TomTom Xl Live Manual
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Points of Interest13. 41 Points of InterestPoints of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: • Restaurants •Hotels •Museums • Parking garages • Petrol stations Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. Creating POIs Note: You can also download sets of POIs and share the POI sets you create using TomTom HOME. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Change preferences. 3. Tap Manage POIs. 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. 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. Add POI category Ta p Add POI category.
42 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 Tap this button to add a POI. Local search Tap this button to use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location. You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your destination, near any other destination or in a city. For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current location, enter ’swimming pool’ and choose the best search result. 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.
43 Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. 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. 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. 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. Position of last stop Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. This may be useful if your XL is unable to maintain a strong GPS signal, for example, when you drive through a long tunnel.
44 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 XL. Note: You can also use Google Local Search to find shops and businesses wherever you are. For more information, see the chapter on LIVE Services. 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. 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. 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 Show POI on map
45 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. Managing 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. 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 to reserve a table. Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. Warn when near POI Tap this button to receive a warning when you travel near to the location of a POI. Manage POIs Ta p Manage POIs from the Preferences menu.
Itinerary Planning14. 46 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. 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. 2. Tap Itinerary planning. Destinations are shown using this symbol. Waypoints are shown using this symbol.
47 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 XL 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 XL 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 destination into a waypoint 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 XL 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.
48 Start using an Itinerary Tap Options, then tap Start navigation. To save an Itinerary, tap Save Itinerary. To load a saved Itinerary, tap Load Itinerary. To create a new Itinerary, tap New Itinerary and to delete one, tap Delete Itinerary. Mark ‘to visit’ Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your XL will navigate you to this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary. This button is only shown if you have already visited this item. Move item up Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary. This button is unavailable if the item is at the top of the Itinerary. Move item down Tap this button to move the item down the Itinerary. This button is unavailable if the item is at the bottom of the Itinerary. Show on map Tap this button to see the location of the item on the map. Delete item Tap this button to delete the item from the Itinerary.
Help me15. 49 Help meHelp me provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centres and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help me to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location. Tip: If you do not see the Help me button in the Main Menu, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Options Note: In some countries, information may not be available for all services. Phone for help Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service centre. Drive to help Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service centre. Walk to help Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service centre. Where am I? Tap this button to see your current location on the map. You can then tap Phone for help and select the type of service you want to contact and tell them your exact location. First Aid guide Tap this button to read the British Red Cross First Aid guide. Other guides Tap this button to read a selection of useful guides.
Favourites16. 50 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. You can then select the location of the Favourite from the list below. Give your Favourite a name that is easy to remember. Your XL 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. Local search Tap this button to use TomTom Local search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses and save the location as a Favourite. You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your destination, near any other destination or in a city. For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current location, enter ’swimming pool’ and choose the best search result. 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