Blue Me TomTom 2 Live Reference Guide

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 Symbols shown in a red triangle are weather related. Your device does not replan to avoid 
these warnings. 
Traffic incident symbols: 
 
Accident 
 
Road works 
 
One or more lanes closed 
 
Road closed 
 
Traffic incident 
 
Traffic jam 
Weather related symbols: 
 
Fog 
 
Rain 
 
Wind 
 
Ice 
 
Snow 
 
 
 
Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident 
that you avoid using a traffic service. 
 
Traffic menu 
To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View then tap Options, or tap 
Traffic in the Services menu. 
The following buttons are available:  
						

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Minimise traffic 
delays  
Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic infor-
mation. 
 
Show home-work 
traffic  
Tap this button to calculate the quickest route from your home location 
to your place of work and back. 
 
Show traffic on 
route  
Tap this button for an overview of traffic incidents along your route. 
Tap the left and right buttons for more detailed information about each 
incident. 
Tap Minimise delays to replan your route and avoid the traffic incidents 
that are shown on the map. 
 
View map  
Tap this button to browse the map and see the traffic incidents shown on 
the map. 
 
Traffic settings  
Tap this button to change your settings for how the Traffic service works 
on your device. 
 
Read aloud traffic 
info  
Tap this button to hear spoken information about traffic incidents on your 
route. 
Note: Your TomTom device must have a computer voice installed to 
read information aloud. 
  
						

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About Speed Cameras 
Note: LIVE Services are not available in all countries or regions, and not all LIVE Services are 
available in all countries or regions. You may be able to use LIVE Services when travelling 
abroad. For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/services. 
The Speed Cameras service warns you about a range of speed cameras and safety alerts including 
the following: 
 Fixed speed camera locations. 
 Accident blackspot locations. 
 Mobile speed camera locations. 
 Average speed check camera locations. 
 Traffic light camera locations. 
 Ungated railway crossings. 
Note: In France, no warnings are given for individual cameras or different types of camera. It is 
only possible to warn about danger zones. Danger zones are areas where there may be camer-
as. Its possible to report or confirm the location of danger zones, but its not possible to remove 
them. 
 
Speed camera warnings 
By default, warnings are given 15 seconds before you reach a speed camera location. To change 
the warning sound and when to be warned, tap Alert settings in the Speed Cameras menu. 
You are warned in three ways: 
 Your device plays a warning sound. 
 The type of speed camera and your distance from the camera location is shown in the Driving 
View. If a speed restriction has been reported for the camera, the speed is also shown in the 
Driving View. 
 The location of the speed camera is shown on the map. 
Note: For average speed cameras, you are warned by a combination of icons and sounds at the 
start, middle and end of the average speed check zone. 
 
Changing the way you are warned 
 
Alert settings 
 
 
To change the way your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE warns you about 
speed cameras, tap the Alert settings button. 
You can set under which conditions you are warned and what type of 
sound will be played. 
For example, to change the sound that is played when you approach a 
fixed speed camera, do the following: 
Speed Cameras  
						

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1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Speed Cameras. 
3. Tap Alert settings. 
A list of speed camera types is displayed. A speaker is shown next to 
the speed camera types that have been set for an alert. 
4. Tap Fixed cameras. 
5. Tap Next. 
6. Tap the sound you want to be used for the warning. 
Tips: To switch off warning sounds for a camera type, tap Silence in 
step 7 above. You still see a warning in the Driving View if you 
switch off the warning sound. 
7. Tap Done to save your changes.  
Speed camera symbols 
Speed cameras are shown as symbols in the Driving View. 
When you approach an area where an alert is located, you see a symbol and a warning sound is 
played. 
You can change the warning sound that is issued before reaching the alert. 
  
Fixed speed camera 
  
Traffic light camera 
  
Toll road camera 
  
Restricted road camera - located on a minor road that reduces traffic on a 
larger road 
  
Other camera  
						

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Mobile camera hotspot 
  
Average speed check 
  
Accident black spot 
  
Bi-directional speed camera 
  
Ungated railway crossing 
  
Mobile speed camera 
 
Report button 
To show the report button in the Driving View, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Speed Cameras. 
3. Tap Show report button. 
4. Tap Back. 
The report button is shown on left-hand side of the Driving View or if you are already using the 
quick menu, its added to the buttons available in the quick menu. 
Tip: To hide the report button, tap Hide report button in the Speed Cameras menu. 
 
Reporting a new speed camera while on the move 
To report a speed camera on the move, do the following: 
1. Tap the report button shown in the Driving View or in the quick menu to record the location of 
the camera. 
If you tap the report button within 20 seconds of receiving a speed camera warning, you get 
the option to add a camera or remove a camera. Tap Add camera.  
						

