How to Edit the image at startup and closing in the Tomtom ?
As usual before handling the TomTom, make imperative a backup!
To crop and resize we will use the free XnView software.
XnView install software and run it.
Open your photo or image to crop (File / Open tab)
Once the image is open, click on the "Edit / Proportion of selection" tab
• If you have a Tomtom with a screen of 3.5 inches (Tomtom GO 300/500/700, One v1 / v2 / v4, Rider & Rider 2) select 4: 3 (1.33)
• If you have a Tomtom Screen with 4 or 4.3 (Tomtom One XL, GO 510/710/910, GO 520/720): Select 16: 9 (1.78)
You will define the image portion to crop:
Place the mouse cursor at the starting point of your marquee.
While holding the left mouse support, drag the mouse cursor; the marquee will form.
Once selected, you can drag (move) this selection by putting your mouse cursor in the middle of the selection and now pressing the left mouse click.
If ever the trimming frame is not moving as it should (portrait instead of landscape)
Click the Edit / Selection tab - Reverse width & height.
To crop the image:
Click the "Edit / Crop" tab
We will resize it so that its size matches the screen Tomtom.
Click the "Image / Resize" tab
In the window that appears:
Uncheck "Keep aspect ratio"
• If you have a Tomtom with 3.5 inch screen (Tomtom GO 300/500/700, One v1 / v2 / v4, Rider & Rider 2), indicate the screen size: width 320 x height 240 pixels
• If you have a Tomtom Screen with 4 or 4.3 (Tomtom One XL, GO 510/710/910, GO 520/720), indicate the screen size: width 480 x height 272 pixels
Confirm with "Confirm"
Specificity of Tomtom with 3.5 inch screen (Tomtom GO 300/500/700, One v1/v2/v4 et Rider 1 & 2):
As usual before handling the TomTom, make imperative a backup!
To crop and resize we will use the free XnView software.
XnView install software and run it.
Open your photo or image to crop (File / Open tab)
Once the image is open, click on the "Edit / Proportion of selection" tab
• If you have a Tomtom with a screen of 3.5 inches (Tomtom GO 300/500/700, One v1 / v2 / v4, Rider & Rider 2) select 4: 3 (1.33)
• If you have a Tomtom Screen with 4 or 4.3 (Tomtom One XL, GO 510/710/910, GO 520/720): Select 16: 9 (1.78)
You will define the image portion to crop:
Place the mouse cursor at the starting point of your marquee.
While holding the left mouse support, drag the mouse cursor; the marquee will form.
Once selected, you can drag (move) this selection by putting your mouse cursor in the middle of the selection and now pressing the left mouse click.
If ever the trimming frame is not moving as it should (portrait instead of landscape)
Click the Edit / Selection tab - Reverse width & height.
To crop the image:
Click the "Edit / Crop" tab
Click the "Image / Resize" tab
In the window that appears:
Uncheck "Keep aspect ratio"
• If you have a Tomtom with 3.5 inch screen (Tomtom GO 300/500/700, One v1 / v2 / v4, Rider & Rider 2), indicate the screen size: width 320 x height 240 pixels
• If you have a Tomtom Screen with 4 or 4.3 (Tomtom One XL, GO 510/710/910, GO 520/720), indicate the screen size: width 480 x height 272 pixels
Confirm with "Confirm"
Specificity of Tomtom with 3.5 inch screen (Tomtom GO 300/500/700, One v1/v2/v4 et Rider 1 & 2):
We'll have to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise before saving:
Picture tab / Rotate / Right 90 °
It remains only to save the file in BMP format:
Click the Tab "File / Save"
Import (or) files) images) in the TomTom :
Connect your TomTom to the computer; it is recognized as a mass storage device.
Copy (or) file that you just created and paste it to the root of Tomtom
An alert message will ask you to overwrite existing ones conformation: enter YES.
Disconnect the Tomtom of the computer; Please care that the Tomtom no longer works! More red cross on the screen .
To disconnect:
use Tomtom Home => function "Eject Tomtom"
or use the "Remove Hardware Safely" (in the task bar at the bottom right) function.
The images will be displayed automatically on startup and closing Tomtom; there is nothing to configure.