TomTom Eclipse 2 Manual

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Browse map 
of route
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser.
Show route summary
Tap this button to open the route summary screen. 

Finding alternative routes5.
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Finding alternative routesOnce you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the 
route, without changing your destination.
Why change the 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 gas.
• You want to avoid a difficult inte rsection or a road you don’t like.
Find alterna-
tive...
Ta p   Find alternative......

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Travel via...
Tap this button to change your route so
 that it passes a particular location, 
perhaps to pick someone up on the way.
You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a 
destination. So you can select from  all the same options: for example, 
Address , Favorite , Point of Interest  and Point on map .
Your TomTom will calculate a new route to your destination that passes the 
location you chose. Unlike your final destination, your TomTom does not 
inform you when...

Menus6.
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Menus
Main menu
Tap the screen at any time when TomTom displays the Driving View to open 
the Main Menu.
•Navigate to...
Tap this button to start planning a route.
• Find alternative...
Tap this button if you want  to avoid part of your route, travel via a specific 
location or calculate an alternative route.
• Help me!
Help me! provides an easy way for you to find and contact emergency 
service centers and other special services.
• Mobile phone
This button opens the mobile phone menu. You...

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To hide these buttons again, tap Show fewer menu options in the Preferences 
menu. 

Sounds and voices7.
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Sounds and voicesThe sound on your TomTom is used for features such as:
• Spoken instructions
• Hands-free calls
• Warnings
How do I change the volume level?
You can change the volume in three ways:
• Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown.
Move the volume slider to adjust the volume.
• In the Main Menu, tap  Change preferences, then tap Volume preferences .
Tap  Test  to check your changes.
Changing...

Using the car stereo8.
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Using the car stereo
Switching to audio
To use your TomTom to control your car stereo, press the Screen button. You 
can switch back to the navigation functions at any time by pressing the  Screen 
button again.
When you switch to controlling your car stereo, it switches to the radio unless 
you are already using a different audio source. To switch to other audio input 
sources, press the  Source button.
The volume of all sound is set by the volume control on the car stereo. You...

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When you first connect an iPod® or USB storage device and select one of 
these as the audio input source, your car stereo starts to play the first song on 
the iPod® or USB storage device.
To select your iPod® or USB storage device, press the  Source button on your 
car stereo until  iPod or USB  is shown on your TomTom. To select the song to 
play, tap  Select. Use the TomTom Jukebox to choose the songs you want to 
listen to.
• Playlist  - tap this button to select a playlist.
Note: You can create...

Browse map9.
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Browse mapTo look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper 
map, tap Browse map  in the Main Menu.
You can move the map by touching the  screen and moving your finger across 
the screen.
A The scale bar
B Your current position.
C GPS button
Tap this button to center the map on your current position.
D Options
E The cursor
F The Find button
Tap this button to find specific addresses.
G The Cursor button
Tap this button to navigate to the curs or position, make a...

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Position the cursor over a location on the map, then tap one of the following 
buttons:
Navigate  there
Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your TomTom will 
calculate the route. 
Find POI nearby
Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. For example, if you 
have found a restaurant to go to,  you can search for a parking garage 
nearby.
Center on  map
Tap this button to bring the location currently highlighted by the cursor to 
the center of the screen when looking at the...