TomTom VIA 1535 TM Technical Information

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10 Tip: We recommend using a broadband internet connection whenever you connect your navi-gation device to MyTomTom. Setting up MyTomTom To set u

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11 If your device supports voice control, you can also drive more safely by using voice control to control your navigation device. Device not star

12 Using your navigation device, you can join the MapShare Community, or report speed cameras or danger zones. If you choose to use either of these

13 Planning a route Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you should always plan a route before yo

14 When the correct city or town appears in the list, tap the name to select the destination. 5. Enter the street name. Streets with similar name

15 Tip: If you want your final destination to be a car park, tap Car park and select a location from the list of car parks close to your general de

16 Note: To use a TomTom traffic information service, you may need a subscription or a receiver. Traffic services are not supported in all countrie

17 Tip: The alternative route disappears when it is no longer faster than your original route or it is too late for you to choose it. To change ho

18 Frequent destinations If you often make trips to the same destinations, you can set your TomTom device to ask if you want to plan a route to one

19 Status bar Tap Status bar in the Settings menu, to enable or disable arrival time notifications. To enable arrival time notifications, select

2 Contents What's in the box 7 What's in the box ...

20 Recent destination Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Point of Interest

21  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 Rou

22 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

23 Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Voice control works in different ways depending on your device type. Na

24 Voice control - Navigate to About voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Instead of tapping the

25 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

26 For example, if the correct city is Rotterdam and this town is shown at the third item in the list, you can say, "Three" or tap the na

27 Your device starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and onscreen direc-tions. Tip: In addition to planning a route us

28 Voice control - Drive to About voice control Note: Voice control is not supported on all devices or in all languages. Instead of tapping the scr

29 For some phrases, your device repeats what you say and asks for confirmation. Tip: For the best recognition of what you say, speak normally with

3 The Driving View 32 About the Driving View ...

30 If the town you hear is the same as the town you requested then say, "Done" or "OK" or "Yes" or "One" or

31 When the number is shown correctly say, "Done" or "OK." Alternatively, enter the number by tapping the screen. 6. When the

32 About the Driving View When your TomTom navigation device starts for the first time, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed informat

33 10. Navigation instruction for the road ahead and the distance to next instruction. If the second instruction is less that 500ft after the first

34 Tap Info to see a summary of both the original and alternative routes. You can then tap Done to take the fastest route or Current route to remai

35 About lane guidance Note: Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom navigation device helps you prepare

36 Tip: If no lane guidance is shown in the status bar and all lanes are highlighted, you can use any lane.

37 Making changes to your route After you plan a route, you may want to change the route or even the destination. There are vari-ous ways to change

38 avoid all or most of the delays. Note: This button is only shown if your device has either a traffic sub-scription or an RDS-TMC Receiver. Traff

39  Waypoints without notification - a waypoint that you are using to help guide your route, for example, you want to travel from Amsterdam to Ro

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40 Changing the order of waypoints Waypoints are automatically added in an optimised order but you can still change the order man-ually if you need

41 The notification setting changes for your waypoint and you are immediately returned to your list of waypoints. Tip: If a waypoint has already b

42 About viewing the map You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. The map shows your current location and

43  Blue - points to your current location. This marker is grey if you lose your GPS signal.  Yellow - points to your home location.  Red - p

44  Coordinates - select this option to show GPS coordinates in the lower left corner of the map. Cursor menu The cursor can be used to do more

45 Travel via... Tap this button to travel via the cursor position on the map as part of your current route. Your destination remains the same as

46 About Map Share Map Share helps you correct map errors. You can correct several types of map error. To make corrections to your own map, tap Map

47 select a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street on the map. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to corre

48 Change turn re-strictions Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn restrictions. Change road speed Tap this button to change

49 Correct house number Tap this button to correct the location of a house number. Enter the ad-dress that you wish to correct and then indicate

5 Hands-free calling 71 About hands-free calls ...

50 About sounds and voices Your TomTom device uses sound for some or all of the following:  Driving directions and other route instructions  Wa

51 Automatic volume control To set your TomTom device to automatically adjust the volume, do the following: 1. Tap Settings in the Main menu. 2.

52 About Settings You can change the way your TomTom device looks and behaves. Most of the settings on your device can be accessed by tapping Setti

53 ing view.  Show location preview - when this setting is selected, a graphical preview of your destination is shown during route planning.  E

54 Connections Connections Tap this button to open the Connections menu. The menu items let you control your navigation device's connecti

55 To view or change an existing Favourite, tap one of the items in the list. To see more Favourites on the map, tap the left or right buttons.

