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Turn off sound / Turn on sound
Tap this button to turn the spoken instructions off. The button changes to Turn 
on sound. If you turn the sound off, warnings for upcoming POIs are also 
turned off.
Can I still use my RIDER to make hands-free calls when the sound is turned 
off?
Turning the sound off does not affect hands-free calling. You will still be able 
to hear the caller.
Volume preferences
Tap this button to change the volume of the spoken instructions. 
Manage Favourites
Tap this button to rename or delete Favourites. 
To find a Favourite quickly, tap Find, then start to type the name of the 
Favourite. As soon as the Favourite is shown in the list, you can select it. 
For more information about Favourites, see Favourites on page 35.
Change Home location
Tap this button to set or change your Home location. 
Do I have to have my actual home as the Home location?
Your Home location can be a place you go often, for example, your office. It 
doesn’t have to be your actual home. 
Why should I set a Home location?
Once you have set your Home location, you can navigate there quickly 
whenever you need to get there. In the Navigate to... menu, just tap Home. 
Change voice
Tap this button to change the voice which gives you instructions.
Turn off 
sound
Tip
To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Preferences menu. For 
more information, see Volume preferences on page 51. 
To change the volume quickly while you are driving, tap the bottom left-hand 
section of the Driving View and move the slider.
To change the voice, tap Change voice in the Preferences menu. For more 
information, see Sound on page 47.
Volume 
preferences
Manage 
Favourites
Change 
Home 
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Change language
Tap this button to change the language used for all the buttons and messages 
you see on your RIDER.
You can choose from a wide range of languages. When you change the 
language, you are also given the opportunity to change the voice. 
Warn when near POI
Tap this button to be alerted when you are near a Point of Interest (POI).
For example, your RIDER can tell you when there is a petrol station nearby.
To find out about POIs and about setting warnings for POIs, see Points of 
Interest on page 39. 
Set clock
Tap this button to set the time and to change the way the time is displayed. 
The easiest way to set the time is by tapping the Sync button. Your RIDER will 
then take the time from the GPS information it receives. 
For more information about GPS, see How does navigation work? on 
page 67. 
Switch map
Tap this button to change the map you are using. 
When do I need to switch map? 
You have to tell your RIDER which map you want to use. If there is more than 
one map on the hard disk or memory card in your RIDER, you can switch to 
another map. 
Keyboard preferences
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
Change 
language
Warn when 
near POI
Set clock
Note: After using Sync to set the time, you may have to adjust the hours 
depending on your time zone. Your RIDER works out your time zone and 
always keeps the time correct using the GPS information. 
You can only use Sync if you have GPS reception, so you cannot set the clock 
in this way when you are indoors.
Switch map
Note: When you switch to another map, you may need to activate that map. 
For more information about activating maps, see Using the map on page 33. 
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•AZERTY keyboard
You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find items in a list, like 
POIs.
Manage maps
Tap this button to do the following:
•Download a map - you can buy new maps from TomTom PLUS. For more 
information, see TomTom PLUS on page 63.
•Switch map - tap this button to change the map you are using.
•Delete a map - tap this button to create more space on your RIDER by 
deleting a map. 
Don’t delete a map unless you have already made a backup of the map. If 
you delete a map before you make a backup, you won’t be able to put the 
map back on your RIDER.
For more information about making a backup, see Using TomTom HOME on 
page 65.
You can also download, add and delete maps using TomTom HOME. 
Manage POIs
Tap this button to do the following:
• Set alerts for when you are near POIs. 
For example, your RIDER can tell you when there is a petrol station nearby.
• Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them.
For example, you could create a category of POIs called “Friends”, and add 
all your friends’ addresses as POIs in the category. You can even add your 
friends’ phone numbers with their address so you can call them from your 
RIDER.
For more information about POIs, see Points of Interest on page 39.
Note: The keyboard does not include accents of any kind for any language as 
you don’t have to enter letters with accents. Simply type the letter without the 
accent and your RIDER will recognise it.
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Manage maps
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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Status bar preferences
Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar:
• Remaining time - the estimated time left until you reach your destination.
• Remaining distance - the distance left until you reach your destination.
• Arrival time - your estimated arrival time.
• Current time
• Street name - the name of the next street to turn on to.
• Speed - your speed. 
If the speed limit for road you are on is available, it is shown next to your 
speed. If you drive faster than the speed limit, your speed is shown in red.
When you first start your TomTom RIDER, the remaining time, remaining 
distance, arrival time and the street name are shown. 
Change map colours
Tap this button to select the colour schemes used for day and night map 
colours. 
You can also download more colour schemes from TomTom PLUS. For more 
information, see the TomTom PLUS leaflet included with your product.
Brightness preferences
Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. You can also set these 
options: 
•Turn brightness down when dark - your RIDER uses a light sensor to detect 
the background light level. If this option is selected, as it gets darker, your 
RIDER reduces the brightness of the screen so that it is not distracting. This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Status bar 
preferences
Note: If you enter an arrival time when you plan your journey, the current 
time is not shown. For more information, see Arrival times on page 19.
