TomTom Rider V2 Manual
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Favourites8. 21 Favourites What are Favourites? Favourites are places that you often visit. You can create Favourites so that you don’t have to enter the address every time you want to navigate there. They don’t have to be places you especially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favourite? From the Main Menu, tap Add Favourite. Note: The button Add Favourite may not be shown on the first page of the Main Menu. Tap the arrow to open other pages in the Main Menu. You can then select the location of the Favourite from the list below. Give your Favourite a name that is easy to remember. Your RIDER will always suggest a name, usually the address of the Favourite. To enter the name, just start typing. You don’t have to delete the suggested name. Home You can set your Home location as a Favourite. Favourite You cannot create a Favourite from another Favourite. This option will always be unavailable in this menu. To rename a Favourite, tap Manage Favourites in the Preferences menu. Address You can specify an address to be a Favourite. When you enter an address, you can choose from four options. •City centre •Street and house number •Postcode •Crossing or intersection 2312
22 Recent destination Select a Favourite location from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Point of Interest You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favourite. Does it make sense to do this? If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favourite. To add a POI as a Favourite, tap this button, then do the following: 1. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is. You can select one of these options: •POI near you - to search from a list of POIs near your current position. •POI in city - to choose a POI in a particular town or city. You have to specify a town or city. •POI near Home - to search from a list of POIs near your Home location. If you are currently navigating to a destination, you can also select from a list of POIs which are on your route or near your destination. Choose one of these options: •POI along route •POI near destination 2. Select the category of POI. Tap the category of POI if it is shown or tap the arrow to choose from the complete list. Tap Any POI category to search for a POI by name. My location Tap this button to add your current position as a Favourite. For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, while you are there you can tap this button to create the Favourite. Point on map Tap this button to create a Favourite using the map browser. Select the location of the Favourite using the cursor, then tap Done. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to create a Favourite by entering latitude and longitude values. TomTom Buddy Tap this button to create a Favourite of the current position of a TomTom Buddy.
23 How can I use a Favourite? You will normally use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favourite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Favourite. 4. Select a Favourite from the list. Your RIDER calculates the route for you. 5. When the route is calculated, tap Done. Your RIDER will immediately start guiding you to your destination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen. How can I delete a Favourite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Change preferences to open the Preferences menu. 3. Tap Manage Favourites. 4. Tap the Favourite you want to delete. 5. Tap Delete. How can I change the name of a Favourite? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Change preferences to open the Preferences menu. 3. Tap Manage Favourites. 4. Tap the Favourite you want to rename. 5. Tap Rename. Position of last stop Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination.
Points of Interest9. 24 Points of InterestPoints of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: • Restaurants •Hotels •Museums • Parking garages • Petrol stations Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu. 2. Select the POI categories to display on the map. Tap Find to search for a POI by name. 3. Tap Done. The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map. Navigating to a POI You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are travelling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... in the Main Menu. 3. Tap Point of Interest. 4. Tap POI in city. 5. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is located. You can select one of these options: •POI near you - to choose from a list of POIs near to your current location. •POI in city - to find a POI in a particular town or city. •POI near Home - to choose from a list of POIs near to your Home location. Show POI on map
25 You can select from a list of POIs which are along your route or close to your destination. Choose from one of these options: •POI along route •POI near destination Note: The last POI you viewed is also shown so that you can plan a route there more quickly. 6. Type the name of the town you want to visit and select the town when it appears in the list. 7. Select the category of POI: Tap Any POI category to search for a POI by category name. Tap the category of POI, if it is shown. Tap the arrow to choose from the complete list of categories. Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it when it appears in the list. 8. Tap Parking garage. 9. From the list of POIs shown, select the POI you want to navigate to. The table below explains the distances listed next to each POI. If you know the name of the POI, tap Find and type the name. Select it from the list when it is shown. The next screen shows more detailed information including the location of the POI on the map and the phone number of the POI, if available. Tap Select to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI. Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom RIDER. Managing POIs POI near you Distance from your current location POI in city Distance from the city centre POI near Home Distance from your Home location POI along routeDistance from your current location POI near destinationDistance from your destination Manage POIs Ta p Manage POIs from the Preferences menu.
