TomTom 2004, User Manual

Page 1: ...cking an address 3 The menu 3 1 Planning from A to B 3 2 Alternative routes 3 3 The route instructions 4 The preferences 4 1 Use night colors 4 2 Turn off 3D display 4 3 Turn off map display 4 4 Hide POI 4 5 Turn sound off 4 6 Change volume 4 7 Maintain favorites 4 8 GPS status 4 9 Switch map 4 10 Enable Disable POI 4 11 Change map colors 4 12 Use larger keyboard 4 13 About Navigator 4 14 Set name...

Page 2: ...he bottom of the screen shows the street name you will reach if you follow the current driving instruction If the sound off indicator is not shown the displayed instruction will be accompanied by voice instructions If necessary use the sound on preference to switch on the voice instructions To increase or decrease the scale of the map tap to zoom in or to zoom out relative to your current position...

Page 3: ...en It provides access to all functions There are two pages Use the button to cycle through the pages You select an icon by tapping it Until you take your stylus or finger off the screen icons and buttons are only highlighted not yet selected When a menu option is not available the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected Tap approximately in the middle of the map to open the menu Tap the journey info...

Page 4: ...this screen you can decide how to use the route The route summary screen is shown immediately after you have calculated a route for example with Navigate to Plan from A to B or Find alternative You can also show this by tapping Show status in the menu Next page button Relevant information if available Cancel button Current destination Battery and GPS indicators Application version Map showing the ...

Page 5: ...n is an alternative route the original journey time and distance are also shown for comparison Tap Route to display a complete list of route instructions Tap Map to browse around on the map of your route Tap Done to start navigating in the main screen 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 o...

Page 6: ...rag it around Scale bar Cursor position GPS button Zoom slider Your current GPS location Options button Search button Cursor button Done button option function The search button allows you to search for a specific location and place your cursor there You use it to locate z an address z one of your favorite locations z your home location z a recent destination z a nearby point of interest e g a hot...

Page 7: ...hat are currently being displayed on the map z show the number of roads and streets z show the number of street names z show or hide all points of interest z show or hide all favorites Tap Show POI to use the Enable disable POI preference to specify which categories of points of interest can be displayed Note The option to show or hide all points of interest in this menu is the same as Show POI Hi...

Page 8: ...thing press the BACK or CANCEL button z If there are more lines than fit on the screen you can browse to the other pages of the list by tapping and z When a line has too much text to fit on the screen it will be abbreviated When you tap an item and keep your finger or stylus on the screen the item will be adjusted in size in order to show the complete text Page 8 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 9: ...d which allows you to enter digits and special symbols 2 2 Picking locations You can select a location with several options z Home your home location z Favorite one of your own favorite locations z Recent destination a location that you have recently travelled to z Point of Interest POI a point of interest such as a gas station restaurant hospital etc z Address a city street and house number z GPS...

Page 10: ...nge home location preference If you don t specify a HOME position the home icon in the location menu will remain dimmed 2 2 2 Picking a favorite Locations you travel to regularly like family friends work address important customers etc can be turned into favorite locations If you have never turned a location into a favorite the favorite icon in the location menu is dimmed Otherwise you will be pre...

Page 11: ...ame or delete favorites using the Maintain favorites preference 2 2 3 Picking a recent destination Every time you plan a route the destination is automatically added to the list of recent destinations If you have never navigated anywhere the recent destination icon in the location menu will be dimmed Otherwise you will be presented with a browser listing the most recently used destinations Page 11...

Page 12: ... 5 Picking a point of interest Points of interest often abbreviated to POI are locations like parking garages gas stations hotels restaurants hospitals monuments etc Most TomTom Navigator maps offer huge numbers of POI a notable exception is the Major Roads map for which the POI icon in the location menu will be dimmed In order to pick a POI you first need to pick a POI category As there are many ...

Page 13: ...ll 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 Related topics See chapter 2 1 for details about how to browse search for particular items etc in the list of POI categories or in the list of POI Page 13 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 14: ...sually suffice When you see the name of the city in the list tap it TomTom Navigator will initially present you with a list of recently used city names In other words after you have used TomTom Navigator for a while you will often be able to pick the city without typing any letters at all TomTom Navigator also knows the postal code zones for most countries This means that in those countries you ca...

Page 15: ...ren t so much streets as locations This includes certain parks and squares as you might expect but also crucial landmarks such as railway stations and city centers In almost every city there is at least one such location carrying the same name as the city itself STEP 3 Specifying the house number or crossing Next you will be asked to enter the house number Or as an alternative way of specify a pre...

Page 16: ...are only highlighted not yet selected When a menu option is not available the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected The change preferences option gives access to several menu pages with preference options which are explained in chapter 4 option function Navigate to Calculates a route from your current position to a certain destination The destination can be any type of location except your current...