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Note: If the type of camera you choose has a speed restriction, you can also enter the speed. 
2. You see a message confirming that a report has been created.  
Reporting a new speed camera while at home 
You do not need to be at the location of a speed camera to report the new location. To report a 
new speed camera location while you are at home, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu on your navigation device. 
2. Tap Speed Cameras. 
3. Tap Report safety camera. 
4. Tap the type of camera you want to report. 
5. Use the cursor to mark the exact location of the camera on the map, then tap Next. 
6. Tap Yes to confirm the location of the camera. 
7. If necessary, choose the speed restriction for the camera. 
You see a message confirming that a report has been created.  
Reporting incorrect camera alerts 
You may receive an alert for a camera that is no longer there. To report an incorrect camera alert, 
do the following: 
Note: You can only report an incorrect camera alert while you are at the location. 
1. While you are at the location of the missing camera, tap Report in the Driving View. 
Note: This must be done within 20 seconds of receiving the camera alert. 
2. Tap No when asked if the camera still exists. 
Note: Its possible to report or confirm the location of danger zones, but its not possible to 
remove them. 
 
Types of fixed speed camera you can report 
When you report a fixed speed camera, you can select the type of fixed camera you are reporting. 
These are the different types of fixed speed camera: 
 
Fixed camera  
This type of speed camera checks the speed of passing vehicles. 
 
Red light camera  
This type of camera checks for vehicles breaking traffic rules at traffic 
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Toll road camera  
This type of camera monitors traffic at toll road barriers. 
 
Mobile camera  
This type of camera checks the speed of passing vehicles and can be 
moved to different locations.  
 
Other camera  
All other types of camera that do not fall into any of the above catego-
ries. 
 
Average speed check camera warnings 
There are several types of visual and audible warnings that you may see and hear when you meet 
an average speed check camera. 
You always receive a start and end zone warning regardless of the speed you are travelling at. 
Intermediate warnings, if given, occur every 200 meters. 
All the warnings are described below: 
  
Start of zone warning 
As you approach the start of an average speed check zone, you see a 
visual warning in the top left hand corner of the Driving View with a 
distance to the camera underneath it. You hear an audible warning. 
You also see a small icon on the road showing the position of the aver-
age speed check camera at the start of the zone. 
  
Intermediate warning - type 1 
Once in the speed check zone, if you are not speeding and have already 
received a start of zone warning, you see a visual warning in the Driving 
View. This reminds you that you are still in the speed check zone. 
  
Intermediate warning - type 2 
Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving faster than the permitted 
speed and have already received a start of zone warning, you see a 
visual warning in the Driving View indicating the maximum permitted 
speed. You also hear a quiet audible warning. These warnings are there 
to remind you to slow down... 
  
Intermediate warning - type 3 
Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving faster than the permitted 
speed and have not received a start of zone warning, you see a visual 
warning in the Driving View indicating the maximum permitted speed. 
You also hear a loud audible warning. 
These warnings occur at the FIRST intermediate point only and are there 
to remind you to slow down...  
						

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End of zone warning 
As you approach the end of an average speed check zone, you see a 
visual warning in the Driving View with a distance to the camera shown 
underneath it. You hear an audible warning. 
You also see a small icon on the road showing the position of the aver-
age speed check camera at the end of the zone.  
Speed Cameras menu 
To open the Speed Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Speed Cameras. 
 
Report speed 
camera  
Tap this button to report a new speed camera location. 
 
Alert settings  
Tap this button to set the alerts you will receive and the sounds used for 
each alert. 
 
Disable alerts  
Tap this button to disable all alerts at once. 
 
Show report 
button  
Tap this button to enable the report button. The report button is shown in 
the Driving View or in the quick menu. 
When the report button is shown in the Driving View, this button chang-
es to Hide report button.  
						

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About Weather 
Note: Only available on LIVE devices. 
The TomTom Weather service provides detailed weather reports and 5-day weather forecasts for 
towns and cities. The information is provided by local weather stations and is updated hourly. 
 
Note: For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/services. 
 
Requesting a weather report 
To request a weather report for a specific location, such as the town or city for your final destina-
tion, do the following: 
1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 
2. Tap Weather. 
3. Tap Weather near you or Weather near destination to go directly to a weather summary. 
4. Tap Weather near other location to choose your location using, for example, an address, 
Home, a Favourite or a POI. 
A summary weather report for that location is shown. Tap on any day of the week for a de-
tailed weather report.  
Types of location 
You can request a weather forecast for different types of location. The following types of location 
are available: 
 
Home  
Tap this button to select your Home location. 
Weather  
						

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Favourite  
Tap this button to select a Favourite location. 
 
Address  
Tap this button to enter an address. 
 
Recent destination  
Tap this button to select a location in a list of recently used destinations. 
 
Local search  
Tap this button to select a location using a local search with TomTom 
Places. 
 
Point of Interest  
Tap this button to select a Point of Interest (POI). 
 
My Location  
Tap this button to select your current location. 
 
Point on map  
Tap this button to select a point on the map. 
 
Latitude Longitude  
Tap this button to enter a latitude and longitude map reference. 
 
Spoken address  
Tap this button to enter an address by saying the address.