Note: The speed limit information is included with the map and is not 
available for all roads.
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Change map 
colours
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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•Switch to night view when dark - your RIDER uses a light sensor to detect 
the background light level. If this option is selected, when it gets dark, your 
RIDER uses night colours for the Driving View. 
You can set the colour scheme by tapping Change map colours. For more 
information, see Change map colours on page 54.
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 motorways
•Always plan walking routes
•Always plan bicycle routes
•Always plan for limited speed
Toll road preferences
Tap this button to set how your RIDER handles toll roads if they are on the 
route to a destination you set.
You can choose always to avoid toll roads, never to avoid toll roads or to be 
asked what to do if a toll road is on the route planned.
If you set that your RIDER should ask you when there is a toll road on the route, 
you are asked whether you want to avoid the toll road as soon as you plan the 
route.
Compass preferences
Tap this button to select whether a compass is shown and what the compass 
shows. The following options are available:
•One with arrow pointing north - the arrow always points north and the 
direction you are moving is at the top of the compass.
•One with arrow showing your heading - the arrow always shows the 
direction you are moving and the top of the compass is north. This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Planning 
preferences
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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If you select one of these options, you then choose what is shown in the 
middle of the arrow:
•Direction - the direction in which you are driving is shown in the centre 
of the compass, as a compass direction.
•Degrees -  the direction in which you are driving is shown in the centre of 
the compass, in degrees.
•Nothing
•One with arrow pointing to your destination - the arrow always points to 
your destination relative to the direction you are travelling. The distance to 
your destination is shown in the middle of the arrow.
•None - no compass will be shown. 
Set units
Tap this button to set the units used for the following:
•Distances
•Time
• Latitudes and longitudes
• Temperature
• Air pressure
Operate left-handed / Operate right 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. 
Name preferences
Tap this button to set what is shown on the map in the Driving View. The 
following options are available:
•Show house numbers before street names
•Show street names  This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Set units
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Operate left-
handed
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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•Show next motorway -  w h e n  t h i s  o p t i o n  i s  s e l e c t e d ,  t h e  n e x t  m a j o r  r o a d  o n  
your route is shown at the top of the screen in the Driving View.
Hide tips / Show tips
Tap this button to stop your RIDER from giving you tips from time to time. 
After you hide the tips, the button changes to Show tips. Tap this button to 
turn tips on again.
Set owner
Tap this button to enter your name and address as the owner of your RIDER 
and to change or delete a 4-digit password for your RIDER. 
You can create a 4-digit password for your RIDER using TomTom HOME:
1. Connect your RIDER to your computer and switch it on. 
TomTom HOME starts automatically. For information about installing 
TomTom HOME on your computer, see Installing TomTom HOME on 
page 65.
2. From the Options menu in TomTom HOME, click My RIDER 910/710/510.
3. Click the ON/OFF button on the picture of your RIDER to start the application 
on your computer. 
4. From the Main Menu, click Change preferences.
5. Click Set Owner. You can now set a 4-digit password for your RIDER so that 
only you can use it.
You can only create a 4-digit password using TomTom HOME.
You can only change or delete a 4-digit password on your TomTom RIDER.
Edit TomTom PLUS account
Tap this button to log in to your TomTom PLUS account. 
If you have more than one TomTom PLUS account or if several people are 
sharing the same RIDER, you can log in to another TomTom PLUS account. This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Hide tips
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Set owner
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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Start-up preferences
Tap this button to set what your RIDER should do when you first switch it on. 
The following options are available:
•Continue where I left off - your RIDER starts as it was when you switched it 
off.
•Ask for a destination - your RIDER starts with Navigate to... menu. You can 
enter a destination immediately.
•Show the Main Menu - your RIDER starts with the Main Menu.
Disable Bluetooth / Enable Bluetooth
Tap this button to disable all Bluetooth functionality on your RIDER. In some 
places, such as hospitals and aeroplanes, you are required to turn Bluetooth 
off on all electronic devices. 
To turn Bluetooth on again, tap Enable Bluetooth.
Disable wireless data / Enable wireless data
Tap this button to turn off the possibility of receiving wireless data. You will 
still be connected to your mobile phone via Bluetooth and will still be able to 
receive and make hands-free calls. You will not be able to receive any data that 
uses a wireless data connection, such as TomTom Traffic.
To turn wireless data on again, tap Enable wireless data.
Do not ask arrival time / Ask arrival time
Tap this button to stop your RIDER from asking you if you want to arrive by a 
particular time whenever you plan a route.
To turn this option on again, tap Ask arrival time.
For more information, see Arrival times on page 19. This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Start-up 
preferences
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Disable 
Bluetooth
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
Disable 
wireless data
This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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Reset factory settings
Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom RIDER. All your 
settings, including Favourites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any 
Itineraries you have created, as well as recent destinations and recent calls 
and callers, will be deleted.  This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all 
menu options, tap Show ALL menu options. 
For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49.
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