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    Manual and Tutorials v4.10 TomTom Navigator Quickstart Guide TomTom Navigator User Guide Installation Poster Copyright ©1996-2004 TomTom B.V., The Netherlands. TomTom is a trademark of TomTom BV. Data copyright ©2004 Tele Atlas N.V., The Netherlands. Data copyright ©2004 Tele Atlas Inc, U.S.A. http
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    Introduction Thank you for purchasing TomTom Navigator as your navigation system. This Quick Start Guide contains basic instructions for using TomTom Navigator. This guide is to be used after the SD card has been inserted and the GPS receiver has been connected. If necessary, refer to one of the
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    Tap the screen anywhere. Setting up right-handed or left-handed operation You can now decide to set up the software for either left-handed or right-handed operation. With left-handed operation, important buttons and controls will be located on the left side of the screen. As a result, you will be
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    1. Tap an option. 2. Tap Done Choosing how time is displayed 1. Tap an option. 2. Tap Done. Selecting a voice
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    You may now select the voice that will be used for driving instructions. Many different voices are available in many different languages. 1. To browse through the voices, tap for forward, or 2. To hear a sample of the current voice,
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    your city. 3. Enter the first letters of your street name. 4. In the list, tap your street. 5. Enter your house number. 6. Tap Done. Selecting the correct GPS receiver 1. 2. A brief tour To browse through the GPS receivers, tap for forward, or Tap Done when the correct
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    . It only takes a few minutes. After the brief tour, TomTom Navigator is ready for use. Chapter 2 Planning your first route The main screen of TomTom Navigator displays your position on the map. It gets this position from your GPS receiver. If your GPS receiver is switched off, or has not (yet
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    , tap Cancel. Planning your first route Perform the following steps to plan a route from your current position to a particular address. 1. In the menu, tap Navigate to . You are now asked to choose a type of destination. Some of the items on this menu may be dimmed, indicating that they are
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    2. Tap Address . 3. Enter the first letters of the name of the city by tapping the corresponding letters on the keyboard. A few letters usually suffice. The cities with the same initial letters will be displayed in the list. Tap the city when you see the name in the list. 4. Enter the first
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    number and tap Done. (Note: if you do not enter a house number, you will be asked to select a street crossing instead.) TomTom Navigator will now plan a route from your current GPS location to the destination you have just entered. Once the route has been calculated, tap Done to return to the main
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    when to do it. • At the very bottom you see the name of the next street you will reach if you follow the current driving instruction. The lower right-hand corner shows your journey information: o the current time o the estimated time of arrival o the distance left to the destination o your current
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    is very flexible. If you take a different turn from the one TomTom Navigator proposes (whether by mistake or on purpose), TomTom Navigator will adjust almost instantly to the new situation. It will keep guiding you to your destination from your current position as fast as it can calculate. Chapter
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    Favourites TomTom Navigator allows guide on the CD-ROM for information on all preferences. Turning the sound on and off You can turn off the voice that gives navigation instructions. You will then have to rely on the visual instructions on your screen to navigate. To hear the navigation instructions
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    Turn off sound . • If the sound is currently switched off, switch it on by tapping Turn on sound . Using day colours/night colours Normally, TomTom Navigator uses bright colours with a lot of contrast, so that you can see the map clearly, even in bright sunlight. When it is dark outside, you
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    interest (such as petrol stations, restaurants and hospitals) etc. You will also find more dynamic and personal elements, such as your current GPS position, your favourite locations, or your current departure and destination. The blinking icon represents your cursor. Simply tap the map anywhere to
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    in the options screen. By tapping this button (in the top right corner of the screen), the map will be will re-centred around your GPS position. Done Tap Done to return to the main screen.
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    system ready for first use. q Quick Start Guide This document contains the basic instructions and the instructions when you use the TomTom Navigator 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.
