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  • Page 1 TomTom GO...

  • Page 2: What's In The Box

    What’s in the box What’s in the box TomTom GO Active Dock Home dock A On/Off button B Microphone C Light sensor D Speaker E Memory card (micro SD card) slot USB car charger Documentation pack...

  • Page 3: Before You Start

    To set up your device you need to answer a few questions by tapping the screen. Device not starting In rare cases, your TomTom GO navigation device may not start correctly or may stop responding to your taps. First, check that the battery is properly charged. To charge the battery, connect your device to the car charger.

  • Page 4: Gps Reception

    Active Dock in a clockwise direction until you hear a click. Home dock The Home dock is used for charging your TomTom GO when it is not in the car and for connecting your GO to your computer. When connected to your computer, you can use TomTom HOME to manage your GO.
  • Page 5 You can attach the dock to the windscreen, side window or use a Dashboard Mount Disk to attach the dock to your dashboard. TomTom also offers alternative mounting solutions for your TomTom navigation device. For more information about Dashboard Mount Disks and alternative mounting solutions, go to www.tomtom.com/accessories.

  • Page 6: Safety Preferences

    The safety preferences include, for example, the following options: • Hide most menu options when driving • Show safety reminders • Warn when driving faster than allowed You can also drive more safely by using voice commands to control your TomTom GO.

  • Page 7: Making Your First Journey

    Making your first journey Planning a route with your TomTom GO navigation device is easy. To plan a Making your first journey route, follow the steps below. Important: For safety reasons, you should always plan a route before you start your journey.
  • Page 8 • Crossing or intersection - tap this button to set your destination as the point where two streets meet. • Spoken address - tap this button to set your destination by saying the address to your navigation device. In this example, we will enter an exact address. 4.

  • Page 9: Using Your Voice To Plan A Route

    For information about the different ways you can plan a route using your voice, see Voice control. Arrival times When you plan a route, your TomTom GO asks you if you need to arrive at a particular time. Tap YES to enter a preferred arrival time.
  • Page 10 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 use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location.

  • Page 11: Planning A Route In Advance

    You can also compare journey times for the same route at different times of the day or on different days of the week. Your TomTom GO uses IQ Routes when planning a route. IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads.

  • Page 12: More Information About A Route

    In this way you can compare how long a journey takes at different times of day, or on different days of the week. 7. Your TomTom GO plans the route between the two locations you selected. More information about a route You can access these options for the route you last planned by tapping View route in the Main Menu or the Details button on the route summary screen.

  • Page 13: Using Voice Control

    Voice control Instead of tapping the screen to control your TomTom GO, you can now give Voice control instructions to your GO using your voice. For example, to increase the volume on your GO, you can say, "Increase volume." Important: To use voice control, you must have a computer voice installed on your TomTom GO.

  • Page 14: Planning A Journey Using Your Voice

    For some phrases, your GO will always repeat the command and then ask you if the command has been correctly recognised. 3. If the command is correct, say, "Yes." If the command is incorrect, say, "No" and when prompted, say the command again after the beep .
  • Page 15 Alternatively, you can tap the screen to start planning a journey, then tap Spoken address (dialogue) or Spoken address to start entering an address by voice. 3. Say the city name. When you say the city name, you are then shown a list of six names that match what you said.
  • Page 16 Numbers should be pronounced normally. For example, you would say the number 357 as one continuous sentence, "Three hundred and fifty seven." If the number is shown incorrectly, say, "Back" or "No" or tap the Backspace key. Then say the number again. Tip: If you say, "Back"...
  • Page 17 You can use speech to enter destinations wherever you see this button. You can use speech to enter these types of destination: • City centre - to say the centre of a city or town, tap the speech button at the bottom of the keyboard.

  • Page 18: Driving View

    Driving View When your TomTom GO starts, you are shown the Driving View along with Driving View detailed information about your current location. Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main Menu. Note: The Driving View is shown in black and white until your GO locates your current position.

