TomTom Via 135 M Instruction Manual

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About My Places 
My Places provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search for the location each 
time. You can use My Places to create a collection of useful or favourite addresses. 
Tip: The terms favourite and place mean the same thing - favourites are places that you go to 
often. 
The following items are always in My Places: 
 Home - Your home location can be your home address or somewhere you often visit. This feature 
provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Work...

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 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the location, 
then select Set. 
 Select the Search button and search for a location. Select a location to set as home or work, 
then select Set. 
Setting your home or work location using the map 
1. In the Map View, move the map and zoom in until you can see your home or work location. 
2. Press and hold to select the location. 
A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 
1. Open the pop-up menu and select Add to...

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3. Select Add. 
Your home location is changed to the new location.  
Adding a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add a new place. 
3. To select a location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the location, 
then select the add location symbol. 
 Search for a location. Select Show on Map, then select the add location symbol. 
 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
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3. When the map view shows the location, select the pop-up menu button. 
 
4. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
5. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
6. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Adding a location to My Places by marking 
To mark a location and temporarily add it to My Places, do the following: 
1. Make sure that your current location is the location you want to mark. 
2. Select the...

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Note: Your VIA needs at least 400 MB free space before it can import .OV2 and .GPX files. If you 
see the message You need more space, make space available by deleting unwanted .OV2 or 
.GPX files using MyDrive, or deleting device content, for example delete a map you dont use. 
Using an .OV2 file on your VIA 
1. Upload the .OV2 file using MyDrive on a browser. 
2. Select My Places in the Main Menu. 
Your new POI list is shown in the Places list. 
3. Select your new POI list. 
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About TomTom services 
You can receive incoming calls and make calls to contacts in your phones contacts list and to your 
recent contacts. When you connect your phone to your TomTom VIA your contacts are shown on your 
VIA. 
To make hands-free calls, you must first connect your phone to your VIA.  
Connecting and disconnecting a phone 
Connecting your phone for the first time using Bluetooth 
1. Switch on Bluetooth on your phone, and make sure your phone is discoverable. 
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Accepting an incoming call 
On the screen, select the green button to accept a call.  
Tip: It takes a short while to sync all your phone contacts so if you receive a call immediately after 
setup you may not see the caller ID. 
 
Ending or rejecting an incoming call 
On the screen, select the red button to end or reject a call.   
Making a hands-free call to a recent contact 
1. In the Main Menu select Phone. 
 
Your recent contacts list is shown on your VIA. 
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Appearance 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
 
On this screen, you can change these settings: 
 Display 
Select Display to change the appearance of the display. 
 Route bar 
Select Route bar to change the information you see in the route bar. 
 Guidance view 
Select Guidance view to change the information you see in the guidance view. 
 Automatic zoom 
Select Automatic Zoom to change how you view a junction as you drive. 
 Show POI lists on map 
Select Show POI...

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Brightness 
Select Brightness to change the following settings: 
 Day brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the day.  
 Night brightness 
Move the slider to adjust the brightness level of the screen during the night.  
Select Switch to night colours when dark to automatically switch to night colours when it gets dark. 
Size of text and buttons 
Select Size of text and buttons to change the size of the text and the buttons you see on the screen....

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When the wide route bar is shown, you see more information about your route. For example, you see 
time and distance to traffic queues and more. 
 
 
Guidance view 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
 Show current street name 
This setting displays name of the street you are driving along. 
 Guidance view style 
Select this setting to choose from 3D or 2D versions of the guidance view. Both the 2D and 3D 
guidance views move in your direction of travel.  
Automatic...