TomTom EASE
1. Getting started Getting started Mounting your navigation device 1. Push the EasyPort™ Mount on your TomTom EASE against the windshield in your car. 1 2. Adjust the angle of your device. 2 3. Lock the EasyPort Mount by twisting the base. 3 4. Insert the Car Charger into your device.
5. Insert the Car Charger into the cigarette lighter in your car. 5 6. Switch your device on by pressing the On/Off button on the back of your device. 6 7. You now have to answer some questions to set up your device. Tap the screen to answer the questions. 7 8. To remove the Mount from your windshield, first unlock the EasyPort Mount, then gently pull one of the tabs. The Mount comes off of the windshield.
To remove the cover from the device, first remove the mount. Then hold either side of the cover and push through the center of the cover to detach the device from the cover as shown in the diagram. To attach the new cover, push it gently into place as shown. Troubleshooting In rare cases, your TomTom EASE navigation device may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps. First, check that the battery is properly charged. To charge the battery, connect your device to the car charger.
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2. Driving View Driving View The Driving View shows your current location on the map together with detailed information such as current speed and route instructions. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. A Your current position. B The name of the next street or street sign information. C Your speed and the speed limit, if known. Tap this panel on the status bar to adjust the volume and to repeat the next instruction. D Next route instruction.
3. Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom EASE helps you prepare for highway exits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen. For some exits and junctions, the lane you need is shown in the status bar.
4. Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for planning a route, looking at a map or changing your device settings. Main Menu To open the Main Menu from the Driving View, tap the center of the screen. To return to the Driving View from the Main Menu, tap done. Main Menu buttons The following buttons are shown on the Main Menu. Tap this button to plan a new route. This button is shown when you have not planned a route.
Tap this button to turn the sound on. sound Night /Day Tap this button to set the night color scheme, which reduces the brightness of the screen and shows the map using dark colors. night This is useful when driving at night or in dark environments such as long tunnels. Tap this button to set the day color scheme, which increases the brightness of the screen and shows the map using bright colors. day Options Tap this button to adjust the settings for your device.
5. 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 sliding your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B Marker Markers point to your current location, your home location and your destination. The marker shows the distance to the location. Tap a marker to center the map on the location pointed to by the marker.
6. Planning a route Planning a route 1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 2. Tap Plan route. You can enter an address in various ways, but we will enter the full address. 3. Tap Address. 4. Start to type the name of the town where your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the list. Tip: When you plan a route for the first time you are asked to select the country or state. Your choice is saved and used for all future routes.
1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 2. Tap Plan route. 3. Tap Depart from. You can enter an address in various ways, but we will enter the full address. 4. Tap Address. Start to type the name of the town where your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the list. Tip: When you plan a route for the first time you are asked to select the country or state. Your choice is saved and used for all future routes.
7. 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 gas. • You want to avoid a difficult intersection or a road you don’t like.
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 to 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, Favorite, Point of Interest and Point on map. Your EASE calculates a new route to your destination that passes the location you chose.
8. Options You can change the way your TomTom EASE looks and behaves. Options Tap options in the Main Menu. Change voice Your navigation device gives spoken warnings and instructions using voices which have been recorded by actors. Change voice To select a different voice on your device, tap Change voice in the Options menu or in the Voices and images menu. Then select a voice from the list. You can add and remove voices using TomTom HOME.
Voices and images Tap this button to change your settings for voices and images. For more information, see the chapter Voices and images. Voices and images Map corrections Tap this button to make a correction to your map. Map corrections Advanced settings To change the advanced settings on your TomTom EASE, tap the Advanced button in the Options menu.
Enable/Disable Safety Alerts Tap this button to enable or disable TomTom Safety Alerts. Enable/ Disable Safety Alerts TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about fixed safety camera locations. Important: If you have a subscription to this service, regularly connect your navigation device to TomTom HOME to update the list of locations for all types of safety alerts.
9. Favorites 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 plan a route. They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? From the Main Menu, tap options followed by Home and Favorites and then tap Add Favorite. You can then select the location of the Favorite from the list below.
You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favorite. 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 Favorite. To add a POI as a Favorite, tap this button, then do the following: 1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is. You can select one of these options: • POI near you - to search from a list of POIs near your current position. • POI in city - to choose a POI in a particular town or city.