  • Page 19: Advanced Lane Guidance

    Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Advanced Lane Guidance Your TomTom GO helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing you which lane you should be in. Note: This information is not available for all junctions or in all countries.

  • Page 20: Finding Alternative Routes

    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. •...
  • Page 21 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. Minimise delays Note: This button is only available with TomTom Traffic enabled.

  • Page 22: Browse Map

    Browse map in the Main Menu. You can move the map by touching the screen and moving your finger across the screen. A The scale bar B GPS button Tap this button to centre the map on your current position. C Options D The cursor E The Find button Tap this button to find specific addresses.
  • Page 23 • Images • Names • Coordinates...

  • Page 24: Tomtom Map Share

    TomTom Map Share With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share TomTom Map Share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community, as well as receiving corrections made by others. If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic which was open before, you can use Map Share to correct your map and then share the correction with other Map Share members.

  • Page 25: Making A Map Correction

    6. Enter correction or confirmation of correction now. Receiving the latest map updates When you connect your TomTom GO to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any available map corrections and sends any changes you have made, to the Map Share community.

  • Page 26: Tomtom Map Share Community

    To report the change, tap the Report button and your GO will save your current location. You can then send the correction to TomTom Map Share when you have finished your journey.

  • Page 27: Types Of Map Correction

    • Trusted sources - accept changes made by TomTom and by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom. • Many users - accept changes made by TomTom, by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom and changes made by a high number of Map Share community members.
  • Page 28 5. Tap one of the direction buttons to block or unblock the flow of traffic in that direction. 6. Tap Done. The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your corrections are shared with the TomTom Map Share community. Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where the direction of traffic is different to the direction shown on your map.
  • Page 29 Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map. For example, to rename a street near to your current location: Edit street 1. Tap Edit street name. name 2. Tap Near you. 3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map.
  • Page 30 • Move the POI on the map. Tap this button to report other types of corrections. These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your TomTom GO sends a special report to TomTom Map Share. Report other error You can report missing streets, errors in motorway entrances and exits and missing roundabouts.

  • Page 31: Sounds And Voices

    Sounds and voices Your TomTom GO plays the following kinds of sound: Sounds and voices • Spoken instructions • Hands-free calls • Warnings • Music Changing the volume level You can change the volume in three ways: • Tap the bottom left hand area of the Driving View. The last spoken instruction is repeated and the volume level is shown.

  • Page 32: Selecting A Voice

    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 select to play some sounds through external speakers.

  • Page 33: Using Bluetooth® Hi-Fi Speakers

    1. Switch on your car radio and tune to a frequency that is not used by any radio stations. 2. On your TomTom GO, tap Change preferences in the Main Menu, then tap Speaker preferences. 3. Select the type of speaker you want to use for spoken instructions.
  • Page 34 2. To play spoken instructions through a Bluetooth device, select Bluetooth Hi-Fi device. 3. To play music through a Bluetooth device, select Bluetooth Hi-Fi device. 4. Tap Done. 5. Your GO asks you to confirm that you want to use an external Bluetooth® Hi-Fi speaker.

  • Page 35: Hidden Buttons And Features

    Tap Change preferences in the Main Menu. Hidden buttons and features When you first start using your TomTom GO, all the buttons are shown in the menu. The buttons for the more advanced features can be hidden. This is a useful option because you are unlikely to use certain features very often.

  • Page 36: 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 37: Voice Preferences

    • Record voice - tap this button to record your own voice for use by your TomTom. The procedure takes about fifteen minutes, during which time you will say all the commands that are used by your TomTom GO. In the Preferences menu, tap Voice preferences, then tap Record voice and follow the instructions for recording your voice.

  • Page 38: Volume Preferences

    Volume preferences Tap this button to change the volume. This setting does not change the volume of the radio, CDs, or music played from an iPod® or USB storage device. Volume preferences Can my GO change the volume depending on how noisy it is in the car? Select Link volume to noise level and your GO will change the volume according to the background noise.

