User manual TOMTOM MOBILE TRAFFIC

[. . . ] The Traffic menus of MOBILE can be easily accessed by using shortcut keys. In this user guide the menus are indicated in bold with shortcut key combination, e. g. Update traffic info [3][3] means traffic can be updated by pressing the 3-button twice while driving. Warnings To receive traffic information from the TomTom Traffic server your phone needs a working GPRS internet connection. q The Traffic Plug-In has been designed to retrieve traffic information over a GPRS connection. Do not use the Traffic Plug-In with a GSM Data connection, as this can lead to substantial communication costs. q The devices and networks that can be used to set up a GPRS mobile internet connection are various. [. . . ] Contact your mobile telecom provider to check your GPRS mobile internet connection or for help on setting up GPRS. q The TomTom Traffic Server denied access. If access was denied you will be asked to enter login and The account is registered for another device. Should you have a new device, select New device in the MyTraffic section of MyTomTom and try again. r Your traffic subscription has expired. In the Traffic section of MyTomTom you can look up details of your traffic account and extend subscriptions Note: Some phones will ask you to confirm before connecting, or prompt you to select a connection Note: In Change Traffic Preferences [3][5] you can configure TomTom MOBILE to automatically update traffic at regular intervals when driving. Note: Every traffic update request involves data communication and, though the amount of data exchanged is compressed, it can affect your communication costs. Note: To clear all traffic information, select Disable traffic [3][1]. Your login and password will be saved for the next time you enable traffic. Before heading off Browse map Browse map [3][4] in the incident and severity. Traffic menu opens a map with traffic incidents. Incidents are drawn on the map, colours and icons indicate the type of Slow traffic Road works Stationary traffic One or more lanes closed Road works or other incident Traffic incident Avoided traffic incident Accident Traffic jam Road closed Fog Snow/ Ice/Hail Rain Wind/ Storm To zoom in, press the joystick. The menu options are the same as in: map does not become cluttered. Browse map [6][2] of the main menu. When you zoom out, incident icons will change to small circles so that the When the cursor is near a traffic incident icon or circle, select Options and Show information to show incident details. In the incident details screen, move the joystick to walk through details of other incidents on the map. The top bar shows the total number of incidents in the map. The map shows the location of the incident The text below the map provides a description of the incident, its location, delay and cause. Select Update to update the incident details. Select Done to return to the traffic map view. Show traffic info Show traffic info [3][2] provides information on traffic on your route. When opened it shows route summary information. The top bar shows the total number of incidents ahead on your route. The text below the map provides a description of the total delay and queue length on your route. For the quickest route, select Replan. TomTom MOBILE will calculate the quickest route, taking into account any traffic delays. Recalculate original [2] Note: MOBILE will use all roads to calculate the quickest route but traffic information is not available for all roads. Move the joystick to walk through details of incidents on your route. The top bar shows the driving distance and time from your current position to the incident. The text below the map provides a description of the incident, its location, delay and cause. Select Avoid to plan a new route avoiding only this incident. Select Recalculate original [2][4] to clear all avoids and calculate a route ignoring all traffic delays. Traffic on your route Where are the jams? When driving, the route scheme will inform you of incidents on your route. The route scheme shows your route from your current position to the destination. Queuing traffic is displayed as coloured lines, icons indicate the incident type: Slow traffic One or more lanes closed Stationary traffic Road closed Road works or other incident Traffic incident Fog Snow/Ice/ Hail Accident Traffic jam The route scheme Road works Rain Wind/Storm Traffic incident avoided when planning a route Incidents on your route will also appear in the map, using the same icons and colours. Note: Use shortcut key [3][3] to update traffic information manually. [. . . ] When checked, a sound will Beep when route traffic situation changes warn you when an incident on your route is reported, updated or cleared. More information On www. tomtom. com, go to MyTomTom and select MyTraffic. In the MyTraffic menu you can: q find information on setting up and testing a GPRS connection q subscribe to free trial subscriptions q purchase traffic subscriptions q look up your traffic login and password, and the expiry date of your traffic subscription(s) q download the latest software versions reset your account so that you can use it on another device q find out about the latest TomTom Online Services Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice. shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; not for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this material. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from TomTom B. V. © Copyright 2004 TomTom BV TomTom and the TomTom logo are registered trademarks of TomTom BV, The Netherlands. [. . . ]