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Tap the application version  to see the application version and copyrights.
The journey summary  shows the estimated total journey time and total distance (presented i\
n your distance units 
preference
). If the route shown is an alternative route, the original journey time and distance are also shown for comparison.
Tap Route to display a complete list of route instructions.
Tap Map to browse around on the map of your route.
Tap Done to start navigating in the main screen.
1.4. The map browser
TomTom Navigator offers many features that allow you to browse around on\
 a map. You can do so by tapping Browse map
 in the menu, or tap Mapin the route summary screen.
On the map, you will find all the items you might find on a normal paper\
 map, such as cities, towns, roads, streets, rivers and 
lakes, points of interest (such as petrol stations, restaurants and hos\
pitals) etc.
You can also find more dynamic and personal elements, such as your curre\
nt GPS position, your favourite locations or your 
current departure and destination.
 
 Scale bar
 Cursor position 
 GPS button
 Zoom slider
 Your current GPS location
 Options button
 Search button 
 Cursor button
 Done button 
The blinking  icon represents your cursor. Simply tap the map anywhere to place the c\
ursor at that position.
To increase or decrease the scale of the map, move the zoom slider (whi\
te square at the side of the screen) up or down. The 
map will zoom in (or out) relative to your cursor position.
To browse around, simply tap the map, keep your finger on the screen and\
 drag it around.  
						

							
option function 
The search button allows you to search for a specific location and place\
 your cursor there. You use it to 
locate: 
l     an address
l     one of your favourite locations
l     your home location
l     a recent destination
l     a nearby point of interest (e.g. a hotel or petrol station)
l     your current GPS position
Related topic: 
To learn more about the options to search a location, see the 
Picking locations  description. 
The cursor button provides functions for your cursor location (i.e. the\
 location indicated by the blinking 
 icon). You can: 
l     calculate a route from your current location to the cursor location
l     find a point of interest near the cursor location
l     centre the map around the cursor location
l     turn the cursor location into a favourite 
OptionsThe options button allows you to change the items that are currently bei\
ng displayed on the map: 
l     show the number of roads and streets
l     show the number of street names
l     show or hide all points of interest
l     show or hide all favourites
Tap Show POIto use the Enable/disable POI preference to specify which categories of points of 
interest can be displayed.
Note:
The option to show or hide all points of interest in this menu is the sa\
me as 
Show POI / Hide POI 
preference
. Changes have direct effect on this preference. 
Tap the GPS button (in the top right corner of the screen) to re-centr\
e the map around your current 
GPS position. 
DoneTap Doneto return to the main screen.
1.5. The schematic view 
Instead of the main screen, a much simpler, schematic design can be used to display driving instru\
ctions. Some people prefer 
the simplicity of this at-a-glance schematic display.
You can switch to the schematic display using the turn off map display preference.
You can also set TomTom Navigator to hide the map only when you go faster than a certain speed.  
						

							
 
 Sound off warning indicator
 Next instruction
 Journey information
 Speed/distance indicator
 The name of the street you are 
currently on
 A large copy of the schematic 
instruction arrow
 The name of the next street 
The screen items are described in Chapter 1.1.
2. Browsers and locations 
2.1 Browsers
l     Tap a line to select it; if you change your mind and wish to go back to \
the previous screen without selecting anything, 
press the BACK or CANCEL button 
l     If there are more lines than fit on the screen, you can browse to the ot\
her pages of the list by tapping  and . 
l     When a line has too much text to fit on the screen, it will be abbreviat\
ed. When you tap an item and keep your finger or 
stylus on the screen, the item will be adjusted in size in order to show\
 the complete text. 
browser with collapsed keyboard browser with popped-up keyboard 
Most browsers allow you to search for items with a particular name. Simp\
ly type some letters of the name, by tapping the 
corresponding buttons on the keyboard. If no keyboard is visible, tap th\
e keyboard symbol 
 in the bottom corner open it.  
						

