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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing TomTom Navigator as your navigation system. This User Guide is your reference for using
TomTom Navigator.
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 favorite location
2.2.3 Picking a recent destination
2.2.4 Picking your GPS position
2.2.5 Picking a point of interest
2.2.6 Picking an address
3. The menu
3.1. Planning from A to B
3.2. Alternative routes
3.3. The route instructions
4. The preferences
4.1. Use night colors
4.2. Turn off 3D display
4.3. Turn off map display
4.4. Hide POI
4.5. Turn sound off
4.6. Change volume
4.7. Maintain favorites
4.8. GPS status
4.9. Switch map
4.10. Enable/Disable POI
4.11. Change map colors
4.12. Use larger keyboard
4.13. About Navigator
4.14. Set name display
4.15. Change Home location
4.16. Set metric units
4.17. Left-handed lay-out
4.18. Set schematic speed
4.19. Change voice
4.20. Switch Language
4.21. POI appendix
5. Installation
5.1. Using the CD-ROM
5.2. Requirements for installation
5.3. (Re-)Installing TomTom Navigator, voices and maps
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1. What you see on the screen
1.1. The main screen
The main screen of TomTom Navigator is used to navigate to your destination. Your position is displayed on the map
using your GPS receiver. If your GPS receiver is switched off, or has not (yet) determined a clear position from the
GPS satellites, the main screen displays your last known position. To emphasize the fact that your actual position is
unknown, the screen is displayed in black and white.
"Sound off" warning
indicator
Next instruction
The name of the next
street
Journey information
Your current GPS
position
"Zoom in" button
"Next highway" indicator
"Zoom out" button
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 shows the street name you will reach if you
follow the current driving instruction. If the "sound off" indicator is not shown, the displayed instruction will be
accompanied by voice instructions. If necessary, use the sound on preference to switch on the voice instructions.
To increase or decrease the scale of the map, tap to zoom in or to zoom out relative to your current position.
This keeps working when covered by the "next highway" indicator.
The journey information shows the current time, estimated time of arrival and the time remaining to reach your
destination.
Note:
When the battery is low, a "low battery" warning symbol will start blinking in the area where you normally see your
"current speed".
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Ignoring the planned route
TomTom Navigator is very flexible. If you take a turn different from the one in the instruction (by mistake or on
purpose), TomTom Navigator will adjust almost instantly to the new situation. It will keep guiding you to your current
position as fast as it can calculate.
Operate the main screen
Tap approximately in
the middle of the map to
open the menu
Tap the journey
information area to open
the detailed route
summary
Tap the instruction
area to repeat the last
spoken instruction (if still
available)
1.2. The menu
The menu opens when you tap approximately in the middle of the main screen. It provides access to all functions.
There are two pages. Use the button to cycle through the pages. You select an icon by tapping it. Until you take
your stylus or finger off the screen, icons and buttons are only highlighted, not yet selected.
When a menu option is not available, the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected.
Title
Current time
Menu options
"Next page" button
Relevant information
(if available)
Cancel button
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The 10 main menu options are explained in chapter 3.
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 calculated a route, for example with
"Navigate to...", "Plan from A to B", or "Find alternative...". You can also show this by tapping
the menu.
Current destination
Battery and GPS
indicators
Application version
Map showing the
calculated route
Show status
in
Journey summary
Route button
Map button
Done button
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The current destination is shown as an address, the name of a favorite or a point of interest.
The indicators show battery strength, GPS signal strength, number of GPS satellites and GPS coordinates (if
available). Tap this area to see the full GPS details, with the option to configure your GPS hardware.
Tap the application version to see the application version and copyrights.
The journey summary shows the estimated total journey time and total distance (presented in your distance units
preference). If the route shown is an alternative route, the original journey time and distance are also shown for
comparison.
Tap
Tap
Tap
to display a complete list of route instructions.
Route
to browse around on the map of your route.
Map
to start navigating in the main screen.
Done
1.4. The map browser
TomTom Navigator offers many features that allow you to browse around on a map. You can do so by tapping
Browse map
in the menu, or tap
in the route summary screen.
Map
On the map, you will find all the items you might find on a normal paper map, such as cities, towns, roads, streets,
rivers and lakes, points of interest (such as gas stations, restaurants and hospitals) etc.
