TomTom 1EV501901 - Manuals

5 Important : You should plug the USB connector directly into a USB port on your computer and not into a USB hub or USB port on a keyboard or monitor. Take care of your navigation device Never leave your TomTom Via or accessories on view when you leave the car as they may become an easy target for t...

Safety 3. 6 Safety Installing the mount Consider carefully where to attach the mount in your car. The mount should not block or interfere with any of the following: • Your view of the road • Any of the controls in your car • Any of your mirrors • The airbag When your navigation device is in the moun...

Planning a route 4. 7 Plan- ning 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 on your TomTom Via, do the following:1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 2. Tap Navigate to.....

8 5. Enter the streetname. • Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type.• When the correct streetname appears in the list, tap the name to select the destina- tion. 6. Enter the house number, then tap Done . 7. The location is shown on the map. Tap Select to continue or tap Back...

9 8. Select the type of route you want to plan. 9. When the new route is shown, tap Done . • For more information about the route, tap Details . • To plan a different route, tap Change route . Your TomTom Via starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and onscreen directions....

10 Using your voice to plan a route Instead of tapping the screen to plan a route, you can use your voice to plan a route. For information about planning a route using your voice, see Voice command and control . Frequent destinations If you often make trips to the same destinations, you can set your...

11 Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your Via calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time. You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave. If your Via shows that you will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave in 30 minutes time,...

12 Planning a route in advance You can use your TomTom Via to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point and your destination. Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance:• Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start. You can also compare journey times for the...

13 • Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motorways. • Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot. • Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle. 6. Choose the date and time that you will make the journey you are planning. Your Via uses IQ Routes to wo...

Voice control 5. 14 Voice control About voice control Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom Via, you can use your voice to con- trol your Via. For example, to increase the volume on your Via, you can say, "Increase volume." To view the list of available commands, tap Help in t...

15 If the command is incorrect, say, "No" and repeat the command after you hear the tone. Your Via plans a route from your current location to your Home address. Tip : To stop your Via from listening out for further commands, say "Back" or "Cancel" or "Quit" or simply...

16 Tip : Different locations may have the same name, such as a road that spans multiple post- codes. When this happens you need to look at the screen and tap the correct location. If the street name you hear is incorrect, but the correct streetname is in the list, say the number next to the correct ...

17 To enter the destination using your voice, tap one of the following buttons: Tips : • Your Via recognises places and streetnames when they are spoken in the local language using local pronunciation. • Spoken address entry is not possible for postcodes which must be entered using the keyboard. • S...

Driving View 6. 18 Driving View About the Driving View When your TomTom Via device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. You can choose the screen shown wh...

19 10.Navigation instruction for the road ahead and the distance to next instruction. If the sec- ond instruction is less that 150m after the first instruction, you see it shown immediately instead of the distance. Tap this part of the status bar to repeat the last voice instruction and to change th...

Advanced Lane Guidance 7. 20 Advanc ed Lane Guid- ance About lane guidance Note : Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom Via helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an ex...

Making changes to your route 8. 22 Mak- ing change s to your route About route changes After you plan a route, you may want to change the route or even the destination. There are various ways to change your route without the need to completely replan the entire journey. To change the current route, ...

View map 9. 24 View map About viewing the map You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The map shows your current location and many other locations such as Favourites and POIs. To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu. You vie...

25 You can also set your own marker. Tap the cursor button, then tap Set marker position to place a green marker at the cursor position. To turn markers off, tap Options , then Advanced and clear the Markers checkbox. 4. Options button5. The cursor with streetname balloon. Tap the button in the stre...

Map corrections with TomTom Map Share™ 10. 27 Map correc- tions with TomTo m Map Share™ About TomTom Map Share TomTom Map Share helps you correct map errors and share map corrections with the rest of the TomTom Map Share community. To correct your map and share map corrections with other Map Share u...

