Blue Me TomTom 2 Live Reference Guide

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Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type. 
When the correct streetname appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 
 
6. Enter the house number, then tap Done. 
 
7. The location is shown on the map. Tap Select to continue or tap Back to enter another ad-
dress. 
Tip: If you want your final destination to be a car park, tap Park nearby and select a location 
from the list of car parks close to your general destination. 
 
8. When the new route is shown, tap Done. 
For more information about the route, tap Details.  
						

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To plan a different route, tap Change route. 
 
Your    Blue&Me-TomTom 2 starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and 
onscreen directions.  
Route summary 
The route summary shows an overview of your route, the remaining distance to your destination 
and the remaining estimated journey time. 
To view the route summary, tap the right-hand panel on the status bar in the Driving view or tap 
View route in the Main Menu and then tap Show route summary. 
If you have HD Traffic or an RDS-TMC receiver, the route summary also shows traffic information 
about delays on your route. 
Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. 
Traffic services are not supported in all countries or regions. For more information, visit 
tomtom.com/services. 
 
  
						

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LIVE summary 
LIVE summary shows LIVE Services information on your route. 
To view LIVE summary information, tap the LIVE tab on the route summary screen. Tap any of the 
panels for more detailed information. 
 
The LIVE tab panels show the following information: 
 Traffic on route - tap this panel to view detailed information about traffic delays and other 
incidents on your route. 
 Speed cameras or danger zones - tap this panel to open the Speed Cameras or Danger Zones 
menu. You can then report a speed camera or danger zone or change your settings for warn-
ings. 
 Weather - tap this panel to view the latest weather reports. 
Note: LIVE Services are not available in all countries or regions, and not all LIVE Services are 
available in all countries or regions. You may be able to use LIVE Services when travelling 
abroad. For more information on available services, go to tomtom.com/services. 
 
Selecting a route type 
Every time you plan a route, you can choose to be asked about the type of route you want to plan. 
To do this, tap Settings then tap Route planning. Select Route types and then tap Ask me every 
time I plan. 
 
The types of route you can choose from are as follows:  
						

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 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. 
 Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey. 
 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.  
Frequent destinations 
If you often make trips to the same destinations, you can set your    Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device to 
ask if you want to plan a route to one of these locations every time the device starts. This is faster 
than planning a route in the normal way. 
To select a new destination, tap Start-up in the Settings menu and select Ask for a destination. 
Select a button to use for this destination and answer the questions about the destination. 
 
 
Show my frequent destinations 
You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device to ask if you want to plan a route to one of your 
frequently visited destinations every time the device starts. 
To change this setting, do the following: 
1. Tap Start-up in the Settings menu and then select Ask for a destination. 
2. Tap Yes, then tap Yes again to begin entering information about the destination. 
3. Select a symbol for the destination and tap Done to set the symbol, then tap Yes. 
Tip: To add new destinations, select one of the numbered symbols and enter a name for the 
new destination button. 
4. Tap Yes and if required enter a new name, then tap Done. 
5. Enter the address details in the same way you enter an address when planning a route, then 
tap Done. 
6. If you want to set more destinations, repeat the steps above. Otherwise, tap Done. 
7. You are asked if you want to be asked the information sharing question each time you start the 
device.  
						

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Every time your device starts, you are asked if you want to plan a route. If you tap Cancel, you are 
shown the Driving View.  
Using arrival times 
You can set your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE device to ask you if you need to arrive at a particular 
time when you plan a route. 
 
Status bar 
 
 
Tap Status bar in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time 
notifications. 
To enable arrival time notifications, select Leeway. 
After planning a route, tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. 
Your device 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 device 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.  
Navigation menu options 
When you tap Navigate to or Drive to, you can set your destination in many ways, not just by 
entering the address. The other options are listed below: 
 
Home  
Tap this button to navigate to your Home location. 
You will probably use this button more than any other. 
 
Favourite  
Tap this button to select a Favourite as your destination.  
						

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Address  
Tap this button to enter an address or postcode as your destination. 
In some countries, the postcode can be used to identify the place and 
street. In other countries, the postcode only identifies the place, so you 
need to enter the street name separately. 
 
Recent destination  
Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have 
recently used as destinations. 
 
Point of Interest  
Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI). 
 
Spoken address  
On some devices you can enter an address using speech. See Voice 
control. 
 
Point on map  
Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the 
map browser. 
 
Latitude Longitude  
Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values. 
 
Position of last 
stop  
Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. 
 
