User manual TOMTOM REMOTE CONTROL V5

[. . . ] The main screen The main screen of TomTom REMOTE CONTROL is used to navigate to your destination. If your GPS receiver is switched off, or has not (yet) determined a clear position from the GPS satellites, the main screen displays your last known position. To emphasize the fact that your actual position is unknown, the screen is displayed in black and white. Your current GPS position "Sound off" warning indicator Next instruction "Next highway" indicator Journey information GPS signal strength The name of the next street The dark red path indicates the calculated route. The route instructions will guide you along this path to reach your destination. Your next driving instruction shows an arrow for the direction to follow and a distance indicator (presented in your distance units preference) when to do it. [. . . ] in the list of POI categories or in the list of POI. See chapter 4. 4 about how to show or hide POI on the main screen See chapter 4. 9 about how to show or hide particular POI categories. 2. 2. 6 Picking an address STEP 1. Specifying the city or postal code area In TomTom REMOTE CONTROL, you find an address by going from the general to the specific. In other words, you first specify the city or postal code area, then the street name, and then the house number or crossing. Although this is slightly different from how addresses are normally written down, there are many advantages to searching for an address in this order. The first thing you are therefore asked to do, is to specify a city, town or village. When you see the name of the city in the list, highlight and select it using the joystick. TomTom REMOTE CONTROL will initially present you with a list of recently used city names. In other words, after you have used TomTom REMOTE CONTROL for a while, you will often be able to pick the city without typing any letters at all. TomTom REMOTE CONTROL also knows the postal code zones for most countries. This means that in those countries, you can enter the (first part of) a postal code instead of entering the name of the city. STEP 2. Specifying the street Once you have selected a city, you will be asked for a street name. 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. Calculate 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. Avoid roadblock is available as separate menu options for 100, 500, 2000 and 5000 meters. Avoid roadblock 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 REMOTE CONTROL will recalculate the original fastest route. The recalculated route is shown in the route summary screen, from which you can start navigating. Recalculate original You can also add a "stop off" to the route using "Travel via. . . " or avoid a specific part of the route using "Avoid part of route. . . ". 3. 3 The route instructions Show the route instructions from the menu by selecting Show 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. Scroll through the list using the joystick. To see the details of a single instruction, highlight and select it using the joystick. The instruction is shown zoomed-in on the map using the map browser. Cancel will get you back to the route instructions. With Options 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 to instruction Time since departure Time of day Distance from position Time from position The distance between the last instruction and the next instruction The distance between your departure and the next instruction Estimated time between the last instruction and the next instruction Estimated time between your departure and the next instruction Estimated time of the next instruction The distance between your current location and the next instruction Estimated time between your current location and the next instruction The distance is presented in your distance units preference. 4. The preferences TomTom REMOTE CONTROL offers many preferences ­ options that allow you to change the look and feel to your liking. In the menu, select Change preferences . There are multiple pages. [. . . ] If the location changes for one of your favourites you should create this as a new location. Deleting a favourite will be executed immediately without a confirmation. Related topics: For an explanation on how to use the browser to select a favourite, see the browser usage description. 4. 8. GPS status Check your GPS signal or configure your GPS by selecting GPS status The GPS status screen shows detailed information on the GPS signal you receive: . On the GPS status screen is shown: · · · · · Related topics: The longitude and latitude are displayed using the distance units The driving direction is shown in degrees compared to the north The driving speed An icon which shows, when circling, if your GPS device is well connected and it receives data Measuring bars for the signal strength of each visual satellite, locked satellites are shown in blue To specify the units for displaying longitude/latitude, use the "set units " preference option. To specify the units for displaying distance, use the "set units" preference option. 4. 9. [. . . ]