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 Enable automatic zooming in 3D view - when this setting is selected, 
you see a wider view when you are on motorways and a major 
roads. You then zoom in automatically as you approach junctions. 
Show lane images - when this setting is selected, a graphical view of 
the road ahead shows which lane you need when you approach a 
junction or motorway exit. You can choose to see a split-screen lane 
image, a full-screen lane image or you can switch off lane images al-
together. This feature is not available for all roads. 
 Show tips - this setting switches tips on and off. 
 Automatically adjust clock for time zone - when this setting is 
selected, your clock is automatically adjusted for your time zone.  
Battery saving 
 
Battery saving 
 
 
To change the power saving settings, tap this button on your device. 
 
Battery status 
 
Battery status 
 
 
Tap this button to check the status of the battery. 
 
Brightness 
 
Brightness 
 
 
Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to 
adjust the brightness level. 
To view the map and menus in day or night colours, tap Use day colours 
or Use night colours in the Settings menu. 
 
Car symbol 
 
Car symbol 
 
 
Tap this button to select the car symbol that shows your current location 
in the Driving view. 
  
						

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Home location 
 
 
Home location 
 
 
Tap this button to set or change your Home location. You enter the 
address in the same way as you do when you plan a route. 
Your Home location provides an easy way to plan a route to an important 
location. 
For most people, your Home location will be your home address. How-
ever, you might prefer to set the location to another regular destination, 
such as your workplace.  
Language 
 
Language 
 
 
Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and 
messages you see on your device. 
You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the 
language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice. 
 
Map colours 
 
Map colours 
 
 
Tap this button to select the colour schemes for day and night map 
colours. 
Tap Search to search for a colour scheme by typing the name. 
 
Keyboard 
 
Keyboard 
 
 
Tap this button to select the keyboards that will be available for your use 
and the layout of the Latin keyboard. 
You use the keyboard to enter names and addresses, such as when you 
plan a route or search for the name of a town or a local restaurant. 
 
Make your own menu 
 
Make your own 
menu 
 
 
Tap this button to add buttons to your own personalised menu. 
If there are only one or two buttons in your menu, both buttons are 
shown in the Driving view. 
If you have three or more buttons in your menu, then a single button is 
shown in the Driving view which opens your menu when tapped.  
Favourites 
 
Favourites 
 
 
Tap this button to add, rename or delete Favourites. 
Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to 
enter the address. They do not need to be favourite places, they can 
simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. 
To create a new Favourite, tap Add. Then enter the location address in 
the same way that you enter an address when you plan a route.  
						

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To view or change an existing Favourite, tap one of the items in the list. 
To see more Favourites on the map, tap the left or right buttons. 
 
 
Manage POIs 
 
Manage POIs 
 
 
Tap this button to manage your own Point of Interest (POI) categories 
and locations. 
You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device to let you know when you 
are near to selected POI locations. For example, you could set the device 
to let you know when you are approaching a petrol station. 
You can create your own POI categories and add your own POI locations 
to these categories. 
You can, for example, create a new POI category called Friends. You 
could then add all your friends addresses as POIs in this new category.  
Tap the following buttons to create and maintain your own POIs: 
 Add POI - tap this button to add a location to one of your own POI 
categories. 
 Warn when near POI - tap this button to set your device to warn you 
when you are near selected POIs. 
 Delete POI - tap this button to delete a POI. 
 Edit POI - tap this button to edit one of your own POIs. 
 Add POI category - tap this button to create a new POI category. 
 Delete POI category - tap this button to delete one of your own POI 
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Connections 
 
Connections 
 
 
Tap this button to open the Connections menu. 
When not connected to Blue&Me, you can manage phones settings, and 
enable or disable Bluetooth and flight mode. If you disable Bluetooth or 
enable flight mode, you cannot    connect your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE 
device to Blue&Me.  
You can also see Network and GPS status or go to the main menu of 
Blue&Me. 
 
The Blue&Me menu gives you access to the Blue&Me Preferences menu, 
described in the chapter Blue&Me controls. Additionally, You can search 
for Blue&Me devices by tapping the Find Blue&Me button. This may be 
helpful if your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device is transferred between 
two cars that both have a Blue&Me system installed. 
For more information on connecting your phone and making hands-free calls, see Hands-Free 
calling.  
Route planning 
 
Route planning 
 
 
Tap the Route planning button to set the way your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 
LIVE calculates the routes that you plan. The settings for planning consist 
of several options that are spread over several screens. Each setting is 
described below. 
Route planning 
Set the type of route you want your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 to calculate.  
Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
route. 
Fastest route 
Choose whether you want to avoid motorways.  
						

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Replanning settings 
Note: This setting is only available if your device has either a traffic subscription or an 
RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not available in all countries or regions. For more 
information about TomTom traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services. 
Set whether you want your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 to replan the current route if a faster route is 
found while you are driving. This is useful if traffic builds up or clears further ahead on your route. 
Choose from the following settings: 
 Always switch to that route - select this option to receive no messages when a faster route is 
found. The current route is automatically re-calculated to be the fastest one. 
 Ask me if I want that route - select this option to be asked if you want to take the new route. 
When asked if you want to take the alternative route, tap Yes to have the current route 
re-calculated as the fastest one. Tap No if you dont want to take alternative route.  
Tap Info to see a summary of both the original and the alternative routes. You can then tap 
Done to take the fastest route or Current route to remain on your original route. 
 Never change my route - select this option to receive no messages and simply be shown the 
new route on the screen. 
Map information settings 
Set whether you want to be warned if your route passes through an area where your map con-
tains only limited information. 
Toll road, ferry, carpool lanes and unpaved road settings 
Set how your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 should manage each of these four road features when the 
device calculates a route.  
Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in 
every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person in the car, 
for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel. 
Route summary 
Set whether you want the route summary screen to close automatically after you plan a route. If 
you select No, then you will need to tap Done to close the route summary screen every time you 
plan a route.  
Reset factory settings 
 
Reset factory 
settings 
 
 
Tap this button to delete all your personal settings and restore the 
standard factory settings to your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device. 
This is not a software update and will not affect the version of the soft-
ware application installed on your device. 
Important: This feature deletes all your personal settings! 
If you want to keep your personal information and settings, you should 
perform a full backup of your device before you reset the device. You 
can then restore all your personal information and settings after you 
reset the device. 
  