28 These corrections are investigated and verified by TomTom and are included when the next map version is released. Map correction settings You can decide which map corrections from the Map Share community are used to cor- rect your maps. To select a category, tap Map corrections settings in the Ma...

29 Important : For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map correction while you are driving. Mark the location of the map error instead and enter the full details later. Correcting a map error Types of map correction To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the service...

30 (Un)block street Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both directions. For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the fol- lowing: 1. Tap (Un)block street . 2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location...

32 Edit POI Tap this button to edit an existing POI. You can use this button to make the following changes to a POI: • Delete the POI.• Rename the POI.• Change the telephone number of the POI.• Change the category that a POI belongs to.• Move the POI on the map. Comment on POI Tap this button to ent...

Sounds and voices 11. 33 Sounds and voices About sounds and voices Your TomTom Via uses sound for the following:• Driving directions and other route instructions• Traffic information• Warnings that you set• Hands-free phone calls There are two types of voice available for your Via:• Computer voices ...

34 Tap the central panel on the status bar and move the slider to adjust the volume. The last route instruction is played so you can hear the new volume level. • In the Settings menu. Tap Settings in the Main menu, then tap Volume settings and move the slider to adjust the volume. Tap Test to listen...

Settings 12. 35 Set- tings About settings You can change the way your TomTom Via looks and behaves. Most of the settings on your device can be accessed by tapping Settings in the Main Menu. Use night colours / Use day colours Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance Use night colours Tap thi...

36 Phone settings Status & Information Manage Favourites Phone settings Tap this button to open the phone settings menu. For more information on connecting your phone and making hands-free calls, see Hands-Free calling . Status & Information Tap this button to find technical information on y...

38 MyTomTom account Manage POIs Show POI on map MyTomTom account Tap this button to log in to your TomTom account. You can only log in to one account at a time on your TomTom Via. If you have more than one account or several people share the same device, you can switch from one account to another as...

39 Change Home location Switch map Planning settings Safety settings Change Home location Tap this button to set or change your Home location. You enter the address in the same way as you do when you plan a route. Your Home location provides an easy way to plan a route to an impor- tant location. Fo...

40 Change car symbol 2D/3D settings Status bar settings Change car symbol Tap this button to select the car symbol that shows your current loca- tion in the Driving view. 2D/3D settings Tap this button to set the default view of the map. To switch between 2D and 3D views while driving, tap the centr...

Points of Interest 13. 43 Points of Inter- est About Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples:• Restaurants• Hotels• Museums• Parking garages• Petrol stations Tip : To report incorrect or missing information about an existing Point of Interes...

45 The POI is created and saved in the selected category. Using POIs to plan a route When you plan a route, you can use a POI for the destination. The following example shows how to plan a route to a car park in a city:1. Tap Navigate to... in the Main menu. 2. Tap Point of Interest . 3. Tap POI in ...

46 Calling a POI Note : Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Many of the POIs on your TomTom Via include phone numbers. This means you can use your Via to call the POI and plan a route to the location of the POI. For example, you can search for a restaurant that serves South-East Asia...

47 Manage POIs You can set your Via to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. In this way, you could for example, set the device to let you know you when you are approaching a petrol station. You can create your own POI categories and add your own POI locations to these catego- ri...

Help 14. 48 Help About getting help Tap Help in the Main Menu to navigate to emergency services centres and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use the Help menu to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact locat...

49 Phone for help Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service centre. Note : Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Drive to help Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service centre. Walk to help Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a ser...

Hands-free calling 15. 50 Hands- free calling About hands-free calls Note : Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. If you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your TomTom Via to make phone calls and send and receive messages. Important : Not all phones are supported or compa...

51 • Tap Point of Interest to choose a Point of Interest (POI) to call. If your Via knows the phone number of a POI, this is shown next to the POI. • Tap Phonebook entry to select a contact from your phonebook. Note : Your phonebook is automatically copied to your Via when you first establish a con-...

