TomTom Blue&Me TomTom 2, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...Blue Me TomTom 2 Reference Guide...

Page 2: ...e 11 Sharing information with TomTom 11 Take care of your navigation device 11 Safety settings 12 Blue Me controls 14 Steering wheel controls 14 Cluster display 14 Pairing and connection 15 Synchroniz...

Page 3: ...a route in advance 36 Viewing route information 37 Voice control 38 Voice control 38 About navigation device voice control 38 Using voice control 38 Planning a trip using your voice 39 Entering addre...

Page 4: ...s 59 Advanced settings 59 Battery saving 60 Battery status 60 Brightness 60 Car symbol 60 Home location 60 Language 61 Map colors 61 Keyboard 61 Make your own menu 61 Favorites 61 Manage POIs 62 Conne...

Page 5: ...76 Receiving a call 77 Auto answer 77 Connecting more phones to your device 77 Phones menu 77 Favorites 79 About Favorites 79 Creating a Favorite 79 Using a Favorite 80 Changing the name of a Favorit...

Page 6: ...eporting a new safety camera while at home 91 Reporting incorrect camera alerts 92 Types of fixed safety camera you can report 92 Average speed check warnings 93 Safety Cameras menu 93 MyDrive 95 Abou...

Page 7: ...hat you will probably want to look at route planning and you can read all about that in the Planning a route chapter For information about what you see on the device itself go to The Driving View View...

Page 8: ...8 Blue Me TomTom 2 Dock USB cable Documentation What s in the box...

Page 9: ...y press and hold the On Off button until you see the start up screen The first time you switch on your navigation device it may take a short time to start Your Blue Me TomTom 2 navigation device start...

Page 10: ...Connect In order to use MyDrive you need to install MyDrive Connect on your computer MyDrive Connect is an application that allows your navigation device to communicate with the MyDrive website MyDri...

Page 11: ...This can take 30 seconds or more Charging your device The battery in your Blue Me TomTom 2 navigation device charges when you connect it to the dock or to your computer The light on the On Off button...

Page 12: ...use permanent damage Extended exposure to sunlight may lead to premature degradation of battery performance Safety settings We recommend using the safety settings to make your driving as safe as possi...

Page 13: ...13 Blue Me specific functions...

Page 14: ...lls and to activate Blue Me voice commands A message is displayed on your navigation device if you try to do something which is not sup ported by the steering wheel buttons To control these functions...

Page 15: ...and then Pairing User Pairing A 4 digit PIN code appears on the cluster display You use this PIN in a later step 5 Tap the screen on your navigation device to show the Main Menu 6 Tap Find Blue Me 7...

Page 16: ...re the connection is activated automatically each time the navigation device is switched on and either the car key is switched to the ignition on position or the car engine is running In some instance...

Page 17: ...connect your navigation device to Blue Me automatic synchronization of settings is switched on If synchronization is switched on this happens every time you connect your navigation device to Blue Me a...

Page 18: ...ter eco Drive info or Fuel efficiency info or EcoTrend info depending on your car and Media player Tip The car image displayed in the Car Menu button and in the buttons within the Car Menu is branded...

Page 19: ...n your car and not between your phone and the navigation device You can also use Blue Me to handle hands free phone calls without the navigation device How ever if the navigation device is in the dock...

Page 20: ...the list of recently dialed numbers and the phone book Trip Computer Your Blue Me TomTom 2 navigation device shows constantly updated information about your current fuel consumption and remaining driv...

Page 21: ...ey On the left of the screen for cars where a gear shift indicator is available the indicator suggests when you should change gear by repeating the information shown in the gear shift indicator on the...

Page 22: ...ion about your driving style is not available for all types of car engine If you are using LPG fuel the fuel efficiency information is only shown to provide an estimation of your driving style If you...

Page 23: ...ided by Blue Me Give one of the following voice commands Say SatNav to start using buttons on the steering wheel to control your navigation device Say Car Menu to open the Car menu then say one of the...

Page 24: ...ins your music collection into the USB slot in your car 2 Tap Car menu in the main menu of your navigation device 3 Tap Media Player The Media Player opens On the right you can see the current song ti...

Page 25: ...o open the USB settings menu In the USB settings menu you can choose to start playing a song as soon as Blue Me is switched on shuffle songs during playback and repeat the song that is currently playi...

