TomTom Bridge 16 6 User Manual
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2 Contents Welcome to the TomTom Bridge 5 The TomTom Bridge 6 Starting the TomTom Bridge ..................................................................................... 7 Using gestures ...................................................................................................... 9 Apps on the TomTom Bridge ................................................................................... 10 Connecting the TomTom Bridge ............................................................................... 11 About connecting the TomTom Bridge ................................................................... 11 Smartphone connection ..................................................................................... 11 Features on the TomTom Bridge .............................................................................. 13 Sleep settings ................................................................................................. 13 Memory card slot ............................................................................................. 13 Transferring files to your device .......................................................................... 13 System bar .................................................................................................... 14 Updating the software ...................................................................................... 14 Moving and resizing apps and widgets ................................................................... 15 Sending information to TomTom .......................................................................... 17 Clearing personal data ...................................................................................... 17 Taking a screenshot ......................................................................................... 17 Screen locking ................................................................................................ 17 Language .......................................................................................................... 19 Installing in your vehicle ....................................................................................... 20 Charging the TomTom Bridge .................................................................................. 21 The TomTom Bridge is not starting ........................................................................... 22 Caring for your Bridge........................................................................................... 23 Online Reference Guide ........................................................................................ 24 Getting help ...................................................................................................... 25 TomTom Navigation App 26 Welcome to navigation with TomTom ....................................................................... 27 About TomTom services ........................................................................................ 28 GPS reception .................................................................................................... 29 Whats on the TomTom Navigation app screen ............................................................. 30 The map view ................................................................................................. 30 The guidance view ........................................................................................... 31 The route bar ................................................................................................. 33 The quick menu .............................................................................................. 34 Navigation buttons ........................................................................................... 34 Other buttons ................................................................................................. 36 Volume control ............................................................................................... 37 Running in the background ................................................................................. 37 Changing the text and button size ........................................................................ 38 Traffic.............................................................................................................. 39 About TomTom Traffic ...................................................................................... 39 The route bar ................................................................................................. 39 Looking at traffic on the map ............................................................................. 40 Looking at traffic on your route ........................................................................... 41 Traffic incidents ............................................................................................. 42 Approaching a traffic jam warning ....................................................................... 43 Avoiding a traffic jam on your route ..................................................................... 43 Advanced Lane Guidance ................................................................................... 44 Time-dependent speed limits.............................................................................. 44 Setting your vehicle type ....................................................................................... 45
3 About My Vehicle ............................................................................................ 45 Setting your vehicle type ................................................................................... 45 Planning a route for a Bus or Truck....................................................................... 46 Viewing route restrictions .................................................................................. 46 Using Quick Search .............................................................................................. 48 About search .................................................................................................. 48 Planning a route to a POI using search ................................................................... 48 Planning a route to a POI using online search .......................................................... 50 Entering search terms ....................................................................................... 52 Working with search results ................................................................................ 53 About postcodes ............................................................................................. 54 About mapcodes ............................................................................................. 55 List of POI type icons ........................................................................................ 55 Planning a route ................................................................................................. 59 Planning a route to an address using search ............................................................ 59 Planning a route to a city centre ......................................................................... 60 Planning a route to a POI using search ................................................................... 62 Planning a route to a POI using online search .......................................................... 64 Planning a route using the Internet browser ............................................................ 66 Planning a route using the map ........................................................................... 68 Planning a route using My Places.......................................................................... 70 Planning a route using coordinates ....................................................................... 71 Planning a route using a mapcode ........................................................................ 72 Finding an alternative route ............................................................................... 73 Planning a route in advance ............................................................................... 73 Finding a car park ............................................................................................ 75 Finding a petrol station ..................................................................................... 77 Changing your route ............................................................................................. 80 The Current Route menu ................................................................................... 80 Avoiding a blocked road .................................................................................... 82 Avoiding part of a route .................................................................................... 82 Types of route ................................................................................................ 83 Route features................................................................................................ 83 Avoiding a route feature on your route .................................................................. 84 Adding a stop to your route from the current route menu ........................................... 84 Adding a stop to your route using the map .............................................................. 84 Deleting a stop from your route ........................................................................... 84 Skipping the next stop on your route .................................................................... 85 Reordering stops on a route................................................................................ 85 My Routes ......................................................................................................... 86 About My Routes ............................................................................................. 86 About GPX and ITN files .................................................................................... 86 Saving a route ................................................................................................ 