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3. Before you start Before you start Switching on and off Install your TomTom XL navigation device in your car following the instructions in the installation section at the start of this book. To switch on your navigation device, press and hold the On/Off button until you see the start-up screen. The first time you switch on your device, it may take a short time to start. To set up your device you need to answer a few questions by tapping the screen.
Battery notes The battery in your TomTom XL navigation device charges when you connect it to the car charger or to your computer. When you connect your device to a computer, you are asked if you want to connect to the computer. If you select No and then do not tap the screen within three minutes, the device will automatically switch off. This happens so that the battery can charge faster.
4. Safety Safety Positioning the dock Consider carefully where to attach the dock in your car. The dock should not block or interfere in any way with the following: • Your view of the road • Any of the controls in your car • Any of your mirrors • The airbag You should be able to reach your navigation device easily when it is in the dock without leaning or stretching. The diagrams show where you can safely attach the dock.
TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about a variety of locations including: • Safety camera locations. • Accident blackspot locations. • Mobile safety camera locations. • Average speed camera locations. • Toll road camera locations. • Traffic light camera locations. Important: Regularly connect your navigation device to TomTom HOME to update the list of locations for all Safety Alerts.
5. Making your first journey Making your first journey Planning a route with your TomTom XL navigation device is easy. To plan a route, follow the steps below. Important: For safety reasons, you should always plan a route before you start your journey. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. Note: The buttons on your navigation device are shown in full colour unless a button is currently unavailable.
• Crossing or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4. Tap Street and house number. Note: When planning a trip for the first time your navigation device 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 flag. 5. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go.
9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your TomTom XL navigation device will warn you about any traffic delays and immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both spoken instructions and on-screen directions. 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.
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: Tap this button to use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location. Local search You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your destination, near any other destination or in a city.
Planning a route in advance You can use your XL 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 same route at different times of the day or on different days of the week. Your TomTom XL uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads.
You can then select from the following options: Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route. This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else. Browse as text Tap this button to see each turn in the journey. Tap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the journey. Browse as images Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above. Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.
6. Driving View Driving View When your TomTom XL starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current location. Tap the centre 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 current position. A Tap + and - to zoom in and out. B Quick menu - switch this on in the Preferences menu. C Your current position. D The name of the next major road or road sign information, if applicable.
7. Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Your TomTom XL helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing you which lane you should be in. Note: This information is not available for all junctions or in all countries. For some exits and junctions, an image shows the turn and the lane you should take. To turn the images off, tap Hide lane images in the Preferences menu. For other exits and junctions, your XL shows the lane you should take in the Status bar.
8. Finding alternative routes 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 travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for lunch or fill up with petrol. • You want to avoid a difficult junction or a road you don’t like. Tap Find alternative...
Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. When you do this, a marker is shown on the map for the location you choose the travel via. Travel via... You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a destination. So you can select from all the same options: for example, Address, Favourite, Point of Interest and Point on map.
9. Browse Map 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 Traffic - current traffic incidents. Use the Options button to select whether traffic information is shown on the map. When traffic information is shown on the map, POIs and Favourites are not shown.
Zoom in and out by moving the slider. Options Tap the Options button to set the information shown on the map. You can choose to show the following information: • Points of interest. Tap POI below the list of options to select which POIs are shown. • Favourites • Traffic - when traffic information is shown on the map, POIs and Favourites are not shown. Tap Advanced to show or hide the following information: • Names • Markers - markers point to your current location, your home location and your destination.
Tap this button to create a POI at the cursor position. Add as POI Tap this button to centre the map on the cursor position.
10. TomTom Map Share TM TomTom Map ShareTM With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving corrections made by others. If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic which was open before, you can use Map Share to correct your map and then share the correction with other Map Share members.