  • Page 39: Manage Maps

    • Download free map corrections - tap this button to download map Manage maps corrections provided as part of the Map Share service. Use TomTom HOME to make backups, download, add and delete maps from your navigation device. Manage POIs This button may only be available if all menu options are shown.

  • Page 40: Change Car Symbol

    This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to select the colour schemes for day and night map colours. You can also download more colour schemes from TomTom Services. Change map colours...

  • Page 41: Brightness Preferences

    Brightness preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to set the brightness of the screen. Move the sliders to set the brightness separately for day map colours and for night map colours.

  • Page 42: Status Bar Preferences

    Status bar preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to select the information shown on the status bar: •...

  • Page 43: Quick Menu Preferences

    Important: To use voice control, a computer voice must be installed on preferences your GO. You can use TomTom HOME to install computer voices if they are not already installed. • Disable Voice Control - Tap this button to enable or disable voice control.

  • Page 44: Set Units

    Street name preferences This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to set the information that is shown on the map in the Driving View.

  • Page 45: Keyboard Preferences

    Keyboard preferences You use the keyboard to enter your destination or to find an item in a list, such as a POI. Tap this button to select the size of the keys on the keyboard and the Keyboard keyboard layout. You can select from two sizes: preferences •...

  • Page 46: Set Owner

    Select whether or not you want your TomTom GO to replan your route when a faster route is found while you drive. This might occur due to changes in the traffic situation. Set owner This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.

  • Page 47: Music Preferences

    • Show the Main Menu - your GO starts with the Main Menu. • Start TomTom Jukebox - your GO starts by opening the TomTom Jukebox. • Start Slideshow - your GO starts by showing a slideshow of the images stored there.

  • Page 48: Bluetooth Preferences

    Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to log in to your TomTom account. If you have more than one TomTom account or if several people are sharing the same TomTom GO, you can switch to another TomTom account.

  • Page 49: Change Language

    Your GO works out your time zone and always keeps the time correct using GPS information. You can only use Sync if you have GPS reception, so you cannot set the clock in this way when you are indoors.

  • Page 50: Reset Factory Settings

    This button may only be available if all menu options are shown. To show all menu options, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu. Tap this button to restore the factory settings to your TomTom GO. All your settings, including Favourites, your Home location, warnings for POIs and any Itineraries you have created are deleted.

  • Page 51: Points Of Interest

    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 • Petrol stations Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community.
  • Page 52 8. Select the POI category in which you want to add the POI. 9. Select the location of your POI from the list below. Tap this button to use TomTom Local Search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses in and around your current location.

  • Page 53: Navigating To A Poi

    Tap this button to make a POI of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. TomTom Buddy 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.

  • Page 54: Showing Pois On The Map

    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. 1. In the Main Menu, tap Mobile phone.

  • Page 55: How Can I Set Warnings For Pois

    How can I set warnings for POIs? 1. Tap the screen to bring up the main menu. 2. Tap Change preferences. 3. Tap Manage POIs. Note: The Manage POIs button is only available when all menu buttons are shown. To show all menu buttons, tap Show ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
  • Page 56 For example, you could create a category of POIs called ‘Favourite restaurants’. With each POI, save their phone number so that you can call them to reserve a table. Note: You can report missing POIs or edit existing POIs using Map Share and share your corrections with the Map Share community.

  • Page 57: 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 58: Following An Itinerary

    Following an Itinerary When you use an Itinerary to navigate, the route will be calculated to the first destination on the Itinerary. Your TomTom GO calculates the remaining distance and time to the first destination and not for the whole Itinerary.

  • Page 59: Start Using An Itinerary

    Tap this button to repeat part of your Itinerary. Your GO will navigate you to this item followed by the rest of the items in the Itinerary. This button is only shown if you have already visited this item. Mark ‘to visit’ Tap this button to move the item up the Itinerary.
  • Page 60 Help me Help me provides an easy way to navigate to emergency services centres 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.
  • Page 61 Tap this button to find the contact details and location of a service centre. Phone for help Tap this button to navigate your way by car to a service centre. Drive to help Tap this button to navigate your way on foot to a service centre. Walk to help Tap this button to see your current location on the map.

