TomTom Blue Me Manual
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21 Note: You can enter a postcode for any country. In some countries, postcodes are detailed enough to identify a house on their own. In other countries you can enter a postcode to identify a town or area. You will then have to enter a street and house number. •Crossing or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. •Spoken address - tap this button to set your destination by saying the address to your navigation device. In this example, we will enter an address. 4. Tap Street and house number. Note: When planning a trip for the first time your navigation device asks you to choose a state or country. Your choice is saved and used for all routes you plan. You can change this setting at any time by tapping the flag. 5. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go. As you type, the names of the towns that match what you have typed are shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the town to set the destination. Tip: Instead of typing the name, tap this button to say the address by speaking to your navigation device. 6. Start to type the street name. Tap the name when it is shown in the list. As with the name of the town, the names of the streets that match what you have typed are shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the street to set the destination. 7. Enter the house number and then tap Done.
22 8. Your navigation device asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap NO. The route is calculated by your device using IQ Routes TM. IQ Routes is used to plan the best possible route using information about the average speeds measured on the roads. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your Blue&Me-TomTom navigation device begins to guide you to your destination. Route summary After planning a route, you see a summary of your route. The route summary shows an overview map of your route and the total journey time including delays caused by both incidents and busy roads. You can see the route summary at any time by tapping the right side of the status bar. Using your voice to plan a route Instead of tapping the screen to plan a route, you can use your voice to plan a route. For information about the different ways you can plan a route using your voice, see Voice command and control. Frequent destinations If you often make trips to the same destinations, you can set your device to ask if you want to plan a route to one of these locations every time the device starts. This is faster than planning a route in the normal way. To select a new destination, tap Start-up preferences in the Preferences menu then select Ask for a destination. You are asked if you want to select a new destination and you then need to answer a few questions about the location.
23 Show my frequent destinations You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom to ask if you want to plan a route to one of your fre- quently visited destinations, every time the device starts. To change this setting, do the following: 1. Tap Start-up preferences in the Preferences menu and then select Ask for a destina- tion. 2. Tap Yes, then tap Yes again to begin entering information about the destination. 3. Select a symbol for the destination and tap Done to set the symbol, then tap Yes. Tip: If you want to choose a title of your own, select a numbered symbol. 4. Tap Yes and if required enter a new name, then tap Done. 5. Enter the address details in the same way you enter an address when planning a route, then tap Done. 6. If you want to set more destinations, repeat the steps above. Otherwise, tap Done. You are asked if you want to change the start-up image. 7. If you want to change the image, follow the instructions shown on the screen. Other- wise, tap No. Every time your Blue&Me-TomTom starts, you are asked if you want to plan a route. If you tap Cancel, you are shown the Main Menu. Using arrival times When you plan a route, your Blue&Me-TomTom asks you if you need to arrive at a partic- ular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your Blue&Me-TomTom calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time. You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave. If your Blue&Me- TomTom shows that you will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave in 30 minutes time, rather than arrive early. Your arrival time is constantly recalculated during your journey. The status bar shows whether you will arrive on time or if you are going to be late, as shown below: You will arrive 55 minutes before the arrival time you entered. If the estimated arrival time is more than five minutes before the time you entered, it is shown in green.
24 Navigation menu options When you tap Navigate to..., you can set your destination in many ways, not just by enter- ing the address. The other options are listed below:You will arrive 3 minutes before the arrival time you entered. If the estimated arrival time is less than 5 minutes before the time you entered, it is shown in yellow. You will arrive 19 minutes late. If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered, it is shown in red. Status bar preferences Ta p Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done. To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time. Home Tap this button to navigate to your Home location. You will probably use this button more than any other. Favourite Tap this button to select a Favourite as your destination. Address Tap this button to enter an address as your destination. Recent destination Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Point of Interest Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI). Point on map Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the map browser. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values.
