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  • Page 1 TomTom GO...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2. Before You Start... Battery notes Everyone Loves TomTom GO Switching on and off Secure your TomTom GO Setting up Take care of your TomTom GO Windshield Holder Improving reception Home Dock Driving View Back Up Your TomTom GO Browse map 3.
  • Page 3 Hands-free calling Making a Call Connecting to your phone Receiving a Call Setting up TomTom PLUS Auto-Answer Your Phonebook Sharing your TomTom GO 12. Traffic information TomTom Traffic Using traffic information Setting up TomTom Traffic Getting started The Traffic Message Channel...
  • Page 4 Operate left-handed / Operate right- handed Voice preferences Keyboard preferences Turn off sound / Turn on sound Can I still use my GO to make Planning preferences hands-free calls when the sound is Toll road preferences turned off? Set owner...
  • Page 5 17. TomTom Limited Warranty WARRANTOR HOW TO MAKE A WARRANTY WHAT THIS WARRANTY CLAIM COVERS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES LIMITATION OF LIABILITY NOT COVER 18. Addendum Important Safety Notices and Interference Warnings Important Global Positioning System FCC Declaration of Conformity...

  • Page 6: What's In The Box

    What’s in the box What’s in the box Your TomTom GO Maps of US & Canada preloaded on internal memory. A Microphone B Charging light C On/Off button D Light sensor E Reset button F Speaker G SD slot for optional, additional maps...

  • Page 7: Before You Start

    If you do not charge your GO for a prolonged period of time, the next time you start your GO it will show the default starting screen. All other device settings will still be maintained.

  • Page 8: Windshield Holder

    • Do not open the casing of your GO under any circumstances. Doing so may be dangerous and will invalidate the warranty. • Wipe or dry the screen of your GO using a soft cloth. Do not use any liquid cleaners.

  • Page 9: Driving View

    When your TomTom GO starts, you are shown the Driving View which shows your immediate location on the current route. Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your GO locates your current position. A Tap + and - to zoom in and out.
  • Page 10 You can use the map to find addresses and Points of Interest (POIs), for example, restaurants, train stations and gas stations. Tap the cursor button then tap one of the following buttons: Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your GO will calculate the route. Navigate there Tap this button to find a POI near the cursor position.
  • Page 11 Tap this button to call the location at the cursor position. This button is only available if your GO has the phone number for the location. The phone numbers of many POIs are stored in your GO. If you enter Call phone numbers for POIs that you create, you can also call them.

  • Page 12: Making Your First Trip

    For your first trip, we will navigate to an address. Note: When planning a trip for the first time your GO will prompt you to choose a country or state. Your choice is saved and used for all your route plans.
  • Page 13 • Cross street or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. • Spoken address - to activate this feature on your GO connect to TomTom HOME. For more information, see Speech recognition on page 15.

  • Page 14: Arrival Times

    8. Your GO asks if you need to arrive at a particular time. For this exercise, tap The route is calculated by your GO. 9. When the route has been calculated, tap Done. Your TomTom GO will immediately begin to guide you to your destination using spoken instructions and with visual directions shown on the screen.

  • Page 15: What Are The Other Navigation Options

    You will arrive 3 minutes before the arrival time you entered. If the estimated arrival time is less than 5 minutes before the time you entered, it is shown in yellow. You will arrive 19 minutes late. If the estimated arrival time is later than the time you entered, it is shown in red.

  • Page 16: Speech Recognition

    Planning a route in advance You can also use your GO to plan trips in advance by selecting both your starting point and your destination. You could, for example, do the following: • Find out how long a trip is going to take before you start.
  • Page 17 • Limited speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited speed. You have to specify the maximum speed. 6. Your TomTom GO plans the route between the two locations you selected. More information about a route To find out about your route in detail, tap the Details button on the route summary screen.

  • Page 18: Finding Alternative Routes

    Then tap one of the options below. Find alterna- tive... Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the route already planned. Your GO will look for another route from your current location to your destination. Calculate alternative If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap Recalculate original.
  • Page 19 Tap this button to recalculate your route so that it avoids traffic problems as much as possible. Your GO will check if there are any traffic problems on your route and work out the best route to avoid the problems.

  • Page 20: Sounds And Voices

    • Music For information on making hands-free calls on your GO, see Hands-free calling on page 40. For information on playing music on your GO, see Music and Media on page 24 How do I change the volume level? You can change the volume in three ways: •...