How can I change the name of a Favorite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favorites. 4. Tap Manage Favorites. 5. Tap the Favorite you want to rename. 6. Tap Rename. How can I delete a Favorite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap options to open the Options menu. 3. Tap Home and Favorites. 4. Tap Manage Favorites. 5. Tap the Favorite you want to delete. 6. Tap Delete.
10. 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 • Gas stations Note: Tap Map corrections in the Options menu to report missing POIs or edit existing POIs. 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 parking garage POI as your destination. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2.
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. 7. Tap Parking garage. 8. 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.
11. Voices and images Voices and images Voices Your navigation device has different voices which have been recorded by actors. These voices are used for spoken instructions. Sound and volume control To adjust the volume level, tap the left-hand section of the status bar in the Driving View. The last spoken instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown. Move the volume slider to adjust the volume. To turn the sound on or off, tap sound in the Main Menu.
Change voice Your navigation device gives spoken warnings and instructions using voices which have been recorded by actors. Change voice To select a different voice on your device, tap Change voice in the Options menu or in the Voices and images menu. Then select a voice from the list. You can add and remove voices using TomTom HOME. Change start-up image Tap this button to select the start-up image which is shown every time you switch on the device.
12. TomTom Map Share™ TomTom Map Share™ 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 users.
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 options in the Main Menu then tap Map corrections. 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.
2. Tap Download corrections made by others. 3. Tap Join. When you connect your EASE to your computer, TomTom HOME downloads new corrections and sends your corrections to the Map Share community. Important: Connect your device to your computer regularly and use TomTom HOME to check for new updates. Correction preferences The correction preferences set the way TomTom Map Share works on your device.
To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Options menu then tap Correct a map error. The following types of corrections are shown. Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both directions. (Un)block street For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the following: 1. Tap (Un)block street. 2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location.
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 Edit street name. 2. Tap Near you. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map. The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street. 4. Tap Done. 5. Type the correct street name. 6. Tap Done. Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn directions.
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 EASE sends a special report to TomTom Map Share.
13. Help Help provides an easy way to contact and plan a route to locations that provide emergency services, such as a hospital or to other specialized services. Help For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. Note: Information may not be available for all services in all countries.
14. Using TomTom HOME Using TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that you can use to update your device, read the Reference Guide, download extras and update your maps. To use TomTom HOME with your device, do the following: 1. Remove the EasyPort™ Mount from the back of your device by pushing the release button on the Mount. Turn the Mount around. 1 2. Reattach the Mount to your device. Push your device against the ball joint end of the Mount first.
4 Switch your device on. Your device asks you if you want to connect to the computer. Tap YES. If TomTom HOME is not installed on your computer, it starts to install. Your computer needs to be connected to the internet. Note: You can also download TomTom HOME from tomtom.com/home.
15. Traffic information using RDS-TMC Traffic information using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Note: The TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver is included with some products and is also available as an accessory for other products. For more information, visit tomtom.com. Your TomTom navigation device uses TMC traffic information to warn you about traffic delays along your route and how you can avoid them.
2. Tap Minimize traffic delays. Your device looks for the quickest route to your destination. The new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. 3. Tap Done. Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic information works on your device. Change Traffic preferences 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences.
One or more lanes closed Road closed Traffic incident Traffic jam Weather related symbols and their meaning are shown below: Fog Rain Wind Ice Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom Traffic.
Making commuting to work easier The Home to work and Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu let 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 possibility to avoid them. The first time you use Home to work, you must set your home and work locations for this feature by doing the following: 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2.
4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A second screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To display information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this second screen. Traffic menu Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View to open the Traffic menu. The following buttons are available: Replans your route based on the latest traffic information.
16. 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.
Battery This product uses a Lithium-Ion 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 not expose it to temperatures over 60 C (140 F). Failure to follow these guidelines may cause the Lithium-Ion battery to leak acid, become hot, explode or ignite and cause injury and/or damage.
affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.” Drivers in California should not use a suction mount on their windshield, side or rear windows. Note: this section of the California Vehicle Code applies to anyone driving in California, not just California residents. Minnesota State Legislature Statutes Section 169.
important that you use shielded cables and connectors to reduce the possibility of causing radio and television interference. Shielded cables suitable for the product range can be obtained from an authorised dealer. If the user modifies the equipment or its peripherals in any way, and these modifications are not approved by TomTom, the FCC may withdraw the user’s right to operate the equipment.
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