TomTom Eclipse AVN-2210P, Eclipse AVN-2227P User Manual
TomTom Eclipse
What’s in the box1.
DE
FGH
What’s in the box
a Your TomTom
AB C
A Charging light
B On/Off button
C Touchscreen
D Connector
E Speaker
F USB connector
G Reset button
H Memory card slot
b Memory card (SD
c USB cable
card)
d Connector cover e Sleeve
f Documentation pack
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Before you start
Switching on
Setting up
Before you start2.
Follow the instructions at the start of this manual to dock your TomTom in
your car stereo. Your TomTom can also be used without docking it in your car
stereo. A mount is available as an accessory so that you can use your
TomTom in other cars.
The first time you switch on your TomTom, it may take up to 20 seconds to
start. To switch off your TomTom, press and hold the On/Off button for 2
seconds.
To set up your navigation device, you need to answer a few questions by
tapping the screen.
Important: Take care to select the correct language, since the language you
choose will be used for all menus and written instructions.
Troubleshooting
Always make sure that you are using the latest version of the TomTom
application on your TomTom. You can update the application using TomTom
HOME.
If you have problems turning on your TomTom, try resetting your TomTom.
To reset your TomTom, use a straightened paper clip, or something similar, to
push the reset button. The reset button is next to the memory card slot, on the
bottom of your TomTom. Then turn on your TomTom.
Improving reception
If your TomTom takes longer than 5 minutes to find your current position,
make sure that the device is in an open space away from tall objects such as
buildings or trees.
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When you connect your TomTom to your computer, you can use TomTom
HOME to download information about GPS satellite positions during the next
7 days. This helps your TomTom to find your position faster.
Take care of your TomTom
Never leave your TomTom or accessories in view when you leave the car or
they may become an easy target for thieves.
You can set a password for your TomTom which must be entered every time
you start your TomTom.
It is important to take care of your TomTom.
• Your TomTom is not designed for use in extreme temperatures and any
such exposure may cause permanent damage.
• Do not open the casing of your TomTom under any circumstances. Doing
so may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty.
• Wipe or dry the screen of your TomTom using a soft cloth. Do not use any
liquid cleaners.
Night view
When you switch on the headlights in your car, your TomTom will switch to
night view. In night view, the brightness of the screen on your TomTom is
dimmed so it’s easier to see when it’s dark outside.
Night view on your TomTom is linked to the dimmer setting on your car
stereo. See the manual for your car stereo for information about the dimmer
setting.
To manually control the brightness of the screen, select not to link the night
view to the dimmer setting in the Docking preferences in the Preferences
menu. To switch to night view manually, tap Use night colors in the
Preferences menu.
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Driving View3.
Driving View
When your TomTom starts, you are shown the Driving View along with
detailed information about your current location.
Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu.
Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your TomTom
locates your current position.
A Tap + and - to zoom in and out.
B Your current position.
C The name of the next major road or road sign information, if applicable.
D Navigation instruction for the road ahead.
Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the
volume.
E The name of the street you are on.
F Information about your trip such as trip time, remaining distance and arrival
time.
To change the information shown, tap Status bar preferences in the
Preferences menu.
G GPS signal strength.
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Making your first trip4.
Making your first trip
Planning a route with your TomTom is easy. To plan your first route, follow the
steps below.
Important: You should always plan your journey before you start driving. It is
dangerous to plan a route while driving.
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
Note: The buttons on your TomTom are shown in full color unless a button is
currently unavailable. For example, the button named Find alternative... in
the Main Menu is not available until you have planned a route.
2. Tap Navigate to...
3. Tap Address.
When you enter an address, you can choose from the following options:
• City center - tap this button to set your destination as the center of a city
or town.
• Street and house number - tap this button to set an exact address as your
destination.
• ZIP code - tap this button to enter a ZIP code as your destination.
• Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the
point where two streets meet.
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In this example, we will enter an exact address.
4. Tap Street and house number.
Note: When planning a trip for the first time your TomTom asks you to choose
a state or country. Your choice is saved and used for all routes you plan.
You can change this setting at any time by tapping the state symbol or country
flag.
5. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go.
As you type, the names of the towns that match what you have typed are
shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the town
to set the destination.
