share. You can change the following settings: •...
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To make an update to your map, tap Map corrections in the Main Menu then tap Correct a map error. The following types of updates are shown. Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both directions.
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Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map. For example, to rename a street near to your current location: 1. Tap Edit street name. Edit street name 2. Tap Near you. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map.
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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.
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Options Use your TomTom to find the location of a service and the contact details. • Emergency services • Emergency breakdown services Phone for help • Nearest police station • Nearest doctor • Nearest hospital • Nearest public transport • Nearest car repair services •...
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Tap this button to read the British Red Cross First Aid guide. First Aid Guide Tap this button to read a selection of useful guides. Other guides...
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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.
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Select a Favorite location from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Recent destination You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favorite. Does it make sense to do this? If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add Point of it as a Favorite.
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How can I use a Favorite? You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favorite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2.
Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some Points of Interest examples: • Restaurants • Hotels • Museums • Parking garages • Gas stations Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu. Show POI on 2.
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You can select one of these options: • POI near you - to choose from a list of POIs near to your current location. • POI in city - to find a POI in a particular town or city. • POI near Home - to choose from a list of POIs near to your Home location. You can select from a list of POIs which are along your route or close to your destination.
Managing POIs Tap Manage POIs from the Preferences menu. Manage POIs Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. You can, for example, do the following: •...
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Tap this button to add a POI. Add POI 7. You are asked to name the POI. 8. Select the POI category in which you want to add the POI. 9. Select the location of your POI from the list below. You can set your Home location as a POI.
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Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. TomTom Buddy How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2.
Itinerary Planning Itinerary Planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a trip including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following items: • Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop. •...
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The Itinerary planning screen opens. At first, there are no items on the Itinerary. Itinerary planning Note: This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. 3.
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Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your TomTom will navigate you to this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary. This button is only shown if you have already visited this item. Mark ‘to visit’ Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary.
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Hands-free calling If you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your TomTom to Hands-free calling make phone calls and send and receive messages. Note: Not all phones are supported or compatible with all features. For more information, go to www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility. Connecting to Your Phone First you must establish a connection between your mobile phone and your TomTom.
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Not all phones can transfer their phonebook to your TomTom. For more information, visit www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility. Making a Call Once you have established a connection with your phone, you can start making calls. 1. Tap Mobile phone in the Main Menu. 2.
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Mobile phone menu The available buttons are listed below: Tap this button to redial a telephone number using your mobile phone. REDIAL Tap this button to read or write a message. Read/Write message Tap this button to configre how your TomTom communicates with your mobile phone.
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Preferences Preferences Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom, 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. Tap this button in the Preferences menu, to reduce the number of buttons that are shown.
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Show POI on map Tap this button to set which categories for the Points of Interest (POIs) should be shown on the map: 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu. Show POI on 2. Select the POI categories to display on the map. Tap Find to search for a POI category.
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Voice preferences Tap Voice preferences to manage your TomTom voices. The following options are available: • Change voice - tap this button to change the voice that gives you instructions. Voice preferences A wide range of recorded human voices and computer voices are available.
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Manage Favorites Tap this button to rename or delete Favorites. To find a Favorite quickly, tap Find, then start to type the name of the Favorite. As soon as the Favorite is shown in the list, you can select it. Manage Favorites Change Home location...
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Manage POIs This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to do the following: • Set alerts for when you are near POIs. For example, your TomTom can tell you when there is a gas station Manage POIs nearby.
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Compass preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to configure the compass. The following options are available: •...
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Brightness preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to set the brightness separately for day map colors and for night map colors.
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Status bar preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar: •...
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Quick menu preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to choose up to six buttons to be used in the Quick menu. The Quick menu button enables easy access for your most commonly used buttons.
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Set units This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to set the type of units that will be shown for the following: •...
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Planning preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to set the kind of route planned when you select a destination.
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Set owner This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to enter your name and address as the owner of your TomTom and to change or delete a 4-digit password for your TomTom.