  • Page 21: Work

    Internal and external speakers Your TomTom GO contains a high quality speaker. This is used to play all the sounds on your GO unless you connect to external speakers. You can connect external speakers to your GO in the following ways: •...

  • Page 22: Is It Difficult To Hear Spoken Instructions When Music Is Playing

    For information about making hands-free calls on your GO, see Hands-free calling on page 40. Using the audio cable The audio cable is included in the box with your TomTom GO. To play sound through your car stereo or other external speaker using the audio cable, do the following: 1.

  • Page 23: Using Bluetooth® Hi-Fi Speakers

    Note: If you connect the audio cable to the windshield dock but do not connect it to an external speaker, your GO will still try to use the external speaker and you will not hear any sound.
  • Page 24 4. Tap Done. 5. Your GO asks you to confirm that you want to use an external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speaker. Tap YES. Your GO will start searching for Bluetooth® Hi-Fi devices. 6. Select your Bluetooth® Hi-Fi device from the list of devices found by your Your GO will try to establish a Bluetooth®...

  • Page 25: Music And Media

    • Artist - tap this button to select a song by a particular singer or group. • Album - tap this button to select from a list of all the albums on your GO. • Song - tap this button to select from all the songs on your GO.

  • Page 26: Fm Transmitter

    D Go to the previous or next song. E Play or Pause the selected song. F Tap the Back button to go back to the TomTom Jukebox player. The music will continue to play unless you tap the button Playing... in the Jukebox to stop the music.

  • Page 27: Looking At Photos

    You can connect your iPod to your GO with the TomTom iPod Connect Cable, which is available as an accessory. You can then control your iPod from your GO. Sound from your iPod will be played over the internal speaker in your GO, or an external speaker if selected.

  • Page 28: Help Me

    When you select a service center, your current location and the phone number of the POI are shown. If your phone is connected to your GO, your current location and the service center phone number are shown, and your TomTom GO automatically prepares for making a phone call.

  • Page 29: Options

    Options Use your TomTom GO to find the location of a service and the contact details. • Emergency services Phone for help • Emergency breakdown services • Nearest police station • Nearest doctor • Nearest hospital • Nearest public transport •...

  • Page 30: Favorites

    You can then select the location of the Favorite from the list below. Give your Favorite a name that is easy to remember. Your GO will always suggest a name, usually the address of the Favorite. To enter the name, just start typing.
  • Page 31 Select a Favorite location from a list of places you have recently used as destinations. Recent destination You can add a Point of Interest (POI) as a Favorite. Does it make sense to do this? Point of If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add Interest it as a Favorite.

  • Page 32: How Can I Use A Favorite

    Tap this button to make a Favorite of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. For more information about TomTom Buddies, see TomTom PLUS on TomTom page 65. Buddy Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination.

  • Page 33: Points Of Interest

    The POIs you have selected are shown as symbols on the map. Calling a POI Your TomTom GO knows the phone numbers for many POIs. You can, for example, call a restaurant to book a table. For information about using your TomTom GO for hands-free calling, see Hands-free calling on page 40.
  • Page 34 11.Select a parking garage. The distance listed next to each POI is the distance from the city center. Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom GO. The route to the POI is then calculated by your TomTom GO.

  • Page 35: Managing Pois

    For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favorite restaurants’. With each POI, save the phone number so that you can call them from your GO to reserve a table. How can I create my own POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
  • Page 36 Tap this button to create a POI by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. For more information about TomTom Buddies, see TomTom PLUS on page 65.
  • Page 37 Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. This may be useful if your GO is unable to maintain a strong GPS signal, for example, when you drive through a long tunnel. Position of last stop For more information about GPS, see Global Positioning System (GPS) on page 67.

  • Page 38: Itinerary Planning

    Itinerary planning Itinerary planning What is an Itinerary? An Itinerary is a plan for a journey including more locations than your final destination. An Itinerary can include the following items: • Destination - a location on your journey where you want to stop. •...

  • Page 39: Start Using An Itinerary

    When you have passed a waypoint or reached a destination, it is marked as visited. Waypoints are shown on the map. Your GO will not warn you when you are approaching a waypoint or when you arrive at a waypoint.
  • Page 40 Destinations are locations where you want to stop. This button is only shown if the item you tapped is a waypoint. Tap this button to skip part of your Itinerary. Your GO will ignore this item and all the items before it in the Itinerary.