Making a map correction Important: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving. 1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Correct a map error. Correct a map error A list of possible map corrections is shown. 3. Select the type of correction you want to report. Note: If you tap Add missing POI or Report other error you will be asked for some additional information before the next step. 4.
change, tap the Report button and your XL will save your current location. You can then send the correction to TomTom Map Share when you have finished your journey. TomTom Map Share community To join the Map Share community, do the following: 1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu. Tip: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. 2. Tap Download corrections made by others. 3. Tap Join.
There are four levels of trust that you can choose. The level changes when you move the slider: • TomTom - only accept changes made by TomTom. • Trusted sources - accept changes made by TomTom and by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom. • Many users - accept changes made by TomTom, by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom and changes made by a high number of Map Share community members.
Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where the direction of traffic is different to the direction shown on your map. Reverse traffic direction Note: Reverse traffic direction only works for one-way streets. If you select a two-way street you will be given the chance to block/unblock the street rather than changing the direction. Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map. For example, to rename a street near to your current location: Edit street name 1.
Tap this button to edit an existing POI. You can use this button to make the following changes to a POI: Edit 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. Tap this button to report other types of corrections. Report other error These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your TomTom XL sends a special report to TomTom Map Share.
11. Sounds and voices Sounds and voices Your TomTom XL plays the following kinds of sound: • Spoken instructions • Warnings Changing 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 and the volume level is shown. Move the volume slider to adjust the volume. • In the Main Menu, tap Change preferences, then tap Volume preferences. Tap Test to check your changes.
12. Preferences Preferences You can change the way your TomTom XL looks and behaves. Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom XL, all the buttons are shown in the menu. The buttons for the more advanced features can be hidden. This is a useful option because you are unlikely to use certain features very often. Tap this button in the Preferences menu, to reduce the number of buttons that are shown.
Show POI on map Tap this button to set which categories for the Points of Interest (POIs) should be shown on the map: Show POI on map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu. 2. Select the POI categories to display on the map. Tap Find to search for a POI category. 3. Tap Done. The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map.
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 the Preferences menu. Tap this button to show one of the Guided tours on how to use your TomTom XL. Guided tours Turn off sound / Turn on sound Tap this button to turn off sound. If you turn off the sound, warnings for upcoming POIs are also turned off. Turn off sound The button changes to Turn on sound.
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 be any address you like. Why should I set a Home location? Having a Home location means that you have a quick and easy way to navigate there, by tapping the Home button in the Navigate to... menu Change voice Tap this button to change the voice which gives you instructions. Change voice Manage POIs This button may only be available if all menu options are shown.
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 Preferences menu. Tap this button to select a car symbol that will be used to show your current position in the Driving view. Change car symbol Additional car symbols can be downloaded using TomTom HOME. Change 2D/3D display / Turn on 2D display Tap Turn on 2D display to change the perspective for viewing the map.
Manage maps 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. Tap this button to do the following: Manage maps • 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 are using.
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. Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar: • How should the status bar be displayed? Status bar preferences Horizontal - If you choose this option, the status bar will be shown at the bottom of the Driving view. Vertical - If you choose this option, the status bar will be shown at the right-hand side of the Driving view.
Street name 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. Tap this button to set the information that is shown on the map in the Driving View.
You can then set if the route summary screen closes automatically after you have planned a route. If you select No, you have to tap Done to close the route summary screen. Replanning preferences Select whether or not you want your TomTom XL to replan your route when a faster route is found while you drive. This might occur due to changes in the traffic situation. Brightness preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown.
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. Tap this button to set the type of units that will be shown for the following: • Distance Set units • Time • Latitude and longitude • Temperature • Air pressure 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 ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
Set clock Tap this button to select the type of clock that is shown and set the time. Set clock The easiest way to set the time is by tapping the Sync button. Your XL will then take the time from GPS information. Note: After using Sync to set the time, you may have to adjust the hours depending on your time zone. Your XL works out your time zone and always keeps the time correct using GPS information.
13. Points of Interest 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 Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. Creating POIs Note: You can also download sets of POIs and share the POI sets you create using TomTom HOME. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Change preferences. 3.
