User manual TOMTOM NAVIGATOR HP EDITION

[. . . ] Manual -HP EDITION- TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- User Guide Copyright ©1996-2004 TomTom B. V. , The Netherlands. Data copyright ©2004 Tele Atlas Inc, U. S. A. http://www. tomtom. com Introduction Thank you for purchasing TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- as your navigation system. This User Guide is your reference using TomTom Navigator -HP Edition-. Table of Contents 1. Picking locations 2. 2. 1 Picking your HOME location 2. 2. 2 Picking a favourite location 2. 2. 3 Picking a recent destination 2. 2. 4 Picking your GPS position 2. 2. 5 Picking a point of interest 2. 2. 6 Picking an address 3. [. . . ] "Planning from A to B" is a valuable function when you want to prepare for your trip in advance, you want to find out how long a certain would take or when you want to find out how someone should travel to you. The difference with "Navigate to. . . " is the departure location of your trip. Where "Navigate to. . . " uses you current GPS location as the departure, "Planning from A to B" requires you to enter the departure manually. Use the locations picker to set any type of location to depart from. For fast selection TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- offers you the option to use your last destination again. If you have not calculated a route before this will not be offered. If you do not want to use your last destination again, use the locations picker to set any type of location as your destination. The calculated route will be presented in the route summary screen. You can review the route on the map, as written instructions and the summary statistics (total distance and estimated total journey time). If you are not happy with the calculated route you can calculate an alternative route. 3. 2 Alternative routes Alternative route options are available from the menu by tapping Find alternative . Routes are calculated on the basis of the time required to reach the destination. In other words, TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- calculates the quickest way to get you to your destination. If for some reason you want to get rid of a particular route (for instance because you drive into a traffic jam or a road construction), you can request an alternative route. Such an alternative will use different roads, and will probably take more time. An unlimited number of alternatives can be calculated - each alternative will be longer and/or take more time than the previous one. option function Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route. The new calculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating or exploring the calculated alternative. Calculates a new route using the same departure and destination as the current route. The roads for the next 2000 meter of the current route are not used in the new route. This gives you the opportunity to avoid roadblocks directly ahead. Calculate alternative Avoid roadblock Avoid roadblock is available as separate menu options for 100, 500, 2000 and 5000 meters. The new calculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating or exploring the calculated alternative. If you are not happy with any of the alternatives routes TomTom Navigator -HP Edition- will recalculate the original fastest route. The recalculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating. Recalculate original 3. 3 The route instructions Show the route instructions from the menu by tapping Show route instructions button in the route summary screen will show you the route instructions. All the driving instructions from departure to destination are displayed. Every line shows the estimated time until the next instruction, the instruction arrow and the street name you should drive onto. Also the ROUTE Scroll through the list using the and buttons. To see the details of a single instruction, tap on it. With the OPTIONS button you can select an alternative for the estimated time until the next instruction which is shown before the instruction arrow: Distance to instruction Distance since departure Time since departure Time of day The distance between the last instruction and the next instruction he distance between your departure and the next instruction Time to instruction Estimated time between the last instruction and the next instruction Estimated time between your departure and the next instruction Estimated time for the next instruction The distance is presented in your distance units preference. 4. [. . . ] The simplicity of the "at-a-glance" schematics can be a true benefit when you need to concentrate on the road. If you do not enter a speed, or set the speed extremely high, you disable this feature. Related topics: To turn the schematic view on/off regardless of speed, use the "Turn on/off map display" preference option. For more information about the schematic view, see the schematic view description. 4. 19. Change voice Change the voice used for driving instructions by tapping Change voice . This preference lets you change the voice used for driving instructions. [. . . ]