User manual TOMTOM CARMINAT

[. . . ] 8. 17 17 17 18 Appendix A: Specifications 5. 12 Appendix B: Tele Atlas gets you there. . . Contents 1 Safety and Regulatory Information Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellitebased system that provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and controlled under the sole responsibility of the Government of the United States of America, who are responsible for its availability and accuracy. Any changes in GPS availability and accuracy, or in environmental conditions, may impact the operation of your TomTom CARMINAT . [. . . ] Once you've set up a 'Home' location, you won't get asked this question when adding favourites. For more on changing your 'Home' location, see section 5. 15. 3. 6 Guided tour You'll remember that you viewed a tutorial slide show when you started TomTom CARMINAT for the first time. You can view it again at any time by tapping on the 'Guided tour' icon . The slide show is in three parts, covering the main interface, the main menu options/preferences and the map browser. 9 3. 7 Show route instructions If you already have a route planned, tapping on the 'Show route instructions' icon is a quick way of displaying the list of turn instructions. As you saw in section 3. 1, tapping on any instruction brings up TomTom CARMINAT 's map view, zoomed into the relevant junction. See chapter 4 for more on using the map view. 3. 8 Show status If you already have a route planned, tapping on the 'Show status' icon is a quick way of displaying the route summary screen. Note that an even quicker way of getting to the route summary is by tapping anywhere in the journey information section of the main TomTom CARMINAT screen (the bottom right-hand corner). 3. 9 Browse map See chapter 4, which is dedicated entirely to TomTom CARMINAT 's maps and how to get the most from them. 3. 10 Change preferences See chapter 5, which goes into TomTom CARMINAT 's Preferences in detail. can also overlay categories of Points Of Interest and personal elements such as favourite locations and departure/destination points. with your chosen spot in the centre of the screen. TomTom CARMINAT may also zoom in or out slightly to a standard map scale that is ideal for driving and street-level navigation. Tap on 'Find nearby POI' to find the nearest Point Of Interest to the cursor position. Icons are shown for the five categories that you've most 10 recently used, but if the one you now want isn't shown here then tap on the button to bring up a list of all categories that are available. As usual, use the and buttons to scroll through the list. Tap on the category you want, to display a list of all Points Of Interest, neatly sorted according to their distance from your cursor position. Tap on the one you want, to display it in the centre of the map screen. Note that the cursor position is changed to the location of the chosen Point Of Interest. Finally, and perhaps most usefully of all, tap on 'Add as favourite' to set the current cursor position as a favourite location. This can be invaluable for locations which don't have known or recognised addresses, as you'll see in our real world example in section 4. 7. 4. 5 Search functions Tap on the button to quickly scroll the map to any specific location. [. . . ] This document contains information protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from TomTom B. V. Copyright statements © 2004 TomTom B. V. Based upon Ordnance Survey data with permission of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown Copyright 2004. [. . . ]