TOMTOM Rider

Screen

Hooded LCD display Touchscreen with an 89 mm 3.5 inch
320 x 240 TFT full color LCD touchscreen CPU: 380 MHz

Audio

High quality Cardo scala-rider® wireless Bluetooth® headset for in-helmet spoken instructions

Map

NAVTEQ map system
3D or flat version of the map with a choice of either routing or north "up"
The map can be zoomed in or out by tapping the screen in the upper right or left hand corners, on the "+" or "-" signs.

Menu

Page 1 : Navigate to, Find alternative, TomTom traffic, Mobile phone, Change preferences, Page 2 : Advanced planning, Browse map, View route, Add favorite, Itinerary planning, Page 3 : TomTom weather and TomTom plus services, Guided tour, Configure GPS.

Preferences

Some of the information on the display bar can be customized via the preferences.

Other information

Battery life meter
A battery life meter is displayed only on the route summary screen, which is displayed after a route has been calculated. There is no battery life indicator displayed while the unit is in use. The Rider does not have an external battery charging light that would indicate whether the unit is actually accepting the charge when connected to 110V power.

The switch on/off

It is located on the right side of the GPS as part of the rubber grommet or "bumper" that forms the perimeter of the device. It may be difficult to use it with gloves.

Use with gloves

Some of the menu choices use large icons specifically design for a use wearing gloves. The more detailed screens, such as the data entry for choosing a "Navigate to" address, use small icons, inadequate to a use with gloves.

Menu navigation

Navigate to Home, Favorite, Address, Recent Destination, Point of Interest, Zip Code, Point on Map, Center of Town, GPS Position, POI in City.

Use navigation

Selecting "Address" brings up a touch screen keyboard, which can be configured to display either as "ABC" or "QWERTY" in the preferences section.

As the destination is spelled out, suggested cities are not displayed in order of the closest city to the current destination, but in alphabetical order.

After the city is identified, the Rider asks for the street name, again using the touch screen keyboard.  Finally, a "House Number" screen is displayed with a touch screen numerical entry.  The system will recognize if an invalid house number is entered for the chosen road.

After the house number is entered, the user has a choice of "Fastest Route, Shortest Route, Avoid Highways, Walking Route, Bicycle Route or Limited Speed" for the routing calculation.  After "Done" is pressed, the route summary map is displayed.

There is a choice for "Route" on the route summary screen, which allows the user to view the route in text format, or by scrolling through the individual maps showing each turn, or by running through a route demo at up to 500% speed.

Most of the screens that are displayed in the route planning process have a "Back" button, but the screens that are displayed in the "Change Preferences" selections do not.

Once a route is established, it can be saved as a Favorite and it will also be recorded in the "Recent Destination" section.

“Find Alternative” menu

Calculate Alternative, Avoid Roadblock, Travel Via, Recalculate Original, Avoid Part of a Route, Minimize Traffic Delays

Trip information display

Distance to next turn in feet/yards or meters, time and distance to destination, current time and satellite tracking indicator are displayed.

Can view route by text, images, browse a map of the route, show a route demo at up to 500% speed and show the route summary screen.

Preferences

Some of the information on the display bar can be customized via the preferences :

Day/Night Colors and contrast, 3D display on/off, map display on/off, sound on/off, volume, favorites, home location, manage maps, manage POI, change status bar, set clock, connect to headset, change map colors, change brightness, planning preferences, toll road preferences, compass preferences, change voice, switch language, set units, operate right handed, keyboard preferences, name preferences, hide tips, disable Bluetooth, show version, docking preferences, disable ASN, reset factory settings