87 Navigating using a saved route ............................................................................ 88 Navigating to a stop on a saved route .................................................................... 88 Adding a stop to a saved route using the map .......................................................... 90 Deleting a route or a track from My Routes ............................................................. 91 Recording a track ............................................................................................ 91 Exporting tracks from the TomTom Navigation app ................................................... 91 Importing routes and tracks................................................................................ 91 Voice control (Speak&Go) ...................................................................................... 93 About voice control .......................................................................................... 93 Starting voice control ....................................................................................... 93 Making your own wake-up phrase ......................................................................... 93 The voice control screen ................................................................................... 94 Some tips for using voice control ......................................................................... 95 What you can use voice control for ....................................................................... 95 Saying commands in different ways ...................................................................... 96 Entering an address using voice control ................................................................. 96 Going to home using voice control........................................................................ 96
4 Going to a POI using voice control ........................................................................ 97 Changing a setting using voice control ................................................................... 97 Speed Cameras ................................................................................................... 99 About speed cameras ....................................................................................... 99 Speed camera warnings ..................................................................................... 99 Changing the way you are warned ....................................................................... 100 Reporting a new speed camera ........................................................................... 101 Confirm or remove a mobile speed camera ............................................................ 102 Updating locations for cameras and hazards .......................................................... 102 Danger Zones .................................................................................................... 103 About danger zones and risk zones ...................................................................... 103 Danger zone and risk zone warnings..................................................................... 103 Changing the way you are warned ....................................................................... 104 Reporting a risk zone ....................................................................................... 104 Updating locations for danger zones and risk zones .................................................. 105 My Places ......................................................................................................... 106 About My Places ............................................................................................. 106 Setting your home and work locations .................................................................. 106 Changing your home location ............................................................................. 107 Adding a location from My Places ........................................................................ 108 Add a location to My Places from the map ............................................................. 108 Adding a location to My Places using search ........................................................... 108 Adding a location to My Places by marking ............................................................ 109 Deleting a recent destination from My Places ......................................................... 109 Deleting a location from My Places ...................................................................... 109 Importing a POI list ......................................................................................... 109 Settings ........................................................................................................... 111 My Vehicle .................................................................................................... 111 Appearance .................................................................................................. 111 Voices ......................................................................................................... 114 Voice Control ................................................................................................ 115 Maps ........................................................................................................... 115 Route Planning .............................................................................................. 116 Sounds and Warnings ....................................................................................... 116 Units ........................................................................................................... 118 Language ..................................................................................................... 118 Getting Help ..................................................................................................... 119 Help ........................................................................................................... 119 External Camera App 120 Using the External Camera app .............................................................................. 121 Camera settings ................................................................................................. 122 Using the vehicle width guide lines ......................................................................... 123 TomTom Music App 125 Using the TomTom Music app ................................................................................. 126 Addendum and Copyright 127 Addendum ........................................................................................................ 128 Copyright notices ............................................................................................... 133
5 Welcome to the TomTom Bridge This Reference Guide explains how to use the TomTom Bridge and the installed TomTom apps. The Reference Guide has the following sections: The TomTom Bridge The TomTom Navigation app The TomTom Camera app The TomTom Music app Important: For other settings and operation instructions for the TomTom Bridge, and for instruc- tions about other apps installed on the TomTom Bridge, please refer to the applicable User Documentation.
7 The TomTom Bridge starts when it is in its dock, and the dock has power. When the TomTom Bridge is not in its dock, you can also press the On/Off button until the device starts. The TomTom Bridge home screen is shown. Note: The Bridge home screen shown below is an example. The home screen on the Bridge might look different and have different apps installed. 1. An app running as a widget. For example the TomTom Navigation app and the External camera app can run in a widget on the home screen. Select the widget to open the app. Note: A widget is an app that runs in its own panel. You can select a widget to open the full app. Tip: You can move and resize apps and widgets. 2. The Music app running as a widget. 3. Back button. Select this button to return to the previous screen that was open. 4. Home button. Select this button to return to the device home screen. 5. System bar. You can add shortcuts for your favourite apps to this bar. 6. Software update button. Starting the TomTom Bridge
8 Shortcut button to open the Software update app. This app lets you update the Bridge to the latest software version. 7. Status bar. Touch this area to show app notifications and the device status.
9 You use gestures to control your device. This Reference Guide explains which gestures to use throughout the guide but here is a complete list of all the gestures you can use. Double tap Touch one finger on the screen twice in rapid succession. Example of when to use this: Zooming in. Drag Put one finger on the screen and move it across the screen. Example of when to use this: Scrolling a screen. Flick Flick the tip of a single finger across the screen. Example of when to use this: Scrolling a big distance on the screen. Press and hold Put one finger on the screen for more than 0.5 second. Example of when to use this: Selecting a location on the map. Pinch to zoom Touch the screen with your thumb and a finger. Move them apart to zoom in or move them together to zoom out. Example of when to use this: Zooming in and out on the screen. Tap or select Tap a single finger on the screen. Example of when to use this: Selecting an item in a menu, or opening an item. Using gestures
10 The TomTom Bridge is an Android based device that has different apps installed on it. Some of the apps will be standard Android apps, for example a browser, a clock and a photo-gallery. Specialised apps could be added by the device owner, and TomTom has also added apps. Note: The TomTom Bridge might be secured to prevent you making changes. You can find other apps on the device by scrolling to the right. To see all the apps on the device, select All apps. You can also add up to two app quick-launch buttons to the devices System bar for apps you want to use often. Privacy notices for apps Each installed app has its own privacy notice. Open the Android Settings app then select About your TomTom device. Select Legal information, then select Your information. Select an app from the list to read about the function of the app, how the app uses your information, and how your personal data is managed. Apps on the TomTom Bridge