Page 2 - Switching on; Important; Troubleshooting
Before you start 1. 2 Before you start Switching on Follow the instructions at the start of this manual to dock your TomTom in your car stereo. Your TomTom can also be used without docking it in your car stereo. A mount is available as an accessory so that you can use your TomTom in other cars. The ...
Page 3 - Light sensor; Brightness preferences; Link night view to headlights
3 It is important to take care of your TomTom.• Your TomTom is not designed for use in extreme temperatures and any such exposure may cause permanent damage. • Do not open the casing of your TomTom under any circumstances. Doing so may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty. • Wipe or dry the...
Page 4 - Note; TomTom Traffic
Driving View 2. 4 Driving View When your TomTom starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current location. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note : The Driving View is shown in black and white until your TomTom locates your curre...
Page 5 - Address
Making your first trip 3. 5 Making your first trip Planning a route with your TomTom is easy. To plan your first route, follow the steps below. Important : You should always plan your journey before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while driving. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the m...
Page 6 - Tip
6 • Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. • Spoken address - tap this button to set your destination by announcing the address to your TomTom. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4. Tap Street and house number. Note :...
Page 7 - Done; Arrival times; YES
7 8. Your TomTom asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap NO . The route is calculated by your TomTom. 9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done . Your TomTom will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both spoken instructions and on-screen di...
Page 8 - What are the other navigation options?; Status bar preferences
8 What are the other navigation options? When you tap Navigate to... , you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address. The other options are listed below: Status bar preferences Tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable arrival time notific...
Page 9 - Last docked
9 Planning a route in advance You can also use your TomTom 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...
Page 11 - Why change the route?; Calculate; Recalculate original; Recalculate original
Finding alternative routes 4. 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...
Page 13 - Main menu; Mobile phone
Menus 5. 13 Menus Main menu Tap the screen at any time when TomTom displays the Driving View to open the Main Menu. • Navigate to... Tap this button to start planning a route. • Find alternative... Tap this button if you want to avoid part of your route, travel via a specific location or calculate a...
Page 14 - Hidden buttons and features; not need these features very often.; Show ALL menu options; in the; Show fewer menu options; in the Preferences
14 Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom, not all the buttons will be shown in the menu. Many buttons and some more advanced features are hidden because you will not need these features very often. To show all buttons and features, tap Show ALL menu options in the Prefer...
Page 15 - How do I change the volume level?; Volume
Sounds and voices 6. 15 Sounds and voices The sound on your TomTom is used for features such as:• Spoken instructions• Hands-free calls• 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...
Page 16 - Selecting a voice; Voice; Voice preferences
16 Selecting a voice Voice preferences To change the voice being used by your TomTom, tap Voice preferences in the Preferences menu, then tap Change voice . Select a voice from the list. Your TomTom has two different kinds of voices: • Computer voices These are generated by your TomTom. They provide...
Page 17 - Switching to audio; Screen; Using the radio
Using the car stereo 7. 17 Using the car stereo The car stereo uses the TomTom navigation device to display information, play videos, and show controls. Through your TomTom navigation device, you can control the following: • The radio • The audio CD/CD-ROM/DVD player • An iPod • Music stored on a US...
Page 18 - Back eye camera
18 When you connect an iPod® or USB storage device and select one of these as the audio input source, your car stereo starts to play the first song on the iPod® or USB storage device. To select your iPod® or USB storage device, press the Source button on your car stereo until iPod or USB is shown on...
Page 19 - Browse map; Cursor button
Browse map 8. 19 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...
Page 21 - TomTom Map Share community; Map updates
TomTom Map Share 9. 21 TomTom Map Share TomTom Map ShareTM is a free service that lets you make updates to your map and share those updates with other members of the TomTom Map Share community. If you find a street that has recently been blocked by traffic, you can use Map Share to update your map a...
Page 22 - Making a map update; Correct a map
22 • Updates that are reported to TomTom to be shown on the map after they are verified. These include, missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing rotaries. This type of update is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is included in the next map release. These updates are...
Page 23 - Map update categories
23 Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom to your 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 Open Correction preferences to change the settings...
Page 24 - street; Near you; Reverse traffic
24 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...
Page 26 - How do I use Help me! to call a local service?; Phone for help
Help me! 10. 26 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. Tip : I...
Page 27 - Options
27 Options Phone for help Use your TomTom 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 • Nearest p...
Page 29 - How can I create a Favorite?
Favorites 11. 29 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? ...
Page 31 - How can I use a Favorite?; Your TomTom calculates the route for you.; How can I delete a Favorite?; How can I change the name of a Favorite?; to open the Preferences menu.
31 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...
Page 32 - Showing POIs on the map; Show POI on
Points of Interest 12. 32 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 Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu. 2. Select the POI categories to display ...
Page 34 - Managing POIs; How can I create my own POIs?; Manage POIs
34 Managing POIs Note : The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. You can, for example, do the following:• Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.• Set warnings when you get clos...
Page 36 - How can I set warnings for POIs?; Change preferences; Warn when near POI; Select the category of POI you want to be warned about.
36 How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.2. Tap Change preferences . 3. Tap Manage POIs . Note : The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. 4. Tap Warn w...
Page 37 - What is an Itinerary?; Here’s an example of an Itinerary:; When would I use an Itinerary?; In all these examples you could tap; Creating an Itinerary; Itinerary planning; Destinations are shown using this symbol.
Itinerary Planning 13. 37 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 ...
Page 38 - Add; Following an Itinerary
38 Note : This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. 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 y...
