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TomTom Navigator Quickstart Guide

TomTom Navigator User Guide

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Page 1: ...t Guide TomTom Navigator User Guide Installation Poster Copyright 1996 2004 TomTom B V The Netherlands TomTom is a trademark of TomTom BV Data copyright 2004 Tele Atlas N V The Netherlands Data copyright 2004 Tele Atlas Inc U S A http www tomtom com ...

Page 2: ...dware and installing the software to make the system ready for first use User guide This guide is provided on the CD ROM and contains detailed instructions on using TomTom Navigator For custom installation refer to this guide Refer to www tomtom com for the latest information Chapter 1 Launching Navigator for the first time The GPS receiver is connected and the TomTom Navigator software has been i...

Page 3: ...ound in the user guide on CD ROM 1 Chapter 2 Understanding Navigator When TomTom Navigator starts up it will show the Navigation View It displays your position on the map TomTom Navigator gets this position from your GPS receiver If your GPS receiver is switched off or has not yet determined a clear position from the GPS satellites the Navigation View will indicate the GPS position as unreliable ...

Page 4: ... The first time you use the GPS receiver it may take up to 45 minutes before it can provide a position B The GPS receiver has to have a free view to the sky C In the car place the GPS receiver behind the windscreen If your car has a heat reflecting windshield place the GPS receiver behind the rear view mirror or behind the rear window or use an external GPS antenna Tap the centre of the screen to ...

Page 5: ...you tap the centre of the Navigation View It provides access to all navigation functions 1 To access any of the functions tap the corresponding icon 2 To browse to the next menu page tap More 3 To return to the Navigation View tap Exit ...

Page 6: ...n Some of the items on this menu may be dimmed indicating that they are currently unavailable 2 Tap Address 3 Enter the first letters of the name of the city A few letters should be enough Cities with a name that sounds like the entered letters will be displayed in the list Tap the city in the list Note Depending on the postcode system of the country you can also enter a postcode to find a city ...

Page 7: ...4 Enter the first letters of the street name until you see the street you are looking for in the list Then tap on the street name 5 Enter the house number or select a street crossing ...

Page 8: ...mmary to close automatically or tap the screen to close the route summary and to start navigation immediately The route summary is shown for a few seconds Start driving Note route planning will not start unless TomTom Navigator knows your current location which requires a valid GPS signal If necessary refer to your installation poster to find out how to connect your GPS device ...

Page 9: ...me of the next street The lower right hand corner shows your journey information the remaining time to the destination the estimated arrival time the remaining distance to the destination Once you start driving driving instructions will be provided in advance by a voice If you deviate from the proposed route TomTom Navigator will provide a new route within seconds Should you miss a spoken instruct...

Page 10: ...ption of all preference settings refer to the TomTom Navigator user guide on the CD ROM Turning the sound on and off You can turn off the voice that gives navigation instructions In the navigation menu tap Turn Sound OFF In the Navigation View the icon in the lower left corner of the map indicates that sound is turned off To turn on sound tap Turn Sound ON in the Navigation Menu Night and day colo...

Page 11: ...to load another map Select a map from the list and tap OK If installed you can switch here to the major roads so that you can plan cross border routes Chapter 3 Browsing the map The view selector always present in the top left corner of the screen allows you to switch to the various views of TomTom Navigator Tap the black tab to open the View Selector ...

Page 12: ...Select Map from the view selector to switch to the Map View On the map you will find all the items you might find on a normal paper map such as cities towns roads streets rivers and lakes points of interest such as petrol stations restaurants and hospitals etc And around the map the scale indicator GPS signal indicator zoom slider route instructions and the map toolbar On the map you will also fin...

Page 13: ...r out around your cursor position Tap and hold the cursor to open the pop up menu The pop up menu items are explained in the User Guide on the CD ROM Button Function Opens the Plan route screen for planning routes Allows you to search for a specific location and use it for a route add it to your favourites or itinerary or show it on the map You use it to locate your home location an address a rece...

Page 14: ...d locations as favourites Search for points of interest nearby and along your route Navigate to a point of interest home a favourite location a recent destination Choose alternative routes manually block areas and roads Compose complex itineraries with multiple destinations and drive bys Create your own points of interest View a route summary Change map style colour scheme contents and map details...

Page 15: ...uide Table of Contents 1 The Navigator View 2 The Map View 3 The Favourites view 4 The Itinerary view 5 The Properties 6 The GPS Status 7 Pocket Outlook 8 The London Congestion Charge 9 Contacting TomTom 1 The Navigator View ...

Page 16: ...mends is emphasised in dark red At the bottom of the screen is the Navigator status bar It shows what you should do next 10 the distance you still need to travel before you do it 9 and three estimates 8 concerning your journey how long before you reach your destination what time you will arrive there and the distance to your destination It also shows the signal strength of your GPS receiver 6 and ...

Page 17: ...he following options Address Guides you through the three step address wizard allowing you to find towns cities roads streets city centers street corners or individually numbered houses The first wizard screen asks for the name of the city the next for a street or key location and the last for a house number or intersecting street Note Intersecting streets marked with an asterisk can not be reache...

Page 18: ...from the currently planned route More than one alternative is possible Avoid Roadblock Allows you to specify the next part of your route immediately ahead of you as blocked A new route will be planned avoiding this part of the route Avoid One two or three of these icons may be available They allow you to mark specific parts of your route such as the stretch on motorway E35 as blocked An alternativ...