  • Page 62: Handsfree 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, go to tomtom.com/phones/compatibility.

  • Page 63: Making A Call

    Note: You can copy your phonebook to your TomTom GO at any time. From the Mobile phone menu, tap Get numbers from phone. Not all phones can transfer their phonebook to your GO. For more information, visit www.tomtom.com/phones/compatibility. Making a call Once you have established a connection with your phone, you can start making calls.

  • Page 64: Auto Answer

    Auto-answer You can tell your TomTom GO to answer every call automatically after a certain time. Tap Phone preferences in the mobile phone menu, then tap Auto-answer preferences. Select when your TomTom GO will automatically answer your calls. Sharing your TomTom GO To add more phones, do the following.
  • Page 65 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 66: What Are Favourites

    Favourite. To enter the name, just start typing. You don’t have to delete the suggested name. Tap this button to use TomTom Local search with Google search to help you find shops and businesses and save the location as a Favourite.
  • Page 67 Select the location of the Favourite using the cursor, then tap Done. Point on map Tap this button to create a Favourite by entering latitude and longitude values. Latitude Longitude Tap this button to create a Favourite of the current position of a TomTom Buddy. TomTom Buddy...

  • Page 68: How Can I Use A Favourite

    Tap this button to select your last recorded position as your destination. Position of last stop How can I use a Favourite? You will normally use a Favourite as a way of navigating to a place without having to enter the address. To navigate to a Favourite, do the following: 1.

  • Page 69: Music And Media

    On your TomTom GO you can store and view photos and text documents. Photos must be saved as .jpg or .bmp and text files as .txt files.

  • Page 70: Now Playing

    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 continues to play. Tap Playing... in the Jukebox to open the Jukebox and control the music.

  • Page 71: Using Your Ipod® With Your Tomtom Go

    FM Transmitter, you may have to change to another frequency. Using your iPod® with your TomTom GO You can also control your iPod using your GO. An Active Dock that enables you to connect you iPod to your GO is available is a an accessory.
  • Page 72 D Tap Delete to delete a photo.

  • Page 73: Live Services

    Renewing your LIVE Services subscription using your GO 1. In the Main Menu, tap TomTom Services and then tap My Services. The current status of your LIVE Services is shown. 2. Tap on the service you want to renew.

  • Page 74: Search For The Best Fuel Prices

    Fuel Prices The Fuel Prices service sends up-to-date information about fuel prices directly to your TomTom GO or via TomTom HOME when your GO is connected to your computer. Search for the best fuel prices To search for the cheapest fuel prices, do the following.

  • Page 75: Using Local Search

    6. Tap Select to plan a route to the location. Your TomTom GO plans a route to the location you selected. TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about a variety of locations including: • Safety camera locations.
  • Page 76 Driving View. Your TomTom GO informs you when your LIVE Services subscription is due for renewal. You can use your GO to inform TomTom that you wish to renew your current subscription. For more information about LIVE Services subscription and payment terms,...

  • Page 77: Tomtom Hd Traffic

    TomTom HD Traffic HD Traffic is a unique TomTom LIVE Service for receiving up-to-date traffic TomTom HD Traffic information. For more information about services and subscriptions, go to tomtom.com/services. In combination with IQ Routes, HD Traffic helps you plan the best possible route to your destination taking into account the latest traffic information.
  • Page 78 You can re-plan the route to avoid all delays, but this new route will take longer than the quickest route already shown. 3. Tap Done. Tip: You can let your TomTom device automatically minimise traffic delays for you. Minimise delays You can set HD Traffic to minimise traffic delays on your route each time the latest traffic information updates are received.

  • Page 79: Making Commuting To Work Easier

    In the example, the sidebar shows you that there are two incidents ahead. To re-plan your route to avoid these incidents, tap the sidebar to open the TomTom traffic menu, then tap Minimise traffic delays. Note: To make the Traffic sidebar more readable some incidents may not be shown.