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You can also find more dynamic and personal elements, such as your current GPS position, your favorite locations or
your current departure and destination.
Scale bar
Cursor position
GPS button
Zoom slider
Your current GPS
location
Options button
Search button
Cursor button
Done button
The blinking icon represents your cursor. Simply tap the map anywhere to place the cursor at that position.
To increase or decrease the scale of the map, move the zoom slider (white square at the side of the screen) up or
down. The map will zoom in (or out) relative to your cursor position.
To browse around, simply tap the map, keep your finger on the screen and drag it around.
option
function
The search button allows you to search for a specific location and place your cursor there. You
use it to locate:
z
an address
z
one of your favorite locations
z
your home location
z
a recent destination
z
a nearby point of interest (e.g. a hotel or gas station)
z
your current GPS position
Related topic:
To learn more about the options to search a location, see the "Picking locations " description.
The cursor button provides functions for your cursor location (i.e. the location indicated by the
blinking icon). You can:
Options
z
calculate a route from your current location to the cursor location
z
find a point of interest near the cursor location
z
center the map around the cursor location
z
turn the cursor location into a favorite
The options button allows you to change the items that are currently being displayed on the
map:
z
show the number of roads and streets
z
show the number of street names
z
show or hide all points of interest
z
show or hide all favorites
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Tap
Show POI
to use the Enable/disable POI preference to specify which categories of points
of interest can be displayed.
Note:
The option to show or hide all points of interest in this menu is the same as Show POI / Hide
POI preference. Changes have a direct effect on this preference.
Tap the GPS button (in the top right corner of the screen) to re-center the map around your
current GPS position.
Done
Tap
to return to the main screen.
Done
1.5. The schematic view
Instead of the main screen, a much simpler, schematic design can be used to display driving instructions. Some
people prefer the simplicity of this "at-a-glance" schematic display.
You can switch to the schematic display using the turn off map display preference.
You can also set TomTom Navigator to hide the map only when you go faster than a certain speed.
"Sound off" warning
indicator
Next instruction
Journey information
The name of the
street you are currently
on
A large copy of the
schematic instruction
arrow
The name of the next
street
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The screen items are described in Chapter 1.1.
2. Browsers and locations
2.1 Browsers
z
Tap a line to select it; if you change your mind and want to go back to the previous screen without selecting
anything, press the BACK or CANCEL button.
z
If there are more lines than fit on the screen, you can browse to the other pages of the list by tapping and
.
z
When a line has too much text to fit on the screen, it will be abbreviated. When you tap an item and keep your
finger or stylus on the screen, the item will be adjusted in size in order to show the complete text.
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browser with collapsed keyboard
Most browsers allow you to search for items with a particular name. Simply type some letters of the name by tapping
the corresponding buttons on the keyboard. If no keyboard is visible, tap the keyboard symbol in the bottom
corner to open it. See chapter 4.12 for how to change the size of the keyboard.
Tap to remove a character.
Tap to switch to the alternative keyboard, which allows you to enter digits and special symbols.
browser with popped-up keyboard
2.2 Picking locations
You can select a location with several options:
z
z
z
z
z
z
- your "home" location
Home
Favorite
Recent destination
- one of your own favorite locations
- a location that you have recently travelled to
Point of Interest (POI)
Address
GPS position
- a city, street and house number
- your current location (as measured by your GPS device)
- a point of interest such as a gas station, restaurant, hospital etc.
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2.2.1 Picking your HOME location
The main advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it with a single tap of your finger. 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.
2.2.2 Picking a favorite
Locations you travel to regularly (like family, friends, work address, important customers etc.) can be turned into
favorite locations
If you have never turned a location into a favorite, the "favorite" icon in the location menu is dimmed. Otherwise, you
will be presented with a browser listing of all your favorite locations in alphabetical order:
.
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See chapter 2.1 for details about how to browse, search for particular items, etc.
You can turn locations into favorites using the "Add favorite" option in the menu, or using the "Add as favorite" cursor
action in the map browser. You can rename or delete favorites using the Maintain favorites preference.
2.2.3 Picking a recent destination
Every time you plan a route, the destination is automatically added to the list of
If you have never navigated anywhere, the "recent destination" icon in the location menu will be dimmed. Otherwise,
you will be presented with a browser listing the most recently used destinations.
recent destinations
.
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