Page 2 - EasyPort; mount; TomTom XL
What’s in the box 1. 2 What’s in the box EasyPort TM mount Car Charger Documentation pack USB cable TomTom XL
Page 3 - Charging your TomTom XL; Important; Take care of your TomTom XL
Getting started 2. 3 Getting started Install your TomTom XL in your car following the instructions on the installation poster at the start of this book. To switch on your TomTom XL, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. The first time you switch on your device, it may take a short while to...
Page 5 - Note; Status bar preferences; A D
Driving View 3. 5 Driving View When your TomTom XL 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 XL locates your curren...
Page 7 - Done
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...
Page 8 - Arrival times; YES; What are the other navigation options?; Status bar; Home
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...
Page 9 - Planning a route in advance; Prepare; Tap this button to select a Favorite as your destination.
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...
Page 10 - More information about a route
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 ...
Page 11 - Why change the route?; Calculate; Recalculate original; Recalculate original
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...
Page 13 - How do I change the volume level?; Change preferences; Selecting a voice; Voice; Voice preferences
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...
Page 14 - How do I use Help me! to call a local service?; You can use Help me! to find and make contact with a service center.; Phone for help; To navigate your way to the center on foot, tap; Walk there; Your XL starts guiding you to your destination.
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...
Page 15 - Options
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...
Page 17 - How can I create a Favorite?
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...
Page 19 - How can I use a Favorite?; Your XL calculates the route for you.; How can I change the name of a Favorite?; How can I delete a Favorite?; to open the Preferences menu.
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...
Page 20 - Browse map; Cursor button
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...
Page 22 - How can I create my own POIs?; Every POI is assigned to a POI category. You can only add POIs to POI; Add POI; Add POI category; Add POI
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...
Page 24 - Navigating to a POI
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...
Page 25 - Show POI on
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 ...
Page 27 - 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 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 ...
Page 28 - Add; Following an Itinerary
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...
Page 29 - Start Using an Itinerary; Move item up
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...
Page 30 - Use night colors / Use day colors; Use night; When should I use this?; Use day colors; Show POIs on map
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...
Page 31 - Safety
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...
Page 32 - Turn off sound; Turn on sound; Volume; Find
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...
Page 35 - Manage maps
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...
Page 37 - Set units
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...
Page 38 - Compass
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...
Page 39 - Map updates
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 ...
Page 40 - Correct a map
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...
Page 41 - Changing my preferences for map updates; Tip; Map update categories
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...
Page 42 - street; Near you; Reverse traffic
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...
Page 44 - Other
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...
Page 45 - Setting up TMC
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...
Page 46 - Change Traffic preferences
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...
Page 47 - Making commuting to work easier; Change
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...
Page 48 - Checking traffic incidents in your area
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...
Page 49 - Tune manually
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 ...
Page 50 - you avoid using TomTom
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, ...
Page 52 - Installing TomTom HOME
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...
Page 53 - legal
Copyright notices 16. 53 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...
Page 54 - ikisine de göz atabilirsiniz
54 comerciais registadas cuja proprietária é a TomTom International B.V. A nossa garantia limitada e contrato de licença de utilizador final relativas ao software incorporado dizem respeito a este produto; pode consultar ambos em www.tomtom.com/legal © 2008 TomTom International BV, Holland. TomTom™ ...
Page 57 - Important Safety Notices and Warnings; Global Positioning System; Taking care of your TomTom device
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...
Page 58 - Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation
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...
Page 59 - FCC Declaration of Conformity; Tested to comply with FCC Standards for Home or Office Use
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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