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    About Settings 
    You can change the way your TomTom device looks and behaves. Most of the settings on your 
    device can be accessed by tapping Settings in the Main menu. 
    Note: Not all settings described here are available on all devices. 
     
    2D/3D settings 
     
    2D/3D settings 
     
     
    Tap this button to set the default view of the map. To switch between 2D 
    and 3D views while driving, tap the left side of the status bar in the 
    Driving View. 
    It is sometimes easier to view the map from above, such as when navi-
    gating a complex road network. 
    The 2D view shows a two dimensional view of the map as though 
    viewed from above. 
    The 3D view shows a three dimensional view of the map as though you 
    are driving through the landscape. 
    The following buttons are available: 
     In 2D view: rotate map in direction of travel - tap this button so the 
    map is rotated automatically with the direction you are travelling al-
    ways at the top. 
     Switch to 3D view when following a route - tap this button to show 
    the map automatically in 3D view when you are following a route.  
    Advanced settings 
     
    Advanced settings 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the following advanced settings: 
     Show house number before street name - when this setting is 
    selected, addresses are shown with the house number followed by 
    the street name, such as 10 Downing Street. 
     Show street names - when this setting is selected, street names are 
    shown on the map in the Driving View. You do not need to select this 
    option when your TomTom is set to read aloud street names using a 
    computer voice. 
     Show next street name - when this setting is selected, the name of 
    the next street on your route is shown at the top of the Driving View. 
     Show current street name on map - when this setting is selected, 
    the name of the street you are on is shown at the bottom of the Driv-
    ing View. 
     Show location preview - when this setting is selected, a graphical 
    preview of your destination is shown during route planning. 
     Enable automatic zooming in 2D view 
    Settings  
    						
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     Enable automatic zooming in 3D view 
     Show lane images - when this setting is selected, a graphical view of 
    the road ahead shows which lane you need when you approach a 
    junction or motorway exit. You can choose to see a split-screen lane 
    image, a full-screen lane image or you can switch off lane images al-
    together. This feature is not available for all roads. 
     Show tips - this setting switches tips on and off. 
     Automatically adjust clock for time zone - when this setting is 
    selected, your clock is automatically adjusted for your time zone.   
    Battery saving 
     
    Battery saving 
     
     
    To change the power saving settings, tap this button on your device. 
     
    Brightness 
     
    Brightness 
     
     
    Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to 
    adjust the brightness level. 
    To view the map and menus in day or night colours, tap Use day colours 
    or Use night colours in the Settings menu. 
     
    Car symbol 
     
    Car symbol 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the car symbol that shows your current location 
    in the Driving view. 
     
    Clock 
     
    Clock 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the time format. As soon as you have a GPS fix, 
    the time will be set automatically. If you dont have a GPS fix, you can 
    choose to set the time manually. 
     
    Connections 
     
    Connections 
     
     
    Tap this button to open the Connections menu. The menu items let you 
    control your navigation devices connections.  
      
    						
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    Enable / Disable Bluetooth 
     
    Enable Bluetooth  
    Tap this button to enable Bluetooth®. 
    Note: This feature is not available on all TomTom navigation devices.  
     
    Disable Bluetooth  
    Tap this button to disable Bluetooth®. 
    Note: This feature is not available on all TomTom navigation devices.  
     
    Enable / Disable flight mode 
     
    Enable / Disable 
    flight mode 
     
     
    Tap this button to enable or disable flight mode. Flight mode stops all 
    communication from the device. 
     
    Favourites 
     
    Favourites 
     
     
    Tap this button to add, rename or delete Favourites. 
    Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to 
    enter the address. They do not need to be favourite places, they can 
    simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. 
    To create a new Favourite, tap Add. Then enter the location address in 
    the same way that you enter an address when you plan a route. 
     
    To view or change an existing Favourite, tap one of the items in the list. 
    To see more Favourites on the map, tap the left or right buttons.  
    						
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    GPS status 
     
    GPS status 
     
     
    Tap this button to see the current status of GPS reception on your 
    device. 
     