Page 26: ...lue Me TomTom 2 navigation device comes with a European wide list of Fiat Lancia Alfa Romeo Fiat Professional service points and Chrysler service points in the UK and LPG CNG gas stations These are al...

Page 27: ...ation closest to your route If you do not have a route planned tap Yes to be taken to the gas station closest to your current location Your Blue Me TomTom 2 navigation device knows which type of fuel...

Page 28: ...rance that matches the brand of your car Your Blue Me TomTom 2 navigation device remembers the brand of your car and the MyDrive pages of tomtom com are updated to match your car For more information...

Page 29: ...29 TomTom functions...

Page 30: ...Tap Navigate to 3 Tap Address You can change the country or state setting by tapping the flag before you select a city 4 Enter the town or city name Tip Instead of typing the address tap the microphon...

Page 31: ...se number then tap Done 7 The location is shown on the map Tap Select to continue or tap Back to enter another ad dress Tip If you want your final destination to be a parking lot tap Park nearby and s...

Page 32: ...trip time To view the route summary tap the right hand panel on the status bar in the Driving view or tap View route in the Main Menu and then tap Show route summary If you have TomTom Traffic or an...

Page 33: ...st route especially if the shortest route is through a town or city Avoid highways a route which avoids highways Walking route a route designed for making the trip on foot Bicycle route a route design...

Page 34: ...w Using arrival times You can set your Blue Me TomTom 2 device to ask you if you need to arrive at a particular time when you plan a route Status bar Tap Status bar in the Settings menu to enable or d...

Page 35: ...tries the zip code can be used to identify the place and street In other countries the zip code only identifies the place so you need to enter the street name separately Recent destination Tap this bu...

Page 36: ...route This button is shown while there is no planned route on your Blue Me TomTom 2 device 3 Select the starting point for your trip in the same way that you would select your destination 4 Set the d...

Page 37: ...h a demo of the trip You can interrupt the demo at any time by tapping the screen Show route summary Tap this button to open the route summary screen Show destination Tap this button to see a preview...

Page 38: ...the Main menu then tap Product manuals and then tap What to say Important Voice control requires a computer voice When there are no computer voices installed on your Blue Me TomTom 2 this feature is n...

Page 39: ...mmand is correct say Yes If the command is incorrect say No and repeat the command after you hear the prompt and beep again Your device plans a route from your current location to your destination Tip...

Page 40: ...n again when you hear the beep 4 Say the street name Your device shows a list of street names which sound similar to what you said and tells you which street name is at the top of the list If the stre...

Page 41: ...alculated and the route summary is shown tap Done Your device starts to guide you to your destination using spoken instructions and onscreen directions Entering addresses using your voice Important In...

Page 42: ...ard to use speech to enter an address When the button is gray you cannot use speech to enter an address Tips Your Blue Me TomTom 2 recognizes places and street names when they are spoken in the local...

Page 43: ...bar Tap the sidebar to open the Traffic menu The traffic sidebar is only shown if your device has either an HD Traffic subscription or an RDS TMC Receiver connected Traffic information is not availabl...

Page 44: ...phone not connected this symbol is shown only when naviga tion device is not connected to Blue Me and the selected mobile phone is not connected to your device You must have already established a con...

Page 45: ...ing lane for your planned route As you approach an exit or junction the lane you need is shown on the screen Using lane guidance There are two types of lane guidance Lane images To turn lane images of...

Page 46: ...46 Tip If no lane guidance is shown in the status bar and all lanes are highlighted you can use any lane...

Page 47: ...e is shown next to the original route so that you can select the route you want to use Avoid roadblock Tap this button while driving on a planned route to avoid a roadblock or traffic congestion on th...

Page 48: ...ur original route Tap the panel at the right to select one of the routes and then tap Done If you do not want to use either of the routes shown in the route sum mary tap Change route to find another w...

Page 49: ...across the screen To move the map touch the screen and drag your finger across the screen If your device supports gestures you can also zoom in and out by touching the screen with your thumb and foref...

Page 50: ...on or find a Point of Interest near the cur sor position 6 The Find button Tap this button to find specific addresses favorites or Points of Interest 7 The zoom bar Zoom in and out by moving the slide...

Page 51: ...on on the map such as the address Set marker posi tion Tap this button to create your own green marker and place it at the cursor position If a green marker exists this button changes to Delete marker...

