Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VIA 1505 TM TomTom
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What’s in the box 1. 2 What’s in the box • TomTom Via including the Easy Click mount •U S B c a b l e • USB car charger or RDS-TMC Traff ic Receiver, depending on your product To check what is included in your product, see the list of box contents on the product packaging.
Read me first 2. 3 Read me first Mounting your device in your car Make sure that both t he mount and your wi ndscree n are clean and dry before you attach the mount. Place the devic e so that it does not interfere with your view of the road or of any of the controls in your car.
4 Tip : We recommend using a broadband internet connection whenever you connect your navigation device to MyTomTom. Setting up MyTomTom To set up MyTomTom, do the following: 1. Connect your computer to the internet. 2. Start a browser and go to tomtom.
5 Important : You should plug the USB connector dire ctly into a USB port on your computer and not into a USB hub or USB port on a keyboard or monitor. Take care of your navigation device Never leav e your TomTom Via or a ccessories on view when you leave the car as they may become an easy target for thieves.
Safety 3. 6 Safety Installing the mount Consider carefully where to attach the mount in your car. The mount should not bl ock or interfere with any of the following: • Your view of the road • Any .
Planning a route 4. 7 Plan- ning a route Important : In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions whi le you are driving, you should always plan a route before you start driving. To plan a route on your TomTom Via, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu.
8 5. Enter the streetname. • Streets with similar names are shown in the lis t while you type. • When the correct streetname appears in the lis t, tap the name to select the destina- tion. 6. Enter the house number, then tap Done . 7. The location is show n on the map.
9 8. Select the type of route you want to plan. 9. When the new route is shown, tap Done . • For more information about the route, tap Details . • To plan a different route, tap Change route . Your TomTom Via starts to guide you to your destination, using spoken instructions and onscreen directions.
10 Using your voice to plan a route Instead of tapping the screen to plan a rout e, you can use your voice to plan a route. For information about planning a route using your voice, see Voice command and control .
11 Tap YES to enter a preferre d arrival time. Your Via 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 Via shows that you will arrive 30 minutes early, you can wait and leave in 30 minutes time, rather than arrive early.
12 Planning a route in advance You can use your TomTom Via to plan a route in advance, selecti ng 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.
13 • Avoid motorways - a route which avoids motor ways. • 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.
Voice control 5. 14 Voice control About voice control Instead of tapping the screen t o control your TomTom Via, you can use your voice to con- trol your Via.
15 If the command is incorrect, say, "No" an d repeat the command after you hear the tone. Your Via plans a route from your curre nt location to your Home address. Tip : To stop your Via from listening out for fu rther commands, say "Back" or "Cancel" or "Quit" or simply tap the screen.
16 Tip : Different locations may have the same name, such as a road tha t spans multiple post- codes. When this happens you need to look at the screen and tap the correct location. If the street name you hear is incorrect, but the correct streetnam e is in the list, say the number next to the correct streetname or tap the st reetname in the list.
17 To enter the destination using your voice, tap one of the following buttons: Tips : • Your Via recognises places and streetnames when they are spoken in the local language using local pronunciat ion. • Spoken address entry is not possible for po stcodes which must be entered using the keyboard.
Driving View 6. 18 Driving View About the Driving View When your TomTom Via device starts for th e first time, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu.
19 10.Navigation instr uction for the road ahead and the distance to next instructi on. If the sec- ond instruction is less that 150m after the first in struction, you see it shown immediately instead of th e distance. Tap this part of the status bar to repeat th e last voice instruction and to change the vol- ume.
Advanced Lane Guidance 7. 20 Advanc ed Lane Guid- ance About lane guidance Note : Lane guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. Your TomTom Via helps you prepare for motorway e xits and junctions by showing the correct driving lane for your planned route.
21 Tip : If no lane guidance is shown in the status bar and all lanes ar e highlighted, you can use any lane..
Making changes to your route 8. 22 Mak- ing change s to your route About route changes After you plan a route, you may want to change the route or even the destination. There are various ways to change your route without the need to completely replan the ent ire journey.
23 Minimise del ays T ap this but ton to avoid traf fi c delays on a planned route. It is not always possible to avoid al l traffic delays. Y our Via will check for traffic delays on y our route an d calculate the best route to avoid all or most of the delays.
View map 9. 24 View map About viewing the map You can view the map in the same way as you might look at a tradit ional paper map. The map shows your current location and many ot her locations such as Favourite s and POIs. To view the map in this way, tap View map or View route in the Main menu.
25 You can also set your own marker. Tap the cursor button, then tap Set marker position to place a g reen mark er at the cu rsor position . To turn markers off, tap Options , then Advanced and clear the Markers checkbox. 4. Options button 5. The cursor with streetname ball oon.
26 Position the cursor on a loca tion on the map, then tap Cursor and then tap one of the fol- lowing buttons: Navigate there T ap this button t o plan a route to the cursor position on the map. View location T ap this button t o view information about the location on the map such as the address.