    Home location 
     
    Home location 
     
     
    Tap this button to set or change your Home location. You enter the 
    address in the same way as you do when you plan a route. 
    Your Home location provides an easy way to plan a route to an important 
    location. 
    For most people, your Home location will be your home address. How-
    ever, you might prefer to set the location to another regular destination, 
    such as your workplace.  
    Keyboard 
     
    Keyboard 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the keyboards that will be available for your use 
    and the layout of the Latin keyboard. 
    You use the keyboard to enter names and addresses, such as when you 
    plan a route or search for the name of a town or a local restaurant. 
     
    Language 
     
    Language 
     
     
    Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and 
    messages you see on your device. 
    You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the 
    language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice. 
      
    						
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    Make your own menu 
     
    Make your own 
    menu 
     
     
    Tap this button to add up to six buttons to your own personalised menu. 
    If there are only one or two buttons in your menu, both buttons are 
    shown in the Driving view. 
    If you have three or more buttons in your menu, then a single button is 
    shown in the Driving view which opens your menu when tapped.  
    Manage POIs 
     
    Manage POIs 
     
     
    Tap this button to manage your own Point of Interest (POI) categories 
    and locations. 
    You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to 
    selected POI locations. For example, you could set the device to let you 
    know when you are approaching a petrol station. 
    You can create your own POI categories and add your own POI locations 
    to these categories. 
    You can, for example, create a new POI category called Friends. You 
    could then add all your friends addresses as POIs in this new category.  
    Tap the following buttons to create and maintain your own POIs: 
     Add POI - tap this button to add a location to one of your own POI 
    categories. 
     Warn when near POI - tap this button to set your device to warn you 
    when you are near selected POIs. 
     Delete POI - tap this button to delete a POI. 
     Edit POI - tap this button to edit one of your own POIs. 
     Add POI category - tap this button to create a new POI category. 
     Delete POI category - tap this button to delete one of your own POI 
    categories.  
    Map colours 
     
    Map colours 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the colour schemes for day and night map 
    colours. 
    Tap Search to search for a colour scheme by typing the name. 
     
    Map corrections 
     
    Map corrections 
     
     
    Tap this button to correct errors on your map. 
       
    						
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    Me and my device 
     
    Me and my device  
    Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, and to 
    select whether you want to share information with TomTom. 
    A menu opens with the following options: 
     
    About my device  
    Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, such 
    as the device serial number, application version and the map version. 
     
    My information  
    Tap this button to change whether you want to share information with 
    TomTom. 
     
    Operate left-handed / Operate right handed 
     
    Operate 
    left-handed / 
    Operate 
    right-handed 
     
     
    Tap this button to make it easier for right- or left-handed operation. 
    This will affect items such as the zoom bar when you are viewing the 
    map. 
     
    Phones 
     
    Phones 
     
     
    Tap this button on the Connections menu to open the Phones menu. 
     
    Reset factory settings 
     
    Reset factory 
    settings 
     
     
    Tap this button to choose between a full or partial factory reset. 
    A full reset deletes all your personal settings and restores the standard 
    factory settings to your TomTom device. 
    A partial reset deletes your existing personal settings but keeps location 
    information including Favourites, recent destinations, home and work 
    locations, POI categories and POIs. 
    This is not a software update and will not affect the version of the soft-
    ware application installed on your device.  
    Route planning 
     
    Route planning 
     
     
    Tap the Route planning button to set the way your TomTom calculates 
    the routes that you plan.   
    						
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    Tap the button for each option to change the settings. 
    Note: This setting is not available if you are using a TomTom camper 
    and caravan product. 
    For camper and caravan products, the vehicle and routes setting is 
    available instead. 
    Route types 
    Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate.  
    Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
    route. 
    Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings 
    Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a 
    route.  
    Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in 
    every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person in the car, 
    for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel. 
    Route summary 
    Set whether you want the route summary screen to close automatically after you plan a route. If 
    you select No, then you will need to tap Done to close the route summary screen every time you 
    plan a route.  
    Safety settings 
     
    Safety settings 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the safety features you want to use on your 
    device. 
     
