TomTom Rider V2 Manual
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41 Safety preferences What happens when I use the Turn off map display option? When you turn off the map display, instead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next instruction. Tap the button and select an option for when the map should be turned off. These are the options: •Always - The map will not be shown and you will only see information about the next instruction and arrows showing direction. •Above a certain speed - you set the speed at which point the map will be turned off. This option is useful for situations when the map might be distracting, such as when you are driving fast. •Never - the map is never turned off. Safety driving menu Quick menu preferences 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. Safety preferences Tap this button to set the following safety preferences: •Hide most menu options while driving •Suggest driving breaks •Show safety reminders •Warn when near places of worship or schools •Warn when driving faster than allowed •Warn when driving faster than a set speed •Warn not to leave the device in the car If you select one or more of the warnings, you will also be asked to select a sound to be played whenever a warning is displayed. Select whether or not your TomTom RIDER should warn you about which side of the road you should be driving on. Decide if you want the map display to be turned off in special circumstances and press Done. Safety driving menu Tap this button to set the button shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the Safety Driving Menu. By default, Add favourite is shown in this position. You can change this to, for example, show the trip statistics for the day, start a hands-free call to a specfic number, or add a position to an Itinerary.
42 Instruction preferences Name preferences 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. Set units 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. Quick menu preferences Tap this button to choose up to six buttons to be used in the Quick menu. The Quick menu button enables easy access for your most commonly used buttons. The buttons you assign for use with the Quick menu, are shown in the Driving View. Instruction preferences Tap this button to set the way your navigation device provides instructions such as directions and warnings. Name preferences Tap this button to set the information that is shown on the map in the Driving View. The following options are available: •Show house number before street name •Show street names - if you are using a computer voice for spoken instructions and have selected that street names should be read aloud, you do not need to select this option, since the street names will be read aloud even though this option is not selected. •Show next motorway / signpost - when this option is selected, the next major road on your route is shown at the top of the screen in the Driving View. •Show current street name on map Set units Tap this button to set the type of units that will be shown for the following: •Distance •Time • Latitude and longitude • Temperature • Air pressure
43 Operate left-handed / Operate right handed 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. Keyboard preferences Planning preferences 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. Operate left- 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. Keyboard preferences You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find an item in a list, such as a POI. 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 •AZERTY keyboard 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 You can then set if the route summary screen closes automatically after you have planned a route. If you select No, you have to tap Done to close the route summary screen.
44 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 in the Preferences menu. Set owner 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. Set clock 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 from the following options: •Ask me when there are toll roads on my route - you are asked if you want to avoid a toll road whenever you plan a route. •Always avoid toll roads •Never to avoid toll roads 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. Note: You can only change or delete a 4-digit password on your TomTom RIDER. You can create a 4-digit password for your RIDER using TomTom HOME: 1. Connect your RIDER to your computer and turn on your RIDER and your computer. TomTom HOME starts automatically. 2. Click on Operate my RIDER in TomTom HOME. Your RIDER appears and can be controlled using TomTom HOME. 3. From the Main Menu, click Change preferences. 4. Click Set Owner. You can now set a 4-digit password for your RIDER. You can only create a 4-digit password using TomTom HOME. Set clock Tap this button to select the type of clock that is shown and set the time. The easiest way to set the time is by tapping the Sync button. Your RIDER will then take the time from GPS information. 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 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.
45 Do not ask arrival time Battery saving preferences 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. 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 in the Preferences menu. Bluetooth preferences 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. Do not ask arrival time Tap this button to stop your navigation device asking the arrival time when you plan a journey. Battery saving preferences Tap this button to configure your RIDER to conserve power when possible. The following options are available: •Never turn off screen •Turn off screen between instructions •Always turn off screen Then select whether or not you want to Switch off when external power is lost. Start-up preferences Tap this button to select what happens when your RIDER starts. The following options are available: •Show the Driving View - your RIDER starts and shows the Driving View. •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.
46 Disable wireless data / Enable wireless data 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. Send/Receive files 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. Connect to headset Edit TomTom Services account 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. Bluetooth preferences Tap this button to disable or enable Bluetooth functionality on your RIDER. Ta p Advanced to set how the Bluetooth connection with your phone wil be used. You can select any of the following options: •Enable wireless data •Enable hands-free calling In some places, such as hospitals and aeroplanes, you are required to turn Bluetooth off on all electronic devices. Disable wireless data Tap this button to block the reception of 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. Send/Receive files Tap this button to send or receive files, such as itineraries and voices, using your RIDER with other Bluetooth devices. Connect to headset Tap this button to setup and connect your headset to your navigation device.
47 Change language Guided tours 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. Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom RIDER, all the buttons are shown in the menu. The buttons for the more advanced features can be hidden. This is a useful option because you are unlikely to use certain features very often. Hide tips / Show tips 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. Edit TomTom account Tap this button to log in to your TomTom account. If you have more than one TomTom account or if several people are sharing the same TomTom RIDER, you can create another TomTom account using a different email address. 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. Guided tours Tap this button to show one of the Guided tours on how to use your TomTom RIDER. Show fewer menu options Tap this button in the Preferences menu, to reduce the number of buttons that are shown. You might want to do this so that only frequently used buttons are shown. When you need to use the buttons that are hidden, you can press Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu to show all buttons. Show ALL menu options Tap this button in the Preferences menu, to show all the buttons available on your TomTom RIDER.
48 Reset factory settings 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. Hide tips Tap this button to stop your RIDER from showing tips. To turn tips on again, tap Show tips. 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 are deleted.
TomTom Traffic13. 49 TomTom TrafficTomTom Traffic is a TomTom Service for receiving up-to-date traffic information. TomTom Traffic requires a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone and a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA). TomTom Traffic uses the most up-to-date information from the best local sources. For more information about subscribing see tomtom.com/services Setting up TomTom Traffic To use TomTom Traffic, you need to establish a connection between your mobile phone and your TomTom device. If you have not already done so, tap Mobile phone in the Main Menu to establish this connection and then do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Enable Traffic. Note: TomTom Traffic retrieves traffic information using a wireless data connection on your mobile phone. You must establish a Bluetooth connection between your phone and your device and you must also have a wireless data subscription with your mobile network operator. 3. Enter your username and password. The Traffic sidebar is shown on the right-hand side of the Driving View and your device retrieves the latest traffic information from TomTom. The following symbols are shown at the top of the Traffic sidebar: Your device is busy retrieving traffic information. Traffic information is up to date.
50 Tip: Providing you have a connection between your device and mobile phone, You can retrieve the latest traffic information straight away by tapping the Update traffic info button in the Traffic menu. Using TomTom Traffic 2. Tap Minimise delays. Your device looks for the quickest route to your destination. It is possible that the new route may also include traffic delays, or may even be the same route as before. You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this new route will take longer than the quickest route already shown. 3. Tap Done. Updating traffic information With TomTom Traffic, there are two ways to update the traffic information: •Tap Update traffic info in the Traffic menu. • Set Traffic to be updated automatically at regular intervals.Traffic information has not been updated for at least 15 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 30 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least 45 minutes. Traffic information has not been updated for at least one hour. No connection is available between your TomTom device and the TomTom Traffic server. If you have a route planned, the traffic sidebar warns you about any traffic incidents on your route. In this example, there is a traffic jam on your route 9 kilometres ahead that will cause an expected delay of 38 minutes. To find the quickest route to your destination, do the following: 1. Tap the Traffic sidebar. Tip: If you have trouble tapping the Traffic sidebar and the Main Menu is being displayed instead of the traffic menu, try tapping your finger half on the Traffic sidebar and half off the screen.