56 Keyboard Keyboard Tap this button to select the keyboards that will be available for your use and the layout of the Latin keyboard. You use t

57  Delete POI category - tap this button to delete one of your own POI categories. Map colours Map colours Tap this button to select the co

58 Operate left-handed / Operate right handed Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed Tap this button to make it easier for right- or left-ha

59 Route types Set the type of route you want your TomTom to calculate. Tap IQ Routes to set if you want the device to use IQ Routes information t

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60 Speaker Speaker Tap this button to select the loudspeaker or loudspeaker connection that is used by your device. Start up Start up Tap t

61 your MyTomTom account and activate the map. Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance Turn off Voice guidance Tap this button to swit

62 Vehicle and routes Vehicle and routes Tap this button to set your vehicle type and change how routes are planned. Tap the button for each o

63 Voice control Voice control Tap this button to open the Voice control menu which contains the fol-lowing buttons: Disable voice con-trol T

64 About Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples:  Restaurants  Hotels  Museums 

65 Home Tap this button to set your Home location as a POI. This is useful if you decide to change your Home location, but first want to create a

66 Position of last stop Tap this button to select the location where your device was last docked. Spoken address Tap this button to create a P

67 Showing POIs on the map You can select the types of POI locations you want to see on your maps. 1. Tap Show POI on map in the Settings menu. 2.

68 3. Set the distance as 250 metres and tap OK. 4. Select Sound effect and then tap Next. 5. Select the warning sound for the POI and then tap

69 About getting help Tap Help in the Main menu to navigate to emergency services centres and other specialist ser-vices. If your device supports h

7 What's in the box  TomTom navigation device with removable or integrated mount  USB cable or  USB car charger  Dashboard moun

70 Phone for help Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service cen-tre. Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all

71 About hands-free calls Note: Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. If you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your To

72  Tap Phonebook entry to select a contact from your phonebook. Note: Your phonebook is automatically copied to your TomTom device when you firs

73 Disable hands-free Tap this button to disable or enable hands-free calling. Call Tap this button to make a phone call. Change home number

74 About Favourites Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not need to be favourite pla

75 Point of Interest If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add it as a Favourite. My location Tap this bu

76 Using a Favourite You can use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favourite, do

77 About RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC), also known as RDS-TMC, transmits traffic information as a radio signal and is available free of

78 Queueing traffic. Stationary traffic or road closure. Taking the fastest route Your TomTom device regularly looks for a faster route to yo

79 7. Tap Done. Making commuting to work easier The Home to work or Work to home buttons in the Traffic menu lets you check your route to and fro

8 Positioning the device Consider carefully where to install your TomTom navigation device in your car. The navigation device should not block or i

80 2. Tap Show home-work traffic. 3. Tap Work to home. The Driving View is shown and a message is displayed telling you about traffic incidents o

81 Checking traffic incidents in your area Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and their

82 Traffic incidents Traffic incidents and warnings are shown on the map, in the Driving View and on the Traffic side-bar. To find out more about a

83 Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using a traffic service. Traffic menu To open the Traff

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85 About Speed Cameras Note: LIVE Services are not available in all countries or regions, and not all LIVE Services are available in all countries

86 Reporting a danger zone Tap this button to report a danger zone. A confirmation screen appears. Tap Yes to confirm the danger zone. A Thank y

87 3. Tap Alert settings. A list of speed camera types is displayed. A speaker is shown next to the speed camera types that have an alert set. 4.

88 Traffic light camera - this type of camera checks for vehicles breaking traffic rules at traffic lights. Average speed check - these types o

89 Report button To show the report button in the Driving View, do the following: 1. Tap Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Speed Cameras. 3. Tap

9 6. If your mount is not integrated into your device, place your device in the mount, making sure that it clicks into place. 7. Plug the USB car

90 Note: You can only report an incorrect camera alert while you are at the location. 1. While you are being warned about the camera, tap the warn

91 Speed Cameras menu To open the Speed Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Speed Cameras. Report speed cam-era Tap this but

92 About TomTom camper and caravan products TomTom camper and caravan products let you choose the type of vehicle you are driving so that the route

93 Camper Select Camper when you are driving a campervan or motorhome. Van Select Van when you are driving a private van, a rental van, or othe

94  Always switch to that route - select this option to receive no messages when a faster route is found. The current route is automatically re-c

95 2. Tap the type of vehicle you drive. If there are only one or two items in your quick menu, a small icon in the Driving View shows the type o

96 About MyTomTom MyTomTom helps you manage the contents and services of your TomTom navigation device, as well as giving you access to the TomTom

97 Tip: When you connect your navigation device to your computer, MyTomTom tells you if there are any updates for your device. MyTomTom account To

98 Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that provides lo

99 THE BATTERY CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF PROPERLY ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND ALWAYS KEPT SEPARA