  • Page 41: Hands-Free Calling

    Hands-free calling Hands-free calling If you have a mobile phone with Bluetooth®, you can use your TomTom GO to make phone calls and send and receive messages. Note: not all phones are supported or compatible with all features. For more information, visit www.tomtom.com/phones...

  • Page 42: Making A Call

    • Tap Number to enter a number to call. • Tap Point of Interest to choose a Point of Interest (POI) to call. If your GO knows the phone number of a POI, this is shown next to the POI.
  • Page 43 TomTom GO. Get phone numbers from phone Tap this button to manage the mobile phones that will be connected to your TomTom GO. You can add a profile for up to five different mobile phones. Manage phones...

  • Page 44: Traffic Information

    Radio station transmission signal. Some vehicles have a heat reflective shield embedded in the windshield, which may prevent TomTom GO from locating your current position. If this is a problem in your vehicle, use the TomTom External Antenna Kit (available as an accessory).

  • Page 45: Setting Up Tmc

    TomTom saves this time interval and sends new traffic information at the interval you set. If there is no new traffic information, then TomTom will not send any information to your GO. This saves you money by not using your wireless data connection when there is no new information.

  • Page 46: Getting Started

    2. Plug the TMC receiver into your TomTom device or the Windshield Mount, depending on your product 3. Position the TomTom device at the bottom left corner of the car windshield. 4. Press the transparent suction cup at the tip of the antenna firmly against the upper left corner of the car windshield 5.

  • Page 47: Setting The Frequency

    RDS-TMC reception will also be affected. Setting the country If you are driving close to a country border, your TomTom may tune to a radio station from a neigboring country. If this happens you will only receive RDS- TMC traffic information for the neighboring country.

  • Page 48: Rds-Tmc Traffic Menu

    Read aloud traffic info If you have computer voices installed on your memory card, your TomTom can be set to warn you of new incidents as they occur on your route. Tap this button to disable Traffic and to stop receiving traffic information updates.
  • Page 49 Tap this button to receive the latest traffic information. Update traffic info Tap this button to view the guided tour on how to use TomTom Traffic. Help Tap this button to change your preferences for how Traffic works on your TomTom GO.

  • Page 50: Preferences

    When should I use this? Use night colors When it’s dark, it is easier to see the screen if the display on your GO is not brightly lit. To change back to a brighter screen showing brighter colors on the map, tap Use day colors.

  • Page 51: Show Poi On Map

    If you select one or more of the warnings, you will also be asked to select a sound to be played whenever a warning is displayed. Select whether or not your TomTom GO should warn you about which side of the road you should be driving on.

  • Page 52: Voice Preferences

    You can still listen to music even if you have turned off voice instructions. For more information, see Selecting a voice on page 20. Can I still use my GO to make hands-free calls when the sound is turned off? Yes. Turning the sound off does not affect hands-free calling, meaning that...

  • Page 53: Volume Preferences

    Select Link volume to noise level and your GO will change the volume according to the background noise. The noise level is constantly monitored by the microphone on your GO. If there is a lot of noise in the car, your GO will automatically increase the volume.

  • Page 54: Manage Pois

    • Switch map - tap this button to change the map you are using. • Delete a map - tap this button to delete a map. This might be necessary to create more space on your GO, for example when you want to load a different map.

  • Page 55: Change 2D/3D Display / Turn On 2D Display

    When should I use this? In some situations, it is easier to see the map from above. Perhaps if the road network is complicated or for times when you are walking while using your GO to navigate. Compass preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown.

  • Page 56: Brightness Preferences

    GO reduces the brightness of the screen so that it is not distracting. • Switch to night view when dark - your GO uses a light sensor to detect the background light level. If this option is selected, when it gets dark, your GO uses night colors for the Driving View.

  • Page 57: Automatic Zooming

    • Show next street name - the name of the next street on your journey. • Show current street name • Show leeway to arrival time - your GO shows how late or early you will be compared with the preferred arrival time that is set during the planning of a route.

  • Page 58: Guided Tours

    Show ALL menu options. For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49. Tap this button to show one of the Guided tours on how to use your TomTom GO. Guided tours Name preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options.

  • Page 59: Operate Left-Handed / Operate Right-Handed

    Note: The keyboard does not include accents of any kind for any language so you don’t have to worry about entering letters with accents. Simply type the letter without the accent and your GO will recognize the word. Planning preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown.

  • Page 60: Toll Road Preferences

    For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49. Tap this button to set how your GO handles toll roads if they are on the route to a destination you set. You can choose from the following options: •...

