What’s in the box What’s in the box Your TomTom ONE (Maps for US & Canada are pre- loaded in internal memory) Car charger Windshield Holder Adhesive disk for windscreen mount A Charging light B On/Off button C Reset button...
Before You Start... Switching on and off To switch your TomTom ONE on or off, press and hold the On/Off button for 2 seconds. The first time you switch on, it may take a short while for your device to start.
Take care of your TomTom ONE Never leave your TomTom ONE or accessories in view when you leave the car or they may become an easy target for thieves. You can set a password for your TomTom ONE which must be entered every time you start your ONE.
Driving View When your TomTom ONE starts, you are shown the Driving View along with Driving View detailed information about your current location. Tap the center of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your ONE locates your current position.
Making your first trip Planning a route with your TomTom ONE is easy. To plan your first route, Making your first trip follow the steps below. Important: You should always plan your journey before you start driving. It is dangerous to plan a route while driving.
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4. Tap Street and house number. Note: When planning a trip for the first time your ONE asks you to choose a state or country. Your choice is saved and used for all routes you plan. You can change this setting at any time by tapping the state symbol or country flag.
Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom ONE asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time. Your ONE calculates your arrival time and shows you whether you will arrive on time.
What are the other navigation options? When you tap Navigate to..., you can set your destination in many ways, not just by entering the address. The other options are listed below: Tap this button to navigate to your Home location. You will probably use this button more than any other.
• 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 ONE 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.
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Tap this button to watch a demo of the trip. You can interrupt the demo at any time by tapping the screen. Show route demo Tap this button to open the route summary screen. Show route summary...
Finding alternative routes Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the Finding alternative routes route, without changing your destination. Why change the route? Maybe for one of these reasons: • You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead. •...
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Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you choose a Travel via... destination.
3. Select Link volume to car speed. 4. Tap Done. Selecting a voice To change the voice being used by your TomTom ONE, tap Change voice in the Preferences menu and select a voice from the list. Change voice...
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Help me! Help me! provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centers and Help me! 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.
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Options Use your TomTom ONE 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 •...
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Tap this button to read the British Red Cross First Aid guide. First Aid Guide Tap this button to read a selection of useful guides. Other guides...
Favorites Favorites What are Favorites? Favorites are places that you often visit. You can create Favorites 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 especially like, just useful addresses. How can I create a Favorite? From the Main Menu, tap Add Favorite.
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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? If you visit a POI you particularly like, for example a restaurant, you can add Point of it as a Favorite.
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Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. For more information about the GPS, see Global Positioning System (GPS) (42). Position of last stop How can I use a Favorite? You will normally use a Favorite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address.
Browse map To look at the map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper Browse map map, tap Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen.
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Tap the cursor button then tap one of the following buttons: Tap this button to navigate to the cursor position. Your ONE will calculate the route. Navigate there Tap this button to bring the location currently highlighted by the cursor to the center of the screen when looking at the map.
Points of Interest Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. Here are some Points of Interest examples: • Restaurants • Hotels • Museums • Parking garages • Gas stations Showing POIs on the map 1. Tap Show POIs on map in the Preferences menu. Show POI on 2.
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Once you have selected a POI, the route to the POI is calculated by your TomTom ONE. The route to the POI is then calculated by your TomTom ONE. How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu.
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4. Tap Warn when near POI. Tap this button to receive a warning when you travel near to the location of a POI. Warn when near POI 5. Select the category of POI you want to be warned about. Select the category from the list or start to type the name of the category and select it when it is shown in the list.
Preferences You can change the way your TomTom ONE looks and behaves. Preferences Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Use night colors / Use day colors Tap this button to reduce the brightness of the screen and show darker colors on the 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 ONE should warn you about which side of the road you should be driving on.
Favorite. As soon as the Favorite is shown in the list, you can select it. Manage For more information about Favorites, see Favorites (18). Favorites TomTom Safety Cameras Tap this button to use TomTom Safety Cameras. TomTom Safety Cameras Change voice Tap this button to change the voice that is used for announcing command directions.
