TomTom TRUCKER, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...TomTom TRUCKER Reference Guide...

Page 2: ...e map view 11 The guidance view 12 The route bar 14 Distances and the route bar 15 The quick menu 15 Navigation buttons 15 Other buttons 17 Volume control 19 Using gestures 19 Changing the text and bu...

Page 3: ...using search 45 Planning a route to a city centre 46 Planning a route to a POI using search 48 Planning a route to a POI using online search 50 Planning a route using the map 52 Planning a route usin...

Page 4: ...ed camera warnings 80 Changing the way you are warned 82 Reporting a new speed camera 82 Confirm or remove a mobile speed camera 83 Updating locations for cameras and hazards 83 Danger Zones 84 About...

Page 5: ...nings 97 Screen touch sounds 98 Read aloud traffic warnings 98 Language and Units 98 System 99 Help 99 Getting Help 101 Help 101 Product certification 102 Finding product certification information on...

Page 6: ...in the Connecting to TomTom services chapter To help you avoid traffic delays and get to your destination quicker you can use TomTom services even on the routes you drive every day For information ab...

Page 7: ...p of the mount firmly against your windscreen 6 Turn the rubber grip near the base of the mount in a clockwise direction until you feel it lock 7 If your mount is not integrated into your TRUCKER plac...

Page 8: ...Language and Units in the Settings menu When you first switch on your TomTom TRUCKER you have to answer a few questions to set it up Answer the questions by touching the screen GPS reception When you...

Page 9: ...our device Maps can be purchased from tomtom com Device not starting In rare cases your TomTom TRUCKER may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps First check that the battery is charg...

Page 10: ...ces in each region go to tomtom com services Always connected devices Follow these steps to get TomTom services on a TomTom TRUCKER that is always connected Note When you start your TRUCKER for the fi...

Page 11: ...omething and see what it does Tip To open a pop up menu for an item on the map for example a route or a POI select the item to open the menu To select a location on the map select and hold the locatio...

Page 12: ...home location in My Places A stop on your route A location saved in My Places Select a map symbol to open the pop up menu then select the menu button to see a list of actions you can take 8 Traffic in...

Page 13: ...rn The name of the next road on your route Lane guidance at some junctions Note Select the instruction panel to see a list of turn by turn text instructions for your planned route 4 Route symbols Symb...

Page 14: ...ival information panel The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination If you have stops on your route select this panel to change between information about the next stop and your...

Page 15: ...nation icon is shown fixed at the top of the route bar For remaining distances of less than 10 km 6 miles the complete distance is shown The destination icon moves down towards the chevron symbol as y...

Page 16: ...ork Select this button to drive to your work location If this button is not included in your main menu go to My Places to set up your work location Recent Destination Select this button to open the li...

Page 17: ...n to the internet Other buttons On the map or guidance view select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu The following buttons are available in the Main Menu screen in addition to the navigation...

Page 18: ...nger hear spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic information and warning sounds Tip You can select the types of instructions you want to hear Select Voices in th...

Page 19: ...Touch one finger on the screen twice in rapid succession Example of when to use this Zooming in on the map Drag Put one finger on the screen and move it across the screen Example of when to use this...

Page 20: ...the text and the buttons select the Settings button in the Main Menu then select Appearance then select Size of text and buttons Your device must restart to apply the change Reordering the Main Menu...

Page 21: ...le in all countries or regions For more information on available services in each region go to tomtom com services About RDS TMC The Traffic Message Channel TMC also known as RDS TMC transmits traffic...

Page 22: ...ps directly on your route You can choose the information you see on your route The symbols are in the order that they occur on your route For traffic incidents the symbol for each incident alternates...

Page 23: ...e map if there is bad weather such as heavy rain or snow 2 Traffic incident on your route but in the opposite direction of travel 3 Traffic incidents on roads that are not visible at your current zoom...

Page 24: ...traffic queuing traffic or stationary traffic The delay time The length of the incident For a complete list of incident types see Traffic incidents Select the back button to go back to the guidance vi...

Page 25: ...enu then select Appearance Switch off the Show previews of motorway exits setting Time dependent speed limits Some speed limits change depending on the time of day For example you may see the speed li...

Page 26: ...26 Important The speed limit shown in the speed panel is only an indication You must always obey the actual speed limit for the road you are on and the conditions you are driving in...

Page 27: ...route planned for a large vehicle for example Bus Truck or Other favours major roads assumes you are travelling at a lower average speed and also selects routes without sharp turns Important You must...