    Show POI on map 
     
    Show POI on map 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the types of Point of Interest (POI) you want to 
    see on the map. 
    1. Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu. 
    2. Select the POI categories you want to be shown on the map. 
    Tap Search and use the keyboard to search for a category name. 
    3. Select whether you want POIs to be shown in 2D or 3D views of the 
    map. 
    4. Tap Done. 
    Point of Interest locations are shown on the map as symbols.   
    						
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    Speaker 
     
    Speaker 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that 
    is used by your device. 
     
    Start up 
     
    Start up 
     
     
    Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. 
     
    Status bar 
     
    Status bar 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the information you want to see on the status 
    bar: 
     Horizontal - show the status bar at the bottom of the Driving view. 
     Vertical - show the status bar on the right-hand side of the Driving 
    view. 
     Maximum speed 
    Important: The speed limit is shown next to your current speed. If you 
    drive faster than the speed limit, you see a warning indicator in the status 
    bar, for example the status bar pane turns red. 
    Information about speed limits is not available for all roads. 
     Current time 
     Remaining distance - the distance to your destination. 
     Leeway - your device shows how late or early you will arrive, com-
    pared with your preferred arrival time that was set when you planned 
    the route.  
    Switch map 
     
    Maps 
     
     
    Tap this button to select the map you want to use for route planning and 
    navigation. 
    Although you can store more than one map on the device, you can only 
    use one map at a time for planning and navigation. 
    To switch from the current map to plan a route in another country or 
    region, simply tap this button. 
    Note: The first time you switch to a map, you may need to connect to 
    your MyTomTom account and activate the map. 
      
    						
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    Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance 
     
    Turn off Voice 
    guidance  
    Tap this button to switch off voice guidance. You will no longer hear 
    spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic 
    information and warnings. 
    Voice guidance is also switched off if you tap Turn off sound in the 
    Settings menu. 
    Note: If you change the voice on your device, then voice guidance is 
    automatically switched on for the new voice. 
     
    Turn on Voice 
    guidance  
    Tap this button to switch on voice guidance and hear spoken route 
    instructions. 
     
    Units 
     
    Units 
     
     
    Tap this button to set the units used on your device for features such as 
    route planning. 
     
    Use night colours / Use day colours 
     
    Use night colours  
    Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and display the 
    map in darker colours. 
    When driving at night or when driving through a dark tunnel, it is easier 
    to view the screen and less distracting for the driver if the brightness of 
    the screen is dimmed. 
    Tip: Your device can switch between day and night colours depending 
    on the time of day. To automatically switch between night and day 
    colours, tap Brightness in the Settings menu and select Switch to night 
    colours when dark. 
     
    Use day colours  
    Tap this button to increase the brightness of the screen and display the 
    map in brighter colours. 
     
    Vehicle and routes 
     
    Vehicle and routes 
     
     
    Tap this button to set your vehicle type and change how routes are 
    planned. 
    Tap the button for each option to change the settings. 
    Note: This setting is only available if you are using a TomTom camper 
    and caravan product. 
    For other products, the route planning setting is available instead.  
    						
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    To set up your vehicle, or change between vehicles, tap Vehicle and route types. 
    You can then select your vehicle type and set up your device for your vehicle. 
    Route types 
    Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate.  
    Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
    route. 
    Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings 
    Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a 
    route.  
    Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in 
    every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person in the car, 
    for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel. 
    Route summary 
    Set whether you want the route summary screen to close automatically after you plan a route. If 
    you select No, then you will need to tap Done to close the route summary screen every time you 
    plan a route.  
    Voices 
     
    Change voice  
    Tap this button to change the voice that gives spoken directions and 
    other route instructions. 
    A wide range of voices are available. There are computer voices which 
    can read street names and other information directly from the map and 
    there are human voices which have been recorded by actors. 
     
    Voice settings  
    Tap this button to set the type of spoken directions and other route 
    instructions your device will read aloud. 
     
    Voice control 
     
    Voice control  
    Tap this button to open the Voice control menu which contains the 
    following buttons: 
     
    Disable voice 
    control  
    Tap this button to disable voice control.  
    						
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