TomTom XL 340TM - Manuals

7 Note : When planning a trip for the first time your XL asks you to choose a state or country. Your choice is saved and used for all routes you plan. You can change this setting at any time by tapping the state symbol or country flag. 5. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go. As y...

8 Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom XL asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your XL 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 lea...

9 Planning a route in advance You can also use your XL to plan trips in advance by selecting both your starting point and your destination. You could, for example, do the following:• Find out how long a trip is going to take before you start.• Check the route of a trip you are planning.• Check a rou...

10 3. Select the starting point for your trip in the same way that you would select your destination. 4. Set the destination for your trip.5. Choose the type of route that should be planned. • Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. • Shortest route - the shortest distance between the ...

Finding alternative routes 5. 11 Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the 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.• You want to trav...

Sounds and voices 6. 13 Sounds and voices The sound on your TomTom XL is used for features such as:• Spoken instructions• Warnings How do I change the volume level? You can change the volume in three ways:• Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken instruction is repeated an...

Help me! 7. 14 Help me! Help me! provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and 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. How do I...

15 Options Phone for help Use your TomTom XL to find the location of a service and the contact details. • Emergency services • Emergency breakdown services • Nearest police station • Nearest doctor • Nearest hospital • Nearest public transport • Nearest car repair services • Nearest dentist • Neares...

Favorites 8. 17 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? F...

19 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. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Favorite . 4. Select a Favorite from the list. You...

Browse map 9. 20 Browse map To look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B Your current position. C GPS button Tap this button to...

Points of Interest 10. 22 Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples:• Restaurants• Hotels• Museums• Parking garages• Gas stations How can I create my own POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.2. Tap Change preferences . 3. Tap Mana...

24 Navigating to a POI You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are traveling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage.1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.2. Tap Navigate to... in the Main Menu. 3. Tap Point of Interest . 4. Tap POI in cit...

25 The next screen shows more detailed information including the location of the POI on the map and the phone number of the POI, if available. Tap Select to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI. Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom XL. Showing POIs ...

Itinerary Planning 11. 27 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.• Waypoint - a location on your trip ...

28 3. Tap Add and select a location. Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order later. Following an Itinerary When you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom XL calculates the remaining dist...

29 Start Using an Itinerary Tap Options , then tap Start navigation . To save an Itinerary, tap Save Itinerary . To load a saved Itinerary, tap Load Itinerary . To create a new Itinerary, tap New Itinerary and to delete one, tap Delete Itinerary . Move item up Tap this button to move the item up the...

Preferences 12. 30 Preferences Use night colors / Use day colors Show POI on map Use night colors Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and show darker colors on the map. When should I use this? When it’s dark, it is easier to see the screen if the display on your XL is not brightly...

31 Safety preferences What happens when I use the Turn off map display option? When you turn off the map display, instead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next instruction. Tap the button and select an option for when the map should be tur...

32 Turn off sound / Turn on sound Volume preferences Manage Favorites Turn off sound Tap this button to turn off sound. If you turn off the sound, warnings for upcoming POIs are also turned off. The button changes to Turn on sound . Tips To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Preference...

35 Manage maps Planning preferences Change language Manage maps Tap this button to do the following: • Download a map - tap this button to download a map you have bought using TomTom HOME. It may not be possible to download maps on all devices. • Switch map - tap this button to change the map you ar...

37 Set units Set clock Keyboard preferences Set units Tap this button to set the type of units that will be shown for the following: • Distance• Time• Latitude and longitude• Temperature• Air pressure Set clock Tap this button to select the type of clock that is shown and set the time. The easiest w...

38 Compass preferences Reset factory settings Compass preferences Tap this button to configure the compass. The following options are available: • None - the compass is not shown. • One with arrow pointing north - the arrow always points towards north and the direction you are moving is shown at the...

TomTom Map Share 13. 39 TomTom Map Share TomTom Map Share TM is a free service that lets you make updates to your map and if you want to, share those updates with other members of the TomTom Map Share community. If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic but was open before, you ...

40 Making a map update Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom XL to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any available map updates and sends any changes you have made, to the Map Share community. There are several types of updates which can be set in the Correcti...

41 When you connect your TomTom XL to 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 Correction preferences is used to set the way TomTom Map Share runs on your device. Y...

42 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. (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 stre...

44 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. Report other error Tap this button to...

Traffic Information using RDS-TMC 14. 45 Traffic Information using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) You can receive traffic information on your TomTom XL using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver. The TMC transmits traffic information as a radio signal. Tip : The TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Rece...

46 4. Then place the remaining suction cups along the edge of the windshield, as shown, keeping the cable straight. 5. Switch on your navigation device. The Traffic bar is shown in the Driving View and your navigation device searches for a radio station that carries RDS-TMC information. These symbol...

47 Making commuting to work easier The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu lets you check your route to and from work with one tap of a button. When you use either of these buttons, your device checks the route for possible delays, and if it finds any, provides you with the poss...

48 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 . Tip: You can let your device automatically look for alternativ...

49 Setting the radio frequency for RDS-TMC information If you know the frequency of a particular radio station you want to use for RDS- TMC traffic information, do the following to set the frequency manually: To activate this feature, you must first enable manual tuning. To do this, tap the Traffic ...

50 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, ...

Introducing TomTom HOME 15. 52 Introducing TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage 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: • Manage maps, voices, PO...

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Addendum 17. 57 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 t...

58 Battery This product uses a Lithium-Polymer battery. Do not use it in a humid, wet and/or corrosive environment. Do not put, store or leave your product in or near a heat source, in a high temperature location, in strong direct sunlight, in a microwave oven or in a pressurized container, and do n...

59 Radio and Television Interference This equipment radiates radio frequency energy and if not used properly - that is, in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual - may cause interference to radio communications and television reception. This device has been tested and found to comply...

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