Page 28: ...te restrictions applicable to your vehicle You can find an alternative route or change the route type for all types of vehicles taking into account the vehicle s specific settings Planning a route for...

Page 29: ...ay attention to all traffic signs especially those relating to your vehicle s dimensions and weight We cannot guarantee you will never encounter them on your route and ignoring such restrictions can b...

Page 30: ...navigation device web browser or the MyDrive app syncing with your MyDrive account happens automatically Logging in to MyDrive on your TRUCKER 1 In the Main Menu select TomTom Services 2 Select MyDri...

Page 31: ...ocation without the need to search for the location each time Your TRUCKER uses OV2 files for POI collections To upload an OV2 file to your TRUCKER do the following 1 In a web browser or using the MyD...

Page 32: ...t device your saved personal navigation information is restored to your TRUCKER or the different device The following personal navigation information is saved to your MyDrive account MyDrive destinati...

Page 33: ...51 30 31 W 0 08 34 Tip To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands type in a postcode then leave a space and then type in the house number For example 1017CT 35 For other...

Page 34: ...If you want to change how the search is done select the button to the right of the search box You can then change where the search is done for example along the route or in a city 4 As you type sugges...

Page 35: ...and half hours in the arrival information panel The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination Tip You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned Tip You can save a...

Page 36: ...e such as a restaurant or tourist attraction Alternatively you can search for a specific POI for example Rosie s Pizzeria Note When searching you can search near your current location in a town or cit...

Page 37: ...oon as you start driving the guidance view is shown automatically Tip If your destination is in a different time zone you see a plus or a minus sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in...

Page 38: ...e selected the town or city from the results list you can search for an address or POI in that city Along route When a route has been planned you can select this option to search along your route for...

Page 39: ...ng with search results Your search results are shown in two columns Address and city matches are shown in the left hand column and POIs types of POIs and Places are shown in the right hand column Tip...

Page 40: ...the house number For example 1017CT 35 Your device then plans a route to a specific house or building on a specific street Postcodes for areas Countries such as Germany France and Belgium use this typ...

Page 41: ...ble than the address on a business card You can choose a location that you want to associate with your address for example the main entrance or the entrance to a car park List of POI type icons Legal...

Page 42: ...lity Electrical car charging point s Rental car parking Car repair facility Other services Embassy Pet services Government office Telecommunication Company Community service Post office Pharmacy Shopp...

Page 43: ...Museum Exhibition centre Opera Cultural centre Nightlife Leisure centre Sport Playing field Swimming pool Mountain peak Water sports Beach Tennis court Park or recreation area Ice skating rink Yacht...

Page 44: ...in pass Airport Scenic or panoramic view Ferry terminal Postcode Note Not used in all countries Border crossing Residential area Bus station Petrol station Toll gate Electrical car charging stations R...

Page 45: ...er e to access characters 3 e and more You can search for an address town city postcode or mapcode Tip To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands type in a post code then...

Page 46: ...drive to the nearest house number 7 Select Drive A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins As soon as you start driving the guidance view is shown automatically Tip If your dest...

Page 47: ...Belgium then that city will be at the top of the results You can then search in the city Tip When searching the whole map is searched If you want to change how the search is done select the button to...

Page 48: ...e zone you see a plus or a minus sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination Tip You can a...

Page 49: ...ction Alternatively you can search for a specific POI for example Rosie s Pizzeria Note When searching the whole map is searched If you want to change how the search is done select the button to the r...

Page 50: ...e a plus or a minus sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination Tip You can add a stop to...

Page 51: ...e such as a restaurant or tourist attraction Alternatively you can search for a specific POI for example Rosie s Pizzeria Note When searching you can search near your current location in a town or cit...

Page 52: ...or a minus sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination Tip You can add a stop to a route t...

Page 53: ...selected in other ways such as adding it to My Places by selecting the pop up menu button Tip If your destination is in a different time zone you see a plus or a minus sign and the time difference in...

Page 54: ...then guidance to your destination begins As soon as you start driving the guidance view is shown automatically Tip If your destination is in a different time zone you see a plus or a minus sign and t...

Page 55: ...tter to indicate the latitude and longi tude For locations west of the 0 meridian and locations south of the equator use a minus sign before the coordinate Degrees minutes and seconds for example N 51...

