TomTom Navigation App For Iphone Reference Guide

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Recent Destination  
 
Recent Destination   
 
Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have 
recently used as destinations. These also include your Travel Via stops.
 
 
Places 
 
Places   
 
Tap this button to open the 
Places menu. Places lets you  search using 
TomTom Places, Facebook or Foursquare, then navigate to the location of 
one of the search results.  
 
People 
 
People    
Tap this button to navigate to a contact address or a location where a 
friend has checked
-in.  
The People menu has the following options:  
 
Contact  
Tap this button to select a person from your phone book contacts. You can 
only navigate to your contact when the contact has an address.  
 
Checked-in Friends   
Tap this button to view friends who are checked -in on Facebook. Select a 
checked -in friend to view the friends location. Tap Select  to navigate to 
that location.  
 
Recent Activity   
Tap this button to navigate to a place where your friends have recently 
checked in to using Foursquare.  
 
Events 
 
Events   
 
Tap this button to navigate to an event saved in your Calendar app or on 
your Facebook Events page.
 
The  Events  menu has the following options:   
						

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Calendar 
 
Tap this button to navigate to an event saved in your Calendar app. The 
event must have an address if you want to use it for navigation.  
 
Facebook 
 
Tap this button to navigate to an event saved on your Facebook Events 
page. The event must have an address if you want to use it for navigation.  
 
Point of Interest  
 
Point of Interest   
 
Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI).
 
 
Copied Address 
 
Copied Address   
 
Tap this button to navigate to an address you have copied from an iOS app 
or document. Paste the address into the search box using the 
Paste 
button. You can also type an address. When the address is recognised, tap 
the address to see it on the map. Tap  Select  to plan a route to the 
address.   
To use Copied Address, your iOS device must have iOS 5 or higher.  
 
Photo 
 
Photo   
 
Tap this button to select a photo from your iOS device gallery and use it as 
your destination.
 
Note: Only photos that contain location  data can be used. This feature 
can be enabled in the iOS device Camera application.  
 
Postcode 
 
Postcode   
 
Tap this button to enter a postcode as your destination. To navigate to an 
address, tap the 
Address button at the top of the screen to display the  
Address screen.  
  
						

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Point on Map  
 
Point on Map   
 
Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the 
Map Browser
.
 
 
Coordinates  
 
Coordinates   
 
Tap this button to enter the map coordinates of a location 
on the map as 
your destination.  
 
Return to Driving View  
   
On the iPhone and iPod, many menus and screens have a quick access 
button to return you to the Driving View
 
without having to step back 
through menus. The button appears in the top right corner of the screen.  
On an iPad, tap the Driving View screen to return to the Driving View.  
						

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Browsing a Map  
Tap Browse Map  in the Main menu to open the Map Browser . Using the Map Browser you can browse 
the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map.  
 
You can move around the map by using your finger to drag the map across the screen.  
Zoom in and out by pinching your fingers together and apart o n the screen. You can also zoom by 
tapping the screen twice with one finger to zoom in, or tap once with two fingers at the same time 
to zoom out.  
 
Markers 
Markers are placed on the map to show the distance to various locations. Tap a marker to centre 
the map on the marker location. Markers point toward one of the following locations:  
   Your current location.  
   Your home location.  
   Your destination.  
To set your own marker, position the cursor over the required location on the map, then tap the 
cursor button and  then tap Set marker position . 
Note : The markers are removed when you close the TomTom app.  
 
Selecting Items on the Map 
Tap the map to place the cursor at the location you tap.  
Browse Map  
						

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You can also drag the cursor around the map by holding your finger on it until it expands. When you 
drag the cursor, the area within the expanded cursor is magnified.  
When you place the cursor, a part of the map is selected. Details of this location are shown, along 
with an arrow.  
 
Tap the location to use the cursor position. You ca n choose from the following options: 
 
Navigate There  
 
Tap this button to plan a route from your current location to the cursor 
position. 
 
Travel Via...  
 
Tap this button to travel via the cursor position on the route that is 
currently planned. This  option is only shown if you have already planned a 
route.  
 
Find POI Nearby  
 
Shows a list of POIs near the selected location, and also allows you to 
search for POIs. 
 
POI Details  
 
Shows the details of the POI you selected. You only see this option when 
you have selected a POI.  
 
Call...  
 
Tap this button to call a POI at the cursor position. You only see this 
option when you have selected a POI with a phone number.  
 
Correct Map Error  
 
Tap this button to make a  map correction with TomTom Map Share. 
 
Share Location  
 
Tap this button to  share your current location or your destination.  
 
Save Location  
 
Tap this button to add the location as a Favourite or save it as a Contact. 
You can 
choose to give the Favourite a name or you can use the suggested 
name. You can create a new contact or add it to an existing contact.   
						

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Set Marker Position  
 
Tap this button to place a marker at the cursor position.  
 
Centre on Map  
 
Tap this button to  move the map so that the cursor position is in the 
centre of the screen. The map zooms in on the cursor position.  
 