						

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This includes items such as your Home and Favourite locations and your 
personal menu.  
Safety settings 
 
Safety settings 
 
 
Tap this button to select the safety features you want to use on your 
device. 
 
Clock 
 
Clock 
 
 
Tap this button to select the time format. As soon as you have a GPS fix, 
the time will be set automatically. If you dont have a GPS fix, you can 
choose to set the time manually. 
 
Units 
 
Units 
 
 
Tap this button to set the units used on your device for features such as 
route planning. 
 
Show POI on map 
 
Show POI on map 
 
 
Tap this button to select the types of Point of Interest (POI) you want to 
see on the map. 
1. Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu. 
2. Select the POI categories you want to be shown on the map. 
Tap Search and use the keyboard to search for a category name. 
3. Select whether you want POIs to be shown in 2D and/or 3D views of 
the map. 
4. Tap Done. 
Point of Interest locations are shown on the map as symbols.  
Speaker 
 
Speaker 
 
 
Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that 
is used by your device. 
  
						

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Start-up 
 
Start-up 
 
 
Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. 
 
Me and my device 
 
Me and my device  
Tap this button to find technical information about your 
Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE, and to select whether you want to share 
information with TomTom. 
A menu opens with the following options: 
 
About my device  
Tap this button to find technical information about your   
Blue&Me-TomTom 2, such as the device serial number, application 
version and the map version. 
 
My information  
Tap this button to change whether you want to share information with 
TomTom. 
 
Status bar 
 
Status bar 
 
 
Tap this button to select the information you want to see on the status 
bar: 
 Horizontal - show the status bar at the bottom of the Driving view. 
 Vertical - show the status bar on the right-hand side of the Driving 
view. 
 Maximum speed 
Important: The speed limit is shown next to your current speed. If you 
drive faster than the speed limit, you see a warning indicator in the status 
bar, for example the status bar pane turns red. 
Information about speed limits is not available for all roads. 
 Current time 
 Remaining distance - the distance to your destination. 
 Leeway - your device shows how late or early you will arrive, com-
pared with your preferred arrival time that was set when you planned 
the route.  
Switch map 
 
Maps 
 
 
Tap this button to select the map you want to use for route planning and 
navigation. 
Although you can store more than one map on the device, you can only 
use one map at a time for planning and navigation. 
  
						

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To switch from the current map to plan a route in another country or 
region, simply tap this button. 
Note: The first time you switch to a map, you may need to connect to 
your MyTomTom account and activate the map. 
 
Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance 
 
Turn off Voice 
guidance  
Tap this button to switch off voice guidance. You will no longer hear 
spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic 
information and warnings. 
Note: If you change the voice on your device, then voice guidance is 
automatically switched on for the new voice. 
 
Turn on Voice 
guidance  
Tap this button to switch on voice guidance and hear spoken route 
instructions. 
 
Use night colours / Use day colours 
 
Use night colours  
Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and display the 
map in darker colours. 
When driving at night or when driving through a dark tunnel, it is easier 
to view the screen and less distracting for the driver if the brightness of 
the screen is dimmed. 
Tip: Your device can switch between day and night colours depending 
on the time of day. To automatically switch between night and day 
colours, tap Brightness in the Settings menu and select Switch to night 
colours when dark. 
 
Use day colours  
Tap this button to increase the brightness of the screen and display the 
map in brighter colours. 
 
Voices 
 
Change voice  
Tap this button to change the voice that gives spoken directions and 
other route instructions. 
A wide range of voices are available. There are computer voices which 
can read street names and other information directly from the map and 
there are human voices which have been recorded by actors. 
 
Voice settings  
Tap this button to set the type of spoken directions and other route 
instructions your device will read aloud. 
  
						

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Volume 
 
Volume 
 
 
Tap this button to set the volume level for your device. Move the slider to 
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About Points of Interest 
Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. 
Here are some examples: 
 Restaurants 
 Hotels 
 Museums 
 Parking garages 
 Petrol stations  
Creating POIs 
Tip: For help on managing third party POIs, search for Third party POIs at: tomtom.com/support. 
1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 
2. Tap Settings. 
3. Tap Manage POIs. 
4. If there are no POI categories or the one you want to use does not exist, tap Add POI category 
and create a new category. 
 
Every POI must be assigned to a POI category. This means you need to have created at least 
one POI category before you can create your first POI. 
You can only add POIs to POI categories you have created. 
For more information on creating POI categories, read Managing POIs. 
5. Tap Add POI. 
6. Select the POI category you want to use for the new POI. 
7. Tap a button to enter the POI address in the same way that you plan a route. 
The POI is created and saved in the selected category. 
 
Home  
Tap this button to set your Home location as a POI. 
This is useful if you decide to change your Home location, but first want 
to create a POI using the current Home address. 
Points of Interest