TomTom Via 1400 1405 Reference Guide

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ware application installed on your device.  
Route planning 
 
Route planning 
 
 
Tap the Route planning button to set the way your TomTom calculates 
the routes that you plan.  
Tap the button for each option to change the settings. 
Route types 
Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate.  
Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
route. 
Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings 
Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a 
route.  
Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in 
every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person in the car, 
for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel. 
Route summary 
Set whether you want the route summary screen to close automatically after you plan a route. If 
you select No, then you will need to tap Done to close the route summary screen every time you 
plan a route.  
Safety settings 
 
Safety settings 
 
 
Tap this button to select the safety features you want to use on your 
device. 
 
Show POI on map 
 
Show POI on map 
 
 
Tap this button to select the types of Point of Interest (POI) you want to 
see on the map. 
1. Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu. 
2. Select the POI categories you want to be shown on the map. 
Tap Search and use the keyboard to search for a category name. 
3. Select whether you want POIs to be shown in 2D or 3D views of the 
map. 
4. Tap Done. 
Point of Interest locations are shown on the map as symbols.   
						

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Speaker 
 
Speaker 
 
 
Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that 
is used by your device. 
 
Start up 
 
Start up 
 
 
Tap this button to set what happens when your device starts. 
 
Status bar 
 
Status bar 
 
 
Tap this button to select the information you want to see on the status 
bar: 
 Horizontal - show the status bar at the bottom of the Driving view. 
 Vertical - show the status bar on the right-hand side of the Driving 
view. 
 Maximum speed 
Important: The speed limit is shown next to your current speed. If you 
drive faster than the speed limit, you see a warning indicator in the status 
bar, for example the status bar pane turns red. 
Information about speed limits is not available for all roads. 
 Current time 
 Remaining distance - the distance to your destination. 
 Leeway - your device shows how late or early you will arrive, com-
pared with your preferred arrival time that was set when you planned 
the route.  
Switch map 
 
Maps 
 
 
Tap this button to select the map you want to use for route planning and 
navigation. 
Although you can store more than one map on the device, you can only 
use one map at a time for planning and navigation. 
To switch from the current map to plan a route in another country or 
region, simply tap this button. 
Note: The first time you switch to a map, you may need to connect to 
your MyTomTom account and activate the map. 
  
						

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Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance 
 
Turn off Voice 
guidance  
Tap this button to switch off voice guidance. You will no longer hear 
spoken route instructions but you will still hear information such as traffic 
information and warnings. 
Voice guidance is also switched off if you tap Turn off sound in the 
Settings menu. 
Note: If you change the voice on your device, then voice guidance is 
automatically switched on for the new voice. 
 
Turn on Voice 
guidance  
Tap this button to switch on voice guidance and hear spoken route 
instructions. 
 
Units 
 
Units 
 
 
Tap this button to set the units used on your device for features such as 
route planning. 
 
Use night colors / Use day colors 
 
Use night colors  
Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and display the 
map in darker colors. 
When driving at night or when driving through a dark tunnel, it is easier 
to view the screen and less distracting for the driver if the brightness of 
the screen is dimmed. 
Tip: Your device can switch between day and night colors depending on 
the time of day. To automatically switch between night and day colors, 
tap Brightness  in the Settings menu and select Switch to night colors 
when dark. 
 
Use day colors  
Tap this button to increase the brightness of the screen and display the 
map in brighter colors. 
 
Vehicle and routes 
 
Vehicle and routes 
 
 
Tap this button to set your vehicle type and change how routes are 
planned. 
Tap the button for each option to change the settings. 
Note: This setting is only available if you are using a TomTom camper 
and travel trailer product. 
For other products, the route planning setting is available instead.  
						

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To set up your vehicle, or change between vehicles, tap Vehicle and route types. 
You can then select your vehicle type and set up your device for your vehicle. 
Route types 
Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate.  
Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information to help find the best 
route. 
Toll roads, Ferries, Carpool lanes and Unpaved roads settings 
Set how your TomTom should manage each of these road features when the device calculates a 
route.  
Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes and are not present in 
every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one person in the car, 
for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel. 
Route summary 
Set whether you want the route summary screen to close automatically after you plan a route. If 
you select No, then you will need to tap Done to close the route summary screen every time you 
plan a route.  
Voices 
 
Change voice  
Tap this button to change the voice that gives spoken directions and 
other route instructions. 
A wide range of voices are available. There are computer voices which 
can read street names and other information directly from the map and 
there are human voices which have been recorded by actors. 
 
Voice settings  
Tap this button to set the type of spoken directions and other route 
instructions your device will read aloud. 
 
Voice control 
 
Voice control  
Tap this button to open the Voice control menu which contains the 
following buttons: 
 
Disable voice 
control  
Tap this button to disable voice control.  
						

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Enable voice 
control  
Tap this button to enable voice control. 
 
What to say  
Tap this button to see a list of commands you can say when using voice 
control. 
 
Volume 
 
Volume 
 
 
Tap this button to set the volume level for your device. Move the slider to 
change the volume.  
						

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About Points of Interest 
Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map.  
Here are some examples: 
 Restaurants 
 Hotels 
 Museums 
 Parking garages 
 Gas stations  
Creating POIs 
Tip: For help on managing third party POIs, search for Third party POIs at: 
tomtom.com/support. 
1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu. 
2. Tap Settings. 
3. Tap Manage POIs. 
4. If there are no POI categories or the one you want to use does not exist, tap Add POI category 
and create a new category. 
 
