TomTom GO Quick Start Guide Contents What's in the box? Connecting to your phone Unpacking More information Your TomTom GO Remote control TomTom PLUS Docking shoe General information Installation Assembly Switching on for the first time Starting up Using TomTom GO...
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What's in the box? Unpacking Unpack your TomTom GO box and identify the • A carry case (7), for storing TomTom GO when contents. The model number of your TomTom it’s not in your vehicle. GO can be found on the bottom of the device •...
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.
Tip:You don’t have to use the cradle if you don’t want Tip: After using TomTom GO, remove it from the cradle to. If necessary, TomTom GO can be positioned on its by pressing the release button while rotating the unit own anywhere that’s convenient, provided that it’s safely...
Using TomTom GO As with many of the menus in TomTom GO, there Note: Your TomTom GO does not transmit your location, are more options than can be shown on one so others cannot use it to track you while driving.
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.
View route’ and ‘Clear route’ are all greyed out. 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.
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How to plan your first route 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.
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 progress is shown on the screen. When done, a summary is shown, on a suitably scaled map.
� � � � � What’s on the screen? � � � � � � � � � What’s on the screen? � � � � Much of the information on the main navigation � � � view is configurable (see the ‘Preferences’ chap- �...
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, can help you.
Advanced planning Advanced planning Although navigating from your current position is the function that you’ll use most often, there may be times when you want to plan ahead. Choosing ‘Advanced planning’ on the main menu lets you look at the best route and journey time between any two given locations or get directions that will help someone else get to your current position.
Preferences 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. Here are some of the most important ones (you’ll find the full set in the...
Preferences 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 city).
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 func- tions are dependent on your phone’s capabilities, you should usually be able to: •...
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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.
TomTom PLUS General information In addition to voice-guided satellite navigation, All the features of your TomTom GO are fully our optional TomTom PLUS service can give explained in the manual included on the CD. you various additional services like weather,...
THE SUPPLIED DC POWER LEAD AND AC 2. Use with Care ADAPTER FOR BATTERY CHARGING. Use of TomTom GO for navigation still means that you need to drive with due care and attention. To recycle your TomTom GO unit, please see your local approved TomTom service centre.
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Office Use. which can be determined by turning the equipment off and TomTom GO has been tested to – and complies with – part on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following...
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