Manual and Tutorials TomTom MOBILE User Guide 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.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing TomTom MOBILE as your navigation system. This User Guide is your reference using TomTom MOBILE. If necessary, refer to the TomTom MOBILE Installation Poster. Table of Contents 1. What you see on the screen 1.1. The main screen 1.2. The menu 1.3. The route summary 1.4. The map browser 1.5. The schematic view 2. Browsers and locations 2.1. Browsers 2.2. Picking locations 2.2.1 Picking your HOME location 2.2.2 Picking a favourite location 2.2.
The dark red path indicates the calculated route. The route instructions will guide you along this path to reach your destination. Your next driving instruction shows an arrow for the direction to follow and a distance indicator (presented in your distance units preference) when to do it. The bottom of the screen the street name you will reach if you follow the current driving instruction. If the "sound off" indicator necessary, use the sound on preference to switch on the voice instructions.
The "change preferences" option gives access to several menu pages with preference options, which are explained in chapter 4. 1.3. The route summary The route summary screen gives you an overview of the calculated route. From this screen you can decide how to use the route. The route summary screen is shown immediately after you have in the menu. calculated a route, for example with "Navigate to...", "Plan from A to B", or "Find alternative...".
The blinking icon represents your cursor. Simply use the joystick to move the cursor around the map. You can also increase or decrease the scale of the map. To zoom in press the joystick. To zoom out use the "0" key. The map will zoom in (or out) relative to your cursor position. To display the map broser menu, select Options. The following options are available: option function Show information Show information causes details of the current cursor position to be displayed on the map. Use cursor...
"Sound off" warning indicator Next instruction Journey information GPS signal strength The name of the street you are currently on A large copy of the schematic instruction arrow The name of the next street The screen items are described in Chapter 1.1. 2. Browsers and locations 2.1 Browsers • To choose a line, move the highlight over it and press the joystick.
2.2.1 Picking your HOME location The main advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it with a single press of the joystick. It is therefore useful to set it to the location that is most central in your travels, such as your home, your parking spot or your office. You can change your HOME location using the "change home location" preference. If you don't specify a HOME position, the home icon in the location menu will remain dimmed. 2.2.
See chapter 2.1 for details about how to use browsers. 2.2.4 Picking your GPS position If you tap the "GPS position" icon in the location menu, your select your current location (i.e. the position measured by your GPS devices). If your GPS devices is off or disconnected, or if there is no valid GPS signal, the icon will be dimmed, and produce a "no valid GPS signal!" message when you select it. For more information about your GPS signal, see chapter 4.8. 2.2.
some (more) letters of that name before it appears in the list. Related topics: See chapter 2.1 for details about how to browse, search for particular items, etc. in the list of POI categories or in the list of POI. See chapter 4.4 about how to show or hide POI on the main screen See chapter 4.9 about how to show or hide particular POI categories. 2.2.6 Picking an address STEP 1. Specifying the city or postal code area In TomTom MOBILE, you find an address by going from the general to the specific.
STEP 3. Specifying the house number or crossing Next, you will be asked to enter the house number. Or, as an alternative way of specify a precise location on a long street, you can pick the place where the selected street crosses another street. If you press OK without entering a house number, or if TomTom MOBILE simply does not know any house numbers on the selected street, you will be presented with a list of all known crossings (i. e. street corners).
Add a location to your list of favourites. You can do this using any type of location except another favourite. Enter the location using the picking locations menu. Add favourite Related topic: To learn more about the options to set a destination, see the "Picking locations " description. TomTom MOBILE has many preferences which set the behaviour to your personal liking. Chapter 4 describes all the options of the preference menu in detail. Change preferences To plan a route without a valid GPS signal.
For fast selection TomTom MOBILE offers you the option to use your last destination again. If you have not calculated a route before this will not be offered. If you do not want to use your last destination again, use the locations picker to set any type of location as your destination. The calculated route will be presented in the route summary screen. You can review the route on the map, as written instructions and the summary statistics (total distance and estimated total journey time).
Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route. As many new roads as possible are used for the new route. The new calculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating or exploring the calculated alternative. Calculate alternative Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route. The roads for the next 2000 meter of the current route are not used in the new route.
In the menu, select Change preferences There are multiple pages. Use . Next to cycle through the pages. When a menu option is not available, the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected. A number of preferences work as a status which can be switched between by selecting it. The icons show what can be activated. For example, Turn off sound voice instructions. The next time you enter the preference menu the icon has changed into Turn on sound will disable the , selecting this will turn on the sound again.
To navigate with the schematic view, see the "Turn off map display" preference option 4.3. Turn off map display / Turn on map display You can navigate using either the map display or the schematic display. The map display gives you the most detailed information about your current situation, including a map. The schematic view is focused on the next driving instruction. If map display is used, switch to the schematic display by selecting Turn off map display .
4.6. Change volume Change the sound volume by selecting Change volume . This preference option allows you to change the volume of the spoken instructions, from 10% (very soft) to 100% (very loud). Press the Test button to hear a sample of the voice at the current sound volume. Related topics: To turn the sound completely OFF, use the "turn off sound" preference option. To select another voice, use the "change voice" preference option. 4.7.
On the GPS status screen is shown: • • • • • The longitude and latitude are displayed using the distance units The driving direction is shown in degrees compared to the north The driving speed An icon which shows, when circling, if your GPS device is well connected and it receives data Measuring bars for the signal strength of each visual satellite, locked satellites are shown in blue Related topics: To specify the units for displaying longitude/latitude, use the "set units " preference option.
If you select a POI category that already has a warning set you will be asked if you wish to remove the warning. POI and POI categories that you have added can be deleted using the "Delete POI" and "Delete POI category" preferences. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion. Related topics: Whether POI are shown at all is controlled by the "Show POI" preference option. For more information about how to use browsers, see the browser usage description. 4.10.
4.13. Change Home location Change your home location by selecting Change home location . This preference lets you specify the location that is to be used as your "home". The advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it with more quickly. It is therefore useful to set it to the location that is most central in your travels, such as your home, your parking spot or your office. You can pick any type of location as your home location. 4.14.
4.15. Change voice Change the voice used for driving instructions by selecting Change voice . This preference lets you change the voice used for driving instructions. Voices are available in many different languages. For certain languages, several different voices are available. To hear a sample of a voice, press Test. Press Select to confirm your choice. Related topics: To change the volume of the voice instructions, use the "Change volume" preference option.
This preference will set the language in which the menus and screens are shown. Simply select the language of your choice. Note: When you switch to another language, TomTom MOBILE will also ask you to select an appropriate voice in that language. Related topics: To change only the language of the voice instructions, use the "change voice" preference option. 4.17. Clear Route The calculated route will be removed.