25 Planning a route in advance You can use your Blue&Me-TomTom to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting point and your destination. Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance: • Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start. You can also compare journey times for the same route at different times of the day or on different days of the week. Your Blue&Me-TomTom uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads. • Study the route of a journey you are planning. • Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the route to them in detail. To plan a route in advance, follow these steps: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Prepare route. 3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your destination. 4. Set the destination for your journey. 5. Choose the type of route that should be planned. •Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. •Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey. •Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through a town or city. •Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motorways. •Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot. •Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle. •Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited speed. You have to specify the maximum speed. 6. Choose when you will make the journey you are planning. There are three options: •Now •Specific date and time - you will be asked to enter the date and time. •No specific date and time If you select either Now or Specific date and time, your Blue&Me-TomTom uses IQ Routes to work out the best possible route at that time, using the real average speeds measured on roads. In this way you can compare how long a journey takes at different times of day, or on different days of the week. 7. Your Blue&Me-TomTom plans the route between the two locations you selected. Position of last stop Tap this button to select your last recorded position, as your destina- tion. Prepare route
26 Viewing route information You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View route in the Main Menu or the Details button on the route summary screen. You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping the Details button on the route summary screen. You can then select from the following options: Browse as text Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route. This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else. Browse as images Tap this button to see each turn in the journey. Tap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the journey. Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above. Browse map of route Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser. Show route demo Tap this button to watch a demo of the journey. You can interrupt the demo at any time by tapping the screen. Show route summary Tap this button to open the route summary screen. View route Tap this button to see your route.
Driving View13. 27 Driving ViewWhen your Blue&Me-TomTom device starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your device locates your current position. ATap + and - to zoom in and out. BQuick menu - you can enable the quick menu in the Preferences menu. CYour current position. DRoad sign information or the next street name. EBattery level indicator. FMicrophone button for voice command and control. GThe time, your current speed and the speed limit, if known. Tap this part of the status bar to change the volume and hear the next spoken instruc- tion. HThe name of the street you are on. INavigation instruction for the road ahead. Tap this part of the status bar to change between 2D and 3D views of the Driving View. JThe remaining journey time, the remaining distance and your estimated arrival time. Tap this part of the status bar to open the route summary screen. To change the information shown in the status bar, tap Status bar preferences in the Pref- erences menu.
28 Driving View symbols The following symbols are shown in the Driving View: Mobile phone not connected - this symbol is shown when the selected mobile phone is not connected to your device. You must have already established a connection to this phone. Sound muted - this symbol is shown when the sound has been muted. To turn the sound back on, tap the middle panel in the status bar. Battery - this symbol shows the battery level and is shown unless your device is connected to an external power source. When the battery is low and requires charging, the battery symbol is empty. You should charge your navigation device as soon as possi- ble.
Advanced Lane Guidance14. 29 Advanc ed Lane Guid- anceAdvanced Lane Guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your Blue&Me-TomTom helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route. As you approach an exit or junction, the lane you need is shown on the screen. To turn these images off, clear the checkbox for Show lane images in the Advanced preferences in the Preferences menu. For some exits and junctions, the lane you need is shown in the status bar. To turn this guidance off, tap Change preferences in the Main Menu, then tap Status bar preferences. Clear the checkbox for Show lane guidance.
Finding alternative routes15. 30 Find- ing alterna- tive routesOnce you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, with- out changing your destination. Reasons for changing a route Maybe for one of these reasons: • You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. • You want to travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for lunch or fill up with petrol. • You want to avoid a difficult junction or a road you don’t like. Find alterna- tive... Ta p Find alternative... in the Main Menu to change the route that is cur- rently planned. The Find alternative... button is also shown in the route summary screen after you plan a route. Calculate alternative Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned. Your Blue&Me-TomTom calculates another route, starting from your current location. After you tap Calculate alternative, the button name changes to Recalculate original. If you later decide you want to travel along the original route, tap Recalculate original. Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination, the new route will use totally different roads to reach your destina- tion. This is an easy way of calculating a totally different route. Avoid roadblock Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. You then have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to avoid. Choose from the different options: 100m, 500m, 2000m, 5000m. Your Blue&Me-TomTom will recalculate your route avoiding the sec- tion of the route for the distance you selected. Don’t forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to turn off the road you are on very soon. If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap Recalculate original to return to your original route.