Map corrections with TomTom Map Share™ 10. 27 Map correc- tions with TomTo m Map Share™ 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.
28 These corrections are investigated and ver ified by TomTom and are included when the next map version is released. Map correction settings You can decide which map correcti ons from the Map Share communi ty are used to cor- rect your maps. To select a category, tap Map corrections settings in the Map corrections menu.
29 Important : For safety reasons, do not enter the full details of a map correction while you are driving. Mark the location of the map err or instead an d enter the full detai ls later. Correcting a map error Types of map correction To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the services menu, then tap Correct a map error .
30 (Un)block street T ap this button to block or unblock a street. Y ou can block or unblock the street in one or both directions. F or example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the fol- lowing: 1. Tap (Un)block street . 2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location.
31 Edit street name T ap this button to change the name of a street on your map. F or example, to rename a street near to your current location: 1. Tap Edit street name. 2. Tap Near you . 3. Select the street or section of a stree t you want to correct by tapping it on the map.
32 Edit POI T ap this button to edit an existing POI. Y ou can use this button to make the followi ng changes to a POI: • Delete the POI. • Rename the POI. • Change the telephone number of the POI. • Change the category that a POI belongs to. • Move the POI on the map.
Sounds and voices 11. 33 Sounds and voices About sounds and voi ces Your TomTom Via uses sound for the following: • Driving directions and other route instructi ons • Traffic information • Warni.
34 Tap the central panel on the status bar and move the slider to adjust the volume. The last route instruction is played so you can hear the new volume level. • In the Settings menu. Tap Settings in the Main menu, then tap Volume settings and move the slider to adjust the volume.
Settings 12. 35 Set- tings About settings You can change the way your TomTom Via look s and behaves. Most of the settings on your device can be accessed by tapping Settings in the Mai n Menu.
36 Phone settings Status & Information Manage Favourites Phone settings T ap this button to open the phone settings menu. F or more information on connecting your phone and making hands-free calls, see Hands-Free calling .
37 Make your own menu Voices Volume settings Speaker settings Start-up settings Set clock Make your own menu T ap this button to add up to six buttons to your own personalised menu. If there are only one or two buttons in your menu, both buttons are shown in the Driving view .
38 MyTomTom account Manage POIs Show POI on map MyTomTom account T ap this button to log in to your T omT om account. Y ou can only log in to one account at a ti me on your T omT om Via. If you have more than one account or several people share the same device, you can switch from one account to another as requir ed.
39 Change Home location Switch map Planning settings Safety settings Change Home location T ap this button to set or change your Home location. Y ou enter the address in the same way as you do when you plan a route. Y our Home location pr ovides an easy way to plan a route to an impor - tant location.
40 Change car symbol 2D/3D settings Status bar settings Change car symbol T ap this button to select the car sy mbol that shows your current loca- tion in the Driving view . 2D/3D settings T ap this button to set the default vi ew of the map. T o switch between 2D and 3D views while driving , tap the centre part of the status bar in Driving View .
41 Change map colours Brightness settings Keyboard settings Change language Set units Operate left-handed / Operate right handed Change map colours T ap this button to select the colour schemes for day and night map col- ours. Ta p Search to search for a colour scheme by typing the name.
42 Battery saving settings Advanced setting s Reset factory settings Battery saving settings T ap this button to set the power saving features on your Via.
Points of Interest 13. 43 Points of Inter- est About Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some examples: • Restaurants •H o t e l s •M u s e u m s.
44 Home T ap this button to set your Home location as a POI. This is useful if you decide to change your Home locati on, but first want to create a POI using the current Home address.
45 The POI is created and saved in the selected category. Using POIs to plan a route When you plan a route, you can use a POI for the destination. The following example shows how to plan a route to a car park in a city: 1. Tap Navigate to... in the Main menu.
46 Calling a POI Note : Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Many of the POIs on your TomTom Via include phone numbers. This means you c an use your Via to call th e POI a nd plan a ro ute to th e locati on of the POI.
47 Manage POIs You can set your Via to let you know when you are near to selected POI locations. In this way, you could for example, set the device to let you know you when you are approaching a petrol station. You can create your own POI categories and add your own POI locations to these catego- ries.
Help 14. 48 Help About getting help Tap Help in the Main Menu to navigate to emergency services centres and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are invol ved in a car acci dent, you c ould use the He lp menu to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact locati on.
49 Phone for help T ap this button to find the contact details and location of a service centre. Note : Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. Drive to help T ap this button to navigate your way by car to a service centre. Walk to help T ap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service centre.
Hands-free calling 15. 50 Hands- free calling About hands-free calls Note : Hands-free calling is not supported on all devices. If you have a mobile phone with Bluetoot h®, you can use your TomTom Via to make phone calls and se nd and recei ve messages.
