TomTom XL 30 Instruction Manual

TomTom XL

What’s in the box

TomTom XL

What’s in the box1.

EasyPortTM mount

Car Charger

Documentation pack

USB cable

Getting started2.

Getting started

Install your TomTom XL in your car following the instructions on the installation poster at the start of this book.

To switch on your TomTom XL, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. The first time you switch on your device, it may take a short while to start.

You have to answer a few questions to set up your device.

Having problems?

In rare cases, your XL may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps.

First, check that the battery is charged properly. To fully charge the battery, you need to charge it for at least 2 hours.

If this doesn’t work, you can reset your device. To do this, press and hold the Power button for fifteen seconds. Release the Power button when device begins to restart.

Charging your TomTom XL

Before you use your XL for the first time, it’s a good idea to charge it fully using the home charger, which takes about 2 hours.

There is no charging light on your XL. To check the battery status and see when your XL is charging, switch on your device and tap the bottom righthand corner of the screen in the Driving View. The battery status is shown on the next page.

Improving reception

If your TomTom XL 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.

When you connect your TomTom XL to your computer, you can use TomTom HOME to download information about GPS satellite positions during the next 7 days. This helps your XL to find your position faster.

Important: Some vehicles have heat reflective shielding in the windshield.

This may prevent your XL from locating your current position.

Take care of your TomTom XL

Never leave your TomTom XL 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 XL which must be entered every time you start your XL.

It is important to take care of your XL.

• Your XL is not designed for use in extreme temperatures and any such exposure may cause permanent damage.

• Do not open the casing of your XL under any circumstances. Doing so may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty.

• Wipe or dry the screen of your XL using a soft cloth. Do not use any liquid cleaners.

Driving View3.

A B C A D

G H

Driving View

When your TomTom XL 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 XL 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 Traffic bar - requires an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver (available as an

E Navigation instruction for the road ahead.

F The name of the street you are on.

G Information about your trip such as trip time, remaining distance and arrival

H GPS signal strength.

accessory).

Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the volume.

time.

To change the information shown, tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu.

Making your first trip4.

Making your first trip

Planning a route with your TomTom XL 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 XL 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.

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 XL 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 XL asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap NO.

The route is calculated by your XL.

9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done.

Your XL will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both spoken instructions and on-screen directions.

Arrival times

When you plan a route, your TomTom XL asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time.

Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time.

Your XL 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 XL shows that you will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave in 30 minutes time, rather than arrive early.

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.

Status bar

preferences

Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done.

To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time.

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

Favorite

Address

Recent

destination

Point of Interest

Tap this button to select a Favorite as your destination.

Tap this button to enter an address as your destination.

Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have recently used as destinations.

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.

Point on map

Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values.

Latitude

Longitude

Tap this button to select your last recorded position, as your destination.

Position of

last stop

Planning a route in advance

You can also use your XL 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 XL 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 the Details button on the route summary screen.

You can then select from the following options:

Browse as

text

Browse as

images

Browse map

of route

Show route

summary

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.

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.

Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.

Tap this button to open the route summary screen.

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 XL 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 XL 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.

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 XL will calculate a new route to your destination that passes the location you chose. Unlike your final destination, your XL 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.

Tap this button to recalculate your route so that it avoids traffic problems as much as possible. Your XL will check if there are any traffic problems on your route and work out the best route to avoid the problems.

Minimize

delays

Note: This button is only available with TomTom Traffic enabled.

Sounds and voices6.

Sounds and voices

The sound on your TomTom XL is used for features such as:

• Spoken instructions

• 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.

Selecting a voice

To change the voice being used by your TomTom XL, tap Voice preferences in the Preferences menu, then tap Change voice. Select a voice from the list.

Voice

preferences

Help me!7.

Help me!

Help me! provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and other specialist services and contact them by phone.

For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help me! to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.

How do I use Help me! to call a local service?

You can use Help me! to find and make contact with a service center.

To use Help me! to locate a service center, contact the center by phone and navigate from your current location to the center, do the following:

1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.