Page 17: ...ing locations description Change preferences TomTom Navigator has many preferences which set the behavior to your personal liking Chapter 4 describes all the options from the preference menu in detail Plan from A to B To plan a route without a valid GPS signal You can manually select the departure and destination of your route Chapter 3 1 describes this function in detail Browse map Lets you explo...

Page 18: ...to find out how someone should travel to you The difference with Navigate to is the departure location of your trip Where Navigate to uses you current GPS location as the departure Planning from A to B requires you to enter the departure manually Use the locations picker to set any type of location to depart from For fast selection TomTom Navigator offers you the option to use your last destinatio...

Page 19: ...n review the route on the map as written instructions and the summary statistics total distance and estimated total journey time This gives a good overview of your trip If you are not happy with the calculated route you can calculate an alternative route 3 2 Alternative routes Alternative route options are available from the menu by tapping Find alternative Page 19 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guid...

Page 20: ...e street name you should drive onto option function Calculate alternative Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route As many new roads as possible are used for the new route The new calculated route is shown in the route summary screen from which you can start navigating or exploring the calculated alternative Avoid roadblock Calculates a new route using t...

Page 21: ...re multiple pages Use the button to cycle through the pages When a menu option is not available the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected A number of preferences work as a status which can be switched back and forth by selecting it The icons show what can be activated For example Turn off sound will disable the voice instructions The next time you enter the Distance to instruction The distance bet...

Page 22: ...olors are used switch to day colors by tapping Use day colors Related topic To change the style of the map display use the Change map colors preference option 4 2 Turn off 3D display Turn on 3D display You can use the map in the main screen in two modes The 3D display shows the map from a birds eye perspective similar to the view you have while driving a car The alternative is the 2D display which...

Page 23: ...e POI Show POI The main screen can show points of interest POI as icons in the map Every category of POI will be shown using its own icon This Hide POI Show POI preference either shows all specified POI categories or no POI s on the map If Points Of Interest are shown they can be hidden by tapping Hide POI If no Points Of Interest are shown you can make them appear by tapping Show POI Note Only th...

Page 24: ...ar a sample of the voice at the current sound volume Related topics To turn the sound completely OFF use the turn off sound preference option To select another voice use the change voice preference option 4 7 Maintain favorites 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 wor...

Page 25: ... renaming Note If your favorite list is empty the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected If the location changes for one of your favorites create it again as a new location Deleting a favorite will be executed immediately without a confirmation Related topics For an explanation on how to use the browser to select a favorite see the browser usage description 4 8 GPS status Check your GPS signal or c...

Page 26: ...through the list of supported GPS devices until your GPS device is shown Specify your GPS device by selecting DONE Note When you select Other Cable NMEA GPS as your GPS device you may need to specify a baud rate Refer to your NMEA GPS receiver manual to find out the baud rate used For many devices this will be 4800 baud Related topics To specify the units for displaying longitude latitude use the ...

Page 27: ...pecify which particular categories can be shown on the map You will be offered a browser listing of all the available POI categories Place a checkmark in the boxes before those POI categories that you want to be shown on maps Related topics Whether POI are shown at all is controlled by the Show POI preference option For more information about how to use browsers see the browser usage description 4...

Page 28: ...arger keyboard Use smaller keyboard This preference lets you select a larger keyboard which makes it easier to enter letters or a smaller keyboard which leaves more room for items in the list If you use the smaller keyboard switch to the larger keyboard by tapping Use larger keyboard If you use the larger keyboard switch to the smaller keyboard by tapping Use smaller keyboard Page 28 of 36 TomTom ...

Page 29: ...display This preference lets you specify how you want to show names in the main screen Place a checkmark in the boxes of the options you want to enable Show house numbers prefixed addresses will be displayed as 112 Oxford street rather than Oxford street 112 De emphasize E roads local road numbering are preferred over European road numbering e g A10 E35 is preferred over E35 A10 Show street names ...

Page 30: ... 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 You can pick any type of location as your home location Page 30 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 31: ...tances 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 decimal display sexagesimal display degrees minutes and seconds Page 31 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 32: ...tant 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 If the application operates for right handed switch it by tapping Left handed lay out If the application operates for left handed switch it by tapping Right handed lay out Page 32 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 33: ... speed extremely high you disable this feature Related topics To turn the schematic view on off regardless of speed use the Turn on off map display preference option For more information about the schematic view see the schematic view description 4 19 Change voice Change the voice used for driving instructions by tapping Change voice This preference lets you change the voice used for driving instr...

Page 34: ...e sound completely off use the 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 34 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 35: ...ice instructions use the change voice preference option 4 21 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 35 of 36 TomTom Navigator User Guide ...

Page 36: ...tup Menu You can use this menu to install TomTom Navigator to load extra maps to change voices and to access further product information 5 2 Requirements for installation To install TomTom Navigator or additional voices or maps a memory card such as an industry standard SD Card for your handheld is required When performing an installation make sure the memory card is inserted into your handheld Ma...