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What’s in the box 1. 2 What’s in the box a TomTom GO A On/Off button B Microphone C Light sensor D Speaker E Memory card (micro SD card) slot b Active Dock c USB car charger d USB cable e Document.
Before you start 2. 3 Before you start Switching on and off Install your TomTom GO navigation devi ce in your car following the instruc- tions in the installation section at the start of this book. To switch on your navigation device, press and hold the On/Off button until you see the start-up screen.
4 Active Dock Use the Active Dock to install your TomTom GO inside your car. Make sure that both the Active Dock and your windscreen are clean and dry before you attach the holder. Place the Acti ve Dock so that it does not interfere with your view of the road or of an y of the controls in your car.
Safety 3. 5 Safety Positioning the Active Dock Consider carefully where to attach the do ck in your car. The dock should no t block or inter fere with any of the fo llowing: • Your view of the road .
Making your first journey 4. 6 Making your first journey Planning a route with your TomTom GO na vigation device is easy. To plan a route, follow the steps below. Important : For safety reasons, you should always plan a route before you start your journey.
7 • Crossing or inters ection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. • Spoken address - tap this button to set your destination by saying the address to your na vigation device. In this example, we will enter an address.
8 8 . Y o u r n a v i g a t i o n d e v i c e a s k s i f y o u n e e d t o a r r i v e a t a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e . F o r t h i s exercise, tap NO . The route is calculated by your device using IQ Routes TM . IQ Routes is used to plan the best possible route using information about the average speeds measured on the roads.
9 Using your voice to plan a route Instead of tapping the screen to pl an a route, you can us e your voice to plan a route. For information about the different ways you can plan a route using your voice, see Voice command and control .
10 7. If you want to change the image, follow the instructions shown on the screen. Otherwise, tap No . Every time your TomTom GO starts, you ar e asked if you want to plan a route. If you tap Cancel, you are shown the Main Menu. Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom GO asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time.
11 Planning a route in advance You can use your GO to plan a r oute in advance, selecti ng your starting poi nt 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.
12 • 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 Prepare route .
13 Browse as images T ap this button to see each turn in the journey . T ap the right and left arrows to move forwards and backwards through the journey . T ap the screen to turn off the 3D di sp lay and vi ew th e map from above. Browse map of route T ap this button to see an overview of the route using the map browser .
Voice command and control 5. 14 Voice command and control Instead of tapping the screen to cont rol your TomTom GO, you can now give instructions to your GO using your voice. For example, to increase the volume on your GO, you can say, "Increase vol- ume.
15 3. If the command is correct, say, "Yes." If the command is incorrect, say, "No" and when prompted, say the co m- mand again after the bee p . Your device plans a route from your current position to your Home address. Tips • The microphone switches off after a few seconds if you don’t say anything.
16 When you say the city name, you are then shown a list of six name s that match what you said. Your GO tells you the name at the top of the list. If the name you hear is cor- rect, then say, "Done" or "OK" or "Yes" or "One" or tap on the name.
17 Tip : If you say, "Back" when ther e are no numbers shown on the screen, then your GO will return you to the previous screen. When the number is shown correctly say, "Done" or "OK." Alternati vely, enter the number by tapping the screen.
18 Your GO recognises place and street names spoken usi ng the local language and pronunciation. It is not possible to use voice address input to say place and str eet names in all countries. Y ou can use speech to enter destinations where ver you see this button.
Driving View 6. 19 Driving View When your TomTom GO device starts, you are shown the Driving View along with detailed information about your current position. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note : The Driving View is shown in black and white until your device locates your current position.
20 Tap this part of the status bar to open the route summary screen. To change the information shown in the status bar, t ap Status bar preferences in the Preferences menu. Driving View symbols The following symbols are shown in the Driving View: EPT - this symbol is shown when your device is using EPT to estimate your current location.
Advanced Lane Guidance 7. 21 Advanced La ne Guidance Advanced Lane Guid ance Your TomTom GO helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing you which lane you should be in. Note : This information is not available for all junctions or in all countries.
Finding alternative routes 8. 22 Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route, without changing your destination. Why change the route? Maybe fo r one of the se reasons: • You can see a roadbl ock or a line of tr affic ahead.
23 Travel via... T ap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way . When you do this, a marker is shown on the map for the location you choose the travel via. Y ou choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a destination.
Browse Map 9. 24 Browse Map To look at the map in the sam e way as you might look at a tradit ional paper map, tap Browse ma p in the Main Menu. You can move around the map by dragging it using your finger on the screen. 1. The scale bar 2. Traffic - current traffic incidents.