Page 52: ...sor position on the map Travel via Tap this button to travel via the cursor position on the map as part of your current route Your destination remains the same as before but your route now includes th...

Page 53: ...ection you want to apply 4 Select how you want to select the location 5 Select the location Then tap Done 6 Enter the details of the correction Then tap Done 7 Select whether the correction is tempora...

Page 54: ...fic is different from the direction shown on your map Note Reverse traffic direction only works for one way streets If you select a two way street you will be given the chance to block unblock the str...

Page 55: ...Near you or Near home to open the map at your current location or at your Home location 4 Select the location of the missing restaurant 5 Tap Done 6 Type the name of the restaurant then tap Next 7 If...

Page 56: ...issing street You have to select the start and end points of the missing street City Tap this button to report an error about a city town or village You can report the following types of error City is...

Page 57: ...eech technology and computer voices to read the street names on your map as it guides you on your route The computer voice analyses the whole phrase or sentence before speaking to ensure that the sent...

Page 58: ...58 Tap in the Main menu then tap Volume settings and move the slider to adjust the volume Tap Test to listen to the new volume level...

Page 59: ...veling al ways at the top Switch to 3D view when following a route tap this button to show the map automatically in 3D view when you are following a route Advanced settings Advanced settings Tap this...

Page 60: ...saving Battery saving To change the power saving settings tap this button on your device Battery status Battery status Tap this button to check the status of the battery Brightness Brightness Tap thi...

Page 61: ...ddresses such as when you plan a route or search for the name of a town or a local restaurant Make your own menu Make your own menu Tap this button to add buttons to your own personalized menu If ther...

Page 62: ...egories and add your own POI locations to these categories You can for example create a new POI category called Friends You could then add all your friends addresses as POIs in this new category Tap t...

Page 63: ...nd Blue Me button This may be helpful if your Blue Me TomTom 2 device is transferred between two cars that both have a Blue Me system installed For more information on connecting your phone and making...

Page 64: ...reen Map information settings Set whether you want to be warned if your route passes through an area where your map con tains only limited information Toll road ferry carpool lanes and unpaved road se...

Page 65: ...POI on map Show POI on map Tap this button to select the types of Point of Interest POI you want to see on the map 1 Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu 2 Select the POI categories you want to b...

Page 66: ...w Maximum speed Important The speed limit is shown next to your current speed If you drive faster than the speed limit you see a warning indicator in the status bar for example the status bar pane tur...

Page 67: ...asier to view the screen and less distracting for the driver if the brightness of the screen is dimmed Tip Your device can switch between day and night colors depending on the time of day To automatic...

Page 68: ...68 Volume Volume Tap this button to set the volume level for your device Move the slider to change the volume...

Page 69: ...ry POI must be assigned to a POI category This means you need to have created at least one POI category before you can create your first POI You can only add POIs to POI categories you have created Fo...

Page 70: ...tly used as destinations Point of Interest Tap this button to add a Point of Interest POI as a POI For example if you are creating a category of POIs for your favorite restaurants use this option inst...

Page 71: ...d for the POI POI near you distance from your current location POI in a city distance from the city center POI near Home distance from your Home location POI along route distance from your current loc...

Page 72: ...t from a gas station 1 Tap Manage POIs or Warn when near POI in the settings menu 2 Scroll down the list and tap Gas station Tip To remove a warning tap on the category name and then tap Yes POI categ...

Page 73: ...n near POI tap this button to set your device to warn you when you are near selected POIs Delete POI tap this button to delete one of your own POI categories Edit POI tap this button to edit one of yo...

Page 74: ...do the following 1 Tap the screen to show the Main Menu 2 Tap Help 3 Tap Phone for help 4 Select the type of service you require for example Nearest hospital 5 Select a center from the list the neare...

Page 75: ...map If hands free calling is supported on your device and your phone is connected to your device you can tap Where am I Select the type of service you want to contact and tell them your exact locatio...

Page 76: ...ones and select your phone when it is shown in the list You only need to do this once and your Blue Me TomTom 2 device will remember your phone Tips Make sure that you switch on Bluetooth on your phon...

Page 77: ...ls you the caller s name and phone number are shown Tap the screen to accept or reject the call Auto answer You can set your Blue Me TomTom 2 device to automatically answer incoming phone calls To set...

