TomTom Xl 330 S Manual

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Position the cursor over a location on the map, then tap one of the following 
buttons:
Navigate 
there
Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your XL will calculate the 
route. 
Find POI 
nearby
Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position. For example, if you 
have found a restaurant to go to, you can search for a parking garage 
nearby.
Center on 
map
Tap this button to bring the location currently highlighted by the cursor to 
the center of the screen when looking at the...

Points of Interest10.
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Points of InterestPoints of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some 
examples:
• Restaurants
•Hotels
•Museums
• Parking garages
• Gas stations
How can I create my own POIs?
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Change preferences.
3. Tap Manage POIs.
4. Before you can add a POI, you have to create at least one POI category. 
Every POI is assigned to a POI category. You can only add POIs to POI 
categories you have created yourself.
5. Enter a...

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You can set your Home location as a POI.
If you want to change your Home location, you can create a POI of the 
Home location before you change it.
Favorite
You can create a POI from a Favorite.
You can only create a limited number of Favorites. If you want to create 
more Favorites you have to delete some Favorites first. Before you delete 
a Favorite, make it into a POI so that you don’t lose the address.
Address
You can specify an address to be a POI. When you enter an address, you 
can choose...

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Navigating to a POI
You can use a POI as your destination. For example, if you are traveling to an 
unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage.
1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
2. Tap Navigate to... in the Main Menu.
3. Tap Point of Interest.
4. Tap POI in city.
5. Narrow your choice of POIs by selecting the area where the POI is located.
You can select one of these options:
•POI near you - to choose from a list of POIs near to your current location.
•POI in city...

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The next screen shows more detailed information including the location of 
the POI on the map and the phone number of the POI, if available. 
Tap Select to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI.
Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your 
TomTom XL.
Showing POIs on the map
1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu.
2. Select the POI categories to display on the map.
Tap Find to search for a POI by name.
3. Tap Done.
The POIs you have selected are shown as...

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A POI acts like a shortcut - once you have saved a location as a POI you never 
have to type the address of that POI again. But when you create a POI you can 
save more than just the location.
• Phone number - when you create a POI, you can save a phone number with 
it.
• Categories - when you create a POI you have to put it in a category.
For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favourite 
restaurants’. With each POI, save the phone number so that you can call them 
from your XL to...

Itinerary Planning11.
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Itinerary Planning
What is an Itinerary?
An Itinerary is a plan for a trip including more locations than your final 
destination.
An Itinerary can include the following items:
• Destination - a location on your trip where you want to stop.
• Waypoint - a location on your trip you want to travel through without 
stopping.
Here’s an example of an Itinerary:
When would I use an Itinerary?
You could use an Itinerary for trips such as:
• A road trip through a country with lots of...

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3. Tap Add and select a location.
Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any order and rearrange the order 
later.
Following an Itinerary
When you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first 
destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom XL calculates the remaining 
distance and time to the first destination and not for the whole Itinerary.
As soon as you start to use an Itinerary, the route is calculated from your 
current position. You do not need to set a departure...

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Start Using an Itinerary
Tap Options, then tap Start navigation.
To save an Itinerary, tap Save Itinerary. 
To load a saved Itinerary, tap Load Itinerary.
To create a new Itinerary, tap New Itinerary and to delete one, tap Delete 
Itinerary. 
Move item up
Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary.
This button is unavailable if the item is at the top of the Itinerary.
Move item 
down
Tap this button to move the item down the Itinerary.
This button is unavailable if the item is at the bottom of...

Preferences12.
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Preferences
Use night colors / Use day colors
Show POI on map
Use night 
colors
Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and show darker 
colors on the map.
When should I use this?
When it’s dark, it is easier to see the screen if the display on your XL is not 
brightly lit.
Use day colors
To change back to a brighter screen showing brighter colors on the map, 
tap Use day colors.
Show POI on 
map
Tap this button to set which categories for the Points of Interest (POIs)...