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    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 . The route instructions will guide you along this path to reach your destination. Your next driving instruction shows an arrow
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    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 roughly in
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    is shown immediately after you have calculated a route, for example with "Navigate to...", "Plan from A to B", or "Find alternative...". You can status in the menu. Current destination Current time Battery and GPS indicators Application version Map showing the calculated route Journey summary
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    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 offers and destination. Scale bar Cursor position GPS button Zoom slider Your current GPS location Options button Search button Cursor button
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    a hotel or petrol station) q your current GPS position Related topic: To learn more about the 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
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    Journey information Speed/distance indicator 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 q Tap a line to select it; if you
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    (POI) - a point of interest such as a petrol station, restaurant, hospital etc. q Address - a city, street and house number q 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
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    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
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    it. For more information about your GPS signal, see chapter 4.8. 2.2.5 Picking a point of interest Points of interest (often abbreviated to "POI") are locations like parking garages, petrol stations, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, monuments etc. Most TomTom Navigator maps offer huge amounts of POI
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    See chapter 4.10 about how to show or hide particular POI categories. 2.2.6 Picking an address STEP 1. Specifying the city or postal code area In TomTom Navigator , you find an address by going from the general to the specific. In other words, you first specify the city or postal code area, then
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    2. Specifying the street Once you have selected a city, you will be asked for a street name. Once again, a few letters usually suffice. Note that TomTom Navigator is quite capable of finding streets on the basis of misspelled or incomplete names. This also means that if you are looking for a street
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    another street. If you pressed the CROSSING button when asked for a house number, or pressed DONE without entering a house number, or if TomTom Navigator simply does not know any house numbers on the selected street, you will be presented with a list of all known crossings (i.e. street corners
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    GPS device. Related topic: To learn more about the options to set a destination, see the "Picking locations " description. Find alternative If you are not happy with the route TomTom Navigator has calculated you can recalculate a new route. For detailed instructions GPS signal. You can manually
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    out how someone should travel to you. The difference with "Navigate to..." is the departure location of your trip. Where "Navigate to..." uses you current GPS location as the departure, "Planning from A to B" requires you to enter the departure manually. Use the locations picker to set any type of
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    For fast selection TomTom Navigator offers you the option to use your last destination The calculated route will be presented in the route summary screen. You can review the route on the map, as written instructions and the summary statistics (total distance and estimated total journey time). This
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    with any of the alternatives routes TomTom Navigator will recalculate the original fastest route. Recalculate original The recalculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating. 3.3 The route instructions Show the route instructions from the menu by tapping
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    Time since departure Estimated time between your departure and the next instruction Time of day Estimated time for the next instruction The distance is presented in your distance units preference. 4. The preferences TomTom Navigator offers many preferences - options that allow you to change the
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    Normally, TomTom Navigator uses bright colours with a lot of contrast, so that you can see This preference is not available if the map display has been disabled Related topic: To navigate with the schematic view, see the "Turn off map display" preference option 4.3. Turn off map display / Turn
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    option. 4.5. Turn off sound / Turn on sound You can turn off the voice that gives navigation instructions. You will then have to rely on the visual instructions on your screen to navigate. To hear the navigation instructions again, turn on the sound once more. If the sound is switched off, this is
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    Change volume . This preference option allows you to change the volume of the spoken instructions, from 10% (very soft) to 100% (very loud). Press the TEST your list of favourite locations by tapping Maintain favourite . TomTom Navigator allows you to maintain a list of favourites - locations
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    and to browse through the list of supported GPS devices until your GPS device is shown. Specify your GPS device by selecting DONE. Note: When you select "Other Cable NMEA GPS" as your GPS device you might need to specify a baud rate. Refer to your NMEA GPS receiver manual to find out the used baud
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    Related topics: To specify the units for displaying longitude/latitude, use the "set units " preference option. To specify the units for displaying distance, use the "set units" preference option. 4.9. Switch map Switch to the map of another country or area by tapping Switch map . This option
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    Whether POI are shown at all is controlled by the "Show POI" preference option. For more information about how to use browsers, see the browser usage description. 4.11. Change map colours Change the way maps are coloured by tapping Change map colours . All maps are shown using a colour scheme,
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    of the keyboard, see the sections about using browsers and entering an address. 4.13. About Navigator To see the version and copyright details of your TomTom Navigator software, tap About Navigator . 4.14. Set name display Set your name display preferences by tapping Set name display . This
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    4.15. Change Home location Change your home location by tapping Change home location . This preference lets you specify the location that is to be used as your "home". The advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it with a single tap of your finger. It is therefore useful to
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    Set the preferred units by tapping Set units . This preference lets you specify how distances are expressed (in kilometres or in miles); how longitudes and latitudes are displayed (using decimals or sexagesimals); and how times are displayed (using 24-hour format, or using the 12-hour am/pm format
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    the schematic speed by tapping Set schematic speed . You can set TomTom Navigator to hide the map when you go faster than a certain speed. Instead of the map, a much simpler, schematic design is used to display driving instructions
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    the schematic view description. 4.19. Change voice Change the voice used for driving instructions by tapping Change voice . This preference lets you change the voice used for driving instructions. Voices are available in many different languages. For certain languages, several different voices
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    an appropriate voice in that language. Related topics: To change only the language of the voice instructions, use the "change voice" preference option. 4.21. POI Appendix TomTom Navigator comes with a powerful POI management tool. Not only you can enable and disable the available POI categories
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    maps and voices and allows you to install the TomTom Navigator software onto your Palm Powered™ handheld. The CD-ROM also includes documentation and provides links to the TomTom website and helps you register you product for future updates, helpdesk support and product news. Note: In the CD-ROM case
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    Card Reader, insert the memory card into it, and choose "PC Memory Card Reader". 5.4. (Re-)Installing TomTom Navigator, voices and maps From the main Setup Menu choose the appropriate option. You will be guided through a number of screens to refine your choices. When the software, maps or voices are
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    Installation Poster TomTom GPS + Car Kit TomTom GPS + Holder TomTom Wireless GPS + Car Kit TomTom Wireless GPS + Holder
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Manual and Tutorials
v4.10
TomTom Navigator Quickstart Guide
TomTom Navigator User Guide
Installation Poster
Copyright ©1996-2004 TomTom B.V., The Netherlands.
TomTom is a trademark of TomTom BV.
Data copyright ©2004 Tele Atlas N.V., The Netherlands.
Data copyright ©2004 Tele Atlas Inc, U.S.A.