TomTom 2535 manual

T omT om GO User Guide 3.6113_TT GO Manual UK v7 22-04-2004 12:29 Pagina 2[...]

5.9 Switch map 5.10 Enable/Disable POI 5.11 Change map colours 5.12 Use larger keyboard / Use smaller keyboard 5.13 About T omT om GO 5.14 Set name display 5.15 Change Home location 5.16 Set metric units 5.17 Left-handed lay-out / Right-handed lay-out 5.18 Set schematic speed 5.19 Change voice 5.20 Switch Language 5.21 Set clock 5.22 T urn screen u[...]

2 Safety and Regulatory Information 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, who are r[...]

3 1. Getting Started 1.1 Unpacking Unpack your T omT om GO box and identify the contents. Y ou should have: • (1) T omT om GO itself. Its main features are a touch-sensitive LCD screen, a power (On/Off) button, a release button (for removing T omT om GO from its cradle) and a Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot. • A (2) carry case, for storing[...]

4 Note that the GPS receiver is in the top part of T omT om GO and you should keep your hands away from this if you want the best possible reception. 1.3 Starting up Insert the supplied SD card into the slot on the right hand side of T omT om GO, with the label side up. Finally , press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. T omT om GO will ask y[...]

5 T omT om GO always tries to show as much detail as is appropriate for the situation, but if you need to zoom 'in' further , just tap on the [+] button in the top right hand corner . Likewise, to zoom out, tap the [-] button in the top left hand corner . T ap roughly in the middle of the screen and you'll see T omT om GO's opti[...]

6 Note that the title and layout of the third and final grid will vary according to the type of street you selected. For some roads (such as those that don't have house numbers), you'll be asked to select a particular 'Crossing:' (i.e. an intersection). If you'd rather pick a crossing than a house number for a particular ro[...]

7 3. Exploring T omT om GO Most of the things you can do in T omT om GO start with a tap on a menu option. This chapter covers these options and explains how to use them. T ap roughly in the middle of the 3D display to make the options menu appear . In working through chapter 2, you'll have already seen how to use 'Navigate to...', t[...]

8 Interest you want, tap on the keyboard icon in the bottom left corner and then tap in a few letters of the name. T ap on a Point Of Interest to select it as your destination. Note that some of the more specialist Point Of Interest categories (e.g. 'Place of worship', 'Theatre') may contain information only for major cities. On[...]

9 Finally , if you want an alternative route because you simply don't like the original, tap on 'Calculate alternative' . As far as possible, T omT om GO tries to use a totally different set of roads. Once planned, an overview is shown, as usual, and you can tap on 'Route' for detailed instructions or on 'Done' to[...]

10 3.7 Show route instructions If you already have a route planned, tapping on the 'Show route instructions' icon is a quick way of displaying the list of turn instructions. As you saw in section 3.1, tapping on any instruction brings up T omT om GO's map view, zoomed into the relevant junction. See chapter 4 for more on using the ma[...]

11 recently used, but if the one you now want isn't shown here then tap on the button to bring up a list of all categories that are available. As usual, use the and buttons to scroll through the list. T ap on the category you want, to display a list of all Points Of Interest, neatly sorted according to their distance from your cursor position.[...]

12 There's a suitable one only a kilometre away but in a part of town you don't know at all. Y ou tap on the cinema name to find it on the map. Again, you tap on the cursor button and then on 'Add as favourite' , to make sure you can find it again quickly . Finally , you tap on the cursor button one more time, choosing 'Fin[...]

13 preference is changed to 'T urn on 3D display' , tap on this to return to the original view . Note that there's another alternative to the 3D view . T omT om GO also has a 'schematic' view, see section 5.3 . 5.3 T urn off map display / T urn on map display Above a certain speed (see section 5.18 ), for safety reasons, th[...]

14 • Y our driving direction in degrees (on a standard compass). • Y our driving speed (again, displayed in your chosen units - see section 5.16 ). • The Universal T ime Code (UTC). This is the absolute time according to the GPS satellites and may not correspond to your local time. • A representation of the sky overhead, showing the positio[...]

15 Note that it doesn't necessarily have to be your physical home. Set it to the location that is most central in your travels, perhaps your office. 5.16 Set metric units Y ou will have set your preferred units of measure- ment when T omT om GO was first set up, but you can change them at any time by tapping on 'Set units' . Three qu[...]

16 6. Connecting to Y our PC T o get the most from T omT om GO, you'll probably want to link it to your PC, from where you can backup (and restore) your Favourite locations and preferences, and load on new maps. Locate the USB data cable and plug the smaller end into the back of T omT om GO. Plug the larger USB connec- tor into a spare port on[...]

17 7. Common Questions and T roubleshooting Here are some of the questions you may need to ask, as the owner of T omT om GO. For more solutions, see www .tomtom.com. Why is the main navigation screen now in black and white? Why won't 'Navigate to...' work? If the built-in GPS receiver loses its 'fix' on the orbiting satelli[...]

18 one another: for example, by adding the direction of the traffic and house numbers. One-way roads are distinguished from main roads and sand paths. Where do the railway tracks and the waterways lie? In which council is this part of the road located and to which council does the other part belong? In short, each section of road in your navigation[...]