  • Page 80: Checking Traffic Incidents In Your Area

    Get an overview of the traffic situation in your area, using the map. To find local incidents and their details, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Traffic in the Main Menu. 2. Tap Browse map. The map browser screen is shown.

  • Page 81: Traffic Incidents

    Traffic incident symbols: Accident Road works One or more lanes closed Road closed Traffic incident Traffic jam Weather related symbols: Rain Wind Snow Note: The incident avoided symbol is shown for any traffic incident that you avoid using TomTom HD Traffic.

  • Page 82: Traffic Menu

    Show home- work traffic Tap this button to browse the map and see the traffic information displayed on the map. Browse map Tap this button to change your preferences for how TomTom HD Traffic works on your device. Change Traffic preferences...

  • Page 83: Tomtom Safety Alerts

    TomTom Safety Alerts The TomTom Safety Alerts service warns you about a variety of locations TomTom Safety Alerts including: • Safety camera locations. • Accident blackspot locations. • Mobile safety camera locations. • Average speed camera locations. • Toll road camera locations.

  • Page 84: Changing The Way You Are Warned

    Changing the way you are warned To change the way your TomTom GO warns you about safety cameras, tap the Change warning preferences button. You can then set how close you want to be to a safety camera before you Change warning are warned and what type of sound will be played.

  • Page 85: Reporting Incorrect Camera Alerts

    To report a new safety camera location while you are at home, do the following: 1. Tap TomTom Services in the Main Menu. 2. Tap TomTom Safety Cameras. 3. Tap Report safety camera. 4. Tap Mobile camera or Fixed camera depending upon the type of safety camera.
  • Page 86 All other types of camera that do not fall into any of the above categories. Other camera TomTom Safety Camera menu To open the Safety Cameras menu, tap the TomTom Services in the Main Menu and then tap TomTom Safety Cameras. Tap this button to report a new safety camera location.
  • Page 87 Tap this button to enable automatic updates for your list of mobile safety camera locations. The list of fixed safety cameras is not updated automatically as they don’t change as often as mobile cameras. Enable automatic updates Tap this button to enable the report button. The report button is shown in the Driving View or in the quick menu.

  • Page 88: Introducing Tomtom Home

    TomTom HOME is a free application for your computer that helps you manage Introducing TomTom HOME the contents of your TomTom GO navigation device. It is a good idea to frequently connect to HOME to ensure you always have the latest updates on your device.

  • Page 89: Important Safety Notices And Warnings

    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.

  • Page 90: Fcc Information For The User

    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...

  • Page 91: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity

    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...

  • Page 92: Connected Networks

    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 93: Copyright Notices

    © 2008 TomTom International BV, The Netherlands. TomTom™ e il logo delle "due mani" fanno parte dei marchi, delle applicazioni e dei marchi registrati di proprietà di TomTom International B.V. La nostra garanzia limitata e il contratto di licenza per l'utente finale vengono applicati a questo prodotto, è...
  • Page 94 Podeu consultar ambdós documents a www.tomtom.com/legal © 2008 TomTom International BV, Países Baixos. TomTom™ e o logótipo das "duas mãos" fazem parte das marcas comerciais, aplicações ou marcas comerciais registadas cuja proprietária é a TomTom International B.V. A nossa garantia limitada e contrato de licença de utilizador final relativas ao...
  • Page 95 ürün içindir; www.tomtom.com/legal adresinden ikisine de göz atabilirsiniz © 2008 TomTom International BV, Holanda. TomTom™ e o logotipo de "duas mãos" estão entre as marcas comerciais, aplicativos ou marcas registradas possuídas pela TomTom International B.V. Nossa garantia limitada e acordo de licenciamento do usuário final para o software incluído se aplicam para...
  • Page 96 © BEV, GZ 1368/2008. © Geonext/DeAgostini. © Norwegian Mapping Authority, Public Roads Administration / © Mapsolutions. © DAV. This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown copyright and/or database right 2008.
  • Page 97 The focus is on Earth’s climate and environmental change: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/...

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