Page 78: ...Tap this button to change your home phone number Delete Tap this button to select information you want to delete You can delete the list of recent callers and the list of recently dialed numbers Auto...

Page 79: ...d Select the type of the Favorite by tapping one of the buttons described below Home You can set your Home location as a Favorite Favorite You cannot create a Favorite from another Favorite This optio...

Page 80: ...It is a good idea to give your Favorite a name that is easy to remember Tap OK Your new favorite appears in the list After you have added two or more Favorites and Tips are switched on you are asked...

Page 81: ...4 Tap the Favorite you want to rename Tip Use the left and right arrows to choose another Favorite from your list 5 Tap Rename 6 Type in the new name and then tap Done 7 Tap Done Deleting a Favorite...

Page 82: ...orms you about traffic delays while you drive using glowing dots to show you where each traffic incident is located on your route The top of the traffic sidebar represents your destination and shows t...

Page 83: ...the route to avoid all traffic delays but a route which avoids all delays will usually take longer than the fastest route 4 Tap Done Setting the radio frequency for RDS TMC information Note Not all d...

Page 84: ...Note If you already have a route planned a summary of traffic incidents on your route is shown Tap Options to open the Traffic menu 2 Tap Show home work traffic 3 Set your home location and your work...

Page 85: ...r route The total includes any delays due to traffic incidents and those due to busy roads with infor mation provided by IQ Routes Tap Minimize delays to check if you can reduce the delay Tap the left...

Page 86: ...eft and right arrows at the bottom of this screen Changing traffic settings Use the Traffic settings button to choose how traffic information works on your navigation device 1 Tap the traffic sidebar...

Page 87: ...t sur rounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the screen There are two types of incident and warning signs Symbols shown in a red square are traffic incidents Your navigation...

Page 88: ...r place of work and back Show traffic on route Tap this button for an overview of traffic incidents along your route Tap the left and right buttons for more detailed information about each incident Ta...

Page 89: ...ed restriction has been reported for the camera the speed is also shown in the Driving View The location of the safety camera is shown on the map Note For average speed cameras you are warned by a com...

Page 90: ...s Safety Camera symbols Safety Cameras are shown as symbols in the Driving View When you approach an area where an alert is located you see a symbol and a warning sound is played You can change the wa...

Page 91: ...the Driving View or in the quick menu to record the location of the camera If you tap the report button within 20 seconds of receiving a safety camera warning you get the option to add a camera or rem...

Page 92: ...f the camera still exists Note It s possible to report or confirm the location of danger zones but it s not possible to remove them Types of fixed safety camera you can report When you report a fixed...

Page 93: ...mediate warning type 2 Once in the speed check zone if you are driving faster than the permitted speed and have already received a start of zone warning you see a visual warning in the Driving View in...

Page 94: ...ill receive and the sounds used for each alert Disable alerts Tap this button to disable all alerts at once Show report button Tap this button to enable the report button The report button is shown in...

Page 95: ...you need to install MyDrive Connect on your computer MyDrive Connect is an application that allows your navigation device to communicate with the MyDrive website MyDrive Connect needs to be running th...

Page 96: ...ser Tip When you connect your navigation device to your computer MyDrive Connect tells you if there are any updates for your device MyTomTom account To download content and to use TomTom services you...

Page 97: ...information about your Blue Me TomTom 2 and to select whether you want to share infor mation with TomTom A menu opens with the following options About my device Tap this button to find technical info...

Page 98: ...care Use of TomTom products while driving 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 h...

Page 99: ...CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT USE YOUR TOMTOM DEVICE ONLY WITH THE SUPPLIED DC POWER CORD CAR CHARGER BATTERY CABLE AC ADAPTER HOME CHARGER IN AN APPROVED CRADLE OR USING THE SUPPLIED USB CABLE TO CONNECT...

Page 100: ...cle Code applies to anyone driving in California not just California residents Minnesota State Legislature Statutes Section 169 71 subdivision 1 section 2 provides that A person shall not drive or ope...

Page 101: ...uded 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 inte...

Page 102: ...manufacturer of the medical device to determine if the operation of your wireless product may interfere with the medical device Exposure limits This device complies with radiation exposure limits set...

Page 103: ...Some images are taken from NASA s Earth Observatory The purpose of NASA s Earth Observatory is to provide a freely accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imag...