6. Start to type the name of the street and select it when it is shown.
As with the name of the town, the names of the streets that match what you
have typed are shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the
name of the street to set the destination.
7. Now enter the house number of your destination and then tap Done.
8. Your TomTom asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this
exercise, tap NO.
The route is calculated by your TomTom.
9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done.
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Arrival times
Your TomTom will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using
both spoken instructions and on-screen directions.
When you plan a route, your TomTom asks you if you need to arrive at a
particular time.
Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time.
Your TomTom calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will
arrive on time.
You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave. If your
TomTom shows that you will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave
in 30 minutes time, rather than arrive early.
Status bar
preferences
Your arrival time is constantly recalculated during your trip. The status bar
shows whether you will arrive on time or if you are going to be late, as shown
below:
You will arrive 55 minutes before the arrival time you entered.
If the estimated arrival time is more than five minutes before
the time you entered, it is shown in green.
You will arrive 3 minutes before the arrival time you entered.
If the estimated arrival time is less than 5 minutes before the
time you entered, it is shown in yellow.
You will arrive 19 minutes late.
If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered,
it is shown in red.
Ta p Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable
arrival time notifications.
Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done.
To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time.
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What are the other navigation options?
When you tap Navigate to..., you can set your destination in many ways, not
just by entering the address. The other options are listed below:
Tap this button to navigate to your Home location.
You will probably use this button more than any other.
Home
Tap this button to select a Favorite as your destination.
Favorite
Tap this button to enter an address as your destination.
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Address
Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have
recently used as destinations.
Recent
destination
Point of
Interest
Point on map
Latitude
Longitude
TomTom
Buddy
Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI).
Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the
map browser.
Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values.
Tap this button to navigate to the last known position of a TomTom Buddy.
Don’t forget that the Buddy may move before you reach him.
Position of
last stop
Tap this button to select your last recorded position, as your destination.
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Planning a route in advance
You can also use your TomTom to plan trips in advance by selecting both your
starting point and your destination. You could, for example, do the following:
• Find out how long a trip is going to take before you start.
• Check the route of a trip you are planning.
• Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you so you can explain
the route to them.
To plan a route in advance, follow these steps:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Prepare
route.
Prepare route
3. Select the starting point for your trip in the same way that you would select
your destination.
4. Set the destination for your trip.
5. Choose the type of route that should be planned.
• Fastest route - the route which takes the least time.
• Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This
may not be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through
a town or city.
• Avoid freeways - a route which avoids freeways.
• Walking route - a route designed for making the trip on foot.
• Bicycle route - a route designed for making the trip on a bicycle.
• Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited
speed. You have to specify the maximum speed.
6. Your TomTom plans the route between the two locations you selected.
More information about a route
You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View
route in the Main Menu or the Details button on the route summary screen.
You can then select from the following options:
Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route.
This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else.
Browse as
text
Browse as
images
Tap this button to see each turn in the trip. Tap the right and left arrows to
move forwards and backwards through the trip.
Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above.
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Browse map
of route
Show route
summary
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.
Tap this button to open the route summary screen.
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Finding alternative routes5.
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.
Ta p Find alternative... in the Main Menu to change the route that is
currently planned.
Find alterna-
tive...
Calculate
alternative
Then tap one of the options below.
Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned.
Your TomTom will look for another route from your current location to your
destination.
If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap
Recalculate original.
Avoid
roadblock
Why would I need to do this?
Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination, the new
route will use totally different roads to reach your destination. This is an
easy way of calculating a totally different route.
Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. You then
have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to avoid.
Choose from the different options: 100m, 500m, 2000m, 5000m. Your
TomTom will recalculate your route avoiding the section of the route for the
distance you selected.
Don’t forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to turn off
the road you are on very soon.
If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap Recalculate original to return to your
original route.
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Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location,
perhaps to pick someone up on the way.
Travel via...
Recalculate
original
Avoid part of
route
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 TomTom will calculate a new route to your destination that passes the
location you chose. Unlike your final destination, your TomTom does not
inform you when you pass by this location.
Using this button, you can only travel via one location. If you want to pass
more than one, use an Itinerary.
Tap this button to return to the original route without deviations to avoid
roadblocks or traveling via particular locations.
Tap this button to avoid a part of the route. Use this button if you see that
your route includes a road or junction you don’t like, or which is wellknown for traffic problems.