Page 19: ...es the map and only shows clear and large symbolic instructions You may find this display easier to interpret at a glance Normally the map is only hidden when you exceed the safety speed specified in your properties Hide POI Hides all Point of interest symbols Turn Guidance OFF Turns of the spoken and symbolic instructions and hides the display of the planned route Memorize position Adds your curr...

Page 20: ...cator 7 Menu bar 8 PLAN button 9 FIND button 10 DETAIL button What is displayed on the map The map display area 1 displays information that you would also expect to see on a paper map roads streets parks rivers and such The menu option legend see below provides a lot of information about what is displayed On top of that you may also encounter the following special symbols on the map ...

Page 21: ... the control of the zoom bar 2 to zoom in or out Tap and hold on a location to pop up the action list for that location see the next section for details Tap on the GPS indicator 6 to re center the screen instantly around your current GPS position Tap on or near the left or right arrow in the instruction bar 3 to show the previous or next route instruction or tap in the middle of the bar to switch ...

Page 22: ...egory Note you can not convert built in Points of interest to your own Point of interest categories Nearby points of interest Allows you to find points of interest near the location Edit point of interest Allows you to edit the name and category of a Point of interest that you added previously Delete point of interest Allows you to delete a Point of interest that you added previously Center on scr...

Page 23: ...ategorized locations You can choose from a category such as petrol stations or restaurants Points of interest in a category are displayed in order of distance to your current position Icons indicate whether a point of interest is on almost on or near the route You can narrow down the list by typing part of the name of a specific Point of interest How to plan a route To travel to a particular desti...

Page 24: ...er map provided you installed more than one map Exit Exits TomTom Navigator Tools menu Route related menu options Alternative route If you have a planned route you may use this option to request an alternative TomTom Navigator will try to determine a completely different route to your destination Original route After planning one or more alternative routes use this option to revert to your origina...

Page 25: ...nu 1 in the top left corner You can also divide the screen between this list and the map by selecting Split View in the view selector 4 The Instructions view allows you to review a planned route and to plan ahead Each individual instruction provides additional information Tap on an instruction in the Instructions view this pops up full screen details about the instruction including a small map in ...

Page 26: ...ation options as described in the previous chapter or to edit delete or move the favourite 4 The Itinerary View 1 View selector 2 GPS signal indicator 3 drive by 4 Destination 5 Add location 6 Change order 7 Clear location 8 Menu bar The Itinerary view allows you to plan itineraries with multiple drive bys 3 and destinations 4 using multiple maps When using an itinerary to plan or drive a route To...

Page 27: ...the following options Home Selects your Home location the first favourite location in your favourite locations list Address Guides you through the three step address wizard allowing you to find towns cities roads streets city centers street corners or individually numbered houses The first wizard screen asks for the name of the city the next for a street or key location and the last for a house nu...

Page 28: ...u bar Edit move Change the name of the itinerary location and its position in the itinerary Disable Enable Disables the selected location as part of the itinerary In the itinerary list the name will be greyed When planning or navigating the itinerary the location will be ignored Select again to enable the location Delete Remove drive by or destination from the itinerary New Clear the current itine...

Page 29: ... Adjusts the volume for the voice instructions Press the TEST button to hear a sample instruction at the specified volume General properties Map Style Offers different ways of drawing streets on a map The default is Paper map Colour Style Allows for different colour schemes for the map Units Specifies metric or imperial units for distances Left handed toolbar Places the zoom toolbar 2 in the Map v...

Page 30: ...dicator Flashes a warning icon if you have turned off the sound Always start in Navigator view Always starts the application in the Navigator view 2D 3D automatic zooming Automatically zooms in and out in 2D 3D mode depending on your current speed and the traffic situation Show summary after planning Show Hides a route summary after re planning a route in navigation view Show schematic arrows When...

Page 31: ...erary Map view Show favourites Shows Hides your favourite locations on the map Show itinerary Shows Hides your itinerary destinations and drive bys on the map Route indicator follows table Automatically positions the map cursor depending on which driving instruction is highlighted Always zoom to planned route Redraws the map after a route has been planned in such a way that the whole route is disp...

Page 32: ...rge Not available on all maps Warnings Provides a warning when you are on a route that passes through the London Congestion Charge zone Avoid area Forces TomTom Navigator to always avoid the London Congestion Charge zone Route planning Automatic re planning Automatically calculates a new route whenever you veer off the currently planned route Calculation Influences the speed and precision of the r...

Page 33: ... default is 20 Changing the function of the hardware buttons These properties define the behaviour of each of the hardware buttons of your Pocket PC when you are navigating 6 The GPS Status In order to use TomTom Navigator for turn by turn navigation you need to have a working connection between your Pocket PC and your GPS receiver The GPS Status view provides access to GPS receiver information an...

Page 34: ...f the selected contact must be on the currently selected map People enter addresses in different ways into the Contacts application When TomTom Navigator tries to establish the location on the map for the selected contact it will try to do so in a smart way To make sure that TomTom Navigator interprets your address information correctly you will be asked to confirm the details first 8 The London C...

Page 35: ...om B V Copyright 2004 TomTom BV Copyright 2003 Tele Atlas NV Digital Mapping British maps Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright Norwegian Mapping Authority Statens Kartverk DAV Pocket PC and the Pocket PC logo are the property of Microsoft Corporation TomTom and the TomTom logo are registered trademarks of TomTom BV The Netherlands All other marks are the property of their respective owners The use of t...

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