TomTom PRO 8000 Reference Guide - Page 28

Tap this button to enter a destination using latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. Position of last stop Tap this button to use Local Search with TomTom Places to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location. Local search You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your destination, near any other destination or in a city. For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current location, enter 'swimming pool' and choose the best search result. Planning a route in advance You can use your TomTom PRO device to plan a route in advance, selecting 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.  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 Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads.  Study the route of a journey you are planning.  Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and then explain the route to them in detail. To plan a route in advance, follow these steps: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main menu. 2. Tap the arrow button to move to the next menu screen and tap Plan route. This button is shown while there is no planned route on your PRO device. 3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your destina- tion. 4. Set the destination for your journey. 5. If Route planning settings are set to Ask me every time I plan, select the type of route you want to plan: 28