2. Tap Help me!

3. Tap Phone for help.

4. Select the type of service you require, for example, Nearest hospital.

5. To dial, select a center from the list, the nearest is shown at the top of the list.

Once the call is answered your XL shows your position on the map along with a description of the location. This helps you explain where you are while making a call.

6. To navigate your way to the center on foot, tap Walk there.

Your XL starts guiding you to your destination.

Options

Phone for help

Use your TomTom XL to find the location of a service and the contact details.

• Emergency services

• Emergency breakdown services

• Nearest police station

• Nearest doctor

• Nearest hospital

• Nearest public transport

• Nearest car repair services

• Nearest dentist

• Nearest pharmacy

• Nearest vet

Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services.

Use your TomTom XL to navigate your way by road to a service center.

Drive to help

Walk to help

• Nearest car repair services

• Nearest hospital

• Nearest doctor

• Nearest police station

• Nearest pharmacy

• Nearest dentist

Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services.

Use your TomTom XL to navigate your way on foot to a service center.

• Nearest gas station

• Nearest public transport

• Nearest police station

• Nearest pharmacy

• Home

• Nearest doctor

Where am I?

Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services.

Your TomTom XL shows your current location.

You can then tap Phone for help to select the type of service you want to contact.

First Aid

Guide

Other guides

Tap this button to read the British Red Cross First Aid guide.

Tap this button to read a selection of useful guides.

Favorites8.

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 time you want to navigate there.

They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses.

How can I create a Favorite?

From the Main Menu, tap Add Favorite.

Note: The button Add Favorite may not be shown on the first page of the Main Menu. Tap the arrow to open other pages in the Main Menu.

You can then select the location of the Favorite from the list below.

Give your Favorite a name that is easy to remember. Your XL will always suggest a name, usually the address of the Favorite. To enter the name, just start typing. You don’t have to delete the suggested name.

Home

Favorite

Address

You can set your Home location as a Favorite.

You cannot create a Favorite from another Favorite. This option will always be unavailable in this menu.

To rename a Favorite, tap Manage Favorites in the Preferences menu.

You can specify an address to be a Favorite. When you enter an address, you can choose from four options.

• City center

• Street and house number

• ZIP code

• Crossing or intersection

Recent

destination

Select a Favorite location from a list of places you have recently used as destinations.

You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favorite.

Does it make sense to do this?

Point of Interest

If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favorite.

To add a POI as a Favorite, tap this button, then do the following:

1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is.

You can select one of these options:

• POI near you - to search from a list of POIs near your current position.

• POI in city - to choose a POI in a particular town or city. You have to specify a town or city.

• POI near Home - to search from a list of POIs near your Home location.

If you are currently navigating to a destination, you can also select from a list of POIs which are on your route or near your destination. Choose one of these options:

• POI along route

• POI near destination

2. Select the category of POI.

Tap the category of POI if it is shown or tap the arrow to choose from the complete list.

My location

Point on map

Latitude

Longitude

Position of

last stop

Tap Any POI category to search for a POI by name.

Tap this button to add your current position as a Favorite.

For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there you can tap this button to create the Favorite.

Tap this button to create a Favorite using the map browser.

Select the location of the Favorite using the cursor, then tap Done.

Tap this button to create a Favorite by entering latitude and longitude values.

Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination.

How can I use a Favorite?

You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favorite, do the following:

1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.

2. Tap Navigate to...

3. Tap Favorite.

4. Select a Favorite from the list.

Your XL calculates the route for you.

5. When the route is calculated, tap Done.

Your XL will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen.

How can I change the name of a Favorite?

1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.

2. Tap Change preferences to open the Preferences menu.

3. Tap Manage Favorites.

4. Tap the Favorite you want to rename.

5. Tap Rename.

How can I delete a Favorite?

1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.

2. Tap Change preferences to open the Preferences menu.

3. Tap Manage Favorites.

4. Tap the Favorite you want to delete.

5. Tap Delete.

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