							
See chapter 4.12 how to change the size of the keyboard.
Tap  to remove a character.
Tap  to switch to the alternative keyboard, which allows you to enter digits\
 and special symbols. 
2.2 Picking locations
You can select a location by several options:
l     Home - your home location 
l     Favourite - one of your own favourite locations 
l     Recent destination - a location that you have recently travelled to 
l     Point of Interest (POI) - a point of interest such as a petrol station, restaurant, hospital etc. 
l     Address - a city, street and house number 
l     GPS position - your current location (as measured by your GPS device) 
 
2.2.1 Picking your HOME location 
The main advantage of the HOME location is simply that you can select it\
 with a single tap of your finger. It is therefore useful 
to set it to the location that is most central in your travels, such as \
your home, your parking spot or your office. 
You can change your HOME location using the change home location preference. 
If you dont specify a HOME position, the home icon in the location menu will remain dimmed. 
2.2.2 Picking a favourite 
Locations you travel to regularly (like family, friends, work address, \
important customers etc.) can be turned into favourite 
locations. 
If you have never turned a location into a favourite yet, the favourite\
 icon in the location menu is dimmed. Otherwise, you will 
be presented with a browser listing of all your favourite locations in a\
lphabetical order: 
						

							
 
See chapter 2.1 for details about how to browse, search for particular items, etc. 
You can turn locations into favourites using the Add favourite option in the menu, or using the Add as favourite cursor action 
in the 
map browser. You can rename or delete favourites using the Maintain favourites preference. 
2.2.3 Picking a recent destination 
Every time you plan a route, the destination is automatically added to t\
he list of recent destinations. 
If you have never navigated anywhere, the recent destination icon in t\
he location menu will be dimmed. Otherwise, you will be 
presented with a browser listing the most recently used destinations. 
 
See chapter 2.1 for details about how to browse, search for particular items, etc.  
						

							
2.2.4 Picking your GPS position 
If you tap the GPS position icon in the location menu, your select your current location (i.e. the position measured by your\
 
GPS devices). 
If your GPS devices is off or disconnected, or if there is no valid GPS \
signal, the icon will be dimmed, or produce a no valid 
GPS signal! message when you tap it. 
For more information about your GPS signal, see chapter 4.8. 
2.2.5 Picking a point of interest 
Points of interest (often abbreviated to POI) are locations like par\
king garages, petrol stations, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, 
monuments etc. 
Most TomTom Navigator maps offer huge amounts of POI (a notable excepti\
on is the Major Roads map, for which the POI icon 
in the 
location menu will be dimmed). 
In order to pick a POI, you first need to pick a POI category. As there are many categories, TomTom Navigator first presents 
you with a menu listing the five categories that you have most often and\
/or most recently used. Either tap the one you want, or 
press the 
 button to select a category from the complete list:
  
Once you have picked the POI category you want, TomTom Navigator will pr\
ovide a list of POI, in order of proximity. 
						

							
 
Note: 
The POI browser only shows the nearest points of interest, not all of them. Therefore, if you are looking for a particular point of 
interest, say a restaurant with a certain name, you may have to type som\
e (more) letters of that name before it appears in the 
list. 
Related topics:
See chapter 2.1 for details about how to browse, search for particular items, etc. in t\
he list of POI categories or in the list of 
POI. 
See chapter 4.4 about how to show or hide POI on the main screen
See chapter 4.10 about how to show or hide particular POI categories.
2.2.6 Picking an address
STEP 1. Specifying the city or postal code area 
In TomTom Navigator , you find an address by going from the general to t\
he specific. In other words, you first specify the city or 
postal code area, then the street name, and then the house number or crossing. Although this is slightly different from \
how 
addresses are normally written down, there are many advantages to search\
ing for an address in this order. 
The first thing you are therefore asked to do, is to specify a city, tow\
n or village. Type the first letters of its name. A few letters 
usually suffice. When you see the name of the city in the list, tap it. \
TomTom Navigator will initially present you with a list of recently used city names. In other words, after you have used 
TomTom Navigator for a while, you will often be able to pick the city wi\
thout typing any letters at all. 
TomTom Navigator also knows the postal code zones for most countries. This means that in those countries, you can enter 
the (first part of) a postal code instead of entering the name of the \
city.  
						

