TomTom Xl Referece Guide

Points of Interest10.
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Points 
of Inter-
estPoints of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples:
• Restaurants
•Hotels
•Museums
• Parking garages
• Petrol stations
Note: Tap Map corrections in the Options menu to report missing POIs or edit existing 
POIs.
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 parking garage POI as your destination.
1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu....

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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.
7. Tap Parking garage.
8. 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...

Voices and images11.
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Voices 
and 
imagesVoices
Your navigation device is able to provide spoken instructions and warnings using voices 
which are stored on the device. Some voices have been recorded by actors and other 
voices are computer-generated.
The recorded voices are only used for spoken instructions while the computer voices are 
used for both spoken instructions and for reading aloud information stored on your map 
such as, street names.
For information on downloading additional voices, visit...

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Change voice
Change start-up image
Change shutdown image
Change voice
Your navigation device is able to provide spoken instructions and 
warnings using voices which are stored on the device. Some voices 
have been recorded by actors and other voices are computer-gener-
ated.
The recorded voices are only used for spoken instructions while the 
computer voices are used for both spoken instructions and for read-
ing aloud information stored on your map such as, street names.
To select a different voice...

TomTom Map Share™12.
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TomTo
m Map 
Share™With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those correc-
tions with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving cor-
rections made by others.
If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic which was open before, you 
can use Map Share to correct your map and then share the correction with other Map 
Share users.
You can use Map Share to send and receive map corrections during the first year after...

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Making a map correction
Important: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are driving. Do 
not enter the full details of an error while you are driving.
Receiving the latest map updates
When you connect your TomTom XL to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically 
downloads any available map corrections and sends any changes you have made, to the 
Map Share community.
Marking a map error while on the move
Important: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are...

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3. Tap Join.
When you connect your XL to your computer, TomTom HOME downloads new correc-
tions and sends your corrections to the Map Share community.
Important: Connect your device to your computer regularly and use TomTom HOME to 
check for new updates.
Correction preferences
The correction preferences set the way TomTom Map Share works on your device.
You can set the following preferences:
• Use the trust level slider to choose the types of corrections from the Map Share com-
munity you want to use...

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T o  m a k e  a  c o r r e c t i o n  t o  y o u r  m a p ,  t a p  Map corrections in the Options menu then tap Cor-
rect a map error. The following types of corrections are shown.
(Un)block 
street
Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock 
the street in one or both directions.
For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the fol-
lowing:
1. Tap (Un)block street.
2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location. You can 
select a street...

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name
Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map.
For example, to rename a street near to your current location:
1. Tap Edit street name.
2. Tap Near you.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping 
it on the map.
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name 
of the street.
4. Tap Done.
5. Type the correct street name.
6. Tap Done.
Change turn 
restrictions
Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn...

30 Report other 
error
Tap this button to report other types of corrections.
These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your 
TomTom XL sends a special report to TomTom Map Share.
You can report missing streets, errors in motorway entrances and exits 
and missing roundabouts. If the correction you want to report is not 
covered by any of these report types, enter a general description then 
tap Other.