51 •T a p Point of Interes t to choose a Point of Interes t (POI) to call. If your Via knows the phone number of a POI, this is shown next to the POI. •T a p Phonebook entry to select a contact from your phonebook. Note : Your phonebook is automatically copied to your Via when you first establish a con- nection with your mobile phone.
52 Auto-answer settings T ap this button to change the auto -answer settings. Change Home number T ap this button to change your Home phone number . Disable Bluetooth T ap this b utton to disable Bluetooth on your T omT om Via. Delete T ap this button to select information you want to delete.
Favourites 16. 53 Favour- ites 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 places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses. Creating a Favourite To create a Favourite, do the following: 1.
54 6. Your Via suggests a name for your new Favo urite. To enter a new name, there is no need to delete the suggested name, you just start typing. Tip: It is a good idea to give your Favo urite a name that is easy to remember. 7. Tap OK . Your new favourite appears in the list.
55 Tip: Use the left and right arrows to choose another Favourite from your li st. Your Via calculates the route for you. 6. When the ro ute is calculat ed, tap Done . Your Via will immediately start guiding you to your de stination with spoken instructions and visual instructions on the screen.
Traffic information 17. 56 Traffic infor- mation About RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) also kno wn as RDS-TMC, transmits traffic information as a radio signal and is available free o f charge in many countries. TMC is not a TomTom Service, but is avail a ble when using the TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver.
57 Taking the fastest route Your Via regularly looks for a faster route to your destination. If the traffic situation changes and a faster route is found, your Via will offer to replan your journey so you can use the faster route. You can also set your Via to automatically rep lan your journey whenever a faster route is found.
58 2. Tap Traffic . 3. Tap Traffic settings . 4. Choose between always taking the faster route automati cally, being asked or never changing your route. 5. Tap Next and then Done . To manually minimise traffic delays at any time, do the foll owing: 1.
59 3. Tap Work to home . The Driving View is shown and a message is di splayed telling you about traffi c incidents on this route. The Traffic sidebar also shows any de lays. Getting more informat ion about an incident To check for delays on your route, tap Show traffic on ro ute in the Traffic menu.
60 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A screen is shown that gives you detaile d information about the inc ident you chose. To display information about surrounding incide nts use the left and right arrows at the bot- tom of this screen.
61 Traffic incident symbols: Weather related symbols: Traffic menu To open the Traffic menu, tap the Traffic sidebar in the Driving View or tap Traffic in the Services menu. The following buttons ar e availabl e: Minimise traffic delays Tap this button to re-plan your route ba sed on the latest traffic information.
62 Show traffic on route Tap this button for an overview of traffic incidents along your route. Tap the left and right buttons for more detailed informatio n about each incident. Tap Replan to replan your ro ute and avoid the traf fic incidents that are shown on the map.
Speed Cameras 18. 63 Speed Cam- eras About Speed Cameras The Speed Cameras service warns you a bout the following roadside camera locations: • Speed camera locations. • Accident blackspot locatio ns. • Mobile speed camera locations. • Average speed camera locations.
64 Tip: To change the number of seconds or warning sound, tap Alert settings in the Sp eed Cameras menu. Changing the way you are warned Speed Camera Symbols Speed cameras are shown as symbols on the Driving View. When you approach an area where an alert is located, you se e a symbol and a warning sound is played.
65 Report butto n 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 Enable report button .
66 Note: If the type of camera you choose has a speed restriction, you can also enter the speed. A message confirms that your camera has been reported to the Speed Came ra team at TomTom. Reporting a new speed camera while at home You do not need to be at the location of a speed camera to report the new location.
67 Average speed check camera warnings There are several types of visual and audibl e warnings that you may see and hear when you meet an average speed check camera. You always receive a start and e nd zone warn in g regardless of the spe ed you are travelling at.
68 Speed Cameras menu To open the Speed Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Speed Cameras . Intermediate warning - type 3 Once in the speed check zone, if you are driving at over .
MyTomTom 19. 69 MyTo mTom About MyTomTom MyTomTom helps you manage the contents and services of your To mTom Vi a navigation device, as well as giving y ou access to th e TomTom community.
70 Tip: When you connect your navigation device to you r computer, MyTomTom tells you if there are any updates for yo ur device. MyTomTom account To download content and services from To mTom, you need a MyTomTom account. You can create an account when you start using MyTomTom.
Customer support 20. 71 Cus- tomer sup- port Getting help to use your navigation device You can find further online help at tomtom.com/support. Status & information Status & information T ap this button to open the Status & information menu.
Addendum 21. 72 Adden- dum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satelli te-based system that provides location and timing information around the globe.
73 For replacement chargers, go to tomtom.com for information about approved chargers for your device. The stated battery life is a maximum possible battery life. The maximum battery l ife will only be achieved under specific atmospheric conditions. The estimated maximum battery life is based on an average usage profile.
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