You then choose the road you want to avoid from a list of the roads on your
route.
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Menus
Main menu
Menus6.
Tap the screen at any time when TomTom displays the Driving View to open
the Main Menu.
• Navigate to...
Tap this button to start planning a route.
• Find alternative...
Tap this button if you want to avoid part of your route, travel via a specific
location or calculate an alternative route.
• Help me!
Help me! provides an easy way for you to find and contact emergency
service centers and other special services.
• Mobile phone
This button opens the mobile phone menu. You can, for example, make
calls, and write or read messages.
• Change preferences
This button opens the Preferences menu. You can change many things
about the way TomTom looks and behaves.
Hidden buttons and features
When you first start using your TomTom, not all the buttons will be shown in
the menu.
Many buttons and some more advanced features are hidden because you will
not need these features very often.
To show all buttons and features, tap Show ALL menu options in the
Preferences menu.
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To hide these buttons again, tap Show fewer menu options in the Preferences
menu.
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Sounds and voices7.
Sounds and voices
The sound on your TomTom is used for features such as:
• Spoken instructions
• Hands-free calls
• Warnings
How do I change the volume level?
You can change the volume in three ways:
• Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken
instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown.
Move the volume slider to adjust the volume.
• In the Main Menu, tap Change preferences, then tap Volume preferences.
Tap Test to check your changes.
Changing the volume automatically
Your TomTom can change the volume automatically.
1. In the Main Menu, tap Change preferences.
Volume
preferences
2. Tap Volume preferences.
3. Select Link volume to car speed.
4. Tap Done.
Selecting a voice
To change the voice being used by your TomTom, tap Voice preferences in
the Preferences menu, then tap Change voice. Select a voice from the list.
Voice
preferences
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Using the car stereo8.
Using the car stereo
Switching to audio
To use your TomTom to control your car stereo, press the Screen button. You
can switch back to the navigation functions at any time by pressing the Screen
button again.
When you switch to controlling your car stereo, it switches to the radio unless
you are already using a different audio source. To switch to other audio input
sources, press the Source button.
The volume of all sound is set by the volume control on the car stereo. You
can adjust the volume of spoken instructions separately by changing the
volume on your TomTom.
Using the radio
Your TomTom shows the radio station that you are tuned to and the
frequency.
You can save a station to a preset station. There are 6 presets per frequency.
To save a frequency, press and hold the number that you want to use to save
the frequency. When the color of the button changes to black, the frequency
has been saved.
To select a preset station, tap the preset that you want to listen to.
Using an iPod® and USB storage devices
You can use your TomTom to play songs saved on an iPod® or USB storage
device connected to your car stereo. The cable for connecting an iPod to your
car stereo is available as an accessory.
Note: Your TomTom must be docked in the car stereo to play back music
stored on an iPod® or USB storage device
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When you first connect an iPod® or USB storage device and select one of
these as the audio input source, your car stereo starts to play the first song on
the iPod® or USB storage device.
To select your iPod® or USB storage device, press the Source button on your
car stereo until iPod or USB is shown on your TomTom. To select the song to
play, tap Select. Use the TomTom Jukebox to choose the songs you want to
listen to.
• Playlist - tap this button to select a playlist.
Note: You can create playlists in a third-party application like iTunes®,
Musicmatch® or Winamp®.
• Song - tap this button to select from all the songs.
• Artist - tap this button to select a song by a particular singer or group.
• Genre - tap this button to select a particular type of music.
• Album - tap this button to select from a list of all the albums.
• Audiobooks - tap this button to select an Audiobook. Audiobooks cannot be
played from USB storage devices.
To skip to the next or previous song, use the controls on the car stereo.
Note: Not all mp3 files contain information about the song, such as the artist
or genre. If the file contains no information, the file name is used as the song
title.
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Browse map9.
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 moving your finger across
the screen.
A The scale bar
B Your current position.
C GPS button
Tap this button to center the map on your current position.
Cursor button
D Options
E The cursor
F The Find button
Tap this button to find specific addresses.
G The Cursor button
Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position, make a Favorite of the
cursor position, or find a Point of Interest near the cursor position.
H The zoom bar
Zoom in and out by moving the slider.