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Start-up preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to select what happens when your TomTom starts. The following options are available: •...
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Disable wireless data / Enable wireless data This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to block the reception of wireless data. You will still be connected to your mobile phone via Bluetooth and will still be able to receive and make hands-free calls.
Change language Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and messages you see on your TomTom. You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice. Change language Set clock...
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TomTom Traffic TomTom Traffic is a TomTom Service for receiving up-to-date traffic TomTom Traffic information. TomTom Traffic requires a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA). TomTom Traffic uses the most up-to-date information from the best local sources. For more information about subscribing see tomtom.com/services Setting up TomTom Traffic To use TomTom Traffic, you need to establish a connection between your mobile phone and your TomTom device.
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Traffic information has not been updated for at least 15 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 30 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 45 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least one hour. No connection is available between your TomTom device and the TomTom Traffic server.
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Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic information works on your device. To change your traffic preferences, do the following: 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences. Change Traffic preferences You can change the following preferences:...
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In the example, the Traffic sidebar shows you that there are two incidents ahead. Both incidents are traffic jams, the first is 15km ahead and is expected to delay you by at least 51 minutes. To re-plan your route to avoid these incidents, tap the Traffic sidebar to open the TomTom traffic menu, then tap Minimize traffic delays.
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To see if there is a quicker way home, you could now tap the Find alternative button and then tap Minimize traffic delays. Tip: You can let your device automatically look for alternative routes by selecting Automatically minimize delays after every traffic update in your Traffic preferences.
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Traffic incident symbols and their meaning are shown below: Accident Road closed Road works Traffic incident One or more lanes Traffic jam closed Weather related symbols and their meaning are shown below: Rain Snow Wind Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom Traffic.
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Tap this button to get the latest traffic information straight away rather than waiting for an automatic update. Update traffic info Tap this button to disable TomTom Traffic. Disable Traffic Tap this button to view the guided tour on how to use TomTom Traffic. Help Tap this button to browse the map and see the traffic information displayed on the map.
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Traffic information using RDS-TMC Traffic information using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Information from the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is used by your TomTom navigation device when your device is docked in the car stereo. The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not a TomTom Service. FM radio stations in several countries broadcast TMC information as part of their programming.
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To change your traffic preferences, do the following: 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences. Change Traffic preferences You can change the following preferences: • Automatically minimize delays after every traffic update - if you select this option, your device automatically recalculates when new delays occur on your route.
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2. Tap Show home-work traffic. 3. Tap Work to home. The route summary screen is shown, with the expected delay shown after the trip time. To see if there is a quicker way home, tap Find alternative then tap Minimize traffic delays.
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• The estimated delay to the next traffic incident on your route. • The distance from your current location to the next incident on your route. An example of a Traffic sidebar is shown below. In the example, the Traffic sidebar shows you that there are two incidents ahead.
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Traffic menu Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View to open the Traffic menu. The following buttons are available: Replans your route based on the latest traffic information. Minimize traffic delays Checks the traffic along your Home to Work route. Show home- work traffic Tap this button to show areas of traffic congestion along your current...
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Introducing TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage Introducing TomTom HOME the contents of your TomTom device. Connect to HOME frequently to get the latest updates for your device. You can, for example, do the following: •...
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Addendum Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and controlled under the sole responsibility of the Government of the United States of America, which is responsible for its availability and accuracy.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA California Vehicle Code Section 26708 (a) (1) provides that “No persons shall drive any motor vehicle with an object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.” Drivers in California should not use a suction mount on their windshield, side or rear windows.
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Important This equipment was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of shielded cables and connectors between it and the peripherals. It is important that you use shielded cables and connectors to reduce the possibility of causing radio and television interference. Shielded cables suitable for the product range can be obtained from an authorised dealer.
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municipal waste. Please dispose of this product by returning it to the point of sale or to your local municipal collection point for recycling. C-tick N14644 Z468 This product displays the C-tick to show it complies with relevant Australian and New Zealand regulations. This Document Great care was taken in preparing this manual.
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