Rider 400

[Mark Blake]

When no route planned my tomtom doesn't follow me at road level ... I'm there on the map but only from a distance ... If you get me !!

 

[Arno]

Are you in 2D or 3D view.

 

[Mark Blake]

Are you in 2D or 3D view.

3D ... Does it make a difference?

 

[Arno]

3D ... Does it make a difference?

For me it does. In 2D I would not have the slightest clue.
If I see a screen print in 3D I may start guessing.

 

[canderson]

@mark
The Rider 400 is what we call a Nav4 device. In the configuration options under Appearance / Guidance View you will see two options. You can select either 3D or 2D (direction of travel). Set this to 3D.
If you need a quick 2D overview of your current route, you can press that tiny compass arrow above the +/- button on the main screen to flip back and forth between 3D and 2D (north up) views.

 

[Mark Blake]

Yeh hi ... I get the 3D 2D bit ... But with no route planned the overview is far away ...it's not at road level ... Without me zooming in ... But when I have a route planned it's obviously at street view ...

 

[canderson]

So it IS the zoom that is bothering you. It sounds as though your 400 is defaulting to a wide 3D zoom level when no route is planned.

You can of course change that by hitting the + button a few times, but it sounds like it's the fact that it keeps defaulting to the wide zoom that is bothering you.
What happens if you set your Appearance / Automatic Zoom = None? Does it come up at a reasonable zoom level then (after you've once got it set as you like)? Or if not, does "Based on road type" suit you any better?

 

[Mark Blake]

So it IS the zoom that is bothering you. It sounds as though your 400 is defaulting to a wide 3D zoom level when no route is planned.

You can of course change that by hitting the + button a few times, but it sounds like it's the fact that it keeps defaulting to the wide zoom that is bothering you.
What happens if you set your Appearance / Automatic Zoom = None? Does it come up at a reasonable zoom level then (after you've once got it set as you like)? Or if not, does "Based on road type" suit you any better?

So it IS the zoom that is bothering you. It sounds as though your 400 is defaulting to a wide 3D zoom level when no route is planned.

You can of course change that by hitting the + button a few times, but it sounds like it's the fact that it keeps defaulting to the wide zoom that is bothering you.
What happens if you set your Appearance / Automatic Zoom = None? Does it come up at a reasonable zoom level then (after you've once got it set as you like)? Or if not, does "Based on road type" suit you any better?

Hi ya
Automatic zoom=none makes no difference or road type ...your correct the default wide angle zoom level is what's bugging me ... I've enough things to remember without having to zoom in a few times before I set off Are they all the same ?