Starting Up; Planning Your First Route - TomTom GO User Manual

Note that the GPS receiver is in the top part of
TomTom GO and you should keep your hands away
from this if you want the best possible reception.

1.3 Starting up

Insert the supplied SD card into the slot on the
right hand side of TomTom GO, with the label side
up. Finally, press and hold the power button for 2
seconds. TomTom GO will ask you a series of one-
off questions, so that it can present information in
the way you like. TomTom GO is easy to use and
can be operated using just your fingertip. Just
answer each question by tapping the appropriate
answer on the screen.
Don't worry about changing your mind about any
of the answers later on, as you can do all this and
more in TomTom GO's preferences section.
When you get to the screen asking you to choose
a voice for TomTom GO, note that there may be a
variety of voices for your chosen language. For
each, tap on the 'Test' button and then simply pick
the one you find the clearest, tapping the 'Done'
button when you're happy.
As part of the set up process, you will be asked to
set TomTom GO's clock. After choosing to use
either a '24-hour' or '12-hour (am/pm)' clock, tap
on the and buttons to adjust the hours and
minutes shown. If you've selected the '12-hour'
clock, you can also tap on the 'AM' or 'PM' symbol
to switch between morning and afternoon/evening
hours.
When asked if you'd like to specify your 'Home'
address, tap on 'No' for now. Setting any location
as your 'Home' is easier to do later on, when
you're more familiar with TomTom GO.
After these initial questions, TomTom GO will pres-
ent a brief slide show, introducing its main fea-
tures. Just tap on the screen to display the next
slide. There are two more slide shows (for menu
options and the map browser), which you can also
view now if you like by tapping on the 'Yes' button
when prompted.
Don't worry about having to remember any of the
information shown in the slide show, it's all covered
in this manual. You can also replay the slide show
whenever you like, see section 3.6.
If you're in a hurry to get started, please work
through chapter 2, which is a real life demonstration
of how to use TomTom GO to navigate to a destina-
tion of your choice. This should only take around
five minutes, plus any time spent driving, of course!
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Chapters 3 to 7 go into more detail and will show
you all the things TomTom GO can do for you.

2. Planning Your First Route

You'll want to plan and drive your first route as
soon as possible, of course. This chapter takes
you through the few operations that you need to
know in order to plan and follow a route from your
current position to any address of your choice.
Move outside to your vehicle, if you haven't already
done so. TomTom GO's screen displays your current
position on its map, represented in a '3D' view,
from a driver's perspective. In other words, it tries
to mimic the streets outside as you would see
them through your windscreen. Of course, TomTom
GO can't know which direction your car is facing
when it's stationary, so the 3D view will only prop-
erly match what you see when you start moving.
Note that acquiring a GPS 'fix' can take a few
minutes at first. Once TomTom GO knows roughly
where you are in the world, getting a fix should
take less than a minute.
Note that if TomTom GO is prevented from seeing
enough GPS satellites, for example if you've been
travelling for some time among tall buildings, the
display may be shown in black and white (as a
warning that the position may not be correct).
Your position (and direction) is indicated by the
icon.