Every POI must be assigned to a POI category. This means you need to have created at least 
one POI category before you can create your first POI. 
You can only add POIs to POI categories you have created. 
For more information on creating POI categories, read Managing POIs. 
5. Tap Add POI. 
6. Select the POI category you want to use for the new POI. 
7. Tap a button to enter the POI address in the same way that you plan a route. 
8. The POI is created and saved in the selected category. 
 
 
Home  
Tap this button to set your Home location as a POI. 
This is useful if you decide to change your Home location but first want 
to create a POI using the current Home address. 
Points of Interest  
						

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Favorite  
Tap this button to create a POI from a Favorite. 
You might want to create a POI from a Favorite because you can only 
create a limited number of Favorites. If you want to create more Favorites 
you need to delete some Favorites. To avoid losing a Favorite, save the 
location as a POI before you delete the Favorite. 
 
Address  
Tap this button to enter an address as a new POI. 
When you enter an address, you can choose from four options. 
 City center 
 Street and house number 
 ZIP code 
 Cross street or intersection 
 
Recent destination  
Tap this button to select a POI location from a list of places you have 
recently used as destinations. 
 
Point of Interest  
Tap this button to add a Point of Interest (POI) as a POI. 
For example, if you are creating a category of POIs for your favorite 
restaurants, use this option instead of entering the addresses of the 
restaurants. 
 
My location  
Tap this button to add your current location as a POI. 
For example, if you stop somewhere interesting, you can tap this button 
to create a new POI at the current location. 
 
Point on map  
Tap this button to create a POI using the map browser. 
Use the cursor to select the location of the POI, then tap Done. 
 
Latitude Longitude  
Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. 
 
Position of last 
stop  
Tap this button to create a POI from your last recorded position. 
 
Spoken address  
Tap this button to create a POI by saying the address. 
  
						

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Using POIs to plan a route 
When you plan a route, you can use a POI for the destination. 
The following example shows how to plan a route to a parking lot in a city: 
1. Tap Navigate to or Drive to in the Main menu. 
2. Tap Point of Interest. 
3. Tap POI in a city. 
Tip: The last POI you viewed on your TomTom device is also shown in the menu. 
4. Enter the name of the town or city and select it when it is shown in the list. 
5. Tap the arrow button to expand the list of POI categories. 
Tip: If you already know the name of the POI you want to use, you can tap Search by name 
to enter the name and select this location. 
6. Scroll down the list and tap Parking lot. 
7. The parking lot closest to the city center is shown at the top of the list. 
8. The following list explains the distances shown next to each POI. How the distance is meas-
ured varies depending on how you initially searched for the POI: 
 POI near you - distance from your current location 
 POI in a city - distance from the city center 
 POI near Home - distance from your Home location 
 POI along route - distance from your current location 
 POI near destination - distance from your destination 
9. Tap the name of the parking lot you want to use and tap Done when the route has been 
calculated. 
Your device starts to guide you to the parking lot.  
Showing POIs on the map 
You can select the types of POI locations you want to see on your maps. 
1. Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu. 
2. Select the categories you want to be shown on the map. 
3. Tap Done. 
4. Select whether you want to see POI locations in 2D and 3D views of the map. 
5. Tap Done. 
The types of POI you have selected are shown as symbols on the map.  
Calling a POI 
Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all navigation devices. 
Many of the POIs on your TomTom device include phone numbers. This means that if your device 
supports hands-free calling, you can use your device to call the POI as well as planning a route to 
the location of the POI.  
						

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For example, you can search for a movie theater, call to book a ticket and plan a route to the 
theater, and all using your TomTom device. 
1. Tap the phone button in the Driving View. 
If the button is not visible in the Driving View, tap Make your own menu in the Settings menu 
and select Call... to display the button in the Driving View. 
2. Tap Point of Interest. 
3. Select how you want to search for the POI. 
For example, if you want to search for a POI on your route, tap POI along route. 
4. Tap the type of POI you want to call. 
For example, if you want to call a cinema to reserve a ticket, tap Cinema and then select the 
name of the cinema you want to call. Then tap Call or Dial to make the phone call. 
Your TomTom device uses your mobile phone to call the POI.  
Setting warnings for POIs 
You can set a warning sound to be played when you approach a selected type of POI, such as a 
gas station. 
The following example will show how to set a warning sound to be played when you are 250 
yards from a gas station. 
1. Tap Manage POIs and then Warn when near POI in the Settings menu. 
2. Scroll down the list and tap Gas station. 
Tip: To remove a warning, tap on the category name and then tap Yes. POI categories which 
have been set with a warning have a sound symbol next to the category name. 
3. Set the distance as 250 yards and tap OK. 
4. Select Sound effect and then tap Next. 
5. Select the warning sound for the POI and then tap Next. 
6. If you only want to hear the warning when the POI is directly on a planned route, select Warn 
only if POI is on route. Then tap Done. 
The warning is set for the selected POI category. You will hear a warning sound when you are 
250 yards from a gas station on your route.  
Manage POIs 
Tap Manage POIs to manage your POI categories and locations. 
 
You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. In 
this way you could, for example, set the device to let you know you when you are approaching a 
gas station. 
You can create your own POI categories and add your own POI locations to these categories. 
This means you can, for example, create a new POI category called Friends. You could then add 
all your friends addresses as POIs in this new category.  
						

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Tap the following buttons to create and maintain your own POIs: 
 Add POI - tap this button to add a location to one of your own POI categories. 
 Warn when near POI - tap this button to set your device to warn you when you are near 
selected POIs. 
 Delete POI - tap this button to delete one of your own POI categories. 
 Edit POI - tap this button to edit one of your own POIs. 
 Add POI category - tap this button to create a new POI category. 
 Delete POI category - tap this button to delete one of your own POI categories.