Page 56: ...the following 1 Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu 2 Select Search The search screen opens with the keyboard showing 3 Type in your mapcode You can enter any of these mapcode types Int...

Page 57: ...the map view select the route itself 3 Select the pop up menu button to open the menu 4 Select Alternative Route and then select Find alternative Up to three alternative routes are shown on the map vi...

Page 58: ...ose your destination and then select the drive button in the pop up menu Your route is planned using your chosen starting point and destination The estimated time of arrival is shown at the top of the...

Page 59: ...g point into a stop 1 Select the starting point on the route in the map view 2 Select the pop up menu button A pop up menu shows a list of options 3 Select Change to a Stop Your route is replanned wit...

Page 60: ...of car parks by pressing this button You can select a car park from the list to locate it on the map Tip You can scroll down the list of results using the scroll bar on the right side of the screen If...

Page 61: ...to your destination begins As soon as you start driving the guidance view is shown automatically Tip You can add a car park as a stop on your route by using the pop up menu Finding a petrol station To...

Page 62: ...l station from the list to locate it on the map Tip You can scroll down the list of results using the scroll bar on the right side of the screen If you want to change how the search is done select the...

Page 63: ...route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins As soon as you start driving the guidance view is shown automatically Tip You can add a petrol station as a stop on your route by using t...

Page 64: ...tton to avoid an unexpected obstacle that is blocking the road on your route Avoid Toll Roads and More Select this button to avoid some types of route features that are on your currently planned route...

Page 65: ...s button to see the lists of stops for your current route You can then change the order of the stops on your route For a route without stops you can also select this button to reverse your route Drive...

Page 66: ...rtest route the shortest route to your destination This may take much longer than the fastest route Most eco friendly route the most fuel efficient route Avoid Motorways this type of route avoids all...

Page 67: ...utton to show the map Your complete route is shown on the map 2 In the route bar press the stop you want to delete The map zooms in to the stop and shows a pop up menu Tip If you select the wrong stop...

Page 68: ...dd one or two regular stops between home and work Your route back home in the evening is the reverse of your route to work in the morning You can add the route that you have planned on the map to your...

Page 69: ...as you start driving the guidance view is shown automatically Tip There are two other ways to navigate using a saved route Select the starting point of the route When the pop up menu opens select Cha...

Page 70: ...d of using the map 7 Select the Add Stop button to add this location as a stop Your route is recalculated to include your stop Tip To update the saved route in your My Routes list with the changes sel...

Page 71: ...n map view or guidance view say the wake up phrase to start voice control The default wake up phrase is Hello TomTom but you can make your own wake up phrase Tip Voice control is off by default You ca...

Page 72: ...the microphone symbol in the left corner The status message tells you if voice control cannot understand what you said and gives you instructions about using voice control At the same time voice cont...

Page 73: ...commands select Help in the Main menu then Voice control and then Which commands can I say When voice control is on you can also say All commands to view the list of available commands Here are some...

Page 74: ...he address or location You can also say the name of a place or a city centre Your TRUCKER repeats what you say and asks for confirmation Important Say number one or number two and not one or two when...

Page 75: ...lanned a list of petrol stations near your current location is shown 3 Say the number of the petrol station you want to use for example number three Voice control repeats what you say and asks for con...

Page 76: ...TomTom These verified corrections are then sent back to your own TRUCKER as part of the next map update Tip If a road closure is reported using Map Share the closure is verified and immediately shown...

Page 77: ...e you are driving you can mark the location so you can report the error later Tip You can mark your current location even when you are driving Important Do not report map errors while you are driving...

Page 78: ...ed below you need to connect your TRUCKER to MyDrive to send your map correction report to TomTom and receive map corrections from other TomTom users Road Restriction Select this option to block or un...

Page 79: ...direction The map rotates so that the direction you are coming from is shown at the bottom of the screen 7 Select the traffic signs in turn to change the turn restrictions for each road at the junctio...

Page 80: ...Some areas or countries permit limited speed camera warnings for example only warnings for fixed cameras or warnings for risk zones Your TRUCKER automatically switches to give limited warnings when y...

Page 81: ...speed cameras You are warned at the start and end of a speed enforcement zone While you are driving in a speed enforcement zone your current speed is shown and the visual warning is shown in the rout...

Page 82: ...off all audible warnings select Settings followed by Sounds and Warnings and then switch off Warning sounds Reporting a new speed camera If you pass a new speed camera that you were not warned about y...

