TomTom PRO 8000 Reference Guide - Page 79

Calling a POI, Setting warnings for POIs, Show POI on map, Make your own menu, Point of Interest

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1. Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu. 2. Select the categories you want to be shown on the map. 3. Tap Done. 4. Select whether you want to see POI locations in 2D and 3D views of the map. 5. Tap Done. The types of POI you have selected are shown as symbols on the map. Calling a POI Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all navigation devices. Many of the POIs on your TomTom PRO device include phone numbers. This means that if your device supports hands-free calling, you can use your device to call the POI and plan a route to the location of the POI. For example, you can search for a cinema, call to book a ticket and plan a route to the cinema, and all using your PRO device. 1. Tap the phone button in the Driving view. If the button is not visible in the Driving view, tap Make your own menu in the Settings menu and select Call... to display the button in the Driving view. 2. Tap Point of Interest. 3. Select how you want to search for the POI. For example, if you want to search for a POI on your route, tap POI along route. 4. Tap the type of POI you want to call. For example, if you want to call a cinema to reserve a ticket, tap Cinema and then select the name of the cinema you want to call. Then tap Call or Dial to make the phonecall. Your PRO device uses your mobile phone to call the POI. Setting warnings for POIs You can set a warning sound or message to be played or displayed when you approach a selected type of POI, such as a petrol station. The following example will show how to set a warning sound to be played when you are 250 metres from a petrol station. 1. Tap Manage POIs or Warn when near POI in the Settings menu. 2. Scroll down the list and tap Petrol station. Tip: To remove a warning, tap on the category name and then tap Yes. POI categories which have been set with a warning have a sound symbol next to the category name. 3. Set the distance as 250 metres and tap OK. 4. Select Sound effect and then tap Next. 79

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1.
Tap
Show POI on map
in the Settings menu.
2.
Select the categories you want to be shown on the map.
3.
Tap
Done
.
4.
Select whether you want to see POI locations in 2D and 3D views of the map.
5.
Tap
Done
.
The types of POI you have selected are shown as symbols on the map.
Calling a POI
Note
: Hands-free calling is not supported on all navigation devices.
Many of the POIs on your TomTom PRO device include phone numbers. This means that if your
device supports hands-free calling, you can use your device to call the POI and plan a route to the
location of the POI.
For example, you can search for a cinema, call to book a ticket and plan a route to the cinema, and
all using your PRO device.
1.
Tap the phone button in the Driving view.
If the button is not visible in the Driving view, tap
Make your own menu
in the Settings menu
and select
Call...
to display the button in the Driving view.
2.
Tap
Point of Interest
.
3.
Select how you want to search for the POI.
For example, if you want to search for a POI on your route, tap
POI along route
.
4.
Tap the type of POI you want to call.
For example, if you want to call a cinema to reserve a ticket, tap
Cinema
and then select the
name of the cinema you want to call. Then tap
Call
or
Dial
to make the phonecall.
Your PRO device uses your mobile phone to call the POI.
Setting warnings for POIs
You can set a warning sound or message to be played or displayed when you approach a selected
type of POI, such as a petrol station.
The following example will show how to set a warning sound to be played when you are 250 me-
tres from a petrol station.
1.
Tap
Manage POIs
or
Warn when near POI
in the Settings menu.
2.
Scroll down the list and tap
Petrol station
.
Tip
: To remove a warning, tap on the category name and then tap
Yes
. POI categories which
have been set with a warning have a sound symbol next to the category name.
3.
Set the distance as 250 metres and tap
OK
.
4.
Select
Sound effect
and then tap
Next
.