  • Page 61: Speaker Preferences

    Tap this button to enter your name and address as the owner of your GO and to change or delete a 4-digit password for your GO. Note: You can only change or delete a 4-digit password on your Set owner TomTom GO.

  • Page 62: Music Preferences

    You are then asked if you want to change the picture that is shown whenever you start your GO. Tap No to finish or tap Yes to see the photos stored on your GO and tap on a photo to select that photo for use as your start-up picture.

  • Page 63: Bluetooth Preferences

    Show ALL menu options. For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49. Tap this button to disable or enable Bluetooth functionality on your GO. Tap Advanced to set how the Bluetooth connection with your phone wil be used.

  • Page 64: Battery Saving Preferences

    Set clock Tap this button to select the type of clock that is shown and set the time. The easiest way to set the time is by tapping the Sync button. Your GO will then take the time from GPS information.

  • Page 65: Hide Tips / Show Tips

    Show ALL menu options. For more information, see Hidden buttons and features on page 49. Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom GO. All your settings, including Favorites, your Home location, warnings for...

  • Page 66: Tomtom Plus

    • New services are being added regularly. Use TomTom HOME or visit www.tomtom.com/plus to find out what’s available. • To download TomTom PLUS services to your GO, you need a mobile phone with Bluetooth and a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS or CDMA).
  • Page 67 Weather Get weather forecasts for the next 5 days or check the current weather at your destination. Points of Interest Find the places you need quickly with the locations of thousands of Points of Interest (POIs).

  • Page 68: Finding Your Position Faster

    Maps Once your GO knows where you are and you have told it where you want to go, it uses the digital map on the memory card or hard disk to work out the best route to your destination.

  • Page 69: Installing Tomtom Home

    • Place your TomTom GO in the Home Dock and connect your computer to the Internet. The installation will start automatically. CD installation: • Place the CD which came with your GO into your computer and follow the instructions. If the installation does not automatically start after you insert the CD, browse to the CD on your computer and double-click the file named Install TomTom HOME.

  • Page 70: Tomtom Limited Warranty

    HOW TO MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM 3) In order to make a claim of a Defect, you must contact TomTom during the Warranty Period at: 1-978-287-9555 or per email via www.tomtom.com to explain the Defect and to obtain an RMA number (Return Materials Authorization) if necessary. You must return the Hardware during the Warranty Period, along with an explanation of the Defect, to the address provided to you by TomTom.

  • Page 71: Addendum

    TomTom GO. TomTom does not accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS. Use with Care Use of TomTom GO for navigation still means that you need to drive with due care and attention. Aircraft and Hospitals Use of devices with an antenna is prohibited on most aircraft, in many hospitals and in many other locations.

  • Page 72: Mounting Tomtom Go

    Failure to mount TomTom GO correctly could result in damage to your vehicle and serious injury to the vehicle rider and other road users. TomTom GO is mounted on your motorcycle at your own risk.

  • Page 73: Important

    FCC Declaration of Conformity Tested to Comply with FCC Standards for Home or Office Use TomTom GO has been tested to – and complies with – part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.

  • Page 74: Weee Directive

    Este equipamento está em conformidade com os requisitos essenciais da Directiva da UE 99/5/CE. TomTom tímto prohlašuje, že TomTom GO je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1995/5/ES (NV č. 426/2000 Sb.) a Prohlášení o shodě je k dispozici na www.TomTom.com. Toto zařízení...
  • Page 75 dit elektrische product niet als ongescheiden huisvuil worden weggedaan. Breng dit product terug naar de plaats van aankoop of naar het gemeentelijke afvalinzamelingspunt voor recycling. In ottemperanza alla Direttiva UE 2002/96/EC sui rifiuti di apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche (RAEE), questo prodotto elettrico non deve essere smaltito come rifiuto municipale misto.

  • Page 76: This Document

    The information in this document is subject to change without notice. TomTom 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.

  • Page 77: Copyright Notices

    © 2007 TomTom International B.V., The Netherlands. Copyright notices Patents Pending. All rights reserved. TomTom and the TomTom logo are registered trademarks of TomTom International B.V., The Netherlands. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Our end user license agreement and a limited warranty apply to this product;...
  • Page 78 Audible®, AudibleListener® and Audiblemanager® are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. When purchasing and using Audible content you need to agree to the terms and conditions as posted in the Legal Notices at www.audible.com. SoundClear™ acoustic echo cancellation software © Acoustic Technologies Inc.

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