26 Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. You can, for example, do the following: • Create your own POI categories and add POIs to them. • Set warnings when you get close to POIs. Why would I want to create my own POIs? A POI acts like a shortcut - once you have saved a location as a POI you never have to type the address of that POI again. But when you create a POI you can save more than just the location. • Phone number - when you create a POI, you can save a phone number with it. • Categories - when you create a POI you have to put it in a category. For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favourite restaurants’. With each POI, save their phone number so that you can call them from your RIDER to reserve a table. For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favourite restaurants’. With each POI, save their phone number so that you can call them to reserve a table. How can I create my own POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Change preferences. 3. Tap Manage POIs. 4. Before you can add a POI, you have to create at least one POI category. Every POI is assigned to a POI category. You can only add POIs to POI categories you have created yourself. 5. Enter a name for your POI category, for example, ‘Friends’ or ‘Favourite restaurants’. Then select a marker for your POI category. 6. Tap Add POI. 7. You are asked to name the POI. 8. Select the POI category in which you want to add the POI. 9. Select the location of your POI from the list below. Add POI category Ta p Add POI category. Add POI Tap this button to add a POI.
27 Home You can set your Home location as a POI. If you want to change your Home location, you can create a POI of the Home location before you change it. Favourite You can create a POI from a Favourite. You can only create a limited number of Favourites. If you want to create more Favourites you have to delete some Favourites first. Before you delete a Favourite, make it into a POI so that you don’t lose the address. Address You can specify an address to be a POI. When you enter an address, you can choose from four options. •City centre •Street and house number •Postcode •Crossing or intersection Recent destination Select a POI location from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Point of Interest You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a POI. For example, if you are creating a category of POIs for your favourite restaurants, use this option instead of entering the addresses of the restaurants. My location Tap this button to add your current position as a POI. For example, if you stop somewhere you like, while you are there you can tap this button to create the POI. Point on map Tap this button to create a POI using the map browser. Select the location of the POI using the cursor, then tap Done. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. TomTom Buddy Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. 2312
28 How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences. 3. Tap Manage POIs. Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. 4. Tap Warn when near POI. 5. Select the category of POI you want to be warned about. Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it when it is shown in the list. 6. Set how close the POI should be when you receive a warning. 7. Choose the warning sound for the category of POI you selected. Position of last stop Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. This may be useful if your RIDER is unable to maintain a strong GPS signal, for example, when you drive through a long tunnel. Warn when near POI Tap this button to receive a warning when you travel near to the location of a POI.
Itinerary Planning10. 29 Itinerary Planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a journey including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following items: • Destination - a location on your journey where you want to stop. • Waypoint - a location on your journey where you want to travel through without stopping. Here’s an example of an Itinerary: When would I use an Itinerary? You could use an Itinerary for trips such as: • A driving holiday through a country with lots of stops. • A two day car journey with an overnight stop. • A short drive which passes by Points of Interest. In all these examples you could tap Navigate to... for each place. However, if you use an Itinerary, you can save time by planning everything in advance. Creating an Itinerary 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. Destinations are shown using this symbol. Waypoints are shown using this symbol.
30 2. Tap Itinerary planning. Note: 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. 3. Tap Add and select a location. Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order later. Following an Itinerary When you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom RIDER calculates the remaining distance and time to the first destination and not for the whole Itinerary. As soon as you start to use an Itinerary, the route is calculated from your current position. You do not need to set a departure point. When you have passed a waypoint or reached a destination, it is marked as visited. Waypoints are shown on the map. Your RIDER will not warn you, when you are approaching a waypoint or when you arrive at a waypoint. Organising an Itinerary Tap an item on your Itinerary to open a page of buttons for editing the item. The buttons shown below are available. Itinerary planning The Itinerary planning screen opens. At first, there are no items on the Itinerary. Mark as waypoint You can change a waypoint into a destination using this button. Remember that waypoints are points on your journey to your destination that you want to pass and destinations are places where you want to stop. This button is only shown if the item you tapped is a destination. Mark as destination You can change a waypoint into a destination using this button. Remember that destinations are places where you want to stop, and waypoints are points on your journey to your destination that you want to pass. This button is only shown if the item you tapped is a waypoint. Mark ‘visited’ Tap this button to miss out part of your Itinerary. Your RIDER will ignore this item and all the items before it in the Itinerary. It will navigate you to the next item in the Itinerary. This button is only shown if you are still due to visit this item.