Changing and copying coordinates 
You can change the style of the coordinates shown on the map, and you can copy the coordinates to 
the iOS clipboard so that you can share them with other apps.  
You can show or hide coordinates by using the information button on the Map toolbar.  
Copy coordinates  
1.   Find a location in the Map Browser.  
2.   Tap and hold the map coordinates until the Copy  button shows.  
3.   Tap  Copy  to copy the coordinates.  
4.   Open the iOS app you want to paste the text into.  
5.   Tap and hold on the place you want to paste the text until the Paste  button shows. Tap the 
Paste  button to paste the text into the app.  
Change the style of the map coordinates  
Tap the coordinates to change the style. There are three styles:  
   Degrees, minutes and seconds  
   Degrees, decimal minutes  
   Decimal degrees.  
 
Map Toolbar 
The toolbar at the bottom of the Browse Map screen has the following buttons:  
  
Tap this button to centre the map on your current location.  
  
Tap this button to show your route on the map.   
						

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Tap this button to show traffic incidents in the Map Browser. TomTom 
Traffic is a subscription service.  
 
  
Tap this button to open the Map Corrections menu. This button is only 
available when a road is selected.  
  
Tap this button to search for a location on the map. Select the location in 
the same way as you select a destination when planning a journey. The 
cursor then moves to the selected location.  
  Tap this button to select the information shown on the map. You can 
select to show the following information: 
   Traffic  
   Favourites  
   Names  
   Coordinates  
   Points of Interest  
Tap  POI Types  to select which POIs are shown on the map.   
						

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About TomTom Map Share  
TomTom Map Share helps you correct map errors and share map corrections with the rest of the 
TomTom Map Share community.  
You can correct your map and  share map corrections with other Map Share users using Browse Map  
in the Main menu.  
Note: TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions. For more information, go to 
tomtom.com/mapshare. 
On an iPod touch or  iPad without 3G, TomTom Map Share only connects to the TomTom Map 
Share community when there is a WiFi connection. Changes you make while not connected are 
shown only on your TomTom app and are not uploaded even when you later connect via WiFi.  
 
Map corrections 
Map corrections are reported by Map Share users. Some are shared with other community members 
immediately and some are first verified by TomTom.  
   Corrections that are reported by Map Share community members include changes to the traffic 
flow in a  street, blocking or renaming a street, and adding, removing or editing POIs.  
These corrections are immediately shared with the Map Share community.  
   Corrections that are reported by Map Share members and verified by TomTom include missing 
streets, new speed  cameras, errors in motorway entrances and exits, and missing roundabouts.  
These corrections are investigated and verified by TomTom and are included when the next map 
version is released.  
 
Switching Map Share on and off  
TomTom Map Share is automatically e nabled when you start the TomTom app and a welcome 
message is displayed.  
If you want to stop using Map Share, tap  Change Settings in the Main menu, then Advanced . Adjust 
the  Map Share  setting to turn Map Share off or on.  
Note: When this setting is adjusted  the map is reloaded so that map corrections can be applied or 
removed. This may take several seconds.  
 
Downloading and sending map corrections  
After the welcome message, you are asked if you want to download any map corrections that are 
available from other TomTom users. Map Share then checks for new corrections on a weekly basis.  
Tip: The size of the download for the map corrections is shown.  
To change your download settings, do the following: 
1.   Tap  Change Settings  in the main menu  
2.   Tap  Map to show the Map m enu. 
Map Corrections with TomTom Map 
Share  
						

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3.   Tap  Map Share Update . 
  Tap  Get Corrections  to choose whether you want to download corrections automatically, 
manually or after being asked.  
 Switch on WiFi Only  if you only want map corrections to be downloaded when you are co n-
nected to a wireless netwo rk. 
 Tap  Check for New Corrections  to see if there are more corrections to download at any 
time.  
Note: All the corrections that you make to your own map are shared and automatically sent to 
TomTom.  
 
Reporting a map error 
To correct a map error, do the follo wing: 
1.   Tap  Browse Map  in the Main menu.  
2.   Select the location you want to correct on the map.  
3.   On the Browse Map toolbar, tap the map corrections button.  
 
4.   Select the type of map correction you want to report.  
5.   Enter the details of the correction, then tap Send . 
The correction is saved and the information is sent to the TomTom Map Share team.  
6.   A Thank You message appears. Tap  Continue to return to the Browse Map screen.  
 
Types of map correction 
The following types of map correction are available.  
 
(Un)block Street 
 
Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the 
street in one or both directions.  
Tap one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen to make the street 
two -way, one -way or blocked.  
 
Edit Street Name 
 
Tap this button to  change the name of the street using your keyboard.  
Note: You are asked if you want to change the name of the whole 
street or only for the section that you selected.  
 
Change Speed 
Limit
 
 
Tap this button to change the speed limit of the Whole road , the Current 
speed zone  or for  Only selected section .  
						

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Report Other Error 
 
Tap this button to report other types of corrections to TomTom.  
Type a message describing the correction. For example, you can report 
missing streets, errors in motorway entrances and  exits or missing roun d-
abouts. Tap  Send. The TomTom app sends a special report to TomTom 
Map Share.  
 
Report Speed 
Camera
 
 
Tap this button to report a Speed Camera. You can choose to report a 
Fixed Camera  or a Mobile Camera.   
The location on the map appears. Tap  Done to report the camera.  
A  Thank you  message appears. Tap  Close.