Favourites 16. 53 Favour- ites About Favourites Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not need to be favourite places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. Creating a Favourite To create a Favourite, do the followin...

54 6. Your Via suggests a name for your new Favourite. To enter a new name, there is no need to delete the suggested name, you just start typing. Tip: It is a good idea to give your Favourite a name that is easy to remember. 7. Tap OK . Your new favourite appears in the list. After you have added tw...

Traffic information 17. 56 Traffic infor- mation About RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) also known as RDS-TMC, transmits traffic information as a radio signal and is available free of charge in many countries. TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is available when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traff...

57 Taking the fastest route Your Via regularly looks for a faster route to your destination. If the traffic situation changes and a faster route is found, your Via will offer to replan your journey so you can use the faster route. You can also set your Via to automatically replan your journey whenev...

58 2. Tap Traffic . 3. Tap Traffic settings . 4. Choose between always taking the faster route automatically, being asked or never changing your route. 5. Tap Next and then Done . To manually minimise traffic delays at any time, do the following:1. Tap the Traffic bar in the Driving View.2. Tap Mini...

59 3. Tap Work to home . The Driving View is shown and a message is displayed telling you about traffic incidents on this route. The Traffic sidebar also shows any delays. Getting more information about an incident To check for delays on your route, tap Show traffic on route in the Traffic menu. You...

60 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To display information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bot- tom of this screen. Changing Traffic settings Use the Traffic se...

61 Traffic incident symbols: Weather related symbols: Traffic menu To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View or tap Traffic in the Services menu. The following buttons are available: Minimise traffic delays Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic...

62 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. Tap Replan to replan your route and avoid the traffic incidents that are shown on the map. View map Tap this button to bro...

Speed Cameras 18. 63 Speed Cam- eras About Speed Cameras The Speed Cameras service warns you about the following roadside camera locations: • Speed camera locations. • Accident blackspot locations. • Mobile speed camera locations. • Average speed camera locations. • Toll road camera locations. • Tra...

64 Tip: To change the number of seconds or warning sound, tap Alert settings in the Speed Cameras menu. Changing the way you are warned Speed Camera Symbols Speed cameras are shown as symbols on the Driving View. When you approach an area where an alert is located, you see a symbol and a warning sou...

66 Note: If the type of camera you choose has a speed restriction, you can also enter the speed. A message confirms that your camera has been reported to the Speed Camera team at TomTom. Reporting a new speed camera while at home You do not need to be at the location of a speed camera to report the ...

67 Average speed check camera warnings There are several types of visual and audible warnings that you may see and hear when you meet an average speed check camera. You always receive a start and end zone warning regardless of the speed you are travelling at. Intermediate warnings, if given, occur e...

68 Speed Cameras menu To open the Speed Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Speed Cameras . Intermediate warning - type 3 Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving at over 100% of the permitted speed and have not received a start of zone warning, you see a visual warning ...

MyTomTom 19. 69 MyTo mTom About MyTomTom MyTomTom helps you manage the contents and services of your TomTom Via navigation device, as well as giving you access to the TomTom community. You log in to MyTomTom on the TomTom website. It is a good idea to frequently connect your navigation device to MyT...

70 Tip: When you connect your navigation device to your computer, MyTomTom tells you if there are any updates for your device. MyTomTom account To download content and services from TomTom, you need a MyTomTom account. You can create an account when you start using MyTomTom. Note: If you have more t...

Customer support 20. 71 Cus- tomer sup- port Getting help to use your navigation device You can find further online help at tomtom.com/support. Status & information Status & information Tap this button to open the Status & information menu. Version information Tap this button to view tec...

Addendum 21. 72 Adden- dum 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...

73 For replacement chargers, go to tomtom.com for information about approved chargers for your device. The stated battery life is a maximum possible battery life. The maximum battery life will only be achieved under specific atmospheric conditions. The estimated maximum battery life is based on an a...

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