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Moppy Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 11
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: Itinerary Planning (TT720) |
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I would be grateful if someone could explain how to intiate a journey using the itinerary planning menu - I have worked out how to put in way points and have saved the route - the problem is that when I initiate the route it takes me to the menu for Fastest Route, Shortest Route etc.etc. and when viewed on the map it is not as planned - obviously I am doing something wrong - your help would be appreciated - this one of the main reasons I got TT720
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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All TTs do the Itinerary the same.
After you exit the Itinerary Page you will always get the Fastest/Shortest/ etc/Route selection. It's how it routes between each Waypoint.
When you say 'it's not as planned', in what way? _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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Moppy Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Richard - This is the procedure I follow: Main Menu - Itinerary Planning - (this brings up the itinerary I planned) - Options - Start Navigation - Fastest Route - Done
The Itinerary then loads the map and the route path is shown on the map and I zoom in to see if this is the planned itininerary.
It would appear as though the TT720 just loads the fastest route and ignores the planned itinerary.
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sgould Frequent Visitor
Joined: Oct 05, 2004 Posts: 1320
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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How did you choose the waypoints? Did you use the "city centre" option? If you did the TT interprets the city centre as a quite large area - sometimes a few miles across!!
Try setting up the itinerary using "Browse Map". Zoom in on each point to make sure that your point is on a road (or it won't plan a route) and that the point is on the correct side of dual carriageways (or you will travel along in loops to pass through that point). _________________ TTGO 700 (dead)
iPhone 3GS + TT holder
iPhone 5 (hers!)
Western Europe Map
Eastern Europe Map
Kenwood DNX-4210DAB with Garmin maps
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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The other point is that if your Itinerary starts at a point that is not your Current Location, the Device will immediately do a recalculation based on where you are.
When the Final, Summary, Screen of the Itinerary Menu appears tap the Details Icon and Browse Map that way. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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Moppy Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Guys - Just planned an itinerary route following your reponses and the TT720 functioned o'kay. Very impressed with this feature as I can have more control on the planning of journeys.
Thank you - Ted |
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SimonP Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Earlier Oldboy said: "The other point is that if your Itinerary starts at a point that is not your Current Location, the Device will immediately do a recalculation based on where you are. "
Is it possible to disable this. My old TT3 s/w on an IPAQ allowed you to plan (say) the second day of a multi-day trip down France using a nominated start point in an itinerary. It looks like with my new 720 it will plot from home all the way down each time.
Thanks,
Simon
(if anyone's interested I'll post some TT720 observations). |
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Robin2 Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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SimonP wrote: | Earlier Oldboy said: "The other point is that if your Itinerary starts at a point that is not your Current Location, the Device will immediately do a recalculation based on where you are. "
Is it possible to disable this. |
There is a workaround for this which Lutz Bendlin originally plotted when TTN5 dropped this feature.
First plan a short route using Advance Planning from your desired start point to some place a short distance away. Calculate the route and then start the route Demo. After that has been running for about a second, stop the demo and switch to your itinerary. You will fool TomTom into thinking it is where you stopped the demo, and the itinerary will start from that point.
Alternatively, if you are running TomTom 6 or 7, connect to your computer and use TomTom Home. Run the virtual TomTom which you can bring up on the screen, and you have the option to set your current location. This is even easier than the above workaround, but does require a computer with TomTom Home. I always use TomTom Home when I am at home, but the workaround is useful if I want to test and store an itinerary when I am on holiday
Robin _________________ TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
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