TomTom 1535tm User Manual
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51 Make your own menu Make your own menu Tap this button to add up to six buttons to your own personalized menu. If there are only one or two buttons in your menu, both buttons are shown in the Driving view. If you have three or more buttons in your menu, then a single button is shown in the Driving view which opens your menu when tapped. Manage POIs Manage POIs Tap this button to manage your own Point of Interest (POI) categories and locations. You can set your TomTom device to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. For example, you could set the device to let you know when you are approaching a gas station. You can create your own POI categories and add your own POI locations to these categories. 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. 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 a POI. 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. Map colors Map colors Tap this button to select the color schemes for day and night map colors. Tap Search to search for a color scheme by typing the name. Map corrections Map corrections Tap this button to correct errors on your map.
52 Me and my device Me and my device Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, and to select whether you want to share information with TomTom. A menu opens with the following options: About my device Tap this button to find technical information about your TomTom, such as the device serial number, application version and the map version. My information Tap this button to change whether you want to share information with TomTom. MyTomTom account MyTomTom account Tap this button to log in to your TomTom account. You can only log in to one account at a time on your device. If you have more than one account or several people share the same device, you can switch from one account to another as required. Network Network Tap this button on the Connections menu to open the Connection status screen. This screen shows the connection status of your device. Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed Tap this button to make it easier for right- or left-handed operation. This will affect items such as the zoom bar when you are viewing the map. Phones Phones Tap this button on the Connections menu to open the Phones menu.
53 Reset factory settings Reset factory settings Tap this button to choose between a full or partial factory reset. A full reset deletes all your personal settings and restores the standard factory settings to your TomTom device. A partial reset deletes your existing personal settings but keeps location information including Favorites, recent destinations, home and work locations, POI categories and POIs. This is not a software update and will not affect the version of the soft- 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.
54 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. 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.
55 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. 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.
56 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. 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.
57 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. 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.
58 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
59 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.
60 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. Tip: You can also use Local Search to find useful locations. For more information about Local Search and other LIVE Services, go to tomtom.com/services. 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.