25 Options Tap the Options button to set the information shown on the map. You can choose to show the following information: • Points of interest . Tap POI below the list of options to select which POIs are shown. • Favourites • Traffic - when traffic i nformation is shown on the map, POIs and Favourites are not shown.
TomTom Map Share TM 10. 26 TomTom Map Share TM With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving corrections made by others. Note : TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions.
27 Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom GO to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any available map correcti ons and sends any changes you have made, to the Map Share community. There are several types of correction s which can be set in the Correction preferences menu.
28 • Decide if you want to share your corrections with others. • Show or hide the report button in the Driving View. To set your preferences, Map corrections in the Main Menu. Tip : If you later decide you want to re move corrections from the map, clear the checkbox next to the t ypes of correc tion you want t o remove.
29 To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Main Menu then tap Correct a map error . The following types of corrections are shown. (Un)block street T ap this button to block or unblock a street. Y ou can block or unblock the street in one or both direction s.
30 Edit street name T ap this button to change the name of a street on your map. F or example, to rename a street near to your current location: 1. Tap Edit street name. 2. Tap Near you . 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping i t on the map.
31 Edit POI T ap this button to edit an existing POI. Y ou can use this button to make the following changes to a POI: • Delete the POI. • Rename the POI. • Change the telephone number of the POI. • Change the category that a POI belongs to. • Move the POI on the map.
Sounds and voices 11. 32 Sounds and voic es Your TomTom GO plays the following kinds of sound: • Spoken instructions • Hands-free calls • Warnings Changing the volume level You can change the volume in three ways: • Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View.
33 Selecting a voice How do computer voices work? Your TomTom GO makes use of text-to- sp eech technology to generate com- puter voices. A text-to-speech program converts written text, for example an instruction like “Turn right”, into the sound of a human voice.
34 Using Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speakers Your GO can play sound through Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speakers, such as a Blue- tooth® Hi-Fi headset, or a car stereo which uses Bl uetooth®. Note: Bluetooth needs to be enabled be fore you can use a Bluetooth Hi-Fi speaker.
Preferences 12. 35 Preferences You can change the way your TomTom GO looks and behaves. Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Use night colours / Use day colours Can my GO make this change automati cally? Yes. Your GO has a light sensor to tell when it is gett ing dark.
36 Quick menu preferences Guided tours Turn off voice guidance / Turn on voice guidance Quick menu preferences T ap this button to choose up to six buttons to be used in the Quick menu. The Quick menu button enables easy access for your most commonl y used buttons.
37 Voices Volume preferences Can my GO change the volume depending on how noisy it is in th e car? Select Link volume to noise level a n d y o u r G O w i l l c h a n ge the volume accord- ing to the background noise. The noise level is constantly monitored by the microphone on your GO.
38 Command and control Speaker preferences Turn off sound / Turn on sound Tips To change the volume, tap Volume preferences in the Prefe rences menu. To change the volume quickly whi le you are driving, tap the bottom left-hand section of the Driving View and move the slider.
39 Manage Favourites Change Home location Do I need to use my actual home address for the Home location? No. Your Home location can be a place yo u go often, for example, your office. It can be your actual home address, but it can be any address you like.
40 Replanning preferences Select whether or not you want your TomTom GO to replan your route when a faster route is found while you drive. This might occur due to ch anges in the traffic situation.
41 2D/3D preferences Status bar preferences 2D/3D preferences T ap this button to manage the way that the map is shown in 2D and 3D views. Tip : To view the map in either 2D or 3D vi ews, tap the central panel on the status bar in the Driving View. When should I use this? In some situations, it is easier to see the map from above .
42 Change map colours Brightness preferences Bluetooth preferences Flight mode Send/Receive files Change map colours T ap this button to select the colour schemes for day and night map colours. Ta p Advanced to scroll thr ough colour schemes one at a time.
43 Set owner Start-up preferences Set clock Set owner T ap this button to enter your name and address as the owner of your GO and to change or d elete a 4-digit password f or your GO. Note : You can only create a 4-digit password by using T omTom HOME.
44 Set units Operate left-handed / Operate right handed Keyboard preferences Battery saving preferences Set units T ap this button to set the type of units that will be shown for the following: •D i.
45 Change language My TomTom account Safety preferences What happens when I use the Turn off map display option? When you turn off the map display, inst ead of seeing your position on a map in the Driving View, you will only see information about the next i nstruction.
