TomTom Eclipse 2 Manual
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51 Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed This button may only be available if al l menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Keyboard preferences Planning preferences This button may only be available if al l menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Operate left- handed Tap this button to move important buttons, for example, the Done and Cancel buttons as well as the zoom bar, to the left hand side of the screen. This makes it easier to tap the buttons with your left hand without blocking the screen. To move the buttons back to the right hand side of the screen, tap Operate right-handed. Keyboard preferences You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find an item in a list, such as a POI. Tap this button to select the size of the keys on the keyboard and the keyboard layout. You can select from two sizes: • Large keyboard • Small keyboard Three keyboard layouts are available: • ABCD keyboard • QWERTY keyboard • AZERTY keyboard Planning preferences Tap this button to set the kind of route planned when you select a destination. The following options are available: • Ask me every time I plan • Always plan fastest routes • Always plan shortest routes • Always avoid freeways • Always plan walking routes • Always plan bicycle routes • Always plan for limited speed You can then set if the route summary screen closes automatically after you have planned a route. If you select No , you have to tap Done to close the route summary screen.
52 Toll road preferences 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. Change language Show GPS status This button may only be available if al l menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Do not ask arrival time Hide tips / Show tips This button may only be available if al l menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Toll road preferences Tap this button to set how your TomTom handles toll roads if they are on the route to a destination you set. You can choose from the following options: • Ask me when there are toll roads on my route - you are asked if you want to avoid a toll road whenever you plan a route. • Always avoid toll roads • Never to avoid toll roads Change language Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and messages you see on your TomTom. You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice. Show GPS status Tap this button to view navigational information such as sattelite reception, map coordinates, current speed and direction. Do not ask arrival time Tap this button to stop your navigation device asking the arrival time when you plan a trip.
53 Reset factory settings 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. Hide tips Tap this button to stop your TomTom from showing tips. To turn tips on again, tap Show tips. Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom. All your settings, including Favorites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you have created are deleted.
TomTom Traffic17. 54 TomTom TrafficTomTom Traffic is a TomTom Service for receiving up-to-date traffic information. TomTom Traffic requires a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA). TomTom Traffic uses the most up-to-da te information from the best local sources. For more information about subscribing see tomtom.com/services Setting up TomTom Traffic To use TomTom Traffic, you need to establish a connection between your mobile phone and your TomTom device. If you have not already done so, tap Mobile phone in the Main Menu to establish this connection and then do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Enable Traffic . Note: TomTom Traffic retrieves traffic information using a wireless data connection on your mobile phone. You must establish a Bluetooth connection between your phone and your device and you must also have a wireless data subscription with your mobile network operator. 3. Enter your username and password. The Traffic sidebar is shown on the right-hand side of the Driving View and your device retrieves the latest traffic information from TomTom. The following symbols are shown at the top of the Traffic sidebar: Your device is busy retrieving traffic information. Traffic information is up to date.
55 Tip: Providing you have a connection between your device and mobile phone, You can retrieve the latest traffic information straight away by tapping the Update traffic info button in the Traffic menu. Using TomTom Traffic 2. Tap Minimize delays . Your device looks for the quicke st route to your destination. It is possible that the new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this new route will take longer than the quickest route already shown. 3. Tap Done. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 15 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 30 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 45 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least one hour. No connection is available between your TomTom device and the TomTom Traffic server. If you have a route planned, the tra ffic sidebar warns you about any traffic incidents on your route. In this example, there is a traffic jam on your route 9 miles ahead that will cause an expected delay of 38 minutes. To find the quickest route to yo ur destination, do the following: 1. Tap the Traffic sidebar. Tip : If you have trouble tapping the Tr affic sidebar and the Main Menu is being displayed instead of the traffic menu, try tapping your finger half on the Traffic sidebar and half off the screen.