Tap this button to add a POI. Add POI 7. You are asked to name the POI. 8. Select the POI category in which you want to add the POI. 9. Select the location of your POI from the list below. Tap this button to use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location. Local search You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your destination, near any other destination or in a city.
Tap this button to create a POI using the map browser. Select the location of the POI using the cursor, then tap Done. Point on map Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. Position of last stop This may be useful if your XL is unable to maintain a strong GPS signal, for example, when you drive through a long tunnel.
Tap the arrow to choose from the complete list of categories. Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it when it appears in the list. 8. Tap Parking garage. 9. From the list of POIs shown, select the POI you want to navigate to. The table below explains the distances listed next to each POI.
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 when near POI. Tap this button to receive a warning when you travel near to the location of a POI. Warn when near POI 5. Select the category of POI you want to be warned about. Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it when it is shown in the list. 6.
14. Itinerary Planning Itinerary Planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a journey including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following items: • Destination - a location on your journey where you want to stop. • Waypoint - a location on your journey where you want to travel through without stopping. Destinations are shown using this symbol. Waypoints are shown using this symbol.
The Itinerary planning screen opens. At first, there are no items on the Itinerary. Itinerary planning 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 you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first destination on the Itinerary.
Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your XL will navigate you to this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary. Mark ‘to visit’ This button is only shown if you have already visited this item. Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary. This button is unavailable if the item is at the top of the Itinerary. Move item up Tap this button to move the item down the Itinerary. This button is unavailable if the item is at the bottom of the Itinerary.
15. Help me Help me Help me provides an easy way 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 Help me to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. Tip: If you do not see the Help me button in the Main Menu, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Options Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services.
16. Favourites Favourites What are Favourites? Favourites are places that you often visit. You can create Favourites 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 Favourite? From the Main Menu, tap Add Favourite. You can then select the location of the Favourite from the list below. Give your Favourite a name that is easy to remember.
Select a Favourite location from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Recent destination You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favourite. Does it make sense to do this? Point of Interest If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favourite. To add a POI as a Favourite, tap this button, then do the following: 1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is.
How can I use a Favourite? You will normally use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favourite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Favourite. 4. Select a Favourite from the list. Your XL calculates the route for you. 5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. Your XL will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen.
17. LIVE Services LIVE Services Regional availability Note: As well as using LIVE services in your own country, you may also be able to use LIVE services when travelling abroad. Not all LIVE services are available in all countries. For more information on available services, go to www.tomtom.com/services. Safety Notice Your TomTom navigation device contains a GSM/GPRS module which can interfere with electrical devices such as cardiac pacemakers, hearing aids and aviation equipment.
TomTom HOME starts and connects to your XL. 2. Open the LIVE Services section. 3. Check the status of your subscription and click on the service you want to renew. You are asked to provide your payment details. 4. Enter your payment details and complete the transaction. Your subscription is renewed. TomTom HD Traffic HD Traffic is a unique TomTom LIVE Service for receiving up-to-date traffic information. For more information about services and subscriptions, go to tomtom.com/services.
Using local search To find a destination using local search and plan a route to that location, follow the steps below. In this example, you will search for a supermarket near to your current location. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu, then tap Navigate to. 2. Tap the Google button. 3. Tap Search near you. 4. Type ’supermarket’ then tap OK. The locations that match your search are shown in a list. 5. Tap one of the locations in the list. The location is shown on the map.
My Services To check your subscription, tap TomTom Services in the Main Menu and then tap My Services. Note: When LIVE Services are unavailable, this image is shown in the Driving View. Your TomTom XL informs you when your LIVE Services subscription is due for renewal. You can use your XL to inform TomTom that you wish to renew your current subscription. For more information about LIVE Services subscription and payment terms, go to tomtom.com/services.
