TomTom Start 2 Manual
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61 Airport Scenic or panoramic view Ferry terminal Postcode Note: Not used in all countries. Border crossing Residential area Bus station City centre Toll gate Electrical car charging stations Rest area Truck stop Planning a route using step by step search Using destination prediction What is destination prediction? Your START can learn your daily driving habits to saved favourite Places and it can also suggest destinations when you start the device from sleep mode, for example, when driving to Work in the morning. Getting ready for destination prediction Before you get your first suggested destination, your device needs some time to learn about your habits. The more regularly you drive with your START, the faster you will get suggestions and the more accurate the suggested destinations will be. To receive predicted destinations, you need to do the following: Destination prediction is switched ON by default but if it has been switched off, go to Settings > System > Your information and privacy, switch on Keep journey history on this device for optional features. Make sure no route is planned. If your device has voice control, switch voice control ON. Make sure that your volume is not muted and is set higher than 20%. Do some driving for a few days, planning routes to your favourite My Places destinations. Using destination prediction Important: If your device has voice control, you can say Yes or No or select the Yes or No button.
62 If your device prompts Going to X?, where X is a destination, you have 12 seconds to respond yes or no. Tip: If you dont respond yes or no, your START assumes a yes. To respond yes, say Yes or select Yes. Your device plans a route to your destination. To respond no, say No, select No or tap the screen to return to the map. Switching destination prediction on or off You can turn destination prediction on or off at any time. See Route planning and Voice Control (if your device has voice control) for information on how to switch this feature on or off. Planning a route to an address STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route to an address, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 2. Select Drive To. 3. Select Address. You can change the country or state setting by selecting the flag before you select a city. 4. Enter the town or city name, or the postcode. Towns with similar names are shown in the list while you type. When the correct city or town appears in the list, select the name. 5. Enter the street name. Streets with similar names are shown in the list while you type.
63 When the correct street name appears in the list, select the name. 6. Enter the house number. Tip: If the house number does not exist then it appears red. The nearest house number is then shown in the Drive to button. 7. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination. Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. Planning a route to a POI STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route to a POI type or a specific POI using search, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.
64 2. Select Drive To. 3. Select Point of Interest. You can change the country or state setting by selecting the flag before you select a city. 4. Choose where to search. You can select from one of the following options: - Near me. - In town or city. - Along route if you have planned a route. - Near destination if you have planned a route. - Near point on map if you have selected a point on the map. - Near departure point if you have planned a route or a track. 5. Enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to. Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë and more. You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. Alter- natively, you can search for a specific POI, for example Rosies Pizzeria. As you type, suggestions based on what you have entered are shown. 6. Select a POI type or an individual POI. If you selected a POI type, select a POI. The location is shown on the map. 7. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu.
65 You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email. 8. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination. Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. Planning a route to a city centre STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route to a city centre, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 2. Select Drive To. 3. Select Address. You can change the country or state setting by selecting the flag before you select a city. 4. Enter the town or city name. Towns with similar names are shown in the list while you type. When the correct city or town appears in the list, select the name.
66 5. Select the city centre POI. 6. Select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination. Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. Planning a route to a POI using online search STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. Note: Searching online is only available on connected devices. To search online on your START, you must be connected to TomTom services. If you did a POI search but could not find the POI you were looking for, you can search TomTom Places online. To find POIs by searching online, do the following: 1. Search for a POI using Drive to in the Main Menu.
67 The search results are shown in a list. 2. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select Search Places Online. 3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the POI you want to find, then press the Search button on the keyboard. Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if they are available. For example, press and hold the letter e to access characters 3 e è é ê ë and more. You can search for a POI (Point of Interest) type, such as a restaurant or tourist attraction. Alter- natively, you can search for a specific POI, for example Rosies Pizzeria. Note: W hen searching, you can search near your current location, in a town or city, or near your destination. If you want to change how the search is done, select the button to the right of the search box. The search results are shown in a column. Tip: To see more results, hide the keyboard or scroll down the results list. Tip: You can switch between seeing the results on the map or in a list by selecting the list/map button: 4. Select an individual POI from the list. The location is shown on the map.
68 5. To see more information about the POI, select the POI on the map and then select the pop-up menu button. Select More Information on the pop-up menu. You see more information about the POI such as the phone number, full address and email. 6. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination. Tip: You can add a add a stop to a route that you have already planned. Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. Planning a route using the map Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route using the map, do the following: 1. Move the map and zoom in until you can see the destination that you want to navigate to. Tip: You can also select a map symbol to open the pop-up menu, then select the Drive/Ride button to plan a route to that location. 2. When you have found your destination on the map, select it by pressing and holding the screen for about one second.
69 A pop-up menu shows the nearest address. 3. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: You can use the location you selected in other ways, such as adding it to My Places, by selecting the pop-up menu button. Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination. Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. Planning a route using My Places To navigate to one of My Places from your current location, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu. 2. Select My Places.
70 A list of all your Places opens. 3. Select the Place you want to navigate to, for example Home. Your chosen Place is shown on the map with a pop-up menu. 4. To plan a route to this destination, select Drive/Ride depending on which device you are using. A route is planned and then guidance to your destination begins. As soon as you start driving, the guidance view is shown automatically. Tip: If your destination is in a different time zone, you see a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign and the time difference in hours and half hours in the arrival information panel. The estimated time of arrival is the local time at your destination. Tip: You can add a stop to a route that you have already planned. Tip: You can save a route using My Routes. Planning a route using coordinates using step by step search STEP BY STEP SEARCH ONLY Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route using a pair of coordinates, do the following: 1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.