Home button in the Navigate to... menu Manage maps Tap this button to do the following: • Download a map - you can buy new maps using TomTom HOME. For more information, see Using TomTom HOME (43). Manage maps •...
The distance to your destination is displayed in the compass arrow. Change map colors Tap this button to select the color schemes for day and night map colors. You can also download more color schemes from TomTom PLUS. Change map colors Brightness preferences Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen.
If you drive faster than the speed limit, your speed is shown in red. Guided tours Tap this button to show one of the Guided tours on how to use your TomTom ONE. Guided tours Set units Tap this button to set the type of units that will be shown for the following: •...
Operate left-handed / Operate right-handed Tap this button to move important buttons, for example, the Done and Cancel buttons as well as the zoom bar, to the left hand side of the screen. This makes it easier to tap the buttons with your left hand without blocking the screen.
Note: You can only change or delete a 4-digit password on your Set owner TomTom ONE. You can create a 4-digit password for your ONE using TomTom HOME: 1. Connect your ONE to your computer and turn on your ONE and your computer.
Reset factory settings Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom ONE. All your settings, including Favorites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you have created, as well as recent destinations and recent calls and callers, will be deleted.
Traffic information using RDS-TMC The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) The Traffic Message Channel (TMC) is not a TomTom Service. FM radio stations in several countries broadcast TMC information as part of their programming. TMC is also known as RDS-TMC traffic information.
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The following symbols are shown at the top of the Traffic sidebar: Your device is looking for a radio station with RDS-TMC traffic information. Your device has found a suitable radio station and is checking for the latest traffic information. Your device is tuned to a radio station and receives RDS-TMC traffic information when available.
3. Tap Done. Tip: It is possible to let your TomTom device automatically minimize traffic delays for you, to do this, see Changing traffic preferences (37). Changing traffic preferences Use the Change Traffic preferences button to choose how traffic information works on your device.
3. Select or clear the check box next to each preference you want to change. 4. Tap Done. Your device lists the countries that have radio stations providing RDS- TMC traffic information that you can currently receive. Normally you can leave this set to Any country (strongest signal).
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3. Enter the frequency of the radio station. Tune manually 4. Tap Done. Your TomTom device looks for your radio station. If it doesn't find a radio station at the frequency you set, it automatically continues to search for the next available station.
51 minutes. To re-plan your route to avoid these incidents, tap the Traffic sidebar to open the TomTom traffic menu, then use Minimize traffic delays. For more information see Using RDS-TMC traffic information (37).
See Making commuting to work easier (38). Show home- work traffic Tap this button to change your preferences for how TomTom Traffic works on your device. See Changing traffic preferences (37). Change Traffic...
Once installed, TomTom HOME will start automatically whenever you connect your TomTom to your computer. HOME Help Topics In the TomTom HOME Help topics you can find all kinds of tips and tricks on how to use TomTom HOME. MyTomTom Account In order to buy content and services through TomTom HOME you will have to set up a MyTomTom account for the device you want to buy the content for.
Hardware or any costs related herewith. 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.
8) This Limited Warranty cannot be transferred to any other person. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 9) Neither TomTom nor its suppliers shall be liable to you or to any third party for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages (including in each case, but not limited to, damages for the inability to use the...
TomTom device. TomTom does not accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS. Use with Care Use of a TomTom device 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.
Note: this Minnesota Stature applies to anyone driving in Minnesota, not just Minnesota residents. TomTom Inc. bears no responsibility for any fines, penalties or damage that may be incurred by disregarding this notice. While driving in any state with windshield mounting restrictions, TomTom recommends the use of the...
If the user modifies the equipment or its peripherals in any way, and these modifications are not approved by TomTom, the FCC may withdraw the user’s right to operate the equipment. For customers in the USA, the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may be of help: “How to Identify and...
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