18. TomTom HD Traffic TomTom HD Traffic HD Traffic is a unique TomTom LIVE Service for receiving up-to-date traffic information. For more information about services and subscriptions, go to tomtom.com/services. In combination with IQ Routes, HD Traffic helps you plan the best possible route to your destination taking into account the latest traffic information. A route is calculated taking into account the current local traffic conditions.
Tip: If you have trouble tapping the sidebar and the Main Menu is being displayed instead of the traffic menu, try tapping your finger half on the sidebar and half off the screen. 2. Tap Minimise traffic delays. Your device looks for the quickest route to your destination. It is possible that the new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this new route will take longer than the quickest route already shown. 3.
The first time you use Home to work, you must set your traffic home and work locations, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Show home-work traffic. Change home-work 3. Tap Change home-work 4. Set your home location 5. Set your work location. You can now use the Home to work and Work to home buttons of the Show home-work traffic menu. Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the Preferences Menu.
Checking traffic incidents in your area Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and their details, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Browse map. The map browser screen is shown. Browse map 3. Tap the blue compass image in the top right of the screen. The map centres itself on you current location and any traffic incidents in the area are shown. 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information.
• Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related and are for information only. You cannot use HD Traffic to avoid them. Traffic incident symbols: Accident Road works One or more lanes closed Road closed Traffic incident Traffic jam Weather related symbols: Fog Rain Wind Ice Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom HD Traffic.
Show traffic on route Tap this button to get an overview of any traffic incidents along your route. Use the left and right buttons of the overview screen to see more detailed information about each incident. You can also use the Replan button of the overview screen to replan your route avoiding the traffic incidents. Tap this button to calculate and show the quickest route from your home location to your place of work and back.
19. TomTom Safety Alerts TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about a variety of locations including: • Safety camera locations. • Accident blackspot locations. • Mobile safety camera locations. • Average speed camera locations. • Toll road camera locations. • Traffic light camera locations. Important: Regularly connect your navigation device to TomTom HOME to update the list of locations for all Safety Alerts.
Changing the way you are warned To change the way your TomTom XL warns you about safety cameras, tap the Change warning preferences button. You can then set how close you want to be to a safety camera before you are warned and what type of sound will be played. Change warning preferences For example, to change the sound that is played when you approach a fixed safety camera, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Safety Cameras in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Change warning preferences.
To report a new safety camera location while you are at home, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap TomTom Safety Cameras. 3. Tap Report safety camera. 4. Tap Mobile camera or Fixed camera depending upon the type of safety camera. 5. Find the location of the camera you want to report using the Map browser, . Use the cursor to mark the exact location, then tap Done. 6. Tap on the type of camera you want to report and if necessary, the speed restriction for the camera.
This type of safety camera checks traffic on roads where access is restricted. Vehicle restriction All other types of camera that do not fall into any of the above categories. Other camera TomTom Safety Camera menu To open the Safety Cameras menu, tap the TomTom Services in the Main Menu and then tap TomTom Safety Cameras. Tap this button to report a new safety camera location. Report safety camera Tap this button to set the safety alerts you will receive and which sounds will be used for each alert.
20. Fuel Prices Fuel Prices The Fuel Prices service sends up-to-date information about fuel prices directly to your device or via TomTom HOME when your XL is connected to your computer. Search for the best fuel prices To search for the cheapest fuel prices, do the following. In this example, you will plan a route to the cheapest petrol station nearby. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu, then tap TomTom Services. 2. Tap Fuel Prices. 3. Select the type of fuel used in your vehicle. 4.
21. Introducing TomTom HOME Introducing TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage the contents of your TomTom XL navigation device. It is a good idea to frequently connect to HOME to ensure you always have the latest updates on your device. You can, for example, do the following: • Manage maps, voices, POIs and more. • Buy TomTom services and manage your subscriptions. • Update your device automatically with the latest software and services.
22. Addendum 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 the United States of America which is responsible for its availability and accuracy. Any changes in GPS availability and accuracy, or in environmental conditions, may impact the operation of your TomTom device.
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