TomTom Go 500 Quick Start Manual
Tomtom go 500: quick start
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Finding alternative routes Advanced planning Preferences Use night colours Manage POI Hide POI Change Home location Quick Start Guide Connecting to your phone Using GO 700 or GO 500 More information TomTom PLUS General information Find your way the easy way... -
Page 2: What's In The Box
Digital (SD) memory card slot (included in GO 500 and GO 300 models). • A pre-installed SD card (2) (included with GO 500 and GO 300 models). The GO 700 includes a pre-installed hard disk. • The component parts (3/4) of a suction- mount cradle, for attaching to your winds- creen. -
Page 3: Your Tomtom Go
9. Docking connector NOTE: Do not expose TomTom GO to high or low temperatures. We recommend that you do not leave TomTom GO in direct sunlight for long periods or in an unattended car on sunny days. High or low temperatures can cause permanent damage. -
Page 4: Remote Control
2. OK button 3. Arrow buttons 4. Left and Right soft buttons 5. Keyboard button 6. Batteries 7. Battery compartment Docking Shoe 1. Integrated microphone (included with GO 700 and GO 500 models). 2. Charger socket 3. External microphone socket... -
Page 5: Installation
±45°. When you’re happy, tighten up the knobs again. Tip: After using TomTom GO, remove it from the cradle by pressing the release button while rotating the unit forward gently. Put it in the supplied bag. If you want to clean it, use... -
Page 6: Switching On For The First Time
Switching on for the first time As with many of the menus in TomTom GO, there are more options than can be shown on one screen. Try tapping on through all the different things you can do. Note that this image of the main menu may vary per model and region. -
Page 7: Using The Remote Control
The remote control uses radio waves so you don’t need to point it at your TomTom GO. Use the arrow buttons to select something on the screen and the central ‘OK’ button to activate the selected command button or icon. -
Page 8: How To Plan Your First Route
3. Choose ‘Address’ standard keyboard, used for entering place names (e.g. towns, streets and favourite locations). Above the keyboard is a small browser window in which your TomTom GO will present locations from its database. to start planning . You’ll see a... - Page 9 4. The best way to see how your TomTom GO works is to use it for real, so think of the address that you want to visit and enter the first few letters of the city, town or village. Be as specific as possible. As you type, the...
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Page 10: Helping With Your Journey
How to plan your first route 7. The fastest route from your current position to your destination is then calculated. This should only take a few seconds and its pro- gress is shown on the screen. When done, a summary is shown, on a suitably scaled map. Studying this summary can be useful for you to get a feel for your journey’s scope and to check if the route includes roads that you’d rather avoid (in which case,... -
Page 11: What's On The Screen
See 'Name preferences' in the manual on CD, if you want to turn this off. A 'phone-style' signal indicator to give an idea of how good or bad the GPS recep- tion is in your current location. The more bars, the better. -
Page 12: Finding Alternative Routes
Finding alternative routes Finding alternative routes Perhaps a route has been planned that you’re not happy with? Perhaps you have been routed via a busy junction? Perhaps you have spotted roadworks up ahead? Or perhaps you really wanted to go ‘via’ one particular location? In each of these cases, ‘Find alternative...’... -
Page 13: Advanced Planning
‘Planning preferences’ in the ‘Change preferences’ menu. Rather than use your GPS position, with ‘Advanced planning’ you choose your departure location using either an address, a Point Of Interest, a favourite location, and so on. -
Page 14: Preferences
The default night colours, designed not to affect your night vision. Preferences You can change much of the look and feel of your TomTom system to your own liking by using the main menu option ‘Change preferences’ . Use to cycle through the different pages of preferences. -
Page 15: Manage Poi
Manage POI POI is an abbreviation you’ll see a lot, standing for ‘Point Of Interest’. Dozens of categories of POIs are built-in, from airports to petrol stations, from restaurants to theatres. Most importantly, POIs can be used as destinations, can be shown on the map and can even warn you of their proximity (for example, looking for a car park or petrol station while driving in a strange... -
Page 16: Connecting To Your Phone
Using GO 700 or GO 500 If you have a Bluetooth-capable mobile phone then you can use your TomTom GO 700 or GO 500 as a hands-free car kit. Although some functions are dependent on your phone’s capabi- lities, you should usually be able to: •... - Page 17 TomTom GO. You cannot use hands-free fea- tures while this is happening. Tip: To allow automatic connection from now on, make the TomTom GO a ‘trusted’ device on your phone.” Use ‘Call’ and then ‘Number’ make your first hands-free call. It’s also easy to phone a contact from your SIM card or the number of a particular Point Of Interest.
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Page 18: More Information
Full details of the TomTom PLUS service can be found on the CD. Note: To use TomTom PLUS, you need a GPRS-ready mobile phone with Bluetooth. If you already pick up email or browse the Internet on your phone, then it’s probably already GPRS-ready;... -
Page 19: Important Safety Notices And Warnings
TomTom International B.V. cannot accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS. 2. Use with Care Use of TomTom GO for navigation still means that you need to drive with due care and attention. 3. Aircraft and Hospitals Use of devices with an antenna is prohibited on most aircraft, in many hospitals and in many other locations. - Page 20 20402. Stock No 004-000-00345-4. FCC Declaration of Conformity Tested to Comply with FCC Standards for Home or Office TomTom GO has been tested to – and complies with – part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
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Page 21: Weee Directive
This equipment complies with the essential requirements of EU Directive 99/5/EC (declaration available at www.tomtom.com). TomTom tímto prohlašuje, že TomTom GO je ve shodû se základními požadavky a dalšími pfiíslušnými ustanoveními smûrnice 1995/5/ES (NV č. 426/2000 Sb.) a Prohlášení o shodû... - Page 22 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. TomTom International B.V. shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this material.