TomTom Navigation Manual

View map8.
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View 
mapAbout viewing the map
You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The 
map shows your current location and many other locations such as Favourites and POIs.
To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu.
You view different locations on the map by moving the map across the screen. To move 
the map, touch the screen and drag your finger across the screen. 
To select a location on the map, tap the location on the map....

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You can also set your own marker. Tap the cursor button, then tap Set marker position 
to place a green marker at the cursor position.
To turn markers off, tap Options, then Advanced and clear the Markers checkbox.
4. Options button
5. The cursor with streetname balloon.
Tap the button in the streetname balloon to open the cursor menu. You can navigate to 
the cursor position, make a Favourite of the cursor position, or find a Point of Interest 
near the cursor position.
6. The Find button
Tap this...

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Position the cursor on a location on the map, then tap Cursor and then tap one of the fol-
lowing buttons:
Navigate there
Tap this button to plan a route to the cursor position on the map.
View location
Tap this button to view information about the location on the map 
such as the address.
Set marker 
position
Tap this button to create your own green marker and place it at the 
cursor position.
If a green marker exists, this button changes to Delete marker.
Find POI nearby
Tap this button to find a...

Map corrections with TomTom Map Share™9.
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Map 
correc-
tions 
with 
TomTo
m Map 
Share™About TomTom Map Share
TomTom Map Share helps you correct map errors and share map corrections with the rest 
of the TomTom Map Share community.
To correct your map and share map corrections with other Map Share users, tap Map cor-
rections in the Services menu.
Map Share allows you to send and receive map corrections for one year after the new ver-
sion of a map is released.
This means that one year after the...

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These corrections are investigated and verified by TomTom and are included when the 
next map version is released.
Map correction settings
You can decide which map corrections from the Map Share community are used to cor-
rect your maps. To select a category, tap Map corrections settings in the Map corrections 
menu.
There are three categories of map corrections:
•Corrections verified by TomTom - this category only includes corrections investigated 
by TomTom.
•Corrections verified by TomTom or...

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Important: For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map correction while you 
are driving. Mark the location of the map error instead and enter the full details later.
Correcting a map error
Types of map correction
To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the services menu, then tap 
Correct a map error. There are several types of map correction available. To show the report button in the Driving view, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the services menu.
2. Tap...

27 (Un)block 
street
Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock 
the street in one or both directions.
For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the fol-
lowing:
1. Tap (Un)block street.
2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location. You can 
select a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street 
on the map.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping 
it on the map. 
The street you select...

28 Edit street 
name
Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map.
For example, to rename a street near to your current location:
1. Tap Edit street name.
2. Tap Near you.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping 
it on the map.
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name 
of the street.
4. Tap Done.
5. Type the correct street name.
6. Tap Done.
Change turn 
restrictions
Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn...

29 Edit POI
Tap this button to edit an existing POI.
You can use this button to make the following changes to a POI:
• Delete the POI.
• Rename the POI.
• Change the telephone number of the POI.
• Change the category that a POI belongs to.
• Move the POI on the map.
Comment on 
POI
Tap this button to enter a comment about a POI. Use this button if you 
cannot edit the error with the POI using the Edit POI button.
Correct house 
number
Tap this button to correct the location of a house number. Enter the...

Sounds and voices10.
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Sounds 
and 
voicesAbout sounds and voices
The front speaker of the Sony XNV is used to play sounds and voices from the TomTom 
navigation module.Your TomTom navigation module uses sound for the following:
• Driving directions and other route instructions
• Traffic information
• Warnings that you set
There are two types of voice available for your navigation module:
• Computer voices
Computer voices are generated by your navigation module. They provide route instruc-
tions and...