Page 39 - Start Using an Itinerary
39 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 . Mark ‘to visit’ Tap this button to repeat part of yo...
Page 40 - Connecting to Your Phone; Setting up TomTom Services; Tips; Your Phone Book
Hands-free calling 14. 40 Hands-free calling If you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your TomTom to make phone calls and send and receive messages. Note : Not all phones are supported or compatible with all features. For more information, go to www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility . C...
Page 41 - Making a Call; Receiving a call
41 Not all phones can transfer their phonebook to your TomTom. For more information, visit www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility . Making a Call Once you have established a connection with your phone, you can start making calls. 1. Tap Mobile phone in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Call . Note : Make sure that...
Page 42 - Mobile phone menu; The available buttons are listed below:
42 Mobile phone menu The available buttons are listed below: REDIAL Tap this button to redial a telephone number using your mobile phone. Read/Write message Tap this button to read or write a message. Phone preferences Tap this button to configre how your TomTom communicates with your mobile phone. ...
Page 46 - Manage
46 Manage Favorites Change Home location Do I need to use my actual home address for the Home location? No. Your Home location can be a place you go often, for example, your office. It can be your actual home address, but it can also be any address you like. Why should I set a Home location? Having ...
Page 47 - Change car symbol; Change 2D/3D display / Turn on 2D display; When should I use this?
47 Manage POIs This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Change car symbol This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the P...
Page 48 - Compass
48 Compass preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Change map colors This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options ...
Page 49 - Brightness; Turn brightness down when dark
49 Brightness preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Brightness preferences Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to set the brightness separately for da...
Page 50 - Status bar
50 Status bar preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Automatic zooming This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu optio...
Page 51 - Quick menu
51 Quick menu preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Guided tours This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in...
Page 52 - Set units
52 Set units This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show AL...
Page 53 - Planning
53 Planning preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Toll road preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opt...
Page 54 - Show GPS status; Do not ask arrival time; Set owner; Operate my; Show GPS
54 Set owner This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Show GPS status This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Prefe...
Page 55 - Bluetooth preferences; preferences
55 Start-up preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Bluetooth preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu opt...
Page 57 - Reset factory settings; Show tips
57 Change language Set clock Hide tips / Show tips This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Reset factory settings This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu op...
Page 58 - Setting up TomTom Traffic
TomTom Traffic 16. 58 TomTom Traffic TomTom Traffic is a TomTom Service for receiving up-to-date traffic information. TomTom Traffic requires a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA). TomTom Traffic uses the most up-to-date information from the best local sources. For more information abo...
Page 59 - Using TomTom Traffic; Minimize delays
59 Tip : Providing you have a connection between your device and mobile phone, You can retrieve the latest traffic information straight away by tapping the Update traffic info button in the Traffic menu. Using TomTom Traffic 2. Tap Minimize delays . Your device looks for the quickest route to your d...
Page 60 - Change Traffic
60 Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic information works on your device. 3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change.4. Tap Done . 5. If you chose to automatically update traffic information while on route (one ...
Page 61 - Making commuting to work easier; The home location you set here is not the same as the home location
61 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, ...
Page 62 - Checking traffic incidents in your area; Traffic
62 To see if there is a quicker way home, you could now tap the Find alternative button and then tap Minimize traffic delays . Tip: You can let your device automatically look for alternative routes by selecting Automatically minimize delays after every traffic update in your Traffic preferences. Not...
Page 63 - Traffic menu; you avoid using TomTom
63 Traffic incident symbols and their meaning are shown below: Weather related symbols and their meaning are shown below: Traffic menu Either, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View or tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu to open the Traffic menu. The following buttons are available: Accident Ro...
Page 65 - Using RDS-TMC traffic information; Change Traffic preferences
Traffic information using RDS-TMC 17. 65 Traffic information using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Information from the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is used by your TomTom navigation device when your device is docked in the car stereo. The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not a TomTom Ser...
Page 66 - Change
66 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...
Page 68 - Traffic incidents
68 • The estimated delay to the next traffic incident on your route.• The distance from your current location to the next incident on your route. An example of a Traffic sidebar is shown below. In the example, the Traffic sidebar shows you that there are two incidents ahead. Both incidents are traff...
Page 69 - following buttons are available:
69 Traffic menu Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View to open the Traffic menu. The following buttons are available: Minimize traffic delays Replans your route based on the latest traffic information. Show home- work traffic Checks the traffic along your Home to Work route. Show traffic on rou...
Page 70 - Installing TomTom HOME; MyTomTom Account
Introducing TomTom HOME 18. 70 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...
Page 71 - Important Safety Notices and Warnings; Global Positioning System; Battery
Addendum 19. 71 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...
Page 72 - Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation
72 SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA California Vehicle Code Section 26708 (a) (1) provides that “No persons shall drive any motor vehicle with an object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.” Drivers in Cal...
Page 73 - FCC Declaration of Conformity; Tested to comply with FCC Standards for Home or Office Use; CE Marking
73 Important This equipment was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included 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 interference. Shiel...
Page 74 - This Document; this document is subject to change without notice.
74 municipal waste. Please dispose of this product by returning it to the point of sale or to your local municipal collection point for recycling. C-tick N14644 Z468 This product displays the C-tick to show it complies with relevant Australian and New Zealand regulations. This Document Great care wa...
Page 75 - legal
Copyright notices 20. 75 Copyright notices © 2008 TomTom International BV, The Netherlands. TomTom™ and the "two hands" logo are among the trademarks, applications or registered trademarks owned by TomTom International B.V. Our limited warranty and end user license agreement for embedded sof...
