Eclipse TomTom User Manual

TomTom Map Share9.21TomTom Map ShareTomTom Map ShareTM is a free service that lets you make updates to yourmap and share those updates with other members of the TomTom Map Sharecommunity.If you find a street that has recently been blocked by traffic, you can use MapShare to update your map and then share the update with other Map Sharemembers.You can use Map Share to send and receive map updates during the first yearafter the map’s release date. This means that one year after the release date,you will no longer be able to send or receive map updates for that version ofthe map. You will still be able to make your own map updates for use on yourdevice.When you join the TomTom Map Share community you can keep your mapsup-to-date with the latest updates made by other Map Share communitymembers.You choose the type of updates you want and each time you connect yourTomTom to TomTom HOME, the map is automatically updated.TomTom Map Share communityTo join the Map Share community, do the following:1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.Tip: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap ShowALL menu options in the Preferences menu.2. Tap Download corrections made by others.3. Tap Join.When you connect your TomTom to your computer, TomTom HOMEautomatically downloads any available map updates and sends any changesyou have made, to the Map Share community.Map updatesThere are two types of map update:• Updates that are immediately shown on the map. These include, changingthe traffic flow of a street, blocking or renaming a street and adding orediting POIs.This type of change is immediately shown on your own map. You can hidethese updates at any time in the Map Share preferences menu.