TomTom Eclipse 2 Manual

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How can I use a Favorite?
You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without 
having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favorite, do the following:
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap  Navigate to...
3. Tap  Favorite .
4. Select a Favorite from the list.
Your TomTom calculates the route for you.
5. When the route is calculated, tap  Done. 
Your TomTom will immediately start guiding you to your destination with 
spoken instructions and visual instructions on...

Points of Interest13.
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Points of InterestPoints of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some 
examples:
• Restaurants
•Hotels
•Museums
• Parking garages
• Gas stations
Showing POIs on the map
1. Tap Show POIs on map  in the Preferences menu.
2. Select the POI categories to display on the map. Tap  Find  to search for a POI by name.
3. Tap  Done.
The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map.
Calling a POI
Your TomTom knows the phone numbers for many POIs. You can, for...

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You can select one of these options:
•POI near you  - to choose from a list of POIs near to your current location.
• POI in city  - to find a POI in a particular town or city.
• POI near Home  - to choose from a list of POIs near to your Home location.
You can select from a list of POIs which are along your route or close to your 
destination. Choose from one of these options:
• POI along route
• POI near destination
6. Type the name of the town you want to visit and select the town when it  appears...

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Note: The  Manage POIs  button is only available when all menu buttons are 
shown. To show all menu buttons, tap  Show ALL menu options in the 
Preferences menu.
You can, for example, do the following:
• Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.
• Set warnings when you get close to POIs.
Why would I want to create my own POIs?
A POI acts like a shortcut - once you ha ve saved a location as a POI you never 
have to type the address of that POI ag ain. But when you create a POI you can 
save...

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Home
You can set your Home location as a POI.
If you want to change your Home location, you can create a POI of the 
Home location before you change it.
Favorite
You can create a POI from a Favorite.
You can only create a limited number of Favorites. If you want to create 
more Favorites you have to delete some Favorites first. Before you delete 
a Favorite, make it into a POI so that you don’t lose the address.
Address
You can specify an address to be a PO
I. When you enter an address, you 
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How can I set warnings for POIs?
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Change preferences .
3. Tap  Manage POIs .
Note: The  Manage POIs  button is only available when all menu buttons are 
shown. To show all menu buttons, tap  Show ALL menu options in the 
Preferences menu.
4. Tap Warn when near POI .
5. Select the category of POI  you want to be warned about.
Select the category from the list or st art to type the name of the category 
and select it when it is shown in the list.
6. Set...

Itinerary Planning14.
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Itinerary Planning
What is an Itinerary?
An Itinerary is a plan for a trip including more locations than your final 
destination.
An Itinerary can include the following items:
• Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop.
• Waypoint - a location on your trip you want to travel through without  stopping.
Here’s an example of an Itinerary:
When would I use an Itinerary?
You could use an Itinerary for trips such as:
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2. Tap Itinerary planning .
Note: This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To 
show all menu options, tap  Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
3. Tap  Add and select a location.
Tip:  You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order 
later.
Following an Itinerary
When you use an Itinerary to navigate, th e route will be calculated to the first 
destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom calculates the remaining distance 
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Start Using an Itinerary
Tap Options , then tap  Start navigation.
To save an Itinerary, tap  Save Itinerary. 
To load a saved Itinerary, tap  Load Itinerary.
To create a new Itinerary, tap  New Itinerary and to delete one, tap  Delete 
Itinerary . 
Mark ‘to visit’
Tap this button to repeat part of your  Itinerary. Your TomTom will navigate 
you to this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary.
This button is only shown if you have already visited this item.
Move item up
Tap this button...

Hands-free calling15.
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Hands-free callingIf you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your TomTom to 
make phone calls and send and receive messages.
Note : Not all phones are supported or comp atible with all features. For more 
information, go to tomtom.com/phones
Connecting to Your Phone
First you must establish a connection between your mobile phone and your 
TomTom.
Tap Mobile phone in the  Main Menu and then follow the instructions on the 
screen.
You only need to do this once, after...