56 Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic information works on your device. 3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change. 4. Tap Done. 5. If you chose to automatically update traffic information while on route (one of the options shown above), you are as ked if you want to limit how often that information is updated. Tap No to use the default interval of 4 minutes. Tap Yes if you want to change the frequency of your automatic traffic updates. 6. Tap Done. The Traffic sidebar The Traffic sidebar shows you the traffic incidents on your route. It shows the following information: • A symbol for each traffic incident in the order they occur along your planned route. • The estimated delay of the next traffic incident on your route. • The distance from your current location to the first incident on the Traffic sidebar. An example of a Traffic sidebar is shown below. Change Traffic preferences To change your traffic pr eferences, do the following: 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Change Traffic preferences . You can change the following preferences: • Automatically minimise delays after every traffic update - if you select this option, your device automatically recalculates your route when new delays occur on your route. • Automatically update traffic info while on route - if you select this option, your device automatically up dates traffic information whenever you have a route planned. • Beep when traffic situation on route changes - if you select this option your device beeps when a new traffi c incident occurs on your current route. • Ask for traffic updates when preparing a route - if you select this option, your device asks if you want to update traffic information before looking for any delays on routes that you plan.
57 In the example, the Traffic sidebar shows you that there are two incidents ahead. Both incidents are traffic jams, the first is 15km ahead and is expected to delay you by at least 51 minutes. To re-plan your route to avoid these inci dents, tap the Traffic sidebar to open the TomTom traffic menu, then tap Minimize traffic delays . Making commuting to work easier The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu lets you check your route to and from work with one tap of a button. When you use either of these buttons, your device checks the route for possible delays, and if it finds any, provides you with the possibility to avoid them. The first time you use Home to work, you must set your traffic home and work locations, do the following: You can now use the Home to work and Work to home buttons of the Show home-work traffic menu. Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the Preferences Menu . In addition, the locations you use here do not have to be your actual home an d work locations. If there is another route that you often travel, you can set Work/Home to use these locations instead. For example, to check for delays on your route home, do the following: 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Show home-work traffic . Change home- work 1. Tap the TomTom Traffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Show home-work traffic . 3. Tap Change home-work 4. Set your home location 5. Set your work location.
58 3. Tap Work to home . The route summary screen is shown, with the expected delay shown after the trip time. To see if there is a quicker way home, you could now tap the Find alternative button and then tap Minimize traffic delays . Tip: You can let your device automatically look for alternative routes by selecting Automatically minimize delays after every traffic update in your Traffic preferences. Note: It is possible that the alternative rout e could be longer than your original one (even with its delays). If this is the case, you could always try using the Find alternative button again. Checking traffic incidents in your area Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and their details, do the following: Browse map 1. Tap the TomTomTraffic button in the Main Menu on your device. 2. Tap Browse map . The map browser screen is shown. 3. Tap the blue compass image in the top right of the screen. The map centers itself on your current location, and any traffic incidents in the area are shown as small symbols. 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A second screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the incident you chose. To display information about surrounding incidents use the left and right arrows at the bottom of this second screen.
59 Traffic incidents Traffic incidents are displayed both on the Driving View and also on the Traffic sidebar as small symbols. There are two type of symbols: • Symbols shown in a red square are incidents that Traffic can help you avoid. • Symbols shown in a red rectangle are weather related, because of their nature, you cannot use Traffic to avoid them. Traffic incident symbols and their meaning are shown below: Weather related symbols and th eir meaning are shown below: Traffic menu Either, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View or tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu to open the Traffic menu. The following buttons are available: Accident Road closed Road works Traffic incident One or more lanes closed Traffic jam Fog Ice Rain Snow Wind Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom Traffic. Minimize traffic delays Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic information. Show traffic on route Tap this button to see an overview of all traffic incidents on your route. You can use the left and right buttons on the resulting screen to see more detailed information about each of these incidents.
60 Show home- work traffic Tap this button to calculate and show the quickest route from your home location to your place of work and back. Update traffic info Tap this button to get the latest traffic information straight away rather than waiting for an automatic update. Disable Traffic Tap this button to disable TomTom Traffic. Help Tap this button to view the guided tour on how to use TomTom Traffic. Browse map Tap this button to browse the map and see the traffic information displayed on the map. Change Traffic preferences Tap this button to change your preferences for how TomTom Traffic works on your device.