46 Advanced preferences Reset factory settings Advanced preferences T ap this button to set the following advanced preferences: • Show house number before stre et name - when does this happen?? • .
Points of Interest 13. 47 Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some exam- ples: • Restaurants •H o t e l s •M u s e u m s • Parking garages • Petrol stations Note : You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community.
48 7. You are asked to name the POI. 8. Select the POI category in which you want to add the POI. 9. Sele ct the locatio n of your POI fr om the list be low. Local search T ap this button to use T omT om Local Search wi th Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location.
49 Note : You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community. Navigating to a POI You can use a POI as your destination. Fo r example, if you are travelling to an unfamiliar city, you could choose a POI to help find a parking garage.
50 The table below explains the distances listed ne xt to each POI. If you know the name of the POI, tap Find and type the name. Select it from the list when it is shown. The next screen shows more detai led information including the location of the POI on the map and the phone number of the POI, if availabl e.
51 How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences . 3. Tap Manage POIs . 4. Tap Warn when near PO I . 5. Select the category of POI you want to be warned about. Select the category from the list or st art to t ype the name of th e categ ory and select it when it is shown in the lis t.
Itinerary Planning 14. 52 Itinerary Planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a journey incl uding more locations than your final des- tination. An Itinerary can include the following i tems: • Destination - a location on your journey where you want to stop.
53 3. Tap Add and select a location. Tip: You can add items to your Itinerary in any orde r and rearrange the order later. Following an Itinerary When you use an Itinerary to navigate, th e route will be calculated to the first destination on the Itinerary.
54 Start using an Itinerary Tap Options , then tap Start navigation . To save an Itinerar y, tap Save Itinerary . To load a saved Itinerar y, tap Load Itinerary . To create a new Itinerar y, tap New Itinerary and to delete one, tap Delete Itin- erary .
Help me 15. 55 Help me Help me provi des an easy way to navigate to emergen cy services centres and other specialist services and contact them by phone. For example, if you are involved in a car accident, you could use Help me to call the nearest hospital and tell them your exact location.
56 Drive to help T ap this button to navigate your way by car to a service centre. Walk to help T ap this butt on to na vigate y our way on foot to a s ervice cen tre.
Hands-free calling 16. 57 Hands-free calling Hands-free calling If you have a mobile phone with Bl uetooth®, you can use your TomTom GO to make phone calls and se nd and receive messages. Note : Not all phones are supported or comp atible with all features.
58 Note : You can copy your phonebook to your TomTom GO at any time. From the Mobile phone menu, tap Get numbers from phone . Not all phones can transfer their phon ebook to your GO. For more informa- tion, visit www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility . Making a call Once you have established a connection with your phone, you can start mak- ing calls.
59 Auto-answer You can set your TomTom GO to automa tically answer incoming phone calls. To do this, tap Mobile p hone in the Main Menu, then tap Phone preferences and then tap Auto-answer preferences . Select how long your TomTom GO will wait before automatically answeri ng your calls and then tap Done .
60 Manage phones T ap this button to manage the mobile phones that will be connected to your T omT om GO. Y ou can add a profile for up to five different mobile phones.
Favourites 17. 61 Favourites What are Favourites? Favourites are places that you often visit. You can create Favourites so that you don’t have to enter the address every time you want to navigate there. They don’t have to be places you es pecially like, just useful addresses.
62 Address Y ou can enter an address as a F avourit e, choosing from the following entry options. • City centre • Street and house number • Postcode • Crossing or intersection Recent destination Create a new F avourite by selecting a location from a list of your recent destinations.
63 How can I use a Favourite? You will normally use a F avourite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To naviga te to a Favourite, do the following: 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Navigate to... 3.
Media 18. 64 Media Important : Only select media while you are stationary. It is dangerous to change settings, read documents or view phot os while you are dr iving. On your TomTom GO you can store an d view photos and text documents. Photos must be saved as .
65 The Document reader starts, showing a lis t of all the documents on your GO. 3. Tap the icon of a document to open it. 4. Tap the PgUp, PgDn buttons and arrow keys to move around inside the doc- ument.
LIVE Services 19. 66 LIVE Services Regional availability Note : As well as using LIVE services in your own country, you may also be able to use LIVE services when travelling abroad. Not all LIVE services are available in all countries. For more info rmation on available services, go to tomtom.
67 TomTom HOME starts and connects to your GO. 2. Open the LIVE Services section. 3. Check the status of your subscription and click on the service you want to renew. You are asked to provide your payment detail s. 4. Enter your payment details and complete the transaction.
