TomTom Eclipse 1. What's in the box What's in the box a Your TomTom AB C D E A Charging light B On/off button C Touchscreen D Connector E Speaker F USB connector G Reset button H Memory card slot b Memory card (SD card) d Connector cover c USB cable F GH e Sleeve f Documentation pack 2 2. Before you start Before you start Switching on Follow the instructions at the start of this manual to dock your TomTom in your car stereo. Your TomTom can also be used without docking it in your car stereo. A mount is available as an accessory so that you can use your TomTom in other cars. The first time you switch on your TomTom, it may take up to 20 seconds to start. To switch off your TomTom, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. Setting up To set up your navigation device, you need to answer a few questions by tapping the screen. Important: Take care to select the correct language, since the language you choose will be used for all menus and written instructions. Troubleshooting Always make sure that you are using the latest version of the TomTom application on your TomTom. You can update the application using TomTom HOME. If you have problems turning on your TomTom, try resetting your TomTom. To reset your TomTom, use a straightened paper clip, or something similar, to push the reset button. The reset button is next to the memory card slot, on the bottom of your TomTom. Then turn your TomTom on. Improving reception If your TomTom takes longer than 5 minutes to find your current position, make sure that the device is in an open space away from tall objects, such as buildings or trees. 3 When you connect your TomTom to your computer, you can use TomTom HOME to download information about GPS satellite positions during the next 7 days. This helps your TomTom to find your position faster. Take care of your TomTom Never leave your TomTom or accessories on view when you leave the car or they may become an easy target for thieves. You can set a password for your TomTom which must be entered every time you start your TomTom. It is important to take care of your TomTom. · Your TomTom is not designed for use in extreme temperatures and any such exposure may cause permanent damage. · Do not open the casing of your TomTom under any circumstances. Doing so may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty. · Wipe or dry the screen of your TomTom using a soft cloth. Do not use any liquid cleaners. Night view When you switch on the headlights in your car, your TomTom will switch to night view. In night view, the brightness of the screen on your TomTom is dimmed so it's easier to see when it's dark outside. Night view on your TomTom is linked to the dimmer setting on your car stereo. See the manual for your car stereo for information about the dimmer setting. To manually control the brightness of the screen, select not to link the night view to the dimmer setting in the Docking preferences in the Preferences menu. To switch to night view manually, tap Use night colours in the Preferences menu. 4 3. Driving View Driving View When your TomTom starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current location. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your TomTom locates your current position. A Tap + and - to zoom in and out. B Your current position. C The name of the next major road or road sign information, if applicable. D Navigation instruction for the road ahead. Tap this area to repeat the last spoken instruction and to change the volume. E The name of the street you are on. F Information about your journey such as journey time, remaining distance and arrival time. To change the information shown, tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu. G GPS signal strength. 5 4. Making your first journey Making your first journey Planning a route with your TomTom is easy. To plan your first route, follow the steps below. Important: You should always plan your journey before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while driving. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. Note: The buttons on your TomTom are shown in full colour unless a button is currently unavailable. For example, the button named Find alternative... in the Main Menu is not available until you have planned a route. 2. Tap Navigate to... 3. Tap Address. When you enter an address, you can choose from the following options: · City centre - tap this button to set your destination as the centre of a city or town. · Street and house number - tap this button to set an exact address as your destination. · Postcode - tap this button to enter a postcode as your destination. Note: You can enter a postcode for any country. In the UK and the Netherlands, postcodes are detailed enough to identify a house on their own. 6 In other countries you can enter a postcode to identify a town or area. You will then have to enter a street and house number. · Crossing or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4. Tap Street and house number. Note: When planning a trip for the first time your TomTom asks you to choose a country. Your choice is saved and used for all routes you plan. You can change this setting at any time by tapping the country flag. 5. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go. As you type, the names of the towns that match what you have typed are shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the town to set the destination. 6. Start to type the name of the street and select it when it is shown. As with the name of the town, the names of the streets that match what you have typed are shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the street to set the destination. 7. Now enter the house number of your destination and then tap Done. 8. Your TomTom asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap NO. 7 The route is calculated by your TomTom. 9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your TomTom will immediately begin to guide you to your destination, using both spoken instructions and on-screen directions. Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your TomTom calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time. You can also use this information to work out when you need to leave. If your TomTom shows that you will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave in 30 minutes time, rather than arrive early. Your arrival time is constantly recalculated during your journey. The status bar shows whether you will arrive on time or if you are going to be late, as shown below: You will arrive 55 minutes before the arrival time you entered. If the estimated arrival time is more than five minutes before the time you entered, it is shown in green. You will arrive 3 minutes before the arrival time you entered. If the estimated arrival time is less than 5 minutes before the time you entered, it is shown in yellow. You will arrive 19 minutes late. If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered, it is shown in red. Tap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. Status bar preferences Select the required options on the first menu screen and then tap Done. To enable arrival time notifications, select Show leeway to arrival time. 8 What are the other navigation options? When you tap Navigate to..., you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address. The other options are listed below: Tap this button to navigate to your Home location. You will probably use this button more than any other. Home Tap this button to select a Favourite as your destination. Favourite Tap this button to enter an address as your destination. 2 123 Address Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Recent destination Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI). Point of Interest Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the map browser. Point on map Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to navigate to the last known position of a TomTom Buddy. Don't forget that the Buddy may move before you reach him. TomTom Buddy Tap this button to select your last recorded position, as your destination. Position of last stop 9 Planning a route in advance You can also use your TomTom to plan journeys in advance by selecting both your starting point and your destination. You could, for example, do the following: · Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start. · Check the route of a journey you are planning. · Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you, so that you can explain the route to them. To plan a route in advance, follow these steps: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Prepare route. Prepare route 3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your destination. 4. Set the destination for your journey. 5. Choose the type of route that should be planned. · Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. · Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through a town or city. · Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motorways. · Walking route - a route designed for making the journey on foot. · Bicycle route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle. · Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited speed. You have to specify the maximum speed. 6. Your TomTom plans the route between the two locations you selected. More information about a route You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View route in the Main Menu or the Details button on the route summary screen. You can then select from the following options: Tap this button for a list of all the turn instructions on the route. This is very useful if you need to explain a route to someone else. Browse as text Tap this button to see each turn in the journey. Tap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the journey. Browse as images Tap the screen to turn off the 3D display and view the map from above. 10 Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser. Browse map of route Tap this button to open the route summary screen. Show route summary 11 5. Finding alternative routes Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, without changing your destination. Why change the route? Maybe for one of these reasons: · You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. · You want to travel via a particular location, to pick someone up, stop for lunch or fill up with petrol. · You want to avoid a difficult junction or a road you don't like. Tap Find alternative... in the Main Menu to change the route that is currently planned. Find alternative... Then tap one of the options below. Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned. Calculate alternative Your TomTom will look for another route from your current location to your destination. If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap Recalculate original. Why would I need to do this? Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination, the new route will use totally different roads to reach your destination. This is an easy way of calculating a totally different route. Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. You then have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to avoid. Avoid roadblock Choose from the different options: 100m, 500m, 2000m, 5000m. Your TomTom will recalculate your route avoiding the section of the route for the distance you selected. Don't forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to turn off the road you are on very soon. If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap Recalculate original to return to your original route. 12 Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. Travel via... You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a destination. So you can select from all the same options: for example, Address, Favourite, Point of Interest and Point on map. Your TomTom will calculate a new route to your destination that passes the location you chose. Unlike your final ...