TomTom Blue Me Manual

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Selecting a voice
About computer voices
Your Blue&Me-TomTom makes use of text-to-speech technology to generate computer 
voices. A text-to-speech program converts written text, for example an instruction like 
“Turn right”, into the sound of a human voice.
The text-to-speech program looks at the whole sentence to make sure that the sound you 
hear is as close to the real thing as possible. The program is also able to recognise and 
quite accurately pronounce foreign towns and street names. For...

Voice command and control19.
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Voice 
com-
mand 
and 
controlThere are two types of voice command and control. 
The first type is provided by Blue&Me and you can use it to control Blue&Me features. You 
do this using a button on your steering wheel.
The second type is provided by your navigation device and you can use it to plan routes 
and control other features of your navigation device. You do this by initially tapping the 
screen on the navigation device.
Navigation device voice command and control...

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A green bar means your voice is at the right level for your device to hear your 
commands.
A red bar means your voice is too loud.
A grey bar means your voice is too quiet.
For some phrases, your device repeats the command, then asks you if the command 
has been correctly recognised.
3. If the command is correct, say, Yes.
If the command is incorrect, say, No and when prompted, say the command again 
after the beep .
Your device plans a route from your current position to your Home address.
Tips
• The...

Preferences20.
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Prefer-
encesYou can change the way your Blue&Me-TomTom looks and behaves.
Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu.
Use night colours / Use day colours
Show POI on map
Quick menu preferences
Use Night 
colours
Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and show darker 
colours on the map.
When it’s dark, it is easier to see the screen if the display on your 
Blue&Me-TomTom is not brightly lit.
Use day 
colours
To change back to a brighter screen showing brighter colours on...

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Guided tours
Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance
Voices
Volume preferences
Changing the volume automatically
Select Link volume to noise level and your Blue&Me-TomTom will change the volume 
according to the background noise. The noise level is constantly monitored by the micro-
phone on your Blue&Me-TomTom. If there is a lot of noise in the car, your Blue&Me-
TomTom will automatically increase the volume.
Guided tours
Tap this button to show one of the Guided tours on how to use your...

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For example, if you are driving on the motorway, which is often very noisy, the volume 
level on your Blue&Me-TomTom will be increased. When you are driving more slowly 
again, the volume level will be lowered by your Blue&Me-TomTom.
Command and control
Speaker preferences
Turn off sound / Turn on sound
Tips
To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Preferences menu.
To change the volume quickly while you are driving, tap the bottom left-hand section of 
the Driving View and move the...

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Turning the sound off does not affect hands-free calling, meaning that you will still be able 
to talk to and hear the caller. This is true if your phone is connected to your Blue&Me-
TomTom device, and also if your phone is connected to Blue&Me directly, as in that case 
the sound is played using the Blue&Me speakers.
Manage Favourites
Change Home location
Your Home location can be a place you go often, for example, your office. It can be your 
actual home address, but it can be any address you...

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Select whether or not you want your Blue&Me-TomTom to replan your route when a faster 
route is found while you drive. This might occur due to changes in the traffic situation.
Switch maps
Manage POIs
Change car symbol
Switch maps
Tap this button to do the following:
•Download a map - tap this button to download a map you have 
bought using TomTom HOME. It may not be possible to download 
maps on all devices.
•Switch map - tap this button to change the map you are using.
Use TomTom HOME to make...

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2D/3D preferences
2D/3D 
preferences
Tap this button to set 2D/3D preferences. 
The 2D view shows a two dimensional view of the map as though 
viewed from above. The 3D view shows a three dimensional view of 
the map as though you are driving through the landscape.
The following buttons are available:
•In 2D view: rotate map in direction of travel - tap this button to 
have the map automatically turn to match the direction you are 
travelling in.
•Switch to 3D view when following a route - tap this...

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Status bar preferences
Change map colours
Brightness preferences
Status bar 
preferences
Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar:
•How should the status bar be displayed?
Horizontal - if you choose this option, the status bar is shown at the 
bottom of the Driving view.
Vertical - if you choose this option, the status bar is shown at the 
right-hand side of the Driving view.
•Current time
•Speed
•Show max speed next to speed - only available when speed (above) 
is also...