68 Using local search To find a location using local search and plan a route there, follow the st eps below. In this example, you search for a supermarket near to your current position. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu, then tap Navigate to .
69 My Services To check your subscription, tap LIVE Services in the Main Menu and then tap My Services . Your TomTom GO informs you when your LIVE Services subscription is due for renewal. You can use your GO to in fo rm T om T o m th a t yo u w is h t o r e n ew your current subscription.
TomTom HD Traffic 20. 70 TomTom HD Traffic HD Traffic is a unique TomTom LIVE Serv ice for recei ving up-to-date traffic information. For more information about services and subscr iptions, go to tomtom.
71 You can set your navigation device to al ways change to the fast est route with- out asking you in the Traffic preferences in the Traffic menu. Open the Traffic menu by tapping the traffic sidebar. To replan your route manually to find the quickest route to your destination, do the following: 1.
72 The first time you use Home to work , you must set your traffic home and work locations. You can now use the Home t o work and Work to home buttons. Note: The home location you set here is not the same as the home location you can set in the Preferences Menu .
73 4. Tap on any traffic incident to get more information. A screen is shown that gives you detailed information about the inci dent you chos e. To display inf ormatio n about surro unding incidents u se the left and right arrows at the bottom of this scr een.
74 Traffic incident symbols: Weather related symbols: Traffic menu To open the Traffic menu, tap the traffi c sidebar in the Driving View or tap HD Traffic in the Main Menu.
75 Show traffic on route T ap this button to get an overview of an y traffic incidents along your route. Use the left and right buttons of the overview scr een to see more detailed information about each incident. Y ou can also tap Replan to replan your route avoiding the traffic incidents.
TomTom Safety Alerts 21. 76 TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about a variety of locations including: • Safety came ra locations. • Accident blackspot locations. • Mobile safety camera locations. • Average speed camera locations.
77 • The type of safety camera and your distance from the camera location is shown in the Driving View. If a speed restriction has been reported for the camera, the speed is also shown in the Driving View. • The location of the safety camera is shown on the map.
78 If you tap the report button within 20 seconds of receiving a safety camer a warning, you get the option to a dd a camera or remove a camera. Tap Add camera . 2. Tap Fi xed camera or Mobile camer a , depending on the type of camera you are reporting.
79 These are the different types of fixed safety camera: Average speed check camera warnings There are several types of visual and audible warnings that you may see when you meet an average speed check camera. You always receive a start and end zone warning r egardless of the speed you are travelling at.
80 TomTom Safety Camera menu To open the Safety Cameras menu, tap Services in the Main Menu and then tap Safety Alerts . Intermediate warning - type 2 Once in the speed check zone, if yo u are driving.
Fuel Prices 22. 81 Fuel Prices The Fuel Prices ser vice sends up-to-date informati on about fuel prices directl y to your device or via TomTom HOME wh en the device is connected to your computer. Search for the best fuel prices To search for the cheapest fuel prices, do the following.
TomTom Weather 23. 82 TomTom W eather TomTom Weather shows detailed weathe r reports and 5-day weather fore- casts for towns and cities provided by local weather stations. Key Features • Weather reports delivered directly to your GO. • Detailed weather information, refreshed every hour.
83 Tip : Tap the day for a detailed report. Types of location You can request a weather for ecast for di ffer ent types of location. The follow- ing types of location are available: Home T ap this button to select your Home location. Favourite T ap this button to select a Favourite location.
84 Position of last stop T ap this button to select your last recorded position..
Introducing TomTom HOME 24. 85 Introducing TomTom HOME TomTom HOME is a free appl ication fo r your computer that help s you manage the contents and services of your TomTom GO navigation device, as well as giving you access to the TomTom communi ty.
86 • TomTom Services - click My Se rvices on the TomTom website to subscribe to services such as real-t ime traffic and safety camera information. • Newsletters - click My Profile on the TomTom we.
Addendum 25. 87 Addendum Important Safety Notices and Warnings Global Po sitioning System The Global Positioning Syst em (GPS) is a satellite-bas ed system that provides location and timing information ar ound the globe.
88 Battery This product uses a Lithium-Polymer ba ttery. Do not use it in a humid, wet and/or corrosive environment. Do not put, store or le ave your product in or near a heat source, in a high temper.
89 CE Marking This equipment complies with the requirements for CE marking when used in a residential, commercial, vehicular or light indust rial environment.
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