TomTom HP edition User Manual

Manual

-HP EDITION-

TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- User Guide

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- as your navigation system. This User Guide is
your reference using TomTom Navigator -HP Edition-.

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

2.2.3 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 colours

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 favourites

4.8. GPS status

4.9. Switch map

4.10. Enable/Disable POI

4.11. Change map colours

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

5.4. (Re-)Installing TomTom Navigator -HP Edition-, voices and maps

1. What you see on the screen

1.1. The main screen

The main screen of TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- 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 left 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".

Ignoring the planned route

TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- is very flexible. If you take a turn different from the one in the instruction
( by mistake or on purpose) TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- 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
roughly 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 roughly 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

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 is

by tapping Show status in the menu.

Current
destination

Battery
and GPS
indicators

Application
version

Map
showing
the
calculated
route

Journey
summary

Route
button

Map
button

Done
button

The current destination is shown as an address, the name of a favourite 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 Route to display a complete list of route instructions.

Tap Map to browse around on the map of your route.

Tap Done to start navigating in the main screen.

1.4. The map browser

TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- 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 Mapin the route summary screen.

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 petrol stations, restaurants and hospitals) etc.

You can also find more dynamic and personal elements, such as your current GPS position, your
favourite 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:

● an address

● one of your favourite locations

● your home location

● a recent destination

● a nearby point of interest (e.g. a hotel or petrol station)

● 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:

● calculate a route from your current location to the cursor location

● find a point of interest near the cursor location

● centre the map around the cursor location

● turn the cursor location into a favourite

Options

The options button allows you to change the items that are currently being
displayed on the map:

● show the number of roads and streets

● show the number of street names

● show or hide all points of interest

● show or hide all favourites

Tap Show POIto 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 direct effect on this preference.

Tap the GPS button (in the top right corner of the screen) to re-centre the map
around your current GPS position.

Done

Tap Doneto return to the main screen.

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 -HP Edition- 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

The screen items are described in Chapter 1.1.

2. Browsers and locations

2.1 Browsers

● Tap a line to select it; if you change your mind and wish to go back to the previous screen

without selecting anything, press the BACK or CANCEL button

● If there are more lines than fit on the screen, you can browse to the other pages of the list by

tapping

and .

● 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.

browser with collapsed keyboard browser with popped-up 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 open it. See chapter 4.12 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.

2.2 Picking locations

You can select a location by several options:

● Home - your "home" location

● Favourite - one of your own favourite locations

● Recent destination - a location that you have recently travelled to

● Point of Interest (POI) - a point of interest such as a petrol station, restaurant, hospital etc.

● Address - a city, street and house number

● GPS position - your current location (as measured by your GPS device)

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 favourite

Locations you travel to regularly (like family, friends, work address, important customers etc.) can be
turned into favourite locations.

If you have never turned a location into a favourite yet, the "favourite" icon in the location menu is

dimmed. Otherwise, you will be presented with a browser listing of all your favourite locations in
alphabetical order:

See chapter 2.1 for details about how to browse, search for particular items, etc.

You can turn locations into favourites using the "Add favourite" option in the menu, or using the "Add as
favourite" cursor action in the

map browser. You can rename or delete favourites using the Maintain

favourites

preference.

2.2.3 Picking a recent destination

Every time you plan a route, the destination is automatically added to the list of recent destinations.

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.