Page 83: ...u are asked if the camera was still there 2 Select Yes if the mobile speed camera is still there 3 Select No if the mobile speed camera has been removed If you select No the mobile speed camera is rem...

Page 84: ...roads and 4000 m 4 km for motorways The location of one or more speed cameras if any can be at any point within the zone If two danger zones are close to each other the warnings can be merged into a...

Page 85: ...s only given in France You are warned at the start and end of the danger zone Risk zone this type of warning is only given in France You are warned at the start and end of the risk zone Traffic jams w...

Page 86: ...r adding the risk zone Tip If you make a mistake when reporting a risk zone select Cancel in the message The risk zone is saved on your TRUCKER automatically and also sent to other users A reported ri...

Page 87: ...nations Select this button to select your destination from a list of locations you have recently used as destinations These also include your stops Marked locations You can mark a location and tempora...

Page 88: ...have a capital letter W 3 Select Add Your home or work location is shown on the map Changing your home location You can change your home location in the following ways Changing your home location usi...

Page 89: ...elect Show on Map then select the add location symbol The name of the location appears in the edit screen 4 Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it 5 Select Done to save your loca...

Page 90: ...nce view to open the quick menu 3 Select Mark Location 4 Once marked the location is saved in My Places in the Marked Locations list If you want to permanently save a marked location add it My Places...

Page 91: ...e dimensions weights and maximum speed are set to zero To change a setting select it and enter a value that is specific to your vehicle You can also leave a setting at zero so it will not be used to d...

Page 92: ...ect Settings in the Main Menu then select Appearance Theme colour Select Theme colour to change the accent colour used in the menus buttons and icons Brightness Select Brightness to change the followi...

Page 93: ...e you see time and distance to traffic queues and more Arrival information Select Arrival information to change the following settings Show remaining distance Select this setting to show the remaining...

Page 94: ...street you driving along on the guidance view Guidance view style Select this setting to choose from 3D or 2D versions of the guidance view Both the 2D and 3D guidance views move in your direction of...

Page 95: ...re read aloud as part of navigation instruc tions For example when road numbers are read aloud you hear Turn left onto A100 Read aloud road sign information Use this setting to control whether road si...

Page 96: ...avigation Route Planning Select Settings in the Main Menu then select Route Planning When a faster route is available If a faster route found while you are driving TomTom Traffic can replan your journ...

Page 97: ...e of warnings you want to hear when you are driving Read aloud warnings Hear spoken warnings and warnings sounds Warning sounds Hear only warning sounds None No warning sounds are given Speed camera w...

Page 98: ...n the guidance view Screen touch sounds Select Settings in the Main Menu then select Sounds Warnings Switch on Screen touch sounds to hear a click when you select an item or touch a button The click s...

Page 99: ...settings About This is an information screen rather than a setting and shows you information about your TomTom TRUCKER You may be asked to go to this screen during a call to TomTom Customer Support o...

Page 100: ...is option to see the following information about voice control How to use voice control Tips for using voice control Which commands can I say About See System More help You can get further help by goi...

Page 101: ...supported on all devices or in all languages Select this option to see the following information about voice control How to use voice control Tips for using voice control Which commands can I say Abo...

Page 102: ...s the ICASA approved certification number do the following on your TRUCKER 1 Select Settings in the Main Menu 2 Select System 3 Select About 4 Select Legal information 5 Select Certificates 6 You then...

Page 103: ...at tomtom com By going to tomtom com getstarted Alternatively you can create an account on your TRUCKER by selecting Traffic Speed Cameras or Traffic Danger Zones for the first time in the main menu o...

Page 104: ...equested information for account creation including your country When set up is complete a MyTomTom account is created and your TRUCKER is linked to that account You can now access MyDrive Connect fro...

Page 105: ...device in any manner that diverts a driver s attention from the road in an unsafe manner TomTom recommends using the hands free systems where available and pulling over to a complete stop at a safe lo...

Page 106: ...113 F 45 C temperatures Temperatures Standard operation 32 F 0 C to 113 F 45 C short period storage 4 F 20 C to 122 F 50 C long period storage 4 F 20 C to 95 F 35 C Important Before you switch on the...

Page 107: ...aste Please dispose of this product by returning it to the point of sale or to your local municipal collection point for recycling By doing this you will help conserve the environment Triman logo Pace...

Page 108: ...not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation Regulatory Compliance Mark This product displays the Regulatory Compliance Mark RCM to show that it complies with relevant Australian regulation...

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