TomTom Blue Me Manual

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sThe TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about a variety of locations including:
• Safety camera locations.
• Accident blackspot locations.
• Mobile safety camera locations.
• Average speed camera locations.
• Toll road camera locations.
• Traffic light camera locations.
Important: Regularly connect your navigation device to TomTom HOME to update the list 
of locations for all types of safety alerts. The locations of mobile cameras are...

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• The type of safety 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 safety camera is shown on the map.
Note: For average speed safety cameras, you are warned by a combination of icons and 
sounds at the start, middle and end of the average speed check zone. For more informa-
tion, see: Changing the way you are warned.
Changing the way you are...

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2. Tap Fixed camera or Mobile camera, depending on the type of camera you are report-
ing.
3. Tap the type of camera you want to report.
Note: If the type of camera you choose has a speed restriction, you can also enter the 
speed.
The locations of cameras you report are reported when you next connect your device to 
TomTom HOME.
Reporting a new safety camera while at home
You do not need to be at the location of a safety camera to report the new location.
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Average speed check camera warnings
There are several types of visual and audible warnings that you may see 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:
Toll road 
camera
This type of safety camera monitors traffic at toll road barriers.
Average 
speed check
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TomTom Safety Camera menu
To open the Safety Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Safety 
Alerts. Intermediate warning - type 3
Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving at over 100% of the 
permitted speed and and have not received a start of zone warning, you 
see a visual warning in the Driving View indicating the maximum per-
mitted 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...

Introducing TomTom HOME27.
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HOMETomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage the con-
tents and services of your Blue&Me-TomTom navigation device, as well as giving you 
access to the TomTom community. It is a good idea to frequently connect to HOME to 
backup your device and to ensure you always have the latest updates. 
Here are some of the things you can do with TomTom HOME:
• Add new items to your device, like maps, voices, POIs and more.
• Buy...

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• Updating your device-account combination
• The TomTom Route Planner
• Downloading free or shared sounds, images and symbols
• Using a card reader
• Installing themes and extensions
For information on how to create your own POIs, themes, voices, routes, colour schemes, 
symbols and sounds, see create.tomtom.com.
More information
For support, more information and to download the Reference Guide go to tomtom.com/
support.
For warranty information, go to tomtom.com/legal. 

Addendum28.
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Adden-
dumImportant Safety Notices and Warnings
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides location and 
timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and controlled under the sole 
responsibility of the Government of the United States of America which is responsible for 
its availability and accuracy. Any changes in GPS availability and accuracy, or in environ-
mental conditions, may impact the operation of your TomTom...

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To recycle your TomTom unit please see your local approved TomTom service center.
The stated battery life is a maximum possible battery life. The maximum battery life will 
only be achieved under specific atmospheric conditions. The estimated maximum battery 
life is based on an average usage profile.
For tips on extending the battery life, go to the FAQ listed below for your country:
AU: www.tomtom.com/8703 CZ: www.tomtom.com/7509 DE: www.tomtom.com/
7508 DK: www.tomtom.com/9298 ES:...

Copyright notices29.
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notices© 2011 TomTom N.V., The Netherlands. TomTom®, and the two hands logo, among oth-
ers, are Trademarks owned by TomTom N.V. or one of its subsidiaries. Please see 
www.tomtom.com/legal for warranties and end user licence agreements applying to this 
product.
© 2011 TomTom N.V., Niederlande. TomTom®, das Zwei Hände-Logo usw. sind registri-
erte Marken von TomTom N.V. oder eines zugehörigen Tochterunternehmens. Die für 
dieses Produkt geltenden Garantien und...