							
 
STEP 2. Specifying the street
Once you have selected a city, you will be asked for a street name. Once\
 again, a few letters usually suffice. Note that 
TomTom Navigator is quite capable of finding streets on the basis of mis\
spelled or incomplete names. This also means that if 
you are looking for a street such as Avenue de Mazagran, you could for\
get about the avenue and simply start typing MAZ.
 
The street browser initially offers recently selected street names in th\
e selected city. In other words, after you have used 
TomTom Navigator for a while, you will sometimes be able to pick a stree\
t without typing any letters at all. 
Streets that cannot be entered by car are marked with a special symbol: \
 
The browser may also contain items that arent so much streets as locat\
ions. This includes certain parks and squares, as you 
might expect, but also crucial landmarks such as railway stations: 
 and city centres: .  
						

							
In almost every city there is at least one such location, carrying the s\
ame name as the city itself. 
STEP 3. Specifying the house number or crossing 
Next, you will be asked to enter the house number. Or, as an alternative\
 way of specify a precise location on a long street, you 
can pick the place where the selected street crosses another street. 
  
 
If you pressed the CROSSING button when asked for a house number, or pre\
ssed DONE without entering a house number, or 
if TomTom Navigator simply does not know any house numbers on the select\
ed street, you will be presented with a list of all 
known crossings (i.e. street corners). If you really do not care about\
 the exact spot, simply pick the option Anywhere. 
Note: just like the streets themselves, side streets are sometimes marke\
d with a special symbol indicating that they cannot be 
entered by car: 
 
3. The menu  
						

							
The menu pops up when you tap roughly in the middle of the main screen. There are two pages. Use the  button to cycle 
through the pages. You select an icon by tapping it. Until you take your\
 stylus or finger off the screen, icons and buttons are 
only highlighted, not yet selected. When a menu option is not available,\
 the icon is dimmed and cannot be selected.
The change preferences option gives access to several menu pages with \
preference options, which are explained in chapter 
4
. 
option function 
Navigate to... 
Calculates a route from your current position to a certain destination. \
The destination can be any 
type of location except your current position. Enter the destination usi\
ng the 
picking locations 
menu
.
The calculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating.
Note:
To calculate the route TomTom Navigator must have a valid GPS signal. If\
 you do not have this, 
the 
route summary screen is shown with the message Waiting for a valid GPS signal... The route\
 
will be calculated when the signal becomes available. If necessary, refe\
r to your installation poster 
to find out how to connect your GPS device.
Related topic: 
To learn more about the options to set a destination, see the 
Picking locations  description. 
Find alternative 
If you are not happy with the route TomTom Navigator has calculated you \
can recalculate a new 
route. For detailed instructions see 
Chapter 3.2.
The recalculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating.
Note:
Find alternative is not available when you have no route calculated. 
Clear route 
The calculated route will be removed. The screen will show your position\
 on the map without 
providing route instructions or indicators.
Note:
Clear route is not available when you have no route calculated. 
Add favourite 
Add a location to your list of favourites. You can do this using any typ\
e of location except another 
favourite. Enter the location using the 
picking locations menu.
Related topic: 
To learn more about the options to set a destination, see the 
Picking locations  description. 
Change preferences 
TomTom Navigator has many preferences which set the behaviour to your pe\
rsonal liking. 
Chapter 4 describes all the options from the preference menu in detail. 
Plan from A to B 
To plan a route without a valid GPS signal. You can manually select the \
departure and destination 
of your route. 
Chapter 3.1 describes this function in detail.