TomTom EASE manual

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Getting started 1. 2 Getting started Mounting your navigation device 1. Push the EasyPort™ Mount on your TomTom EASE against the windshield in your car. 2. Adjust the angle of yo ur device. 3. Lock the EasyPort Mount by twisting the base. 4. Insert the Ca r Charger into yo ur device. 1 2 3 4[...]

3 5. Insert the Car Charger into th e cigarette lighter in your car . 6. Switch your device on by pressing the O n/Off button on the back of your device. 7. You now have to answer some questions to set up your device. Tap the screen to answer the questions. 8. To remove the Mount from your windshield, first unlock the EasyPort Mount, then gently pu[...]

4 To remove the cover from the device, first remove the mount. The n 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 t he new cover, push it gen- tly into place as shown. Troubleshooting In rare cases, your TomTom EASE naviga tion device may not start corr[...]

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Driving View 2. 6 Driving View The Driving View shows your current location on the map together with detailed information such as current speed and route instr uctions. 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, [...]

Advanced Lane Guidance 3. 7 Advanced La ne Guidance Advanced Lane Guid ance Note : Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom EASE helps you prepare for highway exi ts 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 t [...]

Main Menu 4. 8 Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for planning a route, looking at a map or changing your device s ettings. 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 but tons are shown on the Main Me nu. Sound Pla[...]

9 Night /Day Options Help sound T ap this button to turn the sound on. night T ap this button to set the night color scheme, which r educes the brightness of the screen and shows the map using dark colors. This is use ful when driv ing at nigh t or in dark environments such as long tunnels. day T ap this button to set the day color scheme, which in[...]

Browse map 5. 10 Browse map To look at the map in the sam e way as you might look at a tradit ional paper map, tap Browse ma p in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the scre en and sliding your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B Marker Markers point to your current location, your home location and your desti- nation. The marke[...]

Planning a route 6. 11 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 wi ll enter the full addr ess. 3. Tap Address . 4. Start to type the name of the town wh ere your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the l ist. Tip : When you plan a route for the [...]

12 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 wi ll enter the full addr ess. 4. Tap Address . Start to type the name of the town whe re your trip will begin and tap on the name when it appears in the l ist. Tip : When you plan a route for the first ti me you are[...]

Finding alternative routes 7. 13 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 fo r one of thes e reasons: • You can see a roadbl ock or a line of tr affic ahead. • You want to travel via a pa rticular location, to pick s[...]

14 Travel via... T ap 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 fo r the loc ation you choose to travel via. Y ou 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 8. 15 Options You can change the way your TomTom EASE looks and behaves. Tap options in the Main Menu. Change voice Set clock Change language Home and Favorites Change v oice Y our navigation device gives spoken warnings and instructions using voices which have been recorded by actors. T o select a different voice on your devi ce, tap Chang[...]

16 Voices and images Map corrections Advanced settings To change the advanced settings on yo ur TomTom EASE, tap the Advanced button in the Options menu. Set units Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed Keyboard preferences Voices and images T ap this button to change yo ur settings for voices and images. F or more information, see the chapter [...]

17 Enable/Disable Safety Alerts TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about fixed safety camera loca- tions. Important : If you have a subscription to th is service, regularly connect your navigat ion device to TomTom HOME to update th e list of locat ions for all ty pes of safety alerts. When a safety camera location is s[...]

Favorites 9. 18 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 t ime you plan a route. They don’t have to be places you es pecially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? From the Main Menu, tap options followed by Home and Fa[...]

19 How can I use a Favorite? You will normally use a Favorite to plan a route somewhere wit hout having to enter the address. To plan a route to a Favorite location, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to open the Main Menu. 2. Tap Plan route or Change route . 3. Tap Favorite . 4. Sele ct a Favori te from the list. This w ill be your destinatio n. [...]

20 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 Favor ites . 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 [...]

Points of Interest 10. 21 Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some exam- ples: • Restaurants •H o t e l s •M u s e u m s • 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 you[...]

22 Tap the arrow to choose from the comple te list of categories. Select the cat- egory from the list or start to type th e name of the category and select it when it appears in the list. 7. Tap Parking garage . 8. From the list of POIs shown, sele ct the POI you want to navigate to. The table below explains the distances listed ne xt to each POI. [...]

Voices and images 11. 23 Voices and images Voices Your navigation device has different voices which have been recor ded by actors. These voices are used for spoken instructions. Sound and volume control To adjust the volume level, tap the left-hand secti on of the status bar in the Drivin g View . The last spoken instructi o n is repeated and the v[...]

