Chapter 10
Preferences
Preferences
You can change many things about the way your TomTom NAVIGATOR looks and behaves. Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu.
Use night colours / Use day colours
Use Night colours
Tap this button to reduce the brightness the of the screen and use darker colours on the map.
When should I use this?
When it’s dark outside, it’s easier to see the screen of your NAVIGATOR if it isn’t so bright.
To change back to a brighter screen and brighter colours on the map, tap the button Use day colours.
Use day colours
Turn off 3D display / Turn on 3D display
Turn off 3D display
Tap this button to view the map from above while you are navigating.
When you turn the 3D display off, you can choose whether the map should show your direction of travel at the top, or keep north at the top. If you choose to keep north at the top, the map will not move as your direction of travel changes.
Turn on 3D display
To switch back to seeing the map from your perspective as you drive, tap Turn on
3D display.
When should I use this?
In some situations, it is easier to see the map from above. Perhaps if the roads are very complicated or if you are walking and using your NAVIGATOR to navigate.
Safety preferences
Safety preferences
Tap this button to set the following safety preferences:
• Safety lock
• Turn off map display
Safety lock
When you enable the safety lock, you are not able to access all buttons and features of your NAVIGATOR while driving.
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The Main Menu shows only a few buttons that may be needed while you are driving.
As soon as your car stops moving, you will be able to access all of the buttons and features again.
Turn off map display
When you turn off the map display, instead of seeing your position on a map in the
Driving View, you will only see information about the next instruction.
When you tap this button, you have to specify when the map should be turned off.
These are the options:
• Always - you will only see information about the next instruction and arrows.
The map will never be shown.
• Above a certain speed - you set the speed at which the map is switched off.
When you are driving fast, the map can be distracting.
• Never - the map is never switched off.
Enable/disable POIs
Tap this button to set which categories of Points of Interest (POIs) should be shown on the map.
Select the POIs that you want to see on the map from the list:
Enable/ disable POIs
When you select a POI, it will be shown on the map by the symbol you can see next to each category in the list above.
To find a category of POI quickly, tap Find, then start to type the name of the POI category. As soon as the category is shown in the list, you can select it.
For more information about POIs, see Points of Interest on page 21.
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Turn off sound / Turn on sound
Tap this button to turn the spoken instructions off. The button changes to Turn on
sound. If you turn the sound off, warnings for upcoming POIs are also turned off.
Turn off sound
Tip
To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Preferences menu.
For more information, see Volume preferences on page 31.
To change the volume quickly while you are driving, tap the bottom lefthand section of the Driving View and move the slider.
To change the voice, tap Change voice in the Preferences menu.
Volume preferences
Tap this button to change the volume of the spoken instructions.
Volume preferences
Manage Favourites
Manage
Favourites
Tap this button to rename or delete Favourites.
To find a Favourite quickly, tap Find, then start to type the name of the Favourite.
As soon as the Favourite is shown in the list, you can select it.
For more information about Favourites, see Favourites on page 17.
Change Home location
Change
Home location
Tap this button to set or change your Home location.
Do I have to have my actual home as the Home location?
Your Home location can be a place you go often, for example, your office. It doesn’t have to be your actual home.
Why should I set a Home location?
Once you have set your Home location, you can navigate there quickly whenever you need to get there. In the Navigate to... menu, just tap Home.
Change voice
Tap this button to change the voice which gives you instructions.
Change voice
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Change language
Change language
Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and messages you see on your NAVIGATOR.
You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice.
Backlight preferences
Backlight preferences
Depending on your device, this button may not be available. On many devices, the backlight preferences can be set in the operating system on the device itself.
Tap this button to set when the backlight is dimmed on your device while your are using TomTom NAVIGATOR. The following options are available:
• Always
• On walking and bicycle routes
• When not charging
• Never
Keyboard preferences
Keyboard preferences
Tap this button to select the size of the keys on the keyboard and the keyboard layout. You can select from two sizes:
• Large keyboard
• Small keyboard
Three keyboard layouts are available:
• ABCD keyboard
• QWERTY keyboard
• AZERTY keyboard
You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find items in a list, like POIs.
Note: The keyboard does not include accents of any kind for any language as you don’t have to enter letters with accents. Simply type the letter without the accent and your NAVIGATOR will recognise it.
Note: This button is not available if you are using TomTom NAVIGATOR on devices without a touchscreen.
Manage maps
Manage maps
Tap this button to do the following:
• Download a map - you can buy new maps using TomTom HOME. For more
information, see Using TomTom HOME on page 40.