Local search  
Tap this button to use Local Search with TomTom Places to help you find 
shops and businesses in and around your current location. 
You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your 
destination, near any other destination or in a city. 
For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current 
location, enter swimming pool and choose the best search result.  
Planning a route in advance 
You can use your    Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device to plan a route in advance, selecting your starting 
point and your destination. 
Here are some more reasons to plan a route in advance: 
 Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start.  
						

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 You can also compare journey times for the same route at different times of the day or on 
different days of the week. Your device uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes cal-
culates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads. 
 Study the route of a journey you are planning. 
 Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the route to them in 
detail. 
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 Plan route. 
 
This button is shown while there is no planned route on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 device. 
3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your destina-
tion. 
4. Set the destination for your journey. 
5. If Route planning settings are set to Ask me every time I plan, select the type of route you 
want to plan: 
 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time. 
 Eco route - the most fuel-efficient route for your journey. 
 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. 
6. Choose the date and time that you will make the journey you are planning. 
Your device uses IQ Routes to work out the best possible route at that time. This is useful to see 
how long a journey takes at different times of the day or on different days of the week. 
Your navigation device plans the route between the two locations you selected.  
Viewing route information 
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: 
 
Show instructions  
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.  
						

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Show map of route  
Tap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser. 
 
Show route demo  
Tap this button to watch a demo of the journey. You can interrupt the 
demo at any time by tapping the screen. 
 
Show route 
summary  
Tap this button to open the route summary screen. 
 
Show destination  
Tap this button to see a preview of your destination. 
You can navigate to a car park near your destination, and view any 
available information about your destination, for example, the phone 
number. 
 
Show traffic on 
route  
Tap this button to see all the traffic incidents on your route. 
Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic 
subscription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traffic information is not avail-
able in all countries or regions. For more information about TomTom 
traffic information services, go to tomtom.com/services.  
						

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Voice control 
There are two types of voice control. 
The first type is provided by Blue&Me and you can use it to control Blue&Me features. You do this 
using a button on your steering wheel. 
The second type is provided by your navigation device and you can use it to plan routes and 
control other features of your navigation device. You do this by tapping the voice control button in 
the Driving View of the navigation device.  
About navigation device voice control 
Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. 
Instead of tapping the screen to control your Blue&Me-TomTom 2 LIVE, you can use your voice to 
control your Blue&Me-TomTom 2. 
For example, to increase the volume on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2, you can say, Increase vol-
ume. 
To view the list of available commands, tap Help in the Main menu then tap Product manuals and 
then tap What to say. 
Important: Voice control requires a computer voice. When there are no computer voices installed 
on your Blue&Me-TomTom 2, this feature is not available. 
To select a computer voice, tap Voices in the Settings menu, then tap Change voice and select a 
computer voice.  
Using voice control 
Voice control is switched off by default.  
To switch on voice control and add the button to the Driving View, tap Voice control in the Set-
tings menu and select Enable voice control. 
The following example shows how to use voice control to plan a journey to your Home address: 
1. Tap the microphone button in the Driving view to turn on the microphone. 
 
The first time you tap the microphone button some examples of the commands that you can 
say are read aloud.  
For a full list of commands, tap Settings in the Main menu, tap Voice control and then tap 
What to say. Alternatively, tap Help in the Main Menu, tap Product manuals and then tap 
What to say.  
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2. When you hear Say a command followed by a beep, say a command of your choice. For 
example, you can say Drive home. Your device is only ready to listen after your hear the 
beep. 
While you are speaking the microphone monitor shows how well the device can hear your 
voice. 
A green bar means the device can hear your voice. 
A red bar means your voice is too loud for the device to recognise individual words. 
A grey bar means your voice is too quiet for the device to recognise individual words. 
For some phrases, your device repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. 
Tip: For the best recognition of what you say, speak normally without trying to articulate 
words in an unnatural way. If there is excessive road noise, for example, you may need to 
speak in the direction of the microphone. 
3. If the command is correct, say Yes. 
If the command is incorrect, say No and repeat the command after you hear the prompt and 
beep again. 
Your device plans a route from your current location to your destination. 
Tip: To stop your device from listening out for further commands, say Cancel. To go back one 
step, say Back. 
 
Planning a journey using your voice 
Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should 
always plan a route before you start driving. 
Note: Its not possible to plan a route using your voice for all maps in all countries, or in all 
languages. 
To plan a route to an address using speech, do the following: 
1. Tap the voice control button in the Driving view. 
 
2. When you hear the beep, say, Navigate to address or Drive to address. 
Tip: Your device has either Navigate to or Drive to on the button in the Main Menu. When 
planning a route to an address using speech, say Navigate to address if the button shows 
Navigate to or Drive to address if the button shows Drive to.