You can use the cursor to find addresses and Points of Interest (POIs), for
example, restaurants, train stations and gas stations.
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Navigate
there
Find POI
nearby
Center on
map
Position the cursor over a location on the map, then tap one of the following
buttons:
Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your TomTom will
calculate the route.
Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. For example, if you
have found a restaurant to go to, you can search for a parking garage
nearby.
Tap this button to bring the location currently highlighted by the cursor to
the center of the screen when looking at the map.
Tap this button to call the location at the cursor position. This button is only
available if your TomTom has the phone number for the location.
Call...
Add as
Favorite
Add as POI
Correct
location
The phone numbers of many POIs are stored in your TomTom. If you enter
phone numbers for POIs that you create, you can also call them.
Tap this button to create a Favorite at the cursor position.
Tap this button to create a POI at the cursor position.
Tap this button to correct the location shown at the cursor position.
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TomTom Map Share10.
TomTom Map Share
TomTom Map ShareTM is a free service that lets you make updates to your
map and if you want to, share those updates with other members of the
TomTom Map Share community.
If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic but was open
before, you can use Map Share to update your map and then share the update
with other Map Share members.
You can use Map Share to send and receive map updates during the first year
after the map’s release date. This means that one year after the release date,
you will no longer be able to send or receive map updates for that version of
the map - You will still be able to make updates to your own map for use on
your own device.
When you join the TomTom Map Share community you can keep your maps
up-to-date with the latest updates made by other Map Share community
members.
You choose the type of updates you want and each time you connect your
TomTom to TomTom HOME, the map is automatically updated.
TomTom Map Share community
To join the Map Share community, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
Map updates
Tip: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show
ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
2. Tap Download corrections made by others.
3. Tap Join.
When you connect your TomTom to computer, TomTom HOME automatically
downloads any available map updates and sends any changes you have
made, to the Map Share community.
There are two types of map update:
• Updates that are immediately shown on the map. These include, changing
the traffic flow of a street, blocking or renaming a street and adding or
editing POIs.
This type of change is immediately shown on your own map. You can hide
these updates at any time in the Map Share preferences menu.
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• Updates that are reported to TomTom but not shown immediately on your
map. These include, missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits
and missing rotaries.
This type of update is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is included
in the next map release. These updates are therefore not shared with the Map
Share community.
Tip: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show
ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
Making a map update
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
2. Tap Correct a map error.
Correct a map
error
A list of possible map updates is shown.
3. Select the type of update 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. Select the method you want to use for selecting the location of the
update.
5. When you have found the location, tap Done.
6. Enter update or confirmation of update now.
Marking a map error while on the move
If you notice an item on your map that needs attention, you can mark the
location using the Report button and then enter the details when you are no
longer driving.
To show the Report button in the Driving View, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
Tip: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show
ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
2. Tap Correction preferences.
3. Tap Done and then tap Done again.
4. Select Show report button, then tap Done.
The Report button is shown on the left-hand side of the Driving View. After
you mark a location, you can add more information about the change when
you open the Map corrections menu.
For example, you are driving to a friend's house and you notice that the name
of the street you are on is different from the one on your map. To report the
change, tap the Report button and your TomTom will save your current
location. You can then send the update to TomTom Map Share when you
have finished your trip.
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Receiving the latest map updates
When you connect your TomTom to your computer, TomTom HOME
automatically downloads any available map updates and sends any changes
you have made, to the Map Share community.
There are several types of updates which can be set in the Correction
preferences menu.
Changing my preferences for map updates
Correction preferences is used to set the way TomTom Map Share runs on
your device.
You can set the following preferences:
• Choose what types of updates you want to use on your maps.
• Decide if you want to share your updates with others.
• Show or hide the Report button in the Driving View.
To set your preferences, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
2. Tap Correction preferences.
A list of update types is shown.
3. Tick the box next to each update type you want use.
4. Tap Done.
5. Choose how you want to share your map updates with the Map Share
community, then tap Done.
6. Choose if you want to see the Report button in the Driving View.
7. Tap Done.
Tip: If you later decide you want to remove updates from the map, clear the
checkbox next to the types of update you want to remove. If you clear all the
checkboxes, your map returns to the original state before the first update.
Map update categories
There are several types of update that you can make to a map.
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