• Switch map - tap this button to change the map you are using.
• Delete a map - tap this button to create more space on your NAVIGATOR by deleting a map.
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Don’t delete a map unless you have already made a backup of the map. If you delete a map before you make a backup, you won’t be able to put the map back on your NAVIGATOR.
For more information about making a backup, see Using TomTom HOME on page 40.
You can also download, add and delete maps using TomTom HOME.
Manage POIs
Manage POIs
Tap this button to do the following:
• Set alerts for when you are near POIs.
For example, your NAVIGATOR can tell you when there is a petrol station nearby.
• Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.
For example, you could create a category of POIs called “Friends”, and add all your friends’ addresses as POIs in the category.
For more information about POIs, see Points of Interest on page 21.
Status bar preferences
Status bar preferences
Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar:
• Remaining time - the estimated time left until you reach your destination.
• Remaining distance - the distance left until you reach your destination.
• Arrival time - your estimated arrival time.
• Current time
Note: If you enter an arrival time when you plan your journey, the current
time is not shown. For more information, see Arrival times on page 6.
• Street name - the name of the next street to turn on to.
• Speed - your speed.
If the speed limit for road you are on is available, it is shown next to your speed.
If you drive faster than the speed limit, your speed is shown in red.
Note: The speed limit information is included with the map and is not available for all roads.
When you first start your TomTom NAVIGATOR, the remaining time, remaining distance, arrival time and the street name are shown.
Change map colours
Tap this button to select the colour schemes used for day and night map colours.
You can also download more colour schemes from TomTom PLUS. For more information, see the TomTom PLUS leaflet included with your product.
Change map colours
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Planning preferences
Planning preferences
Tap this button to set the kind of route planned when you select a destination. The following options are available:
• Ask me every time I plan
• Always plan fastest routes
• Always plan shortest routes
• Always avoid motorways
• Always plan walking routes
• Always plan bicycle routes
• Always plan for limited speed
Toll road preferences
Toll road preferences
Tap this button to set how your NAVIGATOR handles toll roads if they are on the route to a destination you set.
You can choose always to avoid toll roads, never to avoid toll roads or to be asked what to do if a toll road is on the route planned.
If you set that your NAVIGATOR should ask you when there is a toll road on the route, you are asked whether you want to avoid the toll road as soon as you plan the route.
Compass preferences
Compass preferences
Tap this button to select whether a compass is shown and what the compass shows. The following options are available:
• One with arrow pointing north - the arrow always points north and the direction you are moving is at the top of the compass.
• One with arrow showing your heading - the arrow always shows the direction you are moving and the top of the compass is north.
If you select one of these options, you then choose what is shown in the middle of the arrow:
• Direction - the direction in which you are driving is shown in the centre of the compass, as a compass direction.
• Degrees - the direction in which you are driving is shown in the centre of the compass, in degrees.
• Nothing
• One with arrow pointing to your destination - the arrow always points to your destination relative to the direction you are travelling. The distance to your destination is shown in the middle of the arrow.
• None - no compass will be shown.
Set units
Set units
Tap this button to set the units used for the following:
• Distances
• Time
• Latitudes and longitudes
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• Temperature
• Air pressure
Operate left-handed / Operate right handed
Operate lefthanded
Tap this button to move important buttons, for example, the Done and Cancel buttons as well as the zoom bar, to the left hand side of the screen. This makes it easier to tap the buttons with your left hand without blocking the screen.
To move the buttons back to the right hand side of the screen, tap Operate right-
handed.
Note: This button is not available if you are using TomTom NAVIGATOR on devices without a touchscreen.
Name preferences
Name preferences
Tap this button to set what is shown on the map in the Driving View. The following options are available:
• Show house numbers before street names
• Show street names
• Show next motorway / signpost - when this option is selected, the next major road on your route is shown at the top of the screen in the Driving View.
Hide tips / Show tips
Tap this button to stop your NAVIGATOR from giving you tips from time to time.
After you hide the tips, the button changes to Show tips. Tap this button to turn tips on again.
Hide tips
Do not ask arrival time / Ask arrival time
Do not ask arrival time
Tap this button to stop your NAVIGATOR from asking you if you want to arrive by a particular time whenever you plan a route.
To turn this option on again, tap Ask arrival time.
For more information, see Arrival times on page 6.
Reset factory settings
Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom NAVIGATOR. All your settings, including Favourites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you have created, as well as recent destinations and recent calls and callers, will be deleted.
Reset factory settings
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