24 Change voice Change start-up image Change shutdown image Change v oice Y our navigation device gives spoken warnings and instructions using voices which have been recorded by actors. T o select a different voice on your devi ce, tap Change voice in the O ptions menu or in the V oices and images menu. Then select a voi ce from the list. Y ou can [...]

TomTom Map Share™ 12. 25 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 cor [...]

26 Making a map correction Important : F o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s , y o u s h o u l d o n l y m a r k a l o c a t i o n w h e n y o u a r e driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving. Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom EASE to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any availa[...]

27 2. Tap Download corrections made by others . 3. Tap Join . When you connect your EASE to your c o m p u t e r , T o m T o m H O M E d o w n l o a d s 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 preference[...]

28 To ma ke a c orr ec ti on to you r m ap , t ap Map corrections in the Options menu then tap Correct a map error . The following types of corrections are shown. (Un)block street T ap this button to block or unblock a street. Y ou can block or unblock the street in one or both direction s. F or example, to correct a street near to your current loc[...]

29 Edit street name T ap this button to change the name of a street on your map. F or example, to rename a street near to your current location: 1. Tap Edit street name. 2. Tap Near you . 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping i t on the map. The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of t[...]

30 Edit POI T ap this button to edit an existing POI. Y ou can use this button to make the following changes to a 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. Report other error T ap this button to report other types of correction[...]

Help 13. 31 Help Help provides an easy way to contact and plan a route to locations that pro- vide emergency services, such as a hospit al or to other specialized services. For example, if you are involved in a ca r accident, you could use Help to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. Note : Information may not be available f[...]

Using TomTom HOME 14. 32 Using TomTo m HOME TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that you can use to update your device, read the Refe rence Guide, download extras and update your maps. To use TomTom HOME wi th your device, do the following: 1. Remove the EasyPort™ Mount from t he back of your device by pushing the release button o[...]

33 Switch your device on. Your device as ks 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 conne cted to the internet. Note : You can also download TomTom HOME from tomtom.com/home . 4[...]

Traffic information using RDS-TMC 15. 34 Traffic infor mation 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 fo r other products. For more information, visit tomtom.com . Your TomTom navigation device uses TMC traffic information to wa r[...]

35 2. Tap Minimize traffic delays . Your device looks for the quicke st 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 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences . You can change the[...]

36 Weather related symbols and th eir meaning are shown below: Setting the radio frequenc y for RDS-TMC information 1. Tap the Traffic sidebar in the Drivi ng View. 2. Tap Tune Manually . 3. Enter the frequency of the radio station. 4. Tap Done. Your TomTom device lo oks for your radio station. If it doesn't find a radio sta- tion at the frequ[...]

37 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 t he route for possible delays, and if it finds any, provides you with the possibility to avoid them. The first time you use Hom[...]

38 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A second screen is shown that gives you detailed informati on about the incident you chose. To di splay information about surrounding inci dents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this second screen. Traffic menu Tap the Traffic sideba r in the Driving View to open the Traffic m[...]

Addendum 16. 39 Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Po sitioning System The Global Positioning Syst em (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides location and timing information ar ound the globe. GPS is operated and con- trolled under the sole respons ibility of th e Government of the United State s of America, which is resp[...]

40 Battery This product uses a Lithium-Ion battery. Do not use it in a humid, wet and/or corrosive environment. Do not put, sto re or leave your product i n 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 temper- atures over 60 C (140 F). Fa[...]

41 affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.” Drivers in California should not use a suction mount on their winds hield, side or rear win- dows. Note: this section of the California Vehicle Code ap plies to anyone driving in California, not just California residents. Minnesota State Legislature Statutes Se ction 169.71, subd[...]

42 important that you use shielded cables and connectors to r educe the possibil- ity of causing radio and television interference. Shielded cable s suitable for the product range can be obtained from an authorised dealer. If the user mod- ifies the equipment or its periphe rals in any way, and these modificat ions are not approved by TomTom, the F[...]

Copyright notices 17. 43 Copyright notices © 2009 TomTom N.V., The Netherlands. TomTom®, and the "two hands" logo, among others, are Trademarks owned by TomTom N.V . or one of its subsid- iaries. Please see www.tomtom.com/lega l for warranties and end user licence agreements applying to this product. © 2009 TomTom N.V., Pays-Bas. TomTo[...]

44 Supply of this product does no t convey a license nor imply any right to distrib- ute content created with th is product in revenue-generating broadcast sys- tems (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet, in tranet s and/or other networks), other content distribution system s (pay-a[...]